Jean Smart Opens Up About Death Of Husband Richard Gilliland While Filming ‘Hacks’

It’s July 2021, and instead of talking about “F9,” “Black Widow,” or any of the summer blockbusters from this year, The Playlist Podcast is going back to the ‘80s to talk about two cult classic summer films, “Escape From New York” and “Big Trouble in Little China.” Why? Because they’re both celebrating big anniversaries. Oh, and because John Carpenter is one of the best filmmakers of all time and Kurt Russell is a national treasure.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Small Engine Repair, the film based on the critically acclaimed stage play (LA Critic’s Choice and New York Times Critic’s Pick).

NEW YORK -- Deep in the ocean, surrounded by sharks, Tiffany Haddish stayed cool. She drew on her land-based survival skills.“I was as frightened around them as I am around like a pack of pit bull dogs,” she said in an interview.

The Clash‘s Paul Simonon is to go on permanent display at the Museum of London later this year.Simonon smashed his Fender Precision bass at New York’s Palladium in September 1979, with photographer Pennie Smith capturing the dramatic moment on her 35mm Pentax camera.The resulting image, which sees Simonon raising the guitar like an axe, became part of rock folklore after it was chosen by frontman Joe Strummer to be the cover of The Clash’s 1979 album ‘London Calling’.As The Guardian reports,

EXCLUSIVE: We hear that Lionsgate has closed a deal for Lance Reddick to reprise his role as Charon, the concierge of New York’s Continental Hotel. He’s the guy who helps out Keanu Reeves’s title character whether he’s fending off bad guys or looking after Wick’s dog. In John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Charon fights with Wick in the High Table attacks at the hotel. Together the guys take out the strike force with Charon later rejoining Ian McShane’s Winston as his bodyguard.

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is joining the faculty of Howard University, having rejected a tenured position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Richard Donner has sadly died at the age of 91.

John Legend has joined Insecure stars Jay Ellis and Issa Rae for a new podcast created to showcase young authors who have completed prison terms. In each of the 13 episodes of Written Off, the brainchild of Ellis, host and former New York Times reporter Walter Thompson-Hernandez will talk to one former inmate about their creative journey, before a celebrity reads the aspiring writer's work aloud.

So many stars have joined the cast of Elizabeth Banks‘ movie Cocaine Bear!

EXCLUSIVE: Let The Record Show, written by Sarah Schulman, has been called the most comprehensive political history of American AIDS activism and ACT Up.

EXCLUSIVE: Insecure star Jay Ellis is behind a new podcast series that will aim to give voice to formerly incarcerated young authors.

Michael Strahan's ex-wife Jean Strahan made headlines over the weekend following her arrest in New York.MORE: Michael Strahan celebrates proud news with Al Roker's wifeThe Good Morning America star married Jean on 18 July 1999 and their divorced was finalised in 2006.During their marriage, the pair were often pictured at public events together.

NEW YORK -- Richard Marx likes to gently mess with the minds of whoever comes to see his solo concerts.He'll start playing a Keith Urban or a Lionel Ritchie song and look out to see the reaction. "If it’s a couple, I’ll see one of them look at the other with this face like, ‘You’re kidding me.

It has been a while since we heard any new music from Selena Gomez, but that's because the singer has been working on a new show titled Only Murders In The Building. The upcoming series was being shot in New York and Selena has been snapped on several occasions on set.

Dog Show last weekend, but Oliver wanted to tweak a few of the prize pooches’ names a little. Both “And Now, This” bits in Sunday’s “Last Week Tonight” episode were about the dog show, which took place June 12 and 13 in upstate New York.

EXCLUSIVE: 13 Reasons Why stars Alisha Boe and Brandon Flynn have joined actress Odessa A’zion, Gideon Adlon, Hari Nef, Otmara Marrero, Jenelle Hagerman Cliff Powell, Ava McCoy, and Isabella Salimpour. in experimental indie Who Am I?. The movie marks the feature film debut of New York filmmaker Johanna Block. Plot details are being kept under wraps.

Victoria’s Secret is on a desperate mission to rebrand themselves and move past the male gaze and what they call “sexy.” On Wednesday, June 16th The New York Times explained that the company was ditching the wings, and “fantasies” for seven powerful women known for their achievements. The group of women includes, soccer professional Megan Rapinoe and actress Priyanka Chopra. They join Eileen Gu, a Chinese American freestyle skier, and future Olympian; biracial plus-size model, and inclusivity

announced in an Instagram post Sunday, which included a headshot of her father and a photo of him walking her own the aisle on her wedding day. “John Gabriel was my hero, my role model, and my champion, but above all, my daddy.

The Strokes were joined by some very big names for their fundraising concert in support of New York mayoral candidate Maya Wiley last night (June 12).The band took to the stage at the Irving Plaza for a show that journeyed through their back catalogue, with all proceeds from the gig going to support Wiley in her attempt to become the city’s first female mayor.

John Wick film.The fourth instalment of the Keanu Reeves-led film is due to start filming in the next couple of months in Berlin, followed by shoots in France, Japan and New York ahead of its slated May 2022 release.Speaking in a new interview, Fishburne, who plays the head of the Bowery, an underworld intelligent network disguised as a homeless shelter, told Collider: “I should be going to Berlin within another couple of months or so.”Unable to share any real details about the film, Fishburne