Linda Lowy to Lead Casting for HBO Max, TNT, TBS and TruTV

Twin sisters have claimed Hugh Hefner gave them drugs dubbed "leg spreaders" due to the hypnotic effect as they plan to sue to the Playboy brand for emotional distress and trauma.

An angry dad has spoken out after his daughter's school handed her an all-day detention because they said that her baggy hoodie and leggings had violated the dress code.

Hamilton Park have announced the promotion of two current senior staff members who will take over the running of the racecourse.

Kyle Munro has left Hamilton Accies on loan to join West of Scotland Football League Premier Division side Clydebank on loan.

A woman has been killed following a horror car crash on the A76 in East Ayrshire yesterday which saw five people – including three young children – taken to hospital.

It's no secret that Queen Elizabeth is a huge dog lover, so it comes as no surprise that her pet pooches live very lavish lifestyles. Her Majesty, 95, has taken care of numerous dogs throughout her 70-year reign, and she is currently the owner of two corgis, a dorgi called Candy, and a cocker spaniel named Lissy.

Katherine Ryan has revealed she has potty trained her eight month old son Fred.The 38 year old comedian is a proud mum to her daughter Violet, 10, and her baby son Fred. Katherine is no stranger to getting candid about her parenting decisions with both her children and has previously discussed her son's prompt birth after she took castor oil and asked her fans for advice on her daughters pony. Now, Katherine has admitted she is anticipating "backlash" with her latest revelation as she explained she has managed to potty train her eight month old son.

Sifu will be receiving a number of accessibility updates which will include difficulty modes and closed captions.During a Twitch Gaming stream hosted by accessibility advocate, Steve Saylor; Sloclap co-founder, Pierre Tarno, laid out plans for Sifu.Tarno explained that the studio worked with CapGame and Game Accessibility Guidelines to implement what is currently available in the game. From there, he plans to make things better for accessibility. This includes implementing closed captioning that subtitles the ambient sounds surrounding the player.

Haim video directed by Paul Thomas Anderson is set to play before screenings of Licorice Pizza, starting tonight (February 12).Anderson’s new film stars Alana Haim in her acting debut and is a coming-of-age drama set in the 1970s in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, focusing on Haim’s character Alana Kane and Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman).As revealed on Alana’s Instagram story and the official Licorice Pizza Twitter account, a new Anderson-directed Haim video, seemingly for an unreleased track called ‘Lost Track’ – though that could be a placeholder for an untitled song recently unearthed – will debut before every screening of the new film.New @HAIMtheband music video directed by Paul Thomas Anderson will play in theaters everywhere before #LicoricePizza starting tonight! pic.twitter.com/4sHpfCHAbC— Licorice Pizza (@licoricepizza) February 11, 2022Haim have worked with Paul Thomas Anderson extensively in the past few years, with the Phantom Thread director helming the videos for their tracks ‘Night So Long’, ‘Right Now’ and ‘Little of Your Love’. Anderson was also behind their ‘Valentine’ short film, which came out in 2018, and created the artwork and videos for the band’s 2020 album ‘Women In Music Pt.

Michael Costello and Chrissy Teigen are no longer at odds over claims from the fashion designer that she had bullied him so badly he considered suicide. "I'm doing fine now.

Matthew Perry has unveiled the title and front cover of his forthcoming memoir, addressing his fans with his customary wry humour.

Most of Cambodian director Rithy Panh’s family were killed in Khmer Rouge labor camps. He was lucky enough to get out and, after months in a Thai refugee camp, move to Paris where he eventually went to film school. His adult years have been spent making innovative, impressionistic documentaries about Cambodia’s terrible years of struggle, mingled with personal memories.

CHRISTINE McGuinness has revealed how she and husband Paddy had to head to the hospital after a Dirty Dancing fail. She detailed how the couple attempted to recreate the iconic dance move from the 1987 film while in the pool on a family trip to Spain. Christine, 33, detailed how she and Paddy, 48, were trying to pull off the move by Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Gray in the pool.

