The nation’s fourth-biggest cinema chain Marcus Theatres saw revenue plunge and swing to the red in its most recent third-quarter earnings released Tuesday. It beat Wall Street forecasts, however, and emphasized its solid financials underpinned by the fact it owns most of its theatres. Family-owned Marcus, based in Milwaukee, owns or operates 1,110 screens at
Month: November 2020
With tension rising and only hours before election day, Anderson Cooper tore into Donald Trump’s playbook of voter suppression. (Screen capture via CNN) Anderson Cooper had some choice words for US President Donald Trump’s attempts to suppress voters this election season: “It’s complete BS.” This scorched-earth policy when it comes to voting hit a flashpoint
Anyone watching the news right now knows election anxiety is a thing. Who will win? Who will lose? We still don’t know, but what we do know is that during these tough and unexpected times, there are always books to keep us company. For those seeking escapism and to drift away to another world, there
Back in August, a team of scientists conducted an experiment in the transmission of coronavirus at Quarterback Immobilien Arena in Leipzig, Germany. The Restart-19 study, which sought to collect data on various activities at large indoor gatherings—such as concerts—was performed by a team at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg led by Dr. Stefan Moritz, the head
Exclusive Cameron Monaghan‘s quick-thinking neighbor told cops he caught a woman red-handed doing a shameless act … and now the suspect is in jail. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … LAPD got a call last month around 9 AM from a man telling the dispatcher he was following a woman on foot, claiming he witnessed
Breaking News Adrien Broner is having a BAD week — a judge tossed the boxer back in jail … and then called him out for being a broke phony who fronts on social media. “Where’s all the money coming from that you’re flashing around on Instagram? Whose money is that?!” That’s the JUDGE grilling Broner
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Pro-EU campaigner Femi Oluwole. (Ollie Millington/Getty Images) British political activist Femi Oluwole sought to challenge new BBC guidance that bars news journalists from flagging their support for Black Lives Matter or LGBT+ rights – but allows them to wear poppies. Last week, the BBC was belaboured for introducing rules warning staffers off “virtue signalling, no matter
Like this book’s author, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec is revisiting Paris – a place that haunts him with shadows of the past – from his home near Montréal in Canada. He’s in the City of Light with his wife Reine-Marie, son and daughter, and their spouses and children. They’re eagerly awaiting the birth of Armand’s third
Play video content C-SPAN President Trump has a thought or two about big-name music acts who perform for Joe Biden these days — especially Jon Bon Jovi, whom he claims is a total brownnoser. POTUS rallied Monday in Avoca, PA and talked about the fact Lady Gaga is set to perform for Joe Biden at
[The following contains spoilers for the Season 4 premiere of The Good Doctor. Read at your own risk!] The Good Doctor is back! And while we are happy to see Dr. Shaun Murphy back to treating patients and the doctors of St. Bonaventure Hospital making us feel safe on a weekly basis, the premiere was
Pierre Joseph, 36: This is the first presidential election I voted in since I became a citizen in the United States. This is such a critical right, duty and privilege. The country where I was born, my vote didn’t mean much even though I voted. But I am confident that here, in the U.S., things
Exclusive Details An infamous claim Amber Heard dropped a deuce in her and Johnny Depp‘s bed has been shot down as unlikely by none other than a judge, but the truth may never be known. Judge Nicol — who presided over Depp’s libel suit against The Sun — weighed in on the crappy sitch, which
Candace Marie Stewart is a verifiable street style star (if/when such a thing existed) and has an impressive following on social media—people who are there to take notes on her bold, stylized fashion choices. She’s also a social media consultant for Prada and formerly worked for Barneys New York. In other words, Stewart may have
Trump official Richard Grenell. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Richard Grenell, the first openly gay US cabinet member and unwavering Donald Trump ally, said the Republican president simply can’t be homophobic because he… had gay friends in the 1980s. Oh, boy. With election day looming, Trump’s allies have sought to shore up support by revising history itself
The Recording Academy has announced that the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album has been renamed, Billboard reports. The award will now be called Best Global Music Album. This year, the award went to Angélique Kidjo (who shouted out fellow nominee Burna Boy in her acceptance speech). In previous years, it’s been awarded to
