Dave Franco Explains Why His Proposal To Alison Brie Didn’t Go Quite As Planned

Teddy Schwarzman, founder and CEO of independent studio Black Bear Pictures, is joining the board of directors of the Gotham Film & Media Institute (formerly IFP), while Mark D’Arcy, Facebook’s former chief creative officer, is stepping down to become the organization’s first Director Emeritus.

Former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison is engaged to her boyfriend of three years, Ercan Ramandan. Sharing the news on Instagram, Vicky, 34, posted a snap of Ercan on one knee in front of her on the beach in Dubai as she leant down to kiss him. A second photo showed Vicky's stunning engagement ring.

Metallica have announced that their annual ‘Metallica Night’ event with the San Francisco Giants baseball team will be returning for an eighth year.The event, which has previously seen Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield perform the national anthem and drummer Lars Ulrich throw out the ceremonial first pitch, has been cancelled for the past two seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.This year’s ‘Metallica Night’ will take place on May 24 at Oracle Park – formerly AT&T Park – in San Francisco, as the Giants take on the New York Mets. Tickets are on sale here.“It’s a tradition that we’ve missed the last two seasons, so we’re really excited for the return of Metallica Night at Oracle Park with our hometown baseball team, the San Francisco Giants,” the band said in a statement.“This year marks the eighth time we’ll take the field for the National Anthem, first pitch, and a few other pre-game shenanigans, and it all takes place on Tuesday, May 24th against the New York Mets.”A post shared by Metallica (@metallica)Special packages for the event include a ticket to the game and a limited-edition Metallica/Giants T-shirt; a portion of the proceeds from every Metallica Night Special Event ticket sold will benefit the band’s All Within My Hands foundation.In 2020, Metallica‘s All Within My Hands Foundation donated $350,000 to a series of charities providing aid and care during the coronavirus crisis.“In the wake of the spread of the coronavirus, the most vulnerable people in our communities need help now more than ever,” Metallica said in a statement at the time.

Dave Franco is catching some fresh air!

TV personality Stephen Bear has been arrested for breaching his bail conditions and discussing his ongoing revenge porn case on social media. Stephen, 32, is currently facing trial after being accused of secretly filming himself have sex with a woman in August 2020, and later distributing the footage online without her consent. The former Ex on The Beach star was first granted bail in July 2021 after the case was moved to Crown Court.

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An Ohio developer says he is moving forward with construction on a controversial housing project in Dave Chappelle’s hometown of Yellow Springs following a heated village council meeting that saw the comic icon threaten to withdraw millions in planned investments in the community. "Construction should commence in early spring," George Oberer, the CEO of Oberer Homes, told Dayton Daily News, the major local newspaper. Chappelle received criticism earlier this week after the paper reported his opposition to the developer’s plan – which sought to add dozens of multiple-family homes to the village, which in 2019 had less than 4,000 residents, according to the U.S.

Minamata, the Andrew Levitas film starring Johnny Depp, is getting a U.S. theatrical release this weekend with 27 runs, a full year after it was first skedded for U.S. screens.

Landmark Theatres has decided to close their Embarcadero Center Cinema in San Francisco with the lease ending, and the chain citing “landlord-created conditions” which “challenged profitability” at the location.

Dave Franco is looking back at his not-so-romantic proposal to his wife Alison Brie, admitting that it was a little bit awkward for both of them.The 36-year-old actor who is preparing to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary, talked to James Corden during the latest episode of ‘The Late Late Show’ and explained what happened.The happy couple first met in New Orleans back in 2011 and the actress wore a silver mask throughout the entire weekend, “I would try to take it from her, she wouldn’t let me take it. It was this playful back-and-forth,” Dave shared.Alison left him the mask with a note at the end of the trip, and the actor decided to save it and use it for his proposal in 2015, where the couple went on a romantic trip to Big Sur in California.Dave says he planned the romantic proposal carefully: “So, we go up to Big Sur, we’re on the back patio, she’s out overlooking the ocean,” he continued, “She turns around, I’m on one knee, I’m wearing the mask, I’m holding up the ring.

Early last year, Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, the creative tag-team behind the Netflix show “GLOW,” signed an overall deal with Apple for new TV projects. Their first show for AppleTV+? An anthology series of darkly comic feminist fables that stars some of the most talented women in show business.

Dave Franco is taking a trip down memory lane!

Dave Franco and Alison Brie will soon be celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary! However, their journey to the alter apparently got off on a hilariously awkward first step.Franco sat down with James Corden on Wednesday's — and was joined on the couch by four-time Oscar nominee Annette Benning — where he opened up about how his proposal to Brie turned out much weirder than he ever intended.«My wife and I, we met at Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Over that weekend, she was wearing this silver Mardi Gras mask on her head, and I'd try to take it from her and she wouldn't let me take it. It was this playful back and forth, Franco recalled.