News

Dark Sky Films' Laced Coming to VOD + Digital Platform January 12: "Laced is a modern thriller/drama in the vein of Hitchcockian classics like Dial M for Murder and Rear Window. Set in a single location, the piece explores the claustrophobic nature of young love strung with toxicity and lies, and the cyclical nature of violence.

Official Film Synopsis:In a remote cabin on the evening of a record-breaking blizzard, a young woman plots to poison her abusive husband in order to end their toxic relationship once and for all. When the poison fails to kill him, she not only has to quickly concoct a backup plan, but also contend with her husband’s increasing suspicion that his intensifying illness isn’t wholly accidental. And with the unexpected arrival of her brother, her carefully crafted scheme threatens to spiral ever further out of control. Now trapped together as the snow piles up,...

Cullen Bunn Returns to the Deepest Catacombs: "In 2020, author Cullen Bunn released The Deepest Catacombs, a serialized comic inspired by vintage advertisements for the Dungeons And Dragons role-playing game. The story, told in 25 single-page installments, featured a different artist on every page. It was released for free for fans of comics, fantasy, and role-playing games. Now, Bunn is returning to the world of The Deepest Catacombs with an all-new 22-page comic that will be released in a serialized format.

“When I finished releasing the initial run of The Deepest Catacombs,” says Bunn, “I knew I would return to that world. I just loved the characters and the nostalgia, the magic and the monsters. And I loved working with so many talented artists! This was, of course, a labor of love, so it has taken me a bit of time to get the ball rolling again, but the story is...

Refresh for updates… The great Bill Withers is being mourned today by celebrities from Hollywood to Washington D.C. to Broadway. “My soul always has & always will be full of your music,” tweeted musician Lenny Kravitz, while Brian Wilson called the “Lean On Me” composer a “songwriter’s songwriter.”

Withers died Monday in Los Angeles from heart complications. He was 81.

More from DeadlineBill Withers Dies: '70s Soul Singer Of 'Lean On Me' & 'Ain't No Sunshine' Was 81Remembering Mark Blum: Madonna & Rosanna Arquette Recall 'Desperately Seeking Susan' Co-Star; Josh Radnor, Judith Light Among Many Mourning Coronavirus VictimHollywood Reacts To Coronavirus Confinements With Jokes, Advice, Movie Lists

Former presidential candidate Kamala Harris tweeted that Withers’ song “Grandma’s Hands” is one of her favorites “and reminds me of my grandmother and so many other mother-figures in my life.”

Deadline will update this list of reactions throughout the day.

Following the news that character actor Danny Aiello died on Thursday night, friends and peers of the “Moonstruck” actor shared their remembrances via social media. Aiello — whose body of work included Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” “The Purple Rose of Cairo,” “Jacob’s Ladder,” “The Godfather Part II” and Madonna’s “Papa Don’t Preach” music video — was 86.

Aiello’s Academy Award-nominated performance as Salvatore “Sal” Frangione in Lee’s 1989 classic was most frequently mentioned; Lee himself led the litany of tributes to the accomplished actor on Instagram.

“We Made Cinema History Together With ‘Do The Right Thing.’ May You Rest In Paradise,” the caption reads.

View this post on Instagram

I’m Broken. Just Found Out My Brother Danny Aiello Made His Transition Last Night. Danny,We Made Cinema History Together With Do The Right Thing. May You Rest In Paradise.

A post shared by Spike Lee (@officialspikelee...

Shortly after reports started to surface that “Do the Right Thing” actor Danny Aiello had died on Thursday at the age of 86, celebrities took to social media to share their condolences.

“We Laughed so much. Making #Moonstruck ..It was one of the happiest times in my life,& He Was apart of that Happy time,” Cher, who starred in “Moonstruck” with Aiello in 1987, wrote on Twitter.

“I’m ??’? Broken. Just Found Out My Brother Danny Aiello Made His Transition Last Night. Danny,We Made Cinema History Together With Do The Right Thing. May You Rest In Paradise,” “Do the Right Thing” director Spike Lee said of the actor.

Also Read: Danny Aiello, 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Moonstruck' Actor, Dies at 86

“So so sad,” Michael Rapaport said of Aiello. “What a great actor. Huge Inspiration for me personally.”

In a statement to TheWrap, Aiello’s family said:...