Month: September 2023

Neon shared a first look at the racing drama Ferrari, starring Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley.

Directed by Michael Mann and based on Brock Yates’ book Enzo Ferrari: The Man, The Cars, The Races, The Machine, the follows Ferrari during the summer of 1957, as the ex-Formula 1 racer who built his own factory and established the Ferrari brand.  An official film synopsis reads: “Behind the spectacle of Formula 1, ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy threatens the factory he and his wife, Laura (Cruz) built from nothing ten years earlier. Their volatile marriage has been battered by the loss of their son, Dino a year earlier. Ferrari struggles to acknowledge his son Piero with Lina Lardi (Woodley). Meanwhile, his drivers’ passion to win pushes them to the edge as they launch into the treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy, the Mille Miglia.”

Ferrari also stars Patrick Dempsey as driver Piero Taruffi, Jack O’Connell as driver Peter Collins; Sarah Gadon as Linda Christian and Gabriel Leone as Fon de Portago.

Ferrari opens in theaters Dec. 25. Take a look at the trailer for the film: here.

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Former “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on Thursday after he was convicted of raping two women. Masterson will serve two 15-year sentences consecutively, one for each charge. He must also register as a sex offender.

A Los Angeles jury of seven women and five men found Masterson, 47, guilty of two counts of forcible rape on May 31 after seven days of deliberations. That verdict came in a second trial after a jury failed to reach verdicts on three counts of forcible rape in December and a mistrial was declared. Prosecutors alleged that Masterson used his prominence in the Church of Scientology − where all three women were also members at the time − to avoid consequences for decades after the attacks. The women blamed the church and said that when they reported him to Scientology officials, they were told they were not raped and were warned against going to law enforcement to report a member of such high standing.

Both attacks took place in Masterson’s California home in 2003, when he was at the height of his fame on the Fox sitcom “That ’70s Show.” The jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on a third count, an allegation that Masterson also raped a longtime girlfriend.

LA Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo sentenced the actor after hearing statements from the women about the trauma they experienced and the suffering caused by the disturbing memories in the years since. Judge Olmedo said: “Mr Masterson, you are not the victim here. Your actions 20 years ago took away another person’s choice and voice. Your actions 20 years ago today were criminal, and that’s why you are here.”

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Bruce Springsteen has postponed all of his performances in September as he undergoes treatment for peptic ulcer disease. The announcement comes weeks the singer canceled two concerts in Philadelphia due to an undisclosed illness.  According to Mayo Clinic, peptic ulcers are open sores that develop inside the lining of one’s stomach and the upper portion of the small intestine, with the most common symptom being stomach pain: “Stomach acid makes the pain worse, as does having an empty stomach … less often, ulcers may cause severe symptoms like vomiting, dark blood in stool, nausea or trouble breathing.”

Springsteen and The E Street Band announced the news on their social media on Sept. 6: “Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have postponed all performances currently scheduled for September 2023, beginning with tomorrow’s show scheduled for the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York. Mr. Springsteen is being treated for symptoms of peptic ulcer disease and the decision of his medical advisors is that he should postpone the remainder of his September shows.”

Springsteen personally noted that his medical advisors advised him to take off the rest of the month to focus on his health: “Over here on E Street, we’re heartbroken to have to postpone these shows. First, apologies to our fabulous Philly fans who we missed a few weeks ago. We’ll be back to pick these shows up and then some. Thank you for your understanding and support. We’ve been having a blast at our US shows and we’re looking forward to more great times. We’ll be back soon.”

The impacted shows include Syracuse, New York, (Sept. 7); Baltimore, Maryland, (Sept. 9); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, (Sept. 12 and 14); Uncasville, Connecticut, (Sept. 16); Albany, New York, (Sept. 19); Columbus, Ohio, (Sept. 21); and Washington, DC, (Sept. 29).   Springsteen’s website states that ‘Ticketholders will receive information regarding rescheduled dates for the postponed shows.’

As of press time, Springsteen and The E Street Band are set to resume touring on Nov. 3 in Vancouver.

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Netflix has renewed the David E. Kelley legal drama ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ for a third season. Season 3 of the ‘The Lincoln Laywer,’ which is based on the book series by author Michael Connelly, will be based on the fifth Lincoln Lawyer novel, The Gods of Guilt.

The Lincoln Lawyer follows Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) “an iconoclastic idealist, runs his law practice out of the back seat of his Lincoln, as he takes on cases big and small across the expansive city of Los Angeles.” In addition to Garcia-Rulfo, Becki Newton (Lorna), Jazz Raycole (Izzy), Angus Sampson (Cisco) and Yaya DaCosta (Andrea Freemann), among others, will reprise their roles in season three..

Peter Friedlander, vp of scripted series, Netflix U.S. and Canada, said in a statement: “We’re thrilled to bring back The Lincoln Lawyer for a third season. Ted Humphrey and Dailyn Rodriguez have taken us deeper into Mickey Haller’s world, building out characters and stories that have connected with our global audience, and we look forward to seeing what they have in store for everyone’s favorite lawyer. The show continues to top our global lists and it’s a testament to the work from a creative powerhouse team including Michael Connelly, David E. Kelly, Ross Fineman and our partners at A+E Studios.”

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