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Jake Gyllenhaal is celebrating his brother-in-law’s new movie!

The 42-year-old actor hosted a star-studded screening of Peter Sarsgaard and Jessica Chastain‘s new movie Memory, directed by Michel Franco, on Thursday evening (December 14) held at the NeueHouse Cinema in New York City.

Jake‘s girlfriend Jeanne Cadieu and his sister, Peter‘s wife, Maggie Gyllenhaal were also in attendance.

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Here’s the movie’s synopsis: “Sylvia (Chastain) is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life. This is blown open when Saul (Sarsgaard) follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.”

Memory will be released in select theaters on December 22, 2023 before a wide release on January 5, 2024. Watch the trailer here!

Keep scrolling to see the stars in attendance…

Peter Sarsgaard, Jeanne Cadieu, Maggie Gyllenhaal,...

The following contains major spoilers for Chicago P.D. Season 10, Episode 22, "A Better Place."

Chicago P.D. has had its share of explosive season finales, and the Season 10 finale was no exception. Sergeant Hank Voight (Jason Beghe) and his team raced from blowup to blowup, dealing with both emotional bombs and actual C-4, in an attempt to keep Richard Beck (Lee Tergesen) from executing his deadly attack -- and left the audience with a potentially devastating cliffhanger.

Season 10 brought significant change for Intelligence, beginning with the departure of Jay Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer). Intelligence also added Dante Torres (Benjamin Levy Aguilar) to the team and saw the arrival of Kevin Atwater's (Laroyce Hawkins) father, Lew. More than anything, Season 10 put several of Intelligence's members in danger, and no one more than Adam Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger).

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Chicago P.D. fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 10 Episode 22 episode titled A Better Place!

Find out everything you need to know about the A Better Place episode of Chicago P.D., including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

Chicago P.D. A Better Place Season 10 Episode 22 Preview

In “A Better Place,” the tension mounts as Richard Beck’s timeline for a deadly attack moves up, causing Samantha (Caroline Neff) to panic. As the clock ticks down, Detective Adam Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) and the rest of the Intelligence Unit must scramble to prevent a disaster of unthinkable proportions.

The ensemble cast, led by Sergeant Hank Voight (Jason Beghe), is sure to deliver captivating performances as they navigate the high-stakes situation. The team, including Detective Jay Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer), Officer Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati), Detective Kevin...

Burzek got back together in Chicago Pd season 10, episode 17, but their reuniting could be short-lived. Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati) and Adam Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) have been a fan-favorite couple since season 1. They’ve been through many ups and downs over. In season 7, Burgess got pregnant and then lost the baby after getting attacked during a case. Then, they tried co-parenting Makayla, but it was hard on the relationship. There’s always been something tearing Burzek apart.

Most recently, Makayla and Kim moved in with Adam but weren’t together until after their therapy session. Things are going pretty well for them now, including Mack calling Adam “dad.” But Adam is undercover on a case trying to bring down the Beck’s drug ring. He’s trying to balance his family, being a cop, and his undercover work, but as he gets deeper into the case and the Beck’s inner circle,...

Amanda Warren (NCIS: New Orleans) and Emmy Award-winner Jimmy Smits (LA Law) star in CBS’s new police drama East New York premiering on October 2, 2022. The new drama comes from the executive producers of NYPD Blue and focuses on the 74th Precinct in East New York. Season one episode one, directed by Mike Robin from a script by William Finkelstein and Mike Flynn, will air at 9:30pm Et/Pt.

The series moves to its regular Sundays at 9pm timeslot on October 9th.

Amanda Warren stars as Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood, Jimmy Smits plays Chief John Suarez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson is Officer Marvin Sandeford, and Kevin Rankin plays Detective Tommy Killian. The season one cast also includes Richard Kind as Captain Stan Yenko, Elizabeth Rodriguez as Detective Crystal Morales, Olivia Luccardi as Officer Brandy Quinlan, and Lavel Schley as Officer Andre Bentley.

