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Highland Film Group has bolstered its AFM slate with international sales rights to romantic comedy The Pet-Nup on behalf of Rosario producers Javier Chapa and Phillip Braun of Mucho Mas Media.

Production is scheduled to begin in early 2025 in Arkansas on the story of a divorced man who shares custody of his Pomeranian and falls for a fellow dog owner, resulting in a madcap scheme to steal his own pet. Elaine del Valle directs from a screenplay by Tate Elizabeth Hanyok.

Gregg Sulkin (Marvel’s Runaways), Halston Sage (Twentieth Century Fox’s Paper Towns), Emeraude Toubia (Amazon’s With Love...

Highland Film Group has bolstered its AFM slate with international sales rights to romantic comedy The Pet-Nup on behalf of Rosario producers Javier Chapa and Phillip Braun of Mucho Mas Media.

Production is scheduled to begin in early 2025 in Arkansas on the story of a divorced man who shares custody of his Pomeranian and falls for a fellow dog owner, resulting in a madcap scheme to steal his own pet. Elaine del Valle directs from a screenplay by Tate Elizabeth Hanyok.

Gregg Sulkin (Marvel’s Runaways), Halston Sage (Twentieth Century Fox’s Paper Towns), Emeraude Toubia (Amazon’s With Love...

Principal photography has begun in Los Angeles on independent comedy The Dink, with tennis icon John McEnroe among additions to the cast.

Also joining the Red Hour Films and Rivulet Films project are Saturday Night Live’s Chloe Fineman, Patton Oswalt, Aaron Chen, Martin Kove, Chris Parnell and Christine Taylor.

Jake Johnson, Mary Steenburgen and Ed Harris were previously announced to star in the film, which follows a washed-up tennis pro who is forced to play pickleball in an attempt to win his father’s respect. Red Hour’s Ben Stiller and tennis champion Andy Roddick play supporting roles.

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Red Hour Films and Rivulet Films have rounded out the cast for their pickleball comedy, The Dink, with seven additions: Chloe Fineman (Saturday Night Live), Patton Oswalt (Young Adult), Aaron Chen (Fisk), Martin Kove (The Karate Kid), Chris Parnell (Rick and Morty), Christine Taylor (Dodgeball) and seven-time Grand Slam tennis champion John McEnroe (Never Have I Ever).

As previously announced, Jake Johnson, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Harris, Ben Stiller, and Andy Roddick will also star, with Josh Greenbaum (upcoming Spaceballs sequel) directing from a script by Sean Clements (Workaholics). Production kicked off in Los Angeles today.

The Dink follows a washed-up tennis pro who, in trying to save a club in crisis and win his father’s respect, is forced to break a solemn vow and do the one thing he swore he’d never do: play pickleball.

John Lesher and Stiller are producing through their Red Hour Films banner, alongside...

“It’s a punk Marvel movie.” So says director Tony Kaye about his latest film, The Trainer, one of the more intriguing films to world premiere this year at the Rome Film Festival (October 16-27).

The Trainer centres on Jack Flex, a penniless fitness expert who takes a maniacal swing at fame and fortune by trying to sell the Heavy Hat, an obviously dangerous fitness gadget, on his mum’s favourite home shopping channel.

Flex is played by Vito Schnabel who also produced and co-wrote the film. An art dealer as well as a filmmaker, Schnabel made a brief appearance...

Julia Fox is no stranger to avant-garde looks. A simple search of the Italian-American actress and model’s most daring look will get you a veritable smorgasbord of innovative outfits that push the boundaries of fashion. In collaboration with haute couture designers and everyday paparazzi, the Uncut Gems star is unafraid of stepping onto NYC streets in style. See one of Fox’s wildest looks yet, showcased at the 19th annual Rome Film Festival.

Julia Fox gives sportswear with side boob Julia Fox at the ‘The Trainer’ red carpet on October 20, 2024 | Franco Origlia/Getty Images; Stefania D’Alessandro/Getty Images

On Sunday, Julia Fox attended the premiere of The Trainer at the 2024 Rome Film Festival. Portraying the main character’s love interest in the dark comedy, Fox’s performance has been called “quite impressive,” according to IMDb. Like her onscreen character, the 34-year-old oozes sex appeal even in the oddest of circumstances.

