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  • Saturday, Jul. 30, 2016
Sarah Jessica Parker goes thrift shop in new HBO comedy 
Sarah Jessica Parker, left, and Thomas Haden Church participate in the "Divorce" panel during the HBO Television Critics Association summer press tour on Saturday, July 30, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- 

In "Sex and the City," Sarah Jessica Parker's wardrobe was all about the look and the label. In "Divorce," her new HBO comedy series, it's more about emotion.

Parker, back on HBO a decade after starring as the single Carrie on "Sex and the City," plays a wife and mother who decides to end her marriage. She stars opposite Thomas Haden Church.

Clothing is part of "the whole person in a much more subtle way. You see it in everything: in Thomas' character, in the children's clothing," Parker told TV critics Saturday. "The family is isolated in a period without it being a period piece. We thought a lot about that, a lot."

She was inspired by the look of 1970s film, Parker said, and most of what her character wears is from vintage or thrift shops. Costume designer Arjun Bhasin, who has worked with filmmaker Ang Lee, is in charge of the wardrobe.

Asked if she had to distinguish her "Divorce" character, Frances, from Carrie, Parker More

  • Saturday, Jul. 30, 2016
"Game of Thrones" to end after season 8, but 7th still ahead 
In this undated image released by HBO, Lena Headey appears in a scene from "Game of Thrones." (HBO via AP, File)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- 

HBO has confirmed what "Game of Thrones" fans never wanted to hear: The fantasy-thriller phenomenon will be coming to an end after Season 8.

Recently HBO renewed the series - adapted from George R.R. Martin's novels - for a shortened seventh season consisting of seven episodes.

The eighth season will bring the saga to a close. The number of episodes for that last cycle has not been determined, HBO programming chief Casey Bloys said Saturday at the Television Critics Association's summer conference. "We'll take as many as the (producers) will give us," he said.

After that, a spinoff remains a possibility.

"We're open to it, the (producers) aren't opposed to it, but there's no concrete plans right now," Bloys said.

"Game" won't be back with its seventh season until next summer, missing the deadline for the 2017 Emmy competition, which it routinely dominates. Last year, "Game" scored a dozen Emmys.

"It's always More

  • Saturday, Jul. 30, 2016
Stunt driver school trains for Georgia's film industry needs 
Stunt driver and stunt driving instructor Bobby Ore, right, shows aspiring stunt driver Will Ryans where to look druing a sliding 180 degree turn at Ore's stunt driving course at Atlanta Motorsports Park Saturday, June 11, 2016, in Dawsonville, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
By Jonathan Landrum Jr.
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- 

Stuntwoman Natalie Govin found work easily in South Florida - until funds for the state's film incentives program recently went dry.

With more movies such as the "Furious" series and "Need for Speed" filmed in Georgia, Govin didn't want to get caught in Florida's drought. So she moved north to the neighboring state like many of her stunt colleagues.

"It was like a mass exodus," said Govin, who's been a stunt double on several films and TV shows including HBO's "Ballers" and "Rock of Ages." ''We had a very large community in south Florida, but things tapered off. So I had to move to Atlanta. I have to pay the bills."

But without work lined up since arriving in Georgia, Govin decided to sharpen her skills as a stunt driver. That decision is what brought her to Hollywood stunt driver Bobby Ore's school - Bobby Ore Motorsports - in the northern Georgia town of Dawsonville.

In Georgia, the television and film industry had an More

  • Friday, Jul. 29, 2016
Director Steven Caple Jr.'s debut explores "The Land" with Nas, Badu help 
In this Jan. 25, 2016 file photo, director Steven Caple Jr. poses for a portrait to promote his film, "The Land", during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
By Lindsey Bahr, Film Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Director Steven Caple Jr. was mentoring some elementary school students at an inner-city park in Los Angeles when he spotted two stray kids hopping a fence with their skateboards. He went to go kick them out of the park and ended up talking with them instead. They spilled that they were selling marijuana to fund their entry into skateboarding competitions and new equipment. It was their ticket out.

That seed of an idea eventually became "The Land ," Caple's feature debut about a group of kids, Cisco (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.), Junior (Moises Arias), Boobie (Ezri Walker) and Patty Cake (Rafi Gavron), who do just that, but with a sack of Ecstasy they find. The film is currently playing in New York and Los Angeles.

Caple stayed in touch with those kids from the park during his time at USC's film school. Later, he found out that one ended up getting a sponsorship. The other disappeared.

"I started writing it about the kid who made it out, More

  • Thursday, Jul. 28, 2016
Reunions make Marvel's "Black Panther" especially personal
In this Nov. 11, 2015 file photo, actor Michael B. Jordan, right, and writer-director Ryan Coogler pose for a portrait in Los Angeles. The pair, who have worked together on "Creed," and "Fruitvale Station," are reuniting once again for "Black Panther." (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
By Ryan Pearson, Entertainment Writer
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- 

 Two reunions make "Black Panther" an especially personal chapter in the Marvel cinematic universe.

The movie, set to begin filming in January, will mark the third time director Ryan Coogler has worked with actor Michael B. Jordan. They teamed up previously on "Creed" and "Fruitvale Station."

They're joined by Lupita Nyong'o and Danai Gurira, the star and writer, respectively, of the Tony-nominated play "Eclipsed," which concluded its run on Broadway last month. Chadwick Boseman stars as T'Challa, also known as Black Panther.

"They've been doing a really good job of keeping this a secret - even from the cast," Jordan said after his role was revealed to fans at Comic-Con over the weekend. "I'm really excited to get back to working with Ryan Coogler."

