A well-curated stack of books on a coffee table is just as important as mastering how to properly place framed art pieces on your wall. Take a look at a fashion lover’s coffee table, and you might see books like Dior: The Art of Color or Chanel: Collections and Creations, essential readings that celebrate the
Month: November 2018
Music streaming service Pandora still makes most of its money with ad-supported streaming, but its paid subscription business is growing quickly: The company generated close to 30 percent of its Q3 revenue with paid subscriptions, it revealed as part of its most recent earnings report Monday. Altogether, Pandora brought in some $417.6 million in revenue for
November 5, 2018 1:48PM PT Bob Kushell, the co-showrunner of CBS’ upcoming midseason comedy “Fam,” has been fired for reportedly using inappropriate language in the workplace, Variety has learned. The show’s creator, Corinne Kingsbury, will now serve as the sitcom’s sole showrunner. Representatives for CBS declined to comment. “Fam” stars Nina Dobrev, Tone Bell and Odessa
Television isn’t hurting for lack of angry women right now, but it’s still startling to make direct eye contact with them as one must with “Snatches.” BBC America’s new series of short films — eight in total — honors the 100th anniversary of women getting the vote in England by centering furious, aching, excited, miserable
AMC Networks has overhauled the management of its entertainment networks, promoting BBC America chief Sarah Barnett to oversee four channels focused on scripted programming: AMC, SundanceTV, BBC America and IFC. David Madden, who joined AMC and SundanceTV last year from Fox, will take on oversight of programming for the four AMC channels in addition to
Boomplay, Africa’s leading music streaming and download service, has struck a licensing agreement with Universal Music Group covering multiple markets within Africa. The company, which launched in 2015, is jointly owned via a parent company called Transsnet Music Limited JV by two Chinese companies, Transsion Holdings (which is currently the number one smartphone company by
When Cardi B rapped, “I’m the queen of talking sh-t and I’m backing it up,” she really meant it. Throughout her drama-filled feud with Nicki Minaj, Cardi assured Minaj and fans that Fashion Nova wasn’t the only brand she was collaborating with. Today, Cardi clarified those claims by announcing her partnership with Reebok, which begins
Three dates into a tour for her recently-released sophomore album, “Shake The Spirit,” Elle King was doing her thing, heatedly, in the name of broken romance and righteous, post-breakup revelry Sunday night. Singing haughtily and poignantly on the tragicomic state of love and loss at the Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia, King churned the
French Montana appears across four covers for the November issue of GQ Middle East. The covers, shot in United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, and the rapper’s native Morocco, celebrate his heritage, multiculturalism and immigrants. The covers aimed to promote peace in the Middle East, as well as Montana’s work supporting Dreamers as the face of the
Samsung will give us a first glimpse at its plans for augmented reality (AR) at a developer event this week. The company is expected to unveil an AR Cloud service dubbed Project Whare, and may even preview a dedicated AR headset. The Korean consumer electronics giant is holding its annual developer conference in San Francisco
Forty-six years after an Aretha Franklin gospel concert film was shot and abandoned, amazement is truly in order. The Franklin estate and producer Alan Elliott have reached an agreement to release the perpetually delayed “Amazing Grace” project, Variety can exclusively reveal. Although no distribution deal is yet in place for a planned general release in 2019,
Disney and Fox found themselves wrapped up in another bidding war earlier this year, but this time around it involved vowels, consonants and answers posed in the form of questions. The ABC Owned Television Stations group has renewed the syndicated game shows “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy” through the 2022-23 television season. The shows have
November 5, 2018 11:30AM PT Election Night 2018 will be fraught with tight political races and tons of anticipation – and filled with real-time jokes from TV’s late-night hosts. Jimmy Kimmel will join Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers in presenting a live broadcast Tuesday night, just as Americans are getting results from many
Yippie-ki-yay! Fans of the “Die Hard” movies can geek out with a new book that goes inside the entire saga with exclusive interviews with the cast and crew and and rare and unseen imagery including set photographs and concept art. Written by Variety senior producer David S. Cohen and James Mottram, “Die Hard: The Ultimate
50 Cent Rips Floyd’s Japan Fight … ‘Champ Fighting a Uber Driver’ 11/5/2018 11:42 AM PST Breaking News The feud between 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather is still going — Fiddy just CLOWNED the boxer’s newly announced fight, saying his opponent is more “Uber driver” than contender. As we previously reported … Mayweather just signed
