Posts by Nathan Pine
Jeremiah Watkins Talks New Special ‘Crazy Pizza’ & Nearly 5-Year Journey Toward Getting Passed At The Comedy Store – Comedy Means Business Podcast
For Jeremiah Watkins, as for many comics, building a show biz career has been a gradual process — the result of a decades-long, consistent grind in a variety of lanes, rather than one single flash-in-the-pan moment. A Kansas native, Watkins went all-in on the pursuit of his dream after moving to Los Angeles in the…
Read MoreTaylor Swift Announces New Song “Patient Zero” After Teasing Easter Eggs
“Hiding in plain sight, every third letter of Taylor’s Emmys message gives us,” one fan wrote, highlighting C, E, O, E, N and R from Swift’s message to reveal: “Encore.” Of course, Swift wouldn’t swear that she loves her fans without plenty of clues—and other Swifties took note of even more Easter eggs hidden in…
Read MorePrime Day Hasn’t Even Started, but This Celeb-Loved ELEMIS Cleansing Balm Is Already on Sale
Reviews for ELEMIS’ Cleansing Balm: It’s not just celebrities who love this product. With a rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars and over 16K reviews, regular shoppers are just as obsessed with it. “It spreads really easily once warmed up on the skin. It feels so luxurious on the skin. I massage it in…
Read MoreMark Hamill, Seth Rogen, Lizzie Caplan Join New ‘Darkwing Duck’ Series
Crime-fighting duck Drake Mallard is ready to get dangerous for a new generation of fans as Disney+ has greenlit a Darkwing Duck series, with Mark Hamill (Star Wars franchise) set as the voice of the titular character. The animated series comes from Sean Tretta (Star Trek: Picard) and Borja Peña Gorostegui (Lost & Crowned), who…
Read MoreCory Booker Slams Paramount-WBD Merger Settlement
Sen. Cory Booker (D-CA) weighed in on the proposed settlement reached between Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery and state attorneys general, criticizing the agreement, yet casting blame on the David Ellison-run company and the Justice Department. In a statement, Booker said, “This is what happens when federal enforcers abandon their posts. States are left to carry the…
Read MoreOriginal ‘Rent’ Cast To Reunite For Livestream Benefit Concert
Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega and other cast members of Jonathan Larson’s Rent will take part in a one-night-only 30th anniversary benefit concert to be livestreamed from Broadway‘s Richard Rodgers Theatre next month. The October 26 Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert in which the musical will be performed in full with benefits…
Read MoreKorean Bestseller ‘The Kidnapping Day’ Set For Arabic Movie Adaptation
Korean bestselling thriller The Kidnapping Day, which was previously adapted into a hit show at home and then acquired by Amazon Prime Video for select territories, is set for an Arabic-language movie adaptation. It is among a trio of works being acquired by Egyptian production and development company Irth as part of a new strategy…
Read MoreJessica Biel & Paramount TV Studios Adapting ‘Coffin Moon’ For TV
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Television Studios is developing and adapting Keith Rosson’s horror novel Coffin Moon for TV with Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple’s Iron Ocean, through the prodco’s first-look deal with the studio. The writing and producing team of Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Painkiller) are attached to develop, adapt,…
Read MoreLouiza Vick Joins WME As Production Agent (EXCLUSIVE)
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran production agent Louiza Vick has joined WME following a 16-year run at below-the-line agency WPA, where she most recently served as Partner and Co-Head of the Motion Pictures Department. At WME, Vick will focus on representing leading physical-production filmmakers and creative talent across film and television. Among the clients she’s bringing over are…
Read MoreDisney+ Seals EMEA Deal For S1 Of TF1 Hit ‘Cat’s Eyes’ As S2 Sets October Launch Date
EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ has acquired EMEA rights to season one of TF1’s hit show Cat’s Eyes, about three art thief sisters, in a deal that will make the show available in the UK and Ireland, the Nordics, Benelux, Central Europe, Türkiye and South Africa from December 2026. The TF1-backed show – produced by Paris-based Big Band…
Read More‘Sense & Sensibility’ Review: A Rebellious Take On Jane Austen’s Satire
Over 30 years have passed since Ang Lee worked his magic on Jane Austen’s 1811 novel, and, aside from a 2008 BBC mini-series, it’s taken until now for someone else to have a bash at a feature film version. It’s surprising it’s taken so long; a quick revisit shows that the 1995 Sense and Sensibility…
Read MoreRita Wilson Unveils Massive Back Tattoo—and It Matches Son Chet Hanks’ Ink
“These parts of your body that had been there for you in such a beautiful way were gone,” Rita told People. “I’m very grateful that there are things nowadays in modern medicine like reconstruction and implants.” “In my mom’s generation, if you had breast cancer, that was it,” she explained. “There was nothing. You were left with…
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