A Renzo Piano-designed space, alterations to the theater design and renovations to a preexisting structure all contributed to a $100 million overspend that has left museum leadership scrambling.
via How the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Went $100 Million Over Budget — Observer
American Idol returned for its third season on ABC on Sunday, with the venerable music competition show scoring a night-leading 1.5 Live+Same Day rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 8.05 million total viewers. 23 more words
via ‘American Idol’ Returns To Rule Sunday Ratings — Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Ruth Wilson and Matt Bomer are attached to lead The Book of Ruth, a feature based on the true story of Ruth Coker Burks, a devout Christian divorcée and single mother from Arkansas who became a champion and caregiver for AIDS sufferers in 1980s America. 11 more words
Ann Basart, who appeared in dozens of films as a child billed as Ann E. Todd in the 1930s and ’40s and was a regular on 1950s sitcom The Stu Erwin Show, has died. 23 more words
via Ann Basart Dies: Child Film Actress & 1950s Sitcom Regular Was 88 — Deadline
Turner Sports said its coverage of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game, simulcast live on TNT and TBS from Chicago’s United Center, drew an average of 7.3 million viewers, an 8% increase over last year’s game. 24 more words
via NBA All-Star Game, With Kobe Bryant At The Center, Rises In Ratings — Deadline
Kellye Nakahara Wallett, who played Lt. Kellye Yamato on all 11 seasons of the classic series M*A*S*H and was the cook in the , died Sunday at her home in Pasadena after a brief battle with cancer. 20 more words
via Kellye Nakahara Wallett Dies: Played ‘M*A*S*H’ Nurse Lt. Yamato During Series’ Entire Run — Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Signature Entertainment has acquired UK & Irish rights to action-thriller Honest Thief, starring Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney, Jeffrey Donovan, Anthony Ramos and Robert Patrick. 30 more words
via Liam Neeson Action-Thriller ‘Honest Thief’ Sells To UK — Deadline
Rifkin’s Festival, the latest movie from Woody Allen, is headed to the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin with producer Mediapro handling rights. The movie shot in San Sebastián last summer and stars Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel, Gina Gershon, Sergi López, Wally Shawn and Christoph Waltz. 11 more words
via Woody Allen’s ‘Rifkin’s Festival’ Heads To EFM With Mediapro — Deadline
The 19th annual Tribeca Film Festival will open on April 15 with the world premiere of the documentary “Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President.” The film explores Carter’s lifelong passion for all genres of music and how it helped propel him, a former peanut farmer from Georgia, all the way to the White House. Carter’s…
via Tribeca Film Festival to Open With ‘Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President’ — Variety
Adele says her next album is coming in September, according to video footage posted on social media from a wedding that the singer officiated over the weekend. 33 more words
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