Chuck Lorre Family Foundation Donates $10M to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to Support Research Education for Underrepresented Students
Chuck Lorre is committing millions to help educate the next generation of scientists and medical professionals. Through his Chuck Lorre Family Foundation, the super producer has pledged a total of $10 million to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to support research education for high school and college students from under-resourced communities throughout greater Los Angeles. The […]
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‘American Fiction’ Filmmaker Cord Jefferson Reacts to Film’s Five Spirit Award Nominations
Cord Jefferson has had quite a week and it’s barely Wednesday. The American Fiction writer-director spent Monday evening in San Francisco where he received the George Gund III Award for Virtuosity presented by one of his stars, John Ortiz, during the SFFILM Awards at the city’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Shortly after 7 […]
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Palm Springs Film Festival to Open With ‘Wicked Little Letters,’ Starring Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley
Palm Springs International Film Festival programmers have set this year’s lineup. The desert festival, which runs Jan. 4 to 15, will open with the U.S. premiere of Thea Sharrock’s Wicked Little Letters on Jan. 5. Based on a 1920s English scandal, the film follows neighbors Edith Swan and Rose Gooding in the seaside town of […]
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Jeremy Pope on Tackling Gender Norms in Photo Series, Panic Attacks and Getting Symone Out of Drag
Jeremy Pope conquered Broadway (and earned two Tony nominations in the same year) for work in Choir Boy and Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Times of the Temptations. He earned an Emmy nomination for a starring role in Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood, and drew raves last year for his dramatic work on the big-screen […]
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Peacock Offers Luxury Dry Cleaning Service to VIPs to Promote New ‘Monk’ Movie
To pump the return of Tony Shalhoub as a beloved germophobe detective in Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie, the marketing pros at Peacock had plenty of options, especially on the heels of a pandemic. But rather than passing out tubes of hand sanitizer — a choice that might’ve seemed so 2020 — the […]
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Jack Harlow, Emilia Clarke and Halle Berry Serve as Talent Advisors for Fan Engagement Platform MITH
A new fan engagement platform is set to launch with backing from entertainment industry partners and talent like Jack Harlow, Emilia Clarke and Halle Berry. It’s called MITH and is designed to give creators “a unified platform allowing unprecedented freedom to control how they create, connect with and distribute to their fans.” Part of that […]
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Tom Bergeron and Yvette Nicole Brown Tapped to Host MPTF’s KTLA Fundraising Telethon
Tom Bergeron and Yvette Nicole Brown will soon be heading back to the KTLA studio to host the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s telethon Lights, Camera, Take Action!: Caring for Hollywood’s Crews. The second installment of the fundraising special will air live on KTLA on Dec. 9 from 7-9 p.m. The pair, who are also […]
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Jeff Bridges’ “The Dude” Ensemble from ‘The Big Lebowski’ to Hit Auction Block
More than 250 items from Joel and Ethan Coen’s 1998 classic film The Big Lebowski, starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore and Steve Buscemi will be hitting the block in December as part of a Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies joint event. The auction comes on the heels of the film celebrating its […]
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Quincy Jones Teams With Christie’s to Auction His Own “Encyclopedic” Wine Collection
When Quincy Jones headed out on his first European jaunt in 1953 as a young trumpeter playing in Lionel Hampton’s band, saxophone player Ben Webster pulled him aside to offer “some of the best advice” a 19-year-old on his first trip outside the U.S. could ever receive. “He told me that the soul of a […]
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The King of Quiet Luxury: How Oprah, Gwyneth and J.Lo Are Pushing Brunello Cucinelli to New Heights
Each November, Brunello Cucinelli and his wife, Federica, open the doors of their lovingly and immaculately restored villa in the medieval town of Solomeo, outside Perugia in central Italy, for a true American event — Thanksgiving. “We organize a dinner for at least 30, 40 people, and whoever has a property nearby is invited,” Cucinelli […]
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‘Barbie’ Director Greta Gerwig Calls ‘Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure’ a “Stone Cold Classic” at AFI Fest Screening
There’s a scene in the Paul Reubens-starrer Pee-wee’s Big Adventure that finds its titular character setting off on a vagabond adventure. He hops aboard a train to sit side-by-side with a grizzled, toothless man known as Hobo Jack, and they sing camp songs until Pee-Wee suddenly sours on the moment. The disgust radiates from his […]
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Bryan Cranston to Host Celebrity Poker Tournament to Benefit Entertainment Community Fund
Bryan Cranston will be dealing up a charitable hand for the Entertainment Community Fund. The Breaking Bad star has been confirmed to host Lights! Camera! Ante Up!, a celebrity poker tournament at Candela La Brea in Los Angeles on Nov. 12. He’ll be joined at the poker tournament by stars including Jason Alexander, Adam Carolla, Tony Denison, […]
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