‘Schmigadoon!’ TV Review: AppleTV+ Musical Comedy Is Uneven, But a Short and Sweet Confection

Ryan Reynolds is hard at work on the set of his upcoming Christmas musical Spirited!

Jackie Mason has died at the age of 93. The comedian and actor passed way died in his sleep at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, New York, where he'd spent the last two weeks after complaining of breathing difficulties.

Books from actress Viola Davis and talk show host Kelly Ripa will be released next year, publishing houses for the separate projects announced today.

NEW YORK -- From her childhood in Berlin, New Jersey, to her marriage to actor-producer Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa has a lot to talk about beyond her job as host of “Live With Kelly and Ryan.”Dey Street Books, a HarperCollins Publishers imprint, announced Tuesday that Ripa's essay collection “Live Wire” will come out next year.

WWE Money in the Bank 2021 held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas saw some fantastic matches and closed on a massive note with a final fight between Roman Reigns and Edge. Roman Reigns' victory over Edge after a spectacular match remained a major highlight of the event.

With Cannes winding down tonight—just one last movie in the festival’s official selection, by Gaspar Noe, was left to play—Bill Murray took to the stage at the Debussy theater with cellist Jan Vogler, pianist Vanessa Perez and violinist Mira Wang for a 25-minute concert of music following the premiere of Andrew Muscato’s doc New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization.

Jodie Turner-Smith is all about supporting her husband, Joshua Jackson. On Thursday, the 34-year-old British actress shared a photo of herself on her Instagram Story wearing a T-shirt with Jackson's face on it from when he played Pacey Witter on .Turner-Smith gave a shoutout to 43-year-old Jackson's new Peacock show,, in which he plays the real-life Christopher Duntsch, a Texas-based neurosurgeon who was accused of killing multiple patients and leaving more injured.

Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell are hard at work on their new Apple TV+ movie!

quartier.We follow Emilie, played in a memorable debut by Lucie Zhang, who is third generation Chinese; the character works in a call center and lives in the apartment of her ailing grandmother, who is now in a nursing home.

Nick Schager Film CriticThe story of a high school girl who’s forced — alongside her dimwitted boyfriend and kind uncle — to fend off a pair of armed thieves, “How to Deter a Robber” delivers the blandest take possible on its home-invasion scenario. With low stakes and even lower energy, writer-director Maria Bissell’s feature debut isn’t sure if it’s a thriller with amusing elements or a comedy of criminal absurdity.

Billy Connolly's wife Pamela Stephenson has revealed her Covid lockdown project - of a new musical - and fans have asked her to premiere it at the Edinburgh Fringe. Pamela who has written and sung before on musical projects and is an actress in her own right, having appeared on Superman III, History of the World: Part 1, and Not The Nine o Clock News, decided to create a musical stage show around the life of the man known as Bum Farto.

July 12th, 2021, Cannes – Reader, I ratatat out this missive in haste on my trusty Smith-Corona from the South of France, in the paltry hopes it may adequately convey my delight in viewing the latest cinematographic marvel from Mr. Wes Anderson, originally of Houston, Texas but more latterly resident of a nearby color-coded, symmetrical nebula almost entirely of his own design.

Jennifer Lopez has partnered with Skydance to develop multiple projects based on Concord’s massive catalog of musicals, including those from Broadway legends Rodgers and Hammerstein. Lopez has an option to star in at least one of the projects.The agreement builds on Skydance’s existing relationship with Concord, which is developing a modern-day TV series version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!”“Musicals were a part of the tapestry of my childhood.

Zara Tindall has made a cameo in a new short film after becoming brand ambassador for Land Rover. The royal's appearance with the brand is her first since welcoming her third child, son Lucas, in March.