There was so much to love about "Frasier." Leaving aside the fact that star Kelsey Grammer seemed born to play the fussy titular doctor, or that he was surrounded by one of the finest ensembles in TV history, "Frasier" also attracted a dazzling array of guest stars, many of whom we never actually got to see. That's because dozens of guests merely provided their voices to Frasier's call-in talk radio show. These were big name stars, too, with everyone from Helen Mirren to Billy Crystal contacting Frasier for life advice. It wasn't just actors, either. "Frasier" played host to Art Garfunkel, Stephen King, and tennis legend John McEnroe, making for what is surely one of the most impressive lists of guest stars for any TV show (and even rivaling "The Simpsons" for the sheer amount of celebrities that agreed to appear).

Another example of how the show managed to transcend...

“Eccentric” is a word we throw around a lot in Hollywood. We use it for financiers from faraway places with deep pockets and no real connection to show business. Or for actors that exist on different planes of consciousness and, perhaps, speak of cow birthing in their Oscar speeches. It’s a polite way of saying one is nutty.

But there are times when the word applies with a sort of affection, and holds appreciation for the fruits that eccentricity bears. Such is the case with Tony Kaye, the long-lost director of the cinephile favorite 1999 film “American History X.” Upon my rescheduling our original interview earlier this week, Kaye responded that he now had time to “drink my vegetable soup in peace.” When we do connect on Zoom, he spends a period muting his microphone and strumming a guitar before spitting out lyrical answers to questions. His mane of shock...

Paging elder millennial women everywhere! Joshua Jackson, the beloved actor formerly known as Charlie Conway and Pacey Witter, fronts this sexy new medical drama from executive producer Ryan Murphy. Set aboard a luxury ocean liner, the ABC procedural — the first episode of which is now streaming on Hulu — follows Jackson’s Dr. Max Bankman as he saves lives and deftly handles various medical cases on the high seas with the help of his small but mighty crew, portrayed by Phillipa Soo and Sean Teale. Elsewhere, Don Johnson stars as the ship’s captain (and looks good doing it). Each week is a new cruise, with a different theme, which keeps things exciting and fresh. All of this to say: Network TV is back, baby, and “Doctor Odyssey” is the awards contender to watch this weekend.

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However, the fall TV season is now fully underway,...

Could “The Brutalist” go the way of “Tár”? Is everyone overestimating Edward Berger? Gold Derby editors and Experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng are here to answer your burning questions of the week.

The “Anora” as “Parasite” comparison has already been noted, but one listener believes that “The Brutalist” could be the next “Tár.” An prestige festival hit with an acclaimed lead performance by a past Oscar winner that receives a bunch of Oscar nominations but wins none? Certainly possible, but we discuss why that’s not a perfect analogy and why “The Brutalist” might have a better Oscar night than Lydia Tár did.

See Experts slugfest: Saoirse Ronan, ‘Challengers’ trio and more Oscar category confirmations

Meanwhile, Berger is currently in fifth place in the Best Director odds for “Conclave,” which is in second in the Best Picture odds. One listener, however, feels Berger could easily be overlooked, not unlike...

Martin Short’s athleticism was put to the test in Tuesday’s episode of “Only Murders in the Building” as Oliver volunteers to reenact how Sazz Pataki’s killer was able to murder the Brazzos stunt double, clean up the crime scene and bring her down to the incinerator all in 12 minutes.

The sequence sees Short decked out in athletic wear as he races from the window of Dudanoff’s apartment to Charles’ apartment. After hilariously sliding down a stair bannister and yelling at a group of leash children for getting in his way, Oliver is confronted by none other than former tennis player John McEnroe, who chases after Short as he runs away screaming. When a roughed-up Short finally arrives back at Charles’ apartment, Mabel informs him its been 38 minutes.

“The John McEnroe homage came at the very 11th hour and I was like, ‘Oh no, we can’t,...

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With the US Open — the last Grand Slam of the year — behind us, fans of American tennis have yet again had their hopes dashed. Following Taylor Fritz’s loss to Jannik Sinner, male American tennis players have remained without a Grand Slam title since 2003.

American men’s tennis players will have something of a shot at redemption when the Laver Cup kicks off tomorrow, September 20 in Berlin. Because of the time difference,...

Midway through the fourth season of Only Murders in the Building, NYPD Detective Williams (Da’Vine Joy Randolph) complains once again about how true-crime podcasters Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short), and Mabel (Selena Gomez) keep stumbling their way into and through murder investigations. Her objection isn’t just to these three civilians consistently putting themselves in danger and interfering with the work of real police, but with the shoddiness of their sleuthing, which this time around has produced so many suspects that they need multiple murder boards to fit them all.

