Patricia Arquette Sets the Tone for Noisy, Chaotic PI Comedy ‘High Desert’: TV Review

charity ball. Lisa Riley, who plays Mandy Dingle on the ITV soap, was all smiles alongside her co-stars and wowed in a vibrant pink dress.

Frasier star Kelsey Grammer says he “warned” Hollywood about the “extraordinary” Nicholas Lyndhurst prior to casting him in the reboot.READ MORE: The best new and returning TV shows to watch in 2023Grammer recently cast the Only Fools And Horses star in the return of the hit American sitcom, saying Lyndhurst is a “magnificent” talent. “He’s one of the funniest people I’ve ever worked with,” Grammer told the BBC following the news of the surprise casting.Now, in a new interview with Sunday Times Culture, Grammer said he “warned” Hollywood about how good an actor Lyndhurst was ahead of production on the series.“Nicholas Lyndhurst is co-lead in [the reboot],” he said.

Kevin Clifton has revealed he and Stacey Dooley are already thinking about trying to have a little brother or sister for their baby girl Minnie who was born in January this year.The Strictly Come Dancing winners love being parents and want baby Minnie to have another tot so they can be a “little gang”. “Stacey’s already talking about Minnie needing a brother or a sister,” confides Kevin.

Emmerdale viewers have been left worrying over Zak Dingle - after he made his comeback to the ITV soap on Monday.

Cleaning guru Sophie Hinchcliffe was deeply concerned for her young son who was rushed to hospital as his temperature soared to over 40C.

North Lanarkshire’s deputy provost and his wife are celebrating 60 years of marriage in style.

EXCLUSIVE: Cineverse (formerly Cinedigm) has picked up North American rights to the survival drama On Fire, co-directed by and starring Peter Facinelli (The Vanished), which is inspired by the true and harrowing events that transpired during one of Northern California’s most catastrophic wildfires.

Luke Bryan is sticking up for Katy Perry. In an interview during CMA Fest, the 46-year-old judge defended his co-star against criticism she received during the most recent season of the show.«When it comes down to are fans too hard on Katy, you know, listen, Katy Perry's been dealing with stuff like that her whole career,» he said.

Christopher Vourlias A tiger on the loose terrorizing the inhabitants of an unnamed city becomes the launching pad for a meditation on love, loss and grief in Romanian filmmaker Andrei Tănase’s feature debut, “Day of the Tiger.” The film, which had its world premiere in the Bright Future strand at the Intl. Film Festival Rotterdam, plays this week at the Transilvania Film Festival. The movie follows Vera (Cătălina Moga), a rundown and emotionally drained veterinarian grappling with some unknown grief as she plods through her daily routine at the zoo. She’s suddenly shaken by the arrival of a tiger that was being kept as a pet by a local gangster, awakening her long-dormant nurturing instincts.

She went there! Amy Schumer didn’t hold back her thoughts on Hilaria Baldwin and her unique lifestyle choices.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter It was positioned as the first big blockbuster battle of summer. But this weekend’s showdown between “The Flash” and Pixar’s “Elemental” isn’t shaping up to be one for box office record books. Both of the mega-budgeted tentpoles are tracking for lackluster starts, with “The Flash,” starring Ezra Miller as the title DC superhero, targeting $70 million and “Elemental,” an animated adventure about opposites who attract, aiming to collect just $35 million. Insiders and analysts are split on the final weekend number for “The Flash,” with some expecting an even softer $68 million and others projecting as much as $85 million. “The Flash” is landing on the big screen without a traditional promotional push from Miller, who has been a controversial figure in the lead-up to the film’s release. The actor, who was arrested several times in the past few years, released a statement in August to apologize for their behavior and say they were in treatment for “complex mental health issues.” Miller attended the premiere of “The Flash” on Monday, marking their first public appearance in two years, but stopped short of engaging with the press.

Blue star Lee Ryan has been successful in a bid to withdraw his guilty plea for drunkenly assaulting a police officer. The singer-songwriter had been under arrest for abusing a Black flight attendant after drinking a bottle of port before a flight on July 31 last year.