Video: The Masked Singer viewers stunned by announcement at end of show (Birmingham Mail)Meet Sandwell's army of litter-pickersBen Shephard left speechless and in laughter at contestants 'Agatha Christie' answer on Tipping PointNorton Motorcycles Solihull HQ TimelapseThe House In Walstead Road, Being DemolishedTasty By Greggs Opens In PrimarkCommunity garden at heart of fiery rowAdele's acceptance speech after winning Song of the Year at Brit Awards 2022This Morning: Alison Hammond reveals she’s ‘had' an older manPlanned restoration of the Grade II Listed Great Barr HallThis is why you may be addicted to prescription drugs without realisingMartin Lewis explains what you can do if you're struggling with your energy billsWe tested the Morrisons Valentine's Dine in for Two dealDWP To Offer Extra Pip Support For Those With Certain Health ConditionsAlison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary will be presenting This Morning all over half termSlanley Road residents voice their problems with HMO plansOther celebrities who have been unmasked during this series include former England footballer Michael Owen, singer Will Young and broadcaster Gloria Hunniford. Australian former tennis player Pat Cash, Keane frontman Tom Chaplin and actress Jaime Winstone have also all competed in this series.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVWarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar shook up the top ranks at the AT&T-owned media company today, consolidating all film, TV and streaming content under Warner Bros.’ Ann Sarnoff. The sweeping restructuring includes expanded responsibilities for HBO Max’s Andy Forssell and HBO’s Casey Bloys and the exit of top WarnerMedia/HBO Max executives Bob Greenblatt, Kevin Reilly and Keith Cocozza.Like with any major consolidation, there will be a ripple effect.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterWarnerMedia sprung the news Friday of a major internal reshuffling, which translated to the departures of WarnerMedia Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt and HBO Max chief content officer Kevin Reilly, and the elevations of Warner Bros. chief Ann Sarnoff and HBO programming guru Casey Bloys.

Who needs to read books for creative inspiration anymore? That’s so 20th century. We’re in 2020 now and if we need inspiration for a new TV series, you have to look at Twitter, obviously.

In the ever-growing Streaming Wars, where platforms aim to destroy each other for the coveted subscriber dollars, content is the ammunition. If you have lots of ammo and a few big guns, you can do a lot of damage.

Opinions of Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” normally fall into one of two camps. The first camp, which is the seeming majority of people, despise the film and don’t even acknowledge the project’s connection to the “Alien” franchise.

It’s easy to forget among the noise of toxicity, cultural division, polarized memes, and bad blood, that the people bringing us 24/7 news are just that, people. The new CNN Films documentary “On The Trail: Inside The 2020 Primaries” silences the rhetoric to reveal what it really takes for lead political reporters to deliver stories.

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Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorVeteran casting director Linda Lowy has been named EVP Casting for WarnerMedia’s HBO Max, TNT, TBS and truTV, the company announced Wednesday.In her new role, Lowy, who cast Shonda Rhimes’ series such as Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder, will be responsible for overseeing casting for scripted series, feature films, docudramas, animation, and unscripted programming for the streaming platform and linear networks.Additionally, Henry Russell Bergstein has been named VP Casting, reporting to Lowy.

delayed due to the coronavirus.In perhaps more surprising news, the streamer says its “No. 2 performing show” is Anna Kendrick original “Love Life.” “Friends” is supposedly “closely followed” by the comedy, which was picked up for a second season last month, despite mixed reviews.According to HBO Max, “The Big Bang Theory” is currently in the number three slot, and the streamer touts that eight of its originals are in the top 25 series since launch.

Off the back of a string of award-nominated films about romance and angst in the Italian countryside (with the notable exception of “Suspiria”), Luca Guadagnino is bringing his sunny, sentimental cinematic style to television for the first time, with the eight-episode series “We Are Who We Are.” A story about two American kids who live on a U.S. military base in Italy, the series explores friendship, first love, identity, and all the messy exhilaration and anguish of being a teenager.

“Room 104” director Patrick Brice is reteaming with HBO for the upcoming suspense-thriller film, “The Wild.” The film will stream exclusively on HBO Max, developed and produced internally at Warner Max. (Warner Max is the new HBO Max label that will head all feature film development and production for the streaming service.) The film will be based off of Owen Laukkanen’s suspense novel of the same name, and will be adapted, written, and directed by Brice.

The slate of programming available on the new streaming service HBO Max continues to expand in unexpected ways, though this recent announcement might be their most peculiar yet. According to Variety, the young streaming service has commissioned a 10-episode run of a new series titled “A World of Calm” which promises to combine “mesmeric imagery with narration by A-list stars” with figures Mahershala Ali, Nicole Kidman and Keanu Reeves already signed on to the new health and wellness show.