On Wednesday July 31 2024, PBS broadcasts Gods of Tennis!

Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe Season 1 Episode 2 Episode Summary

In this episode of “Gods of Tennis,” viewers will be taken back to the thrilling world of tennis in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The episode titled “Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe” focuses on the iconic rivalry between two of the sport’s greatest players. Borg and McEnroe faced off in the Wimbledon men’s finals of 1980 and 1981, and their matches are remembered as some of the most exciting in tennis history.

The episode will explore the contrasting styles of Borg and McEnroe. Borg, known for his calm demeanor and powerful baseline game, brought a sense of elegance to the court. In contrast, McEnroe was famous for his fiery personality and aggressive play. Their different approaches made their matches not only a battle of skills but also a clash of personalities.

As the episode unfolds,...

Season 1, Episode 2 of “Gods of Tennis” takes viewers back to the iconic clashes between Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe. Airing at 9:00 Pm on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, on PBS, this episode focuses on the dramatic Wimbledon men’s finals from 1980 and 1981, where these two tennis legends went head-to-head.

The episode highlights the intense rivalry that brought both glamour and high drama to the court. In 1980, Borg and McEnroe faced off in one of the most memorable finals in Wimbledon history, known for its thrilling five-set match and McEnroe’s fiery on-court demeanor. The following year, their rematch continued to captivate audiences, adding another chapter to their storied rivalry.

With in-depth analysis and archival footage, “Gods of Tennis” offers a compelling look at these historic matches and the personalities that made them unforgettable. Fans of tennis history and sports enthusiasts will find this episode a fascinating dive into one of the sport’s greatest rivalries.

The princess of Wales has penned a personal message to British tennis player Andy Murray on his final departure from Wimbledon, saying he should be very proud.

Kate Middleton is the patron of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, the tournament’s host, since 2016, and has in previous years presented the big trophies at Wimbledon. She has not been seen at the tournament this year, while she continues her cancer treatment in private, but has sent a message to Murray, who bowed out for the final time this week.

Murray had to withdraw from the singles event earlier this week due to injury, but announced he would be taking part in the mixed doubles with former US champion, British player Emma Radacanu. But yesterday Radacanu announced she wouldn’t be able to play in the mixed event, preferring to concentrate on her singles campaign, which meant Murray played his last...

For “Kinds of Kindness,” Yorgos Lanthimos’ twisted three-part anthology film set in alternate realities with a cast led by Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone, and Willem Dafoe, production designer Anthony Gasparro (“First Cow”) was tasked with transforming New Orleans into a nameless city by avoiding any iconic references to the Big Easy. That meant going on the outskirts — uptown, in the suburbs, or on the lakefront — to create an eccentric vibe.

In “The Death of R.M.F.,” Robert (Plemons) endures daily abuse from his boss, Raymond (Dafoe); in “R.M.F. Is Flying,” distraught policeman Daniel (Plemons) welcomes the miraculous return of his marine researcher wife, Liz (Stone), lost at sea on an expedition and presumed dead, but then suspects that she’s an impostor; and in “R.M.F. Eats a Sandwich,” Emily (Stone) and Andrew (Plemons), who belong to a sex cult run by Omi (Dafoe), are on...

With Kinds Of Kindness, his ninth feature film, Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos reinforces his formidable reputation as one of the great directors of contemporary world cinema. This triptych piece — studded with the characteristically oddball humour, violent shocks and sexual preoccupation of Lanthimos’ best work —is his version of going back to basics. His third consecutive collaboration with Emma Stone is perhaps the most stripped-down of the trio, unadorned by the ornate period trappings of The Favourite and the intricate, Victorian-steampunk production design of Alasdair Gray adaptation Poor Things. It’s shot and set in modern New Orleans, but far from the instantly recognisable Creole architecture of the French Quarter: seemingly prosaic offices, roads and suburban homes are the core locations. As ever with Lanthimos, though, the action is rarely run-of-the-mill.

We open with Jesse Plemons as corporate lackey Robert, meticulously controlled by all-knowing boss Raymond (Willem Dafoe). Having failed to...