Episode one features guest stars Darien Sills-Evans, C.S. Lee,...

CBS‘ upcoming police drama East New York has added Caitlin Mehner (Dopesick), Darien Sills-Evans (Superior Donuts), and C.S. Lee (Dexter) to its cast in recurring roles. According to Deadline, Mehner will play Corinne Moynahan, the girlfriend of Detective Tommy Killian (Kevin Rankin). She works in the restaurant industry, having experience both in front-of-the-house and the back, and is driven to become more independent. Corinne likes that Killian is protective but also gets annoyed when he becomes overbearing. Sills-Evans will portray Deputy Mayor Raymond Sharpe, the polished and intuitive councilman native to East New York. Meanwhile, Lee will play Desk Sergeant Jimmy Kee, who keeps order and decorum in the precinct. Kee doesn’t have time for slobs or loudmouths — whether cops or civilians. Created by William Finkelstein and Mike Flynn, the series revolves around Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood (Amanda Warren), the newly promoted commanding officer of East New York, a poor,...

Exclusive: Caitlin Mehner (Dopesick), Darien Sills-Evans (Superior Donuts), and C.S. Lee (Dexter) have joined the cast of CBS’ fall drama East New York in recurring roles.

Mehner portrays Corinne Moynahan, Killian’s (Kevin Rankin) girlfriend. She likes that Killian is protective but chafes when he gets overbearing. Corinne has been working in restaurants for years, both front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house, and is driven to become more independent.

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Sills-Evans portrays Deputy Mayor Raymond Sharpe, the polished and intuitive councilman native to East New York.

Lee portrays Desk Sergeant Jimmy Kee. Jimmy keeps order and decorum in the precinct. He doesn’t tolerate slobs or loudmouths — whether cops or civilians.

Co-written by William Finkelstein and Mike Flynn and directed by Mike Robin, the project centers on Regina Haywood (Amanda Warren), the newly promoted deputy inspector of East New York, an impoverished,...

“Encanto” star John Leguizamo has signed on to executive produce short film “Triggered” from Tara Westwood.

“Triggered,” which stars Westwood, Isiah Whitlock Jr. (“Da 5 Bloods”), Caitlin Mehner (“Dopesick”) and Robert John Burke (“Law & Order Special Victim’s Unit”), deals with themes of gun violence.

“’Triggered’ is exceptional in that it doesn’t preach and never hits you over the head with a message – but I don’t know how anyone can watch it and not agree that we need to do things differently,” said Leguizamo. “Most Americans, even NRA members, already support basic changes such as improved background checks and this is a conversation that we must have. I’m so excited to be a part of this powerful piece directed and starring Tara Westwood.”

The short tells the story of Ohio (played by Whitlock Jr.) and Virginia (Mehner), who have both lost family to gun violence and who believe a senator,...

Paula Greene was a Purdue sales rep who asked one too many questions about OxyContin addiction and lost her job because of it on Hulu’s limited series Dopesick.

And when the drama’s Episode 5 airs this Wednesday, viewers will discover what happened to Paula (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s Caitlin Mehner) after she left the company.

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In the exclusive clip above, Assistant U.S. Attorney Randy...

In today’s film news roundup, Kristen Schaal and Holland Taylor have joined the cast of “Bill & Ted Face The Music”; Gravitas sets a pair of release dates; Alamo Drafthouse unveils its “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” plans; and Peter Weir is set for an honor.

Castings

Kristen Schaal and Holland Taylor have joined the cast of “Bill & Ted Face The Music” as characters from 700 years in the future.

Schaal will play a messenger while Taylor is set to take on the role of The Great Leader, the most powerful person in the universe. Keanu Reeves will again portray Ted “Theodore” Logan, and Alex Winter will reprise his role as Bill S. Preston, Esq. Other cast members include Scott Mescudi – best known by his stage name Kid Cudi – William Sadler, Samara Weaving and Brigette Lundy-Paine.

