Melinda Dillon Dies: ‘Close Encounters’, ‘A Christmas Story’ & ‘Absence Of Malice’ Actress Was 83

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Maximum Truth,” a political mockumentary starring Ike Barinholtz and Dylan O’Brien, has sold domestic rights to Momentum Pictures. The distribution company is aiming to release the film in theaters and online in the fall. David Stassen directed “Maximum Truth,” which tells the story of a documentary crew following political grifter Rick Klingman as he teams up with a fellow “operative” named Simon to take down a rival congressional candidate. “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” star Kiernan Shipka and “What We Do in the Shadows” actor Mark Proksch also appear in the film. “The on-screen comedic chemistry between Ike and Dylan is nothing short of hilarious, and we are excited to partner with them to bring this film to audiences nationwide,” said Ian Goggins, Momentum’s executive VP of global home entertainment.

Dylan Mulvaney is celebrating 365 days of girlhood!

Julius Cowdrey has reached the end of his Made in Chelsea journey. Part of the reality TV cast since 2016, when he emerged as Olivia Bentley's childhood friend, the 30 year old revealed on podcast Secure the Insecure with Johnny Seifert that threats were made on his life via social media, leaving him no choice but to quit. Apparently, one particular troll suggested they wanted to "run him over with a car".The star told the host: "My God, when you first receive online abuse based on your actions and it's been edited, it's really tough.

Shayeza Walid Acclaimed New York-based theater director Tina Satter has worked on productions on and off Broadway for more than a decade. Now, in her first ever venture into film, Satter makes her directorial debut with “Reality,” starring Sydney Sweeney, based on Satter’s play “Is This a Room.” The film premiered Saturday at the Berlin Film Festival with Variety critic Jessica Kiang calling it a “clever, gripping docudrama.” For Satter, who co-wrote the screenplay with James Paul Dallas, making this movie was always in the books. The film, based on the real-life FBI interrogation transcript of whistleblower Reality Winner, is one Satter could envision the first time she came across the documents of the conversation between Winner and the Federal Bureau.

Chelsea Handler being childless triggered Tucker Carlson and other conservative commentators who rushed to diss her.

fourth quarter earnings call Friday. “I don’t see anybody who has the answer to this yet.

James Dolan, interim executive chairman of AMC Networks, made a rare appearance on the company’s quarterly earnings call with Wall Street analysts, addressing a major exec change and the strategy for facing a complicated operating environment.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent In “Joan Baez: I Am a Noise,” which is premiering on Feb. 17 at the Berlin Film Festival, the folk icon with a supple soprano voice and a long history of activism, takes a disarmingly candid look on her life as she faces the end of her 60-year musical career. The immersive doc is co-directed by Karen O’Connor, Miri Navasky, and Maeve O’Boyle. They interweave Baez’s 2018 Fare Thee Well final concert tour with her early years, her rise to fame, struggles with drugs that ensued, and a darker psychological thread involving a form of child abuse on the part of Baez’s father. A surprising level of intimacy is reached thanks to a wealth of material obtained from Baez’s meticulously preserved personal archives comprising home movies, diaries, artwork, therapy tapes, and audio recordings of voice letters to her family. Some, while Baez was on tour in England in 1965 with Bob Dylan whom, she confesses in the doc, “broke my heart.”

EXCLUSIVE: Viveik Kalra, star of Gurinder Chadha’s Sundance 2019 musical Blinded By The Light, has been set to co-star with Indian superstar Samantha Ruth Prabhu in cross-cultural rom-com Chennai Story.

Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo were recently photographed running errands in London, and in true Made in Chelsea style the pair could be seen clutching champagne and their new puppy as they made their way down the street. Jamie, 33, and Sophie, 29, were spotted in Notting Hill on Wednesday alongside their adorable new pet pooch Bobbie, who they welcomed into their family in December.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer AMC Networks has named Kristin Dolan CEO. Dolan, a longtime AMC Networks board member and wife of the company’s owner, James Dolan, will begin her new role Feb. 27. Her appointment to the position comes months after Christina Spade, formerly CFO of the company, stepped down in November after a very brief stint as chief, following the exit of interim CEO Matt Blank. Once Spade left, James Dolan was named interim executive chairman while a search began for another AMC Networks CEO, and announced that “large-scale layoffs” would be hitting the company amid a stall in growth at streaming AMC+ and its smaller platforms Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, ALLBLK and HIDIVE.

The fate of AMC Networks has always been determined by its controlling shareholders, the Dolan family, and now Kristin Dolan will get a chance to get the ailing programmer back on track.

Angelique Jackson Baseball fans are getting a first look at “Reggie,” a new documentary which chronicles the life and career of MLB Hall of Fame player Reggie Jackson. Described as the “definitive, first-hand account of the five-time World Series Champion, beloved New York icon and one of baseball’s most influential superstars,” “Reggie” will premiere March 24 on Prime Video. Directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker Alexandria Stapleton (“Shut Up and Dribble” and FX’s “Pride”), the documentary chronicles the ’70s sports megastar’s story, in his own words, as he contemplates his legacy as a “trailblazing Black athlete fighting for dignity, respect and a seat at the table.”

Made In Chelsea favourite Maeva D’Ascanio has urged people to not share their bad comments amid her trip abroad without her baby son. Maeva, 30, welcomed her first child with husband-to-be James Taylor, 27, in November last year, and is currently enjoying a skiing trip abroad. It’s unclear where the new parents have jetted off to, but from the looks of Maeva’s Instagram, it’s somewhere beautiful and snowy.The reality TV star – who used to date Chelsea lothario Miles Nazaire – also shared a snap of her dressed for chilly weather in a pair of leggings, snow boots and black puffer jacket which she paired with an off-white beanie.

Al Roker was forced to take a break from Today due to serious ill health which left him hospitalized, Dylan Dreyer stepped up to the plate and filled in. And while the popular Today star dazzled viewers with her kilowatt smile and upbeat personality, behind the scenes, she says every one of the team had Al, 63, on their mind.Dylan, 41, sat down with HELLO! for an exclusive interview and opened up about her adored co-star and how she feels about him coming back to work after almost two months off. WATCH: Al Roker details terrifying decline in health which lead to him being hospitalized"It's been so amazing and so special on so many levels to have Al return," she said. "We are a tight-knit family on the Today show.

Made in Chelsea star Miles Nazaire is loved up with a new beau, but fans won't be seeing his mystery girlfriend on the hit E4 reality show any time soon. The fitness guru is loved up after his recent split from MAFS Australia star Ella Ding but he's revealed he doesn't want his new girlfriend to be involved with Made in Chelsea right now. "This girl from Canada is so far from it, which is so relaxing and so lovely for once because I'm no longer putting the pressure on," Miles, 27, shared on Secure The Insecure podcast.

UPDATE: Film producer Dillon Jordan was sentenced in New York City today to the maximum of five years in prison for running a high-end prostitution ring. He was sentenced in New York for providing women to clients and organizing sex parties in the US and abroad.

This was such a beautiful moment between Dylan Mulvaney and Laverne Cox!

Director Steven Spielberg has issued a statement on the passing of Melinda Dillion, who became a two-time Oscar nominee under this guidance in the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Sending condolences. Sarah Herron and her fiancé, Dylan Brown, received an outpouring of support from members of Bachelor Nation after revealing the death of their son, Oliver.