Hollywood Needs to Create Its Biggest Hit Ever. Here’s How the Industry Can Make That Happen (Guest Column)

Amber Dowling “BlackBerry” was never supposed to be two things. Yet when the three-part miniseries telling the metaphoric rise and catastrophic fall of the BlackBerry debuts on AMC on Nov. 13 (having premiered on CBC and CBC Gem on Nov.

Entertainment Tonight during the annual “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To Cure Parkinson’s” gala, a benefit hosted by the Michael J. Fox Foundation.“He was a hockey player, a good hockey player, and we played hockey together,” the “Back to the Future” star added. According to Fox, Perry once gave his foundation, which began in 2000 and specializes in research into Parkinson’s disease, a gracious donation.

Amazon's Black Friday deals will kickstart next week on Friday, November 17, a week before the official global date. The long-awaited price drops will last on its site right up until 11:59 on November 27 before the deals are ramped up with the Cyber Monday offers, a day often saved for retailers to get rid of any leftover stock.

Matthew Perry‘s story should have been one about finding great success, then struggling with the demons of addiction only to win and live to tell about it. Unfortunately, due to a terrible tragedy, he didn’t get to live as long as he should have after getting sober.

Valerie Wu Intern Peter White, known for his role as attorney Lincoln (Linc) Tyler on soap opera “All My Children” and for his role onstage and on screen in “The Boys in the Band,” died of melanoma at his home in Los Angeles on Nov. 1. He was 86.

Caroline Brew editor “Willy Wonka, Wonka,” Timothée Chalamet blurts out, interrupting Bowen Yang in a promo for the “Saturday Night Live” show he is hosting this week. The reason why? “Sorry, the actors strike just ended, I can finally promote my movie,” he explains. The historic 118-day strike ended at 12:01 a.m.

The Simpsons, detailed in an op-ed for The New York Times his first meeting with Perry, who died aged 54 last month (October 28).“We met almost 40 years ago, and he was, by far, the funniest friend I ever had,” Azaria wrote. “He also was the person who helped me get sober.”Perry, who had been open about his struggles with drugs and alcohol throughout his life, took Azaria to his first A.A.

Friends star Matthew Perry wanted him to play him in a biopic.News that the actor had named Zac Efron as his first choice to depict him in a biopic arose last week (November 2), when one of his close acquaintances, Athenna Crosby, spoke with Entertainment Tonight.The interview took place after the Friends actor was found dead in his Los Angeles home on October 28. He was aged 54 and the death has been linked to an apparent drowning.“He said that he wanted to make a movie about his life,” Crosby said.

Fox has set an early 2024 premiere date for its new game show The Floor, hosted and produced by Rob Lowe. The Floor, from Big Brother and The Voice creator John de Mol, will launch Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 9 PM on Fox.

Bre Tiesi is opening up about her love life and famous connections.

Multiple A-list actors, TV showrunners, and Hollywood producers are criticizing their Tinseltown colleagues for their hesitance to condemn the Hamas attacks on Israel last month and the antisemitism that has risen around the world in the wake of the Oct. 7 massacre. A-list entertainers like Jerry Seinfeld, Julianna Margulies, along with Hollywood producers, showrunners and even the former president of NBC News Noah Oppenheimer voiced their concern in recent weeks that many in the entertainment industry have stayed "silent" on this issue.

Xochitl Gomez might have been banged up on Tuesday’s episode of Dancing with the Stars, but the Latina is ready for next week. Gómez has been taking over the show with high scores and exciting performances. In the recent episode, she crushed her contemporary routine to “Game of Survival” by Ruelle during Monster Night, earning a score of 37 out of 40.

Warren Littlefield Matthew Perry will most often be remembered for his wit and charm, but there was so much more to him. The pilot script of “Friends” had a lot of heat at the agencies and young actors both familiar and fresh were vying for the roles. There was interest and momentum for Craig Bierko to play the role of Chandler Bing, and until Craig said he wasn’t interested, Matthew stayed in the background because he didn’t want to compete with his friend.

of walking after eating that we should all take note of.We're not just talking about boosting our endorphins or reducing stress levels when going on these leisurely serotonin-inducing strolls. Walking after eating has been proven to do many things for our overall health and it’s definitely something to consider for future meals. But don't just take our word for it.

Seth Rogen is swapping the film lot for the pottery studio.

Eric Cantona has made his live debut in Manchester, performing tracks from his new EP ‘I’ll Make My Own Heaven’. Find footage of the set below.The first of the Manchester United icon’s run of live shows kicked off in the city last week, with two back-to-back shows at the Stoller Hall venue (October 26 and 27). It follows his recently released debut EP, which arrived earlier this month via Decca.Taking to the stage for the gig, Cantona performed wearing a fedora, a black trench coat and a white shirt, paired with some garish red tracksuit bottoms and red boots.From there, he performed tracks from his newly shared EP –’ I’ll Make My Own Heaven’ and the French-sung ‘Je Veux’.He also performed the lead single from the release, ‘The Friends We Lost’, as well as a host of new material.

Sutton Stracke has been a fan favorite since joining The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in Season 10. As Season 13 begins, Deadline talked to the Bravo star and she spilled the tea on her thoughts about Lisa Rinna not being on the show anymore, how the group dynamics have changed since her departure and where she stands with Erika Jayne and Crystal Minkoff.

The genius behind ITV's much-loved comedy, Benidorm, has hinted at a possible revival of the show, five years after it was cancelled. Derren Litten, the creator, has teased that he's ready to pen new episodes, sparking excitement among fans. Derren, 52, is the mastermind behind the hit show which ran for ten seasons and over 74 episodes for more than a decade.

Marta Balaga DR Sales has been racking up sales for Danish drama series “Prisoner.” Starring Sofie Gråbøl, David Dencik, Youssef Wayne Hvidtfeldt and Charlotte Fich, it has been picked up by BBC (UK and Ireland), Canal+ Group’s channel Polar+ (France), MHz Networks (U.S.), SBS (Australia), NPO (Netherlands) and BeTV (French-speaking Belgium). Revolving around four desperate prison guards, forced to deal with everything from rampant drug trade to their personal problems and imminent closure of the prison, the show was created by Kim Fupz Aakeson.

new memoir, “If You Would Have Told Me,” is filled with many personal stories of reflection — including the dramatic moment he learned of his good friend Bob Saget’s death.The actor recalls driving home with his 5-year-old son, Billy, when his publicist, Matt Polk, called him and asked if he had spoken with Saget that day. When Polk noted TMZ called him saying “several sources” indicated the comedian was dead, Stamos didn’t believe it.Stamos went on to call Saget’s wife, Kelly Rizzo, but didn’t receive an immediate response. “Full House” co-star Candace Cameron Bure called him minutes later about a “weird DM” she received from a local Floridian claiming the same.