Entertainment

Apr
23
2022
By Troy Warren
Joe Rogan Claims Massive Subscriber Boost Due to Recent Controversies

Joe Rogan Claims Massive Subscriber Boost Due to Recent Controversies

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BY JAMES HIBBERD | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #Business #EntertainmentThe podcaster says his recent headlines gained him two million new Spotify listeners, though sources counter that his subscriber growth has been consistent.Joe Rogan says his recent controversy has given his Spotify podcast even more horsepower.The podcaster claims the media frenzy over anti-vax conspiracy theorist guests and his past use of the N-word has netted him two million additional subscribers.In Friday’s episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, the comic and UFC commentator was asked by his guest, British political commentator Douglas Murray, about the uproar.“You have been put through the wringer…
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Mar
28
2022
By Troy Warren
Country music singer Jeff Carson dies in Tennessee

Country music singer Jeff Carson dies in Tennessee

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Troy Warren for CNT #EntertainmentA publicist for Jeff Carson says the country music singer has died in TennesseeNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music singer and songwriter Jeff Carson, who scored hits with “Not On Your Love,” and “The Car” before becoming a police officer, has died in Tennessee, his publicist said. Carson was 58.Carson died of a heart attack at a hospital in Franklin, said Jeremy Westby of 2911 Media.Carson was born Jeffrey Lee Herndon in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1963, Westby said in a news release. Carson sang in church and formed a band in Rogers, Arkansas, before moving to…
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Mar
27
2022
By Troy Warren
‘Lost City’ Unearths Female-Fueled $31M Opening in Big Win for Box Office Recovery

‘Lost City’ Unearths Female-Fueled $31M Opening in Big Win for Box Office Recovery

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #EntertainmentThroughout the pandemic, many older females have been reluctant to return to the multiplex but are turning out in force to see the Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum-led movie.Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum’s The Lost City opened to a better-than-expected $31 million domestically from 4,252 theaters ia significant win for the box office recovery.Until now, males under the age of 35 have fueled the recovery, while titles depending upon older adults — particularly older females — have lagged.Paramount’s Lost City, an action-packed romance adventure that’s a throwback to the era of Romancing…
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Mar
20
2022
By Troy Warren
How the Great Depression Reshaped Hollywood Studios’ Ties With Workers

How the Great Depression Reshaped Hollywood Studios’ Ties With Workers

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BY ERIC HOYT | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #Entertainment  #BusinessThe crash culminating in the March 1933 bank holiday — in which workers felt studios used the crisis to cut salaries and increase corporate profits — proved a pivotal moment for the industry, as depicted in forthcoming book ‘Ink-Stained Hollywood.’“The motion picture business is neither depression-proof nor fool-proof,” observed Abram F. Myers in the pages of Film Daily and The Film Daily Year Book at the dawn of 1932. The occasion was reflections from industry leaders on the past year, and Myers, the chairman of the Allied States Association and longtime…
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Mar
13
2022
By Troy Warren
Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in ‘The Lost City’: Film Review | SXSW 2022

Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in ‘The Lost City’: Film Review | SXSW 2022

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BY JOHN DEFORE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The stars share the screen with Brad Pitt in a 'Romancing the Stone'-inspired comedy-adventure directed by Adam and Aaron Nee. A Romancing the Stone-like adventure featuring a more unlikely pair of lovers-to-be than Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, Aaron and Adam Nee’s The Lost City follows a romance novelist (Sandra Bullock) as she’s caught up in a plot every bit as loony as those she has grown tired of inventing for her fans. While it’s no longer surprising to see the sensitive and funny sides of costar Channing Tatum, his…
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Feb
27
2022
By Troy Warren
Tina Fey, Steve Martin, Paul Rudd Induct John Mulaney Into ‘SNL’ Five-Timers Club

Tina Fey, Steve Martin, Paul Rudd Induct John Mulaney Into ‘SNL’ Five-Timers Club

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BY CHRISTY PIÑA | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #EntertainmentElliot Gould, Candice Bergen and Conan O'Brien joined the group to induct Mulaney into the exclusive club.Fellow five-time hosts Paul Rudd, Tina Fey, Steve Martin, Elliot Gould and Candice Bergen, as well as Conan O’Brien, inducted John Mulaney into Saturday Night Live‘s Five-Timers Club during the Feb. 25. episode.“Not to be a total bitch, but my Five-Timers show in December was supposed to be a lot better. That is before the whole cast decided to call in sick,” Rudd said, referring to his year-end episode that was interrupted by the surge in…
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Feb
20
2022
By Troy Warren
‘Coming 2 America’ Tops Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards

‘Coming 2 America’ Tops Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards

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BY CAROLYN GIARDINA | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #EntertainmentThe Eddie Murphy movie won three awards, the most in the feature competition, Saturday at the Beverly Hilton.Coming 2 America won three trophies, the most for a feature film, during the 9th annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE Local 706) Awards.The awards were presented Saturday during a live ceremony at the Beverly Hilton hotel. COVID-19 safety requirements included proof of vaccination and a negative COVID test, while MUAHS Awards masks were distributed to guests.Amazon’s Coming 2 America received awards for best contemporary make-up, contemporary hair styling and special make-up effects.…
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Feb
18
2022
By Troy Warren
Oscars to Require COVID-19 Vaccines for Most Attendees, but Not Performers or Presenters

Oscars to Require COVID-19 Vaccines for Most Attendees, but Not Performers or Presenters

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BY REBECCA KEEGAN | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #COVID-19  #Entertainment  #EditorsPicksThe Academy will rely on testing alone for a small portion of people attending the March 27 ceremony.This year’s Oscars will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for most of the people in the audience at the show — but not for its performers and presenters, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided Thursday that nominees and guests must show proof of vaccination and two negative PCR tests, as first reported by the New York Times. But while a production like the Oscars has the…
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Feb
14
2022
By Troy Warren
Ivan Reitman, ‘Animal House’ Producer and ‘Ghostbusters’ Director, Dies at 75

Ivan Reitman, ‘Animal House’ Producer and ‘Ghostbusters’ Director, Dies at 75

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BY KIMBERLY NORDYKE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTroy Warren for CNT #Entertainment  #EditorsPicks“Our family is grieving the unexpected loss of a husband, father and grandfather who taught us to always seek the magic in life,” children Jason Reitman, Catherine Reitman and Caroline Reitman said in a joint statement.Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind beloved comedies from Animal House to Ghostbusters, has died. He was 75.Reitman died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home in Montecito, Calif., his family told The Associated Press.“Our family is grieving the unexpected loss of a husband, father and grandfather who taught us to…
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Feb
12
2022
By Troy Warren
Why NBC Is Breaking from Post-Super Bowl Tradition in 2022

Why NBC Is Breaking from Post-Super Bowl Tradition in 2022

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BY RICK PORTER | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #EntertainmentThe network will air the Olympics after Sunday's game, ending a 29-year run of entertainment shows getting the huge lead-in.Sometime after its first decade deciding the NFL championship — and drawing increasingly large TV audiences — the Super Bowl became network TV’s ultimate lead-in. The game, which most of its life has been the single most watched program of the year, has helped launch a few long-running series and provided outsized spotlights for shows that were already hits.That won’t be the case this year, however. NBC will move from the Super Bowl…
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