How ‘Chicago’ and the MPA Brought Productions Back to the U.S.

Beach Bunny's path to pop-rock stardom has been an untraditional one for rock groups: songs taken from across their catalog of EPs and one album, Honeymoon, have been embraced by tens of millions of TikTok users around the world. Now, the Chicago band are doing streaming numbers reserved for K-pop acts, with over a billion on-demand listens accrued to date.

J. Kim Murphy SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Who the F**k is Jack McKinney?,” the March 27 episode of “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” which is now streaming on HBO Max.Like every other episode of HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” Sunday’s episode picks up with the Los Angeles Lakers organization pinned against a wall, this time scrummaging for a new head coach after the abrupt resignation of Jerry West (Jason Clarke).

Once a Raven, always a Raven! Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz appeared together on screen for the first time since One Tree Hill on the Wednesday, March 23, episode of Good Sam, and snuck in a few references for their diehard fans.

The family of Jussie Smollett are speaking out.

Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have never let their political parties stop them from working together — and the two former presidents have once again joined forces to support Ukraine. Bill and George, both 75, made a joint appearance at a Ukrainian church in Chicago, IL on Wednesday, March 16. The Windy City (a nickname for Chicago) is notably known to have one of the largest Ukrainian populations in the United States and has been a “sister city” to Kyiv since 1991.

Attorneys representing Jussie Smollett in his fake hate crime case have filed a malicious prosecution complaint in response to a defamation suit filed by Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo — two brothers who testified that they had participated in the elaborate hoax — claiming that one lawyer on the defense team defamed the pair when she suggested they had been wearing "whiteface" while carrying out of the ordeal. Tina Glandian made comments on NBC's "Today" show in March 2019, shortly after the Cook County State's Attorney announced it was dropping charges accusing Smollett of lying to police about the incident two months earlier, and in those remarks, Glandian alleged that the Osundairo brothers, who hail from Nigeria and are Black, might have "put makeup on" to disguise their color.

CHICAGO -- A judge in Chicago ruled Friday that an attorney for Jussie Smollett might have defamed two Black brothers who testified that they participated in a fake racist and homophobic attack on the actor when she suggested they had been wearing “whiteface”The Chicago Tribune reported that U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland's ruling centers on comments Tina Glandian made on NBC's “Today” show in March 2019, shortly after the Cook County State's Attorney announced it was dropping charges accusing Smollett of lying to police about the incident two months earlier.Discussing how Smollett had told police that one of his attackers was white, Glandian said that the very dark-skinned brothers might have “put makeup on" to disguise their color.

Anything can happen in the One Chicago universe — work debacles, love triangles and, of course, the occasional killing off of a favorite couple. A character’s fate keeps the actors on their toes, including Chicago P.D. vets Marina Squerciati and Patrick Flueger.

When a mild-mannered English tailor living in Chicago finds himself embroiled in the politics of the city’s most fearsome gangsters, a quiet evening turns into a bid to escape with his life in Focus Features’ “The Outfit,” which arrives in theaters on March 18. Though ‘The Outfit’’s chamber drama setting and relative lack of plot developments make for a rather thrill-less crime thriller, the film’s clever script and a captivating lead performance from Mark Rylance make the tidy mob film a fresh, stylish take on a well-worn genre.

At Water’s Edge, a mesmerizing queer dance short from the acclaimed, trailblazing transgender choreographer, and Homo Pol, a short dance documentary film by Amadeus Pawlica focused on the LGBTQ community in Poland.Monday, March 21, brings nine more in a program exploring relationships at opposite ends of the age spectrum, from budding young love to the Alzheimer’s-induced fading memory of a relationship more than 40 years in the making.Also part of Week 2 programming is the German short Pussy Cruising, a humorous take and fantastical riff on the subject posed by the question, “What would cruising among lesbians look like?”The seven films packaged in Week 3 examine the prejudices, discrimination, and other hurdles, some of them self-imposed, faced by people with queer identities, particularly as faced by those living in Iran, Finland, Greece, Spain, North America, and Chile — with The Bodies of Siegfried, Emilio Rodriguez’s documentary offering a visual exploration questioning the limits of art and pornography.Finally, queer challenges, from identity and self-image to romantic relationships, are explored in the final six selected for Week 4, beginning April 4 and ending April 11.Tickets per program, offering a full week of streaming, are $10, or $25 for a full festival pass.

