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Sportico and the Yes Network have unveiled their new monthly sports business program “Sportico Sports Business Presented by Genius Sports.” The first episode premieres March 18 at 10:30 p.m. Et on the Yes Network and Gotham Sports App following Yes’ Brooklyn Nets post-game show.

The series will feature interviews with influential sports figures and cover all facets of the industry, including media, finance, facility management, leagues and conferences, legal issues, sponsorships and technology developments. Bob Lorenz, the Yes Network’s New York Yankees and Brooklyn Nets studio commentator, will serve as host. Joined by Sportico’s roster of reporters and editors, Lorenz will sit down with RedBird Capital Partners founder, managing partner and chief investment officer Gerry Cardinale and NBA Hall-of-Famer Grant Hill in the series premiere.

“This new series combines the unique expertise and resources of two leading sports business brands,” said Jared Boshnack, executive producer and vice president...

The unfortunate circumstances surrounding Alec Baldwin’s Western, Rust, hadn’t deterred the production from continuing. After the immensely tragic events of the accidental killing of the movie’s former Director of Photography, Halyna Hutchins, filming would inevitably come to a halt in the wake of an investigation. The production resumed filming 18 months after a messy legal process since the star, Alec Baldwin, had discharged a faulty prop gun that had become legitimately loaded. Deadline has now revealed an exclusive first look at the film with newly released images.

According to Deadline, “Rust is based on a story developed by [writer/director] Joel Souza and Baldwin: A 13-year-old boy, left to fend for himself and his younger brother following the death of their parents in 1880s Kansas, is taken on a violent, harrowing journey to old Mexico by his long-estranged grandfather after he’s sentenced to hang for the accidental killing of a local rancher.

Exclusive: The first images from writer-director Joel Souza’s Western Rust starring Alec Baldwin have emerged. Deadline has the first look.

Late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ visual style can be seen in two of the photos: the one of actress Frances Fisher in the doorway, and one of the lone rider to the right of the screen.

See the first-look photos below.

The other three photographs are the work of Dp Bianca Cline, who took over for Hutchins when the production resumed in April 2023 at the Yellowstone Film Ranch in Montana. The restart came 18 months after Hutchins was killed by a bullet from a prop gun held by Baldwin that discharged during rehearsals on Rust‘s New Mexico set.

Rust is based on a story developed by Souza and Baldwin: A 13-year-old boy, left to fend for himself and his younger brother following the death of their parents in 1880s Kansas,...

In the latest edition of Jimmy Kimmel’s “Mean Tweets,” the late-night host has tapped a slew of NBA players to read negative opinions about themselves on air. Everyone from Russell Westbrook to Anthony Edwards to Jalen Suggs participated in “Mean Tweets – NBA Edition 2022” on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

In the clip, Westbrook kicks things off, reading, “Russell Westbrook dresses like a 70 year old uncle with a timeshare in Florida.” The Lakers played replies, “I’m a fresh 70 year old, I’ll tell you that much.”

Edwards seems confused as he...

As filmmakers spend all-nighters in the editing suite in order to submit their latest work in time for festival premieres, it’s no surprise that during the sometimes extensive wait between the first showing and a theatrical premiere, more tinkering is bound to be done. Today we have updates on two of the biggest films coming out of Cannes Film Festival and the how most audiences will experience them.

First up, Terrence Malick has been spending years editing A Hidden Life and, for the time being, all 173 glorious minutes will stay intact when Fox Searchlight releases it, producer Grant Hill confirmed with Deadline. “The love story was always there in A Hidden Life, it came out more and more as we went on,” he said about the long post-production process, which also led to the director’s longest theatrical release yet. Re-teaming with Malick after The Tree of Life, Fox Searchlight plans a 2019 release,...

In the Terrence Malick canon, A Hidden Life is reportedly one of his lower-budgeted films, with a net production cost in the high single digits. That’s significantly below the $32 million net cost of his 2011 Cannes Palme d’Or winner Tree of Life, which starred Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and a fresh-faced Jessica Chastain.

