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Clayton Davis Intense and commanding, but passionate and endearing, Ray Liotta was one of the great character actors for the last four decades. After the news broke of his death, a walk through his most memorable performances is not only warranted, but necessary to remind us of what we lost in the Hollywood community.My cinematic introduction to the talented Liotta was when I was about eight years old.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorLionsgate came in below Wall Street expectations for the first three months of the year, but its TV production division again had stellar results and its Starz streaming business kept on growing.The company previously announced that it would look at spinning off or selling Starz, the premium cable network and streamer it acquired in 2016, as part of reducing debt. Among the suitors are Roku and Apollo Group, which have teamed on a bid to acquire a minority stake in Starz.On the earnings call Thursday, CEO Jon Feltheimer said Lionsgate is aiming to announce its plan for Starz by the end of this summer and that the company expects a transaction could close as early as the first quarter of calendar year 2023.

Piers Morgan referenced an article that described how Amber Heard had burst into tears as she took to the stand to recount the alleged "sexual violence" she experienced at the hands of her ex-husband Johnny Depp as their $100 million defamation trial continues.In view of his 7.9 million Twitter followers, Piers penned: "What must people in Ukraine make of this self-pitying nonsense?"It comes as Amber had told the Virginia court of an alleged attack by her ex-husband, where she claimed he violently penetrated her with a glass bottle.Amber claimed her ex-husband had abused her "physically, verbally, emotionally [and] psychologically" and that the negative publicity resulting from her reporting the abuse had damaged her reputation and career.She pleaded in her final argument for the Pirates of the Caribbean actor to "leave me alone".She added: "The threats he's made to humiliate me globally are being lived out in real time in front of you, ladies and gentlemen, for the past six weeks, and for the whole world, since there are cameras here."Many movie fans have claimed Amber is lying, using a #JusticeforJohnny hashtag and a campaign to have her removed from the Aquaman movies has attracted more than four million signatures.However, Johnny lost his previous court case on the matter, where he sued The Sun for defamation, as the court ruled that allegations he was a "wife beater" were "substantially true".Piers has spoken out now, for the second time, to accuse Amber and Johnny of trivialising the war in Ukraine with their court battle.His stance divided his Twitter fans as they debated the matter.@forheavensake challenged: "There's not a lot she can do about Ukraine, Piers, but I wouldn't expect a man to have the faintest

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorCorsets were an essential undergarment for Victorian women, which lifted and supported the bosom, created a flat front and provided women a form-fitted figure. But they were notoriously restrictive. As essential as corsets are to the 18th century, they are equally as important to period costume design in the 21st century.However, as period-era dramas filled the air, costume designers of many Emmy-contending shows followed up to dress their cast members in corsets — but with the modern twist of added comfort.Carrie Coon, who plays wealthy socialite Bertha Russell in HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” is no stranger to wearing corsets.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJodie Foster is set for one of the lead roles in “True Detective” Season 4 at HBO, Variety has learned.The new season of the anthology crime series was first reported as being in development in March 2022, though no official plot details were confirmed at that time.Now it is known that In the fourth season, when the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the six men that operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace. To solve the case, Detectives Liz Danvers (Foster) and Evangeline Navarro will have to confront the darkness they carry in themselves, and dig into the haunted truths that lie buried under the eternal ice.

Carson Burton The multiverse is hot right now.From “Everything Everywhere All At Once” to “Star Trek” to the DC Extended Universe, each multiversal story carries with it its own style, rules and implications on reality. Now, as the Marvel Cinematic Universe aims its post-“Endgame” storyline through the multiverse the stakes are ever-increasing. Creating the multiversal, mind-bending looks for the new blockbuster hit “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is a tall task for VFX artists working on the Sam Raimi project, but the innate flexibility of these stories allows for creative expression to thrive.“The hardest part on this kind of project is sometimes not the execution of the work itself, but sometimes it’s just finding what is it that we want to do,” Alexis Wajsbrot of Framestore VFX told Variety.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterThere is no shortage of television shows set in a galaxy far, far away.During Disney and Lucasfilm’s presentation at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, Calif., most of the time was devoted to introducing new series like “Skeleton Crew,” starring Jude Law, and “Andor,” featuring Diego Luna in a prequel to “Rogue One,” as well as long-in-the-works titles like “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” which premieres on May 27.But in contrast to the robust slate of “Star Wars” TV series set for Disney+, the franchise’s feature film landscape has been as desolate as the sands of Tatooine in the wake of 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” That’s surprising, since “Star Wars” is one of Hollywood’s biggest properties and the studio has a trio of untitled space opera movies set to hit theaters around Christmas every other year starting in 2023.

After his ex-girlfriend testified in court on his behalf, many fans are wondering: Are Johnny Depp and Kate Moss getting back together?

