Category Archives: News

Revisit David Lynch’s Most Iconic Movies With This Box Set
If you’re looking to revisit some of David Lynch’s most seminal works following the iconic director-writer’s death on Thursday morning, there are a variety of box sets online featuri...
Atingley4 Jan 16, 2025

Spotify Cancels Grammy Week Events, Pledges Donations to Los Angeles Wildfire Relief
Spotify has canceled its Grammy week events in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires, including its annual Best New Artist party and its 2025 Songwriter of the Year party. In a newsroom post on Spotif...
Steven J. Horowitz Jan 16, 2025

‘Murder in a Small Town’ Renewed for Season 2 at Fox
“Murder in a Small Town” has been renewed for a second season at Fox. The Canadian mystery drama is based on the Karl Alberg book series by L.R. Wright. Fox acquired the U.S. rights to the...
Joseph Otterson Jan 16, 2025

Steven Spielberg Honors David Lynch as Hollywood Mourns a Film Icon: ‘The World Is Going to Miss Such an Original and Unique Voice’
Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard and more have paid tribute to David Lynch, the visionary director behind “Twin Peaks” and “Blue Velvet” who died at 78 years old. "I loved David's ...
Ellise Shafer Jan 16, 2025

MrBeast’s ‘Beast Games’ Hits 50 Million Viewers in 25 Days, Amazon’s Biggest Unscripted Show Ever
“Beast Games,” the reality competition series from YouTube personality MrBeast, is now Amazon Prime Video’s most-watched unscripted series ever. The series achieved that by reaching ...
Selome Hailu Jan 16, 2025

Ronnie Yeskel, ‘Pulp Fiction’ Casting Director, Dies at 76
Ronnie Yeskel, casting director of “Pulp Fiction,” “Reservoir Dogs” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” died on Jan. 4 at The Motion Picture & Television Fund Retiremen...
Lauren Coates Jan 16, 2025

Bob Uecker, Broadcast Voice of the Milwaukee Brewers, Dies at 90
Bob Uecker, a former baseball catcher, actor and longtime Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster, died Thursday, the Brewers announced. He was 90. Uecker had small-cell lung cancer and was diagnosed in 2023, h...
Abigail Lee Jan 16, 2025

Sun Ra Arkestra leader Marshall Allen to release debut solo album at the age of 100
Marshall Allen – the former Sun Ra Arkestra bandleader – has announced that he will release his debut solo album. The century-old revered saxophonist and composer, who has been a member of...
Anagricel Duran Jan 16, 2025

Tributes paid after death of film icon, “the man and the artist”, David Lynch, age 78
David Lynch, the legendary filmmaker known for the likes of Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive and the TV series Twin Peaks, has died at the age of 78. The news was confirmed by his family in a Facebook po...
Emma Wilkes Jan 16, 2025

Leadership and Levity: Sony Pictures Chief CEO Ravi Ahuja, NBCUniversal’s Mark Marshall on 2025 Plans and Beyond
Newly minted Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Ravi Ahuja addresses his first few days on the job as studio chief — when Mother Nature threw Los Angeles a curveball with devastating wildfire storm...
Cynthia Littleton Jan 16, 2025