#‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ Review: The Overdue Coronation of a Seminal Figure in Rock Royalty

#‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ Review: The Overdue Coronation of a Seminal Figure in Rock Royalty

‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ Review: The Overdue Coronation of a Seminal Figure in Rock Royalty The blazing comet that was Richard Wayne Penniman is captured in Little Richard: I Am Everything, with all the complexities of a Black artist who was unapologetically queer and flamboyant one minute, only to renounce his sexuality and hedonism…

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#HBO Max EMEA Content Chief Antony Root to Retire 

#HBO Max EMEA Content Chief Antony Root to Retire 

HBO Max EMEA Content Chief Antony Root to Retire  Antony Root, executive vp, original programming and production at HBO Max Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), is leaving the Warner Bros. Discovery unit at the end of the first quarter, the company said on Wednesday. “After 11 hugely successful and award-winning years leading original programming and…

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#’The Batman’ just ‘the tip of the iceberg’

#’The Batman’ just ‘the tip of the iceberg’

“‘The Batman’ just ‘the tip of the iceberg’” Holy spinoff! Golden Globes 2023 nominee Colin Farrell is getting ready to flap his water wings once more in “The Penguin,” an HBO Max limited series where the actor will reprise the villainous role he played in the 2022 blockbuster “The Batman.” (Take that, Robert Pattinson!) Before…

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#Warner Bros. Discovery CFO: Hollywood Went “Overboard” With Streaming “Spending Frenzy”

#Warner Bros. Discovery CFO: Hollywood Went “Overboard” With Streaming “Spending Frenzy”

Warner Bros. Discovery CFO: Hollywood Went “Overboard” With Streaming “Spending Frenzy” If 2022 was a year of restructuring for Warner Bros. Discovery, then 2023 “will be a year of relaunching and building,” WBD CFO Gunnar Weidenfels said Thursday morning. Speaking at a Citibank conference, the executive also signaled that the company’s moves in the content…

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#Atsuko Okatsuka on Finding Levity in Scary Situations and Her First Comedy Special: “I See Stand-Up as a Service”

#Atsuko Okatsuka on Finding Levity in Scary Situations and Her First Comedy Special: “I See Stand-Up as a Service”

Atsuko Okatsuka on Finding Levity in Scary Situations and Her First Comedy Special: “I See Stand-Up as a Service” Even when she’s twerking produce into a grocery cart or dropping it like it’s hot, Atsuko Okatsuka has the unique ability to maintain a somewhat innocent sense of whimsy in everything she does. Her primary-colored comedy…

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#‘Gossip Girl’ Star Thomas Doherty Unpacks Season 2 So Far, Reveals His Dream Cameo From Original Series

#‘Gossip Girl’ Star Thomas Doherty Unpacks Season 2 So Far, Reveals His Dream Cameo From Original Series

‘Gossip Girl’ Star Thomas Doherty Unpacks Season 2 So Far, Reveals His Dream Cameo From Original Series [The following story includes spoilers from season two of HBO Max’s Gossip Girl.] Thomas Doherty isn’t interested in what critics have to say about HBO Max’s Gossip Girl remake. Instead, he focuses on bringing his best work to…

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#Reneé Rapp Talks Upcoming ‘Mean Girls’ Movie Musical and Transitioning Into Music: “It Definitely Feels Pinch-Me”

#Reneé Rapp Talks Upcoming ‘Mean Girls’ Movie Musical and Transitioning Into Music: “It Definitely Feels Pinch-Me”

Reneé Rapp Talks Upcoming ‘Mean Girls’ Movie Musical and Transitioning Into Music: “It Definitely Feels Pinch-Me” From Broadway actress to TV series star and now songwriter and singer, Reneé Rapp is proving she is a force to be reckoned with.  The 22-year-old actress released her debut EP Everything to Everyone in November and sold out…

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