EXCLUSIVE : David Steinberg ( Curb Your Enthusiasm , Seinfeld ) and Robyn Todd ( Inside Comedy , Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story ) have signed on to exec produce the sports biopic Moe Norman , with NHL great Wayne Gretzky and actor-entrepreneur Janet Gretzky boarding as co-producers. The film will tell the story of the Canadian pro golfer of the same name, who was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1995, and was entered into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame shortly after his passing in 2004. While the best in the game called him the best, the introverted, misfit Moe Norman collided with both the golf establishment and society itself. Despite being bullied out of the major pro tour, Moe became an unknown legend, playing and winning smaller tournaments and setting course records while living hand to mouth and sometimes sleeping in his car, or in sand traps at the courses he played. Todd Korgan, Josh Schorr and Mark Bergen penned the …
Anna Chazelle To Write & Direct Horror Film Centered On Greek Legend Of Medusa For Fangoria Studios
EXCLUSIVE : Anna Chazelle has signed on to write, direct and exec produce an untitled horror film based on the Greek legend of Medusa for Fangoria Studios . For the uninitiated, Medusa was one of three Gorgon sisters with venomous snakes for hair, whose gaze could turn those around her to stone. The creature met her end at the hands of the demigod Perseus, who used her head as a weapon before giving it to the goddess Athena for placement on her shield. Tara Ansley, Armen Aghaeian, and Abhi Goel will produce the film for Fangoria Studios, with Phil Wurtzel exec producing through his Friel Films banner, alongside Chazelle. “Medusa is a global icon, yet her story has been overlooked for far too long,” said Aghaeian, who serves as SVP of Fangoria Studios. “Anna’s interpretation of Medusa against the backdrop of Ancient Greece will make for a cinematic journey to remember.” “It’s easy to demonize Medusa, but her story is filled with justifiable feminine rage, both …
BET Awards 2016: 20 Best and Worst Moments
The 16th annual BET Awards took over the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles last night, featuring a mix of pop, rap and R&B A-listers. Though the chaotic state of America and the shadow of Prince’s passing gave the broadcast a somewhat somber air, there were still electric performances from Beyoncé, Usher, Maxwell, Desiigner and more. Here are 20 of the best and worst things from the network’s big night. Best: Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar Make a Splash It’s impossible to have a conversation about pop in 2016 without Beyoncé coming up, and the BET Awards honored this fact by having her and her phalanx of dancers get into formation while excerpts from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech opened the show. B and her dancers launched into a version of “Freedom” that was choreographed on a pool, creating an eye-popping visual that matched the Lemonade track’s agitated intensity. When Kendrick Lamar showed up with a tweaked version of his on-record verse, the …
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Vic Mensa Shares Letter Written To Virgil Abloh In New Song ‘What You Taught Us’
On his newly released song “What You Taught Us,” Chicago rapper Vic Mensa writes a letter to Virgil Abloh , the trailblazing artist and designer who died Sunday after a multi-year battle with cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. “Virgil Abloh is synonymous with visionary,” Mensa said in a statement. “To see him go from DJing Superfun parties in Chicago that Hollywood Holt would sneak me in when I was 16 to revolutionizing the way we think about design and its applications is a true inspiration to a generation that was blessed to be raised under his tutelage. Legends never die.” “What You Taught Us” ruminates on Abloh’s sudden death, with Mensa saying: “’I’m feelin’ kinda blue like Miles Davis LP / ‘Cause a legend that I knew but I’d never known was unhealthy / Left to heaven much too soon / Most I could do was post a selfie.” Later, Mensa sits with the concept of time, communication and how he’d be remembered himself. He asks about the duality of being both …
Emmys 2018: The Complete Winners List
Outstanding Drama Series Game of Thrones The Crown The Handmaid’s Tale Stranger Things This Is Us Westworld Outstanding Comedy Series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Barry Black-ish Curb Your Enthusiasm Glow Silicon Valley Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Outstanding Limited Series or Movie The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Genius: Picasso Godless Patrick Melrose Outstanding Lead Actor – Drama Matthew Rhys – The Americans Ozark Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us Ed Harris – Westworld Milo Ventimiglia – This Is Us Jeffrey Wright – Westworld Outstanding Lead Actress – Drama Claire Foy – The Crown Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale Sandra Oh – Killing Eve Keri Russell – The Americans Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld Outstanding Lead Actor – Comedy Bill Hader – Barry Black-ish Ted Danson – The Good Place Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm Donald …
