While there’s usually never any shame in losing a football game to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Baltimore Ravens will certainly want to have Thursday night’s season opener back. While the team’s offensive line is very much a work in progress, Baltimore narrowly started the 2024 NFL season off with a win at Arrowhead Stadium, and for a minute or two, it looked like they were a 2-point conversion away from making it happen.
Unfortunately for Baltimore, the touchdown that would have given them a shot to win the game did not count, as Isaiah Likely’s toe was narrowly out-of-bounds as he reeled in a pass from Lamar Jackson as regulation ended. In the time between Likely catching the pass and the referees announcing that he was not inbounds after reviewing the play, the Ravens tweeted this out:
In fairness to Baltimore’s social team, everyone on earth thought this was a TD — even the only Chiefs player in the frame who thought the might have been out was doing a very half-assed out-of-bounds motion and stopped doing that after the referee signaled a touchdown. But unfortunately, Twitter is not a kind place, and the team caught a Community Note.
In his cocky bars on JT’s “Okay” remix, Jeezy bragged that a rocky divorce wouldn’t stop from enjoying the summer months. But the “Super Hero” rapper’s now ex-wife, Emmy Award-winning TV host, Jeannie Mai claims that he still has a list of things to do before he can act out his “single as a dollar bill” line.
In an exclusive report published by TMZ, Jeannie Mai accused Jeezy of failing to comply with the stipulations outlined in their divorce settlement.
Jeannie claimed that Jeezy did not make good on his coverage of daycare costs and school tuition for their daughter Monaco reportedly amounting to $4,000. The court document also stated that Jeezy hasn’t provided Jeannie with access to an investment account (supposedly in the amount of $500,000) for their daughter.
Outside of his parental obligations, Jeannie stated that she is still waiting for Jeezy to reimburse her for four months of her rent (allegedly totaling $92,417.39). Lastly, Jeannie argued that Jeezy hasn’t yet transferred the titles of a 2021 Range Rover and a 2022 Ford Bronco into her name. His supposed lack of action has allegedly prevented her from securing insurance or from having one of the vehicles shipped from their former martial residence in Atlanta to her newly established residence in Los Angeles.
Jeezy has not yet issued a legal response or public statement regarding Jeannie Mai’s claims.
Prolific book-based sagas involving intrigue, spies, detectives, and ex- military men are having an extended moment on streaming services. From Slow Horses to Jack Ryan, The Night Agent, and Reacher, subscribers are enjoying both straightforward and off-kilter adaptations of best-selling novels with multi-season success and viewers reaping the benefits of these literary inspirations.
On subject of that last “detective” (an amateur, since he’s now civilian and no longer a “Special Investigator”), even the biggest Reacher devotees can admit that his power of deduction can be silly to behold. That’s a rough realization to admit since Jack Reacher’s mind is supposed to be as powerful as his body, but we can’t have perfection, or can we? The upcoming Alex Cross TV show starring Aldis Hodge could deliver that seemingly impossible combination but in a less showy way. Amazon certainly has confidence in the show while renewing for a second season before first-season premiere day. Let’s talk about what we can expect from Amazon’s Cross.
This series follows Tyler Perry’s 2012 Alex Cross movie and Morgan Freeman’s version of the character in Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider in 1997 and 2001, respectively. Due to Amazon’s commitment to read its audiences’ minds in the Dad TV realm, however, Cross is promising to be the next long-running, great-detective bingewatch. The show is, of course, based upon James Patterson’s long-running book series, in which the Washington, D.C.-based forensic psychologist and detective is known to climb inside the heads of a wide variety of criminals from serial killers to bank robbers.
Amazon’s series description pounces on Cross’ unique, laser-focused abilities that make him “uniquely capable of digging into the psyches of killers and their victims, in order to identify—and ultimately capture—the murderers.” A teaser trailer has shown a defendant refusing to believe that Cross can climb inside his head, only to be told that Cross is “living rent free” there, regardless of what the defendant does. And what of due process? Don’t worry, that will happen, but let’s just trust the storytelling process here.
