July 31, 2019 4:49PM PT “Baskets” is coming to an end. FX announced Wednesday that the series will end upon the conclusion of its current fourth season. The Season 4 finale on Aug. 22 will now serve as the series finale. “Over four seasons, ‘Baskets’ has taken its place among the great FX comedies as
Month: July 2019
The Television Academy won’t be handing out a Governors Award at this year’s Emmy ceremony, the first time it has opted not to hand out the honor in 25 years. The Board of Governors of the TV Academy has the option to hand out one Governors Award annually, or skip it. But since establishing the
July 31, 2019 4:41PM PT Amazon senior vice president Jeff Blackburn is about to take some time off next year: Blackburn will embark on a one-year sabbatical, he revealed in an email to staff Wednesday. “It’s never easy to find a good time for a break when always scaling so fast, but now feels like
Melina Matsoukas is hoping her feature film directorial debut “Queen & Slim” gets people talking. “I think the largest thing I want people to get out of it is to create that dialogue, to have people talking about both sides, to change the political climate,” Matsoukas said during a Q&A with members of the press
Media reports around the Katy Perry “Dark Horse” case, in which a jury found this week that she and her producers and cowriters had infringed upon the copyright of Flame’s 2013 song “Joyful Noise,” often focus upon the damage the case might do to her career, her reputation or her bank accounts. But the crux
The 2020 Democratic debates continue Wednesday night as CNN hosts the remaining 10 democratic candidates in Detroit. The debates will air live exclusively on CNN at 8 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. PT. Additionally, viewers can stream the event from CNN.com, on CNN’s smartphone apps and CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast and
Here are the top trailers for movies coming out in August 2019! What will you go see? 00:00 Hobbs & Shaw 02:26 Them That Follow 04:35 The Art of Racing in the Rain 06:48 Dora and the Lost City of Gold 08:22 The Kitchen 09:53 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 12:18 The Peanut
July 31, 2019 3:36PM PT In today’s roundup, Jennifer Cheon Garcia will appear on “Supergirl” and the Paley Center for Media announces two new exhibits. CASTING Jennifer Cheon Garcia has been cast in a guest starring role in the fifth season premiere of the CW series “Supergirl,” Variety has learned exclusively. Described as the physical manifestation
When it comes to martial arts and cinema, Bruce Lee is an icon. But his depiction in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” as an arrogant blowhard who brags about being able to “cripple” boxer Muhammad Ali could not be further from the truth, according to those closest to the real Lee. For
July 31, 2019 3:00PM PT Saying he had concerns about the case being “tried in the public domain,” a federal judge in Chicago Wednesday approved a protective order in the child pornography and obstruction case against R. Kelly, according to the Chicago Tribune. In the course of the argument — which is in favor of
July 31, 2019 2:55PM PT At first glance, “Sherman’s Showcase” requires unraveling several meta layers. The new IFC comedy from Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin (“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”) is a faux docuseries about a fictional Black variety show (the aforementioned “Sherman’s Showcase”) that spans generations like the ones that inspired it, including “Soul
Breaking News TMZ Ex-Pittsburgh Steelers running back and former NFL analyst Merril Hoge says Roundup weed killer caused him to get cancer back in 2003 … and now, he’s suing. The 54-year-old says he first mixed and sprayed the popular weed killer all over while he was working on a farm in Idaho back in
In the wake of the Disney-Fox merger and Disney’s full assumption of control over Hulu in May, Walt Disney Television has taken oversight of the streamer’s original scripted drama and comedy development. Hulu’s senior vice president of scripted originals Craig Erwich will now report to Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment head Dana Walden, a
Craig Mazin, who was running for vice president of the Writers Guild of America West, has withdrawn from the contest due to a family issue. Mazin was running as part of the Writers for Negotiation slate, which opposes the current stalemate between the WGA and Hollywood agencies. He made the announcement Wednesday afternoon in an
Whether a television series deals overtly in the political times of the day, as in CBS All Access’ “The Good Fight,” or uses complicated subject matter such as race and identity in a more thematic or metaphorical way (as in the streamer’s “Star Trek: Discovery”), the key for writers and producers is to handle the
“Dora and the Lost City of Gold” is just the kind of family-friendly movie you’d expect to see from Walden Media, which teamed with Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon to bring the iconic kiddie character to theaters (premiering Aug. 9). But while the company is as dedicated as ever to burnishing the inspirational fare-focused brand it
