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Everybody Loves Raymond is forever. You could turn it on today, watch Ray complain, and it still hits. Timeless. The show dropped on September 13, 1996, and instantly became a classic. For nine years, it had us laughing and crying. With its penetrating humor and relatable chaos, it snagged 15 Emmys before ending in 2005.

The Barone family? Messy, dysfunctional, and always up in each other’s business. That’s why we loved them. Ray dodging his parents, Debra fighting for space, Robert being, well, Robert. It gave us classic moments we’re still quoting.

Patricia Heaton and Ray Romano in Everybody Loves Raymond (Credits: CBS)

But now it’s been 20 years since we said goodbye to Ray and his gang. Curious what the cast is up to? From career highs to personal milestones, we’ve got all the updates on the Everybody Loves Raymond family in 2025.

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Shining Vale has found a new streaming home. The Starz horror-comedy show, which was co-created by Jeff Astrof and Sharon Horgan, stars Courteney Cox as an author whose family moves to a new home where she is haunted by supernatural entities. The Shining Vale cast also includes Greg Kinnear, Gus Birney, Merrin Dungey, Dylan Gage, and Mira Sorvino. Less than three weeks after its season 2 finale, the show was cancelled, after which point it was removed from the Starz streaming service in its entirety.

Now, Shining Vale has appeared in the Max library. This means that it has officially found a new home after spending more than a year not being available to stream on any platform, as it was removed from Starz by the end of December 2023. The show had been available for rental and purchase on various video on demand platforms in the meantime. This new home likely...

Since The Boys is finally ending its run with season 5, Jack Quaid will likely need a worthy replacement for the show in the action genre. Interestingly, it looks like the actor's upcoming movie will not only be the perfect follow-up to his portrayal of Hughie in The Boys but also give him a strange but fascinating superpower from a 17-year-old superhero flick. Even before Jack Quaid starred as Hughie in The Boys, he had a few mainstream movie and TV projects, like Logan Lucky, Vinyl, and Rampage, under his belt.

However, he became a household name after appearing as one of the main characters in The Boys, which also paved the way for him to land other big roles in movies and shows, like Stark Trek: Lower Decks and Oppenheimer. Since The Boys is about to conclude with one final installment, Jack Quaid's tenure as Hughie might finally come to a close.

In the 1990s, HBO produced adult-themed shows like Real Sex and Cathouse, but they have moved away from that sort of edgy content in the years since. Home Box Office (HBO) pioneered the concept of the paid channel service going as far back as the early 1970s and helped revolutionize TV throughout the ensuing decades. By the 1990s, HBO began producing original content, which flourished into shows like Tales from the Crypt and the groundbreaking drama The Sopranos. HBO's advantage over basic cable channels was that strict FCC regulations regarding content censorship did not affect them.

Because of that freedom, HBO wasted no time exploiting the lack of regulations by producing several shows and reality series catering to a more adult audience. While a majority of the most popular HBO shows of all time have been fiction, groundbreaking series like Real Sex lived up to its name with a variety...

Ray Romano has come a long way since he played Raymond Barone on his hit sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond.”

Romano, who played a lawyer in Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman, told Vanity Fair he wrote a backstory for the character. It’s a device he’s actually used for each dramatic role he’s played since joining NBC dramedy “Parenthood” in 2012. The only difference was that his role in “The Irishman” was based on a real-life mob attorney. Going through that process for a real person with a thorny past was a much more difficult process than he was used to.

“I don’t want to give the impression that I’m this big actor-y guy. But I do remember Denzel Washington saying it in an interview,” Romano said of the practice. “It really helps me, even if I’m making up stuff that the creator and the writer maybe...

Bobby Cannavale feels like he did one of the worst things someone can do in Hollywood: He let Marty down. He didn’t actually, and what happened wasn’t his fault, but Cannavale still feels bad about his experience on the 2016 HBO series “Vinyl,” and he opened up about it in an interview with Vanity Fair.

Cannavale starred in one of the only truly unsuccessful projects of Martin Scorsese’s career, “Vinyl,” which Scorsese co-created, executive-produced, and directed the pilot. Despite its pedigree – Terence Winter, of “Boardwalk Empire” and “The Sopranos,” served as showrunner, and Mick Jagger helped develop it — the 1970s music industry drama never found its footing, and it was renewed and then unrenewed for Season 2.

It was Cannavale’s first lead role in a TV show, and he was coming off a supporting actor Emmy win for playing psychotic mobster Gyp Rosetti on “Boardwalk Empire.” Scorsese was...

Actor Bobby Cannavale is still absorbing the bitter memories of “Vinyl,” the HBO music drama that ended suddenly after only one season in 2016. In a recent Vanity Fair interview, Cannavale discussed the show’s sudden termination and lasting impact on his career.