What might be unexpected with Cross, however, is that the show (the first season at least) will not be based upon a specific Patterson novel.
In a new interview with TV Insider Aldis Hodge has dropped some hints about the show’s practical set up, which (at least with the first season) isn’t based on any particular book but, instead, “is based on the foundation of Alex Cross” with creator Ben Watkins “tak[ing] the bone structure of that world and fill[ing] it up with a beautiful story.” As a result, the TV series will stand separately from the movies as “something completely unique.”
The show will begin with the death of Cross’ wife, after which a year will pass, and the the PD pulls him back from family leave because he’s the only guy who can work this serial killer case. Hodge told TV Insider how these two separate developments will fuel his character through the first season:
“He is absolutely looking for his wife’s killer and we explore that through the season. The greatest failure of his life is the fact that he was not able to protect his wife. It affects every facet of his life, it’s what motivates him. You get to see what love means to him after his loss … He wanted to take some time away, but instead, he gets pulled into a very serious and sinister case with a new serial killer moving narcotics and they need him to handle it.”
Hodge added of this serial killer, “Without saying too much, he is definitely a formidable opponent for Cross. He has a very specific and unique ambition that drives what he does and why he does it.”
For his part, Patterson has called the series “a little edgier” than his books, “which I really like.” And here’s the first-season synopis:
Cross is a crime thriller that follows the investigations of brilliant forensic psychologist and DC Metro Detective Alex Cross. Together with his best friend and partner Detective John Sampson, Cross delves into the psyches of America’s most insidious killers while fighting to protect his family from the dangers of the criminal world.
On a seemingly unrelated note but still relevant, Aldis Hodge is no slouch in the “being ripped” department. Yet it seems unlikely that his sex appeal will figure prominently into Cross during the first season, given his character’s grieving period. And whether or not future Cross seasons will take him there, or further adapt specific Patterson books remains a mystery (please do not draw from Patterson’s sex-prose, Amazon), but there are 30+ possibilities to draw from if the show’s writers choose to do so.
Cast
A new Alex Cross is truly upon us with Aldis Hodge. He will be joined in the first season by Isaiah Mustafa (as Cross’ best friend, John Sampson), Caleb Elijah and Melody Hurd (as Cross’ children), and Juanita Jennings (as Cross’ grandmother), along with Eloise Mumford, Samantha Walkes, Jennifer Wigmore, Alona Tal, Ryan Eggold, and Johnny Ray Gill. For the second season, Matthew Lillard, Jeanine Mason, and Wes Chatham will join the cast.
Release Date
On November 14, 2024, audiences will be able to compare Hodge’s Cross with that of Tyler Perry and Morgan Freeman. The second-season release date likely won’t be revealed until a year or so from now, so enjoy that ride.
Trailer
The aforementioned one-liner goes a long way here to stoke audience interest:
Remember the movie Pleasantville, the 1998 fantasy dramedy with Reese Witherspoon and Tobey Maguire, where the two modern teens get transported into their favorite 1950s black-and-white sitcom, bringing color and chaos into the lives of the characters in the titular small town?
That’s basically the plot of Pharrell‘s latest Doodles video, “Can’t Hold Me Down” with Kyle Ricch, Lil Wayne, and Lil Yachty, only sort of in reverse. Most of the video takes place in the greyscale Dullsville, but the three rappers invade the airwaves via the denizens’ TV sets, blasting them with color and brainwashing them into dancing to Pharrell’s boisterous beat.
“Can’t Hold Me Down” is the second single from Pharrell’s ongoing project with Doodles, the next-gen entertainment company that spun off from the NFT craze a couple of years ago and now looks to, apparently, get into the animation and film businesses with the Dullsville And The Doodleverse movie. The movie will debut at The Toronto International Film Festival featuring the vocal talents of Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty, Coi Leray, and Swae Lee, with a soundtrack produced by Pharrell. The movie was announced in July, with the Coi Leray-led single “Not In The Store” following in August.
You can watch the video for “Can’t Hold Me Down” above.
The 2024 NFL season kicked off on Thursday night with the Chiefs beating the Ravens by a toe (literally), as NBC got the league’s first broadcast of the year underway with Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, and Melissa Stark on the call from Kansas City.
