Slender Thread (1965): Sydney Pollack’s Oscar Nominated Directing Debut, Hospital Melodrama, Starring Anne Bancroft and Sidney Poitier

Sydney Pollack made his directing debut with Slender Thread, an intimate drama about a woman on the verge of suicide, starring Anne Bancroft and Sidney Poitier.

Color Purple, The: Musical Movie out of Spieberg’s 1985 Film and Broadway Musical–New, More Positive Focus

Unlike the film, the musical remake focuses on the moments that inspire Celie, the women in her life who lift her to that point of a healing that restores not only her humanity, but that of those around her.

Wonka: Chalamet’s Musical Sings to Charming $38M U.S. Opening

The Timothée Chalamet-led “Wonka” scored an opening day gross of $14.4 million from 4,203 theaters at the Friday box-office, putting it on course to earn $38 million or more in its American opening.

Tracker: Drama Series, Starring Justin Hartley as Mysterious Reward Seeker and Expert Tracker (Feb 11, after Super Bowl)

“You collect rewards, right?” a woman is heard asking Hartley’s Colter Shaw in the opening of the trailer.

Death in Hollywood: Matthew Perry, 54, Died from Acute Effects of Ketamine, Autopsy Reveals

Matthew Perry died from the acute effects of the anesthetic ketamine, according to an autopsy released on Friday by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office.