Author: Michael

Let’s get one thing straight up front: “The Drop: A Snowfall Saga” was always going to be different without Damson Idris.  Less of a spinoff of the late, great John Singleton’s original “Snowfall” series and more a new chapter that takes place after it, this timeline inevitably means Idris wouldn’t be able to hold the same place at the story’s center. This isn’t a problem per se and, if anything, you wouldn’t want a new show to mess with what was already a great thing. Idris, an endlessly magnetic actor whose magnificent, though still largely underrated, work over the course…

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Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem won’t be shying away from discussing politics while promoting their new film “Bunker.” In fact, during a press conference for the film at the Venice Film Festival this week, the couple argued that “it’s impossible” to avoid doing so. In the film, directed by Florian Zeller, Cruz and Bardem star as couple who’s been married for nearly two decades. But, that marriage starts to fall apart when Bardem’s character agrees to build a survivalist bunker for a tech billionaire. At the film festival, the actors were asked about their decision to speak openly on politics,…

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MS NOW is adding twice-daily live Q&As with Rachel Maddow and other network personalities, along with guided meditations from Calm, as the cable news network rolls out its new paid membership offering. The network unveiled new details Tuesday about its first direct-to-consumer product, which launches Wednesday for $7.99 per month. The membership is part of MS NOW parent Versant’s push to build direct relationships with consumers beyond the traditional cable bundle. At noon ET each day, members will be able to submit questions to a rotating lineup of MS NOW anchors. Maddow will host “Ask Maddow Anything” on Mondays, while…

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