In his classic 1994 essay “How Tracy Austin Broke My Heart,” David Foster Wallace pondered why so many athlete memoirs — and tennis player memoirs in particular — fail to provide sports fans with what they really want to know. What does it feel like to fail in front of millions of people? How does a human being handle such intense pressure? What actually goes through one’s mind in those do-or-die moments where the difference between eternal glory and lifelong disappointment is one tiny miscalculation or half-second’s hesitation? Maybe, Wallace eventually concludes, the answer to that last question is “nothing much at all,” and “the real secret behind top athletes’ genius may be as esoteric and obvious and dull and profound as silence itself.”

In his two previous sports documentaries, “Senna” and “Diego Maradona,” filmmaker Asif Kapadia has gone a great distance toward disproving Wallace’s thesis, using ingeniously edited archival...

In men’s tennis, as in other sports, there is constant debate over which player qualifies as the Greatest of All Time. Djokovic with his unprecedented 24 Grand Slam wins? Nadal with his astonishing 14 French Open victories? Federer, the first man to win 20 Grand Slams? Or perhaps a player from an earlier era – Rod Laver – who swept all four Grand Slam titles in a calendar year, not once but twice?

The Goat debate in tennis will never be resolved. But there is broad consensus on one thing: no one has ever played the game with as much grace, as much beauty, with such effortless shot making and economy of form as the man from Basel, Switzerland – Roger Federer. It was, therefore, with enormous sadness but heartfelt appreciation that tennis fans greeted the news in 2022 that Federer, bowing to time, would retire from the sport he defined for more than 20 years.

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Producer Joe Sabia first encountered tennis legend Roger Federer in 2019 for Vogue’s “73 Questions” series. Sabia enjoyed the interview and kept in touch with his team. Three years later, as Federer looked to retire from the sport as a professional player, Sabia was brought into his offices. Federer was planning to officially announce the news via his Instagram page with an audio message accompanying the post. His team pondered if Federer’s retirement should be filmed.

But Sabia responded, “Yes,” believing “it’d be a mistake not to.’”

As conversations went back and forth, the idea was that the video would be stripped back, private, under the radar, and like Federer himself, effortless. So, Sabia used two cameras, and the idea was to shoot an 8 to 12-minute film. “If Roger doesn’t want anyone to see it, I’m completely fine doing this, knowing that it’s going to be just for friends and family,...

When it comes to the Big Three who have dominated men’s tennis for the past two decades, I’ve always favored Roger Federer over rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Federer’s game had a multi-surface brilliance and beauty that rarely got obscured by anything extraneous — off-court drama, on-court excesses. You could marvel at the reliable wizardry of a Federer performance and just assume that, in his utterly wholesome boringness, he wouldn’t let you down as a person either.

And that’s the furthest thing from an insult. Roger Federer always presented as a completely decent person and a miraculous tennis player.

So when I call Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia’s Federer: Twelve Final Days, a new documentary premiering at Tribeca ahead of its Amazon airing, comfortably dull, that’s another way of saying that it’s probably precisely the documentary that Federer would have wanted made about himself.

Asif Kapadia co-directs backstage access to a tennis great’s final games that includes much crying but too few questions

The tears of Roger Federer, along with the tears of Rafael Nadal and even the tears of Novak Djokovic, are what finally give some point to what is otherwise a pretty bland, officially sanctioned corporate promo for the Federer brand. This documentary for Amazon Prime – co-directed by Asif Kapadia and video content producer Joe Sabia – has behind-the-scenes access, following the final 12 days in the top-flight tennis career of the legendary champion, from his announcement of retirement in 2022 to his emotional curtain-call appearance at the Laver Cup in London, named after Rod Laver, the starry new Europe-versus-the World team tournament that Federer has done so much to develop.

Federer was bowing out with style like the class act he’s always been and as legends such as Björn Borg, John McEnroe,...

Peter Bogdanovich's "Paper Moon" is a rip-roaring road movie with a lot of hijinks and heart, anchored by the incredible performances from real-life father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O'Neal. They play Moses Pray, a two-bit con artist who hoodwinks widows into purchasing Bibles, and Addie Loggins, a precocious nine-year-old with a permanent scowl who claims to be his daughter. With their streetwise charm, they unite to drive across the dusty Midwest, gradually increasing the stakes of their swindles. The sharp, black-and-white cinematography by László Kovács perfectly captures the sparse, unsentimental Depression-era America. But there's also a sweetness to "Paper Moon," especially in the development of Moses and Addie's complex and tenuous father-daughter bond. The film has a certain magic that can only come from the O'Neals' actual relationship, and it's something that makes "Paper Moon" such a joy to watch. Here are the main cast members still with us.