It’s T-minus nine days until we return to the Windy City. After months of waiting, Chicago Fire Season 9 (!!!) premieres on Nov. 11, and we could not be more excited. The air is rife with possibility, so let’s dive in. Titled “Rattle Second City,” Chicago Fire Season 9 Episode 1 finds Firehouse 51 welcoming a
Play video content Breaking News C-SPAN “LeBron James Sucks!” That’s the chant that rang out at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Monday … and #45 loved every second of it. Trump was doing his usual anti-NBA thing … talking about how NBA ratings sucked this year and blamed the bad numbers on
Orphan‘s original actress Isabelle Fuhrman will officially return for the prequel Esther. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, Orphan was released in 2009 and was seen by many as a decent entry to the psychological thriller genre. It centered on couple Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John Coleman (Peter Sarsgaard) after the stillborn birth of their third child. To cope,
And a classic beanie. Oh, and a beret. We rounded up the cutest, warmest winter hats here! For anyone who has watched Netflix’s Emily in Paris, it’s inevitable that you came out of your binge-watching rabbit hole with two thoughts in mind. First of all, what the heck was Emily Cooper (played by Lily Collins) wearing
Donald Trump and his wife Melania. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Melania Trump blamed last Thursday (October 29) the “many enemies in the political establishment” on why people feel Donald Trump is anti-LGBT+, something she says she’s “shocked” about. The First Lady has, throughout the president’s pique and caustic leadership, positioned herself almost as a balm of
The World Fantasy Awards have announced their winners for the most outstanding fantasy books and works published in 2019. The winners were announced as part of the World Fantasy Convention, which was held virtually this year. Best Novel went to Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender, a rich Caribbean-inspired fantasy about the twisting, violent
Exclusive Cardi B wants the court to know what she’s already made clear to the world — she and Offset are good again, and she’s calling off the divorce … legally. Cardi’s filed docs in Georgia to officially dismiss the divorce she set in motion back in September. She should be getting used to this
Breaking News Johnny Depp just suffered a gigantic miscalculation … he lost his libel lawsuit in the UK in which he tried to clear his name against allegations he abused his ex, Amber Heard, and this could have a seismic impact on his career. The A-list actor got shot down in his claim against The
Sophie Turner is gearing up for a big HBO comeback—but it’s not to reprise her role as Sansa Stark. On Saturday, Oct. 31, Family Guy writer-producer Gary Janetti (also Brad Goreski‘s husband) took to Instagram to confirm that the 24-year-old former Game of Thrones star has been cast as Princess Charlotte in his new animated HBO Max series, The
Refresh for latest…: Asia continues to power international box office with local titles atop the charts. This is a trend we can expect to carry on as the Hollywood studios have widely vacated the rest of 2020, and as Europe begins a re-closing process amid coronavirus spikes. In just the last week, France shuttered its
Stacey McKenzie, Brooke Lynn Hytes and Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman are the judges of Canada’s Drag Race. (BBC) Canada’s Drag Race judge Brooke Lynn Hytes has addressed the heaving criticism the show faced over its judging panel. Brooke Lynn told ET Canada that fronting the spin-off was a “learning experience” as she had never judged on the
Britain has the Daggers, Canada the Arthur Ellis Awards, Australia the Ned Kellys and for the best New Zealand novels there are the Ngaio Marsh Awards. The 2020 winners have just been announced, and both awards have been won by debut crime novelists. The Ngaio Marsh Best Novel Award goes to Becky Manawatu for AUÉ,
Feist has shared a cover of Cat Stevens’ song “Trouble” to encourage voter turnout in Wisconsin, as Stereogum points out. The video was released via Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires festival voter initiative titled For Wisconsin. Check out Feist’s take on “Trouble,” as well as the original version, below. “Trouble” appears on Cat Stevens’ 1970 album
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Like it or not, Floyd Mayweather is a genius — and played the “game of boxing” better than anyone else in the history of the sport … changing it forever, so says Max Kellerman. There will always be an argument about who’s the best pure boxer of all time —