That’s remarkable considering Malick’s reputation for lengthy productions and improvised on-the-fly shooting, and A Hidden Life, about Austrian farmer-turned-wwii conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis, is reportedly the director’s longest production ever from pre-production to final cut. The majority of that time was spent in the editing room.

As riveting as Malick’s E.E. Cummings visual cinematic movies are, so too are their commercial prospects risky. For the most part, his movies don’t make money, even if they have stars like Natalie Portman, Christian Bale or Ben Affleck...

Exclusive: Terrence Malick’s Cannes Film Festival competition drama A Hidden Life has been hailed as an impressive return to form for the U.S. writer-director. Buyers immediately began circling after the film’s debut here yesterday, and Fox Searchlight has come out on top for U.S and a number of international markets in a highly competitive situation.

According to sources, deal is pegged at $12 million-$14 million and was hatched overnight with CAA Media Finance and Mister Smith. Paramount, Focus, A24, Netflix and others were among buyers hot on the trail. The deal is one of the biggest ever at a market for a movie shot in Germany.

The English- and German-language film charts the moving true story of Austrian Franz Jägerstätter (played by August Diel), a conscientious objector who refused to fight for the Nazis during World War II. Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Nyqvist, Valerie Pachner, Jurgen Prochnow, Alexander Fehling...

Team owner alert! Team owner alert!!  2 Chainz is getting into the business side of basketball ... announcing he just bought a minority ownership stake in the Atlanta Hawks G League team, the College Park Skyhawks!! The "High Top Versace" rapper is a Huge Atl fan ... and now he's teaming up with Hawks owners Tony Ressler and Grant Hill to join his hometown team's ownership group. 2 Chainz is no stranger to hoops -- he played college ball...

Terrence Malick’s magnum opus fully expresses what might be called his ‘Unified Theory’ of cinema — which embraces the human experience from the core of family life to the creation and destruction of the universe. Even Stanley Kubrick didn’t go that far: he never filmed merciful dinosaurs or anything as simple as a mother who experiences rapture rolling in the grass with her young sons.

The Tree of Life

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2011 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 139, 179 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date September 11, 2018 / 49.95

Starring: Jessica Chastain, Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Hunter McCracken, Laramie Eppler, Tye Sheridan.

Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki

Film Editors: Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber, Mark Yoshikawa

Original Music: Alexandre Desplat

Production Design by Jack Fisk

Produced by DeDe Gardner, Sarah Green, Grant Hill, Brad Pitt, Bill Pohlad

Written and Directed by Terrence Malick

I’ve wanted to review The Tree of Life ever since it came out.

“I hope we get a wrap-up movie!”

“There had better be a two-night wrap-up movie!”

“Surely the producers will appease us with a great wrap-up movie.”

Such is the mantra of many a fan of a TV show that gets cancelled (unceremoniously or otherwise). But the fact of the matter is that, with extremely rare exception, that standalone serving of closure simply isn’t going to happen. And for quite practical reasons.

In recent years, there have been four instances of a cancelled series getting a “wrap-up movie.” In March 2015, HBO announced that Looking, its dramedy about gay friends living in San Francisco,...

The series finale of Sense8 launched today, June 8th, but what was it like shooting the Netflix movie? Recently, Ep Grant Hill spoke with EW about the two-hour special.The finale sees the cluster come “together for one final mission in hopes that love conquers all.” The cast includes Toby Onwumere, Doona Bae, Jamie Clayton, Tina Desai, Tuppence Middleton, Max Riemelt, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, and Brian J. Smith.Read More…...

Happy Birthday, Mr. President! Barack Obama's 55th birthday was his last birthday celebration at the White House - and he sure went out with a bang! The 44th President of the United States partied on Friday night with a superstar (and private) event thrown by wife Michelle Obama. "The First Lady is hosting a 55th birthday celebration for the President at the White House," a rep for the White House told People in a statement on Friday. "The guest list includes a large number of family members and friends to mark the occasion." That it did! On Friday, The...

Happy Birthday, Mr. President! Barack Obama's 55th birthday was his last birthday celebration at the White House - and he sure went out with a bang! The 44th President of the United States partied on Friday night with a superstar (and private) event thrown by wife Michelle Obama. "The First Lady is hosting a 55th birthday celebration for the President at the White House," a rep for the White House told People in a statement on Friday. "The guest list includes a large number of family members and friends to mark the occasion." That it did! On Friday, The...

