Showtime’s look at the Los Angeles comedy scene in the 1970s has a strong ensemble (featuring Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor and Jake Lacy), lots of potential and at least one awful early episode. After a spring that brought us the low-key charm of HBO’s Crashing, the no-charm blandness of TV Land’s Nobodies and Amazon’s lively and clever pilot for The Marvelous Mrs. …

12:13 PM PDT 5/4/2017 by Rebecca Ford As part of the deal, Adam McKay’s Dick Cheney movie will move to Annapurna, which is launching as a distribution arm with Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Detroit.’ Plan B Entertainment, Brad Pitt’s production company behind the recent best picture Oscar winner Moonlight has signed a three-year production deal with Annapurna Pictures. …

1:29 AM PDT 5/18/2017 by Georg Szalai Arclight Films unveils the new religious drama, which will be directed by Marco Pontecorvo. Arclight Films on Thursday unveiled new drama Fatima, starring Harvey Keitel and Sonia Braga (Aquarius). The film, currently in preproduction, will be directed by Marco Pontecorvo (Partly Cloudy With Sun). Based on a true story, the film dramatizes the story of three children…

French auteur Claire Denis (‘Beau Travail,’ ‘I Can’t Sleep’) premiered her latest film as an opening night selection in the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight sidebar. Like a Judd Apatow thriller or a Michael Haneke kids flick, the concept of a Claire Denis comedy at first sounds like a contradiction in terms. After all, the 71-year-old French auteur, whose film Beau Travail remains one of the great works of the last few decades, has taken an…

He is survived by his ministry, children, wife, and beloved fans (Image: meadowlarklemon.org) According to reports, 83-year-old Meadowlark Lemon passed away in his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Sunday, Dec. 27. …

By Dominique Vidalon and Pascale Denis | PARIS PARIS When Paris’s landmark Hotel de Crillon reopens in July after a four-year 200 million euro ($222 million) revamp, it will be hoping to catch a rebound in the luxury hotel trade after a wave of bloody street attacks drove away big-paying…

During Barack Obama’s first public appearance since leaving office, he shared great advice that applies to us all Former President Barack Obama re-emerged into the public eye on Monday after spending the first three months of his post-presidency life writing a book, vacationing with celebrities, and kite-surfing. During Obama’s highly-anticipated…

They always seem to have enough to meet their needs, even though they may make less money than you do Who are the super savers? Look closely, and you’ll spot them. His car is in near-perfect condition, but you can’t help noticing that it’s at least nine years old. She…

Although he had been a vital part of the Los Angeles recording scene in the early Sixties, as one of the session musicians in the collective known as the Wrecking Crew, Glen Campbell would, of course, go on to exemplify the label of multi-faceted entertainer, dominating the country, pop and…