Rebel Wilson stirred up controversy last week when she claimed she was the first plus-sized actress to star in a romantic comedy film, and now she’s apparently blocked so many critics over the questionable comment to spawn a #RebelWilsonBlockedMe hashtag. The “Bridesmaids” star appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Oct. 31 to discuss her new
November 5, 2018 10:47AM PT Facebook is the latest company to reject a Trump campaign ad that has been decried as racist: The social networking giant suspended ad buys for the video Monday, with a spokesperson telling Variety that it violated its advertising policies. “This ad violates Facebook’s advertising policy against sensational content so we
Katriel Schory, one of the most respected figures in the Israeli film industry, will step down from the helm of the Israel Film Fund early next year after two decades in the post. Schory said in a letter that he took the decision to exit the job but has agreed to continue serving as a
November 5, 2018 10:30AM PT Saban Films has acquired North American distribution rights to Derrick Borte’s drama “American Dreamer,” starring comedian Jim Gaffigan in his leading-man debut. “American Dreamer,” which premiered in September at the Los Angeles Film Festival, follows a down-on-his-luck rideshare driver who makes extra cash chauffeuring a low-level drug dealer around town.
Welcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week’s TV. Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. This week, “The Last Ship” comes to an end on TNT and “Mayans MC” ends
November 5, 2018 10:00AM PT TBS has ordered a pilot for an unscripted series led by Shaquille O’Neal and Ken Jeong. The new series is currently titled “Unqualified.” It will see O’Neal and Jeong team up to try out a variety of odd jobs like patrolling malls as rent-a-cops, substitute teaching kindergarten, train conducting, and
November 5, 2018 10:00AM PT ABC has ordered additional episodes of “The Rookie.” The freshman drama starring Nathan Fillion has been picked up for seven additional episodes, bringing its first season to 20 total. It is the latest example of a broadcast series this season being picked up for a full season that will not
November 5, 2018 9:51AM PT AGC Studios has signed multiple deals on the Allison Janney–Laura Dern comedy “Breaking News in Yuba County” at the American Film Market. AGC has sold rights in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with Constantin Film; France with TF1; Italy with Lucky Red; Scandinavia with Svensk; Australia and New Zealand with Roadshow;
“This is family,” Beck said from the stage at Los Angeles’ Palace Theater on Thursday night (Nov. 1), explaining his surprise appearance with The Bird and the Bee and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl. The occasion: an equal part concert and rally staged by Swing Left. The all-star lineup also included Karen O and Nick Zinner
November 5, 2018 9:09AM PT Shares of Wanda Film Holding were down by their 10% daily trading limit on Monday after they resumed trading for the first time in 16 months. The company has not yet completed its proposed restructuring scheme. The shares are listed on the Shenzhen stock market, but have not been traded
Niantic, the company behind the wildly successful “Pokemon Go” mobile game, is looking to breathe some new life into “Pokemon Go” precursor “Ingress.” On Monday, it officially unveiled “Ingress Prime,” which combines a redesigned app with new storylines, a new onboarding experience and an accompanying web series. “‘Ingress’ was inspired by this idea that the
Movies don’t have to be fantastical in order to do fantastic business. That’s the takeaway from a weekend that saw Fox’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” top the box office charts and Disney’s “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” serve up a face plant of epic proportions. It’s an important reminder because the studios behind the two films
Check out the official Aquaman TV Spot starring Jason Momoa! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Aquaman: https://www.fandango.com/aquaman-208499/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: December 21, 2018 Starring: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman Directed By: James Wan Synopsis: Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater
As the temperature takes a dip and clusters of bright autumn leaves fall off the trees, we’re reminded that the most wonderful time of the year is finally here. But since the holiday season is always one that’s fraught with anxiety and stress, especially when it comes to gift-giving, J. Crew is stepping in to
Snap is furthering its partnership with Barcroft Media and adding more of the U.K.-based content company’s digital series to Snapchat Discover. Barcroft launched its “Ridiculous Rides,” “Snapped in the Wild” and “Beast Buddies,” in the summer and followed those with “Shake My Beauty,” and “Born Different,” which launched at the end of October. The latter
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