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SPORTS - From ESPN: The Los Angeles Dodgers (National League) win the 2024 World Series, beating the New York Yankees (American League), four games to one.
MUSIC/DISNEY - From Deadline: Disney has snatched the rights to broadcast and stream the Grammy Awards ceremony from CBS, which has been broadcasting the Grammy Awards for 50 years. The 10 year deal will see the Grammy Awards broadcast on ABC and stream on Hulu and Disney+ beginning in 2027 and ending 2036.
MOVIES - From Deadline: Keenan Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Marlon Wayans are uniting for the first time in 18 years (since 2006's "Little Man") for a return to the "Scary Movie" franchise. The movie, which would shoot next year, is scheduled for a theatrical release.
SCANDAL - From YahooNews: Actor, comedian, and voice performer, Jay Johnston, was sentenced to federal prison for one year and a day for his activities during the U.S. Capitol attack and riot on January 6th, 2021. Johnston is best known for his work on such television comedies as "Mr. Show with Bob and David" (HBO), "The Sarah Silverman Program" (Comedy Central), and the Fox Network's "Arrested Development" and "Bob's Burgers."
MOVIES - From THR: Oscar-nominee Johnny Depp and Oscar-winner Penelope Cruz will team up for "Day Drinker," a thriller that is slated to be directed by Marc Webb ("The Amazing Spider-Man").
MOVIES/STAGE - From Deadline: George Clooney is bringing his 2005 film, "Good Night, and Good Luck," to Broadway. This time he will play legendary veteran journalist, Edward R. Murrow. Actor David Strathairn played Murrow in the 2005 which Clooney directed. Performances will begin March 2025.
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 10/25 to 10/27/2024 weekend box office is Sony Pictures' "Venom: The Last Dance" with an estimated take of 51 million dollars.
KAMALA - From TheAtlantic: Film and television impresario, Tyler Perry, has apparently made a better closing argument for why people should vote for VP Kamala Harris instead of disgraced former president, Trump. Perry says “It was so important for me to stand with a candidate who understands that we, as America—we are a quilt. And I could never stand with a candidate who wants America to be a sheet.”
From Variety: Oscar-winning actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, releases a video endorsement of VP Kamala Harris for President.
LGBTQ - From Deadline: Gay actor, Luke Evans, says he can't think of another gay star getting the kind of macho roles he plays. The Welsh actor has starred in "The Hobbit" and "Fast & Furious" films and is playing a tough, straight guy in Amazon's upcoming, "Criminal."
OBITS:
From Deadline: American film and television actress, Terri Garr, has died at the age of 79, Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Garr was best known for appearing in such films as Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstine" (1974), Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977), and Sydney Pollack's "Tootsie" (1982). She received a "Best Supporting Actress" Oscar nomination for her work in "Tootsie." In television, Garr appeared in multiple episodes of "McCloud," "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour," and "Friend," to name a few.
From Deadline: American television scriptwriter and producer, Jeri Taylor, has died at the age of 86, Thursday, October 24, 2024. Taylor was best known for her work on television series, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Star Trek: Voyager." Taylor is credited with writing 13 episode of TNG; 3 episodes of DS9, and numerous episodes of "Voyager," which she co-created with Rick Berman and Michael Piller. Taylor shared a Primetime Emmy nomination as a producer on the final season of "The Next Generation." Taylor also wrote multiple episodes of such TV series as "Qunicy, M.E.," "Magnum P.I.," and "In the Heat of the Night," to name a few.
MOVIE AWARDS:
From Deadline: The 2024 / 34th Gotham Awards kick off the 2024-25 movie awards season by announcing its nominations for achievement in film. Director Sean Baker's "Anora," which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes this year, leads with four nominations. The winners will be announced Monday, December 2, 2024.
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