From reality TV to surreal horror, here are your top entertainment stories.
LIVE TV IS HARD
Netflix is asking viewers to be patient, as it delays the release of the Love Is Blind Live Reunion. The special was scheduled for Sunday at 8 p.m. ET but did not go on as planned due to an error with the livestream. “We are incredibly sorry that the Love Is Blind Live Reunion did not turn out as we had planned,” the company tweeted. “We’re filming it now and we’ll have it on Netflix as soon as humanly possible. Again, thank you and sorry.”
SUPER BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE
The Super Mario Brothers Movie continued its record-breaking run this weekend, raking in $92 million, which marks the best second weekend ever for an animated movie.The video game adaptation from Nintendo and illumination has now grossed more than $353 million dollars in North America, and $683 million globally, making it the highest grossing movie of the year.
BEAU IS A HIT
Lastly, Ari Aster's latest film Beau Is Afraid is cleaning up at the independent box office.The A24 flick, starring Joaquin Phoenix, scored the biggest indie box office opening of the year, grossing more than $320,000 on four screens in New York and Los Angeles.
Wondering what to watch this weekend? This week we watch real-life spiritualism that has gone too far, fictional witchcraft that has gone too far, and two Christmas classics to bring our happiness back.
Since 1927, Time Magazine has chosen its Person of the Year to acknowledge the world's biggest and most influential change makers. This year it was global phenomenon Taylor Swift. Dan Macsai, executive editor of Time, spoke with Cheddar News about the process to make its pick and what's involved.
So I got the chance to chat with times executive editor Dan Max about how time made its decision and the entire person of the year issue.
A liberal activist with an eye for mainstream entertainment, Lear fashioned bold and controversial comedies that were embraced by viewers who had to watch the evening news to find out what was going on in the world.
Dean O'Neill, CEO and owner of Pekarna Restaurant & Event Space, joined Cheddar News to discuss a new Christmas-themed pop-up called Tinsel Town in the Upper West Side of Manhattan with some delicious food and drinks.