Adam Conover Slams Studios’ Cold Strike Endgame: ‘They’re Not Starving Us Out, We’re Starving Them Out’ (Video)

John Bleasdale Guest Contributor Locarno can’t get enough of Ted Hope. Five years after receiving the festival’s Raimondo Rezzonico Award, the producer of modern indie classics such as “The Wedding Banquet” and “The Ice Storm” shook things up yesterday at Locarno’s StepIN think tank with an Out of the Box keynote, a sweeping blast on the state of the industry. It resonated hugely with senior European industry executives who are often now battling the very same issues which Hope zeroed in on.

Sammi Giancola and Deena Cortese named names when the cast of Jersey Shore was asked about rude celebrity encounters on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen on Thursday, August 3.

Noel Gallagher says he hasn’t got the same presence as U2 frontman Bono or Coldplay‘s Chris Martin, when he performs onstage.Speaking in a new interview with Radio X, the former Oasis man said he was not “cut out” to command the stage like either singer.“Some people are cut out for that kind of thing. Chris Martin for example, can do that thing with the crowd. Bono can do that thing with the crowd.

Lenny Hochstein is over the moon about his engagement to Katharina Mazepa — and he’s not concerned with estranged wife Lisa Hochstein‘s feelings on the subject.

Javier Grillo-Marxuach, a veteran of the TV space who has most recently served as both a writer and EP on Netflix’s — prior to the start of the dual strikes — has come forward to address accusations of “scabbing” prompted by his posts on social media.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent This summer, “Barbie” has revived the box office, making nearly $500 million worldwide in its first week. Earlier this year, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” surpassed the billion-dollar mark.

Ewan McGregor saw the strike coming in June, just as filming on his Paramount+ series A Gentleman in Moscow was nearing the finish line. 

Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Tori Kelly has shared an update on her health after being hospitalised last week for blood clots in her lungs and heart.Last Sunday night (July 23), Kelly was rushed to a hospital after collapsing while out for dinner with friends in downtown Los Angeles. She reportedly experienced elevated heart rates before passing out.Upon treatment in the ICU, Kelly discovered that she had blood clots in her lungs and legs. It is currently unclear if more blood clots have been discovered since then.On July 26, Tori Kelly’s husband André Murillo shared a brief update, per Rolling Stone, writing on his Instagram Stories: “Tori is smiling again and feeling stronger.

It’s a "Full House" of nostalgic look-back podcasts from the beloved sitcom’s cast. Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber, who played Stephanie Tanner and neighbor Kimmy Gibbler, respectively, just released a rewatch podcast for the series on iHeartPodcasts titled "How Rude, Tanneritos!" Their co-star, Dave Coulier, who played Joey Gladstone on the series, also released a rewatch podcast a week ago on PodCo, titled "Full House Rewind." Despite the close timing of their releases, Sweetin and Barber told People in a joint interview there’s "no competition at all." "Dave's is so different, too, than what ours is," Sweetin explained.

Sounds like one neighbor might be very happy to hear Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may be leaving Montecito…

Virgin Money has made the decision to close a number of branches across the country due to "changing customer demand". In total, 39 branches will be closing their doors. However, Virgin has assured customers that each affected location is less than half a mile from the nearest Post Office, where they can still carry out day-to-day transactions such as cash deposits and withdrawals, cheque deposits, balance enquiries, and coin exchange.

“Thanks to the SAG strike, I’m the most famous person here,” joked Kevin Smith at a San Diego Comic-Con panel for Netflix/Mattel’s Masters of the Universe: Revolution.

Disney CEO Bob Iger already made his perspective clear about the ongoing guild strikes last week before the SAG-AFTRA one commenced. Now it’s Netflix CEO’s Ted Sarandos‘ turn.

Following the recent announcement that Gerry Turner will be the first-ever “Golden Bachelor”, he sat down for an interview with the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast.

Ellen Pompeo is calling out Netflix.

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Ron Perlman is walking back some heated comments he made about an anonymous Hollywood executive who told a news outlet that the studios’ plan is to let the strike extend for so long that writers and actors feel real financial pain.

Margot Robbie is living her dream life as Barbie right now!

SAG-AFTRA’s national board voted unanimously this morning to launch the guild’s first strike against the film and television industry since 1980. The strike is set to begin tonight one minute past midnight, with picketing at all the major studios.

EXCLUSIVE: Regardless of whether SAG-AFTRA goes on strike this week, the studios have no intention of sitting down with the Writers Guild for several more months.