Amy Stoch and Hal Landon Jr. have signed on to reprise their...

Fox has pulled the plug on “Proven Innocent” after a single season, Variety has learned.

The legal drama was Fox’s lowest-rated show for the 2018-19 season, with an Live+Same Day average of a 0.4 rating in the key adults 18-49 demographic. The legal drama also averaged just over 2 million viewers per episode. The Season 1 finale aired on Friday night.

“Proven Innocent” centered around a legal team who worked at a wrongful conviction firm. The team, which was led by Madeline Scott (Rachelle Lefevre), a fierce and fearless female lawyer with a hunger for justice, reopened investigations, putting their own lives in danger to exonerate the innocent that were ‘proven’ guilty.

The series also starred Kelsey Grammar as Gore Bellows, the prosecutor who previously put Madeline away for murder, as well as Vincent Kartheiser, Russell Hornsby, Riley Smith, Clare O’Connor, Francis Guinan, Persia White, Shanesia Davis, Karin Anglin, Caitlin Mehner,...

Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay, Nick Searcy, Wes Bentley, Anne Heche, Bruce McGill, John Gallagher Jr., Nicholas Logan, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Caitlin Mehner | Written and Directed by Robin Bissell

The Best of Enemies is directed by Robin Bissell and follows the intense relationship between Ku Klux Klan president C.P. Ellis and Black Rights activist Ann Atwater played by Academy Award Winner Sam Rockwell and Taraji P. Henson, respectively. Bissell’s film doesn’t necessarily tread new ground in this now saturated genre, albeit much-needed conversation of cultural acceptance. However, The Best of Enemies is a gripping and deeply astonishingly poignant tale that showcases a truly outstanding performance from Taraji P. Henson, who is an absolute powerhouse and steals the entire show with a phenomenal in both a visual and verbal performance.

If you’re going into The Best of Enemies wanting a fresh take on racial tension in America,...

"Do you think that a man's demons can be passed down to his son?" Breaking Glass Pictures has released the first official trailer for Beyond the Night, a mysterious thriller set in a small coal mining town. The film premiered at the Woodstock and Austin Film Festivals earlier this year, and is getting a small release in January. When a soldier's son reveals damning information about a local gangster's missing daughter, a war of attrition wreaks havoc on their forgotten mining town. Jason Noto's Beyond the Night stars Zane Holtz, with Tammy Blanchard, Azhy Robertson, Caitlin Mehner, Chance Kelly, David Fierro, Enid Graham, and Neal Huff. There seems to be some kind of supernatural element to this, but it's a bit more subtle than most horror films. I really enjoy the moody atmosphere of this, I'm quite curious about the film. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Jason Noto's Beyond the Night,...

"They say you represent a great many people in this town..." Stx has debuted the first trailer for a drama titled The Best of Enemies, marking the feature directorial debut of producer Robin Bissell. Not to be confused with the excellent documentary also titled The Best of Enemies about Gore vs Vidal, this film is about two other different friends from America's history. The film tells the story of a rivalry, and friendship, between the local Ku Klux Klan leader in Durham, North Carolina played by Sam Rockwell, and a civil rights activist named Ann Atwater, played by Taraji P. Henson. The full cast includes Wes Bentley, Anne Heche, Sope Aluko, John Gallagher Jr., Nick Searcy, and Caitlin Mehner. This looks much better than expected, some fire & passion in these folks and I'm looking forward to seeing how it plays out. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Robin Bissell's The Best of Enemies,...

Caitlin Mehner (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) and Tembi Locke (Eureka) are set for recurring roles opposite Rachel Lefevre and Russell Hornsby on Fox’s new legal drama series Proven Innocent, from Empire co-creator Danny Strong and writer David Elliott.

Written by Elliott, Proven Innocent follows a criminal defense firm led by Madeline Scott (Rachelle Lefevre), a fierce and uncompromising lawyer with a hunger for justice.

