Posts by Nathan Pine
‘Taskmaster’ Host Greg Davies To Present BAFTA Television Awards
Greg Davies, the British comedian who presents Taskmaster, will host the BAFTA Television Awards in May. Davies, whose other credits include The Inbetweeners and The Cleaner, will take over from Alan Cumming, host of the 2025 BAFTA TV ceremony. The awards will be staged at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall on May 10, 2026. It…
Read MoreRegé-Jean Page On Why He Signed Up To Do Rom-Com ‘You, Me & Tuscany’
Regé-Jean Page will soon be returning to his romantic roots with the upcoming rom-com You, Me & Tuscany starring Halle Bailey — and the film’s genre is part of the reason he signed on for the role. With many recent thinkpieces and opinions expressed by Hollywood regarding the supposed death of the rom-com, the Emmy-nominated…
Read MoreGold whipsaws after worst week in 40 years as war risks mount
Published Mon, Mar 23, 2026 · 08:42 AM [SINGAPORE] Gold whipsawed after the biggest weekly drop in more than 40 years, as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week with the US and Iran trading threats of further attacks. Bullion fluctuated on either side of US$4,500 an ounce, swinging as much as…
Read MoreCarrie Anne Fleming Dies: ‘iZombie’ & ‘Supernatural’ Actress Was 51
Carrie Anne Fleming, a Canadian actress best known for her work in TV shows like iZombie and Supernatural, has died. She was 51. Per reports, Fleming died Feb. 26 in Sidney, British Columbia of complications related to breast cancer. Born August 16, 1974, in Digby, Nova Scotia, Fleming attended Mount Douglas Senior Secondary in Victoria,…
Read More‘Saturday Night Live UK’ Viewing Figures: Sky Show Makes Healthy Start
Saturday Night Live landed in the UK with nearly 230,000 viewers. Sky’s remake of NBC’s 50-year-old comedy series has had a mixed set of reviews, which skew positive on the whole, and has already produced a couple of breakout moments — not least Jack Shep’s memorable Princess Diana at David Attenborough’s spoof last supper. Saturday…
Read MoreThe Lost Cause Gets a Tinseltown Makeover
Cauleen Smith recently encountered a terrifying specter. A spirit appeared to her portending a divine promise, like a biblical angel to Mary or the prophets. The spirit was of a white woman in billowing robes, her hair tied in a chignon. And she said that God—God Almighty Himself—will descend from the heavens to the earth…
Read MoreGuthrie Family Pleads For “Renewed Attention” To Disappearance As “No Detail Is Too Small” To Share: “We Cannot Grieve; We Can Only Ache And Wonder”
A new special on NBC-affiliated KVOA News 4 Tucson, titled Bring Her Home — The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, aired this evening, with the Guthrie family providing a statement urging community members to provide any information, no matter how infinitesimal it may seem. The Sunday editions of Today and NBC Nightly News are to air…
Read MoreAmanda Peet Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis
In a heartfelt essay for The New Yorker titled “My Season of Ativan,” actress Amanda Peet revealed her breast cancer diagnosis, which came as both of her parents were undergoing hospice care on opposite coasts. The Something’s Gotta Give star had been seeing a breast surgeon biannually for checkups, and prior to Labor Day last…
Read MoreElon Musk Found Liable For Misleading Twitter Shareholders Ahead Of $44B Acquisition
Elon Musk has been found liable by a California jury for misleading Twitter shareholders amid his $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform in 2022. On Friday, the jury in the class-action case Pampena v. Musk found that the Tesla mogul’s tweet claiming the deal was “temporarily on hold” was harmful and misleading, resulting…
Read More‘Eagles Of The Republic’ Actor Detained In Egypt
Filmmakers behind the award-winning drama-thriller Eagles of the Republic are demanding the immediate release of actor Hassan El Sayed, who is being held in Egypt on what they say are trumped up charges for participating in the film. “We stand by the principle that art must never become a pretext for punishment,” producers Linus Stöhr…
Read MoreHBO Comedy Chief Amy Gravitt On ‘The Comeback’, ‘Rooster’, Larry David
HBO‘s The Comeback is taking the concept of long gaps between seasons to a new level, with its third season premiering Sunday, 11 1/2 years after Season 2, which, in turn, was released more than nine years after the first season. Tackling topics like AI replacing TV writers and the 2023 WGA strike, The Comeback,…
Read MoreCPH:DOX Awards Go To ‘Whispers In May,’ ‘Amazomania’ And More
Whispers in May, Dongnan Chen’s film exploring the rite of passage of a 14-year-old girl in rural China, won the top award at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen Friday night, automatically qualifying the documentary for Oscar consideration. “Telling mythical stories about hidden worlds is a gift. Giving breadth and depth to quotidian moments is a talent,” the…
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