EXCLUSIVE: Martin Starr, star of theTom Holland Sony Spider-Man trilogy, has signed with APA.

during an interview at the Country Music Association Festival on Monday. The “I Kissed a Girl” singer has been the subject of several social media rants and nasty comments about the judge’s provocative — and possibly “rude” — coaching methods“Katy Perry’s been dealing with stuff like that her whole career,” said Bryan. “We all get it … I mean we’re judging kids that people at home fall in love with … We’re not gonna bat 1,000 as judges.”“I think we get set up,” he continued.

It’s been nearly 10 years since “Outlander” started, so Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe know each other very well.

Lee Ryan has been in court for sentencing as he attempts to reverse his plea for drunkenly assaulting a police officer.The Blue star, 39, was arrested on 31 July 2022 after being extremely disruptive during a flight from Glasgow to London. He was then found guilty by magistrates after a trial in January 2023 of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner towards cabin crew and racially aggravated assault.

The very talented Chris Pine has worked on a variety of films over the years, and he’s also been linked to a variety of women in Hollywood over the years as well.

K.J. Yossman “Reginald the Vampire” producer December Films has inked a first-look deal with Cineflix Studios (“Tehran”). The first project to come out of the deal is a new ten-part series, “Carpe Demon” from showrunner Emily Andras (“Wynonna Earp”). Based on the Julie Kenner novels of the same name, the series about a demon hunting suburban mom is in development for Paramount+ Canada. Canada and LA-based December Films launched in 2020, founded by Julie DiCresce and Todd Berger. The company has numerous series in productions and is in post on feature “Out Come the Wolves” for IFC Films, Altitude Films and Level Film and rom-com “Bootcamp.”

A man who works for a company that distributes human body parts for medical research got the surprise of his lifetime recently when he found THREE SEVERED HEADS at his desk. Never thought you’d read that sentence

Work on the new Denny Eastern Access Road (DEAR) will finally start by early August, as councillors have formally agreed to appoint a contractor.

“The Little Mermaid” is lighting up the box office and could follow in the footsteps of the photoreal CG-filled “The Lion King” and “The Jungle Book.” While those films were blockbusters, it has not been confirmed as to whether this seemingly less epic offering will be intended for theaters or, as we saw with “Pinocchio,” “Lady and the Tramp” and “Peter Pan and Wendy,” Disney+.Sarah Polley is coming off an Oscar win for Best Adapted Screenplay for the critically acclaimed “Women Talking,” which was her first directorial effort in over a decade following the autobiographical documentary “Stories We Tell.” Like Barry Jenkins boarding a prequel to “The Lion King” centered on Mufasa, this seems to be a case of a recent indie darling striking while the iron is hot.Time will tell as to whether “Bambi” will prove as heartbreaking as Polley’s “Away from Her” or “Take This Waltz,” but the child star-turned-acclaimed director seems an unusually appropriate fit for what is likely to be an emotional butt-kicker.An adaptation of Felix Salten’s 1923 novel, Disney’s animated “Bambi” is considered one of the early classics of the earliest era of Walt Disney’s animated output. “Bambi” was the fifth Walt Disney animated feature film, released by RKO Radio Pictures in 1942, and has earned $267 million worldwide over its original release and copious reissues.Polley joins a long line of esteemed auteurs choosing to play in the Walt Disney live-action remake sandbox, including Tim Burton (“Alice in Wonderland,” “Dumbo”), Kenneth Branagh (“Cinderella”), Niki Caro (“Mulan”), David Lowery (“Pete’s Dragon,” “Peter Pan & Wendy”) and Guy Ritchie (“Aladdin”) among others.

Prince Harry has broken cover for the first time since testifying in his case against Mirror News Newspapers. The Duke of Sussex appeared in the dispatch box on Tuesday and Wednesday at the High Court in London last week. On Monday Harry was seen cheering on wounded US armed forces veterans at a volleyball match at the 2023 Warrior Games.

Elizabeth Gilbert has made the decision to pull her latest book from shelves.

Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan rom-com that could've been!Hanks' wife, Rita Wilson, is revealing the reason Hanks turned down a role opposite Ryan in the 1989 hit, . Appearing on Bruce Bozzi's iHeart Podcast,  on Tuesday, Wilson shared that Hanks was going through a divorce from his first wife, Samantha Lewes, at the time, and couldn't relate to Harry's storyline and his melancholic view over his wife Helen leaving him.Hanks divorced Lewes in 1987 after nine years of marriage, and went on to marry Wilson in 1988.