Roger Federer offers a tearful goodbye to a celebrated tennis career in the trailer for Asif Kapadia’s feature sports documentary Federer: Twelve Final Days, which dropped on Monday ahead of a June 10 world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.

As the curtain comes down on his 24 years of competitive play in professional tennis, Federer struggles to contain his emotions in what the doc’s producers call a home video never intended for public viewing. “I thought until this morning I had emotions in check, but I can feel it coming up,” a vulnerable Federer says at one point in the feature documentary as his final tournament match approaches.

Federer: Twelve Final Days is directed by Kapadia, who is best known for documentaries like Amy, about the late Amy Winehouse, Senna, about Formula 1 race car driving legend Ayrton Senna, and a film about soccer great Diego Maradona.

The trailer...

"These are the nerves I'm gonna miss once I'm officially retired." Prime Video has revealed the main trailer for the sports documentary titled Federer: Twelve Final Days, about the tennis legend Roger Federer. It will be streaming later in June on Pv. From Academy Award-winning director Asif Kapadia and co-director Joe Sabia, this film intimately captures tennis icon Roger Federer during the final 12 days of his professional tennis career. Originally created as a home video never intended for public viewing, the film captures Federer at his most vulnerable and candid self, as he says his final goodbyes to a game and to all of the fans that shaped his life for the last two decades. The film will feature interviews from legendary rivals & friends Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray. And appearances from John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and many others. In his time, Federer won 8 Wimbledon titles, and 103 singles titles on the Atp Tour,...

Game, set and match for Tudor Giurgiu, Cristian Pascariu and Tudor D. Popescu, who co-direct Nasty, a pleasingly hagiographic portrait of Romanian tennis icon Ilie Năstase. What fun tennis must have been in the 1970s, as it was on the turn from a knockabout sport into the sharp-footed profession it is today. Năstase and his contemporaries brought finesse and genius to the game, but tennis hadn’t yet been fully corrupted by corporate greed and mechanical elite athleticism. These players were hardworking and hard-partying in equal measure, and Năstase was a key ringleader for the frivolity, dating models, and canoodling on the mattresses at Studio 54.

He was also the sport’s chief antagonist a generation before John McEnroe took the mantle. Arguing with his fellow players and with the umpires. But he never questioned them when their calls were right, he insists, in one of the rare modern interview clips with Năstase himself.

There’s a scene early in the documentary “Nasty,” a rollicking portrait of the ’70s Romanian tennis bad boy Ilie Năstase, where the Grand Slam champion’s mentor and longtime doubles partner Ion Țiriac recalls teaching Năstase how to ski. The young prodigy was a fast study — perhaps too fast.

“He skied down perfectly,” says Țiriac, “except he ran into the fence because I hadn’t taught him to stop.”

You’d be hard-pressed to find a better metaphor for the free-wheeling, fast-living Năstase, a “wild child,” “rock star” and “insolent, elegant, angry, whimsical bon vivant” who makes a fitting subject for the documentary, which was directed by Tudor Giurgiu, Cristian Pascariu and Tudor D. Popescu. A co-production between HBO Documentaries Europe and Romania’s Libra Films, the film has a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival on May 23 and will drop across Europe on Max the following day.

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Bannered Oui Michel, the label is launching with documentary Nasty, about controversial Romanian tennis legend Ilie Nastase, which makes its international premiere as a Special Screening in Cannes Official Selection this May.

Directed by Romanian filmmakers Tudor Giurgiu, Cristian Pascariu and Tudor D. Popescu, the doc focuses on the immediate aftermath of Nastase’s sudden worldwide fame when he won his first U.S. Open in 1972 and made it into the Wimbledon and Davis Cup finals that same year.

As per the official synopsis: “Nasty explores his highs and lows, the controversies that surrounded the 1973 world number one ranked player, and the enduring impact he has had on the world of tennis. Lovable, charming and generous, yet temperamental, arrogant and obscene – Nastase disrupted the sport’s antiquated etiquette with a...

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In Luca Guadagnino’s latest cinematic endeavor, “Challengers,” Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist form a dynamic, throuple-esque trio, each delivering performances that scream Oscar-worthy. The real question is, will Academy voters look beyond the palpable sexual chemistry to acknowledge the film’s artistic merit? That’s a challenge for the marketing maestros.

