‘Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness’ Moves From CNN to HBO Max

Well, isn’t this a pickle??

Also Read: Lifetime Drops Chilling Trailer for 'Escaping the NXIVM Cult' TV Movie (Video)Raniere was arrested in Mexico, where he fled after the publication of a New York Times report about NXIVM’s reported practices, including branding women with Raniere’s initials.

Also Read: 'Ellen DeGeneres Show' Under Investigation by WarnerMedia for Workplace Harassment“Linda is an unstoppable force who has cast some of the most iconic and longest lasting programs, not only changing television, but also having a ripple effect on our culture at large,” said HBO Max boss Kevin Reilly.

delayed due to the coronavirus.In perhaps more surprising news, the streamer says its “No. 2 performing show” is Anna Kendrick original “Love Life.” “Friends” is supposedly “closely followed” by the comedy, which was picked up for a second season last month, despite mixed reviews.According to HBO Max, “The Big Bang Theory” is currently in the number three slot, and the streamer touts that eight of its originals are in the top 25 series since launch.

Richard Kuipers “A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad’s an Alcoholic” casts a damning eye on the pernicious role alcohol plays in the working careers and social lives of Japanese men. Narrated by the innermost thoughts of a daughter during the 25 years she spends watching her father drink himself to death, Kenji Katagari’s second feature cleverly plays like a quirky little TV sitcom about an ordinary middle-class family before moving into darker territory.

The slate of programming available on the new streaming service HBO Max continues to expand in unexpected ways, though this recent announcement might be their most peculiar yet. According to Variety, the young streaming service has commissioned a 10-episode run of a new series titled “A World of Calm” which promises to combine “mesmeric imagery with narration by A-list stars” with figures Mahershala Ali, Nicole Kidman and Keanu Reeves already signed on to the new health and wellness show.

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, has a new love that's got her on cloud 9.Paparazzi snapped photos [seen here] of the 34-year-old cozying up to Nathan Levi at the Casa de Mita resort in Mexico this week. Images showed the couple kissing, cuddling on the beach and dancing to live music. Crystal's relationship with Levi, who has a pilot's license, has been flying under the radar for several months. "Hef would approve of her romance," a source told Page Six.

HBO Max is already saying goodbye one of its biggest franchises. On Aug. 25, all eight films will depart the recently launched streaming service, meaning if you've been putting off signing up for HBO Max and still want to watch while you still can, now is the time, before the movies fly away on their Nimbus 2000.Alongside and the Studio Ghibli films, is one of several mega-popular properties on HBO Max.

BTS, “Map of the Soul: 7 — The Journey” (UMe) There is no such thing as a world pandemic that can stop the BTS train. The pop (no K needed) superstars managed to record a full-length Japanese album, “Map of the Soul: 7 — The Journey,” in the few months the world was on lockdown.

Maggie Lee Chief Asia Film CriticImagine a Japanese version of “Pygmalion” in which the sculptor continues to caress slabs of marble even after Galatea has come to life. That is the unusual premise of “Romance Doll,” a marital drama in which a sex doll maker’s rapt obssession with his new prototype, leads to rejection of his human muse.

Sucker Punch Productions, the studio known for Infamous and Sly Cooper, has returned with its first game in six years.Ghost of Tsushimais a brand-new story set in feudal Japan, a period with surprisingly little representation in the world of video gaming. The events in Ghost of Tsushimaunfold amid the Mongol invasion of Japan in 1274 A.D.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVHBO Max has acquired the CNN four-part original series Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness for a August 27 premiere on the WarnerMedia streaming service.

Identifying Features, from first-time director Fernanda Valadez, is like water in the desert for the mostly myopic genre of "la frontera" action films that depict the migration crisis at the southern border of the United States. Shot on location in rural Guanajuato, Mexico, this poignant film (which scooped two awards in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at this year's Sundance fest and will be distributed in the U.S.

Japanese singer EXILE ATSUSHI of the popular J-pop group EXILE recently contributed his platform and smooth vocals to a cause to support musicians who have lost their source of income due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Unfortunately, when it comes to the sheer number of scripted series on TV, there is no way to avoid the eventual drama that falls through the cracks. That appears to be the case with “David Makes Man,” a drama series that has been released for almost a full year but didn’t necessarily make many waves when it premiered.

Jessica Kiang In 2013, Daniel Rye, a Danish photographer in his mid-twenties, went to Syria to document the plight of civilian refugees and was kidnapped by ISIS. Ransomed and held captive for 13 months, Rye was psychologically and physically tortured, starved and beaten by his captors, first on his own and then alongside several other international hostages, among them U.S.

Steve Aoki has collaborated with a slew of Latin artists -- most notably Daddy Yankee, Maluma and Maná -- but he wants greater involvement in the Latin market that goes beyond his star-studded collabs. After launching his own record label, Dim Mak, 24 years ago, on Wedne

On paper, a film about a man being preserved in pickle brine for 100 years, to wake up in 2020 and discover that the world is very different than how he remembered, is ripe for comedy. It’s the basic fish out of water story.