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Get in the Ring: How ‘GLOW’ Recreates the Golden Age of Lady-Wrestling TV
No doubt about it: The 1980s was a strange time to channel surf. Those neon-tinted, big-haired, irony-free days have provided Internet curio-seekers with fodder for infinite terabytes of grainy, colorful ephemera. And one of the cornerstones of weird Eighties television was “Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling ” (G.L.O.W. for short), an all-female pro-wrestling league whose exploits were filmed in Las Vegas and syndicated nationwide. It’s the type of retro-kitsch from the Reagan era could have vanished down the YouTube black hole – until Netflix resurrected it, sort of. The cult grappling-females show from yesteryear is monkey-flipping its way back to the surface in GLOW, the new series created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch and executive produced by Orange Is the New Black ‘s Jenji Kohan. Starring Community and Mad Men alum Alison Brie , the ensemble dramedy features a diverse cast of ass-kicking actresses — and enough hairspray and spandex to send you straight back to 1985. …
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Ariana Grande, Kelly Clarkson Join Jimmy Fallon for Mixtape Medley on ‘That’s My Jam’
Ariana Grande and Kelly Clarkson , two coaches on The Voice this season, enter a battle round of their own as guests on the special preview of Jimmy Fallon ’s That’s My Jam , an hour-long music and comedy variety game show premiering on January 3rd on NBC. The pair is selected to go head-to-head in a mixtape medley showdown. Fallon spins the wheel of genres and categories from which the singers are tasked with performing, which fittingly lands on pop divas. Grande kicks off with a choreographed-from-memory run of Britney Spears’ “Oops!… I Did It Again” while Clarkson follows after with “Any Man of Mine” from the country-twanged singer Shania Twain. The rest of their faceoff set features songs from Whitney Houston, Celine Dion and Cher. By the end, Clarkson and John Legend are crowned the winners of the night while their opposing team, Grande and Blake Shelton, slot into second place. But on The Voice , it’s still every man and woman for themselves as the singing …
Mike Singletary Says Bears Are Better Than Packers & Vikings, They Can Win The North!
TMZSports.com Sorry, Aaron Rodgers ... your reign as King in the NFC North is over -- 'cause the Bears are the best team there now -- so says Chicago legend Mike Singletary . Da Bears just waxed the Bucs 48-10 ... and when the greatest LB in Chicago history spoke with TMZ Sports about the W -- he told us he's convinced they're better than the Packers AND the Vikings. "At the end of the day, I think the Bears are the most COMPLETE team in that division," Mike says. Of course ... Detroit's also in the North -- but after their loss to the Cowboys on Sunday ... Mike didn't even bother to mention them in the same conversation. BTW ... we also asked Mike about Chicago's victory disco ball party -- and he told us he loved it, saying you wouldn't have believed the ways his Super Bowl-winning Bears used to celebrate!! …
NBA’s PJ Tucker Honors Virgil Abloh With Shoe Tribute
Getty Composite NBA forward and sneakerhead P.J. Tucker is honoring fashion icon Virgil Abloh with his shoe choice for Monday night's game ... rocking a pair of Off-White Jordan 5s with a special tribute. The Heat baller showed off the kicks prior to taking the court against the Denver Nuggets ... which have messages etched in Sharpie -- "Thanks for a lifetime of inspiration" and "Virgil will always be here." The gesture comes one day after Louis Vuitton announced the passing of its artistic director ... a loss that affected tons of celebs across sports and entertainment. Tucker actually posted a pair of Off-White Jordan 2s the day before Abloh's passing was announced ... which read "Air Tucker" and "Virgil 2021." Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Abloh was beloved in the sports world ... with athletes like Karl-Anthony Towns , LeBron James , Odell Beckham and more speaking about his tragic death. …
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Tyreek Hill Still Gunning For Usain Bolt Race, I’ll Bet My SB Ring On It!
TMZSports.com Tyreek Hill says he's still gunning to race Usain Bolt ... telling TMZ Sports he's so confident he'll beat the track legend, he's down to put his Super Bowl ring on the line!! "Me and you can just meet at a local high school," Hill said in a message to Bolt. "I can come to Jamaica. We can get it poppin' on the YouTube. Huh!?" If you're unfamiliar, Bolt and Hill have gone back and forth about a potential race for months -- with Hill initially calling the sprinter out earlier this year. Hill -- arguably the fastest man in the NFL -- accused Bolt of ducking him ... and told him to "stop hiding" in a fiery social media post. Bolt eventually fired back, telling us he'd be willing to put his gold medal on the line in a race if Hill was willing to put his SB LIV ring in the mix. TMZSports.com And, when we spoke with Hill a few days ago -- he told us he's ready to meet those conditions to get the race moving. "Right now, …
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