What's remarkable about the 2024 Democratic National Convention, which starts today in Chicago, is how it has all the makings of a celebration, rather than a week of serious doubt.
That said, media outlets are going into the convention in anticipation of an uptick in audience interest, as what looked like the long-slog Trump-Biden rematch now is a neck-and-neck sprint with just two-and-a-half months to go.
"Just because the transition, if you will, has already happened, doesn't mean we're done processing what exactly just transpired," said MSNBC host Alex Wagner, who is among the network news figures who will be on the convention floor. >>>What's In Store
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'Alien' Invades China - Alien: Romulus bit off a $108M global opening, including $41M from domestic and $66M at the international box office. The sci-fi horror sequel came in well ahead of expectations, aided by an over-performance in China. >>>Second-Biggest Film Of 2023 There
Notes On The Season - With an unusual two shows in a single year due to the 2023 strikes, TV types have been talking Emmys consistently for more than 18 months with no discernible break. But now it's crunch time as voting winds up over the next 11 days. >>>Pete Hammond's Column
Apple Heads For 'Scamtown' - Apple, which runs its original podcast operation through its Apple TV+ division, is launching Scamtown from James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte, the directors of HBO docuseries McMillion$ and Apple’s The Big Conn. >>>11-Part Project Streaming Battle Is Joined - The fight for improved streaming residuals, one of the core objectives of the 2023 strikes by writers and actors, is only just beginning in the UK. Deadline this morning revealed that Directors UK (DUK), the body and collection society representing British directors, has written to Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Paramount, Apple and Warner Bros. Discovery in the past few weeks, seeking royalties for its 8,000-plus members. >>> Copyrights Could Be Withheld
Stage Management - Jamie Lloyd, the theater director behind the Nicole Scherzinger-led Sunset Boulevard, is setting up a film division within his London-based company and plans to begin making movies. "We are looking for the right story," he said. >>>Breaking Baz |
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In Season 4 of Emily in Paris, Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) has made her choice between Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) and Alfie (Lucien Laviscount).
Creator Darren Star told Deadline, “As part two [of Season 4] continues, once that infatuation, the rose-colored glasses come off, you really start to see the person you’re with and that there’s a real person behind the fantasy. That’s what happens with both of them in Part Two.”
In the interview, Star also discussed how splitting the fourth season into two parts influenced production and story structure, Sylvie’s big moment this season and more. >>>Read The Interview |
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More News 📺 ABC News has tapped Almin Karamehmedovic, executive producer of its top rated World News Tonight, as its next president. He will report to Debra OConnell, president of Disney news group and networks. Karamehmedovic succeeds Kim Godwin, who departed earlier this year after a sometimes tumultuous tenure.
👴 Former president Donald Trump falsely accepted the "endorsement" of Taylor Swift in a post on Truth Social. The move followed days of "Swifties for Trump" social media fuss, but there was no indication it had any basis in reality.
❤️ Bridgerton has won over Yerin Ha. She will play the love interest of Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) in the upcoming fourth installment of Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix series. ✈️ Pop singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha alleged she was a victim of a hate crime after being banned from a Munich-based Lufthansa flight for speaking Albanian to a security agent.
🎭 Peter Stormare is one of 28 additions to the cast of Netflix's Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole serial killer drama series. Anders Baasmo, Ellen Helinder, Simon Berger, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal and Kelly Gale are also among those joining the show. |
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Obituaries
🕯️ Phil Donahue, the longtime host of the trend-setting TV talk show The Phil Donahue Show, died Sunday evening following a long illness, surrounded by family including his longtime wife, actor Marlo Thomas. He was 88. The Today Show broke the news this morning. 🕯️ Maxie Solters, a writer, producer, actor and third-generation Hollywood publicist, has died. She was 37. 🕯️ John Aprea, the actor known for his roles in The Godfather Part II and Full House, has died. He was 83. 🕯️ Perry Kurtz, a comedian who appeared on Season 8 of America’s Got Talent as well as on The Late Late Show with James Corden, died Thursday in a hit-and-run in the L.A. neighborhood of Tarzana. He was 73. 🕯️ Jerry Fuller, a hit-making songwriter whose works were recorded by Ricky Nelson, Gary Puckett, Reba McEntire, Sam Cooke, Lawrence Welk, the Kingston Trio, Billy Eckstine, Engelbert Humperdinck and more, died July 18 at his home in Los Angeles at 85. 🕯️ Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2024: Photo Gallery & Obituaries |
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On the Radar
Mon - DNC begins; UFC class action hearing; Michael Keaton on Fallon; Jessica Alba on Seth Meyers
Tues - Edinburgh TV Festival begins
Wed - Paramount "go-shop" period in Skydance merger agreement expires
Thu - Kamala Harris speaks at DNC |
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Adieu, Alain - Fans placed tributes outside the home of Alain Delon, whose many iconic roles included Le Samouraï, Plein Soleil and The Leopard. The actor died in France on Sunday at the age of 88. |
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