Michael Sugar's Sugar23 Expands with Key Hires, Raises $30 Million

Disney’s 20th Century Studios Kenneth Branagh movie Death on the Nile saw $1.1M in both Wednesday and Thursday previews, while Universal’s Jennifer Lopez-Owen Wilson romantic comedy posted $525K just from Thursday night shows.

If you loved Prime Video’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel fast, funny, brilliantly paced, richly hued comedy about a woman’s determination to be taken seriously in her craft, the wait is almost over and it’s so worth it. The Amazon streamer debuts the Covid-delayed Season 4 on Feb. 18, more than two years after we last saw Rachel Brosnahan and ensemble flitting across NYC, Miami and Paris. This time, executive producers Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino stuck to the Big Apple with expansive new sets at Steiner Studios and location shoots in Brooklyn, Queens, the West Village, all over Manhattan, spinning logistical limitation into television gold. Family dynamics took center stage, characters evolved and revolved around Midge as she transforms a Season 3 humiliation into angry resolve. “Every single show, I am going to say exactly what’s on my mind,” as per the trailer that dropped early this week.

A woman was left feeling "sick" after she was asked for "30 minutes of fun" in exchange for Liverpool FC match tickets.

Marg Helgenberger has signed on to return to the CSI franchise. She is set to star in Season 2 of CBS’ CSI: Vegas, reprising her role as Catherine Willows from the original CSI. I hear Helgenberger will be a series regular with a one-year deal.

EXCLUSIVE: Peacock will double down on its animated kids programming slate, unveiling a number of new and returning titles including two follow up series to DreamWorks Animation’s Megamind and Abominable.

Valentine's Day isn't going to be all roses for everything in Weatherfield.

From her early work in kids programming to now being one of the most recognizable stars on the planet, the world seems to have fully embraced Zendaya for years now. And her star is only growing, as she appears in bigger and more respected projects.

A cleaning professional has claimed that there is a more efficient way to vacuum the house and that we've been doing it wrong until now.The expert says that using a different technique can improve the end result, save time and also avoid getting hair tangled round your hoover.The advice was shared by a TikTok account in a video that started by demonstrating exactly how much hair can get trapped in the hoover nozzle. Clean Happy Co's Lisa then explained her way of making sure long hair is removed from the carpet prior to vacuuming.

The popular word game Wordle just saved a life!

Fivio Foreign has confirmed details of his debut album .B.I.B.L.E and shared a new song featuring Kanye West and Alicia Keys. "City Of Gods" precedes the album, which is due March 25 and executive produced by Ye, too. The song is dedicated to Tahjay “T Dott” Dobson, a late friend and collaborator of Fivio's.

Saweetie and H.E.R. join forces on "Closer," the latest release from Saweetie's upcoming debut Pretty Bitch Music.

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty could have been paid £50,000 outside of her annual BBC six-figure salary after taking part in multiple events, it has been reported.

Nigerian artist Rema has shared details of his upcoming debut album and shared a song taken from it. Rave & Roses is out on March 25 and includes "Calm Down," which can be streamed below.

Future laments the expensive nature of Valentine's Day on new song "Worst Day." In the video, which you can see above, Future speaks with divisive YouTube figure Kevin Samuels about his spending habits, estimating that he spent $2-3M on dating in the past year. The usually prolific Future didn't release an album in 2021, though he did put out both High Off Life and the collaborative Pluto x Baby Pluto in 2020.

It's never a long wait between projects from the Big Thief camp, and we wouldn't have it any other way. Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You is the band's fifth album since 2016 (not including the three projects from songwriter Adrienne Lenker, Abysskiss, Songs, and Instrumentals).

Christopher Vourlias Russian director Alexander Zolotukhin has sky-high ambitions for “Brother in Every Inch,” which has its world premiere Feb. 13 in the Berlin Film Festival’s competitive Encounters section.Zolotukhin’s sophomore feature is the story of twin brothers whose inseparable bond complicates their efforts to fulfill their shared dream of becoming air force pilots.

Emily Longeretta Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello, the creators of HBO Max’s massive hit “Hacks,” will receive the inaugural Variety Showrunner Award at the 10th annual SCAD TVfest.The series, which follows the relationship between a comedy legend (Jean Smart) and a young writer (Hannah Einbinder), launched in May 2021.

Ashley Tisdale is giving Austin Butler some gifts!

Millions of people will be tuning into Super Bowl LVI to check out Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, and Dr. Dre performing during the Halftime Show. Mary, 51, spoke to Zane Lowe of Apple Music 1 for an interview ahead of the Feb. 13 event and gave a brief tease about the upcoming show taking place inside SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

Ian McDonald was a British multi-instrumentalist who co-founded King Crimson and Foreigner.After serving in the British Army as a bandsman, McDonald helped form the classic prog-rock band King Crimson. He played saxophone, flute, keyboards, and other instruments on their influential first album, 1969’s “In the Court of the Crimson King,” before leaving the band. He played with fellow King Crimson alum Michael Giles for a time, then briefly rejoined King Crimson before co-founding Foreigner in 1976.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSugar23 has raised $30 million in financing and unveiled a bench of top executives that it hopes will help it expand more aggressively into everything from talent management to podcasting.The company, founded in 2017 by Academy Award-winning producer, manager and entrepreneur Michael Sugar, is hoping to be something of a catch-all service provider for top talent. Not only will it represent actors, artists, showrunners and filmmakers, it will also help incubate their content and set up companies and other branding opportunities.