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Lexi Carson Ron Weiner, a television director at WGN Chicago for 25 years and three-time Daytime Emmy-winning director for talkshow “Donahue,” died on March 18 in Baltimore, Md. He was 93. Weiner directed shows including “Donahue,” “An Evening With B.B.

Aramide Tinubu Fifty years ago, “Good Times” became the first sitcom to depict a two-parent Black American family. Now, Netflix is debuting a present-day animated reboot chronicling the Evanses two generations after the original. Set in Chicago’s Cabrini Green projects in the same apartment from the 1970s dramedy, the series follows Reggie (J.B.

Selena Kuznikov Over the past few years, FLO has done what many assumed was undoable in today’s music climate: revived the concept of the R&B girl group by updating the sound of its ’90s heyday, all with a contemporary twist. So far, it’s worked – as their fan base has exploded beyond their native London and brought them to viral new heights. “We definitely want to be the face of the resurgence of girl groups,” says Jorja Douglas, who makes up the trio alongside Stella Quaresma and Renée Downer.

EXCLUSIVE: First in a series on broadcast network series renewals. NBC is well ahead of the game this season on the renewal-decision front, handing early pickups to freshman dramas Found and The Irrational as well as One Chicago, Law & Order and Law & Order: SVUwhile canceling Quantum Leap, La Brea and Magnum PI.

Chrissy Teigen is looking fierce on the red carpet!

Dennis Harvey Film Critic At their least, the myriad serial-killer movies that followed in the imitative wake of “Se7en” three decades ago have gotten the grisly part down, but find compelling suspense, atmospherics and original narrative ideas harder to come by. Such is certainly the case with “Damaged,” which serves up a considerable number of victims’ severed limbs, yet is likely to leave scant impression — scarring or otherwise — on the viewer. Though Samuel L.

Bastian Schweinsteiger has admitted he has no hard feelings over the way he was treated by Jose Mourinho at Manchester United.

A pub in a Scottish town has been "immortalised" after being used as a filming location for a Hollywood blockbuster. The Tower Bar in Livingston was asked to close up for a day by the team behind Damaged, a film set for release this month, Edinburgh Live reports.

Former enfante terrible filmmaker Harmony Korine (“Gummo“) has said he’s bored with conventional moviemaking and thinks video games, A.I., and experiential films are the way of the future. And well, he’s really putting his money where his mouth is with “Argro Dr1ft,” his latest feature, an experimental assassin movie that debuted at the Venice Film Festival last year (read our review).

A change is coming at the helm of Chicago Med: after nine seasons, co-showrunners Diane Frolov and Andy Schneider will step down at the end of the season.  

Chicago Med has already been renewed for a 10th season, but a major part of the creative team won’t be back.

Emily Longeretta More changes are coming at “Chicago Med.” Co-showrunners Diane Frolov and Andy Schneider will exit the show at the end of the current ninth season. “We were honored to be chosen by Dick Wolf to run ‘Chicago Med’ and have tremendously enjoyed our association with Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television. We love ‘Chicago Med’ and have devoted all our creative energies to it, but after nine seasons we feel it’s time for us to move on and explore other possibilities,” the pair said in a statement on Tuesday.

Dick Wolf’s trio of FBI dramas will continue at CBS. FBI, FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International have all been renewed by the network.

Good Times is back in a new way.