Ashley Hume Ava Duvernay, Melanie Lynskey and Tamron Hall were among the honorees at The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation’s 47th Annual Gracie Awards on Tuesday night.Holly Robinson Peete hosted the event, which was held in-person for the first time in two years at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. Named after the late vaudeville performer Gracie Allen, the Gracie Awards honor talented women in television, radio and digital media.The atmosphere inside this year’s gala was subdued, as facts were still emerging just hours after a mass elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and two teachers dead.Lynskey, who accepted the award for best actress in a leading role — drama, began her speech by thanking the Alliance for recognizing her work in the Showtime series “Yellowjackets.” “It’s amazing to be 45 and a size 12, according to this dress, and playing the sexiest, most interesting, most fun character of my career,” Lynskey said.Lynskey went on to express her sorrow over the shooting in Texas as well as the mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., which had occurred 10 days earlier.

Helen Skelton has been facing a tough time since her split with husband Richie Myler, and on Thursday she shared a family photo with a poignant caption.PHOTOS: Helen Skelton's fairytale garden at Yorkshire home she'll never leaveThe Countryfile star was posing with her sons, Ernie and Louie, alongside her baby daughter Elsie and her brother, Gavin, alongside his wife and their parents. The group were all enjoying a sunny weekend in the park, with Helen holding onto her daughter, while her sons and their friends took centre stage as they stood in front of a picnic table that had an eye-catching spread, featuring fruit and chocolates.

Penny Lancaster caused heads to turn this evening as she took to the red carpet in a leopard-print mini dress and a pair of thigh-high black boots.The wife of rocker Rod Stewart, 51, dazzled as she attended the first performance of ABBA Voyage.Penny was all smiles as she struck a pose on the red carpet of the glitzy event, which marked 40 years since ABBA's last performance in the UK.The mother of two dazzled in a leopard-print mini dress which hugged her curves in all the right places.Penny cinched in her tiny waist with a black belt and accessorised with a black scarf tied fashionably around her neck.But it was her over-the-knee black boots which garnered the most attention as they added inches to the supermodel's height.Showcasing her long limbs, Penny grinned as she clasped her black and gold handbag close to her.She wore her blonde dresses in big curls which fell down her shoulders.The model appeared on the red carpet on her own and without her rock husband, Rod Stewart.

Meghan Markle made a surprise visit to Texas Thursday to pay her respects to the 21 victims killed at an elementary school in Uvalde. The Duchess of Sussex, who lives in California with her husband Prince Harry and their two children, was spotted placing a bouquet of white roses at a memorial for the victims gunned down Tuesday at Robb Elementary School.  The 40-year-old kept a low profile in jeans, a white T-shirt and a denim baseball cap.

Tributes are pouring in for Ray Liotta, who was widely known for his role as Henry Hill in the legendary Martin Scorsese crime film, "Goodfellas." Liotta died at age 67, Fox News Digital confirmed. Some of his co-stars in the 1990 crime drama, as well as other peers in Hollywood, are honoring the late actor.  "God is a Goodfella and so is Ray," actor Joe Pesci, who played Tommy DeVito, told Fox News Digital. Ray Liotta, widely known for his role in the legendary Martin Scorsese crime film "Goodfellas," has died.

The fifth installment in the “Indiana Jones” franchise will be swinging into theaters next summer!

Jada Pinkett Smith is opening up about her relationship with her mother growing up.

In Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Palme d’Or winner “Shoplifters,” a group of small-time thieves forms their own makeshift family, living every day not only through pure survival instinct but a genuine love for each other. For his first film set in Korea, the Japanese filmmaker reflects on similar themes in “Broker,” a road trip odyssey reflecting on the family we choose and the family we tearfully let go of.

took to their official Twitter account to announce the heartbreaking news Thursday.“We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher,” the statement read. “Fletch had a true heart of gold and was always there when you needed support, a lively conversation, a good laugh or a cold pint.”They said their “hearts are with his family” and asked to give the family privacy during their time of grieving.Formed in 1980, five-time Grammy-nominated Depeche Mode was created by bandmates Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Fletcher in Basildon in the UK. The band, according to a 2009 Billboard feature, had sold more than 100 million records at the time, while reaching millions of people on tour and releasing 17 albums.In 2020, the trio was inducted as a band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.pic.twitter.com/RlB7QM6ckWFans quickly expressed reacted to the loss on Twitter.

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President Joe Biden still plans to attend this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner even after Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for Covid and health officials are warning that the most recent variant is especially contagious.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAl Ortiz, a veteran CBS News executive who is also the current executive producer of “CBS Evening News,” is set to leave the Paramount Global unit this summer after working his way up through the ranks over 43 years.Ortiz and CBS News executives announced the decision during a morning editorial call Wednesday. A search for a new top producer at “CBS Evening News” is expected to start in the near future. CBS News recently came to new terms with anchor Norah O’Donnell to extend the contract that keeps her behind the desk through 2024.