The series, set in 1970s New York’s music industry, was a passion project that brought together heavyweights such as Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger. Scorsese chose Cannavale for the starring part after being impressed with his earlier performance on “Boardwalk Empire.”

Despite huge hopes, the show struggled to attract an audience. Cannavale believes that HBO’s promotional tactics had a big role in its downfall. The network made several strategic missteps, including running the two-hour pilot late at night and following a comedy series.

“I felt like I was on a creative journey with Marty that lasted years,” she remarked. The cancellation hit him deeply, resulting in a period of career uncertainty.

Recurring Martin Scorsese collaborator Bobby Cannavale reveals he believes he disappointed the director after the cancellation of their 2016 TV show. Cannavale made his screen debut in Sidney Lumet's 1996 crime drama Night Falls on Manhattan and followed it up with the HBO television film When Trumpets Fade in 1998. He then rose to prominence on the TV crime-drama series Third Watch, and scored roles in big screen crime-thrillers such as Gloria, The Bone Collector, and 3 A.M., before achieving greater recognition with a supporting role in Will & Grace.

His breakout role came with the 2012 crime drama Boardwalk Empire, one of the best TV period dramas set in the 1920s, in which he played the role of Gyp Rosetti. Scorsese produced the show for HBO, which ran for five seasons, and directed the pilot episode. Cannavale would team up with him again with the epic crime film The Irishman in 2019. However,...

Bobby Cannavale is setting the record straight on Martin Scorsese’s short-lived series “Vinyl.”

Cannavale led the 1970s-set rock and roll show that debuted on HBO in 2016. With Mick Jagger executive producing and Scorsese directing the pilot, it seemed like the next juggernaut series for the premium-cable (and now streaming) brand. However, despite initially handing “Vinyl” a Season 2 renewal, HBO pulled the plug on the show.

“[It] was years in the making, and it was just in Marty’s pocket for years, getting ready to make that movie — and that, for all intents and purposes, is a Martin Scorsese movie. It’s a two-hour pilot. That was one of those ones that you go, Well, shit, it really didn’t get put out the right way,” Cannavale told Vanity Fair. “You can Monday-morning quarterback these things: We really were screwed out by circumstances that we didn’t have any control over.

A clip in Beatles ’64 features Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan making a salient observation: “The chances of your understanding anything going on in your own time are very small, except through the means provided by artists. Artists are people who enjoy living in the present.” That perspective is both supported and disproven by the film’s candid access to John, Paul, George and Ringo — surnames not required — on the cusp of global superstardom during their first visit to America in 1964.

The band members are by no means oblivious to the seismic momentum of Beatlemania, becoming virtual prisoners at New York’s Plaza Hotel as it’s surrounded by a mob of screaming fans. And yet they remain at that time disarmingly innocent, almost incredulous — fundamentally still four goofy working-class lads from Liverpool with mop-top haircuts who appear to view the hysteria mostly as a lark. Only in interviews years...

The first trailer has been revealed showing Billy Zane as Marlon Brando at the peak of his powers in upcoming biopic “Waltzing With Brando.”

The feature, which also stars Jon Heder, has been picked up by Vmi Worldwide for foreign sales.

Written and directed by Bill Fishman, the film is based on a memoir by Bernard Judge which takes place between 1969 and 1974 while Brando was preparing to film “The Godfather” and “Last Tango in Paris.” Alongside Zane and Heder, additional castmembers include the Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss, as well as Camille Razat (“Emily in Paris”), Alaina Huffman, Tia Carrera (“Waynes World”) and Mick Jagger’s son James Jagger.

“Waltzing With Brando” follows Brando (Zane) — then the most famous actor in the world — as he filmed “Mutiny on the Bounty” and bought a tiny and uninhabitable island in Tahiti. His intent was to escape his hectic Hollywood lifestyle and show the world the path to sustainability.

The upcoming episode of “Vinyl Obsession,” titled “The One With Steve Vai and Kat Von D,” promises an exciting exploration of music that fans won’t want to miss. Scheduled to air on November 10, 2024, at 11:30 Pm on Axs TV, this episode features two iconic figures in the music and art worlds. Guitarist Steve Vai, known for his virtuosic skills and innovative sound, teams up with tattoo artist and musician Kat Von D, who brings her unique perspective on rock and roll.

In this episode, Vai and Von D take a trip down memory lane as they rediscover their favorite classic and contemporary rock bands. They will discuss what makes these artists special and share personal stories that connect them to the music. As they sift through their memories, they will ultimately choose their five favorite records, offering viewers a glimpse into their musical tastes and influences.

Fans of both...

