Ethan Shanfeld
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Amelia Dimoldenberg to Bring ‘Chicken Shop Date’ Final Season to Netflix and YouTube (EXCLUSIVE) (opens the original)
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“Chicken Shop Date” is coming to Netflix. The final season of Amelia Dimoldenberg‘s popular interview series will air on the streamer on Oct. 2, at the same time it will go live on the host’s YouTube and social media channels. Netflix is also adding past episodes from the “Chicken Shop Date” library, including interviews with Andrew Garfield, Damson Idris, Central Cee, Sabrina Carpenter, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman and Jack Harlow. Dimoldenberg launched “Chicken Shop Date” in 2014 and has sin
Sets and the City: Why New York’s Film and TV Business Is Booming (opens the original)
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When Rafael Espinal took office in February as New York City’s entertainment chief, he looked around and saw a city that was thriving but had yet to recover from a yearslong slump in film and TV production. “The number of permits we were seeing was 50% compared to pre-pandemic,” says Espinal, sitting in a lower Manhattan coffee shop that used to be a bank. “I joked to my team that I remember seeing tumbleweeds roll through our office.” The slowdown reflected a larger trend: In the past handful o
‘Barbershop’ TV Show Sets February Release on Amazon, Drops First Look at Jermaine Fowler (opens the original)
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“Barbershop” is debuting its new do in early 2027. The comedy series, a continuation of the beloved film franchise, will premiere all eight episodes on Amazon Prime Video on Feb. 10. The streamer made the announcement while dropping two first-look images of the cast. The logline for the show reads, “Travis ‘Trav’ Walker (Jermaine Fowler) returns to Chicago hoping to honor his grandfather’s legacy at the iconic Calvin’s barbershop, but the shop has changed, and so has the city. As Trav struggles
‘Digger’ Confronts Negative Buzz: New Ad Tells Moviegoers to ‘Decide for Yourself’ After Tom Cruise Movie Called ‘Unpleasant’ and ‘Baffling’ (opens the original)
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Warner Bros. is asking moviegoers to “decide for yourself” with a new ad for Tom Cruise’s “Digger” that touts both negative and positive reactions. “Masterpiece” and “Unpleasant” are quoted in the same still of the new trailer, which also toggles between the words “Brilliant” and “Baffling” as well as “Magnificent” and “Insufferable.” These quotes are from film influencers who screened the movie early and posted their reactions after the social embargo lifted on Sept. 22. “Same film, different t
Michael Che Sets Third Netflix Special ‘Shot in Minnesota’ (EXCLUSIVE) (opens the original)
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Michael Che is coming back to Netflix with another stand-up special. “Shot in Minnesota,” his third hour for the streamer, will premiere on Oct. 13. Che directed the special, which was taped at First Avenue in Minneapolis. He executive produces with Matthew Vaughan for Rotten Science. “Shot in Minnesota” comes just a couple weeks after the Season 52 premiere of “Saturday Night Live,” where Che returned behind the “Weekend Update” desk for his 13th consecutive year with Colin Jost. In a clip of h
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