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As AMC Theatres reports a strong box office quarter and reiterates its plan to help claw its way out of debt, its top executive also has a message for moviegoers and studios: we’ve heard your feedback on how much pre-show content there is. On an earnings call, CEO Adam Aron discussed a recent deal to…
Stephen Colbert’s ‘Colbert Report’ Character Returns to Sort Out a “Free-Speech Crisis”
Stephen Colbert pulled out all the stops in defending his late-night competitor and friend Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday. That included pulling out his old Comedy Central character: Stephen Colbert the political pundit and host of The Colbert Report. Cue the bald eagle screech. “Hello, nation,” Colbert said in character. “Daddy’s home.” The faux Colbert jumped…
Suspect Identified in Case at the Center of HBO’s ‘The Yogurt Shop Murders’ Documentary
Police named a dead man Friday as a new suspect in the 1991 unsolved killings of four teenage girls at an Austin yogurt shop, saying DNA evidence led to a “significant breakthrough” in the brutal crime that has haunted Texas’ capital and stumped investigators for decades. In a statement, Austin police said DNA tests led…
And Now Luke Wilson, Like Brother Owen, Is Playing a Pro Golfer in a Streaming Comedy Series
The Wilsons are halfway to a regular foursome. Luke Wilson is joining Will Ferrell’s untitled Netflix golf comedy series, the streamer revealed on Friday. Wilson will play a pro golfer who has beaten Ferrell’s character for the tour championship twice. Why does (most of) that sentence sound so familiar? Oh, right: Owen Wilson currently stars…
Critic’s Notebook: A Flat Nate Bargatze and a Lame Time-Saving Gag Upstage Worthy Winners at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards
Given that I live in Los Angeles and work for an entertainment industry trade publication, I’m not supposed to admit this, but much of the country — not “most” but probably more than “some” — has a particular perception about Hollywood. Writers and directors and producers and movie stars, you sometimes hear, live in a…
John Lodge, Longtime Moody Blues Bassist, Dies at 82
John Lodge, the longtime singer, songwriter and bass guitarist for The Moody Blues, has died. He was 82. “John Lodge, our darling husband, father, grandfather, father-in-law and brother, has been suddenly and unexpectedly taken from us,” his family Friday said in a statement on Facebook. No cause of death was shared, but they noted that…
