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Another year, another record? The past six years have seen the Emmy benchmark for comedy climb higher and higher. Schitt’s Creek won nine trophies in 2020, a single-year record at the time that was soon bested twice by The Bear — 10 wins in 2023, 11 wins in 2024 — followed by the massive 13-trophy haul for The Studio last year. Widow’s Bay could blow all of them out of the water. Apple TV’s quirky horror show earned 19 Emmy nominations, the most this year for a first-season comedy. However, due to its two supporting actress bids and three picture…
18. Most of the routines performed by the Toros and the Clovers featured stunts that aren’t actually allowed in high school competitions. “There are illegal moves,” Reed confirmed in an interview with HuffPost. “There are some collegiate moves in there that are not high school moves…that would probably be disqualified. At the time, when we were making the movie, if one of these things came up, we erred on the side of what works dramatically or what worked best for us visually.” That’s alright, that’s OK with us! 19. The film’s ending was a point of contention among the filmmakers, as there was…
“Insidious: Out of the Further” director Jacob Chase is set to direct the horror project “Sleepover” for Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Universal Pictures. Described as the “quintessential sleepover nightmare,” it’s set for an Oct. 8, 2027 theatrical release. Chase directs from a screenplay co-written with “Night Swim” screenwriter Bryce McGuire, adapted from McGuire’s original short story. Blumhouse Atomic Monster also presented Chase’s “Insidious: Out of the Further” along with Sony. The sixth installment in the “Insidious” franchise opened this past weekend to a solid $60 million worldwide. Chase has also directed “Come Play.” Ahead of the “Insidious: Out of the…
Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Getty Images Mads Mikkelsen is perhaps best known for bringing to life the titular killer in NBC’s “Hannibal,” but the prolific actor has steadily made an impact since his 1996 debut film “Pusher.” Mikkelsen achieved worldwide recognition for playing the cold, calculating antagonist in the acclaimed James Bond flick “Casino Royale.” The actor went on to play similarly complex characters in “Doctor Strange,” “Rogue One,” “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” Mikkelsen won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for…
South Korea has selected Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love, the revered auteur’s first feature in eight years, as its submission for the best international feature category at the 99th Academy Awards. The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) unveiled the choice on Tuesday. In a public statement, its 15-member selection committee praised the film’s overall achievement, mise-en-scène, Lee’s characteristically deep humanism and the density of its portrait of class, love and desire. The panel also pointed unusually directly to its awards prospects, citing strong interest from North American media, Lee’s previous feature Burning (2018) landing on the Oscar shortlist, and a Netflix awards…
Reflecting on years past! Jen Affleck is looking back on the last decade of her life, specifically the last seven years, and it’s bringing up all the feels. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star shared an emotional post to TikTok over the weekend. Captioning a video from her wedding with a quote about grief, she wrote: “‘Grief is strange when the thing you are grieving was once your greatest joy.’ I’ll always hold this version of me gently. The girl who loved without fear and believed she knew where life was taking her.” To complete the post, the music she…
Picture Credit: Netflix If you’re craving more jello salad, big hair, and Southern charm, you’re in luck. Following a monster debut in the summer of 2025, Netflix quickly handed a season 2 renewal to the Chuck Lorre and Leanne Morgan multi-cam sitcom Leanne. Here’s our complete, exhaustive guide to everything we know so far about the upcoming second season, including the confirmed release date, cast additions, and the hilarious newly released official trailer. Debuting in July 2025, Leanne quickly became one of Netflix’s biggest comedy swings of the year. Co-created by comedy legend Chuck Lorre, Leanne Morgan, and showrunner Susan…
The Critics Choice Association has announced the full slate of honorees for the sixth annual Celebración of Cinema & Television, which takes place Oct. 2 in Beverly Hills. The event recognizes onscreen and offscreen work from the Latino and Hispanic entertainment community. The Odyssey’s John Leguizamo will receive the Career Achievement Award, and Obsession star Inde Navarrette will take the Breakthrough Actress Award for film. Judy Reyes, Oscar Nuñez, Rodrigo Teixeira, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, James Ortiz, Aimee Carrero, Beth de Araújo, and Laysla De Oliveira round out the 2026 class. Here is the full list of honorees: Career…
Real Housewives of Miami alum Alexia Nepola’s son Peter Rosello has seemingly offered public support for Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann’s son Kroy “KJ” Biermann Jr. following the latter’s arrest. Rosello, 34, publicly reached out to the Zolciak-Biermann family on Friday, August 21, four days after KJ was arrested on aggravated sodomy and aggravated sexual assault allegations in Alpharetta, Georgia on Monday, August 17. Replying to Zolciak’s most recent Instagram photo with KJ’s younger brother Kash, Rosello wrote, “Stay strong lil bro! Trust me..this will all pass before you know it. Blessings to you guys🙏” In 2012, Rosello pleaded guilty…
Saoirse Ronan is ready to step into the dark side and is doubling down on wanting to play a villain in the James Bond universe. The next 007 actor has not been revealed yet, and in a new interview, Ronan said she would like to play a villain if given the opportunity. “I want to go dark,” she told Empire. “I said that I wanted to be a Bond villain and I’m dead serious.” She continued, “I think it would be really interesting, having a young female villain. Especially for girls and women, to see someone who can just take…