… mer creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn ; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.

For most of my life, I was above average. Or, rather, below average, at least when it came to sleep.

Podcast: Be our guest at ‘Beauty and the Beast’ premiere Straight Up Hollywood talks to Josh Gad; talks politics on ‘Americans,’ ‘American Crime.’ Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2mb9Cb3 Two of our intrepid podcast correspondents, West Coast entertainment editor Andrea Mandell and entertainment reporter Carly Mallenbaum , spill details on what it was like at the glamorous Hollywood premiere of Disney’s live-action version of Beauty and the Beast .

Sign up to the Daily Life newsletter a I am a feminist who loves fairytales. I love the fantasy, the romance, and the history of these stories.

In the ’80s, John Doe was singer, songwriter and bassist for X, one of the leading exponents of the West Coast punk scene – and an absolutely riveting live band. There was something magical about the way Doe’s powerful voice held its own against Exene Cervenka’s passionate caterwauling, creating not harmony but rather an appealing strife, underpinned by Billy Zoom’s neo-rockabilly guitar licks and D.J. Bonebrake’s ferocious drumming.

Detectives have charged three people, including a homeless man, with drug and firearm offences after police were reportedly shot at in Dandenong North this week.But investigators are still hunting for an alleged gunman, described as a “danger to the community”. Man shoots at police during Dandenong chase A man has shot at police outside a block of units in Melbourne’s south-east, during a dramatic chase that shut down a suburban street.

While the Academy Awards are still on our minds , I wanted to give a nod to Hollywood for honoring great films from great books, plays and short stories in the Adapted Screenplay category this year: “Arrival” , “Fences” , “Hidden Figures” , “Lion” and “Moonlight” .

… of live TV viewing.) Fox’s last two breakout hits ( “Empire” and “Gotham”) were green-lit by former entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly , so the network is understandably eager to tout its more recent development. The standout this season is “Lethal …

FILE PHOTO: Cast member Emma Watson poses at the premiere of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 2, 2017. FILE PHOTO: Cast member Emma Watson signs autographs at the premiere of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 2, 2017.

Emma Watson is undoubtedly one of the smartest celebs of our time. In addition to being a talented actress , the Beauty and the Beast star is an activist for women’s rights , an avid reader of informative books , and a huge supporter of the environment .

Rose Troche, director of films and television shows including “The L Word,” discussed the representation of Latinas in film Tuesday as part of the Latina/o Media Makers series, hosted by the Center for Mexican American Studies. The discussion was the first in a series of three events featuring Latina and Latino film and media makers who have significantly contributed to their culture’s visibility and media production.

The network said Tuesday a 10-episode series will spotlight the doomed royal couple Charles and Diana. It is scheduled to air in 2018.

Salt Model and Talent Agency, with offices in Los Angeles and Atlanta, just signed actor Hansford Prince to an exclusive contract. Hansford will be represented by agent Amy Lord , after recently seeing Prince’s critically acclaimed performance as Sheriff Ozzie Walls in the Los Angeles Premiere of John Grisham ‘s play “A Time To Kill,” at Theatre 68. Hansford will be represented across the board by the energetic agency and is thrilled to be working with Amy Lord and joining an elite group, including Theatre 68 founder and Artistic Director and Director of “A Time to Kill,” Ronnie Marmo.

Bargaining on a new contract isn’t expected to begin until next month, but if tonight’s informational meeting is any indication, the Writers Guild of America is definitely on a strike footing. “It seems that if they took a strike authorization vote tonight, it would be favorable,” said a seemingly dismayed writer upon leaving the meeting.

TNT just released the first thrilling trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s Tales from the Crypt reboot that is set to arrive sometime this year. While the trailer does not reveal any new information, it does give fans an idea of what they can expect once the series debuts.

Just one month after Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd welcomed their first child together, son Shai, the happy parents invited Good Morning America into their New Jersey home to meet the adorable newborn. Meanwhile, Murgatroyd has shared posts on Instagram of what life is like after giving birth and the struggles of getting back in shape.

Feathery-voiced guitar strummer Howie Day’s career took off in the early 2000s. Day found a soft place to land in a pop culture oversaturated with singer-songwriters; his 2003 single “Collide” became both universal background music for coffee shops and the soundtrack for many of television’s great romantic melodramas of the time .

Netflix’s The OA is one of the most original TV shows of the season with a compelling premise, realistic suburban backdrop and beautiful cinematography. It has also sharply divided critics and viewers like few other shows in recent time.

Former four division world champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez is advising Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to get faster is he intends to be competitive with countryman Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. The Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. HBO Pay-Per-View showdown is scheduled to take place on May 6th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Gemini is a professional stand-up comic and a polished entertainer. Born and raised in the Brooklyn, Gemini uses his streetwise charm and humor for a fast-paced and fascinating evening of laughs and amazement.

Pushing back on a New York Times article detailing disorder in the West Wing, press secretary Sean Spicer said Monday the reporters got their facts wrong — including the eye-catching detail that Trump watches TV in his bathrobe. “That story was so riddled with inaccuracies and lies that they owe the president an apology for the way that thing was written,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One.

The project, from L.A. Law co-creator Steven Bochco and one of the series’ original writers, Billy Finkelstein, was developed in-house at 20th Century Fox TV and was recently taken out as a spec. While the initial script was tailored for broadcast, I hear the project now will be tweaked to also target cable and streaming networks.

The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards have arrived, and the stars have aligned. So, what TV and movie stars took home the W? We’re updating the winners list right here, all night long.

Theresa May, the first foreign leader to visit the US after Donald Trump’s election, will tell a Republican Party event in Philadelphia on Thursday that the Trump presidency and Brexit mark the dawn of a “new age”. “As we end our membership of the European Union … we have the opportunity to reassert our belief in a confident, sovereign and global Britain, ready to build relationships with old friends and new allies alike”, she will say, according to The Times, a British newspaper.