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Barry Melrose, a former NHL coach and longtime ESPN analyst, has died following a battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 70. “For decades, Barry Melrose was one of the most distinctive and trusted voices in hockey,” ESPN said in a statement on Wednesday, September 9. “His knowledge of the game was deep, his candor was refreshing, and his passion was unmistakable. He was a foundational part of ESPN’s hockey coverage, and fans and teammates truly appreciated his entertaining delivery and charismatic personality.” The statement concluded, “We send our deepest condolences to his loved ones. He always kept it interesting and…
Elon Musk has gone on an hours-long rampage about Alex Gibney after the Oscar-winning director premiered his documentary about the tech mogul at the Venice Film Festival. In a series of vicious and sometimes bizarre posts on X/Twitter, Musk accused the filmmaker of having “zero integrity” and being a “bitter old man who lost the plot long ago.” Musk accused “horrible human” Gibney of directing a “hit piece that misses” in the shape of Musk, adding that the movie was “boring af [as f***]” because it is four hours long. Representatives for Musk and Gibney have been contacted for comment.…
FX‘s The Shards has been the ultimate summer treat: a hoot of a murder mystery satire, full of hot bods, bloody crime scenes, and multiple references to Joan Didion’s The White Album. So it comes as no surprise — yet with some sorrow — that The Shards is coming to end just as summer winds down. But when does the final episode of The Shards come out on FX and Hulu? The Shards is Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis‘ adaptation of Ellis’ bestselling book of the same name. The story imagines the iconoclastic author retelling the “true” story of…
The success of Lan Hongchun’s Dear You has brought him to Venice this year, one stop on a global festival tour where the Chinese filmmaker has been sharing the story behind his movie’s unlikely rise to a $300 million hit back home. Lan’s small-scale but emotionally effective drama became a sensation on release earlier this year, tapping into themes of family and love that resonated in China — and are now resonating with the Chinese diaspora as the film finds a global release. Lan, who made Dear You for around $2 million, has been using his newfound platform to encourage audiences to take…
Credit: Netflix, Getty The Gentlemen star Kaya Scodelario is addressing those Meghan Markle rumors. Shortly after it was revealed that the 45-year-old Duchess of Sussex, husband Prince Harry, and their two young kids were moving back to the UK, it was reported that one of the reasons behind the move was because Meghan was in talks to appear on the upcoming third season of the hit Netflix series. However, before any official casting announcement was even made, another report claimed that Meghan had been dropped from the show because the “backlash in the UK was so intense, it became untenable…
Picture Credit: Netflix The Netherlands has developed quite the reputation for pumping out crime series at an almost industrial rate. Drugs, organized crime, severed fingers, cannabis farms and men in leather jackets who seem to take enormous pleasure in making each other’s lives absolutely miserable. Every now and then, Netflix throws in a cheerful Dutch comedy to break things up, but after more than a few spectacular misses, its Dutch division has finally managed to outdo itself with The Perfect Lie (De Eetclub). The new Dutch drama series is based on the bestselling novel by Saskia Noort. The book was…
The 29th season of South Park arrives next week on Comedy Central and Paramount+, officially making it eligible for the 2027 Emmys. The awards campaign starts now! The animated hit has jokingly rebranded itself as South America, in a nod to President Donald Trump’s penchant for adding “America” to the names of lakes, a gulf, and even a state. Lampooning the current POTUS was key to South Park winning Best Animated Program over the weekend for the first time since 2013. The episode “Sermon on the ‘Mount” was submitted for Emmy consideration and depicted a completely naked Trump newly in…
What happened to Mike Sisco and Karen Harkness? Sisco and Harkness were planning to host their parents for a cookout at their Topeka home on the afternoon of July 7, 2002. The two couples arrived at around the same time, Mike’s mom Carol Sisco recalled on NBC News’ Dateline last year. When no one answered the front door, she said, they went around back and saw a sliding door was partially open. Harkness’ father, Harold Worswick, described to CBS News finding the bodies of his 53-year-old daughter and her 47-year-old fiancé in their bedroom. Both had been shot multiple times, since-retired…
Sometimes, actors are their own worst critics. Even if they’ve won Academy Awards, there are plenty of Hollywood stars who critique themselves as harshly (if not more harshly) than their own critics. Brad Pitt is no stranger to this mentality either, though you may be surprised by which of his performances he despises. Before he returns to theaters this fall with the upcoming Heart of the Beast, you ought to revisit his memorable performance in A River Runs Through It — the famed Robert Redford picture he thought he did poorly in. Brad Pitt Was Quite Critical of His Work…
Pictures: Netflix It has officially been a decade since Netflix launched in South Africa back in 2016. To celebrate the massive milestone, the streamer has just pulled back the curtain on a robust upcoming slate of local films and series at a press showcase in Rosebank, Johannesburg. Over the last ten years, Netflix has become a global launchpad for South African storytelling. To date, the platform has showcased over 300 local titles (including global smash hits like The Polygamist and Blood & Water), filmed across 20 cities, and supported more than 8,000 jobs through partnerships with over 30 local production companies. Ben Amadasun,…