Yo-Yo Ma Launches Interactive Bach Music Series With Live Guests

Murtada Elfadl As befits its title, “Assassin Club,” begins with an elaborate action-heavy murder. Throughout the almost two hours it takes to unfold, the audience witnesses a few more. These intrigues unfold in a few European locales, though the locations are hardly striking, just places where the illusion of globetrotting can be created on a budget. It’s a B-movie through and through, yet one made with panache and attention to the action scenes. Director Camille Delamarre choreographs and shoots combat set-pieces in an exciting manner. Henry Golding plays a master hitman whose latest mission is to find and kill six other assassins — the “club” of the title, though only one of his marks really matters. What transpires is more of a cat-and-mouse game between Golding’s killer and another one played by Noomi Rapace. Sam Neill lurks in the background and on the phone as Golding’s handler, who assigns the missions and offers platitudes instead of dialogue.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor YouTube’s biggest ad innovation for 2023? It might be borrowing a well-worn page from old-fashioned linear TV. At the YouTube Brandcast upfront event Wednesday in New York, execs announced the introduction of 30-second unskippable ads in top-performing YouTube content on TVs — you know, just like the commercials that have run on broadcast and cable networks for decades. YouTube also will start testing new “Pause Experiences” for YouTube on TV screens, showing an ad when viewers pause a video akin to the pause ads Hulu first bowed four years ago. In their pitch to Madison Avenue types, YouTube execs also boasted of the streaming service’s massive reach: More than 150 million unique viewers in the U.S. watched YouTube and YouTube TV on televisions for the month of December 2022, according to Nielsen estimates. YouTube remains the No. 1 most-watched service on TV screens in America (across both streaming platforms and traditional TV networks), and in April was one of the only streamers to see month-to-month growth, per Nielsen.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Peter Chernin’s North Road Co. has taken a minority stake in Omaha Prods., the busy production banner headed by NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning. The deal brings an influx of capital to Omaha and it allows the company to tap into the production and distribution infrastructure that Chernin is building through North Road, which launched last year with backing from private equity giants Providence Equity and Apollo Global Management. North Road is in assembling a roster of content banners with the goal of creating a strong independent source of TV and film titles for buyers, particularly those outside the U.S. Omaha is already co-producing projects with North Road-affiliated Words + Pictures, which is headed by former ESPN programming executive Connor Schell. Omaha made a splash starting with the 2021 football season with the launch of its “ManningCast” alternative telecast of “Monday Night Football” featuring Manning and his brother Eli Manning, a fellow retired NFL quarterback, commenting on the game in real time with guests for ESPN 2.

Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss are going their separate ways,  a source tells ET.

Disney+ is setting premiere dates for two anticipated Marvel series.

Jimmie Allen is back on social media following his split from his wife — who is expecting their baby — and an explosive lawsuit launched by his former manager, alleging that he raped and sexually abused her.

U.K. Royals expert Neil Sean cast doubts on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s claim that they were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" involving paparazzi in New York City, telling Fox News Wednesday that the couple has "proven to be liars." "The difficulty is with Harry and Meghan, they've proven to be liars previously.

Andy Cohen is attempting to clear the air and set the record straight. After the release of his new book,, last week, the TV host and producer says he was contacted by star Teresa Giudice, who took issue with something he wrote.«Last night, Teresa said, 'I need to talk to you about some things that are in the book.' And I said, OK,'» Cohen shared on Wednesday's episode of his SiriusXM show.

Sasha Calle’s historical portrayal of Kara Zor-El, also known as Supergirl in Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming action adventure “The Flash,” Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products and DC collaborated with Mattel to launch the all-new Supergirl Barbie doll.Calle is the first Latina portraying the iconic character in the epic story that will unfold only in theaters beginning June 16, 2023, in North America and internationally starting June 14.Sasha learned she was selected in February 2021 after the film’s director, Andy Muschietti, called to tell her she had gotten the part.

The Masked Singer is back!

Johnny Depp is speaking out about being boycotted by Hollywood.

JoJo Siwa and her family are luckily safe after a scary home invasion.

Billie and Greg Shepherd certainly bagged themselves some cool parent points as they bought a new pony as a surprise for their horse-mad eight year old daughter Nelly. In Wednesday night's episode of Billie and Greg: The Family Diaries, the couple were seen going to their local stables to look at the sweet pony, named Bambi.

