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Today — 28 January 2025Variety

‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ Showrunner on Tommy’s Fate, Asteroid’s Impact, Tarlos Adoption and How ‘9-1-1’ Could Possibly Top Spinoff’s Upcoming Finale

28 January 2025 at 02:00
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers from Monday’s episode of Fox’s “9-1-1: Lone Star,” titled “Impact.” The sky is literally falling when Fox’s “9-1-1: Lone Star” concludes its second-to-last episode Monday. The members of the 126 brace themselves for the impact of an asteroid they found about just minutes before, and the audience waits for next week’s […]

‘Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears)’ Review: A Tender Queer Indian Drama Born of Grief

28 January 2025 at 02:00
“Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears),” the semi-autobiographical feature debut of director Rohan Parashuram Kanawade, is a gentle slow-burn that occasionally becomes electric. A rural gay story that begins in a state of mourning and melancholy, it eventually takes on radiant form, with emotional complexities born out of characters walking around the truth, if only because euphemisms […]

Celebrities Who Have Died in 2025

28 January 2025 at 01:16
The entertainment industry has already lost several notable figures in 2025. The film world was shaken by the death of “Blue Velvet” and “Twin Peaks” director David Lynch, with tributes to the visionary filmmaker continuing for weeks. In music, Garth Hudson, the last remaining member of The Band, died in January, while Peter, Paul and […]

CBS Unveils New Format For Venerable ‘Evening News’

28 January 2025 at 00:57
CBS is once again testing out new ingredients for one of its oldest, most recognizable programs, “The CBS Evening News.” On Monday, CBS News jettisoned many of the signature elements of the program — the ones that are also utilized by its main competitors, NBC News’ “NBC Nightly News” and ABC News’ “World News Tonight.” […]

What’s Coming to Netflix in February 2025

28 January 2025 at 00:56
With the month of February comes a new slate of films, shows and original content arriving to Netflix. Brand new Netflix pick-ups like the second season of the Turkish crime drama “Graveyard” are aiming to continue bringing in global audiences while original shows “Celebrity Bear Hunt” and “Dog Days Out” are hoping to usher in […]

‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley’ Review: Amy Berg’s Documentary Reverently Captures the Late Rocker With the Voice of an Angel

28 January 2025 at 00:52
what the documentary captures, I think, is that Buckley was on his way to becoming a staggeringly huge star. I defy you to see "It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley" and not fall in love with Jeff Buckley’s voice. By the time the film is over, you want to find a way to go back and rescue him to let him live the life he should have.  

‘Prime Minister’ Review: New Zealand Leader Jacinda Ardern Works Through Crisis in an Intimate but Simplistic Documentary

28 January 2025 at 00:30
World leaders have rarely been captured with as much intimacy as in Michelle Walshe and Lindsay Utz’s “Prime Minister.” While the duo — whose credits include “Chasing Great” and “American Factory” respectively — are its ultimate architects, the shape the movie takes is largely owed to Clarke Gayford, partner and eventual husband to the doc’s […]

Quentin Tarantino in ‘No Hurry’ to Direct Final Movie; Pledges to Wait Until His Son Can Have Lifelong Memories on Set

28 January 2025 at 00:17
Quentin Tarantino is making equal space for being a dad and an iconic movie director, he told an audience at the Sundance Film Festival on Monday. Tarantino flew to Utah from Israel for a single conversation with Elvis Mitchell, the esteemed film critic, academic and host. Mitchell hosted a weekend of cinema talks on Park […]

Dr. Seuss Movie ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go!’ Sets March 2028 Release From Warner Bros.