On Sunday night’s episode of Vinyl Obsession, Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett and Sebastian Bach team up to explore the world of vinyl records. The pair will discuss their mutual passion for music and share their thoughts on a diverse range of genres, from country to metal, with a special focus on Kiss and their iconic […]

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Following the success of its recent chart topping hits Pretendians and A Field Guide to Gay Animals (Official Selection Tribeca), Canadaland is set to release the second podcast under its new DoubleDouble banner and its first ever celebrity interview podcast.

After more than three decades behind the camera, iconoclastic Award Winning filmmaker and notorious curmudgeon Alan Zweig gets in front of a microphone and brings his honesty and humor to The Worst Podcast where notable celebrities and cultural icons are invited for a conversation. The only catch is Alan doesn’t know who he is about to interview and frankly doesn’t care. He has no interest in press junket talking points or canned anecdotes. He wants to talk about the worst things in life - nagging fears, annoyances, and failures.

Over the course of his career, Alan has sat down for memorable interviews with everybody from Fran Lebowitz, convicted felons,...

There’s not much in common between Minnesota housewife Dorothy “Dot” Lyon and British model turned marketing executive Keeley Jones, but Juno Temple has a theory about the two women. And she should know, since she played Dot in “Fargo” and Keeley in “Ted Lasso” and earned Emmy nominations for both.

“I think that Dot and Keeley would probably be quite great friends,” the London-born actress said. “They’re both strong little women and they’ve got a lot of surprise elements.”

You could say the same for Temple herself, a former child actress and daughter of director Julien Temple who worked for almost 15 years before receiving the Rising Star Award from BAFTA in 2013. Temple has loaded up on the kudos in the past four years: three Emmy nominations for “Ted Lasso”and one for “Fargo,” four SAG Award noms and one ensemble win for “Ted Lasso”and a Critics...

Bobby Cannavale has been cast in Netflix's Man on Fire show. Cannavale will be playing Paul Rayburn in a guest star capacity. The actor is known for a variety of roles in prominent projects including The Watcher and Ant-Man.

Netflix's Man on Fire has cast a Marvel Cinematic Universe star in a major guest role. The upcoming show, which is based on the same 1980 A.J. Quinnell novel that inspired the 2004 Tony Scott movie starring Denzel Washington, is being written and executive produced by Lone Star and Awake creator Kyle Killen. The cast already includes Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as ex-CIA operative John W. Creasy, who has Ptsd and is dragged back into the fray during a dangerous incident involving a kidnapping.

Per Variety, Bobby Cannavale has just joined the cast of the Man on Fire show in a guest star capacity as Paul Rayburn, an old friend of Creasy...

Jack Quaid has become one of the scene stealers in Amazon’s The Boys. The Scream star has worked his way up to becoming one of the most interesting actors among the current crop of actors. Despite fans loving his performance in the projects mentioned above and many others, some have criticized him for being a privileged nepo baby.

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For the unknown, Quaid is the son of celebrated Hollywood actors Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan. Detractors believe that their son’s success in the industry is only due to the support of his parents. However, according to the Innerspace star, his son refuses to take help from him and is committed to building his own path to success.

Jack Quaid Owns The Nepo Baby Tag But Does Not Depend On It For His Success

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Your browser does not support the video tag. Bobby Cannavale showcases his versatile talents in comedy and drama through his role as Max in Ezra, a heartfelt exploration of autism and parenting. The film features a stellar ensemble cast that also includes Robert De Niro, Rose Byrne, and William Fitzgerald, with director Tony Goldwyn at the helm. Cannavale draws from personal experiences and friendships with stand-up comics to portray Max's journey as a comedian and father in Ezra.

Bobby Cannavale shows off his unique blend of comedy and drama with Ezra. The two-time Primetime Emmy winner first began making a name for himself in the world of comedies, starring in the likes of the Peter Dinklage-co-starring The Station Agent, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg's fan-favorite buddy cop comedy The Other Guys and Melissa McCarthy's Spy, among many others. The past decade has seen Cannavale find further acclaim for more specifically dramatic fare,...

Prey for the Devil 2 is not confirmed yet, but with Daniel Stamm's history of making sequels, it's not impossible. Most characters from the original film, including Sister Ann, could come back for the sequel. While no story details have been revealed, Prey for the Devil 2 could pick up where the first film left off, with Sister Ann continuing her fight against evil.

Prey for the Devil 2 is the hoped-for follow-up to the 2022 supernatural horror film. The original was directed by German filmmaker Daniel Stamm in his fourth feature-length film, after his 2010 The Last Exorcism gained him some street cred in the picky world of horror. Prey for the Devil also features exorcisms as a key component of the story. In the film, a spike in global demonic possessions leads the Catholic Church to begin teaching more clergy how to perform exorcisms. One of these new students is Sister Ann...

Paramount's Tulsa King is a reputable series but is a letdown when likened to Terence Winter's other TV shows. Tulsa King's 79% Rotten Tomatoes score is disappointing compared to Terence Winter's Boardwalk Empire and The Sopranos series. Despite faltering to Terence Winter's best TV shows, Tulsa King has an edge over the Vinyl series.