Anitta has announced a run of headline shows for her 2024 ‘Baile Funk Experience Tour’ – find all the details below.The Brazilian singer-songwriter is due to head out on the road next month in support of her sixth album ‘Funk Generation’, which will be released on April 26.Kicking off in Mexico City on May 18, the North American leg of ‘The Baile Funk Experience Tour’ will also include stop-offs in Los Angeles, Miami Beach, Toronto, Chicago and New York.Anitta is then set to visit South America, with gigs scheduled in Bogotá, Lima, Santiago and Buenos Aires.The artist will embark on a run of concerts in Europe too, with dates confirmed in Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, Ibiza, Madrid, Barcelona and Milan.Anitta will play at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London on June 28, marking her only UK date on the tour. Tickets for this show go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (April 12) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Pop star Lady Gaga has sparked rumours she’s engaged after she was seen wearing a huge diamond ring.The pop star, famous for her songs ‘Born This Way’ and ‘Bad Romance’ was seen in West Hollywood on Sunday, 7 April, wearing a long black overcoat with the ring peeking out from beneath her sleeve.The singer has been dating entrepreneur Michael Polansky since 2019.The pair went Instagram official four years ago after the Super Bowl in 2020 and shared snaps of them looking loved-up on holiday. She wrote on the post: “We had so much fun in Miami.

EXCLUSIVE: John Magaro (Past Lives) and Jeannie Berlin (You Hurt My Feelings) have been tapped for supporting roles in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein film, The Bride!, starring Christian Bale.

Anitta is going out on tour!

Veteran character actor J.C. Mackenzie has signed with Artists & Representatives for representation.

E.W. Scripps, which acquired ION in 2020, is repositioning the broadcast network as a home for general entertainment and live sports.

Thania Garcia Ahead of the release of her new “Funk Generation” album, slated for April 26, Anitta has announced she is going on tour. Starting May 18 in Mexico City, Mexico, the “Funk Generation Tour” will take the Brazillian singer to over 20 cities, including her first tour dates in North America. She’ll then hit South America and Europe in major cities like Paris, London, Bogota, Buenos Aires, biza and more.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor E.W. Scripps hopes the recent surge of interest in Caitlin Clark and JuJu Watkins will serve it well in a different sort of match-up, the one that takes place every year between TV networks and advertisers. Scripps is highlighting recent rights deals that help its ION broadcast network serve up both a Friday-night WNBA showcase as well as Saturday-night doubleheaders from the National Women’s Soccer League.

Kim Kardashian caught the attention of over two million fans over the weekend as she shared a jaw-dropping collection of pictures from her holiday to the Turks and Caicos Islands.The reality star and SKIMs founder, 43, showed off her incredible figure as she donned a snakeskin bikini and placed a brown cowboy hat over her drenched brunette locks - snapping a number of pictures for her followers. Pairing the look with two gold cross necklaces and opting for a natural palette of makeup, Kim looked flawless while posing on the beach.

If you’re looking for a new drama to sink your teeth into, Channel 5’s The Cuckoo could be just the thing for you. Featuring plenty of family drama and conflict, the four-part series sees one family take in a lodger called Sian (Jill Halfpenny) in order to help ease their financial difficulties. However, after welcoming Sian into their family home, things begin to change and the family’s dynamic starts to become undone as they quickly realise that their new lodger might not be who she claims to be.

Callum McLennan U.K. distribution powerhouse DCD Rights is announcing strong pre-sales for its musical legend laden slate at MipTV. The remastered release of “David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders from Mars” in stunning 4K leads the pack with a pre-sale to NHK Japan already in place.

A scan using equipment available in most hospitals could be a 'game changer' in diagnosing heart disease instead of the traditional route of invasive surgery.

Chicago Fire was renewed for a 13th season earlier this year, delighting fans!

Love Island's Jessie Wynter has bravely spoken out about a terrifying drink spiking incident, revealing she "knows" who was behind the near-fatal attack.The Australian reality TV starlet was enjoying a holiday in the US with her boyfriend and fellow Islander Will Young when she became the victim of a drink spiking. Jessie woke up in hospital and expressed how "lucky" she felt to have Will by her side during the traumatic ordeal. Jessie has now disclosed that she recognised her attackers as they had previously tried to hang around the couple.

Accounting for seven percent of the general youth population, young LGBTQ people are overrepresented in Atlanta’s homeless population.

When it comes to celebrity beauty routines, we’re all too aware that they use the best of the best. From pricey facials to expensive products, it’s almost a given that most of their beauty essentials require an A-list budget to keep up with it.