Mehner will play Heather Husband, a classic mean girl from high school and Madeline Scott’s (Lefevre) nemesis who continues to torment her in adulthood.

Locke will portray Vanessa Dale, a professional and empathetic therapist to Easy Boudreau (Hornsby).

Mehner is coming off the recurring role of Honey Bruce in Emmy-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and supporting roles in The Best of Enemies opposite Sam Rockwell and Taraji P. Henson and in the most recent Ocean’s Eight. Mehner also stars in the indie comedy...

The holidays wouldn’t be special without a few surprises.

Cloris Leachman and Bruce Dern star in Lez Bomb, a new holiday comedy about a young woman, Lauren (Jenna Laurenzo), who goes home for Thanksgiving with a bombshell revelation.

The film follows Lauren as she attempts to come out to her parents and extended family — only to send mixed messages as her male friend is mistaken for her boyfriend. People has an exclusive first look at the comedy’s trailer.

“When am I meeting the boyfriend?” her mother, Rose, asks her, to which Lauren replies, “Soon.”

Unbeknownst to her mother,...

Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Lez Bomb, written and directed by and starring Jenna Laurenzo and executive produced by Bobby Farrelly. The pic, financed and produced by Sprockefeller Pictures, won a jury award when it world premiered at the Bentonville Film Festival, and now will hit theaters and on-demand platforms November 9.

The pic centers on a young woman (Laurenzo) who comes home for Thanksgiving with life-changing news. Little does she know, the eccentric cast of characters that make up her extended family have their own stirring surprises, with the ensuing events forcing the family to come together in what amounts to the most unceremonious of holidays. The ensemble cast includes Cloris Leachman, Bruce Dern, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Kane, Steve Guttenberg, Elaine Hendrix, Caitlin Mehner, Brandon Micheal Hall and Rob Moran.

The pic is a follow-up to Laurenzo’s 2015 short Girl Night Stand.

“I wanted to create a broad,...

Kelsey Grammer is making his way back to the small screen.

According to TV Line, the veteran actor has joined upcoming Fox drama, Proven Innocent in a recast.

He will replace Brian D’Arcy James as Gore Bellows on the show which is penciled in for a midseason launch.

The official logline for Proven Innocent reads:

Focuses on a wrongful conviction firm led by a fierce and fearless female lawyer with a hunger for justice.

The team reopens investigations, putting their own lives in danger to exonerate the innocent that were “proven” guilty.

Related: Proven Innocent Trailer: A Fresh Take on Legal Dramas

The leader’s motivation comes from her infamous past; as a young adult she was found guilty and later exonerated in a high-profile case in which she became a tabloid sensation, household name, and national celebrity.

While a hero and a victim to some, her bold and...

Kelsey Grammer has been cast in the upcoming Fox drama “Proven Innocent,” Variety has confirmed.

He takes over the role of Gore Bellows, played in the pilot by Brian D’Arcy James. The character is described as a tough-on-crime state’s attorney who goes up against the underdog legal team that is at the center of the series. The producers of the series were said to have enjoyed James’ work in the pilot and hope to use him in a future role.

Grammer is best known for playing the title character in the acclaimed sitcom “Frasier,” for which he won five Emmys. He originated that character on “Cheers.” Grammer is also no stranger to the Fox family, having voiced the villainous Sideshow Bob on “The Simpsons” going back to 1990. He also recently starred in the Amazon series “The Last Tycoon” and currently lends his voice to the Netflix animated series “Trollhunters.

Proven Innocent looks set to be a legal drama, and we will definitely be tuning in for it.

The official logline reads as follows:

Focuses on a wrongful conviction firm led by a fierce and fearless female lawyer with a hunger for justice. The team reopens investigations, putting their own lives in danger to exonerate the innocent that were “proven” guilty.