The Paramount+ comedy and crime drama Tulsa King, starring big-name celebrity Sylvester Stallone, is a letdown compared to other series within its orbit. Granted, Tulsa King boasts many admirable qualities and is riveting enough that it was one of Paramount's biggest streaming successes. Had controversial Tulsa King allegations, which accused the set of fostering a toxic work environment, not tainted its prestige, the series would have fostered a glowing reputation, as it already garners generally positive reviews from critics and audiences and has maintained considerable hype for Tulsa King season 2.

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Zackary Drucker will direct the upcoming biopic about Andy Warhol superstar Candy Darling starring Hari Nef. John Cameron Mitchell also joins the untitled film about the transgender icon as executive producer.

It was previously announced that Nef (“Barbie”) will star in the movie.

The film traces Darling’s childhood in Long Island through her years alongside underground icons Holly Woodlawn and Jackie Curtis in Warhol’s Factory scene, and her influence on musicians including Lou Reed, the Velvet Underground and Patti Smith. She was immortalized in popular songs including Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side” and The Velvet Underground’s “Candy Says.”

Darling also starred in Warhol’s cult film “Women In Revolt” before she died of leukemia in 1974 at age 29.

“I’ve dedicated my life and career to amplifying the history of trans and queer icons, and their impact in shaping art and culture for everyone,” Drucker said in a statement.

‘Superman & Lois’ has garnered praise as one of CW’s top superhero shows. Despite CW’s restructuring and cancelation of many projects, ‘Superman & Lois’ secured its season 4 renewal shortly before the season 3 finale. Although loosely connected to the Arrowverse, the show has distinguished itself from other CW superhero series, which have faced criticism in recent years.

Season 4 has been confirmed as the show’s final season, with reduced episodes, a smaller main cast, and a smaller writing team due to budget constraints. Despite these changes, an iconic character, Jimmy Olsen, is set to appear, with Douglas Smith cast in the role according to TVLine.

In the show, Jimmy is depicted as an outgoing young adult who is known for being the life of the party at work. Despite working closely with Clark, he struggles to break through Clark’s reserved demeanor. Unaware of Clark’s secret identity as Superman, Jimmy is determined to befriend him.

‘Superman & Lois’ is often touted as being one of the best CW’s superhero-based shows. This is why even following CW restructuring after many projects were written off, ‘Superman & Lois’ managed to score its season 4 renewal just weeks prior to the season 3 finale. Although unofficially a part of Arrowverse, the show managed to distance itself from other CW’s similar projects that were regarded as straight-up bad in the last few years, especially looking back at the disappointing Flash finale.

A few months ago it was confirmed that Season 4 would be the show’s last, even though the viewership remained steady, it wasn’t nearly enough to justify a high CGI budget. Season 4 is set to return with fewer episodes, with much of its main cast missing and a much smaller writers team. But the show must go on and so one iconic character will reportedly appear in the show.

Another iconic DC character is making tracks for The CW. Expected to premiere this fall, the fourth and final season of Superman & Lois will introduce Douglas Smith as Daily Planet photographer Jimmy Olsen, TVLine has learned exclusively.

Superman & Lois’ incarnation of Jimmy is an extroverted 20-something known for being the “life of the party” around the office. “Despite being work colleagues with Clark, he’s been unable to get him out of his ‘awkward’ shell,” according to Jimmy’s official description. “Unaware of Clark’s super-secret, Jimmy’s still determined to become his pal.”

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Exclusive: Chloë Grace Moretz (The Peripheral), Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick), and Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) have signed on to star in Dutch & Razzlekhan, a heist film based on a true story that will go into production this summer under the direction of BAFTA nominee Jon S. Baird (Tetris).

Logan Miller and Noah Miller penned the script, with Andrew Lazar’s Mad Chance aboard to produce. CAA Media Finance will arrange financing for the film and represent its worldwide distribution rights.

Based on the 2022 Business Insider article “The $4.5 Billion Question” by Rob Price and Becky Peterson, Dutch & Razzlekhan is the explosive and unbelievably true story of the most expensive heist in history, with Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan (Moretz) and Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein (Pullman) — lovers, hipsters, and aspiring rapper-entrepreneurs — at its center. After stealing over $4 billion worth of cryptocurrency, the millennial...

Over the course of his long career, Martin Scorsese has amassed scores of producing credits on projects ranging from “Uncut Gems” to “Once Were Brothers” and “Vinyl” in addition to his own work on films such as Oscar and PGA nominee “Killers of the Flower Moon.” His love of cinema and preservation of it is well established, making him a more than worthy recipient of the PGA’s David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures.