Penned by newcomer Justin Kuritzkes, the spouse of “Past Lives” writer-director Celine Song, “Challengers” weaves through a 13-year narrative, chronicling the life of Tashi Duncan (Zendaya), a tennis wunderkind-turned-coach, who hatches a plan for her husband Art’s (Faist) comeback. The plan pits him against his ex-buddy and Tashi’s former flame, Patrick (O’Connor), setting the stage for a dramatic unraveling.

“Challengers”

Initially set for a grand reveal at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, its premiere was thwarted by the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. The delay prompts the question: could Zendaya have joined the best actress fray,...

Josh Homme hosted an all-star benefit concert in support of his Sweet Stuff Foundation at the Belasco in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Over the course of the evening, he welcomed friends and collaborators to the stage, including Dave Grohl, Beck, St. Vincent, The Kills, Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Matt Helders of Arctic Monkeys, Jesse Hughes of Eagles of Death Metal, Bill Burr, and more.

Not surprisingly, Grohl provided several highlights. He went head to head against Smith in a drum off, and briefly attempted to sing a duet of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Sound of Silence” with Homme. Later, after joking that he attempted to learn how to play Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Read” to no avail, he instead debuted an entirely new song he wrote about Homme.

Other notable moments included tennis legend John McEnroe briefly trying his hand at covering Beck’s “Fume,” before...

Oscars weekend is the most star-studded of the year. Whether nominated or unattached to the Academy-recognized films, celebrities gather en masse to celebrate the awards show.

This year, like many before, Vanity Fair threw the largest and most extravagant after-party. The many groups of A-list actors, Grammy Award-winning singers, and cultural icons would make your eyes pop. Here are some of the most exciting:

(L-r) Tyrese Gibson and Chris Hemsworth. Billie Eilish, Maude Apatow, Sydney Sweeney, and Camila Cabello | Kevin Mazur/VF24/WireImage for Vanity Fair; Dave Benett/VF24/WireImage for Vanity Fair

Hosted by Vanity Fair Editor-in-Chief Radhika Jones, the 2024 Oscars After-Party took place at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Chris Hemsworth presented “Best Animated Feature” with Anya Taylor-Joy at the Oscars. During the after-party, he laughed with singer/actor Tyrese Gibson.

Euphoria stars Maude Apatow and Sydney Sweeney reunited for a photo alongside Billie Eilish and Camila Cabello.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the coveted Vanity Fair bash, hosted by editor-in-chief Radhika Jones. Held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Quinta Brunson, Jennifer Coolidge, John Waters, Larry David, Chloë Sevigny, Melanie Lynskey, Jason Ritter, Sydney Sweeney, Margot Robbie, Rosé, Pamela Anderson, Kylie Minogue, Selma Blair, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Douglas, Joan Collins, John McEnroe, Nancy Pelosi, Patrick Stewart, Lindsay Lohan, Kerry Washington, Judd Apatow, Leslie Mann and more gathered for the viewing party and post-Oscar party to watch the live ceremony of the 96th Academy Awards. 

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After the awards ceremony, the after-party commenced, bringing Hollywood together under one roof to kick off their heels and enjoy a night of celebration.

Scroll through the photos for up-to-date coverage of the event. ...

Four tennis legends are taking to the court on Sunday, Feb. 4 for a series of matches, but they won’t be playing tennis. Instead, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, John McEnroe, and Maria Sharapova will be playing pickleball alongside former tennis champs turned pro pickleballers Jack Sock and James Blake in Pickleball Slam 2. The action begins at 8:30 p.m. Et on ESPN and will see the six competitors switch up the teams for three matches leading up to a third and final match that pits the four tennis legends against each other for a $1 million purse. You can watch ESPN with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream. You can also watch with Sling TV, Hulu Live TV, Fubo, or YouTube TV.

How to Watch 2024 Pickleball Slam When: Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 8:30 Pm Est TV: ESPN Stream: Watch with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream. 5-Day Free Trial$79.99+ / month directv.

The No. 1 player in the world squares off against the final American man left in the draw during the 2024 Australian Open quarterfinals. No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic will face off against No. 12 Taylor Fritz in a match that will air on Monday, Jan. 22 no earlier than 10:30 p.m. Et in the United States.

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About 2024 Australian Open Quarterfinals Novak Djokovic vs. Taylor Fritz

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Peyton Manning’s Omaha Audio and ESPN have struck a digital content partnership with Kenny Beecham’s ’Enjoy Basketball’, a media and lifestyle brand for basketball fans with a wide social media presence.

