Chrissy Teigen and Antoni Porowski to Host City Harvest's 2019 GalaFebruary 12, 2019City Harvest, New York City's largest food rescue organization, announced today that Chrissy Teigen, TV host, model, and bestselling author, and Antoni Porowski, Emmy Award-winning TV personality, actor, food expert, author and restaurateur, will co-host City Harvest: The 2019 Gala, on April 30. Teigen and Porowski are also members of City Harvest's Food Council, a group of culinary experts and top chefs that support the organization's work to rescue good food that would otherwise go to waste and deliver it to New Yorkers in need.
Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Jennifer Aniston Sign Statement of Support For Strike Against Ad Agency BBHFebruary 12, 2019SAG-AFTRA members Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Jennifer Aniston and Regina King are throwing their support behind the union's #StrikeBBH campaign to ensure fair wages and safe sets for actors who work on commercials. They join Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan, Scarlett Johansson, Octavia Spencer, Sterling K. Brown and Alec Baldwin in supporting the strike, issuing a joint statement that reads, "We stand united with our fellow performers who work in commercials, who seek fair wages, safe sets, access to health care and a meaningful pension. It's time for advertisers and agencies like Bartle Bogle Hegarty, Inc. (BBH) to do the right thing. When you make an ad, make it union." The ad agency is attempting to illegally abandon its union contract with SAG-AFTRA after almost 20 years.
Trafalgar Releasing Kicks Off 2019 with Box Office Success for Release of Joni Mitchell Tribute ConcertFebruary 12, 2019Award-winning global entertainment and event distributor Trafalgar Releasing brought the filmed version of the star-studded tribute concert, The Music Center Presents Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration, to more than 410 movie theaters across the US and Canada on Thursday, February 7, for a one-night cinema event. This successful theatrical release, which has already amassed more than half a million dollars at the box office and achieved the highest per screen average of all titles showing in more than 100 locations on Thursday, comes on the heels of Trafalgar Releasing's record-breaking release of Burn the Stage: the Movie featuring K-Pop sensation BTS, and the critically acclaimed Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams, which both released in November 2018.
Showtime Appoints Virginia Lazalde-McPherson as Executive Vice President, Business AffairsFebruary 12, 2019Showtime Networks Inc. announced that Virginia Lazalde-McPherson has joined the company as Executive Vice President, Business Affairs. Lazalde-McPherson will serve as the company's head of business affairs for the acquisition and production of all scripted and unscripted series, limited series and documentaries. The announcement was made today by Jana Winograde, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc., to whom Lazalde-McPherson will report.
Sziget Festival Announces Post Malone as HeadlinerFebruary 12, 2019Post Malone joins previously announced Ed Sheeran, Florence + The Machine, Foo Fighters, Twenty One Pilots, The 1975 and Martin Garrix on the headline bill. New additions announced today include some of the most exciting established and up-and-coming artists in the world, including the likes of genre-bending Jazz fusionist Masego, teenage indie-soul breakthrough Yellow Days, Arabic and African-influenced French popstar Jain, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd and political reggae revivalists Protoje & The Indiggnation.
Michael Buerk Presents CAN I IMPROVE MY MEMORY? on Channel 4February 12, 2019Set to air this March, journalist and newsreader Michael Buerk presents Can I Improve My Memory? - a one-off special on Channel 4. This unique memory competition challenges three celebrities to learn hundreds of facts on a subject they know absolutely nothing about in just two weeks.
Aerosmith Announces 17 Additional Dates For Their Las Vegas ResidencyFebruary 12, 2019Due to extraordinary demand, Aerosmith has announced 17 additional dates for their Las Vegas residency at Park Theater at the new Park MGM resort. America's all-time top-selling rock 'n' roll band will launch AEROSMITH: DEUCES ARE WILD Saturday, April 6, with several of their 18 previously announced shows already sold out.
The First Original Dutch Series, ARES, Begins FilmingFebruary 12, 2019Filming of Ares, the first Dutch original series, has begun in Amsterdam. The cast includes Jade Olieberg, Tobias Kersloot, Lisa Smit, Robin Boissevain and Frieda Barnhard. The Golden Calf winning actress Rifka Lodeizen plays a supporting role. The series is directed by Giancarlo Sanchez and Michiel ten Horn and script development run by Michael Leendertse. Ares will launch on Netflix in 2019.
Lucy Liu to Star in WHY WOMEN KILL on CBS All AccessFebruary 12, 2019CBS All Access, CBS' digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, today announced Lucy Liu will star in the service's upcoming darkly comedic drama WHY WOMEN KILL. Created by Marc Cherry ('Desperate Housewives,' 'Devious Maids'), WHY WOMEN KILL details the lives of three women living in three different decades: a housewife in the '60s, a socialite in the '80s and a lawyer in 2018, each dealing with infidelity in their marriages. The series will examine how the roles of women have changed, but how their reaction to betrayal... has not. WHY WOMEN KILL is produced by Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television Studios.
VIDEO: WGN America Releases First Look at GONEFebruary 12, 2019WGN America has released its first look trailer for its latest gripping drama, “Gone,” premiering Wednesday, February 27 at 9/8c. The clip gives a behind-the-scenes look of the thrilling missing persons crime procedural, shining a light on the daunting reality of abduction cases: somebody goes missing in the U.S. every 40 seconds.
TBS Lands CHAD Pilot from Nasim PedradFebruary 12, 2019TBS has picked up Chad to pilot, a single-camera comedy that follows a 14-year-old Persian boy (played by Nasim Pedrad) during high school as he desperately tries to fit in, cope with his mother's dating life, and reconcile his cultural identity.
The Chainsmokers Announce 'WORLD WAR JOY' North American Headline Arena TourFebruary 12, 2019Grammy Award-winning artist/producer duo The Chainsmokers have announced their massive 'WORLD WAR JOY' North American headline arena tour for fall. Multi-platinum band 5 Seconds of Summer, who is featured on The Chainsmokers' latest single 'Who Do You Love,' will be joining all dates along with rising pop star Lennon Stella, who is opening the show. The 41-city tour, produced by Live Nation, will kick off on September 25 in Cincinnati, OH and make stops in major cities across the U.S. and Canada before wrapping in Vancouver, BC on December 6. See full tour routing below.
Gabrielle Union, Julianne Hough, Terry Crews Join AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Season 14February 11, 2019NBC's unrivaled and beloved summer sensation "America's Got Talent" revs up the excitement for season 14 with award-winning actress, author and producer Gabrielle Union and actress, dancer, singer and Emmy Award-winning choreographer Julianne Hough joining the judging panel. In addition, Terry Crews will serve as host of the hit series, a role he currently fills on the highly rated "America's Got Talent: The Champions."
Lifetime Greenlights Sequel HARRY & MEGHAN: BECOMING ROYALFebruary 11, 2019Lifetime heads across the pond with a follow-up to the 2018 hit movie following the romantic journey of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle with the sequel, Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal (working title).