Christie Brinkley is staying young and soaking up the sun! The 68-year-old model shared a stunning Instagram shot of herself on the Caribbean beach on Sunday, taking in the bright sun at a gorgeous tropical locale. Christie was photographed walking along the beach and taking a small dip in the ocean, showing off her stunning physique in a baby blue-colored one piece swimsuit. “Grateful!” the mom-of-three captioned the post, as she also featured a sun hat hanging around her neck and kept the rays at bay with sunglasses.

Chicago’s top prosecutor, state’s attorney Kim Foxx, says the justice system failed disgraced actor Jussie Smollett, who was sentenced to 150 days in jail for staging a hate hoax crime.

Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in Cook County Jail and immediately remanded into custody. On Thursday, Judge James B.

Chicago PD stars Marina Squerciati and Patrick John Flueger saw their character's Kim Burgess and Adam Ruzek's storyline come to a climax on Wednesday as they raced to find their adopted daughter Makayla who had been kidnapped and held for ransom by her mother.Exclusive: Chicago Fire's Hanako Greensmith opens up on Violet and Hawkins - and the #hawkami nameBut the pair - who are not together romantically after ending their engagement several years ago - saw their differences highlighted when Adam fought for a different approach to the recovery, and Kim threw the words 'she's my daughter' at him; Kim adopted Makalya and named Adam as Makayla's guardian should anything happen to her.WATCH: Chicago PD: Burgess decides Ruzek will be Makayla's guardian"That point where they come to a head - they feel like they are on the same page and then it just breaks - it is hard to talk about, it hurts me now," Patrick shared with HELLO! adding: "They got rough with each other."Marina added: "Things have now been said that can't be unsaid. They have been in different places but this is dirty, and I don't know how they will come back."MORE: Chicago Fire's Taylor Kinney gets candid about future on showMORE: Chicago Fire showrunner reveals Jesse Spencer will return to show very soonKim and Adam have been living together throughout season nine as Kim recovered from her own kidnapping at the end of season eight, and learned to become a mother after adopting Makayla.There was a short period of time when the two seemed to be able to relax and learn together about growing as a family - until Makayla's blood uncle arrived and demanded custody.

Selome Hailu Attached to its hit freshman sitcom “Abbott Elementary,” ABC has partnered with Scholastic to become the first entertainment brand to provide underfunded schools with free book fairs.The book fairs take place at seven Title 1 schools between March 14 and 18. Each student will receive two free books and each teacher will receive 10. Participating schools include Philadelphia’s Harrity Elementary, which “Abbott Elementary” is based on, as well as Siehl Elementary in Erie, Pa., Bond Elementary in Chicago, Dayton’s Bluff Elementary in Minneapolis, Freeman Elementary in Flint, Mich.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Power Book IV: Force” has been renewed for Season 2 at Starz.The third spinoff of the original “Power” to debut on Starz, the series saw Joseph Sikora return as Tommy Egan, who leaves New York and finds himself caught up in the Chicago drug game. The series also stars Isaac Keys, Lili Simmons, Gabrielle Ryan, Shane Harper, Kris D.

merry murderesses of the Cook County Jail will be from April 12 through June 5.The announcement comes on the heels of another project for the former “Baywatch” babe — a Netflix documentary that will share her side of the story regarding her infamous sex tape with ex-husband Tommy Lee.The controversial Hulu mini-series “Pam & Tommy” starring Lily James and Sebastian Stan was created without the consent of any of the parties involved. The mother of two’s documentary will show “the real story” about her life, and will prove that she is “not a victim, but a survivor.”Anderson said her foray onto the stage will allow her to “see what I’m capable of,” Anderson told the Associated Press on Monday in a statement.“From ‘Baywatch’ to Broadway. I am inspired by the unexpected,” she said.

Pamela Anderson is coming to Broadway! The 54-year-old actress will make her theater debut as 1920s seductress Roxie Hart in the popular musical Chicago, according to the Associated Press. Pam will be on the stage at the Ambassador Theatre in New York from April 12 to June 5.

Outlander's Sam Heughan has revealed he's written a new book about his own adventure and he can't wait to show it to fans.