Thursday, February 9, 2017
Vertical Entertainment Acquires Demi Moore, Alec Baldwin Romantic Drama ‘Blind’
Vertical Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to “Blind,” a romantic drama starring Demi Moore, Alec Baldwin and Dylan McDermott, TheWrap has learned. “Blind” reunites Moore and Baldwin after they appeared opposite each other in the 1996 thriller “The Juror.” Foresight Unlimited will be selling the international rights to the film directed by Michael Mailer at the Berlin market, it was announced Wednesday night, and Vertical is targeting a late summer/early fall 2017 theatrical release. Also Read: Watch Alec Baldwin Bust Out Donald Trump Impression at NYC Protest (Video) According to the studio’s description, “Blind” tells the story of a novelist blinded in a…
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Why Universal Background Checks Aren't A Panacea
If there’s one strategy to reduce gun violence on which just about everyone agrees, it’s expanding FBI-NICS background checks beyond the initial sale to make it more difficult for guns to wind up in the “wrong hands.” The assumption behind this strategy is the idea that if every time a gun moves from one person to another, a background check would identify people whose behavior put them in one of the prohibited categories (e.g., felon, habitual drug user, etc.) that have always been an indication for criminal use of a gun. Behind this assumption lies another assumption, the idea…
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
‘The Jungle Book’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ Win Big at Visual Effects Society Awards
The motion picture “The Jungle Book” and the “Battle of the Bastards” episode of “Game of Thrones” were the big winners at Tuesday night’s 15th Annual VES Awards, which are presented by the Visual Effects Society. “The Jungle Book” won five awards in the film categories, including Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature, the VES category that most closely corresponds to the Oscars’ Best Visual Effects category. In the 14 previous years of the VES Awards, its top winner went on to win the VFX Oscar nine times. “Deepwater Horizon” and the animated film “Moana” each won two awards,…
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Tyga Sued for Ordering His Crew to Beat a Process Server
Tyga’s got lawsuits on top of lawsuits to deal with … the latest filed by a process server who got beat after handing him some legal docs. You’ll recall Tyga was served as he walked into his birthday party at The Penthouse nightclub in WeHo back in… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Trading in extinction: how the pet trade is killing off many animal species
Beawiharta Beawiharta/Reuters Alice Catherine Hughes, Chinese Academy of Sciences Global biodiversity loss doesn’t just result from the destruction of habitats, or even hunting species for meat. A huge number of species are threatened by trade – both alive as pets or exhibits, or dead for use in medicines. Though people have become increasingly aware of the threat posed by the trade of high-value species, such as the elephant for ivory, and various animals such as tigers, rhinos and the pangolin for medicine, few realise the risk that the pet trade poses to the future survival of many less well-known species….
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
'Cash Me Ousside' Girl Danielle Bregoli Punches Airline Passenger, Cops Called
The ‘Cash Me Ousside’ girl allegedly caught someone inside an airplane this evening with a shot to the face … and police ended up yanking her, her mother and another passenger off their plane … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Twitter Wants Rosie O’Donnell as New ‘SNL’ Steve Bannon After McCarthy Slays as Sean Spicer
Following Melissa McCarthy’s turn on “SNL” as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, — and rumors that Trump was displeased that Spicer was portrayed by a woman because it made Spicer “look weak” — Twitter users are pushing to get Rosie O’Donnell cast as Donald Trump’s Chief Advisor, Steve Bannon. A Twitter user suggested the role to O’Donnell, who was immediately receptive. “I am here to serve,” she replied. @calvininsf – i am here to serve – alec has trump – melissa has spice – i would need a few days to prepare – so if called – i will…
Monday, February 6, 2017
Detainees Can Sue Over Jail's Laundry Policy
A federal appeals court has overruled a lower court decision that rejected a lawsuit filed by detainees in a Missouri county jail attacking a policy as unconstitutional. The policy forced them to remain naked for about seven hours at least one or two times a week while their only clothing was being laundered. In July 2015, groups of current and former prisoners held at the Cole County jail in Jefferson City sued the county and the jail warden and deputy, claiming the jail’s laundry and related policies combined to deprive them of constitutional rights. The trial record established jail rules…
Monday, February 6, 2017
Nutribullet Chopped My Tomatoes and My Hand (PHOTO GALLERY)
A Nutribullet allegedly did what its name insinuates … it shot like a bullet through a woman’s hand, tearing it apart. Wendy Littlefield claims in a new lawsuit she was blending canned tomatoes and beans when her NutriBullet 900 series exploded without… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Monday, February 6, 2017
Russell Hollander to Succeed Jay Roth as DGA’s National Executive Director
Russell Hollander has been named to the post of National Executive Director of the Directors Guild of America, the DGA announced on Sunday. He will replace Jay D. Roth, who will retire in May after 22 years with the DGA. Hollander has worked at the DGA for 16 years, for the last six years as the Associate National Executive Director. He was selected unanimously at a meeting on Sunday, the day after the DGA Awards, at which Roth became only the fourth person to receive the guild’s Presidents Award. Hollander’s selection was unanimous, according to a DGA press release. Also…
