Alfa Anderson, who lent her lead vocals to the seminal, Grammy Hall of Fame-inducted Chic track “Le Freak,” has died at the age of 78. “Thank you for everything,” Nile Rodgers, who co-founded the 1970s disco band alongside Bernard Edwards, wrote in an Instagram...
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‘Home Alone’s Daniel Stern Recalls Joe Pesci Accidentally Biting Macaulay Culkin’s Finger While Shooting Christmas Classic
Veteran actor Joe Pesci committed to the bit a little too much when he accidentally bit Macaulay Culkin‘s finger while shooting the 1990 Christmastime classic Home Alone. In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, star Daniel Stern — who portrays the goofier half...
‘Mixed Nuts’ 30 Years Later: Delia Ephron Is “Completely Shocked” At 1994 Christmas Flop’s Cult Status
Although it failed to captivate critics and audiences alike amid its initial release, Mixed Nuts has all the makings of a holiday classic. Marking the movie’s 30th anniversary, co-writer Delia Ephron reflected on its cult status to Deadline as she remembered her and...
Justin Baldoni Dropped By WME Following Blake Lively’s Sexual Harassment Complaint
EXCLUSIVE: Justin Baldoni is no longer a client of WME. The decision to have the actor-director-producer leave the agency was made Saturday morning by WME leadership due, at least in part, to the sexual harassment and retaliation complaint filed late Friday by...
The Craft of ‘September 5’: How Director Tim Fehlbaum & Craft Team Used A “Limitation Of Space” To Increase The “Nail-Biting Tension”
It can be incredibly difficult to tell an expansive story while restricting yourself to a single location. However, with September 5, the restriction actually enhanced the storytelling for the filmmakers and craftspeople, once they realized they found themselves in a...
WGA Prohibits Work With Village Roadshow After Not Paying Writers On “Numerous Projects”
The WGA is officially on strike against Village Roadshow Entertainment Group after the production company stiffed multiple writers. On Saturday, the union announced the stop work order, prohibiting members from business with The Matrix franchise and Mad Max Fury Road...
‘Juror #2’: Read The Screenplay For Clint Eastwood’s Tense What-Would-You-Do Legal Thriller
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series highlighting the scripts behind awards season’s most talked-about movies continues with Juror #2, the courtroom thriller starring Nicholas Hoult and the 42nd film directed by Clint Eastwood. Jonathan Abrams, who wrote the book for...
Lori Loughlin’s ‘On Call’ Role Gave Her “New Appreciation” For Law Enforcement
Five years later, Lori Loughlin has gone from pleading guilty in real life to busting perps on screen. Following her and husband Mossimo Giannulli‘s 2019 indictment in the Operation Varsity Blues college admissions bribery scandal, the Emmy nominee explained that her...
Donald Trump Appoints Mark Burnett As Special Envoy To The United Kingdom
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Mark Burnett, who produced Trump’s reality show The Apprentice, as special envoy to the United Kingdom. “It is my great honor to appoint Mark Burnett as the Special Envoy to the United Kingdom,” Trump announced on his social...