Play video content Breaking News @adamglyn DO YOU SMEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL … another WWE superstar in the making? Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson certainly does … explaining why the Scottish Psychopath — aka Drew McIntyre — could be the next big thing in pro wrestling! The People’s Champ was out in NYC promoting his new flick “Hobbs &
Sylvester Stallone is hitting Netflix in a big way this August. Five of the famous director’s “Rocky” movies will be available on the streamer Aug. 1, alongside other classics such as “Groundhog Day,” “Jackie Brown” and “Something’s Gotta Give.” While Netflix is bringing back the oldies for the summer month, new shows will also be
The planned “American Rust” series has found new life at Showtime, with the premium cabler giving the show a straight-to-series order, Variety has learned exclusively. In addition, Jeff Daniels has come onboard to star in and executive produce the show, which is based on the Philipp Meyer novel of the same name. Now simply titled “Rust,”
Entertainment host Mario Lopez has walked back his recent controversial comments in which he implied that it’s dangerous for parents to definitively label their young children as transgender. “The comments I made were ignorant and insensitive, and I now have a deeper understanding of how hurtful they were,” Lopez said in a statement. “I have
Woodstock 50 is officially off, multiple sources tell Variety. Vendors and stakeholders were notified this morning, July 31, that the beleaguered festival was not going on. The festival was originally scheduled for Aug. 16 through 18. Yesterday it was reported that headliner Miley Cyrus had pulled out of the festival, joining the Raconteurs, the Lumineers
July 31, 2019 11:21AM PT Lana Del Rey revealed some details for her highly anticipated new LP on Tuesday, specifically its release date and tracklist. The album, which Del Rey has been teasing since 2018 and is titled “Norman F—ing Rockwell,” will be released Aug. 30. The 14-song track list includes songs “Mariners Apartment Complex,”
Amidst the usual glitz and glamour of a red carpet, Monday night’s premiere of “Love, Antosha” had an air of seriousness bordering on reverence — even the reporters were nervous. And at the center of it all were Irina and Victor Yelchin, the parents of late actor Anton Yelchin. “Anton deserved it, and everything that
July 31, 2019 11:06AM PT Facebook is getting ready to release a TV streaming device this fall, The Information reported Wednesday. The device will combine a camera for video chat with streaming apps from major media companies, according to the report. A Facebook spokesperson declined to comment. With an emphasis on video chat, the device
July 31, 2019 11:00AM PT Good Charlotte co-founder Joel Madden has partnered with ICM to identify and develop emerging artists and brands in addition to servicing current agency music clients. Madden, who launched Good Charlotte with his brother Benji in 1996, linked up in 2015 with older brother Josh Madden to found music company MDDN.co.
SpectreVision, the production company co-founded by Elijah Wood, has signed an exclusive first-look deal with Legendary Television Studios. Under the multi-year pact, the shingle, which has worked almost exclusively in the feature space until this point, will develop scripted series content with a focus on genre concepts. Wood’s banner, which he runs with partners Daniel
July 31, 2019 10:55AM PT Olivia Wilde will direct and produce the thriller “Don’t Worry, Darling,” with her “Booksmart” partner Katie Silberman and “It” producer Roy Lee through Vertigo Entertainment. The project is being described as “a psychological thriller for the Times Up era”will center on an unhappy 1950s housewife. Silberman is re-writing a script by
Tuesday night’s Democratic debate, which turned into an everyone versus Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren scrap, drew around 8.7 million viewers for CNN, according to Nielsen preliminary figures. That represents a substantial 43% decrease on NBC’s first debate which aired to 15.3 million viewers on June 26. However, it’s worth noting the previous debate also
Epix drama “Perpetual Grace LTD” brings a modern noir take on lawlessness and duplicity to the Old West. To play up a sense of timelessness, the crew mixed ingenuity and modern technology in realizing creators Steve Conrad and Bruce Terris’ seemingly simple idea of using black and white for the series’ key flashback scenes. Set
July 31, 2019 10:22AM PT Summer keeps chugging along into August and so does the spate of new releases on Amazon Prime to keep you busy on leisurely sunny days. The streaming platform will debut its monster-filled fantasy “Carnival Row” as well as make available the monster classic sequel “Hellboy II: The Golden Army.” Amazon
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