Daughters is Natalie Rae and Angela Patton’s odyssey documenting Patton’s program that empowers girls of incarcerated Men yields insight through the subjects themselves – carefree tweens enjoying their chance to just be kids.
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Daughters is Natalie Rae and Angela Patton’s odyssey documenting Patton’s program that empowers girls of incarcerated Men yields insight through the subjects themselves – carefree tweens enjoying their chance to just be kids.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s celebratory embrace and kiss after the Kansas City Chiefs took the Lamar Hunt trophy following their victory over the Baltimore Ravens at the AFC Championship game has prompted a One Tree Hill throwback.
J. Kim Murphy The George Carlin estate has filed a lawsuit against Dudesy, the media company behind the recent viral AI-generated hour-long comedy special “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” which featured an approximation of the late comedian’s voice and comedy style that was allegedly generated by a chatbot trained by Carlin’s own material.
A woman in Ventura County, California got nothing more than a slap on the wrist — despite being convicted of fatally stabbing her boyfriend more than 100 times during a cannabis-induced psychotic episode!
These images are taken from bystander footage filmed shortly after a St. Louis police SUV crashed into a gay bar. Bar co-owner James Pence is handcuffed by officer Ramelle Wallace, left. Wallace confronts the bystander shooting the footage. Photos: Screen shots from video posted by Javad Khazaeli.
WABC-TV’s entertainment reporter Sandy Kenyon is transitioning to a new role as consultant for ABC Owned Television Stations.
Lisa Kennedy In “Daughters,” a group of men gathers in a sunny, brightly hued prison meeting room. Each man wears an orange jumpsuit and has signed on for a 10-week course about fatherhood with life coach Chad Morris in directors Natalie Rae and Angela Patton’s entrancing documentary, debuting at the Sundance Film Festival. The body language in the room is instructive, not least because it will change over time.
Mudvayne frontman Chad Gray has said that the current wave of metal bands all “sound the same”, unlike when he was starting to make music.The singer was speaking recently to The Underground Australia, where he was asked about his views on the influence of nu-metal and his generation on the current music scene.“Dude, maybe I shouldn’t say this, but I don’t give a fuck. Because I’m me, and I’ve got stuff to say, and I’m going to say it. Music now to me — God bless them, new bands — but they sound the same.
EXCLUSIVE: Domhnall Gleeson has joined the cast of Apple‘s Fountain of Youth, a feature film based on an original idea that will be directed by Guy Ritchie and hails from Skydance Media. Also starring John Krasinski and Natalie Portman, the film will be produced for Apple by Skydance, Vinson Films and Project X Entertainment.
EXCLUSIVE: Pranutan Bahl, granddaughter of Indian icon Nutan, and Rahsaan Noor are leading Coco & Nut, an English- and Hindi-language romantic comedy shot in Chicago.
Diego Ramos Bechara editor Radio Silence Productions and Project X Entertainment, both behind the relaunch of the “Scream” franchise, are forming a joint financing pact with studio MRC to fund and produce horror and thriller features. The partnership, announced Wednesday morning, aims to produce two to three features annually.
After teaming on forthcoming Uni monster thriller Abigail, both of the newest films in the Scream franchise, and Searchlight horror comedy Ready or Not, Project X and Radio Silence have entered into a new joint venture with MRC (Knives Out, Saltburn) for the production and financing of modestly budgeted genre features.
Valerie Wu Intern Chad Verdi’s VMI Releasing has acquired the opioid crisis drama “Junction,” which is the directorial debut of “How to Make It in America” actor Bryan Greenberg. Greenberg stars in the film along with Josh Peck, Sophia Bush and his wife Jamie Chung. Under VMI releasing, “Junction” is slated for a theatrical and VOD release on Jan.
Chad Stahelski is a filmmaker who finds himself attached to a number of projects. And even though we get excited for every new film his name comes up about, Stahelski always ends up coming back to his baby—“John Wick.” Well, it appears the filmmaker is going to continue spearheading the ‘Wick’ franchise, but his next film is actually going to be something very different.
Chad Stahelski, who Deadline already told you was set to direct the reboot of starring Henry Cavill, has inked a deal with Lionsgate to oversee the creative on both that franchise and John Wick. Remember, John Wick is beginning to spinoff with the Ballerina this summer; Stahelski already an EP on that film.
Michaela Zee Drew Barrymore praised “Mean Girls” star Reneé Rapp on Friday’s episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show” for protecting her from an alleged stalker. The cast of “Mean Girls” joined Barrymore on her eponymous talk show to discuss the movie musical. At one point, the daytime host pulled Rapp into a hug and thanked her for escorting her offstage when an alleged stalker approached them during a speaking event last year.
Lots of celebs stepped out to attend the National Board of Review’s 2024 Awards Gala and we have all the red carpet photos!
EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of The Family Planlast month, Apple Original Films and Skydance are reteaming on another tentpole as Deadline is hearing John Krasinski and Natalie Portman are set to star in Fountain of Youth with Guy Ritchie directing. Skydance Media will serve as the studio, and the film will be produced for Apple by Skydance, Vinson Films and Project X Entertainment.
Jaden Thompson Universal Pictures has released the trailer for the upcoming horror film “Abigail,” set to release on April 19. The film is helmed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett — also known as Radio Silence — who directed recent popular horror movies including “Scream” (2022), “Scream VI” (2023) and “Ready or Not” (2019). “Abigail” follows a group of kidnappers who get in over their heads when their young target, a girl named Abigail, turns out to be a vampire.
Michaela Zee More than 15 years after his death, stand-up comedian George Carlin has been brought back to life in an artificial intelligence-generated special called “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead.” The hour-long special, which dropped on Tuesday, comes from Dudesy, a comedy AI that hosts a podcast and YouTube show with “Mad TV” alum Will Sasso and podcaster Chad Kutlgen. “I just want to let you know very clearly that what you’re about to hear is not George Carlin.