Sarah Shahi is joining the onscreen prosthetics conversation after Sex/Life fans previously questioned whether Adam Demos used one for the Netflix show’s NSFW scenes.
08.06.2023 - 21:23 / deadline.com
When Gloria Gaynor watched the eponymous feature doc about the last eight years of her life, she thanked the director Betsy Schechter and started to sing a cappella. It was a moment that Schechter said she’d “never forget”.
Gaynor expected to do the same thing when Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive premieres at the Tribeca Festival on Friday.
The film has been a labor of love for Schechter, who runs Storyville Entertainment.
The doc tells Gaynor’s story – a career stalled by health issues and abuse and mismanagement from her now ex-husband – but it focuses on the last few years when she released a new gospel album, Testimony, which won her a second Grammy, 40 years after her first.
It chronicles this comeback journey and highlights the support from her manager Stephanie Gold and what it took to get back to where she is, having earned a psychology degree in her later years.
Schechter told Deadline that a friend introduced her to Gaynor and her manager in 2015.
“Her life story is so compelling, but I knew I didn’t want to create a biopic that would only look back on her previous chapters of her life – as intriguing and dramatic as they were. Gloria was just about to embark on a new self-funded gospel album, Testimony, after having just earned her psychology degree at 71, when I became captivated by her passion and her mission to not just survive but to thrive, as well,” she said.
Schechter spent a few days filming the early days of the record in Nashville to “gut check whether it was worth pursuing”.
“I could not have predicted that I would spend almost eight years on this film, relentlessly documenting all the twists and turns that would happen as Gloria tried to finish this album and spread her message of hope and
Sarah Shahi is joining the onscreen prosthetics conversation after Sex/Life fans previously questioned whether Adam Demos used one for the Netflix show’s NSFW scenes.
Former The Only Way Is Essex star Billie Shepherd has sent fans into a frenzy as she attended a summer wedding and donned the ultimate wedding dress. Billie, 33, looked stunning in a long maxi dress in shades of green with a dash of pink.The pleated dress featured one-shoulder and had a cut-out in the middle showing a flash of her side. She wore her blonde locks in an up-do with two small side pieces elegantly hugging her face.
With “Special Ops: Lioness” arriving on Paramount+ next month, that marks six shows created by Taylor Sheridan on TV right now. And there’s more where than came from.
Danielle Fishel is known for starring as Topanga on the beloved '90s sitcom "Boy Meets World," a show she began appearing on when she was just 12 years old. She spent the next seven years growing up on television and, as she's revealing now, there were some alarming interactions behind the scenes.
Shemar Moore marked a milestone on Sunday — his first Father's Day!In honor of his big day, Jesiree Dizon, the 53-year-old actor's girlfriend and mother of his child, shared a sweet TikTok video full of sweet father-daughter moments. «Happy First Father's Day, my love,» Dizon captioned the video next to a red heart. «Daddy looks good on you.» Happy First Father’s Day, my Love ❤️ Daddy looks good on you The video, set to Kylie Morgan's «Good Hands» song, opens with a clip of Moore holding little Frankie shortly after her birth and saying, «We made a baby.» Dizon's video continues with clips of Moore cuddling his daughter, giving her kisses as she giggles, and the actor singing to his baby girl.
Trooping the Colour — once again stealing the show.Accompanied by siblings Prince George and Princess Charlotte, the royal trio waved to spectators from their carriage while en route to the Horse Guards Parade with their mother, Kate Middleton, 41, and Queen Camilla, 75.Audiences were captivated by the animated faces of Louis, 5, who, at one point, held his nose and grimaced.Meanwhile, King Charles, 74, and Prince William, 40, traveled on horses, marking the first time a monarch has ridden horseback since the late Queen Elizabeth II in 1986.After the parade, the royal family gathered on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch a flypast, and Louis saluted onlookers.While the newly coronated king won’t turn 75 until November, the summertime celebration is a royal tradition.This isn’t the first time Louis has become the star of the show with his playful behavior. At the queen’s Platinum Jubilee last year, Louis’ stunts were a welcome distraction for audiences at home.And at Charles’ coronation last month, Louis stole the limelight while letting out a few yawns during the ceremony.Charles was not only competing with Louis’ adorable antics Saturday, but also daughter-in-law Meghan Markle’s “Suits.”The USA Network series became available to watch Saturday on Netflix, which is also home to Markle and Prince Harry’s bombshell docuseries.Markle, 41, plays lawyer Rachel Zane in “Suits,” her final acting project before becoming a royal in 2018.
Gloria Gaynor is famous for belting out one of the most iconic survival anthems of all time — and she meant every word.Only months before recording her classic “I Will Survive” in 1978, the two-time Grammy winner had to overcome a devastating accident that occurred while she was onstage performing at NYC’s Beacon Theatre. “I fall backwards over a monitor onstage. I get back up, I finish with the show, went home, went to bed.
