by Abb Jones The Reelness Udo Kier, the German character actor and cult icon whose expansive body of work included collaborations with Andy Warhol, Gus Van Sant, Lars von Trier and Madonna, died Sunday morning in Palm Springs, California at the age of 81. Of Kier’s more than 220 films, his breakout collaborations with producer […]
On the heels of the wildly popular 2022 Finnish war action/thriller Sisu, the legendary Nazi-killing, Finnish WWII soldier is back, this time battling Soviet troops in his occupied homeland in this sequel set in 1946. Jorma Tommila reprises his role of “the man who refuses to die,” this time joined by Stephen Lang (the Don’t […]
by Abb Jones The Reelness After four decades of defining youth culture and launching countless musical careers, MTV is bidding farewell its music-oriented TV channels. MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live will all cease broadcasting worldwide on December 31, 2025. The move is seen as an effort by its parent […]
by Abb Jones The Reelness Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79. A family spokesperson says she died in California and that no other details surrounding her death are available, but her health had reportedly declined rapidly within the past few months. (October 15th update: Keaton’s family has disclosed that she […]
by Abb Jones The Reelness The late British actor Terence Stamp will appear in the upcoming sequel to 1994’s The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, having filmed scenes for the film just months before his death last month at the age of 87. Filmmaker Stephen Elliott says Stamp had the time of his […]
by Abb Jones The Reelness Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be returning to ABC on Tuesday night. In a statement released Monday, Disney said after indefinitely suspending the show following Kimmel’s comments about recently killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk and President Trump, and having “thoughtful conversations” with Kimmel, it has decided to lift its suspension. Kimmel […]
by Abb Jones The Reelness The boycott of American local TV media conglomerates Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group, the ABC network and parent company Disney over its indefinite suspension of late-night TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is gaining momentum, as critics decry ABC’s move as censorship that violates the U.S. constitution. A […]
By Abb Jones The Reelness Oscar-winning director and actor Robert Redford, whose matinee idol good looks landed him in a multitude of iconic films, and whose business savvy behind the camera led to his founding of the world-famous Sundance Film Festival, has died at his home in Sundance, Utah at the age of 89. Following […]
by Abb Jones The Reelness The Pitt, The Studio and Adolescence were the big winners at Sunday’s 2025 Emmy awards in Los Angeles, hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze and broadcast on CBS and Paramount+. Perhaps most notable was Stephen Colbert’s rousing speech for Late Night with Stephen Colbert‘s win in the TV Talk Show category. […]
by Abb Jones The Reelness In the wake of the CBS announcement that it was ending The Late Show with Stephen Colbert just days after Colbert criticized CBS’s settlement of a Trump lawsuit (parent company Paramount just won the Trump-influenced FCC approval of their merger with Skydance Media), South Park, the popular satire cartoon series […]