Jordan plays the villain in the movie, set in the fictional African nation of Wakanda.

"I'm really, really curious to start diving into a side of my personality that a lot More

  • Thursday, Jul. 28, 2016
Netflix announces "Gilmore Girls," "One Day At A Time" dates 
In this Jan. 27, 2013 file photo, Alexis Bledel arrives at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. Netflix says "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" will debut globally on Nov. 25, 2015, with the show's original stars, Lauren Graham, who plays Lorelai Gilmore and Bledel, who plays her daughter Rory. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

The television revivals at Netflix that began in February with "Fuller House" continue as the streaming network announces premiere dates for two more series reboots.

Netflix says "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" will debut globally on Nov. 25. A new Latino version of "One Day at a Time" premieres Jan. 6.

The new "Gilmore Girls" brings back the popular mother-daughter dramedy that aired from 2000 to 2007. Each of the four 90-minute chapters covers each of four seasons of the year. The series brings back original stars Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel, with creator Amy Sherman-Palladino also returning.

The new "One Day a Time" reimagines the 1970s sitcom classic, this time centering on a Cuban-American family. Original producer Norman Lear is back for its 13-episode first season.

  • Thursday, Jul. 28, 2016
Appeal filed in copyright case of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway"
In this Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, left and singer Robert Plant appear at a press conference ahead of the theatrical release of "Celebration Day", a concert film of their 2007 London O2 arena reunion show, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Lawyers have appealed a jury decision that cleared Led Zeppelin of accusations it lifted a riff from an obscure 1960s instrumental for the intro to its classic rock anthem "Stairway to Heaven."

At attorney for the trust of the late Randy Wolfe filed a notice of appeal last week in Los Angeles federal court.

The trust for Wolfe, better known as Randy California, failed to convince a jury last month that the British band swiped a passage to "Stairway" from a short work he recorded with his band Spirit in 1968.

The filing does not provide legal arguments for why the case should be reconsidered.

Trust attorneys complained after the verdict that the judge did not allow jurors to hear the recording of Spirit's "Taurus."

Instead, jurors had to rely on renditions from the sheet music because that is the copyright-protected work, though it differs from the band's recording.

Attorneys for Led Zeppelin and the other More

  • Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2016
HBO didn't renew "Project Greenlight," Damon says 
In this Aug. 10, 2015 file photo, Ben Affleck, left, and Matt Damon attend the "Project Greenlight" premiere of "The Leisure Class" in Los Angeles. Damon said in an interview that he was shocked that that HBO didn’t pick up "Project Greenlight" for a fifth season. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP, File)
By Lindsey Bahr, Film Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

"Project Greenlight" won't be getting a fifth season on HBO.

Matt Damon told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he was shocked that HBO didn't pick up his and Ben Affleck's show, which chronicles the production of an independent film.

"I really liked it and thought that the show went great," Damon said while promoting the latest "Jason Bourne" film. "I'm not one to question (their programming). They do such a great job. But we have to take it out again."

Damon said that that they'll start shopping the show around, and he thinks that a streaming service like Amazon or Netflix might be a good fit.

"There are places where I think we could do really well," he said.

"Project Greenlight" aired on HBO for its first two seasons from 2001 to 2003, before moving to Bravo for season three in 2005. The show came back to HBO for a fourth season last year to much buzz and some controversy starting with Damon's comments regarding More

  • Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2016
Film company guilty in "Star Wars" accident that injured Harrison Ford
In this December 10, 2015 file photo, Harrison Ford greets fans during a Star Wars fan event in Sydney. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)
LONDON (AP) -- 

A film production company on Tuesday admitted health and safety breaches over an accident on the set of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" that broke the leg of star Harrison Ford.

The actor was struck by a hydraulic door on the set of the Millennium Falcon — his character Han Solo's spaceship — at Pinewood Studios near London in June 2014. He was airlifted to a hospital for surgery.

During a hearing at Milton Keynes Magistrates' Court in Britain, prosecutor Andrew Marshall said the door "could have killed somebody" had an emergency stop button not been hit. Britain's Health and Safety Executive said the metal-framed door struck Ford with a power comparable to the weight of a small car.

Foodles Production Ltd, which is owned by the Walt Disney Co., admitted two breaches of health and safety law, although its lawyer, Angus Withington, said Foodles would contest the level of risk involved.

The company will be sentenced next month More

  • Sunday, Jul. 24, 2016
"Vampire Diaries" to end after 8 seasons 
This file photo shows Ian Somerhalder attending "The Vampire Diaries" panel on day 4 of Comic-Con International in San Diego. The eighth season of "The Vampire Diaries" will be the supernatural series' final entry. The cast and crew of the CW show announced Saturday, July 23, 2016, at San Diego Comic-Con International that the forthcoming season will be its last.(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
By Derrik J. Lang, Entertainment Writer
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- 

The eighth season of "The Vampire Diaries" will be the supernatural series' final entry.

The cast and crew of the CW show announced Saturday at San Diego Comic-Con International that the forthcoming season will be its last.

"The Vampire Diaries" executive producer Julie Plec called the ending "bittersweet and emotional."

"We're all going to be crying in a minute," Plec said. "It's been a beautiful run."

Plec was joined at the pop-culture convention by executive producer Kevin Williamson and cast members Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, Kat Graham, Candice King, Zach Roerig, Matt Davis and Michael Malarkey.

The adaptation of the book series debuted in 2009 and centered on the spooky happenings in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia.

The eighth and final season will premiere Oct. 21.

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