Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz to Star in Broadway ‘Betrayal’
Producer Scott Rudin has lined up his latest star-heavy Broadway revival, tapping Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz to appear in a fall production of Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal” directed by Mike Nichols....
View ArticleTime Warner Profits Rise 24%, Surpassing Street’s Expectations
Time Warner profits rose 24% over last year amid varying performance across the conglom’s news, film and television activities. Profits rose to $720 million in the first quarter, or 75 cents a share,...
View ArticleIFC Takes North America on Zoe Bell’s ‘Raze’
IFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to action-thriller “Raze,” starring Zoe Bell, Rachel Nichols, Tracie Thoms and Sherilyn Fenn. Deal was announced at Cannes, where Celluloid Dreams is...
View ArticleWhy Take the Emmys Seriously?
The quibbles will (and should) never cease, but the TV Academy deserve its own kudos for many of its picks.
View ArticleToronto Film Review: ‘McCanick’
A fine performance by Cory Monteith isn't enough to salvage this drably derivative, infuriatingly improbable police drama.
View ArticleCNN’s Sports Program With Rachel Nichols To Launch Oct. 25
CNN said it would launch a half-hour sports program Friday nights starting October 25th, with veteran sports-news anchor Rachel Nichols as host. Launch of the program marks the first time the Time...
View ArticleA Sports Show Without Funny Nicknames? CNN Hopes ‘Unguarded’ Draws Wider Crowd
Highlight clips, clunky catchphrases and video “chalk talks” are likely not welcome on Rachel Nichols’ new sports program. “Unguarded” may represent CNN’s first stab at the genre in more than a...
View ArticleCNN’s Sports Series ‘Unguarded’ Comes Up Short in its Premiere Friday
CNN is off to a modest ratings start with its weekly half-hour sports series “Unguarded,” which placed fourth among cable newsies in its timeslot Friday night and made MSNBC’s competing Alec Baldwin...
View ArticleLawyers, Lemon and Real Life: Are These Some of CNN’s New Primetime Faces?
The Bunsen burner is heating up under CNN’s grand primetime experiment. Erin Burnett, Anderson Cooper and Piers Morgan are set to remain on air, but over the next five weeks, the 10 p.m. hour will be...
View ArticleCNN Cancels ‘Crossfire,’ Other Shows in Wake of Turner Cuts
CNN has quietly cancelled “Crossfire,” “Unguarded With Rachel Nichols,” “Sanjay Gupta, M.D.” and “CNN Money” in the wake of cost-cutting by parent company Turner Broadcasting, according to people...
View ArticleRachel Nichols Returning To ESPN
Rachel Nichols, a prominent sports journalist who joined Time Warner in early 2013 to work for both Turner Sports and CNN, is leaving the company to rejoin ESPN, where she held forth on programs like...
View ArticleESPN Gives Rachel Nichols New Daily NBA Program
Rachel Nichols will definitely get more air time on ESPN than she did on CNN. The sportscaster’s new duties at ESPN will include a daily weekday program centered on the NBA, as well as guest-hosting...
View ArticleRachel Nichols Stars in ‘Inside’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Rachel Nichols, who starred in “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” and 2011’s “Conan the Barbarian,” is attached to topline psychological thriller “Inside,” from director Miguel Angel Vivas, and Spain’s...
View ArticleRachel Nichols Apologizes for Maria Taylor Comments That Spurred ESPN...
Rachel Nichols typically uses the opening moments of the ESPN basketball program, “The Jump,” to talk about the latest news in the NBA. On Monday, she used it to address a growing story that has her at...
View ArticleESPN Moves Rachel Nichols Off NBA Finals Amid Controversy
ESPN had to devise a new game plan for the NBA Finals. The Disney-owned sports-media giant said it would move its veteran basketball reporter Rachel Nichols off sideline duties for the NBA Finals,...
View ArticleWhy ESPN Can’t Stay Out of Foul Trouble
New VIP+ Analysis: A public feud between anchors has the sports net playing defense yet again, and that has big implications for its brand.
View ArticleESPN Chief Weighs in on Maria Taylor-Rachel Nichols Dispute
ESPN plans to drill deeper into issues of diversity and inclusion, going as far as to examine the exit interviews of recently departed employees, in the wake of a dispute that has engulfed two of the...
View ArticleESPN Moves Rachel Nichols Off NBA Coverage, Cancels ‘The Jump’
ESPN used to rely on two talented female sportscasters, Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor, for some of its top basketball coverage. Going forward, the network isn’t going to have either. ESPN has decided...
View ArticleESPN Picks Malika Andrews for NBA Coverage, Replacing Rachel Nichols
Malika Andrews will replace Rachel Nichols as the face of ESPN’s regular NBA coverage, in a move executives no doubt hope will bring a difficult era at the Disney-backed sports-media giant to an end....
View ArticleRachel Nichols Jumps to Showtime After Turbulent ESPN Exit
Rachel Nichols basketball-journalism career has taken a new bounce. The longtime sports reporter is joining Showtime’s sports division, where she will work on the unit’s basketball content vertical as...
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