Stephen King's thriller 'Mr. Mercedes' gets another chance

NEW YORK -- Disgraced self-improvement guru Keith Raniere, whose NXIVM followers included millionaires and Hollywood actors, was sentenced to 120 years on Tuesday for turning some adherents into sex slaves branded with his initials.U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis called Raniere “ruthless and unyielding” in crimes that were “particularly egregious” because he targeted girls and young women.

Ken Scrudato It’s actually a bit difficult to fathom now, but when legendary nightclub photographer Steve Eichner was first plying his trade in the ’90s, there was no social media, and barely an Internet with which to generate buzz around a candidly captured celebrity image.“My actual job was to get publicity for the clubs,” Eichner recalls, “which meant photographing celebrities.

In 2016, Stephen Colbert brought his late-night comedy to CBS' sister network Showtime for a live election-night special that featured Colbert, his guests and a live studio audience in New York responding in real time to an outcome that neither Colbert's team, nor the majority of polls, had predicted. Now, four years later, Colbert is returning to Showtime for yet another live, election-night special.

Two strange things are going on in the theatrical industrial complex.

Sophia Lillis, Paul Bettany and Peter Macdissi star in Uncle Frank, and the first trailer is here!

NEW YORK -- One of Stephen King’s most creepy and tense stories was hiding in plain sight.“Mr. Mercedes” started life in 2017 as a broadcast offering on the AT&T-owned, DirecTV-exclusive Audience Network, only to be left marooned with an uncertain future after the obscure channel was shut down.

The period romance “Sylvie’s Love” is set in the New York summer of 1957 and finds Tessa Thompson discovering a summer romance and a love of sultry, smooth jazz music, both courtesy of a fling with a man played by Nnamdi Asomugha.The first trailer for the film is elegant and colorful, but it also shows the challenges of Thompson’s own coming of age as a Black woman in the ’50s trying to sustain dreams at home and in her career.“I didn’t know that a Negro television producer even existed, and all

Oscar and Emmy winner Regina King has been saluted as one of Glamour magazine’s Women of the Year.The Watchmen star will be among those celebrated during a virtual event on October 19, 2020, when special guests including Ryan Reynolds, Gabrielle Union, John Legend, and New York politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be on hand to praise the honorees.Others recognized as Women of the Year are Atlanta, Georgia mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, NAACP Legal Defense Fund president Sherrilyn Ifill, labor

Megan Thee Stallion on Tuesday addressed getting shot, allegedly by fellow musician Tory Lanez, in a powerful New York Times op-ed. Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, aka Megan Thee Stallion, wrote of theJuly 12 incident where she was shot in the foot, "I was recently the victim of an act of violence by a man.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmIn a pandemic moment where The War With Grandpa gets headlines for topping the weekend box office with just $3.6 million, is it possible for films with stars and reasonable budgets to make a go of it while the two biggest theatrical markets, New York and Los Angeles, remain closed? Next to try will be Honest Thief, the Liam Neeson action film that opens Friday.

“Animaniacs” are making a comeback.

Ellise Shafer editorA first look at Hulu’s upcoming Steven Spielberg-produced “Animaniacs” reboot is here.The teaser clip was revealed during Sunday’s “Animaniacs” cast and producer panel at New York Comic Con, and features an animated Spielberg introducing Yakko, Wakko and Dot within the world of “Jurassic Park.” The clip begins with animated versions of “Jurassic Park’s” Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler stumbling upon the Warner brothers and sister during an expedition.“Alan, this species of

Janet W. Lee CBS released a trailer for the second season of “Evil” during Saturday’s New York Comic Con panel.The three-minute trailer was created by executive producers Robert and Michelle King during the coronavirus-forced lockdown.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEvil is not slated to begin filming its second season until next month, but during the show’s virtual New York Comic Con panel, the series creators and main cast members unveiled a homemade trailer.Written by Evil creators/executive producers Michelle and Robert King, it is performed by stars Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Michael Emerson, Aasif Mandvi (who also provides sound effects), Christine Lahti and Kurt Fuller via Zoom.

Based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel, the full trailer for “The Stand” debuted yesterday at New York Comic-Con.

The Stand has been released – watch it below.The upcoming mini-series is an adaptation of King’s 1978 novel in which humanity is almost wiped out by a deadly virus. King’s story has been given renewed attention in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Unveiled at New York’s Comic Con yesterday (October 9), the series will feature Alexander Skarsgård as villain Randall Flagg and Whoopi Goldberg as Abagail.

Stephen King’s epic battle between good and evil is being adapted for the screen, with the Master of Horror’s 1978 novel The Stand coming to CBS All Access as a limited series.