Stacey Solomon pre-empted trolls' criticism after she shared an idyllic garden update at her country home, Pickle Cottage. The Loose Women panellist, 33, lives at her heavenly country home with husband Joe Swash, 41, and their three children, as well as Stacey's two children from a previous relationship. On Tuesday, the mum-of-five took to Instagram and shared a video as she hung out the washing in her tranquil garden but anticipated controversial views among her 5.6M followers.

John Mayer paid tribute to his late friend on Wednesday, honoring Bob Saget on what would have been his 67th birthday. «I guess what I’m saying is… thank God for our ability to remember those who have left us,» Mayer wrote on Instagram. He paired the caption with a black-and-white image of himself and Saget. «It’s one of the rare divine traits of being human,» Mayer continued. «We can reflect and revisit and keep the flame of someone’s impact on our lives burning bright.

Kim Zolciak-Biermann and Kroy Biermann amid their ongoing divorce.In new court docs obtained by ET, Kim is requesting that her estranged husband undergo drug testing. Per the docs, Kim claims she's seen Kory «smoking marijuana» and has «serious concerns» for the safety and well-being of their children — Kroy, 11, Kash, 10, and twins, Kaia and Kane, 9.Kim is requesting drug testing at Kroy's expense, including a five-panel hair follicle drug screening.

Things are not looking great for Haley Pullos.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points for “Beau Is Afraid,” currently playing in theaters. In the final act of Ari Aster’s three-hour anxiety trip “Beau Is Afraid,” Beau, played by Joaquin Phoenix, arrives very late for his mother’s funeral and finds himself reunited with his childhood love Elaine, played by Parker Posey. It’s an awkward reunion for the two, but the two wind up in bed together. Just as they are about to have sex, Elaine pulls out her phone and the intro to Mariah Carey’s 1995 hit “Always Be My Baby” begins to play. Speaking over Zoom, the film’s music supervisor Jemma Burns said Aster told her during their first meeting, “’If there’s one thing you do for me on this film, I have to have this Mariah Carey song.’”

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor It took the combined talent of composers Kris Bowers and Michael Abels to help filmmaker Stephen Williams ensure Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ music lives on after his life story was erased from the history books. Williams’ new film, “Chevalier” tells the story of the illegitimate son of a plantation owner and slave. Played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chevalier is a promising young Black musician who excels at fencing, playing the violin and wooing the court of Marie Antoinette. In dividing their tasks, Abels wrote the music for the on-camera performances while Bowers composed the film’s score.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Little Richard — music icon, legend and the man behind hits such as “Tutti Frutti” and “Good Golly Miss Molly” — inspired a generation. But despite his success, there were points in his career where “he doesn’t feel he’s been recognized,” says filmmaker Lisa Cortés. Her latest documentary, “Little Richard: I Am Everything,” in theaters on April 21, seeks to remind a new generation of his legacy. Cortés says the documentary draws parallels with “All In: The Fight for Democracy” which she co-directed with Liz Garbus, in which she followed Stacy Abrams on her political campaign. Speaking with Variety, she said, “Both of these films are talking about issues that are political hot buttons. There are states where Black and queer history are under attack, and they’re passing laws against the teaching of this history. We see those are very important parts of Richard’s origin story and of rock ‘and’n’ roll.” She adds, “It’s a film that is still in conversation with many major things that we are facing right now.”

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Lainey Wilson’s “Smell Like Smoke” song from Paramount+’s “Yellowstone” will be submitted for Emmys consideration in the outstanding music and lyrics category. Wilson made her acting debut in the Season 5 premiere of “Yellowstone” as a musician named Abby, and “Smell Like Smoke” appeared in the third episode of the season. Speaking with Variety, Wilson said the song “centers around four pillars that make ‘Yellowstone’ what it is — cowboys, heartbreak, self-assurance and faith.” The song was co-written with songwriters Monty Criswell, Derek George and Lynn Hutton. “Derek came up with the signature guitar lick at the beginning of the song and tracked the original demo, while Monty and I fiddled around with lyrics and Lynn steered the melodies,” Wilson said.