Westbrook Studios, the Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith company behind Telluride Film Festival favorite King Richard and series Red Table Talk and Cobra Kai, has held exploratory talks with a number of potential buyers including the new venture led by Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs and backed by the Blackstone Group. Blackstone and Westbrook
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There are plenty of pop culture references to rogue AI and robots, and appliances turning on their human masters. It is the stuff of science fiction, fun, and fantasy, but with IoT and connected devices becoming more prevalent in our homes, we need more discussion around cybersecurity and safety. Software is all around us, and
Stephen King has teamed with the charity website Humble Bundle to sell his new short story Red Screen. Fans are allowed to name their own price, and all of the proceeds are going to the ACLU. The story is only available for the next week. “In this unsettling short story, a cop interrogates a deranged
I don’t think I’ve ever heard a bad cover from Kip Moore. At a show in Pocatello, Idaho, this past weekend, he did a kickass rendition Don Henley’s 1984 jam “The Boys of Summer.” Originally written in part by Don, who was also the Eagles vocalist and drummer, it was composed first by guitarist Mike
Birdtalker are taking their power back in “Taking Control.” The indie-folk band are premiering the brand-new song exclusively with The Boot; press play below to listen. In the verses, the song’s protagonist describes a previous way of life in which they very much let others — specifically, a lover — lead the way, essentially becoming a person who
The Bible says eyes are a window to the soul, and the scripture ain’t lying when it comes to The Eyes of Tammy Faye. If you can look past all the clutter and myriad distractions, there is a resilient and even boisterous spirit radiating from Jessica Chastain every time you meet her gaze. Yet it’s
Play video content TMZ.com Jennifer Lopez took Ben Affleck back to where it all started — namely, the block that gave her her nickname … and the dude seemed to make himself right at home by lighting up. Bennifer returned to J Lo’s stomping grounds Sunday — this after spending the past few days in
Realme 8s 5G is all set to go on sale in India for the first time today. The phone was launched last week alongside Realme 8i in the country. The Realme 8s 5G sale will begin at 12pm (noon) and the phone will be up for grabs via Flipkart, Realme.com, and across major offline retailers
Boris Johnson is being urged to “level up” Britain by backing pay rises for workers, scrapping his proposed cut in Universal Credit and tackling child poverty. The challenge comes from TUC leader Frances O’Grady in a call to the government to protect workers from further pandemics, climate change and the tech revolution. In her TUC
Ben Best has died. The passing of the screenwriter, best known for creating Eastbound and Down alongside Danny McBride and Jody Hill, was initially announced via the Instagram account of Rough House Pictures, the production company owned by McBride and Hill. He was 47. Best both wrote and starred in Eastbound for HBO, appearing as
Nearly a year ago, news broke that 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg was developing a new film for the Predator franchise. Now, filming on that project is done. On Sunday, cinematographer Jeff Cutter took to Instagram to share a photo marking a wrap on the Predator prequel film, “Skulls”. In the picture’s caption, Cutter
The events of Avengers: Endgame changed a lot for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Those snapped by Thanos were restored creating some unique challenges for the world as people tried to return to their lives and the world also mourned the loss of Tony Stark/Iron Man, whose sacrifice prevented Thanos from having a second and more
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is finally playing in theatres and while it features an almost entirely new cast of MCU characters, there was one unexpected appearance from a returning actor. Ben Kingsley reprised his role as Trevor Slattery AKA the fake Mandarin from Iron Man 3, much to the delight of fans. Recently,
As we head into the middle part of September and ever-closer to spooky season, Netflix prepares itself to release more original content than ever. Following a similar week that focused nearly solely on Netflix Originals, this coming week has four different days that will be packed to the brim with new original shows or films,
It’s been a long wait for the fourth installment of The Matrix series, and its main characters have already forgotten each other in that time, as the new trailer for the Lana Wachowski-directed The Matrix Resurrections showcases. In the highly anticipated new clip, Keanu Reeves first appears as Thomas (also known as hacker Neo), in the
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) he will not support the $3.5 trillion price tag for the economic bill that would expand the nation’s social safety net and that “there’s no way” Congress can meet the timeline set by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to pass it. “(Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer) will not have my vote on
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It has been a long intermission for L.A. Opera, fraught with unforeseen bumps in the road due to the Pandemic, but the beat goes on with this Saturday’s gala opening of Verdi’s hummable, old warhorse, ”Il Trovatore,” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The first glitch was the news that the ship from Monaco carrying the
The FBI has released a newly declassified document detailing support given to the Saudi hijackers in the lead up to the 9/11 terror attacks. Released on the 20th anniversary of the attacks, it details contact the hijackers had with Saudi associates in the US but does not provide proof senior Saudi government officials were complicit
Sajid Javid has told Sky News he wants to remove the PCR test requirement for travellers returning from some foreign countries “as soon as I possibly can”. The health secretary said he was aware of the cost for families holidaying abroad and that the measure should not be in place “for a second longer than