Seth Meyers’ upcoming tour.The “Late Night With Seth Meyers” host and former ‘Saturday Night Live’ Weekend Update anchor is leaving his trademark desk behind and traveling all over North America performing stand-up live at venues from June through August.Of course, there will be a handful of NYC gigs along the way for the NYC-based performer.Over, the course of the summer run, Meyers will stop in at New York City’s City Winery on June 20, July 18 and July 24.He’ll also host the launch of the new book “Boom Chicago Presents the 30 Most Important Years in Dutch History” along with Amber Ruffin, Tarik Davis and more at Le Poisson Rouge on June 21.Finally, he’ll conclude his brief trek with back-to-back co-headlining shows with John Oliver at the Beacon Theatre on Thursday, Aug. 17 and Friday, Aug.
Ariana Madix is opening up even further after that bombshell Vanderpump Rules finale last night.
Dahmer – Monster may have been a dark series about a serial killer, but Michael Learned thinks she got the role as the cannibal’s grandmother by showing off her wry sense of humor.
Reflecting upon their hit sitcom that concluded 30 years ago, the cast of "Cheers" – including Ted Danson (Sam Malone), George Wendt (Norm Peterson) and John Ratzenberger (Cliff Clavin) – discussed welcoming the late Kirstie Alley (Rebecca Howe) to the show in 1987, during the program's sixth season. "We were having dinner right before the show, and we said, ‘Oh jeez, we should have got her something, right,’ Wendt remembered at the ATX TV Festival in Austin, per People magazine. "[Ted Danson] says, 'I can't, I got a thing I got to do," adding that Rhea Perlman also declined to get the gift.
Kaley Cuoco had a surprise for her “Based on a True Story” creators.
Succession fans have shared a bunch of references to Peep Show from the HBO series.Peep Show was co-created by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, who also collaborated together on Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat. Armstrong later went on to create HBO’s Succession, which recently wrapped its fourth and final season.Throughout Succession’s run, fans have highlighted various references to Peep Show, which starred David Mitchell and Robert Webb as dysfunctional flatmates Mark and Jeremy.A number of these references have been listed by Twitter user @PodcastPharoahs, including a character called Stefan Strauss on the investigation committee in Succession season two.
Theo James has been asked ad nauseam about his prosthetic penis in “The White Lotus,” and Meghann Fahy is starting to feel left out. “Nobody ever asks me about my prosthetic,” she says with a laugh. When the two reunite over Zoom to discuss their roles, they’re perfectly in sync and often answer questions in unison, evoking their characters’ deliciously duplicitous cat-and- mouse relationship. In the second season of Mike White’s hit HBO drama, they star as cunning finance businessman Cameron and chipper stay-at-home-mom Daphne, who are vacationing with strait-laced couple Ethan and Harper (Will Sharpe and Aubrey Plaza, respectively). After engaging in the world’s most elaborate “Wife Swap” plot, they depart Sicily as loved-up as ever — and perhaps rubbing off on their friends.
Arctic Monkeys' biggest UK and Irish tour to date finally lands in Manchester this weekend as the four-piece head to Emirates Old Trafford for two massive gigs.
After Spy In The Wild enthralled viewers, the team have turned their attention to our oceans, deploying bigger, better and more sophisticated animatronic spy creatures.The new four-part nature series is produced by John Downer and sees spy creatures like sperm whales, blue crabs, coconut octopuses, cuttlefish and manatees take to the waves to get a closer look at their real-life counterparts. “In all my life, I’ve wanted to get closer and closer to animals and see them and to film them from inside their world,” explains John.
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains spoilers for the series finale of HBO’s Succession.
when she was five, . “When I saw her, [I was] like, ‘She’s so beautiful; I want to be a mermaid too.’ She didn’t look like me, but I was okay with that because it was what I was used to at the time.” The next generation doesn't have to see things that way, though, and videos of with whom they identified have flooded the internet since Bailey was cast. “When I saw those [videos] for the first time, I just cried,” Bailey says.
Tina Turner passed away at 83.Turner leaves behind an impressive stable of hits like “Proud Mary,” “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” “The Best,” “River Deep, Mountain High,” “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” and a sterling reputation for being a one-of-a-kind electric live performer.And if you never got a chance to see her in concert — Turner’s last U.S. performance was in December 2008 on her ‘Tina! 50th Anniversary Tour’ — you can pay your respects to the Queen by checking out her touring “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical.”The Tony Award winning musical that tells Turner’s life story is currently playing venues all over North America for the foreseeable future.That includes runs at Rochester Auditorium in Rochester, NY from June 4-9, 2024 and Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, NY from July 30, 2024 through Aug.
It’s the end of a bittersweet era for country music star Blake Shelton. After 23 seasons of being on NBC’s "The Voice," Shelton, 46, is preparing to bid farewell to the singing competition show. Speaking with Fox News Digital, first-time coach Niall Horan and previous winners on Team Blake shared the impact the "God’s Country" singer left in their lives. "It was amazing to watch all of the tributes to Blake… it was amazing to be part of it, even be part of his whole last season," Horan said. "I'm so happy for Blake.Twenty-three seasons, and he goes out as the major champion." While Shelton’s last show was Tuesday, previous winners on Team Blake reunited to bask in the country music star’s glory one last time.