28 January 2025 at 00:05
There is fun to be done! Warner Bros. Pictures Animation’s film adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” will release on March 17, 2028 in IMAX. Jon M. Chu and Jill Culton are directing the film from writer Rob Lieber’s screenplay. J.J. Abrams produces through his Bad Robot Banner alongside Gregg […]

Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively Could Go to Trial in March 2026

By: Gmaddaus
28 January 2025 at 00:03
Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively could be headed for a trial on March 9, 2026, a judge said on Monday. The “It Ends With Us” co-stars are suing each other in federal court in New York. She sued him on Dec. 31 for sexual harassment and retaliation; he fired back two weeks later, accusing her […]

Coldplay’s India Concert Draws Massive Disney+ Hotstar Streaming Audience (EXCLUSIVE)

28 January 2025 at 00:00
Disney+ Hotstar’s exclusive livestream of Coldplay’s Ahmedabad, India, concert attracted 8.3 million views and accumulated 1.65 billion minutes of watch time during the three-hour broadcast on Jan. 26. The British rock band’s performance at Narendra Modi Stadium, which drew a massive crowd of over 134,000 attendees, kicked off with frontman Chris Martin winning hearts by […]

Christopher Walken: ‘I Don’t Have a Cell Phone. I’ve Never Emailed’ and Can Only Watch TV Using a ‘Satellite Dish on My House’

27 January 2025 at 23:52
Christopher Walken told The Wall Street Journal that his relationship with technology is nonexistent to the point that he doesn’t own a cell phone and only watches television via a satellite dish on the roof of his house. Walken had to have Apple send him DVD copies of “Severance” in order to watch his performance […]

Eagles Guitar Sideman Steuart Smith Retires From Band After 24 Years, Due to Parkinson’s Diagnosis

27 January 2025 at 23:14
The sideman who served for 24 years as a co-lead guitarist in the touring version of the Eagles, Steuart Smith, has officially retired, taking his leave midway through the group’s stint at Sphere in Las Vegas. He attributed the need to drop out to the effects of Parkinson’s disease on his playing. “It is with […]

Yesterday — 27 January 2025Variety

‘Squid Game’ Actor Park Sung-hoon Had ‘Concerns’ About Playing a Trans Woman But Felt ‘Relief’ After Fan Messages

27 January 2025 at 22:52
Park Sung-hoon knew there would be pressure placed on him after taking on the role of Cho Hyun-ju, a trans woman in “Squid Game” Season 2 who participates as a player in the games in order to help fund her gender-affirming surgery. “I was quite amazed at the opportunity — I felt like as an […]

‘Selena y Los Dinos’ Review: Definitive Doc on the Tejano Music Icon Surprises with Candid Footage and Unspoken Observations

By: Guy Lodge
27 January 2025 at 22:49
If a live performance can be deemed hallowed ground, then Selena Quintanilla at the Houston Astrodome in February 1995, a month before her untimely death, certainly qualifies. From that night, the heartfelt opening verse of her anthem “Como La Flor” sounds like a prayer, before the bittersweet jubilation of the cumbia ballad begins. Footage of […]

Steven Spielberg ‘Flirted’ With Making an ‘E.T.’ Sequel and Then Fought Against the Studio Wanting One: ‘That Was a Real Hard-Fought Victory’

27 January 2025 at 22:33
Steven Spielberg recently reunited with his “E.T.” actor Drew Barrymore at the TCM Classic Film Festival: New York Pop-Up  x  92NY (via Total Film) and revealed that he once “flirted” with the idea of making a sequel to “E.T.” But the Oscar winner ultimately decided a sequel was not the right idea, although the studio […]

Arlan Ruf Starring Opposite Jason Bateman, David Harbour in HBO Limited Series ‘DTF St. Louis’ (EXCLUSIVE)

27 January 2025 at 22:24
Arlan Ruf, a promising, up-and-coming young actor, will co-star opposite Jason Bateman and David Harbour in the HBO limited series “DTF St. Louis,” Variety has learned. The seven-episode show comes from creator and showrunner Steven Conrad (“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” “Wonder”). HBO describes “DTF St. Louis” as a dark comedy about a love triangle […]

Barry Levinson on Capturing America’s Political Divide in Doc Series ‘Bucks County’: ‘This Is Not a Series About Heroes and Villains’

27 January 2025 at 22:15
In late 2021, Barry Levinson and Robert May knew that they wanted to make a documentary about America’s deep political divide. After listening to an episode of the New York Times podcast “The Daily,” which focused on school board wars in Bucks County, Pa., the directing duo decided to visit the once-idyllic swing county located […]

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