Duane L. Tatro, a music composer for dozens of TV series and concert works for orchestral wind ensemble and chamber groups, has died. He passed on Sunday at his home in Bell Canyon, Calif at age 93. Tatro was a respected member of the composing community. His long resume includes such series as Dynasty, The Love … Continue reading Duane L. Tatro Dies: TV Composer For ‘Dynasty’ And ‘The Love Boat’ Was 93 Continue Reading
SAG-AFTRA Two members of the SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee that bargained for the union’s recently ratified film and TV contract said tonight that they had not been told during the talks of the severity of the problems facing the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan. The plan’s restructuring is projected to remove some 3,500 participants and 3,200 family members from … Continue reading SAG-AFTRA Contract Negotiators Say They Were Kept In The Dark About Severity Of Health Plan’s Problems Continue Reading
EXCLUSIVE: Hard times call for hard decisions, which trustees of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan say they had to make to save health benefits for future generations of participants. Even before the pandemic, the Plan was facing unsustainable deficits, and the COVID-19 production shutdown accelerated the need for a complete overhaul of its benefits structures. Sources familiar with the … Continue reading Hard Choices To Save SAG-AFTRA’s Troubled Health Plan; 3,500 Performers & 2,800 Dependents Projected To Lose Benefits Next Year Under Restructuring Continue Reading
If you’ve been wondering if Project Power’s‘s Newt (better known as the guy on fire) is played by Machine Gun Kelly, the answer is “yes.” And if you were surprised to see him appear in the Netflix film, you really shouldn’t be. Colson Baker (or Machine Gun Kelly, as he goes by professionally) may be better known … Continue reading If You Were Surprised to See Machine Gun Kelly in Project Power, You Haven’t Been Paying Attention Continue Reading
Taylor Swift really knows how to write a sad breakup song. Case in point: her duet with Bon Iver titled “Exile” from her Folklore album. Not only are the lyrics incredibly heartbreaking as two people sing about a relationship coming to an end, but we just can’t get enough of the haunting melodies. Iver and Swift’s harmonies are unparalleled! While we … Continue reading 15 Covers of Taylor Swift’s “Exile” That Are Equally as Heartbreaking as the Original Continue Reading
Chrishell Stause has a pretty unique first name — but do you know the story of how she got it? The Selling Sunset star has had that name plastered all over the headlines for the past several weeks, thanks to her highly publicized split with now-ex-husband Justin Hartley, and the tale behind her first name is somehow stranger … Continue reading We Can’t Stop Thinking About the Story Behind Chrishell Stause’s First Name Continue Reading
It’s been seven years since Lady Gaga last attended the MTV VMAs, and we’ve sorely missed her presence. Luckily, not only is she nominated for nine awards this year, but she will also be giving a special performance. Whenever Lady Gaga attends the VMAs, you know she’s going to put on a show — even if she’s not … Continue reading You Never Know What You’re Going to Get When Lady Gaga Attends the MTV VMAs Continue Reading
Anyone tuning into HBO’s Lovecraft Country will undoubtedly recognize Aunjanue Ellis, who plays the series’s Hippolyta Freeman, a family-oriented businesswoman with a penchant for watching the stars and a hunger for adventure. On a show full of monsters, both mythical and human, Hippolyta serves as the very human constant; that is until she gets involved in the messiness as … Continue reading Lovecraft Country’s Aunjanue Ellis Has a 20+ Year Career Full of Amazing Movies and TV Shows Continue Reading
If you could take a pill that gave you powers for five minutes, but you couldn’t choose the powers, would you? That’s the question people find themselves asking in Netflix’s Project Power, only the result doesn’t always work out in their favor. Ex-soldier Art (Jamie Foxx) teams up with teenage dealer Robin (Dominique Fishback) and local … Continue reading Project Power: A Rundown of Every Power in Netflix’s New Movie Continue Reading
It’s probably not surprising at all that the PEN15 actors look very different in real life than they do onscreen! Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle, who also cocreated the Hulu comedy, star as fictionalized versions of their middle school selves. That means they stylized themselves like middle schoolers: bad fashion and regrettable haircuts and all. In real life, though, they’re … Continue reading Pen15’s Maya and Anna Look Completely Different IRL, Duh Continue Reading