Month: August 2021

Hunter Schafer, John Malkovich, Gemma Chan & Sofia Boutella Board Neon Horror Pic ‘Cuckoo’ – Deadline
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Hunter Schafer, John Malkovich, Gemma Chan & Sofia Boutella Board Neon Horror Pic ‘Cuckoo’ – Deadline

Euphoria‘s Hunter Schafer, John Malkovich, Gemma Chan and Sofia Boutella are headlining the Neon horror feature Cuckoo, which Tilman Singer will write and direct. Neon is also financing the project with an eye to shoot in April. Cuckoo is Tilman’s second movie following his supernatural horror film Luz, which debuted at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival and won a Special Jury Prize for Best Horror Film at Fantastic Fest and Best Film at the Milan Film Festival. He’s bringing his Luz team back together for Cuckoo including DP Paul Faltz, composer Simon Waskow and production designer Dario Mendez Acosta. Jan Bluthardt, Zita Hanrot, and Proschat Madani round out the cast. Ken Kao and Josh Rosenbaum of Waypoint Entertainment are producing along with Markus Halberschmidt and Maria ...
Hunter Schafer, John Malkovich, Gemma Chan & Sofia Boutella Board Neon Horror Pic ‘Cuckoo’ – Deadline
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Hunter Schafer, John Malkovich, Gemma Chan & Sofia Boutella Board Neon Horror Pic ‘Cuckoo’ – Deadline

Euphoria‘s Hunter Schafer, John Malkovich, Gemma Chan and Sofia Boutella are headlining the Neon horror feature Cuckoo, which Tilman Singer will write and direct. Neon is also financing the project with an eye to shoot in April. Cuckoo is Tilman’s second movie following his supernatural horror film Luz, which debuted at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival and won a Special Jury Prize for Best Horror Film at Fantastic Fest and Best Film at the Milan Film Festival. He’s bringing his Luz team back together for Cuckoo including DP Paul Faltz, composer Simon Waskow and production designer Dario Mendez Acosta. Jan Bluthardt, Zita Hanrot, and Proschat Madani round out the cast. Ken Kao and Josh Rosenbaum of Waypoint Entertainment are producing along with Markus Halberschmidt and Maria ...
Hunter Schafer, John Malkovich, Gemma Chan & Sofia Boutella Board Neon Horror Pic ‘Cuckoo’ – Deadline
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Hunter Schafer, John Malkovich, Gemma Chan & Sofia Boutella Board Neon Horror Pic ‘Cuckoo’ – Deadline

Euphoria‘s Hunter Schafer, John Malkovich, Gemma Chan and Sofia Boutella are headlining the Neon horror feature Cuckoo, which Tilman Singer will write and direct. Neon is also financing the project with an eye to shoot in April. Cuckoo is Tilman’s second movie following his supernatural horror film Luz, which debuted at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival and won a Special Jury Prize for Best Horror Film at Fantastic Fest and Best Film at the Milan Film Festival. He’s bringing his Luz team back together for Cuckoo including DP Paul Faltz, composer Simon Waskow and production designer Dario Mendez Acosta. Jan Bluthardt, Zita Hanrot, and Proschat Madani round out the cast. Ken Kao and Josh Rosenbaum of Waypoint Entertainment are producing along with Markus Halberschmidt and Maria ...
Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Era, on a Chaotic Stage – The New York Times
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Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Era, on a Chaotic Stage – The New York Times

This continues on the album itself, which is 27 tracks long, nearly two hours of music; it is sonically cohesive but also overlong and full of heavily assembled songs — multiple producers and writers, a bounty of male guests. West has long been shifting into conductor mode, and on several songs here, he is the ballast but not the focus. Jay Electronica has a commanding verse on “Donda.” Fivio Foreign has a great verse on “Donda.” Lil Baby has a very good verse on “Donda.” Lil Durk has a striking verse on “Donda.” Sheek Louch, who sounds like he’s been mainlining Ka records, has an excellent verse on “Donda.” Jay-Z has a decent verse on “Donda.” Westside Gunn has a lovely verse on “Donda.” West, though? Fewer than you’d think. The more you listen for West on “Donda,” the less you really he...
DaBaby Meets with HIV Awareness Orgs in Wake of Homophobic Comments – TMZ
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DaBaby Meets with HIV Awareness Orgs in Wake of Homophobic Comments – TMZ

