Author: Michael

Soaring out of “Burgundy” on a champagne high — even if crémant would be more regionally apropos, I suppose — a French festival director turned to me, laughing: “How did two New Yorkers understand us so well?”  He wasn’t just talking about nationality. That “us” was narrower and, at the same time, far more inclusive — encompassing everyone who spends an unreasonable amount of time thinking about the grape. That includes him, me and surely the filmmakers themselves. Consider this a heads-up to fellow oenophiles: in “Burgundy,” you will feel seen.  Unlike New Yorkers Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw (“The…

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Former ‘Dancing With the Stars’ pro Gleb Savchenko reacts to being shut out from season 35. The 42-year-old Russian dancer shared a shirtless video on Instagram, assuring fans he’s doing well and there’s no hard feelings. As for why Gleb got the boot, no reason was given. However, fans speculate it has something to do with his on-going custody battle with his ex-wife, or the fallout from his messy split from Brooks Nader, his celeb partner on season 33. More from Entertainment Tonight: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdtXPiqI2cLorKaPrfpKc4g?sub_confirmation=1 Exclusives from #EntertainmentTonight : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQwITQ__CeH2Y_7g2xeiNDa0vQsROQQgv

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CNN’s bet on turning its free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel from a rotating clip feed into a scheduled news destination with live programming is paying off with a bigger audience. The next question is what to do with these viewers. CNN Headlines has reached more than 60 million people across platforms so far this year with average monthly time spent there tripling over a year ago, according to the network. The channel also exceeded 5 million streams on a single day during the Iran War. The storied news organization said Headlines is not intended to become a standalone advertising…

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