'Challenger: The Final Flight': TV Review

Horror films have always been great carriers for social commentary. The tropes, the carnage, the acceptance that characters on screen are going to put themselves in risky situations—it all allows for the message to go down easy.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorViacomCBS Thursday acknowledged that the company had conducted a review of a complaint by a former employee against CEO Bob Bakish but found no ground to support it.“The Board takes any allegation of this type seriously. An independent review of the alleged incident has concluded, and the investigation did not support the allegation,” ViacomCBS said in a statment.Website The Information first reported that the review centered on a complaint made this year by an employee of Viacom’s Nickelodeon cable channel.

and suspense.Jenkins, who has seemingly been in every movie in the last 20 years, is usually tapped for authority figures or confident characters. Think of his cigarette-smoking Nathaniel in HBO’s “Six Feet Under.” His mesmerizing Stanley, with downcast eyes, shaky speech patterns and erratic movements, is the opposite.

Denise Richards’ “Bravo, Bravo, f—king Bravo” moment than fans originally saw. A Real Housewives of Beverly Hills producer was forced to intervene after the actress accused Kyle Richards of trying to set her up during an unaired season 10 scene.During the Wednesday, September 23, “Secrets Revealed” episode of RHOBH, viewers saw footage of Denise, 49, and Kyle, 51, argue over Dorit Kemsley coming late to Teddi Mellencamp’s All In wellness retreat because she was getting her hair and makeup done.“Who gives a s—t if she wants to come all glammed up?” Denise asked Kyle in the clip.While the Halloween star replied that it “rubbed me the wrong way that day,” Denise wasn’t amused.“I had f–king surgery and I still showed up.

Sorry y’all, you won’t be seeing Kris Jenner on Bravo anytime soon!

The British Academy has announced more than 120 significant and wide-ranging changes across its voting, membership and campaigning process aimed at addressing the lack of diversity in the BAFTA Awards. Hailed as a “watershed moment for BAFTA” by chair Krishnendu Majumdar, the changes were unveiled Thursday following the conclusion of the first phase of a comprehensive, eye-opening and, at times, painful seven-month internal and external review, launched in response to the controversy that erupted following the 2020 BAFTA Film nominations in January when all-white nominees made up the top acting categories and the director category failed to include a single female filmmaker.

Men are incorrigible Lothario scoundrels, motherhood is full of loneliness and self-doubt, and complicated father/daughter relationships are constantly tested in Sofia Coppola’s “On The Rocks,” her latest dramedy, an effervescent, charming, and soulful affair. It’s a mature, economical effort that harkens back to some of the wistful, warm, airy feelings of “Lost In Translation,” but revisits some of the surrogate father/daughter, mentor/protégé ideas of that film with more grown-up sensibilities and concerns.

Kris Jenner isn't done with her epic  pranks just yet!In a sneak peek clip from an all-new episode, Kris — with help from daughter Khloe Kardashian — attempts to fool Kim Kardashian West into thinking she went to rehab.«What we could do, if we really want to get her, is call her in Paris and say that I made a reservation at Palm Springs,» Kris suggests, to which Khloe replies, «Stop it! OK, let's call Kim.»When Kim answers, Kris tells her, «Hi, so I just wanted to tell you I had Matthew call around to a couple different rehabs. I'm telling you that I'm going to rehab! OK? I have to go to rehab.»«I don't think you need ,» Kim says.«Kim, I blacked out and climbed into a trash bin,» Kris replies.

Kris Jenner the prankee becomes the prankster in the latest episode of “Keeping Up With The Kardashians”.

Netflix's high-profile plan to have Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss adapt Chinese writer Liu Cixin's bestselling sci-fi trilogy The Three-Body Problem is getting a challenge from a group of Republican Senators.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterFive Republican senators have sent a letter to Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos, challenging the streamer’s decision to adapt “The Three-Body Problem,” a Chinese sci-fi trilogy.The senators, led by Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, argue that the author of the trilogy, Liu Cixin, made disparaging remarks about Uyghur Muslims in an interview last year, and defended the Chinese government’s internment camps in Xinjiang.“We have significant concerns with Netflix’s decision to do business with an individual who is parroting dangerous CCP propaganda,” the senators wrote.

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has unveiled the results of a historic seven-month diversity review, which includes the expansion of the outstanding British film category to 10 nominations; a key longlisting round across all categories that aims to level the playing field in acting and directing in particular; and the introduction of 1,000 new members from underrepresented groups.The review, which has been independently verified, came in response to the lack of diversity in the 2020 Film Awards — which in January unveiled a much-criticized roster of all-white acting nominations — but its remit expanded to include other aspects of the org and its awards.

Bruce Dern). The setup closely resembles 2018’s “The Wife,” starring Glenn Close — but in this case, the stakes are lower.

2.5 stars (out of 4)There never was a sequel to Lost in Translation. Everyone who saw writer-director Sofia Coppola’s moody and exquisite 2003 arthouse hit must give their own interpretation as to what Bill Murray whispered into the ear of Scarlett Johansson as the two parted ways in Tokyo.

AMC+ is the home to your next binge. The streaming platform has just released the trailer for its upcoming series “The Salisbury Poisonings.” The four-part drama follows the real-life story of an attempted political assassination by means of poisoning.

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Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge has reacted after being immortalised in cake form on The Great British Bake Off.The baking competition series returned on Tuesday (22 September) with a showstopper challenge in which the contestants were asked to make busts of their celebrity heroes out of cake.Baker Dave chose DeLonge as his hero, making a piece titled “Three Flavours of Tom DeLonge” using strawberry, mint and chocolate sponges.However, like many of the cakes in the round, he struggled to capture the musician’s exact likeness in his cake bust and was praised for instead creating a “caricature” of the former Blink-182 musician."The Chase: Mark Labbett punches wall and walks off set after losing final round""Kit Harington has emotional reaction to the

Luis Suarez threatened to publicly release emails from Barcelona reportedly listing the teams he was forbidden from joining prior to sealing his transfer to Atletico Madrid.

hereThe dispute has been further fuelled after the charity spent £140,000 to change its name from Addaction earlier this year, according to charity sector publication Civil Society Media.UNISON says the recent rebrand cost the charity more than it would cost to settle the dispute with a pay rise for the 30 members who are now on strike.The staff, who are not allowed to speak to the media without prior permission from their employer, say the dispute over pay has been "soul-destroying".One employee who spoke to the Local Democracy Reporting Service anonymously said it is a "race to the bottom" at one end of the organisation.He said: “We do a really difficult job. We’re not expecting to be paid in a super tax bracket.

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In the pantheon of perfect Bill Murray roles — “Caddyshack,” “Groundhog Day,” “Lost In Translation” — his smooth-talking character in the new comedy “On The Rocks” ranks as one of the best.He plays Felix, a suave New York renaissance man and art dealer in Sofia Coppola’s wonderful movie — the pair’s first narrative feature collaboration since 2003’s “Lost In Translation” — which premiered Wednesday night in the New York Film Festival.Murray, bless him, brought me back to the New York we all miss like hell; the city of late-night spontaneity we’re told we might not get back.All of us, for example, have experienced some version of this scene: In the middle of the film, a cop pulls over Felix’s red sports car, which he’s been speeding like a