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Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Rings of Power season 2, episode 4!

A subtle moment in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power may confirm that the Stranger is Gandalf while also explaining how the wizard got his name. While last season laid the groundwork for a big Stranger-Gandalf reveal, the first four episodes of this next installment have continued to beat around the bush. Still, the hints are pretty intense, and it seems only a matter of time before the Stranger is officially revealed to be The Lord of the Rings' most iconic wizard. In the meantime, Nori must first find a suitable name, and it looks like she might have at least found her inspiration.

While the Gray Wizard is commonly called Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings, that is far from his only name. Back when he was a shapeshifting Maia living in Valinor,...

Starring as one of the leads on ABC’s summer series Grand Hotel has been a great experience for Roselyn Sanchez. She loves the layers and nuances of her character, Gigi Mendoza, but she’s also been in awe of Eva Longoria. Sanchez told us that Longoria, who produces the series and has directed episodes of it, [...]

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ABC’s new drama Grand Hotel is based on a Spanish TV series, adapted for audiences here by none other than Eva Longoria. When it comes to producing the show, she’s definitely hands-on — in fact, she’s even directing an episode — and her extensive involvement was a big reason why Oscar-nominated actor Demian Bichir was [...]

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I screened the amorphous Madeline’s Madeline twice in preparation for my interview with Dp Ashley Connor; on the second go-around, I realized I’d be as nonplussed on a third or forth. I didn’t write any questions because I couldn’t. But perhaps an improvised approach was truer to the spirit of Madeline’s Madeline, which refuses to be pinned down. One of New York’s most prolific working DPs, Connor’s fervent demand for a higher standard of nuance, diversity, and inclusivity in the film industry naturally formed the backbone and throughline of our oscillating conversation which features, amongst other things, Nathaniel Dorsky’s Devotional Cinema, Grand […]...

I screened the amorphous Madeline’s Madeline twice in preparation for my interview with Dp Ashley Connor; on the second go-around, I realized I’d be as nonplussed on a third or forth. I didn’t write any questions because I couldn’t. But perhaps an improvised approach was truer to the spirit of Madeline’s Madeline, which refuses to be pinned down. One of New York’s most prolific working DPs, Connor’s fervent demand for a higher standard of nuance, diversity, and inclusivity in the film industry naturally formed the backbone and throughline of our oscillating conversation which features, amongst other things, Nathaniel Dorsky’s Devotional Cinema, Grand […]...

The marketing efforts behind Deadpool 2, Hereditary, Westworld and others took home wins at the Clio Entertainment Awards on Thursday.

The Clio Entertainment Awards honors contributions in creative communications for the entertainment business — the "Grand" awards cover categories in television/streaming, theatrical, home entertainment and games.

In the realm of home entertainment, Deadpool 2 won in the audio/visual, out-of-home and packaging categories. The foul-mouthed superhero flick also won best innovation and best partnerships and collaborations in the theatrical categories. Horror film Hereditary won best audio/visual mixed campaign in the theatrical categories.

For television/streaming, HBO's Westworld won best events/experiential while Comedy Central's ...

The marketing efforts behind Deadpool 2, Hereditary, Westworld and others took home wins at the Clio Entertainment Awards on Thursday.

The Clio Entertainment Awards honors contributions in creative communications for the entertainment business — the "Grand" awards cover categories in television/streaming, theatrical, home entertainment and games.

In the realm of home entertainment, Deadpool 2 won in the audio/visual, out-of-home and packaging categories. The foul-mouthed superhero flick also won best innovation and best partnerships and collaborations in the theatrical categories. Horror film Hereditary won best audio/visual mixed campaign in the theatrical categories.

For television/streaming, HBO's Westworld won best events/experiential while Comedy Central's ...

ABC is the third broadcast-tv network to confirm which shows will be airing as part of its fall 2018 schedule, and there are a lot of bold moves from the alphabet network.

One of the network's most promising new series, The Rookie is being shunned to the Tuesdays at 10/9c ABC death slot.

Given Nathan Fillion's huge fanbase, this could turn out to be a good move if the show emerges as a success. Every single show that has been airing in the slot over the last few years have struggled to bring in decent ratings.

While most of them end up canceled, the most recent death slot dramas that were saved by ABC are Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and For The People.

Meanwhile, Roseanne will have episodes ready for the fall as opposed to midseason which means ABC should be able to remain competitive in the lead-off hour.