NBC and Ellen are teaming up for another season of fun and games. DeGeneres has revealed that the network has renewed her alternative series “Ellen’s Game of Games” for a fourth season. 27 more words
via ‘Ellen’s Game of Games’ Renewed for Season 4 at NBC — Variety
The idea that the technology industry has the power not just to reshape the world in which we live but — through acts of creative destruction — build a new one overlaying and eventually supplanting it has been fertile territory for the arts in recent memory. 11 more words
Academy Award winner Melissa Leo has been cast in the lead role of Fox’s drama pilot “Blood Relative.” The series is based on James Renner’s article “Beyond the Jungle of Bad: The True Story of Two Women from California Who Are Solving All the Mysteries.” Leo will star as Louise Kelly, an expert in genetic…
via Melissa Leo to Lead Fox Drama Pilot ‘Blood Relative’ — Variety
Esther Scott, who appeared in “Boyz N the Hood,” voiced Shodu in the “Ewoks” series and guest starred on dozens of TV series, died Friday in Los Angeles, her representative confirmed. 27 more words
via Esther Scott, Actress in ‘Boyz N the Hood,’ ‘Hart of Dixie,’ Dies at 66 — Variety
One of the hottest trends in American theater this season is Cambodian surf rock from the 1970s — and that’s thanks to “Cambodian Rock Band.” Listen to this week’s Stagecraft podcast below: Playwright Lauren Yee’s genre-bending stage show, part family drama and part rock concert, has become one of the most-produced plays in the U.S.…
via Listen: How ‘Cambodian Rock Band’ Became One of the Most Produced Plays in the U.S. — Variety
Stella Meghie loves love. And she’s currently feeling a lot of it. As “Sonic the Hedgehog” soared to number one over Presidents’ Day weekend, “The Photograph” made a solid $13 million. 30 more words
via Filmmaker Stella Meghie on Crafting ‘The Photograph’ and Being a ‘Romance Film Nerd’ — Variety
More than a year after his announcement that he’d be giving up the role of The Dark Knight, Ben Affleck has opened up about his decision in a New York Times profile. 25 more words
via Ben Affleck Left ‘The Batman’ After Being Told ‘You’ll Drink Yourself to Death’ — Variety
Zoe Caldwell, an Australian actress with a talent for illuminating the human side of imposing icons such as Cleopatra and Maria Callas in a career that netted her four Tony Awards, died on Sunday due to complications from Parkinson’s disease, according to her son Charlie Whitehead. 11 more words
via Zoe Caldwell, Four-Time Tony Winner, Dies at 86 — Variety
Between a high-profile press tour, a vortex of online negativity and a raging conversation around female genitalia, it is likely you are aware that Gwyneth Paltrow launched a docuseries on Netflix in late January. 26 more words
R&B singer Tyrese dedicated a Valentine’s Day performance to entertainers who are no longer with us, including late Lakers star Kobe Bryant, rapper Nipsey Hussle, director John Singleton and actor Paul Walker. 25 more words
via Tyrese Dedicates Valentine’s Day Concert to Kobe Bryant, John Singleton, Paul Walker — Variety
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