The leader’s motivation comes from her infamous past; as a young adult she was found guilty and later exonerated in a high-profile case in which she became a tabloid sensation, household name, and national celebrity.

While a hero and a victim to some, her bold and bullish tactics garner her some enemies— one of whom will do anything to see her go down for a crime we know she did not commit.

She defends others as she fights to maintain her own innocence.

The talented cast includes Rachelle Lefevre,...

Fox has ordered David Elliot and Danny Strong’s drama project and comedy “The Cool Kids” to series.

Formerly titled “Infamy,” “Proven Innocent” is a legal drama set in an wrongful conviction firm. Led by a fierce and fearless female lawyer with a hunger for justice, the team reopens investigations, putting their own lives in danger to exonerate the innocent that were ‘proven’ guilty. Our lead’s motivation comes from her infamous past; as a young adult she was found guilty and later exonerated in a high-profile case in which she became a tabloid sensation, household name and national celebrity. While a hero and a victim to some, her bold and bullish tactics garner her some enemies— one of whom will do anything to see her go down for a crime we know she did not commit. We will watch her defend others as she fights to maintain her own innocence.

Exclusive: Lez Bomb is Jenna Laurenzo’s directorial debut and her follow-up to her short film Girl Night Stand, which went viral online, garnering well over 2M views on Youtube, then was translated into other languages by lesbian fans from around the world and ended up, surprisingly, having a big Chinese following. The multi-generational story about two women coming out stars Cloris Leachman, Bruce Dern, Kevin Pollak and Steve Guttenberg and is exec produced by Bobby Farrelly. Watch an exclusive clip above.

The project started in earnest when Laurenzo was on the festival circuit with Girl Night Stand and Farrelly saw her short and read Lez Bomb and wanted to come aboard. The comedy is about a young woman (Laurenzo) who comes home for Thanksgiving with some life-changing news. Little does she know, the eccentric cast of characters that make up her extended family have their own stirring surprises as well.

Producers Jason Shuman (“Lone Survivor”) and Zachary Green (“Spartan”) have announced the debut of the Launch, a first of its kind Million Dollar Screenplay Competition for college students. The competition will reward eight finalists with $100,000 grants each. The writer behind the grand prize-winning screenplay will receive a production budget of at least one million dollars to help him or her turn their script into a feature.

Launch is open to college students around the world enrolled in an accredited two-year, four-year college/university or graduate program. Screenplay submissions will be accepted Thursday, March 1 through Thursday, May 31 on the official Launch website. Winners will be announced in August. Production on the winning screenplay is being slated for Q4 2018.

The screenplays will be judged by the Launch Board of Advisors: casting sirector Barbara Fiorentino, screenwriter Eduardo Cisneros, Apa agent Chris Ridenhour, educator Madeleine Sherak, PhD, Valor Entertainment manager Carlos Bobadilla, and actor Caitlin Mehner,...

Actress Caitlin Mehner has landed a supporting role in Robin Bissell written-directed civil rights biopic The Best Of Enemies, based on the novel The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South by Osha Gray Davidson. The film stars Taraji P Henson as Ann Atwater, a civil rights activist who battles Kkk Leader Cp Ellis( Sam Rockwell), after they agree to co-chair a two-week community council to deal with a segregation decree in 1970's Durham, Nc. Mehner will…...

Danny Strong capped off his 2016 with a marriage proposal.

The Gilmore Girls star asked his girlfriend Caitlin Mehner for her hand in marriage during the couple’s vacation in Hawaii. On Friday, Strong, 42, announced the happy news with an Instagram photo of his bride-to-be showing off her new diamond ring.

“3 and a half years ago I saw the cutest girl I’d ever seen and got up the nerve to talk to her. She gave me her phone number but it was missing a digit. I was convinced she had to have made a mistake (delusional?) so I tracked her down and asked her out,...