The Enjoy Basketball Podcast Network launched this month. As part of the pact, unveiled on Monday, the podcast for NBA fans Through The Wire will be rebranded as Numbers on the Board, with Beecham and childhood friends Pierre Andresen, Mike Heard and Darrick Miller hosting and Omaha Audio and ESPN distributing.

Other new digital shows, alternate broadcasts and branded content will be produced with Beecham’s Enjoy Basketball, launched in 2022 as a creator of digital content, an apparel line and an NBA newsletter for over fans.

“Kenny has used his platform in much the same way as Omaha, to unify and uplift through content. We are excited to partner with ‘Enjoy Basketball’ to celebrate the game and inspire fans,...

"Frasier" had a bevy of guest stars throughout its original eleven-season run, but you might not recognize some of them on first watch. That's because many of the most famous actors to appear on the beloved sitcom did so in voice only, calling into psychologist Frasier Crane's (Kelsey Grammer) Seattle radio show for all manner of life advice. Casting a celebrity who viewers never actually see felt like a new gimmick when the series first premiered, and it's frankly still a rarity now.

In an oral history of the series published by Vanity Fair in 2018, series co-creators Peter Casey and David Lee, casting director Jeff Greenberg, and director Jimmy Burrows talked about how the call-in guest stars idea originated, who showed up on the other end of the line, and which celebrities turned "Frasier" down. "Early on, someone suggested getting guest voices," Casey recalled. "Kelsey agreed, as long as they weren't goofy calls.

The people who brew Michelob Ultra are counting on potential customers to crack open a documentary before they crack open a beer.

In Spring, the Anheuser-Busch InBev brand will launch “Lap of Legends,” a one-hour documentary special that spotlights the journey of Logan Sargeant, the popular American race-car driver. Sargeant will square off against avatars of popular Williams Racing racers from the past, and viewers will see him compete against rivals that use data and AI even as he drives in the physical realm. These “phantom racers” will be created using historical data of the drivers and their original cars.

The film will air via AMC, BBC America and Roku in April. Michelob Ultra is producing the content, and expects the film to be available in 28 countries.

Michelob Ultra executives hope that “Legends” “provides for a deeper connection with our target audience and gives us the ability to deliver our...

Exclusive: There’s change at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

A.D. Miles, who was previously head writer on the NBC show and also worked with Fallon on Late Night, is returning to the show as head writer.

Mason Steinberg, who was hired in the role last year, is exiting.

Paul Masella, who is the co-head writer and head monologue writer, remains in his position. Masella, who was also a writer on The Late Show with David Letterman and Saturday Night Live, has been writing for the NBC show since 2016.

Miles has a long history with Fallon; he was head writer of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, which aired between 2009-2014, and then moved with the former SNL star to The Tonight Show, where he was head writer between 2014-2017. In all, he has written on more than 750 episodes of late-night television with the host.

He is probably best known...

ESPN is giving players competing in the U.S. Open tennis tournament access to live-streaming video of the matches, responding to complaints from players who found themselves unable to watch their competition due to the ongoing Disney-Charter Spectrum blackout.

A source confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that the company has provided access to a number of players, as well as some on-air talent and others covering the U.S. Open who have been unable to watch matches due to the dispute, thanks to Charter being the dominant cable operator in New York City.

A number of players had publicly complained about the issue, including American star Coco Gauff and the Russian Daniil Medvedev, who complained about the issue in a press conference Monday night.

“I guess in a lot of hotels, they have Spectrum, so I cannot watch it on TV anymore,” Medvedev said during a press conference at the tournament Monday night,...

In addition to disrupting tennis fans’ viewing experience, the ongoing carriage dispute between Disney and Charter Communications, which saw Disney linear networks, including ESPN, go dark on Charter’s Spectrum cable systems last Thursday, is wreaking havoc on players’ preparation for matches at the year’s final Grand Slam.

Superstars Coco Gauff and Daniil Medvedev shared their frustration over not being able to watch tournament matches at their hotel, with the latter admitting that he had to resort to bootlegged online feeds.

Even ESPN’s own John McEnroe, in his return to the commentators’ booth on Labor Day, referenced the fact that he didn’t watch as much coverage of the tournament as he would’ve liked while sidelined with Covid because of the Disney-Charter carriage dispute.

According to sources, ESPN, the network that carries U.S. Open with an assist from sibling ABC, has remedied the issue for about 15-20 athletes,...

