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Netflix expects 40 million households to watch The Irishman in its first month, making the Oscar contender one of the streaming service’s most popular movies.The gangster epic directed by Martin Scorsese was seen in 26.4 million homes in its first week, Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said Tuesday at an investment conference. The film, which debuted online November 27 after a run in theatres, stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci.*pours glass of wine*pic.twitter.com/abVV993CWS— Netflix Film (@NetflixFilm) December 10, 2019 Netflix is selective about the viewing data it releases, often leaving Wall Street and Hollywood guessing about whether its shows and movies are successful. Nielsen previously indicated that The Irishman was seen by 13.2 million US viewers in its first five days of release. That put it above El Camino, this year’s cinematic follow-up to the TV show Breaking Bad, but below Bird Box, Sandra Bullock’s supernatural thriller from … [Read more...] about Netflix says 26 million accounts watched The Irishman in first week, expects 40 million after a month

The actor died in Texas on Tuesday after a long battle with illness, McKeon’s spokesman Jeff Ballard told People magazine. “We are all beyond heartbroken and devastated over Phil’s passing,” said Ballard in a statement to the outlet. “His wonderful sense of humour, kindness and loyalty will be remembered by all who crossed his path in life.” RELATED: Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dead at 61 Philip McKeon, best known for playing Tommy Hyatt on Alice, has died aged 55. Picture: Getty.Source:Getty Images McKeon starred in Alice from 1976 to 1985 alongside Linda Lavin. The show won eight Golden Globes, and was based on Martin Scorsese’s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. McKeon is survived by his sister Nancy McKeon, who starred in The Facts of Life. After Alice ended, McKeon went on to star in a handful of other projects. His last on-screen appearance was 1994’s Ghoulies IV. He also directed a film and produced several others, … [Read more...] about Philip McKeon, child star from 80s sitcom Alice dead at 55

At a makeshift classroom inside Annapurna Studios, Marianna de Sanctis, head of film repair at L’Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna, demonstrates how to analyse an old film negative and restore it. Keenly observing her is Amala Akkineni, actor and director of Annapurna College of Film & Media. Earlier, actor-producer Nagarjuna Akkineni tried his hand at a practical session in film repair, guided by Marianna. Later when we speak on the sidelines of the Film Preservation and Restoration Workshop, Amala reveals that ever since she began working with the Annapurna film school, she has been organising an annual film festival of yesteryear Telugu classics. But many older film negatives and prints have been lost or are in a bad condition. “Invariably we watch the same few films that we managed to find, each year,” rues Amala.Nagarjuna tells us that the negatives and prints of Mani Ratnam’s Geetanjali (1989) are nowhere to be found. The negatives of Shiva (1990), … [Read more...] about Nagarjuna: Efforts are on to locate and restore Telugu classics

Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the South Korean social satire Parasite, director Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit and Jay Roach’s post MeToo newsroom drama Bombshell have been nominated for the top prize at the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild awards. America Ferrera and Danai Gurira announced the film and TV nominees on Wednesday. Robert De Niro will receive the Life Achievement Award, presented by Leonardo DiCaprio.In the television category, HBO’s Game of Thrones and Big Little Lies, Netflix’s Stranger Things and The Crown, and Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale were nominated for Best Drama Ensemble. The 2020 ceremony will take place on January 19 at the Shrine Auditorium.While The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Bombshell led the film category with four nods apiece, Amazon’s The Marvellous Mrs Maisel led the TV field, also with four nominations. Here is the full list of … [Read more...] about SAG Awards nominations: The Irishman and Game of Thrones score big; Joaquin Phoenix, Leonardo DiCaprio to duke it out

IMAGE: James McCarthy of Republic of Ireland, centre, celebrates with team mates after beating Germany in the UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifier Group D match. Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Images. For Ireland to reach the knockout stages at Euro 2016 they must achieve something they haven't done in 28 years - win a game at the European Championship. Martin O'Neill's team face an Italian side already guaranteed victory in Group E and manager Antonio Conte is likely to field many of his reserves, but it remains to be seen if Ireland can end their long winless streak in this must-win game. Group rivals Sweden and Belgium meet at the same time, with the Swedes aiming to finish second in the group by beating the side who hammered Ireland 3-0 last time out.But Ireland could also take that spot behind Italy if they win and pip Sweden on goal difference. An Irish victory and a draw between Belgium and Sweden could also see Ireland through as a third-placed team. IMAGE: Republic of Ireland's … [Read more...] about Euro 2016: Irish hopeful of memorable win against Italy