But, technically speaking, Scorsese wasn’t much of a producer during the first three decades of his career. He’s listed as a producer on his early short films “Vesuvius VI” (1959) and “The Big Shave” (1967) and an associate producer on the music documentary “Medicine Ball Caravan” (1967). But he didn’t take another producing credit until the 1990 feature “The Grifters,” directed by Stephen Frears, and he didn’t take one on a film he directed until 2010’s “Shutter Island.

Margot Robbie’s role in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street really goes to show her unparalleled ability to command the screen in a way only she can. But if fans were to revisit the role and delve into its history and things that went behind the scenes, it’s intriguing to note that Don’t Worry Darling star Olivia Wilde, once revealed that she too competed for the same role.

Shockingly, Wilde was indeed in contention before being deemed “too old” for the part, leaving her with a deep yearning for what could have been. Despite her desire, losing the role to Robbie did not create ill feelings between the two, since Wilde claimed she completely detached herself from the character emotionally. However, everything ultimately worked out, as Scorsese later booked Wilde for his drama series Vinyl.

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Exclusive: Terence Winter, the writer-producer known for his work on Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos and more, will team with Vincent Piazza, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Phiphen to develop Midge, a tragicomic feature based on an absurd but true, as-yet-untold story.

At the center of it is Thomas Midgley, Jr., the man who in the first half of the 20th century invented two of the most toxic and disastrous chemicals humankind has ever known — leaded gasoline and Freon —without having even been a chemist.

In a statement on the project, Winter told Deadline that “the only thing crazier than this story is that it hasn’t already been told.”

He’s teaming with Piazza to pen the script and both will exec produce, along with automotive journalist Jamie Lincoln Kitman, who also serves as a research consultant on the project. Phiphen’s founder Molly Conners will produce alongside Academy Award nominee Rachel Winter (Dallas Buyers Club). Director meetings are underway.

Winter is best known for creating the acclaimed HBO series Boardwalk Empire, as well as for producing and scripting dozens of episodes of The Sopranos, for which he earned three Emmy Awards. In his 25-plus years in television, he’s also won three PGA awards and four from the WGA. Also the creator of HBO’s Vinyl, he’s otherwise best known for scripting Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street. More recently, he co-wrote Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love, which is out in theaters now.

Piazza is best known for his work on the acting front, having appeared in everything from Boardwalk Empire and Clint Eastwood’s Jersey Boys to the Sylvester Stallone starrer Tulsa King and IFC thriller Centigrade.

Most recently, Appian Way produced the DiCaprio starrer Killers of the Flower Moon, helmed by Scorsese, which is up this year for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Phiphen’s recent projects include the comedic thriller Coup! starring Peter Sarsgaard, which premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and will be released by Greenwich Entertainment, and the Nicolas Cage Western Butcher’s Crossing.

Winter is repped by CAA, Lbi Entertainment and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; Piazza by Gersh, Untitled Entertainment and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman.

Martin Scorsese proves his potential in sci-fi with his recent Super Bowl ad, "Hello Down There." Despite his diverse filmography, Scorsese has never fully immersed himself in the sci-fi genre. While a full-fledged sci-fi movie from Scorsese is unlikely, "Hello Down There" gives a taste of what it could be like.

Martin Scorsese has explored different genres in his career as a filmmaker, but so far, he hasn’t made a sci-fi movie – but now there’s proof of how good a sci-fi movie by Scorsese would be. Martin Scorsese is best known for his drama and crime movies, particularly those focused on gangsters and true stories, but he has also made a couple of comedies like After Hours, musical dramas like New York, New York, historical dramas like Silence, and even psychological thrillers like Cape Fear.

Outside the world of film, Scorsese has done some work for TV, beginning...

Hickory-dickory-dock, the Dice Man is teaming up with Eddie Murphy for a heist comedy, eliciting excitement and shock. Andrew Dice Clay is bringing his signature comedy brand to The Pickup, an upcoming film directed by Tim Story for Amazon MGM Studios.

Written by Matt Mider and Kevin Burrows, The Pickup also stars Pete Davidson and Keke Palmer, with the project angling for a Prime Video release in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Plot details remain a mystery, though with Clay and Murphy at the wheel, The Pickup is sure to entertain.

In addition to his directorial duties, Story produces through his The Story Company banner, with Davis Entertainment’s John Davis and John Fox, and Murphy and Charisse Hewitt-Webster via Eddie Murphy Productions. The Story Company’s Vicky Mara Story, Davis Entertainment’s Jeremy Stein, Kevin Burrows, Ross Fanger, and Matt Mider executive produce.

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“The big fear, when I agreed to direct, was that I didn’t really know technically a lot about what a director should know about lenses and apertures,” admits Ray Romano about his initial trepidation about stepping behind the camera on his film “Somewhere in Queens.” The multi-hyphenate talent directed, co-wrote, produced, and starred in the film, but the decision to direct it himself came very late in the development process. What ultimately persuaded him was his sense that he was an expert in “the story and the soul of the story and every character’s motivation.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.

