Lawmakers Grouse About Amazon-MGM Deal, But The Government Would Have A Hard Time Stopping It

Kevin Hart is defending his comedy.

Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi and CFO/COO Sean Gamble both praised the pending mergers of MGM and Amazon and Discovery and WarnerMedia, saying they would help strengthen film production.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.MOVIES— In Enrico Casarosa's enchanting Pixar feature “Luca," two young sea monsters frolic along the Italian Riviera, temporary transforming into 13-year-old boys to pose as human and soak up all the coastline's summertime pleasures — all while hiding their identities.

financial support if they are struggling to meet accommodation and other costs.Backed by £20 million of new funding, students in financial hardship can apply directly to their college or university’sCoronavirus Discretionary Fund.Students have reported that they are facing financial challenges, unlike last year when furlough from part time jobs, living in family homes or spending significantly less due to lockdown created some stability.This summer despite the release from lockdown many are

Kevin Hart is the proud dad of four children – Heaven, 16, and Hendrix, 13, with ex-wife, Torrei Hart, and Kaori, 8 months, and Kenzo, with wife Eniko Parrish.

Arriving on Netflix in time for Father’s Day is the dramedy “Fatherhood” starring Kevin Hart, who told ET Canada’s Carlos Bustamante all about playing an on-screen single dad to Melody Hurd.

Kevin Hart’s comedy action series Die Hart, which debuted last year on short-lived streaming service Quibi before being resurrected this year as a Roku Original, has been renewed for a second season.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorKevin Hart action-comedy series “Die Hart” has officially been renewed for a second season — again.Roku announced that it has greenlit Season 2 of “Die Hart,” which naturally will be titled “Die Harter,” as an exclusive on the free, ad-supported Roku Channel. “It’s been great to see the incredible response to ‘Die Hart’ on the Roku Channel,” Hart said in a statement.

He has layers! Pink‘s husband, Carey Hart, was happy to let fans inside their home life for the musician’s new documentary, P!nk: All I Know So Far.

Pink‘s husband Carey Hart was a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and gave a rare interview by himself!

The Masked Dancer has left viewers scratching their heads by working out who the famous faces are behind the show-stopping moves.

John Logan, the Oscar nominated screenwriter whose credits include working on James Bond pics Skyfall and Spectre, has said that Amazon acquiring MGM, with its back catalogue that features the Bond films, makes him worried for the future of the franchise.

Last week, it was announced that Amazon has acquired MGM and its vast library of films and TV series. And as part of that massive deal, the tech company has become 50% owner of one of the most storied franchises in all of film—the James Bond film series.

They’ll always have a place at Central Perk. Jennifer Aniston opened up about the jarring feeling of going back to the set Friends was filmed on 17 years after the show came to an end.

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Naman Ramachandran The ongoing war of words between Twitter and the government of India has just kicked up a notch, with the government firing a strongly worded broadside against the social media platform.The saga began in February over ongoing farmers’ protests around the Indian capital Delhi, supported by the likes of Rihanna and Greta Thunberg, which the government sought to muzzle, and was unhappy at the tardiness of the platform’s execution.

Haley Bosselman editorAmazon’s 8.45 billion purchase of MGM is inciting concerns from the federal government.“This is a major acquisition that has the potential to impact millions of consumers,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said in a statement.

When the announcement of the deal between Amazon and MGM was made, the film franchise that got spoken about most in the acquisition is the James Bond film series. While MGM doesn’t own the complete rights for the franchise, as James Bond is creatively controlled by the production duo of Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, Amazon is now the parent company of the studio that will distribute the 007 spy films.

Stephen Colbert devoted a segment to his show on Tuesday to the irony of ironies: Amazon, about to acquire MGM, would be gaining a studio that owned The Apprentice, and with it the long-sought after holy grail for anti-Donald Trump activists: outtakes from the show.