Spending time with family. Amy Robach and Andrew Shue‘s kids offered a glimpse at their sibling reunion amid their parents’ divorce.

Belle Dingle is set to struggle in emotional Emmerdale scenes next week where she gets an update on her serial killer ex-boyfriend, Lachlan White.

Emily Blunt only has great things to say about her husband John Krasinski.

Supporting her friend. Vanna White reacted to Pat Sajak announcing his retirement from Wheel of Fortune after 40 years of cohosting the program with her.

Formula One star Lewis Hamilton has reportedly found himself in a "love triangle" with Shakira and Hollywood actor Tom Cruise. The Mercedes driver, 38, has been spotted looking cosy with the Colombian singer, 46, a number of times since her split from ex Gerard Piqué, 36, last year, with the pair seen on a boat together after the Miami Grand Prix, and then again enjoying dinner together after he narrowly missed out on the win to Max Verstappen in Barcelona.

In defense of Jocelyn. Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd have been sharing their thoughts about the backlash to The Idol, which premiered on HBO in June 2023.

The second 19-year-old student to be killed in an alleged rampage across Nottingham has been named as Grace Kumar. Grace and fellow student Barnaby Webber were heading home at 4am on Tuesday when they were killed just minutes from where they lived.

“The Road,” has died. The fiction and drama writer was 89.McCarthy died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, his son, John, confirmed to The Post.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent ANNECY —  In what looks like one of the biggest announcements at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival, Disney Branded Television has greenlit a new animated series for preschoolers, “Disney Junior’s Ariel,” inspired by the hugely popular story of “The Little Mermaid.”  The announcement is set to be made today by Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television, during the Annecy Animation Festival, at a new project and sneak peak picked presentation across the upcoming slate of Disney Branded Television and Disney EMEA titles. The new series follows a young Ariel and features fan-favorite characters, including King Triton, Ursula, Sebastian and Flounder, as well as exciting new additions. “Disney Junior’s Ariel” is set to debut on Disney platforms worldwide in 2024.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor In the new Apple TV+ comedy noir series “High Desert,” Patricia Arquette and Matt Dillon play an off-and-on again couple so naturally that it seems like they must have starred together in some iconic 1990s indie movie. Surprisingly, they haven’t, but the off-kilter, sun-baked menace of films like Arquette starrers “True Romance” and “Lost Highway” permeates the new series, which is peopled with what Arquette calls “wild and weird creatures” in an environment that alternates between arid beauty and strip mall desolation. In “High Desert,” Arquette’s methadone-dependent, perennial wild child Peggy Newman could not be more different than her buttoned-up “Severance” character Harmony Cobel, whether she’s piloting a dune buggy around the desert, swinging from a chandelier in a Pioneertown Old West show or getting mixed up with another half-baked scam. Peggy, who recently lost her mother, needs to raise money to stay in their house. She hatches a plan to become a private investigator, getting mixed up in cases involving art forgeries and a missing guru’s wife and more. “High Desert” premiered on May 17, with new episodes rolling out weekly.

Patricia Arquette has an impressive and celebrated career in a slew of acclaimed films, and over the past several years, she's been garnering critical acclaim for her impressive TV roles. The Academy Award winner has racked up an Emmy win and several nominations for her work in andand now she's tackling a whole new role in Apple TV+'s  alongside Matt Dillon, Bernadette Peters, Brad Garrett and many more.The streamer's latest offering features Arquette flexing her comedic talent as Peggy Newman, an on-again, off-again addict who decides to make a new start after the death of her beloved mother (Peters), with whom she lived in the small desert town of Yucca Valley, California, and makes a life-changing decision to become a private investigator. Dillon plays Peggy’s equally eccentric and rough-around-the-edges husband, Denny, who’s currently in prison. Peggy’s siblings (Keir O’Donnell and Christine Taylor) are preparing to sell the house Peggy has been living in, leaving her with nowhere to go.

AppleTV+, was created by Nancy Fichman (“Nurse Jackie”), Katie Ford (“Miss Congeniality”) and Jennifer Hoppe. The story follows Peggy (Arquette), a woman who is down-on-her-luck. Her estranged husband Denny (Matt Dillon) is in prison, she’s reeling from her mother’s death, she’s a recovering addict and she’s got a dead-end job working as an actress in an Old West frontier-town tourist attraction. “I liked the humor, and also the characters.