“And The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin, who’s a problematic author,” spits Bruce Friedman into the microphone at the October 6 Clay County District Schools board meeting. Baldwin’s classic is among the nearly 2,000 books on a list that Friedman, president of the Florida chapter of No Left Turn in Education, claims to have
Not much at present is known about director Simon McQuoid’s upcoming Mortal Kombat 2. The sequel to the 2021 film began development in earnest back in January when Moon Knight head writer Jeremy Slater came aboard to write the screenplay, and McQuoid signed his deal to return to the helm in July, but nothing has
A jury ordered Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis Thursday to pay at least $7.5 million to a woman who accused him of rape in one of several #MeToo-era cases that have put Hollywood notables’ behavior on trial this fall. The jury also plans to award additional punitive damages. Veering from sex to red-carpet socializing to
SCREAMBOX is getting even crazier having acquired North American rights to Lukas Rinker‘s bonkers black comedy Holy Shit! from The Playmaker Munich out of this year’s American Film Market. Cinedigm will release Holy Shit! on the company’s Bloody Disgusting-powered SCREAMBOX streaming platform in early 2023. Scriptwriter and director Lukas Rinker has created an ultimate worst-case
Play video content TMZ.com Comedian Matt Rife is literally a stone’s throw away from ‘SNL’ just in case its writers boycott upcoming host Dave Chappelle … and says he’d be honored to take the gig. Matt was standing outside 30 Rock in NYC Thursday with his friend and fellow comedian Alex “Fonzi” Cureau — they
Astrophysicist Moiya McTier gives a stellar performance of her book The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy (6.5 hours), a thoroughly entertaining and mind-expanding exploration of our galaxy as told in the first-person voice of the Milky Way itself. McTier’s unique portrayal is refreshing, engaging and funny as she imbues the galaxy with a
Editor’s note: Deadline presents the 39th episode of its video series Take Two, in which Pete Hammond and Todd McCarthy tackle the artistry of films just opening in theaters every weekend. Each has reviewed and written about the craft for decades and built a remarkable breadth of knowledge of films past and present. What we hoped for
H.E.R. Teases Color Purple Acting Debut at Oscars 2022 When life is a movie, H.E.R. is the best part. In newly released images by ABC, the Grammy winner dazzles in the iconic yellow colors of Disney princess Belle. However, unlike the gown Belle has donned in the past, H.E.R. embraced the look in a new way for upcoming
Play video content TMZ.com Marc Lamont Hill is standing with Megan Thee Stallion against Drake‘s bars — and others in hip hop — and he’s getting flak for it online … something that doesn’t surprise the author and activist. On Thursday, Marc — along with Congresswoman Maxine Waters, MeToo founder Tarana Burke, Planned Parenthood CEO
News Rina Sawayama Wields a Sword in New John Wick: Chapter 4 Trailer: Watch The fourth installment of the Keanu Reeves–led franchise comes out March 24 By Nina Corcoran November 10, 2022 Facebook Twitter Rina Sawayama in John Wick: Chapter 4 (Lionsgate/YouTube) Facebook Twitter The official trailer for John Wick: Chapter 4 has just been
Nickelodeon Animation and Paramount have set 2025 theatrical release dates for a new SpongeBob Squarepants movie and Aang Avatar title. The fourth SpongeBob big screen feature will debut in cinemas on May 23, 2025 while Aang Avatar will open on Oct. 10, 2025. To date, the three SpongeBob movies, the first which kicked off in
“Honestly, no one who loves art walks into this room and is not happier just for a moment,” he said. “That gives me hope—that there will be someone of these thousands of people that walks through the galleries and says, ‘I want to buy it.’” Holding a sale the day after an election is always
The 2022 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction has been awarded to Khadija Abdalla Bajaber for her debut YA novel The House of Rust. The novel is a coming-of-age story steeped in Swahili and Hadrami culture in which Aisha, a young girl in Mombasa, Kenya, embarks on a sea journey in an enchanted boat
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Season Two, Episode Six of “Chucky.” The second season of Don Mancini’s “Chucky” is rapidly approaching its finale, which means the pieces are slowly falling into place, and the characters’ paths are converging. It also means that the body count continues to rise as we near the end. This week’s
A judge has just granted Cain Velasquez bail in his attempted murder case … paving the way for the UFC legend to be out from behind bars for the first time in over 8 months. Velasquez’s bail was set at $1 million … and, assuming he posts it, the judge also ordered the former fighter
