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Kelsey Grammer is just one of the celebrities with a lot of children.

Friends legend Matthew Perry has been laid to rest in a cemetery just a stone's throw away from where the iconic sitcom was filmed.The private memorial service took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, which is also the final resting place for other famous faces like Star Wars' Carrie Fisher, screen legend Bette Davis, and INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence.The majority of Friends was filmed at the nearby Warner Bros Studios, despite many exterior shots being set in New York.The show first aired in 1994 and ran for ten seasons, with the final episode in 2004 drawing in over 50 million viewers. In 2021, the cast reunited and Perry was moved to tears as they looked back on their time filming the show. Matthew, aged 54, was found dead in his Los Angeles home last week.

At the end of Meg Ryan‘s beguiling and grown-up new romantic comedy What Happens Later, a simple dedication card shows on screen that says “To Nora.” And for star, director and co-writer Ryan, that says it all. After an eight-year absence from the screen, Ryan has returned, both in front of and behind the camera, to a genre that made her a huge star thanks also in large part to the late great Nora Ephron, whose trio of collaborations with Ryan — When Harry Met Sally (directed by Rob Reiner), Sleepless in Seattle and You’ve Got Mail — truly defined what a joyful experience a romantic comedy could be when in the right hands.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Neon has acquired North American rights to Sean Baker‘s new romantic comedic drama, “Anora.” Plot details have been kept under wraps for the movie, which is currently in post-production and is aiming to release in theaters in 2024. It was filmed in Brooklyn and stars Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yuriy Borisov, Karren Karagulian and Vache Tovmasyan.

Mötley Crüe guitarist and co-founder Mick Mars has shared news of his debut solo album ‘The Other Side Of Mars’. Check out the new single ‘Loyal To The Lie’ below.The news of the forthcoming solo project marks the musician’s first new music since he departed from the glam rock line-up in October 2022, following his struggle with Ankylosing Spondylitis (A.S.).Released today (October 31), Mars has shared the lead single from the upcoming solo album.

Tributes continue to pour in for Matthew Perry. Kathleen Turner, who portrayed Helena Handbasket, the transgender parent of Perry’s Chandler Bing on Friends, is remembering the actor, saying she is “very sad for Matthew” following his sudden death Saturday.

Adele is the latest celebrity to pay tribute to Matthew Perry.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Ultra-prolific writer-director, fiercely independent producer, pioneering entrepreneur, self-made studio chief. Any and all of these labels apply to Tyler Perry, though the one he chooses for himself is “Maxine’s Baby” — the same moniker that documentary duo Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz opted to give their motivational profile of the boundary-obliterating multi-hyphenate, who comes off disarmingly humble for someone who’s achieved so much.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The Exchange has acquired the world sales rights for romantic comedy “The Islander,” starring Grammy- and Emmy Award-winning musician and actor Harry Connick Jr. The film features two original songs by Connick. The Exchange will introduce the title to buyers at next week’s American Film Market.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic It was a very good year, 1989 was. And by 1989, of course we mean 2014.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “The Bear” creator Christopher Storer has lined up a new television project at FX. Variety has confirmed that Storer and FX won the rights to the upcoming book “All the Other Mothers Hate Me” by journalist Sarah Harman in a strong bidding war said to have included more than a dozen other parties. The book is described as a satirical thriller about “an American woman who suspects her beloved son might have murdered a wealthy pupil at his West London private school,” per the description from the publisher.

Dancing With The Stars” wouldn’t be the same without former professional dancer Cheryl Burke. The podcast host appeared on the reality TV dance competition series for several years and won two Mirror Ball Trophies in the process.

Chvrches have released a mega mix of their hit ‘The Mother We Share’ along with the unheard track ‘City On Fire’. Check it out below.Created by the band’s Iain Cook, the mega mix is made up of five demos of ‘The Mother We Share’ along with its final version.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic One fan drove all the way from Louisiana to Little Rock to see the new Austin Butler movie, “The Bikeriders,” hoping the “Elvis” star might show up. Unfortunately, the ongoing actors strike prevented Butler from attending Filmland, a local industry fundraiser that hosted the Arkansas premiere of the film earlier this week — a rowdy portrait of a 1960s motorcycle gang freely inspired by a book of photos New Journalism pioneer Danny Lyon took while embedded with the Outlaws.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music To put the rather overheated hype around the new Rolling Stones album in superfan-quibbling terms, “Hackney Diamonds” is not their best work since “Some Girls,” released some 45 years ago — but it is their best since “Tattoo You,” which is just three years younger. That the Stones have reached such a peak while grappling with what an octogenarian rock band should sound like — one that recently lost their drummer of nearly 60 years, no less — is perhaps the most impressive feat of all.

A little over a decade ago Scottish synth-pop trio Chvrches made an early appearance on The FADER with the premiere of their debut single "The Mother We Share." Writing at the time, Duncan Cooper highlighted Lauren Mayberry's vocals, praising her ability "to soar straight over electrobeat clutter and still sound delicate." Fast forward ten years and Chvrches have released four studio albums and collaborated with the likes of The National and The Cure. This week they celebrate the anniversary of their 2013 debut The Bones of What You Believe with a special reissue featuring four previously unheard songs and five live tracks recorded around the time of release.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Austin Butler assumed Tom Hardy was always going to be serious while making their upcoming drama “The Bikeriders,” but it turns out Hardy has the impressive ability to turn on and off his intense persona. The two actors lead Jeff Nichols’ gang drama alongside Jodie Comer. The film, inspired by Danny Lyon’s book, follows the rise and fall of a fictional 1960s motorcycle club in the Midwest.

Holly Jones A violent courtyard scuffle between teens roils into a string of increasingly devious and vengeful acts perpetrated by their parents in creator Lucas Paraízo’s “The Others.” Slated to screen at this week’s Mipcom market in Cannes, the Globoplay original series tackles masculinity and miscommunication with urgency. Paraízo, whose prior medical drama “Under Pressure” sold to more than 60 countries, expressed an interest in breaking down the intricacies surrounding the frail state of human connection and points to intolerance for a lack of constructive everyday dialogue.

U.S. President Joe Biden told a press conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday that Israel did not appear to be responsible for a deadly blast at the al-Ahli hospital in Gaza on Tuesday evening, which has enflamed tensions across the Middle East.

Elvis in preparation to play Bob Dylan.The actor is set to play the musician in upcoming biopic, A Complete Unknown, from director James Mangold (Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, Walk The Line).In a profile interview with GQ, Chalamet detailed how he’s been working with the same dialect and vocal coach as Butler, who is his co-star in Dune: Part Two.“I’ve basically been working with his entire Elvis team for my Dylan prep,” Chalamet said. “There’s a wonderful dialect coach named Tim Monich.