Having a legendary producer like Quincy Jones for one's debut single is a rare opportunity for most aspiring artists. Luckily for Canadian-bred singer-songwriter Tamia, Jones crafted her 1995 hit "You Put a Move On My Heart," which became a top ten R&B hit and earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

Seventeen years later, Tamia aims to recapture that chart-topping success with her June release, Beautiful Surprise.

During a candid interview with The Huffington Post, Tamia revealed details behind the album, sustaining her marriage to Grant Hill, her thoughts on the "Basketball Wives" franchise, and her battle with multiple sclerosis.

What has been the response to your new single, "Beautiful Surprise"?

It's awesome! Today I just found out that it was the number one most-added at Urban A/C, so I'm excited. It feels good to sort of get back to music.

Was there anything...

For as much information as we share about ourselves, or our friends share (or, if we’re being honest here, often times overshare) about themselves on Facebook, users also use the site as a forum to share information about the world around them.

So which stories were most likely to appear on your News Feed over the past year? Facebook has just released its list of the Most Shared Articles in 2011, compiling the 40 articles that range from tragic news (including the most-shared of the year, the stunning before and after satellite photos of Japan from the New York Times) to the amusing.

Essential Viewing 4/29The Week in RewindThis week, our of our favorite celebs were seen out and about getting up close and personal.Beyonce and Jay-z embraced each other while taking a stroll in Paris, while Grant Hill and Tamia shared a smooch during their visit to New York City. Maybe everyone is feeling the love because of the royal wedding today?Here's our recap of the best photos of the week.Angela SimmonsAngela Simmons enjoys the warm weather while walking her dog outside her hotel in New York City.Beyonceand Jay-ZBeyonce Knowles and Jay-z show some affection while taking a walk after lunch in Paris, France.BeyonceBeyonce holds up a heart shape while posing at a photo shoot in Paris.President Barack ObamaPresident Barack Obama participates in a 'Let's Move' clinic with members of the NBA, Wnba and the Harlem Globetrotters during the White House Easter Egg Roll.Kimora Lee Simmons,...

There's nothing like good love. And when you've got it, you hold on to it, through sickness and health. No one knows that better than singer Tamia and her husband of 12 years, Phoenix Suns player, Grant Hill. Just four years after getting married, Tamia was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a chronic disease affecting the brain and spinal cord, while Grant's ankle injuries almost cost him his NBA career. Through it all, Mr. and Mrs. Hill persevered. Take a look at their love through the years...

'It was a mission, something I had to do,' he tells MTV News.

By Hillary Crosley, with reporting by Sway Calloway

T-Pain

Photo: MTV News

Just before Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine, spoke to Oprah Winfrey on Monday, T-Pain told MTV News' Sway about reworking the musical icon's classic track "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)." The cut is on Quincy Jones' Q: Soul Bossa Nostra LP, which hit stores Tuesday.

"Aw, man, it was a mission, something I had to do, something Jackson asked me to do himself," Pain said at Lil Wayne's welcome-home party in Miami. "So it was basically a mission carried out by Quincy Jones. I think it's gonna be cool, 'cause, you know, before Jackson passed away, he was gonna do a tribute album of himself. It was gonna be everybody remaking his songs, and he was gonna be featured on the songs.

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Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash shines brightest during on-court chaos, and he's got a plan to do the same in business.

Twelve seconds left in the season opener.

Phoenix Suns 107, Los Angeles Clippers 107.Twelve seconds for Steve Nash to find a way to win.The Phoenix coaches outline a plan. Suns' ball. Nash, the team's wily point guard, will let the clock nearly expire before executing a play. As Nash dribbles, Clippers point guard Baron Davis defends him closely. Guarding against the very play the Suns called. Guarding against Nash going right. Nash abandons the plan and darts left. Time to make up a new play. On the fly.

To watch Steve Nash is to observe someone uncannily at ease with change. Rapid change. Whenever possible, he plays on the run, starting a fast break rather than a set play, orchestrating a free-form attack. What...