While we didn’t see any major changes to the three primetime announce teams this season, there is one massive addition to the world of NFL broadcasting this year, as Tom Brady makes his long-awaited debut in the booth for FOX on Sunday afternoon when the Cowboys take on the Browns. Along with Brady’s addition, there are some shakeups to booth pairings at both FOX and CBS down the line, and on the studio side, both CBS and ESPN shuffled their pregame show lineups. Here, you can find the announce teams and studio show crews for each major network, as we get ready for another season of NFL action.
FOX
Brady’s arrival at FOX is the biggest news in the world of football broadcasting in some time, and he’ll join Kevin Burkhardt in the top booth, with Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi on sidelines. That also shuffled the rest of the FOX crews, as Greg Olsen moved back to the No. 2 booth with Joe Davis and Pam Oliver, setting off a domino effect down the line. The studio crew, however, remains unchanged as FOX NFL Sunday remains the gold standard for NFL pregame shows.
Announce Teams
Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews, and Tom Rinaldi
Joe Davis, Greg Olsen, and Pam Oliver
Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez, and Kristina Pink
Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, and Megan Olivi
Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston, and Laura Okmin
Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth, and Jen Hale
FOX NFL Sunday
Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Michael Strahan, Jimmy Johnson, Jay Glazer, and Rob Gronkowski
CBS
CBS once again features Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, and Tracy Wolfson in their top booth, with most of their announce teams sticking together from last year. The biggest change at CBS is on the studio side, where Matt Ryan is in on the NFL Today, leaving the booth for the New York studio, and Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason are out.
Announce Teams
Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, and Tracy Wolfson
Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, and Evan Washburn
Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, and Melanie Collins
Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty, and AJ Ross
Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, and Aditi Kinkhabwala
Tom McCarthy, Ross Tucker, Jay Feely, and Tiffany Blackmon
NFL Today
James Brown, Bill Cowher, JJ Watt, Nate Burleson, Matt Ryan, and Jonathan Jones
NBC
NBC hasn’t made any major changes to their booth or studio lineups this year, as Tirico, Collinsworth, and Stark are back together in the lead booth. They’ll take their top college football team and use them for Peacock games, like the Packers-Eagles game from Brazil on Friday night, and get Kaylee Hartung on loan from Amazon for sideline duty.
Announce Teams
Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, and Melissa Stark
Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, and Kaylee Hartung
Football Night in America
Maria Taylor, Jason Garrett, Devin McCourty, Chris Simms, Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, Mike Florio, and Jac Collinsworth
ESPN
Now that ESPN has its Monday Night Football booth set in stone, the only changes being made to their NFL broadcast teams comes in the form of some studio show shakeups. Mike Greenberg joins Sunday NFL Countdown after they let Sam Ponder go, while Jason Kelce joins Monday Night Countdown in place of Robert Griffin III. On the ManningCast, Bill Belichick is now the permanent first half guest with Peyton and Eli.
Announce Teams
Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Lisa Salters (and sometimes Laura Rutledge)
Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick, and Laura Rutledge
ManningCast
Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, and Bill Belichick (first half)
Monday Night Countdown
Scott Van Pelt, Jason Kelce, Marcus Spears, Ryan Clark, Michelle Beisner-Buck, and Adam Schefter
Sunday NFL Countdown
Mike Greenberg, Tedy Bruschi, Randy Moss, Rex Ryan, Alex Smith, and Adam Schefter
Charissa Thompson, Tony Gonzalez, Richard Sherman, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Andrew Whitworth, and Taylor Rooks
NFL Network
NFL Network will carry seven games this year, as they’ll broadcast three games from London and one from Germany, as well as a Week 17 tripleheader with announce crews TBD. For three of those games, Rich Eisen and Kurt Warner will be on the call, with a different sideline tandem for each.
