‘Judy Blume Forever’ Directors On The Author’s Legacy, Relevance & Banned Books In America

Sharing their favorites — in and out of the kitchen! Celebrity chef Judy Joo chatted with restaurateur Melba Wilson about food, famous customers and pairing late-night snacks with her favorite TV shows.

Since his 2011 Cannes breakout “Miss Bala,” Mexican director Gerardo Naranjo has shot episodes of “Narcos” and “Fear The Walking Dead” and done two more films, “Kokoloko” and “Vienna And The Fantomes.” Up next for Naranjo? Variety reports he’ll reunite with “Narcos” star Walter Moura for “Say Her Name,” with “Andor‘ actress Adria Arjona also starring.

Walt Disney is targeting $5.5 billion in cost savings, including $3 billion in non-sports related content, CEO Bob Iger said today on a meaty call after earnings where he detailed a company-wide restructuring.

Six-time Tony winner, Audra McDonald, and Best Actor in a Musical, Myles Frost, have joined the cast of Oscar nominee Ava DuVernay’s latest film inspired by Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste: The Origins of our Discontents.

Lionsgate has named Joy Ride as the title of its upcoming comedy marking the feature directorial debut of Crazy Rich Asians scribe Adele Lim. The studio also on Monday unveiled the first still from the film, which you can view below.

A lasting impression. Heath Ledger, Audrey Hepburn, Amy Winehouse, Carrie Fisher and more stars left legacies that were rewarded even after their deaths. The celebrities went on to win Grammys, Oscars, Emmys and other awards for their indelible work.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, parent of Facebook and Instagram, posted upbeat financials today to Wall Street’s surprise and relief, beating on revenue and daily active users. Earnings fell but were hit by a $4,2 billion restrcuturing charge after laying off 11,000 people late last year.

UPDATE: The Sony Adam Driver sci-fi movie 65 will now open a week ahead of Shazam: Fury of the Gods on March 10. Meanwhile, the studio’s AFFIRM George Foreman biopic has now titled Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World. It is still set for April 28.

for years, the pair just made their friendship red carpet official.On January 28, and attended the 20th annual G'Day USA Arts Gala in Los Angeles, taking a moment to pose together on the red carpet. While Perry shares a two-year-old daughter, , with fiancé , Kerr was previously married to the Pirates of the Caribbean actor, with whom she shares a 12-year-old son, .“I love [Perry].

The Oscar nominations revealed Tuesday did not include any female directors, extending a trend that across this season’s awards landscape. It means the modest streak of women winning the Directing Oscar will end at two, after back-to-back wins the past two years with Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) in 2022 and Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) in 2021.

Few writers have as much of a hold on adults’ childhood selves as Judy Blume. Even if you’ve never read her books, her impact, especially with her most influential novels decades ago, is felt in how YA fiction is laid out today.

NBC has ordered a pilot for the drama series Murder by the Book from Good Girls creator Jenna Bans under her Universal Television-based production banner Minnesota Logging Company. Good Girls executive producer Bill Krebs will pen the script with Bans.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret—'s seminal coming-of-age novel.In the 50 years since it was first published, the book has become a cultural touchpoint. It's often referred to as the novel about as a young girl—from groan-inducing sex-ed presentations to the “Mom, I need a bra!” conversation.

How can an 11-year-old overcome the scary and uncertain time that is adolescence? Judy Blume’s 1970 novel “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” explores topics that generations of young women have faced. After decades in print, the beloved classic is getting the big-screen treatment.

Fifty years after “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret?” was first published, Judy Blume’s seminal young-adult novel is finally headed to the big screen. Lionsgate released on Thursday a trailer for the adaptation, starring Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Benny Safdie and Abby Ryder Fortson.Set in the early ’70s, big changes are in store for 11-year-old Margaret Simon (Ryder Fortson) when her family leaves New York City for the suburbs of New Jersey, just as she’s on the cusp of adolescence.