Author: Madiha Ahmed

Paramount The release-date change landslide continues today following AMC’s announcement that they’re reopening in mid-to-late August with Paramount’s A Quiet Place 2 leaving Labor Day weekend for April 23, 2021 and now their Skydance co-production Top Gun: Maverick vacating Dec. 23 for July 2, 2021. In regard to the latter, hey, it was always a summer movie. So what’s … Continue reading ‘A Quiet Place II’ & ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Moving To 2021 Continue Reading →

Chuck WooleryTwitter “I never said that in the tweet,” maintained former game show host Chuck Woolery on Thursday. “I said that they were lying to us about it [COVID-19], and I mentioned a lot of different people.” “But I was not so stupid as to think that it wasn’t real,” he continued. “I knew it was real, … Continue reading Chuck Woolery Says He Never Called Coronavirus “A Hoax” Continue Reading →

Supplied Broke & Bones, the new production company set up by Black Mirror creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, has hired Channel 4 commissioner Jon Petrie as its head of comedy. Petrie joins in August after more than a year-and-a-half at Channel 4, overseeing shows including Friday Night Dinner and The Windsors. Previously, he produced hit BBC Three series People Just Do Nothing for … Continue reading Charlie Brooker’s New Outfit Broke & Bones Hires ‘People Just Do Nothing’ Producer Jon Petrie Continue Reading →

Hong Kong The Hong Kong Film Festival, which was due to get underway in less than four weeks on August 18, has been forced to cancel its upcoming edition after spikes of COVID-19 in the territory. The event already rescheduled from its original March dates after the virus began to spread, but had been on course to become … Continue reading Hong Kong Film Festival Cancelled After COVID Spikes Continue Reading →

Michaela Coel / Benedict CumberbatchAP Three weeks after filmmaker Sam Mendes teamed up with Netflix to launch a $620K (£500K) fund to support the UK’s embattled theater workers, the pot has swollen to $2M (£1.6M) and counting. Prominent figures to contribute include the estate of the late Peter Saunders and Lady Saunders, the UK theater impresario behind The Mousetrap, which … Continue reading Michaela Coel & Benedict Cumberbatch Donate As Sam Mendes’ UK Theater Fund Swells To $2M Continue Reading →

CinemaSipa via AP Images HDF Kino, Germany’s largest cinema association, has called for a reduction to the 1.5M social distancing measures in cinemas to ensure that exhibitors “survive” the COVID crisis. The organization, which has 620 members who account for more than 3,200 cinema screens across Germany, made the call in light of a new … Continue reading Germany’s Largest Cinema Organization Calls For Less Distancing In Cinemas: “Only Then Will Cinemas Survive” Continue Reading →

NBC In a perfect world, Taylor Swift would be out on the road doing a stadium tour this summer. As we all know, it’s not a perfect world. But sometimes when things don’t go as planned, it’s not necessarily a disaster. And so it was that the time off from the road spurred Taylor Swift’s muse into … Continue reading Taylor Swift Releasing Eighth Album, ‘folklore’, At Midnight In Surprise Drop Continue Reading →

The Kissing Booth 2 hits Netflix on July 24, which means we’ll be seeing more of Jacob Elordi on our screens very soon. The 23-year-old first broke onto the scene in 2018 with his starring role as Noah Flynn in The Kissing Booth, and we’ve pretty much been head over heels since. Following his role in the … Continue reading Can We Just Refresh Your Memory on How Damn Hot Jacob Elordi Is? Continue Reading →

If you remember the reveal on Grey’s Anatomy that Dr. Sam Bello was a DACA recipient or Mateo’s surprising backstory of being an undocumented Filipino immigrant on Superstore, you’ve seen a storyline that Define American has consulted on. The nonprofit, which focuses on immigrant narratives, is currently working to improve diverse storylines on television. While folks in the industry are working toward creating opportunities … Continue reading These Nonprofits Are Behind Some of TV’s Most Important Storylines Continue Reading →

If you’re not already obsessed with the incredible and absolutely eye-opening documentaries on Netflix, let us be the first to tell you: now’s the time to get on board. We’re highlighting a wide range of our favorite documentaries streaming on Netflix right now, from deep dives into the lives of music icons to investigations into controversial historical events … Continue reading 119 Riveting Documentaries You Can Watch on Netflix Tonight Continue Reading →