“American Idol” judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan shared some happy news in the opening segment of Sunday night’s broadcast of the ABC program: the arrival of a “fourth judge.” “I think it’s the perfect addition to this panel,” said Bryan, adding the news “should come from Katy.” “We’re having a baby,” said…
via ‘American Idol’ Reveals ‘Fourth Judge’ on Sunday’s Show — Variety
Twitter has for the first time called out a tweet from Donald Trump’s White House as being deliberately misleading. On Sunday, Twitter applied a “manipulated media” label to a tweet that includes a video of Joe Biden posted by Trump’s head of social media — and retweeted by the president — that was deceptively truncated…
Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning drama “Parasite” has broken records at the U.K. box office, becoming the country’s highest-grossing foreign-language film of all time. “Parasite” has taken overtaken Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ,” which had held the foreign-language film record since 2004. 22 more words
via ‘Parasite’ Breaks Foreign-Language Box Office Record in U.K. — Variety
Max von Sydow, the tall, tragic-faced Swedish actor whose name was virtually synonymous with the films of Ingmar Bergman, has died. He was 90. Variety has confirmed that the actor died on Sunday. 28 more words
via ‘Seventh Seal,’ ‘Star Wars’ Actor Max von Sydow Dies at 90 — Variety
In Italy, which is suffering the biggest coronavirus outbreak in Europe with more than 350 deaths, box office crashed to an all time low of €439.000 ($500,000) over the March 5 weekend frame. 27 more words
via Italian Box Office Crashes to All Time Low Before Theaters Shutter Due to Coronavirus — Variety
Facebook, more than 24 hours after Donald Trump shared the White House’s video of a Joe Biden speech that had been edited to make it seem as if the former VP viewed Trump’s re-election as inevitable, added a warning label to the video saying that it included “partly false information.” The move by Facebook to…
“The Rookie” leapt to its second largest audience ever (behind only the series premiere), thanks in no small part to a strong lead-in from “American Idol.” The Nathan Fillion series posted a 0.8 rating among adults 18-49 and drew 5.1 million total viewers, beating the previous season 2 high of 4.9 million. 6 more words
via TV Ratings: ‘The Rookie’ Scores Second Largest Audience Ever Behind ‘American Idol’ — Variety
Mart Crowley, the trailblazing playwright behind “The Boys in the Band,” died of complications from a heart attack, according to the New York Times. He was 84. 32 more words
via Mart Crowley, ‘The Boys in the Band’ Playwright, Dies at 84 — Variety
Tina Fey and Robert Carlock have scored a series order at Netflix for the animated comedy series “Mulligan,” Variety has learned. The show is created and executive produced by Carlock and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” writer and executive producer Sam Means, with Fey executive producing. 15 more words
via Tina Fey, Robert Carlock Set Animated Comedy Series at Netflix — Variety
John Krasinski had reservations when Paramount, the studio that released his 2018 box office hit “A Quiet Place,” approached him to make a sequel. The first film, a thriller about a family forced to live in silence to hide from creatures that hunt sound, was a cinematic rarity, meaning it wasn’t just adored by critics,…
via How John Krasinski Convinced Emily Blunt to Star in ‘A Quiet Place 2’ — Variety
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