Announce Teams
Rich Eisen, Kurt Warner, and either Stacey Dales/Jamie Erdahl, Stacey Dales/Steve Wyche, or Jamie Erdahl/Sara Walsh
Chris Rose, Joe Thomas, and Steve Wyche
Since the Bayou Barbie became one of the hottest players in women’s basketball, everyone has been trying to get a piece of Angel Reese. Fortunately for the WNBA’s Chicago Sky, she’s all theirs (at least until her contract is up). But on the romantic court, Angel Reese hasn’t appeared to publicly draft anyone to her roster.
However, that hasn’t stopped fans from tying the WNBA star to another prominent Chicago figure, which would make her “Hip-hop’s favorite rookie” title stick. Users online are convinced that Angel Reese and “No Guts, No Glory” rapper G Herbo are secretly dating. Now, Angel Reese has opened up about the ongoing rumors. Continue below for more information.
Are Angel Reese & G Herbo Dating?
Yesterday (September 5), during the premiere episode of her new podcast, Unapologetically Angel, Angel Reese addressed those pesky G Herbo dating rumors.
Around the episode’s 31-minute mark, Angel Reese brushed off the public’s speculation. According to Angel, her relationship with G Herbo is more sibling than lover. In fact, she called out users online for pushing it further than that based on dull video footage circulated online.
“You didn’t see me in the car kissing this man,” she said. “So, where did y’all get [dating] from?”
Angel’s comments were in response to co-host Maya Reese’s mentioning of the pair being spotted riding around Chicago together (viewable here) in late June. Angel revealed that the night in question, she, Herbo and two friends, who were seated in the back seats but obscured by the tinted windows, were leaving popular nightclub Bevy. Earlier in the month, Angel Reese and friends attended Herbo’s concert at the United Center, where the pair then connected backstage (viewable here).
Angel went on to say that G Herbo has been like a big brother to her since getting drafted to the team. He’s helped her navigate the city and is a go-to support system with any help she needs securing anything locally.
But for those who doubt her story, Angel added why she wouldn’t date G Herbo. “That man has three kids,” she said. “I don’t do kids.”
Watch the full episode of Unapologetically Angel above.
Even with Bill Skarsgard’s smeared eyeliner and the film’s giggle-filled promotion, The Crow did not live up to studio hopes, ad expectations were already pretty low, so it’s not looking good for Lionsgate on this title.
After years of pushback and delays, the remake hit theaters on August 23rd, and The Crow has made only $18 million worldwide so far, which would be a different reality it was a student film or shot by an iPhone, but it actually had a budget of $50 million, which it will almost certainly not make back even after VOD.
On average, the box office total boils down to about $59 per theater, as highlighted by Collider. Considering that the average movie ticket is $12-15 (unless you’re AMC A-list like Nicole Kidman) that’s about four people seeing it at 2,700 domestic locations. And those three or four people are probably Skarsgard relatives.
The movie was already in hot water before it hit theaters. Even Alex Proyas, who directed the 1994 classic, slammed the remake for existing in the first place, “THE CROW is not just a movie. Brandon Lee died making it, and it was finished as a testament to his lost brilliance and tragic loss. It is his legacy. That’s how it should remain.”
The Crow is currently out in theaters, but who knows how long it will stay there.
The Baltimore Ravens were one 2-point conversion away from knocking off the Kansas City Chiefs on the road to kick off the NFL season, as Lamar Jackson found Isaiah Likely in the back of the end zone for a touchdown as time expired. Instant replay, however, had other ideas, as it was determined that Likely’s toe was out of bounds, thereby giving Kansas City a 27-20 win as they start their quest for a third Super Bowl in a row.
It was a heartbreaker for Baltimore, which had the Chiefs on the ropes but could not land the knockout blow in the game’s waning moments — making matters worse was that Jackson missed two throws in the two plays preceding the final play of the game that would have been touchdowns. And in the immediate aftermath of the game, a team that knows better than anyone else in all of sports about how a toe can change your fortunes responded to the way things ended.
The Bucks, of course, won an NBA championship in 2021 in large part because Kevin Durant’s sneaker was a little too big. Durant and the Nets nearly took down the Bucks in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in Brooklyn that year, but KD’s jumper in the waning moments of regulation tied the game because his toe was on the line — Durant famously likes to wear his sneakers up a size. As for whether he sees similarities between that moment and Likely’s near-touchdown, well, he hasn’t tweeted anything, so we don’t know for sure.
