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Cannes Advertising Convention “Cannes Lion” Moves from June to Late October, Film Festival Will Be Next Despite Reluctance

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Cannes Lion, the advertising world’s Oscars and Super Bowl wrapped in one, has moved from mid June to late October.

This was inevitable. And what will come next is the moving of the Cannes Film Festival. I don’t know why they are hesitating, actually. Early October or late September on the Cote Azur is lovely. Let’s go!

Reports are that while we wait for the Cannes Film Festival announcement, the film market– where B movies are sold around the world– is preparing for an online event, while Hollywood agencies are also preparing for a postponement or cancellation.

It’s not like anyone wants Cannes to cancel their May dates. But it’s likely more and more impractical considering what’s going on right now. No one wants to see Cannes turn into a petri dish.

Stay tuned.

Listen to The Pretenders’ New Single, “The Buzz,” from a New Album Coming May 1st Called “Hate for Sale”

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All I can say really is Thank God. Thank you, Chrissie. New single, new album. On BMG Records. If there’s a publicist, please me at showbiz411@gmail.com

Track list
Hate for Sale:

01 Hate for Sale
02 The Buzz
03 Lightning Man
04 Turf Accountant Daddy
05 You Can’t Hurt a Fool
06 I Didn’t Know When to Stop
07 Maybe Love Is in NYC
08 Junkie Walk
09 Didn’t Want to Be This Lonely
10 Crying in Public

“Days of our Lives” Halts Production, But Headwriter Says They’ve Already Taped Halloween, “Y&R,” “B&B” Also Shut Down

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The soaps are now all on hiatus.

“Days of our Lives” headwriter Ron Carlivati has tweeted that the show has halted production.

Luckily, that show tapes so far ahead he says they’ve already taped Halloween, and have shot into November. He’s just writing Christmas now.

Late last night, “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” also shut down after waiting til the last minute. “General Hospital” had already shut down last week.

The latter three shows tape about six weeks in advance. If they run out of shows, they can always rerun classic episodes. Viewers would love to see “best of ” weeks.

 

Sting’s Musical, “The Last Ship” Postponed til Later This Year in Washington, DC, Likely in Other Cities for Now

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Sting’s hit musical, “The Last Ship,” is going into dry dock for a bit.

Washington DC’s National Theater just announced the run from March 27th- April 5th will be postponed until later this year.

Other cities, like Detroit and Minneapolis, may do the same. Check local listings.

“The Last Ship” was a huge hit in Los Angeles this winter. It was equally sold out in San Francisco, but stopped early because of the virus panic.

In Washington, it was pretty much sold out for its run. The theater says hold on to your tickets, the ship will sail again!

Unknown still: if Sting’s residency in Las Vegas at Caesar’s Palace will take off on May 22nd. Caesar’s is so far the only venue still open in Sin City, but that could change. Meantime, we can listen to “My Songs” on CD and streaming, and “The Last Ship,” as well. A lot of those songs are stuck in my head anyway!

 

RIP: “Carol Burnett Show” Star Lyle Waggoner Dies at Age 84, Also Starred in TV’s “Wonder Woman”

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Lyle Waggoner, star of “The Carol Burnett Show” and “Wonder Woman” in the 1970s and 80s, has died age 84.

Waggoner was cast on the Burnett as the handsome but often clueless leading man caught in comic situations. On “Wonder Woman” he was straight arrow Steve Trevor.

A native of Kansas City and St. Louis, Waggoner spent his retirement years as a sculptor in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He appeared in several TV shows before Burnett, but when he arrived there, it was magic. He and the cast — Burnett, Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, Vicki Lawrence — gelled into a perfect comedy ensemble. The rest was history.

 Waggoner once even tested for Adam West’s role as Batman/Bruce Wayne:

 

 

Disney Cancels May Releases Including “Black Widow,” “David Copperfield,” Already Postponed “Woman in the Window”

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There’s no spring time for Disney.

They’ve removed their main releases from May dates. Those include Marvel’s “Black Widow,” Searchlight’s “Private Life of David Copperfield,” and the already postponed from a previous date, “Woman in the Window.”

Now no one’s in the window.

“David Copperfield,” directed by Armando Iannucci, starring Dev Patel, is so good and so funny, I kind of wish they’d put it on streaming. But it will be worth the wait in theaters.

Meantime, Universal has released “Cats” on digital platforms. They obviously hate us. No, just kidding. Watch it, it’s not so bad.

Tuesday Virus Entertainment: Watch DA Pennebaker’s Great Short Film, “Daybreak Express,” Set to Duke Ellington

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Just thinking of my late friend and mentor, DA Pennebaker. He’d like it if we watched “Daybreak Express,” which he shot in 1953 on 16 mm Kodachrome on the now demolished IRT Third Avenue Line (“Third Avenue El”) in New York City. A mini masterpiece.

Children’s Books Swamp the Amazon Top 100 Bestsellers as Parents Freak Out During Home Stay, Only 10 Are for Adults

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The top selling book in the US this morning?

“My First Learn to Write Workbook,” by Crystal Radle. No, I am not kidding. Forty four of the top 100 Amazon best selling books are for children. Parents are freaking out during the home stay. They have swamped the bestsellers.

There are only ten of the top 100 for adults. They include “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng, the basis for the new Reese Witherspoon-Kerry Washington TV series. Also, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee.

Number 59 is “The Great Influenza,” by John M. Barry, about the pandemic of 1918.

If you’ve got a grade school kid under 6, read them Dr. Seuss’s “The Sneetches.” Over 6, read them “Harry Potter.” Works like a charm!

 

Tom Brady Says He’s Leaving the Patriots, Going for the Money and Someplace Warm Like L.A. or Florida

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New England is saying goodbye to Tom Brady. The star quarterback is choosing Big Money and Warm Weather now that his contract is up. He’s going to Florida or Los Angeles. We knew this when he bought a mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut.  His announcement came in a very special set of Tweets. In all likelihood he’ll play a couple more years, then segue into TV sportscasting.