Penned with Mark Stegemann, “Somewhere in Queens” does draw heavily on Romano’s life experience. The film centers on the relationship between father Leo Russo, played by Romano, and his son Matthew, nicknamed “Sticks” (Jacob Ward), who is the star player on his high school basketball team.

Meg Ryan is not standing by silently and letting people label her actor son Jack Quaid a nepo baby, a term used for kids of famous parents. Quaid is the son of Ryan and actor Dennis Quaid.

In a new interview, Ryan defends her son of the label, calling it “dismissive.”

“Jack is really talented. He’s more of a natural than I’ll ever be. That nepo stuff is so dismissive of his work ethic, his gifts, and how sensitive he is to the idea of his privilege,” she told Glamour magazine.

Quaid currently stars in Amazon’s Prime Video series The Boys in the role of Hugh “Hughie” Campbell. Ryan recalled Quaid’s talent when he starred in a play he was cast in at school.

“I remember seeing him in a middle school production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Ryan says. “He was playing Bottom. I was newly divorced from his dad,...

Fargo season 5 features a star-studded cast, including Juno Temple, Jon Hamm, and Jennifer Jason Leigh, continuing the show's tradition of casting big names. Juno Temple plays Dorothy "Dot" Lyon, a seemingly ordinary housewife with a dark past, while Jon Hamm takes on the role of Sheriff Roy Tillman, the main antagonist. Other notable cast members include Joe Keery, Lamorne Morris, Richa Moorjani, and David Rysdahl, adding depth and talent to the ensemble cast of the FX series.

From Juno Temple to Jon Hamm, Fargo has scored some of the biggest stars in the FX anthology show’s history to appear in the cast of season 5. Based on the classic Coen brothers movie of the same name, Fargo tells similar stories about ordinary people getting involved in a life of crime, and tells those stories with a similarly dark sense of humor. Each season features an all-new cast and tells an...

Exclusive: Jon S. Baird, the Scottish filmmaker known for his work on Tetris and Stan & Ollie, has signed with Range Media Partners.

Baird’s most recent feature, the true-life thriller Tetris, earned him a nomination for Best Director – Fiction at the upcoming 2023 BAFTA Scotland Awards, after world premiering at SXSW. The Apple TV+ pic tells the story of Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton), a video game enthusiast turned entrepreneur, who stumbles upon a little-known title called Tetris at a tech expo and becomes embroiled in a high-stakes battle for its rights, facing off against rival companies, the Kgb, and even Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

Baird previously directed Stan & Ollie, a feature about comedy legends Laurel (Steve Coogan) and Hardy (John C. Reilly), for eOne and BBC Films, which was nominated for Outstanding British Film of the Year at the BAFTA Film Awards. The filmmaker also with that title secured...

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The project, from Mitchell and producer Arterial Projects, is written by playwright Gage Tarlton and co-directed by Tarlton and Carlos Cardona, and follows the character of an 18-year-old OnlyFans creator in real-time as he navigates “a fraught path of autonomy, capitalism, sexuality, and survival amid the demands of physical commodification in a virtual world.”

The story, utilizing a hybrid approach to drama, will be told entirely through OnlyFans and X posts, with producers describing the story as “an incendiary coming-of-age story detailing how the internet distorts reality and leaves a mark on the young and on-line body.”

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HBO's Vinyl soundtrack features iconic songs from the 1950s to the 1970s and covers by contemporary artists, capturing the music scene of 1970s New York City. The eclectic soundtrack blends hip-hop, punk, rock 'n' roll, and disco, showcasing both popular tracks and lesser-known artists from the era. Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger curated the soundtrack using the Atlantic Records & Warner Bros. Records libraries, drawing on their firsthand experience and knowledge of the music of the time.

HBO's Vinyl soundtrack includes some of the most popular songs from the 1950s to the 1970s as well as covers of that music by contemporary artists. Vinyl comes from Martin Scorsese and the 2016 series depicts the music scene of New York City in the 1970s when sex and drugs were as synonymous with rock as "roll" was. However, for American Century Records founder and president Richie Finestra (Bobby Cannavale), hip-hop, punk, and disco's rising...

There won’t be a comeback for The Idol.

HBO won’t move ahead with a second season of the drama from Euphoria creator Sam Levinson and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, who also starred. The series, starring Lily-Rose Depp as a pop star who falls under the sway of a Hollywood club owner (Tesfaye), suffered mostly negative reviews from critics, and viewership fell short of some other recent HBO shows.

“The Idol was one of HBO’s most provocative original programs, and we’re pleased by the strong audience response,” an HBO spokesperson said in a statement. “After much thought and consideration, HBO, as well as the creators and producers have decided not to move forward with a second season. We’re grateful to the creators, cast, and crew for their incredible work.”

