President Trump talks a lot to the media, but more often than not it’s when he responds to shouted questions, appears with a foreign leader, or chats up reporters on Air Force One. Wednesday’s press conference was a rarity: A full-fledged, freewheeling solo meeting with the media, where he riffed for an hour and 20 minutes,
Month: September 2018
For the better part of the past decade, Sin City’s rallying cry has been “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas,” but that has gone out the window — along with the notion of music as a loss leader in a town built on gambling. Since Caesars Palace launched the Colosseum in 2003 for Celine
Paris is always a good idea. While getting yourself there requires a bit of planning, virtually attending Paris Fashion Week is no problem. Watch one of the week’s most anticipated shows—Chloé from Creative Director Natacha Ramsay-Levi—at 10 a.m. Parisian time (4 a.m. NYC) via the link below. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below
WASHINGTON — President Trump declared that the “false” allegations that he says multiple women made against him “absolutely” influenced how he views the accusations that have been made against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. “I have had a lot of false charges against me,” Trump said at a press conference in New York, adding that
Amazon Studios chief Jennifer Salke made it clear on Wednesday that big changes are coming to the company’s struggling film business. Less than a week after Dan Fogelman’s “Life Itself” flopped, the executive moved quickly to stabilize her film team and to encourage the faltering division to start developing more commercial fare. As part of
In today’s roundup, Fox announces hosts for its “ Pregame Show,” while Apple’s “Dickinson” adds series regulars. DATES Fox News Channel is teaming up with Fox Sports for “Thursday Night Football.” Pro Football Hall of Famers Michael Strahan, Terry Bradshaw, and Howie Long will co-headline Fox Sports’ new “Thursday Night Football Pregame Show,” live from
The late 1990s were a goldmine for independent cinema, with financiers and distributors willing to gamble on diverse material in the wake of “Pulp Fiction’s” breakout success earlier that decade. “Smoke Signals,” marketed by Miramax as “the first feature film written, directed, and produced by Native Americans,” was a critical success and crowd favorite from
Of all the stars — including Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, and John Legend — who turned out to honor Quincy Jones at L.A.’s Microsoft Theater on Tuesday night, at least one had never met him before. “You’re a legend and I love you,” gushed Meghan Trainor upon meeting her idol on the red carpet before
Offerings at casinos continue to reach new heights as they invest in infrastructure and top-tier talent. Variety’s inaugural Casino Entertainment Impact List looks at which gambling institutions are truly at the top of their game. CASINOS Agua Caliente Casino Resort SpaRancho Mirage, Calif. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians; the Show at Agua Caliente (capacity:
September 26, 2018 3:12PM PT The actor appeared with the bluegrass band in a 2009 movie and had recently filmed a video testimonial for Prine. Bill Murray has already been the unofficial president of the John Prine fan club. He’s also been a buddy of the bluegrass-based SteelDrivers since they appeared together in a movie
It’s a look that both commuters and jet-setters can get behind: chunky sneakers pairedwith the season’s directional styles—from oversize preppy staples to retro-prim separates. Padded-cotton coat, $4,110, tulle dress, $1,060, both, Prada.Bra top, Varley, $70. Briefs, Miu Miu, $530. Sneakers, Fila, $70 (worn throughout). SALADRIGAS ALEX Advertisement – Continue Reading Below Wool sweater, cotton shirt,
September 26, 2018 1:36PM PT The Independent Filmmaker Project announced Wednesday that Willem Dafoe and Paul Greengrass will receive an actor and director tribute respectively at the 2018 IFP Gotham Awards. As one of the first awards shows of the season, the IFP Gotham Awards provides early recognition for independent films and their writers, directors, producers and
September 26, 2018 1:08PM PT ReFrame and IMDBPro are now accepting entries from broadcast television and streaming series for their first-ever television-focused ReFrame Stamp program. ReFrame, a coalition of industry professionals founded by Women in Film and the Sundance Institute, first created the ReFrame Stamp earlier this year as part of a data initiative geared toward
September 26, 2018 12:55PM PT With “Venom,” which hits theaters next week, Sony is expanding its Spider-Man universe. The upcoming tentpole stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, a journalist who becomes the host of an alien symbiote and unwittingly adopts the terrifying alter-ego Venom. Venom has a long comic-book history with Spider-Man — in fact,
Luis Ortega’s Pedro Almodovar-backed ‘El Angel,’ which premiered at Cannes and screens at this week’s San Sebastian Film Festival, has been selected as Argentina’s submission for consideration for the Academy Award for best foreign language picture. Sold by Vicente Canales’ Film Factory, produced by Argentina’s K & S and and Pedro Almodovar’s El Deseo and
