With Prime Video documentary and ‘Margaret’ adaptation, Judy Blume is having a moment

With Prime Video documentary and ‘Margaret’ adaptation, Judy Blume is having a moment

Prime Video/Imagine Documentaries/Obscured PicturesJudy Blume Forever, a documentary about the beloved, boundary-pushing children’s book author, hits Prime Video on April 21. The following week, the film adaptation of Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret hits theaters. It wasn’t planned that way, but Judy Blume says she’s making the most of it. “Well, it wasn’t my idea,” Blume…Read More…

Dropping Friday on Prime Video: Rachel Weisz, times two, as twins in ‘Dead Ringers’

Dropping Friday on Prime Video: Rachel Weisz, times two, as twins in ‘Dead Ringers’

Prime VideoWe get a double dose of Oscar winner Rachel Weisz on Amazon’s Prime Video Friday, with the debut of a series adaptation of David Cronenberg’s 1988 twins thriller, Dead Ringers. That movie starred another Academy Award winner, Jeremy Irons, as the twin leads, but the show has Weisz playing both Elliot and Beverly Mantle, two identical but very different twin gynecologists…Read More…

Denise Richards confirms return to ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’

Denise Richards confirms return to ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’

Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images for Robert Gillings Productions / JOPRThree years after leaving The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Denise Richards is returning to Bravo franchise in a guest-starring role. “I have filmed some episodes,” Richards told Variety while in Cannes to promote her new drama series, Paper Empire. “And it’s been fun. And you know,…Read More…

In Brief: New projects for ‘Ted Lasso’ leading ladies, and more

In Brief: New projects for ‘Ted Lasso’ leading ladies, and more

Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham will celebrate the holidays with her own Apple Original musical special, Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas, premiering later this year. The special, recorded live in front of an audience at the London Coliseum, will feature performances and musical numbers from the Emmy-winning actress, as well as special surprise guests… Speaking of…Read More…

Drake Bell’s wife files for divorce one week after his disappearance

Drake Bell’s wife files for divorce one week after his disappearance

Tasia Wells/WireImageActor Drake Bell’s marriage has reportedly hit a sour note, with his wife Janet Von Schmeling filing for divorce after four years of marriage. According to TMZ, Von Schmeling filed the documents on Thursday and cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split. She also stated that the couple had been separated since September. Von Schmeling is…Read More…

Alec Baldwin posts to social media, thanking his wife and his attorney, after ‘Rust’ shooting charges are dropped

Alec Baldwin posts to social media, thanking his wife and his attorney, after ‘Rust’ shooting charges are dropped

Walt Disney Television/Yolanda PerezAlec Baldwin took to social media late Thursday afternoon, hours after learning charges against him in the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins were dropped. The photo, apparently from a different day, shows Baldwin smiling serenely, with his eyes closed, resting his head against hers. “I owe everything I have to…Read More…

F. Murray Abraham offers “sincere and deeply felt apology” after ‘Mythic Quest’ dismissal

F. Murray Abraham offers “sincere and deeply felt apology” after ‘Mythic Quest’ dismissal

Apple TV+Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham has publicly acknowledged his dismissal from the Apple TV+ workplace comedy Mythic Quest with a “sincere and deeply felt apology.” As reported, Rolling Stone broke the news that the actor, who also appeared on HBO’s The White Lotus’ second season, was fired after complaints were made about his on-set behavior by his female co-stars. In his statement, provided…Read More…

Charges dropped against Alec Baldwin in fatal on-set ‘Rust’ shooting: Sources

Charges dropped against Alec Baldwin in fatal on-set ‘Rust’ shooting: Sources

ABC NewsCharges against Alec Baldwin have been dropped in the fatal on-set shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, according to sources familiar with the matter. Baldwin, 65, had been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after a vintage Colt-style revolver loaded with a live round discharged, mortally wounding Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza on the New Mexico set of the Western in…Read More…