REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL Presents 2018 ReviewDecember 13, 2018 REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL caps another season of enterprising reporting with a roundtable review of its most memorable moments this year when the series' 261st edition, available in HDTV, debuts TUESDAY, DEC. 18 (10:00 p.m. ET/PT & 9:00 p.m. CT) on HBO.
MGM Reveals Official Poster for FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILYDecember 13, 2018Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures presents, in association with Film4 and The Ink Factory A WWE Studios, Seven Bucks Productions, Misher Films Production, the first official poster and film stills for FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY.
Christina Aguilera to Headline NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVEDecember 13, 2018Today, dick clark productions and ABC announced one of the world's best-selling pop music icons, Christina Aguilera, will perform for a live audience of more than one million people just minutes before the ball drops on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2019." Aguilera last performed on the show in 2007, and this year she will be joined by Bastille, Dan + Shay and New Kids On The Block in the hours leading up to the 2019 countdown. This marks multiplatinum artists Dan + Shay's first appearance on the show, and Bastille's second, while pop super group New Kids On The Block will take the New Year's Rockin' Eve stage for the second time-having last performed in 2011 with Backstreet Boys. America's biggest celebration of the year will take place on MONDAY, DEC. 31, beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST on the ABC Television Network. Additional performers will be announced soon.
TV Adaptation of THE VELVETEEN RABBIT in the WorksDecember 13, 2018Producers of 'The Gruffalo' and the writer of the BBC and Netflix series “Watership Down” are adapting “The Velveteen Rabbit” for TV, according to Variety. Magic Light Pictures and Tom Bidwell are currently in development on the project and have begun talks with broadcasters.
Netflix Buys Horror Film ELIDecember 13, 2018Paramount has sold all global rights for its Paramount Players horror film Eli to Netflix, according to Deadline.
Oxygen to Premiere Documentary DIRTY JOHN, THE DIRTY TRUTHDecember 13, 2018Oxygen Media, the destination for high-quality crime programming, will premiere a two-hour documentary, 'Dirty John, The Dirty Truth' on Monday, January 14 at 8:00pm ET/PT. A companion to Bravo's hit scripted anthology, the special goes beyond the articles and podcasts made famous by Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard, and traces con-man John Meehan's trail of manipulation that started long before he met Debra Newell. Through the eyes of the real people he deceived, the documentary takes a deep dive into his troubled past, his altercations with law enforcement, and features exclusive interviews with former girlfriends who speak out for the very first time.
Madison Square Garden Presents Billy Joel's 70th Birthday ConcertDecember 13, 2018The Madison Square Garden Company announced today the unprecedented 64th consecutive show by legendary musician and MSG franchise, Billy Joel, on Thursday, May 9, 2019. The May show, on Joel's 70th birthday, is part of his residency at The World's Most Famous Arena which began in January 2014 with him playing one show per month at The Garden. The May 2019 show will be Joel's 110th all-time performance at The Garden.
Steven Yeun Joins CBS All Access' THE TWILIGHT ZONEDecember 13, 2018Steven Yeun has been cast in the CBS All Access reboot of “The Twilight Zone,” according to Variety. Yeun will appear in an episode of the series titled “The Traveler.” He is best known for starring in “The Walking Dead” and “Burning.”
Netflix Sets Cast For THE LETTER FOR THE KINGDecember 12, 2018The cast of Netflix's The Letter for the King is led by Amir Wilson (The Secret Garden), Ruby Serkis and Nathanael Saleh, who plays John Banks in Mary Poppins Returns, according to Deadline.
Netflix to Release Spike Lee's SEE YOU YESTERDAYDecember 12, 2018Netflix and Spike Lee's 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Inc to release the time travel drama See You Yesterday. Based on the award-winning short film, the feature centers on two Brooklyn teenage science prodigies, Claudette “C.J.” Walker and Sebastian J. Thomas, who build make-shift time machines to save C.J.'s brother, Calvin, from being wrongfully killed by a police officer. The film is produced by Spike Lee and stars Eden-Duncan Smith (Roxanne Roxanne) and newcomer Danté Crichlow.
Sasha Morfaw, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Sufe Bradshaw, Sydelle Noel To Star In RISEDecember 12, 2018Sasha Morfaw (Black Panther), Jimmy Jean-Louis (Claws, Heroes), Sufe Bradshaw (Veep), Sydelle Noel (GLOW), and Peter Mensah (300) are set to star in the film 'Rise,' according to Deadline.