Trump Laments L.A. Wildfires Destroying Homes Of “Some Of The Wealthiest & Most Powerful Individuals In Our Country” In Second Inauguration Address

They dont have a home any longer. Thats interesting, but we cant let this happen. Everyone is unable to do anything about it. Donald Trump, L.A. WildfiresGetty Images Thats going to change. None of their homes appeared to be under threat from the fires, and all still are standing. Trump himself has a residence in Beverly Hills and now ex-VPKamala Harrishas a home in the Brentwood neighborhood. (L-R) Priscilla Chan, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R) attend the inauguration of Donald Trump as 47th POTUS...

January 20, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Ashlee Stevens

‘Look Back’ Writer-Director Kiyotaka Oshiyama On The Strengths And Struggles Of Making A Unique Feature Film

Watch on Deadline DEADLINE: What was your entryway intoLook Back? I understand that you used to do animation work onChainsaw Man. Did you read it first, or did Tatsuki Fujimoto approach you about collaborating on the adaptation? Look BackGKIDS KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA:Avex Pictures came to me and said, Do you want to work onLook Backwith us? So, I agreed. We then worked together on developing a pitch and took it to Shueisha, the publisher ofLook Back....

January 20, 2025 · 4 min · 705 words · Jorge Estrada MD

‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ Director Says Audience Member At Screening “Almost Had A Heart Attack” During Action Sequence

We had a small screening, and someone said, I was suffocating throughout the entire sequence. I almost had a heart attack. And I thought, I guess we did something right, McQuarrie toldEmpire, according toGamesRadar. Tom Cruise in ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’Paramount Pictures McQuarrie also directed 2018sFalloutand 2023sDead Reckoning.

January 20, 2025 · 1 min · 50 words · Antonio Lopez

‘The Brutalist’ Director Brady Corbet Says Use Of AI In Post Was For “Hungarian Language Dialogue Editing Only;” Filmmaker Asserts Adrien Brody & Felicity Jones’ “Performances Are Completely Their Own”

Adrien and Felicitys performances are completely their own. They worked for months with dialect coach Tanera Marshall to perfect their accents. No English language was changed. L to R: Felicity Jones, Brady Corbet and Adrien BrodyDominik Bindl/Getty Images for FLC This was a manual process, done by our sound team and Respeecher in post-production. All images were hand-drawn by artists. We are incredibly proud of our team and what theyve accomplished here, adds Corbet....

January 20, 2025 · 2 min · 259 words · Mike Chandler

‘The Brutalist’ Editor Says Filmmakers Used AI Tools To Enhance Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones’ Hungarian Dialogue

We first tried to ADR these harder elements with the actors. Then we tried to ADR them completely with other actors but that just didnt work. So we looked for other options of how to enhance it. (L-R) Guy Pearce, Adrien Brody and Isaach De Bankole in ‘The Brutalist’A24 We were very careful about keeping their performances. Its mainly just replacing letters here and there, he said. It is controversial in the industry to talk about AI, but it shouldnt be, Jancso said....

January 20, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Susan Smith

Dave Chappelle ‘SNL’ Monologue Features L.A. Wildfire Jokes, Cigarette & Heartfelt Plea For Those “In The Palisades Or Palestine”

Finally, he agreed to a spot closest to January 6th. I could burn 40,000 acres in Mississippi for like 6 to 700 dollars. Regarding the various conspiracy theories floating around, Chappelle said: Theres just too many factors. But thats not true because West Hollywood was unscathed, because how can you burn what is already flaming? That was a tough way to find that out. Boy, that really hurts. Oh I look like Ill tell, he said....