DaBaby's answered the call of a number of HIV organizations for him to become educated on HIV following his homophobic comments ... so he did, and then delivered an apology. According to the U.S. HIV awareness orgs ... DaBaby met with 9 groups to discuss HIV and share personal stories of folks who are living with the virus. The orgs had sent him a letter earlier this month "to call him in instead of calling him out" and have a thoughtful conversation about his recent comments at the Rolling Loud festival. Play video content 7/25/21 ...
Obesity among children ages 5 to 11 rises during the pandemic – The Washington Post
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Obesity among children ages 5 to 11 rises during the pandemic – The Washington Post

Regular summer weight gain among students is attributed to missing recess, P.E. and school sports, as well as not getting exercise associated with traveling to and from school, Ritchie said. It is also because studies show that school meals are, on average, healthier than what children bring from home. Also, kids in school have access to breakfast and lunch; at home during the summer there is frequently unfettered access to food all day long.
Illinois church camp led to 180 COVID-19 cases, CDC report says – Chicago Tribune
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Illinois church camp led to 180 COVID-19 cases, CDC report says – Chicago Tribune

The report also noted that 21 outbreaks at overnight camps in Illinois had been reported as of Aug. 7, “reinforcing the importance of COVID-19 prevention measures at these camps, including identifying infected persons through prearrival and screening testing programs and consistent implementation of other prevention efforts, including vaccination, masking, and physical distancing.”
Mike Richards Exits As EP On ‘Jeopardy!’ & ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ – Deadline
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Mike Richards Exits As EP On ‘Jeopardy!’ & ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ – Deadline

Mike Richards is out as executive producer of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. Sony Pictures Television just told staff. See the full note below. It comes after a turbulent few weeks for the long-running syndicated program, which saw Richards, who joined Jeopardy! as exec producer in 2020, ousted as host after one day of production. Suzanne Prete, EVP, Business and Strategy, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!, just sent an internal note to staff on these shows explaining that Richards would depart effective immediately with Embassy Row’s Michael Davies agreeing to help on an interim basis. She said that they hoped that Richards exiting as host would have “minimized the disruption and internal difficulties” that they experienced over the last few weeks, but added that “clear...
Mike Richards Exits As EP On ‘Jeopardy!’ & ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ – Deadline
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Mike Richards Exits As EP On ‘Jeopardy!’ & ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ – Deadline

Mike Richards is out as executive producer of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. Sony Pictures Television just told staff. See the full note below. It comes after a turbulent few weeks for the long-running syndicated program, which saw Richards, who joined Jeopardy! as exec producer in 2020, ousted as host after one day of production. Suzanne Prete, EVP, Business and Strategy, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!, just sent an internal note to staff on these shows explaining that Richards would depart effective immediately with Embassy Row’s Michael Davies agreeing to help on an interim basis. She said that they hoped that Richards exiting as host would have “minimized the disruption and internal difficulties” that they experienced over the last few weeks, but added that “clear...
Mike Richards Exits As EP On ‘Jeopardy!’ & ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ – Deadline
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Mike Richards Exits As EP On ‘Jeopardy!’ & ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ – Deadline

Mike Richards is out as executive producer of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. Sony Pictures Television just told staff. See the full note below. It comes after a turbulent few weeks for the long-running syndicated program, which saw Richards, who joined Jeopardy! as exec producer in 2020, ousted as host after one day of production. Suzanne Prete, EVP, Business and Strategy, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!, just sent an internal note to staff on these shows explaining that Richards would depart effective immediately with Embassy Row’s Michael Davies agreeing to help on an interim basis. She said that they hoped that Richards exiting as host would have “minimized the disruption and internal difficulties” that they experienced over the last few weeks, but added that “clear...