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Late Own Goal Saves Liverpool as Slot’s Side Slip Back Into Mediocrity Liverpool were forced to rely on a late own goal to salvage a draw, as Sunderland came close to increasing the pressure on under-fire head coach Arne Slot at Anfield. Sunderland took a deserved lead in the 67th minute when Chemsdine Talbi’s strike from 25 yards deflected off Virgil van Dijk, wrong-footing Alisson and finding the net. The visitors had been threatening all game. Alisson was fortunate earlier, tipping Trai Hume’s effort onto the bar in the first half, and Omar Alderete later struck the post shortly after…
Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams is a quiet film — a meditative frontier portrait defined as much by its silences as by its sweeping Northwest landscapes and its attention to the everyday rhythms of a working man’s life. For star Joel Edgerton and cinematographer Adolpho Veloso, that quiet is where the truth of Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella lived, where the dignity, terror, humor and memory of a man’s journey reside. “It kind of shows the majesty of a regular life, in a way,” says Edgerton of the film, which follows Robert Grainier, a logger living in the early 20th century, from…
Ilana Glazer is launching a new comedy and socio-political video podcast. The podcast, It’s Open With Ilana Glazer, will include solo episodes with the Broad City star and guest episodes including her Broad City co-creator and co-star, Abbi Jacobson (with whom she chats about internet trolls and being online, among other subject matters), comedian Atsuko Okatsuka, New York City Council member Chi Ossé and Eliot Glazer, Ilana’s brother and comedian and author. The podcast launches Dec. 4 with a solo episode and an episode featuring Michelle Buteau, Glazer’s Babes co-star. Glazer’s Starrpix Productions is producing the weekly series, with new…
A doctor who illegally sold Matthew Perry the anesthetic drug ketamine, fueling an addiction that led to the Friends star’s fatal overdose, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison. U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett delivered the sentence on Wednesday after Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty to charges related to supplying Perry with 20 vials of ketamine over two weeks in the period directly leading up to Perry’s death, at times traveling to his house to inject him. The former doctor will also serve two years of supervised release and pay a fine of $5,600. Plasencia, who owned an urgent…
Brighton owner Tony Bloom has been plunged into a major controversy following explosive allegations filed in the High Court, accusing the billionaire of operating a secret £600 million gambling syndicate. According to The Times, the lawsuit, brought by former associate Ryan Dudfield, claims that Bloom’s betting consultancy firm, Starlizard, utilised “secret exotic accounts” to place high-stakes bets on football matches. The most damaging detail links the syndicate to George Cottrell, a former chief of staff to Nigel Farage, who allegedly acted as a “whale” or frontman to conceal the syndicate’s activities. Dudfield, who is suing for a reported £17.5 million…
Versant is set to officially be its own independently traded company following the close of trading Jan. 2. The news comes after the board of directors at Comcast approved the previously announced spin off of most of Comcast’s cable TV assets, including USA, Syfy, E!, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen and Golf Channel, as well as digital businesses such as Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes. Cable channel Bravo, the NBC broadcast network and streaming service Peacock will remain part of Comcast’s entertainment arm NBCUniversal. Versant is set to be led by CEO Mark Lazarus, CFO and COO Anand Kini and chairman David Novak.…
Real Madrid delivered one of their most assertive performances of the season as Kylian Mbappeled a dominant 3-0 victory over Athletic Club at San Mamés. With both managers under criticism, it was Xabi Alonso who walked away with a statement win, while Ernesto Valverde was left with more questions than answers. Mbappé strikes early to set the Tone The match opened with Madrid’s attacking trident in full flow. Trent Alexander-Arnold initiated the breakthrough with a pinpoint diagonal pass that found Mbappé in space. The Frenchman surged past two defenders before rifling a decisive finish into the bottom corner. Mbappe was…
CBS has placed its first two renewal orders of the 2025-26 season, picking up its rookie dramas Boston Blue and Sheriff Country. The network has ordered second seasons of the two shows for 2026-27. Both hail from CBS Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer Television and are spinoffs of other CBS series (Blue Bloods and Fire Country). Boston Blue and Sheriff Country are also the two most watched new series of the fall, based on Nielsen’s seven-day multiplatform ratings. “Two new shows on Friday nighthave become instant hits, with audiences quickly embracing Boston BlueandSheriff Country across broadcast and streaming,” said CBS Entertainment…
What are the likes of Fox Entertainment Global, Fremantle, Banijay, A&E, and ITV Studios looking for in terms of content? Top executives discussed that question at Content London on Wednesday in a session entitled “Fundamentals: Show me the money – what content the majors are investing in and why.” The speakers were Fox Entertainment Global president Prentiss Fraser, Jens Richter, CEO, commercial and international at Fremantle, Ruth Berry, president global partnerships & Zoo 55 at ITV Studios, Banijay Rights CEO Cathy Payne, and Patrick Vien, group managing director, international at A+E Global Media. Procedurals, game shows, and reboots of such…
Jug Ears, Big Meeks and Smokey Alan are heading to Netflix! The Rest Is Football podcast gang have signed on with the streaming giant to bring their popular soccer show to the platform during the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. Hosts Gary Lineker, Micah Richards and Alan Shearer will present daily episodes of TRIF, one of the world’s biggest sports podcasts, during the showcase soccer tournament, that is set to be held in the U.S., Canada and Mexico next summer. The trio will cross the Atlantic and film the show in a studio in New York City, and will offer…