Summer Box Office 2023: ‘Barbenheimer’ Brought Audiences Back, But Uncertainty Around Strikes Could Capsize 2024

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA are pushing California lawmakers to grant unemployment benefits to striking workers. In California, workers currently do not receive unemployment pay when they are on strike. But state lawmakers are working on a bill, SB 799, that would extend benefits to workers who have been on strike for at least two weeks.

Jennie Punter Pakistani Canadian filmmaker Anam Abbas has won the Canadian Media Producers Assn.’s 2023 Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award, it was announced Sept. 7 at the Indiescreen Awards, the opening event of the Toronto International Film Festival’s industry conference at Glenn Gould Studios. Abbas’ latest feature is writer and director Zarrar Kahn’s feature debut “In Flames,” a Pakistani Canadian horror-drama about a Karachi woman and her mother who are beset by malevolent figures from their past after the family patriarch dies.

Naomi Osaka is sharing her thoughts about getting back into the tennis court following her pregnancy and welcoming her new daughter Shai in July. The US Open champion opened up about how she felt returning to the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City, as she prepared to be part of a mental health awareness panel, which included retired Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps.RAFAEL NADAL’S REHABILITATION: TENNIS STAR HOPEFUL TO PLAY AT THE DAVIS CUPMEET COCO GAUFF’S COACHES PERE RIBA AND BRAD GILBERTOWEN WILSON SAYS MEETING LIONEL MESSI MADE HIM FEEL LIKE ‘A KID ON CHRISTMAS’During her interview with ESPN, Naomi revealed that she “felt a lot of joy coming back” and she felt an “itch to play again.” She went on to explain that she “will have to wait until next year,” but she feels ready for her January 2024 comeback for the Australian Open, after being away from the court to focus on her pregnancy.“I realized that I don’t know how the beginning of the year is going to go for me,” she said.

Courtney Howard Franchises rarely get better as they go along. Unfortunately, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” is no exception to the rule, as the expanded saga of the Portokalos family becomes less compelling, introspective and funny the more time we spend with them. The first film, centered on a woman’s quest to find herself and establish her identity within her overbearing family unit, was a sleeper 2002 hit with uplifting sentiment at its core.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director A new article from The New York Times on how the “Barbie” movie’s success will pay off for Mattel reveals that executives at the company were first treated to a 147-page script for the film. The screenplay by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach would be shaped into a 114 minute film. Mattel Films head Robbie Brenner was the first exec to read the script.

It's more popular than Champagne – not to mention far more purse-friendly. And it has fewer calories than wine. So it's no wonder that more and more of us are turning to Prosecco as our tipple of choice.

Jenelle Evans once again wants her children kept away from her mother Barbara.

Prince Harry gave a special salute to his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, on the eve of her one-year death anniversary.

This is Day 129 of the WGA strike and Day 56 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

. Set your alarm now, since the collection will likely sell out almost instantly.Founded in 2017 by designer , Rowing Blazers also has collaboration baked into its DNA.

Steve Clarke last night swatted away the notion that his Scotland side has already got one boot planted in Germany 2024.

Ezra Collective have won the 2023 Mercury Prize for their album ‘Where I’m Meant To Be’.The jazz collective were outsiders to clinch the prize going into tonight’s (September 7) ceremony beating off favourites Jockstap, Loyle Carner and Young Fathers at London’s Eventim Apollo.Jamz Supernova presented the collective with the prize and they were greeted with red confetti as they reached the stage.Accepting the trophy, Femi Koleoso, said: “Wow first of all let me thank God because if a jazz band winning the Mercury Prize doesn’t make you believe in God I don’t know what will.”He went on to thank the band’s manager and his mum and dad before adding: “Ezra Collective represents something very special because we met in a youth club. What we’re celebrating right is testimony to good special people, for putting in effort for young people to play music.“This is not just a result for Ezra Collective, for UK jazz but it’s a special moment for every organisation across the country ploughing their efforts and time into young people that play music.”The collective earlier played their track ‘Victory Dance’ and got up to perform the track for a second time after after accepting the award.All of the artists performed live on the night apart from Fred Again..

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Mark-Paul Gosselaar appeared on the “Pod Meets World” podcast and spoke about how tough it can be to revisit outdated episodes of “Saved by the Bell,” on which he starred as Zack Morris. The series aired on NBC for four seasons and 86 episodes from 1989 to 1992. In the show’s second episode, “The Lisa Card,” Zack charges boys in school to kiss Lisa (Lark Voorhies) for $1 so she can get money to pay her dad back after she exceeds his credit card limit.

Five retired British police officers admitted to sending racist text messages about Meghan Markle after an internal police inquiry. The men, all in their 60s, were arrested after a BBC investigation last year. Robert Lewis, Peter Booth, Anthony Elsom, Alan Hall and Trevor Lewton pleaded guilty at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court to sending grossly offensive racist messages by public communication.

Prince Harry has paid tribute to the late Queen on the eve of the first anniversary of her death.

Tom Hardy has left some viewers baffled by his accent in the trailer for upcoming film, The Bikeriders.The actor, who has showcased a number of accents across The Dark Knight Rises, Peaky Blinders and Locke, stars opposite Jodie Comer and Austin Butler in the drama which follows the rise of a fictional 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club.After the trailer was released on Wednesday (September 6), a key takeaway has been the “absurd” and “inexplicable” accent Hardy adopts for his character.“Ahhhhhhh the incredibly soothing sensation of Tom Hardy doing another new voice and accent that has never existed before,” one viewer wrote on X.Another added: “Wake up babe new Tom Hardy accent just dropped.”You can check out more reactions below.Ahhhhhhhh the incredibly soothing sensation of Tom Hardy doing another new voice and accent that has never existed before.— Aaron Stewart-Ahn (@somebadideas) September 6, 2023This movie has everything. Tom Hardy speaking in a pizza shop owner accent.

Fall Out Boy and Jimmy Eat World have announced plans for a joint US tour in 2024.The former shared a teaser video in which they contemplate who they should take with them on the second leg of their ‘So Much For (Tour) Dust’ tour before they eventually settle on Jimmy Eat World. You can watch the teaser below.The ‘So Much For (2our) Dust’ tour will kick off on February 28 in Portland, with further stops planned in Seattle, Austin, Orlando, Baltimore, New York, Nashville, Milwaukee, and more, before wrapping up on April 6 in Minneapolis.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Nielsen is putting a new media yardstick out of arm’s reach, for the time being. Nielsen backed off a plan to incorporate first-party data from Amazon in its study of the audience for the company’s streamcast of “Thursday Night Football.” a move that was opposed by TV networks, putting to rest — at least for the moment — the idea that the measurement giant might utilize inputs from the companies it examines in its national viewership methodology.

Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building leapt onto Nielsen’s streaming charts for the week of August 7 to August 13.

House of Villains is nearly here!

Pete Davidson can’t stop, won’t stop.The “Saturday Night Live” alum just added an additional nine shows to his 2023 fall stand-up tour schedule.That includes gigs at Montclair, NJ’s Wellmont Theatre on Sept. 14 and a pair of performances at Port Chester, NY’s Capitol Theatre on Sept.15 and Sept.