The numbers are in, and the CMA Awards bucked the trend for ABC. The three-hour telecast managed 7.3 million viewers and a 1.0 rating in the demo — rising 10 percent from last year’s early numbers. The trend with award shows has been for them to dip over the last few years, so these numbers
In addition to creating so many chart-topping hits and having loyal fans, Kevin praised the group for caring about their craft. “The five of us, we didn’t get here by chance, we didn’t get here by luck. We worked really hard,” the musician shared. “We care about what we do and we put a lot
G Herbo and his Swervin’ Through Stress foundation is partnering with Dion’s Chicago Dream to tackle the city’s food insecurity crisis, as an estimated 500,000 citizens are living in a food desert … desperate for essential nutrition. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Sources in G Herbo’s camp tell TMZ Hip Hop
News Iggy Pop Announces New Album Every Loser The rocker’s follow-up to 2019’s Free arrives on Friday, January 6, 2023 By Matthew Strauss November 10, 2022 Facebook Twitter Iggy Pop, photo by Vincent Guignet Facebook Twitter Iggy Pop has announced his next album: Every Loser is out January 6 via Atlantic Records and producer Andrew
Play video content Amazon Prime Video Johnny Depp‘s clearly moved on from walking the plank … he’s now strutting his stuff at Rihanna‘s Savage X Fenty fashion show. J.D. looked swag walking through a fake forest with dancers in tow — gussied up in Rihanna’s men’s collection. The actor hit the runway to Outkast’s “So
View gallery Image Credit: MEGA Nicole Scherzinger is always rocking some sexy outfit and that’s exactly what she did on a new episode of The Masked Singer. The 44-year-old posted a video of herself wearing a plunging V-neck sequin bralette with a high-waisted short mini skirt. More AboutNicole Scherzinger Nicole posted a video of herself
The onset of cold weather can only mean one thing: It’s time to head to the kitchen and cook, bake and sauté up a variety of delicious, warming meals and treats to be eaten as the early dark creeps in. Bliss on Toast It is a truth universally acknowledged that if a person wishes to
Fresh off Jordan Peele’s Nope, Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya is entering the Spider-Verse in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, voicing the comic book character Spider-Punk! The new movie from Sony Pictures is of course the sequel to 2018 hit Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which was led by Shameik Moore as new Spider-Man Miles Morales. The Wrap
Elon Musk got into a big ‘ol Twitter fight with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, trading jabs over the billionaire’s intent to charge verified users a fee to maintain their status on the social media platform. Musk — Twitter’s new owner — announced this week he would implement a policy charging an $8 monthly fee for users
“Chris Appleton was like, ‘We didn’t fly all the way over here for nothing,'” Kim said in a confessional during the episode. “He like lifted up my butt in my SKIMS, re-kinda positioned my shapewear and then, it went up.” While the dress eventually fit, they weren’t able to zip it up so, Kim concealed her
Aaron and Nick Carter had a tumultuous relationship over the years, and the brothers were never able to have a one-on-one conversation to bury the hatchet before Aaron’s death. Family sources tell TMZ … Aaron believed he was on good terms with Nick in his final days, but he never actually had a conversation with
News Perfume Genius Covers Radiohead’s “4 Minute Warning”: Listen Mike Hadreas recorded his version of the In Rainbows Disk 2 track at New York’s Electric Lady Studios By Madison Bloom November 10, 2022 Facebook Twitter Perfume Genius, photo by Noël McGrath Facebook Twitter Perfume Genius has shared a cover of Radiohead’s “4 Minute Warning.” The
One of the projects on my never-ending to-do list is to update my reading journal. I keep a notebook of every single book I’ve ever read, and it’s been a few years since I have added to it. I love this kind of record keeping because as much as it is nice to keep reading
Christmas season is right around the corner, but there’s only another week to go until we reunite with Santa Claus… well, a specific version of Santa Claus. Tim Allen is back as the bearded gift-giver in The Santa Clauses, the miniseries that will stream exclusively to Disney+ subscribers. Allen last played Scott Calvin in 2006’s
Jennifer Aniston has opened up about the struggles she faced while trying to have a baby, and is also hitting back at the tabloids who relentlessly pontificated on the status of her uterus. “It was a challenging road for me, the baby-making road,” the actor said in an interview with Allure magazine for its December