A decision on whether to renew or cancel The Idol was in flux until recently, sources say.

It's time to face the music: He's not just Ken, he is Kenough. Ryan Gosling has officially entered the Billboard Hot 100 with "I'm Just Ken," debuting at number 87. The song, performed as part of Greta Gerwig's "Barbie," was released on July 21 and became a viral hit, with Billboard tracking 5.2 million streams in the U.S. alone, and over 2,000 downloads during its opening week.

This is Gosling's first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, something he almost achieved with "La La Land." That album peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 and number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, while the Academy Award-winning single "City of Stars" peaked at number 2 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, just keeping him off the charts.

"I'm Just Ken" debuts on the chart along with the "Barbie: The Album" soundtrack, which opened at number 2 on the Billboard 200. It's sitting pretty at the top of the Soundtracks chart,...

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 7 - "Those Old Scientists"

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 7 features a crossover with Star Trek: Lower Decks, with animated characters Boimler and Mariner jumping to live-action. Ensign Boimler (Jack Quaid) is a Star Trek fan who geeks out over famous Trek characters and hopes to become a captain one day. Ensign Mariner (Tawny Newsome) defies orders and ignores protocol, but ultimately tries to do the right thing and deeply cares about her friends.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' crossover episode featured Star Trek: Lower Decks guest stars Jack Quaid and Tawny Newsome. Their animated characters, Ensigns Brad Boimler and Beckett Mariner, jumped to live-action in Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 7, "Those Old Scientists." While Strange New Worlds takes place before the events of Star Trek: The Original Series in the Trek timeline's 23rd century, Lower Decks takes place...

In the new season of the Seventies workplace comedy Minx, Joyce Prigger’s fortunes couldn’t be more on the rise. The titular magazine, which pairs feminist journalism with full frontal male photo spreads, is thriving, turning Joyce into a minor celebrity who hobnobs with Linda Ronstadt, Gloria Steinem, and other icons of the period. When Rolling Stone comes to profile her (in an episode with more than a whiff of Almost Famous), she admits to the reporter that getting everything she wants has only left her fearing that it can all be taken away.

The cast of Don’t Worry Darling, the second film directed by Olivia Wilde, boasts some of the top young talents in Hollywood. The film premiered on September 5, 2022 at the Venice Film Festival before being released in nationwide theaters on September 23, 2022. Don’t Worry Darling follows Alice Chambers, a 1950s housewife living in an exclusive, perfect-seeming community with her husband, Jack. Every morning, Alice wakes up and makes breakfast before bidding Jack goodbye on his way to work on the mysterious “Victory Project”. However, Alice begins to fear that there is something wrong and that nothing — including the Victory Project — is what it seems.

Controversy surrounded Don’t Worry Darling from the start. Before production was far underway, one of the movie’s principal stars, Shia Labeouf, left for unknown reasons and was replaced by Harry Styles, who started a relationship with Olivia Wilde while filming. There were also rumors of an on-set...

Somewhere in Queens originally had its theatrical release in April 2023 and is now available to watch on Digital and On Demand. After being noticed by a talent scout, Leo Russo is determined that his son will become a college basketball star. But once "Sticks" has a falling out with his girlfriend, his father takes drastic measures to ensure he stays at the top of his game.

Ray Romano stars as Leo and serves as the film's director and co-writer. Romano has been featured in projects such as Get Shorty, Vinyl, and Ice Age. However, he is most notably known for his leading role in the 1996 sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond. Laurie Metcalf, Jacob Ward, Sadie Stanley, Jennifer Esposito, Dierdre Friel, Jon Manfrellotti, Sebastion Maniscalco, and Tony Lo Bianco complete the main cast.

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Suzy Eddie Izzard (“Stay Close”) and Ed Speelers (“Outlander”) are the new additions to the cast of “Midas Man,” the delayed film on The Beatles manager Brian Epstein that has now wrapped filming.

The film began production with Jonas Akerlund (“Lords of Chaos”) as director, who departed the project for unknown reasons. Sara Sugarman (“Vinyl”) was attached to the project for a year before Joe Stephenson (“Doctor Jekyll”) stepped in. Stephenson has just wrapped the shoot, canning what will be 95% of the completed film, Variety understands.

Written by Brigit Grant, the film follows Epstein, manager of The Beatles from 1962 until his untimely death at the age of 32 in 1967. Epstein’s impact extended beyond the Fab Four, encompassing British Invasion acts such as Gerry and the Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.

Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (“The Queens Gambit”) plays Epstein. The ensemble cast includes Emily Watson, Eddie Marsan and Jay Leno as Ed Sullivan.