January 19, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Vincent Goodman

Indies Pull Their Weight As ‘Nosferatu’ Reigns, ‘The Substance’ Ramps Back Up, ‘The Brutalist’ Builds On Imax — Specialty Box Office

7, 8 and 10 at the domestic box office. All cumes are for the three-day weekend. Monday is the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. The Substance, Nosferatu, The BrutalistMUBI/Aidan Monaghan; Focus Features/Lol; Crawley/A24/Courtesy Everett Collection It now has an Imax cume of $770k out of a $5.86 million total. The multiple Golden Globe-winner will continue to expand next weekend including at Imax locations. Star Fernanda Torres won the Golden Globe for Best Actress Drama in a competitive field....

January 19, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Ronnie Dominguez

Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Begins Following Three-Hour Delay; Gazans Begin To Return Home

Hamas explained this was down to technical field reasons. The Hamas-run civil defence agency told the BBC that 19 people were killed in that time. It is estimated that, since that time, more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed. A smoke plume rising from explosions above the northern Gaza Stripin January 2025.Menahem Kahana/Getty Images He has faced opposition to the deal from within his own cabinet. Ben Gvir wrote in his letter of resignation that the ceasefire agreement represented a victory for terrorism....

January 19, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Jessica Smith MD

Justin Baldoni’s Lawyer Decries “Revoltingly False Sexual Allegations” From Blake Lively As Lawsuits Fly; Brands At Business Heart Of Dispute

A front thatBryan Freedmanis willing to concede to no rival. Those were fighting words the often pugilistic Freedman couldnt let stand without reply. Baldoni and Freedman have said theNYTstory was a set-up, full of cherry-picked info. (L-R) Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Justin BaldoniGetty Images The Gray Lady has said its journalists were fair, deeply reporting and doing their jobs. This whole affair is personal in the pocketbook as it is to reputations....

January 19, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Lisa Wright

Kat Dennings Fondly Remembers ‘Raising Dad’ Co-Star Bob Saget: “Very Protective Of Me”

Kat Denningsis fondly remembering the lateBob Saget, who portrayed her TV dad in The WB sitcomRaising Dad. In an interview withPeople, theShifting Gearsactress reflected on the short-lived series and Sagets kindness toward her. So he was very sweet to me and very protective and very kind. Kat Dennings and Bob SagetBill Reitzel / TV Guide / WB Television Network / Courtesy Everett Collection I only remember very, very nice memories of him....

January 19, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Claire Taylor

Keegan-Michael Key Teases 2 “Bucket List” Projects In Development

Keegan-Michael Keyis shaping up for a busy 2025 as he has two dream projects currently in development. Well see how it goes, he added. I dont know how to answer without saying things I cant say. Keegan-Michael Key at the Deadline Contenders for Television Portrait Studio at the Directors' Guild of America on April 15, 2023.Michael Buckner/Deadline If only I could tell you, Key toldPeople. Both are checks on my bucket list....

January 19, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Jacqueline Wilkerson

Michael Longfellow Issues Plea To Save TikTok On Weekend Update: “Jesus Christ Was Chinese”

Related Stories Dave Chappelle SNL Monologue Features L.A. So were just banning things because theyre from China now? You know who else was from China? [pointing upward toward the sky] Thats right, Jesus Christ. I thought he was Middle Eastern, but I saw it on a TikTok: Chinese! What about concerns for data privacy? Who cares about my data? Oh no, China knows I like thick Latinas. Give me a break, he quipped in his signature deadpan delivery....

January 19, 2025 · 1 min · 181 words · Cynthia Lawrence

Paul Schrader Posits ChatGPT Can Write “Original” And “Fleshed Out” Movie Scripts

In stark contrast to a number of Hollywood creatives, Oscar-nominated writer/directorPaul SchraderpositsChatGPTcan write original and fleshed out screenplays. I just asked chatgpt for an idea for Paul Schrader film. Then Paul Thomas Anderson. Paul Schrader at ‘Oh, Canada’ premiere at TIFFMert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images Speilberg [sic]. Lynch, he began in the post. Why should writers sit around for months searching for a good idea when AI can provide one in seconds?...

January 19, 2025 · 1 min · 73 words · Patrick Gibbs