Danny Strong is engaged! The Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life star got a head start on an amazing 2017 when he proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Caitlin Mehner, during their Hawaiian getaway this week. Danny revealed the exciting news with a heartwarming Instagram post on Thursday that explained a little bit about their sweet courtship. "3 and a half years ago I saw the cutest girl I'd ever seen and got up the nerve to talk to her," he wrote alongside a photo of her showing off her stunning ring. "She gave me her phone number but it was missing a digit. I was convinced she had to have made a mistake (delusional?) so I tracked her down and asked her out. Then last night I got up the nerve to ask her to marry me and she said yes! The moral of the story is never be deterred by a missing digit.

Congratulations to Danny Strong!

The Empire co-creator and Gilmore Girls star is engaged to his girlfriend, actress Caitlin Mehner.

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Strong took to Instagram on Thursday to share the happy news, alongside an adorable photo of his new fiancée showing off her beautiful ring!

"[Three] and a half years ago I saw the cutest girl I'd ever seen and got up the nerve to talk to her. She gave me her phone number but it was missing a digit. I was convinced she had to have made a mistake (delusional?) so I tracked her down and asked her out," he wrote. "Then last night I got up the nerve to ask her to marry me and she said yes!"

"The moral of the story is never be deterred by a missing digit. Love you @mehns ❤...

If you're out on the road, why not propose to the woman of your dreams? Before ringing in the New Year, Gilmore Girls star Danny Strong headed to Hawaii with girlfriend Caitlin Mehner for one final 2016 getaway. At the same time, the Hollywood actor decided to prose to the "cutest girl" he's ever seen. "3 and a half years ago I saw the cutest girl I'd ever seen and got up the nerve to talk to her. She gave me her phone number but it was missing a digit," he wrote on Instagram. "I was convinced she had to have made a mistake (delusional?) so I tracked her down and asked her out." Danny continued, "Then last night I got up the nerve to ask her to marry me...

Rebounds and Role-play: Silver’s Latest Returns to Uncomfortable Interactions

With his fourth feature film, Uncertain Terms, indie film director Nathan Silver advances the knack he has for exploring awkward and uncomfortable human interactions within the confines of people suffering through displaced, temporary scenarios. Perhaps more thematically aligned with his 2012 film, Exit Elena, Silver’s penchant for characters seemingly hell bent on making wrong decisions, (a la his aggravating protagonist in Soft in the Head) takes center stage here. Relationships and the nascent notion of responsibility are hardly finite fixtures, something playfully, agonizingly explored.

Robbie (David Dahlbom) has left Brooklyn to works as a handyman for his Aunt Carla (Cindy Silver) in the Hudson Valley. It’s not at first clear why, but he seems to be running away from something back home and without much of a plan. Carol runs a home for pregnant teen girls in the countryside,...

Winners of the 2010 New York Innovative Theatre Awards were announced Monday night in a ceremony hosted by Lisa Kron at Cooper Union. The It Awards celebrate the stars of the Off-Off-Broadway community. The event was available for streaming and was live-blogged by theatre critics Doug Strassler and Aaron Riccio at www.nyitawards.com/live, where a rebroadcast is available. The list of nominees follows with the winners' names in bold.Outstanding Ensemble Marc Bovino, Joe Curnutte, Michael Dalto, Stephanie Wright Thompson, Samuel and Alasdair: "A Personal History of the Robot War"Christine Rebecca Herzog, Itsuko Higashi, Jubil Khan; "Fêtes de la Nuit" Kaela Crawford, Julia Giolzetti, Caitlin Mehner, Alison Scaramella, Stephanie Strohm; "Pink!" Jenny Bennett, Melissa D. Brown, John Graham, John J. Isgro, Courtney Kochuba, Kyle Minshew, Amanda Nichols, Katherine Nolan Brown, Jed Peterson, Sean Reidy, Miranda Shields, Douglas Taurel, Nate Washburn; "The Disorder Plays" Joie Bauer, David Bishins, Gina Nagy Burns,...