Betty Gilpin insists she doesn’t know exactly what’s going happen during the fourth and final season of “Glow.” The Netflix series had started production on the season when the coronavirus pandemic hit. 28 more words

via Listen: Betty Gilpin Talks ‘Glow’s’ ‘Scalding Hot’ Three-Way and Getting Ready to Play Ann Coulter — Variety

Together, Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner make up more than half-century of romantic partnership and comedy gold. Their work together — Tomlin, the legendary actress and sketch comedian, and Wagner, the writer who has penned most of Tomlin’s famous characters, comedy albums and television specials — has shaped a specific, irreplicable canon in American social…

via Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner Recall Falling in Love With Each Other 50 Years Ago — Variety

SAG-AFTRA has told told its members to refuse work on the pandemic thriller “Songbird,” produced by Michael Bay. “Songbird” had been announced in mid-May as a low-budget production that would shoot in Los Angeles. 26 more words

via SAG-AFTRA Issues Do Not Work Order on Pandemic Thriller ‘Songbird’ — Variety

In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix has given the green light to animated series “DeadEndia,” and ABC has revealed that Anthony Anderson and Billy Eichner will guest host “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” during the week of July 6. 23 more words

via TV News Roundup: Netflix Greenlights Animated Series ‘DeadEndia’ — Variety

With HBO Max having launched in May and NBCUniversal’s Peacock looking to enter living rooms in July, the number of streaming platforms for consumers to choose from continues to multiply. 27 more words

via The Best Movies Available to Watch for Free Online — Variety

As a freelance film critic working in Los Angeles for the past seven years, and a resident of the city since I came from Mexico in my early teens, I’ve been lucky to find supporters at publications and film-related institutions who’ve found value in my work and insights. 10 more words

via How DACA and My Immigrant Experience Shaped My Perspective as a Film Critic (Guest Column) — Variety

From his long braids, dusky baritone and cocksure cackle to an all-around Brooklyn swagger that came through on every track, rapper Pop Smoke had the sort of pointed signatures that made him unique and immensely sellable. 24 more words

via Pop Smoke’s ‘Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon’: Album Review — Variety

From his long braids, dusky baritone and cocksure cackle to an all-around Brooklyn swagger that came through on every track, rapper Pop Smoke had the sort of pointed signatures that made him unique and immensely sellable. 24 more words

via Pop Smoke’s ‘Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon’: Album Review — Variety

From his long braids, dusky baritone and cocksure cackle to an all-around Brooklyn swagger that came through on every track, rapper Pop Smoke had the sort of pointed signatures that made him unique and immensely sellable. 24 more words

via Pop Smoke’s ‘Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon’: Album Review — Variety

Saroj Khan, an iconic Bollywood choreographer whose dance proteges include actresses Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi, died of a cardiac arrest on Friday, after being admitted to a Mumbai hospital in June with breathing difficulties. 25 more words

via Saroj Khan, Bollywood’s Most Famous Choreographer, Dead at 71 — Variety