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Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Borat” sequel opens with a blackface content warning from its distributor, Amazon Studios. The mockumentary’s content warning points out the film’s depictions of “sexuality, drug use, foul language, nudity, blackface” — basically about what you’d expect from a “Borat” film. Less than five minutes into “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” Borat (Baron Cohen) makes […]

Arnold Schwarzenegger “feels fantastic” after undergoing heart surgery to replace an aortic valve —  the second time that he’s had heart surgery in the past two years. The 73-year-old actor/politician announced his recovery via Twitter on Friday afternoon with a photo from his hospital bed and noted that he’s been walking the streets of Cleveland […]

Swizz Beatz has a lot going on: Not only is he co-founder of Verzuz, the popular online DJ battle series, he’s a successful music producer (Jay-Z, Nas, DMX), he’s married to Alicia Keys and the two of them have built a formidable art collection. Having discussed Verzuz at length with him earlier this year, we […]

Oscar-winning writer and director Taika Waititi has signed on to executive produce “Frybread Face and Me.” The film follows two adolescent Navajo cousins from different worlds who bond during a summer herding sheep on their grandmother’s ranch in Arizona while learning more about their family’s past and themselves. Written and directed by Native American filmmaker […]

The question of how the WGA is applying its rules for talent agencies divesting their interests in production companies is coming under scrutiny as the guild’s negotiations with WME and CAA drag on. The WGA has made it clear in separate talks with WME and CAA that the agencies must present a plan to sell […]

In today’s TV news roundup, YouTube Originals announced “Justin Bieber: Next Chapter” documentary, and Netflix unveiled a trailer for “Dash & Lily.” FIRST LOOKS Netflix released a trailer for its upcoming series “Dash & Lily,” set to premiere on Nov. 10. Based on the book “Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares” by Rachel Cohn and […]

“Everyone who goes inside this house either comes out cracked up or doesn’t come out at all!” So says Karim Washington (Kingsley Ben-Adir) of the San Francisco residence at the center of season two, or “Part II” as it is stylistically named, of the Netflix sci-fi mystery series “The OA.” Purported to be at 828 […]

Jessica Chastain has signed on for a lead role in the upcoming HBO limited series “Scenes From a Marriage” opposite Oscar Isaac, Variety has confirmed. Chastain takes over for Michelle Williams, who exited the series due to scheduling issues. The role reunites Isaac and Chastain, who previously starred together in the 2014 feature “A Most Violent […]

An 80-foot prehistoric shark is returning to the big screen with “The Meg 2,” and Warner Bros. has hired “Rebecca” filmmaker Ben Wheatley to direct. Development of the sequel comes two years after “The Meg” took in an impressive $530 million worldwide. That film revolved around the monstrous megalodon emerging from the Mariana Trench, the […]

“Black-ish” Season 7 has received a back order for six additional episodes at ABC. The order means the critically-acclaimed comedy series will have a full seventh season consisting of 21 episodes, despite the fact that its launch was delayed by the production shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Season 7 of “Black-ish” debuted on ABC […]