Boardwalk Empire star Michael Shannon details his chaotic first meeting with the show's executive producer and famed film director, Martin Scorsese. Running on HBO for five seasons and based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Nelson Johnson, Broadwalk Empire is a crime drama series that takes place mainly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era. The story focused on Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson, a powerful political boss loosely based on a real-life figure. Along with Buscemi and Shannon, who played Nelson Van Alden, the Broadwalk Empire cast featured a large group of main and recurring actors such as Charlie Cox and Jeffrey Wright.

Looking back on his career for Vanity Fair, Shannon reflected on meeting the legendary Scorsese for the first time. Shannon mentions how he learned about having a conversation with Scorsese and how he had to deal with terrible traffic on the way to the meetinga.

“There’s nothing worse than miscasting,” casting director Laura Rosenthal told IndieWire. Not that she speaks from her own experience. As Todd Haynes’ go-to casting director since “Far from Heaven,” Rosenthal has assembled some of the most memorable casts of the last few decades, including “The Kids Are All Right,” “A Quiet Place,” “Chicago,” and “Analyze This.”

Now she and fellow acclaimed casting director Ellen Lewis — Jim Jarmusch and Martin Scorsese’s longtime casting director and the woman behind the casting of everything from “A League of Their Own” to “Killers of the Flower Moon” — are being honored by The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) with the retrospective series The Craft: Casting Directors Ellen Lewis and Laura Rosenthal, running June 1–16.

The series highlights some of their most acclaimed work, as well as some films that may not be as well known. Among the offerings being screened are Scorsese’s “Goodfellas,...

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The countdown to Midnights, Taylor Swift’s tenth studio album, is, thankfully, finally over. The follow-up to Folklore and Evermore, plus Taylor’s Versions of Red and Fearless, Swift previously described the new LP as “the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life.” Months since the album dropped and right in the middle of her massive Eras Tour, Swift has released the latest version, Midnights: Til Dawn Edition,...

The New York Dolls’ wildly original debut album got Martin Scorsese through the making of “Mean Streets” in 1973.

Years later, Dolls frontman David Johansen enlivened the soundtrack of Scorsese’s HBO series productions “Boardwalk Empire” and “Vinyl.” Scorsese is also a regular listener of Johansen’s Sirius Xm series “Mansion of Fun.”

Finally, after Scorsese caught Johansen’s career-spanning cabaret set at the Café Carlyle, the director-producer – a storied teller of New York stories – decided that the time was ripe for a documentary on the proto-punk scion of Staten Island. “Personality Crisis: One Night Only,” which debuted April 14 on Showtime, chronicles Johansen’s evolution from the Dolls to the lounge-y pop of his Buster Poindexter period through his present day life as a husband, stepfather and eminence grise of New York’s music scene.

Scorsese, Johansen, “Personality” co-director and editor David Tedeschi and executive producer Margaret Bodde gathered April 25 at...

Ray Romano feels “blessed” that his relationship with Martin Scorsese began by the famed director having no idea who he was, despite having been the star of the wildly successful “Everybody Loves Raymond”.

When Romano, who played the titular character for a total of nine seasons and 210 episodes, auditioned for Scorsese’s 2016 HBO series “Vinyl”, the screenwriter and producer had never heard of the actor.

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“Scorsese did the pilot and I had to go on tape for him,” Romano, 65, recalled on a recent episode of Marc Maron’s “Wtf” podcast. “The cool thing was, I went on tape and the response we got back was, ‘Yeah, Marty likes it. He’s in the running. And Marty wants to know who he is. He’s never seen him,’ And my agent was like, ‘So...

For decades, Martin Scorsese has been one of the most desired directors that nearly every actor wants to work with. But it’s not easy to land a Scorsese production, especially if you’re not even on his radar, as was the case with Ray Romano, despite having one of the most successful sitcoms of its time.

On a recent episode of the podcast Wtf with Marc Maron, Romano recalled auditioning for Scorsese on HBO’s Vinyl, the short-lived series that circles the New York music scene of the 1970s. “Scorsese did the pilot and I had to go on tape for him. The cool thing was, I went on tape and the response we got back was, ‘Yeah, Marty likes it. He’s in the running. And Marty wants to know who he is. He’s never seen him…And my agent was like, ‘So he’s never seen the show?...

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Considering Ray Romano has worn so many hats in his career – comedian, actor, writer, producer – it’s hard to believe that the multi-hyphenate had never directed before. When I mention I assumed he had at least directed one of the 210 episodes of his acclaimed series “Everybody Loves Raymond,” Romano jokes: “Me too. I thought I must have directed one of them, right? But no, I had never done it.”

So it comes as a surprise not only to audiences but to Romano himself that he’s making his directorial debut with the feature film “Somewhere in Queens,” a poignant comedy about a working-class Italian family that hits theaters this weekend. The film is so resonant in so many ways...