Jack Hanson Dies: Longtime Bay Area TV Personality, Weatherman & Cartoonist Was 91

He also hostedComcast Newsmakers, a news interview show on CNN Headline News. Hanson got his start in the mailroom at KPIX in the 1950s. In the 1960s, Hanson hosted his own show,Jacks Place, back at KPIX. Jack HansonYouTube On it, he interviewed celebrities and would also draw cartoons. The latter became his trademark. Periodically, he would fill in on KABC-TVsAM Los AngelesandMid-Morning Los Angeles. The San Francisco/Northern California Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences inducted him in 2000....

December 16, 2023 · 1 min · 82 words · Kari Estes

Jason Momoa On His ‘Aquaman’ Future: “It’s Not Looking Too Good”

But right now, Im like, Its not looking too good.' It arrives nearly five years to the day afterAquamandebuted en route to becoming thetop-grossing DC film of all time. This is my home. Jason Momoa in ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’DC / Warner Bros. Warner and DC is definitely my home. So, thats all Ill say. How does playing Aquaman make Momoa feel? If I just put it in the simplest [terms], it makes my heart smile....

December 16, 2023 · 1 min · 77 words · Robert Fuller

Ray Romano On ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Reboot: “It’s Out Of The Question”

ButRay Romanosays dont hold your breath for anEverybody Loves Raymondreboot. As far as a reboot, well its out of the question, Romano told Bill Maher onReal Timetonight. (Boyle passed in 2006, Roberts in 2016.) Ray Romano on ‘Real Time’HBO Maher praised him for not going back for another big payday. You never went to a reboot. You had one of the most successful sitcoms of all time. Watch on Deadline Romano said he wanted to go out on top....

December 16, 2023 · 1 min · 79 words · Belinda Daniel

‘Ghosts’ Cast Score Major Pay Raises Ahead Of Hit Comedy’s Third Season On CBS

According to sources, McIver and Ambudkar have seen their paychecks double to $250,000 an episode. Watch on Deadline Reps for CBS, CBS Studios, Lionsgate Television and BBC Studios declined comment. Additionally, Season 2 logged a 28% increase in live streaming viewership across Paramount+ and CBS digital apps. Cliff Lipson/CBS TV actors sign multi-year contracts (usually for six seasons) when they get cast in a new series. As a result, the actors playing the ghosts did not show up for rehearsal last Thursday....

December 16, 2023 · 1 min · 82 words · Thomas Rodriguez

Black Reel Awards Nominations: ‘The Color Purple’ And ‘Rustin’ Dominate

The nominations for the 24th AnnualBlack Reel Awardsare in. Blitz Bazawules stylish feature gathered him nominations for Outstanding Film, Outstanding Director and Outstanding Emerging Director. The musical also swept the musical and technical categories, receiving nominations in every one, except Outstanding Cinematography. Domingo is the thirteenth person to be nominated in both lead and supporting categories in the same year. Rockwell and Jefferson mirrored each other in nominations being both writer and director of their respective films....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 92 words · William Fields

Bob Iger’s Throwback Thursday: Disney CEO’s 2019 Self-Evaluation Pops Up In Pay-Equity Class Action

Bob Igerlikely wishes 2023 looked a lot more like 2019. Fast Company ranked Disney as the #1 Most Innovative Company in Media. That could see this case go from $150 million in lost wages to more than $300 million. Disney CEO Bob IgerGetty Images What do I have to do for this to be reconsidered? Bailey responded by complimenting Leib on a well-stated argument and promised to go back to HR about Dolan....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 73 words · Daniel Newman

Dana Bash And Jake Tapper To Moderate CNN’s Iowa GOP Debate

Dana BashandJake Tapperwill moderateCNNs Republican primary debate on January 10, five days before the Iowa caucuses. One of the three polls must be a CNN approved poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers. Vivek Ramaswamy and Chris Christie were in the single digits. Dana Bash and Jake Tapper co-moderated a Democratic primary debate in March, 2020, along with Univision’s Ilia Calderon.Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images WMUR-TV and Saint Anselm College are co-hosts of the event....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 92 words · Jerry Chen

Dominican Actress Yovanna Ventura Signs With Vision; Goteborg TV Drama Nominees; Dan Snow Doc – Global Briefs

We feel we will leave no stone unturned for her. said point manager Alcaraz. The 2024 winner(s) will be announced at an award ceremony on the evening of January 30. Yovanna Ventura Last years winner was writer Kenneth Karlstad for the Norwegian dramaKids in Crime. I didnt just explore them, but also their rich stories of discovery. Its been a once in a lifetime experience. Series will be directed by Nick Gillam Smith, Jess Reid, Tamsin Graham and Mark Edger....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 80 words · Wendy Ortiz

Francis Coppola’s Remastered ‘One From The Heart’ Gets Theatrical Release From Rialto Pictures

Specialty distributorRialto Picturesis bringing a brand-new 4K restoration ofOne From The Heart: Repriseto theaters on January 19. Soundtrack is by Tom Waits featuring Waits and vocalist Crystal Gayle, and choreography by the legendary Gene Kelly. The soundtrack got Oscar nominated. Hank (Frederic Forrest} and Frannie (Teri Garr) argue while celebrating their fifth anniversary. The argument escalates and they break up. Heading in separate ways and taking to the streets, they both meet and spend the night with strangers....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 109 words · Mr. Randy Richardson

Fremantle’s Mandy Chang Exits Global Head Of Documentaries Role, Mark Reynolds Takes Over As Interim Chief

EXCLUSIVE: Theres some more change atFremantle, this time in the documentary space. Reynolds himself will report to Andrea Scrosati, Fremantles Group COO and CEO of Continental Europe. Meanwhile, Natalie Chow and Sylvie Banks will report to Chang and work with her atUndeniable. Mandy ChangGetty Chang will be Creative Director at Undeniable, reporting to Scrosati. Since Chang joined, Fremantle has backed documentaries includingMrs. Undeniable, meanwhile, is working on a doc based on Ruth Wilsons one-woman playThe Second Woman....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 77 words · Paul Larsen

James Gunn Decries “Cameo Porn” In Superhero Movies

If you didnt already know it,James Gunnis big on coherent narrative. Watch on Deadline Thats fine if it doesnt disrupt the story, Gunn wrote. Its the plot contrivances that develop from a cameo, not the cameo itself. James GunnGilbert Flores / Getty Images If a character is in film, they have to have a reason to be there story-wise. Its normal for single protagonist films to have other characters much more unusual for them not to....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 102 words · Shane Reyes

Matthew Arnold Returns To NBC With ‘Nowhere,’ New Drama Series In Development With Atomic Monster & Vertigo Entertainment

Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio. Arnold and team broughtNowhereto NBC just before this summers double strike. Most recently, Lees renowned banner Vertigo has produced smash hitsBarbarianandThe Mother, and Lionsgates forthcoming dramaOrdinary Angels. Matthew ArnoldSarah Orbanic Arnold is represented by IAG, Good Fear Management and Behr Abramson Levy Johnson.

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 54 words · Lauren Ellison

Michael Jai White Directs, Toplines Action Comedy ‘Trouble Man!’ For Samuel Goldwyn Films; Cast Also Includes Method Man, Orlando Jones, More

When famed R&B singer Jahari goes missing, Jaxen is hired to find and save her. We look forward to bringing TROUBLE MAN! to audiences in the second half of next year. Clockwise from top left: Michael Jai White, Method Man, Gillian White, Mike Epps, Orlando Jones and La La AnthonyGetty Images

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 51 words · Douglas Smith