The last five Palme d’Or winners at the Cannes Film Festival have gone to Neon movies: Parasite (which also won Best Picture at the Oscars), Titane, Triangle of Sadness, Anatomy of a Fall, and most recently, Anora.
The film has been praised by critics for its remarkable performance from Mikey Madison, who you know from FX’s Better Things and as one of the Manson Family followers in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and writer and director Sean Baker’s funny-yet-earnest script. (This should not be a surprise to anyone who has seen his other movies, like Tangerine, The Florida Project, and Red Rocket.)
Here’s everything to know about Anora, one of the must-see films of the fall, including plot details and when it’s coming to theaters.
Plot
Let’s begin with the official plot synopsis, courtesy of Neon: “Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.” Based on the trailer, you will be charmed.
Mikey Madison was offered the lead role as Anora without even auditioning. That’s how much Sean Baker loved her performances in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Scream. “I said ‘yes’ even before I read the script,” she told The Cut. “I knew whatever he created was something I would want to be a part of.” Her preparation to play Anora included talking to “multiple consultants, sex workers, read memoirs, anything that I could do. I went to strip clubs and watched women in Los Angeles… That sounds creepy.”
Sex work is a common theme in Baker’s films, and Anora is no exception. “There’s a million stories to be told in the world of sex workers… It’s livelihood, it’s a career, it’s a job and it’s one that should be respected,” he shared to The Hollywood Reporter. “In my opinion, it should be decriminalized and not in any way regulated because it is a sex worker’s body and it is up to them to decide how they will use it in their livelihood.”
Cast
Outside of Mikey Madison, Anora also stars Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, and Aleksei Serebryakov.
Eydelshteyn, the 22-year-old actor who plays Ivan, the son of a Russian oligarch who impulsively marries Anora, has apparently been dubbed the “Russian Timothée Chalamet” (I can see it). “For me, it’s a mind-blowing situation, because in Russian people are saying I’m a Russian Timothée Chalamet and now you’re saying it in English. It’s crazy, it’s like a joke that has gone out of control,” he told Variety about the comparison. “It did become a little annoying, but then I watched Dune, and now I think he’s probably one of the best actors of my generation. Him and Barry Keoghan.”
Release Date
Anora hits theaters on October 18, the same weekend as Flight Risk. Please go see Anora instead of the Mel Gibson movie.
Sabrina Carpenter’s album Short N’ Sweet barely managed to edge out Travis Scott’s tape Days Before Rodeo on this week’s edition of the Billboard 200 chart, earning the approval of Nicki Minaj.
The recording industry can be a competitive business, but no one takes that competition more seriously than Nicki and her minions. And while she’s usually the one in the lead on any given release week, she apparently still considers her No. 2 debut for Queen in 2018 a black spot on her record because of Travis Scott’s Astroworld. Nicki has clearly been out for revenge ever since, and this past week, she finally got it, in a way, thanks to Sabrina Carpenter. Nicki thanked Carpenter for avenging her by sending her a massive bouquet of white roses. Carpenter posted a photo of the bouquet on her Instagram Story with a caption reading, “I adore u + the barbz :’) this is so thoughtful!!!! and these are so beautiful.”
Sabrina Carpenter reveals Nicki Minaj sent her flowers:
“I adore u + the barbz :’) this is so thoughtful!!!! and these are so beautiful” pic.twitter.com/BxpkChgNmF
Carpenter took up the challenge of putting Travis in his place when the release dates for their respective projects — her album Short N’ Sweet and his mixtape Days Before Rodeo — fell on the same day. “This one’s for Nicki,” she wrote on Twitter, reminding fans of Nicki’s 2018 feud with the Houston rapper for outselling her by skirting Billboard‘s counting rules (she did the same, but that’s neither here nor there for Nicki. If she wins, it’s because she’s the best; if she loses, there was a conspiracy rife with chicanery to keep her from her deserved success). Nicki clearly appreciates the thought.
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