Mindy Kaling isn’t just hopeful that Hollywood is changing in the era of #MeToo and Time’s Up — the “Ocean’s 8” star says she’s already noticing a positive shift toward gender parity. “I’ve seen an enormous amount of change,” Kaling told Variety at the Palisades Village opening gala in Los Angeles, adding, “I’m noticing that
Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish are hoping that big laughs equal big bucks when “Night School” opens this weekend. Before the comedic duo can claim box office victory, however, they’ll have to fend off one adorable Yeti. Universal’s “Night School” is eyeing a debut between $27 million and $35 million from 2,900 theaters. The film
Academy Award-winner Damien Chazelle is coming to Morelia to kick off Mexico’s 16th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) on Oct. 20 with his latest film, “First Man.” For the first time, the festival will be presenting a medal for artistic excellence to Alfonso Cuaron, whose recent Venice Golden Lion-winner “Roma,” Mexico’s submission to the Oscars
September 26, 2018 12:14PM PT The tune is the title track from her first album in eight years, due Oct. 26. Months after she played a snippet of the song at her Red Bull Music Academy talk — and eight years since the release of her last studio album — pop savant Robyn has finally
At first blush, “God Friended Me” is an easy target for mockery. Its title promises something wacky and miraculous, with a bonus social- media tie-in for relevance. In actuality, the new CBS drama is almost too earnest to ridicule, wrapping its absurd premise with the kind of moralistic sincerity that has fueled broadcast network dramas
Amazon Studios has acquired the rights to “The Female Persuasion,” an acclaimed best-seller by Meg Wolitzer. The movie will be produced by Lynda Obst (“Contact”), Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, and Per Saari (“Big Little Lies”). Blossom Films, Kidman’s production company, recently signed a first-look deal with Amazon — this film will be a part of
September 26, 2018 12:01PM PT Susan Johnson, noted indie filmmaker and director of the Netflix social media sensation “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” has signed with CAA and Management 360. Based on Jenny Han’s New York Times bestseller of the same name, “To All the Boys” was one of several romantic comedies to
G-Star Raw x Jaden Smith After announcing its “Most Sustainable Jeans Ever” (produced using 75 percent less water) last February, G-Star Raw is bringing star power to their fabrication. The denim featured in Jaden Smith’s new Forces of Nature capsule collection is Cradle to Cradle Gold Level Certified, meaning it was rigorously vetted for best
September 26, 2018 11:28AM PT [embedded content] Lucasfilm’s immersive R&D unit ILMxLab is getting ready to embrace Facebook’s new Oculus Quest VR headset: “Vader Immortal,” a new 3-part VR series, is going to debut as a launch title when Oculus Quest becomes commercially available next year, ILMxLab’s executive in charge Vicki Dobbs Beck announced at
September 26, 2018 11:20AM PT Look out Saskatoon! The real “Rocket Man” is coming … Unstoppable showman Elton John has added 25 more dates to his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour, taking him nearly to the end of 2019. He’s added multiple dates in Las Vegas, Philadelphia and several Canadian cities, among other stops (the
September 26, 2018 11:00AM PT LaMonica Garrett has been cast in this year’s “Arrowverse” crossover event, which is being dubbed “Elseworlds.” Garrett will play Mar Novu aka The Monitor, who is an “extraterrestrial being of infinite power” and was originally created by Marv Wolfman and George Perez for DC Comics. Perez will also illustrate a
Gaumont’s animated comedy “Bionic Max” has been greenlit by France’s Gulli, the kids entertainment channel owned by Lagardere. Created by Gaumont’s Thomas Digard and Manu Klotz, “Bionic Max” is a buddy comedy between two very different but lovable friends: Max, the first and only prototype for a bionic guinea pig born in a laboratory, and
September 26, 2018 10:59AM PT Facebook’s Oculus Go VR headset is getting access to more than 800,000 360-degree videos, thanks to a new partnership with Google’s YouTube service. The service’s YouTube VR will launch on the headset soon, announced Oculus Go product manager Sean Liu at Facebook’s Oculus Connect VR developer conference in San Jose,
September 26, 2018 10:31AM PT CBS is preparing to build a large-scale television and film production facility outside Toronto, reflecting the high volume of shows that CBS Television Studios shoots north of the border. CBS said Wednesday it has secured a long-term lease on a 260,000 square-foot space in Mississauga, which is 18 miles from downtown Toronto.
CollegeHumor, the IAC-owned comedy website that’s been around since 1999, was running into roadblocks in pushing the creative envelope. First, YouTube and Facebook have increasingly been cracking down on advertiser-inappropriate content, penalizing CollegeHumor’s edgier material by demonetizing or curtailing it — even some of its political comedy has been penalized by the tech platforms, said
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