Author: Madiha Ahmed

IFC Films UPDATE SUNDAY AM, AFTER PREVIOUS EXCLUSIVE: IFC’s Dave Franco horror movie The Rental is clearing $420,871 for the weekend from 251 theaters. Per theater average is $1,677. The movie is a solid 72% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. What’s amazing here is that this is arguably the second time during the massive exhibition pandemic shutdown that a new release after Universal/DreamWorks … Continue reading Dave Franco Horror Movie ‘The Rental’ Collects $421K As No. 1 Pic At Weekend Box Office – Update Continue Reading →

(L-R) Ben Platt and Hannibal BuressAP Images The creative team behind Fox’s long-running animated series The Simpsons joined Comic-Con@Home on Saturday to share clips from the forthcoming Season 32 as well as reveal some of the A-list guest-stars. Among them: Ben Platt, Hannibal Buress and Michael Palin. In addition, as previously announced, David Harbour is onboard to voice an alternate version of Mr. … Continue reading ‘The Simpsons’: Ben Platt, Hannibal Buress & More Tapped As Guest Stars For Season 32 – Comic-Con@Home Continue Reading →

ABC Midnight, Texas creator Monica Owusu-Breen has joined ABC’s Stumptown as executive producer for the second season. The drama series, inspired by Greg Rucka’s Stumptown graphic novel series, hails from Jason Richman, Ruben Fleischer and ABC Studios. The announcement comes ahead of Stumptown’s Comic-Con@Home panel at 4 p.m. PT, featuring stars Cobie Smulders, Jake Johnson and Michael Ealy and EPs Owusu-Breen, Richman, Fleischer, David Bernad and … Continue reading ‘Stumptown’: Monica Owusu-Breen Boards ABC Drama Series As Exec Producer For Season 2 Continue Reading →

AP UPDATE: McDonald’s said today it doesn’t want to turn away anyone seeking a burger. The fast-food giant now says that it will offer customers who arrive at the stores without a mask the opportunity to don one that they will provide. If the customer declines to do so, the store will “expedite the order … Continue reading McDonald’s Says ‘No Mask, No Hamburgers’ In New Ruling On Face Coverings Continue Reading →

AP Images In yet another sign that political activism has become a permanent part of the sports landscape, the New York Liberty and Seattle Storm of the WNBA walked off the court Saturday during the league’s opening game national anthem. Both teams then held a 26-second moment of silence for Breonna Taylor, the Louisville, KY woman who was killed at her … Continue reading WNBA New York Liberty, Seattle Storm Walk Off Court During National Anthem Continue Reading →

Regis Philbin’s veteran co-host Kathie Lee Gifford posted a moving tribute on Instagram after receiving news of Philbin’s passing. Gifford wrote of her colleague, “there are no words to fully express the love I have for my precious friend, Regis. I simply adored him and every day with him was a gift. We spent 15 years together bantering … Continue reading Longtime Co-Host Kathie Lee Gifford Remembers Regis Philbin: “There Has Never Been Anyone Like Him” Continue Reading →

Adult Swim Adult Swim’s Toonami has unveiled a new Production I.G. original anime series, Fena: Pirate Princess. The series will bow on Toonami and stream on Crunchyroll in 2021. Fena: Pirate Princess is a 12-episode original anime series about a young orphan girl, Fena Houtman. Fena has been raised on an Island where there is no hope of becoming … Continue reading ‘Fena: Pirate Princess’ Added To Anime Originals Slate By Adult Swim, Crunchyroll – Comic-Con@Home Continue Reading →

Apple In or around 1976, I caught a forlorn moment near New York’s Bleecker St. It was early morning. The sun was just up. Two ragged guys were shuffling toward me on the sidewalk, when one offered the other a bottle in a bag. But the drink was declined. “I guess I lost my taste … Continue reading Even The Academy Quietly Warns: Moviegoers May Break The Habit Continue Reading →

NBC BTS, the South Korean boy band that’s an international sensation, will return soon with new music, they revealed during a livestream. BTS will have a new English single next month, the prelude to a new album. The new digital single will be released on Korean and international streaming sites on Friday, August 21. The … Continue reading BTS Promises New Single Out Next Month, Album To Follow Later This Year Continue Reading →

As The 100 nears the end of its seven-season run, the creator and executive producer Jason Rothenberg was joined by cast members Marie Avgeropoulos, Lindsey Morgan, Richard Harmon, Tasya Teles, Shannon Kook, JR Bourne and Shelby Flannery in a pre-taped panel for Comic-Con@Home to reflect about their time on the CW sci-fi series. In addition to that, Rothenberg gave audiences some vague hints about the backdoor prequel pilot to the series … Continue reading ‘The 100’ Creator Says Prequel Will “Fill In A Lot Of Blanks”; Familiar Faces Drop In To Say “May We Meet Again” As Sci-Fi Series Nears End – Comic-Con@Home Continue Reading →