When creators of the Netflix docuseries Quarterback selected three NFL playmakers to shadow for the 2022-23 season, they couldn’t possibly be certain that one, Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, would go on to win the Super Bowl; another, the Minnesota Vikings’ Kirk Cousins, would have the season of his life; and the third, the Atlanta Falcons’ Marcus Mariota, would be benched, adding a poignant undertone to balance out the triumphalism.

Netflix’s bet on these three quarterbacks paid off handsomely, both narratively and commercially. With 3.3 million views and 21.4 million hours viewed, per the streamer, the series ranked third among original streaming shows (and fifth among all titles) for its opening week, according to Nielsen — showing Netflix can compete in the sports space even without live rights. The quarterbacks themselves also have expressed satisfaction with the end product.

“We are grateful for all the people who helped make the documentary such a positive experience,...

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Nothing really takes over social media like a trendy cocktail. There’s the rise of the espresso martini, terrorizing bartenders and martini purists alike. There’s the meme-worthy negroni sbagliato (with prosecco) to go with 2022’s hottest show. And then there’s Grey Goose’s Honey Deuce, which has become as synonymous with the U.S. Open as strawberries and cream is at Wimbledon. (Get U.S. Open...

New York, Aug 24 (Ians) World tennis stars Carlos Alcaraz, Frances Tiafoe and Matteo Berrettini and others banded together for ‘Stars of the Open’, an exhibition event in support of Ukrainian humanitarian relief.

And a sold-out crowd of 14,000 at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Wednesday night enjoyed some tennis hijinks in the headlining singles match as fan favorites Frances Tiafoe and world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz traded strokes and advice.

There were US Open legends on the court, too, as nine-time US Open champion John McEnroe teamed up with No. 3 Jessica Pegula for an all-New Yorker team. They faced Argentina’s 1990 US Open winner Gabriela Sabatini and Italian Berrettini, a former US Open semifinalist.

The fundraiser brought out celebrities beyond tennis, too. NBA star Jimmy Butler and two-time Latin Grammy winner Sebastian Yatra were also part of the event that raised $320,000 towards the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund.

Butler served as a ball crew...

An exciting evening of tennis action is coming as some of the world’s best players and a couple of special guests step onto the court on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. Et on ESPN+. It’s all happening at the Stars of the Open, a charity event during U.S. Open Fan Week aimed at raising funds for humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine. We’ve got all of the information on who will be playing and how to watch the matches with a Subscription to ESPN+.

How to Watch 2023 Stars of the Open When: Starts Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. Et TV: ESPN+ Stream: Watch with a Subscription to ESPN+. Sign Up Now $9.99 / month espnplus.com About 2023 Stars of the Open Charity Event

In the main event, Carlos Alcaraz, ranked No. 1, squares off against the crowd-favorite and Top-10 player, Frances Tiafoe. It’s a rematch we’ve been waiting for,...

How To Watch U.S. Open In Europe

Warner Bros. Discovery Europe has revealed that it will air every match from this year’s U.S. Open on Eurosport and Discovery+ across 45 markets.

As tennis fans gear up for the final Grand Slam, taking place at Flushing Meadows in New York City, they will be able to stream the tournament live and on-demand. In addition, viewers in the Nordics will have access to free-to-air coverage centered on players representing Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland.

On-site coverage will be led by former U.S. Open champions John McEnroe and Mats Wilander, alongside Alex Corretja and Barbara Schett. Justine Henin will also provide her insight from Paris.

“This year marks the first of our renewed and long-term partnership with the Usta which enables us to bring our passion for tennis, deep sports expertise and industry-leading production to the US Open, a tournament...

Wondering why tennis players didn’t bow and curtsy to Kate Middleton or Queen Camilla at Wimbledon? That is before the Princess of Wales returned alongside Prince William, Prince George, and Princess Charlotte? There’s a reason for it: the famed tennis tournament’s rules. A Wimbledon rules change altered what players have to do when members of the British royal family sit courtside.

Wimbledon changed the rules for bowing and curtsying to royals in 2003 Kate Middleton, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, and Prince William | Julian Finney/Getty Images

A change to the rules in the early 2000s means tennis players aren’t required to bow and curtsy to royals. So when Kate sat in the Royal Box with the Prince of Wales and their two oldest children, 9-year-old George and 8-year-old Charlotte, on July 16, 2023, for the men’s singles final, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic weren’t technically required to bow.