July 6, 2019 3:06PM PT João Gilberto, a Brazilian musician best known for his pioneering work within the Bossa Nova genre, died Saturday, his son confirmed on Facebook. He was 88. “My father has passed. His fight was noble, he tried to maintain dignity in light of losing his sovereignty,” his son Marcelo Gilberto wrote.
Month: July 2019
Play video content Exclusive LionsShareNews / BACKGRID Taylor Swift losing out on the rights to her old tunes is a learning lesson for up-and-coming artists, so say two people who know that game all too well … Ricky Bell and Sheila E. The musicians were asked about Taylor’s feud with Scooter Braun Saturday at LAX,
July 6, 2019 11:43AM PT A number of stars were left unsettled by Friday night’s 7.1 earthquake, the second in two days in the Los Angeles area. “That earthquake was intense,” wrote Nicki Minaj, one of several music artists who commented on the seismic event. She was also joined by a number of film and
It was unfinished business from the brutal days of communist show trials that sparked the idea for “Old-Timers,” a Czech story of cross-country vengeance perpetrated by two actors in their golden years. Martin Dusek and Ondrej Provaznik, whose documentaries “A Town Called Hermitage” and “Coal in the Soul” both took on the legacy of the
Family angst and off-the-wall humor dominated the 54th Karlovy Vary film fest prize race, with Bulgarian-Greek road comedy “The Father” scoring the Crystal Globe Saturday eve in a gala closing ceremony at the Hotel Thermal. The story of a long-suffering photographer trying to manage his father’s increasingly unhinged behavior in the wake of his wife’s
Cartoon Network’s Adults Swim has ordered second seasons for two popular series from international animation studio Titmouse: Christy Karacas’ sci-fi comedy “Ballmastrz: 9009” and Andrew Koehler and Benjamin Martian’s fantasy series “Tigtone.” According to Koehler, now an executive producer on “Tigtone” – along with Martin and “Workaholics” alum Blake Anderson, “‘Tigtone’ is doing what legends
Karlovy Vary Film Festival industry head Hugo Rosak has worked hard in recent years to beef up Eastern Promises, the event’s industry program. A packed slate of pitches, panels and industry mixers this year suggested those efforts are bearing fruit, reinforcing Karlovy Vary’s status as the leading industry confab for Eastern and Central Europe, and
Sony’s “Spider-Man: Far From Home” crushed its Friday box office competition with $32.5 million in domestic box office sales, bringing its four-day domestic total up to $124 million. Fresh off the heels of its record setting opening day, the latest film in Sony’s Marvel Universe is now set to take home around $180 million this
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read until you’ve seen season 3 of “Stranger Things,” which premiered July 4 on Netflix. When “Stranger Things” introduces a new character, it’s almost immediately obvious which archetype they’re supposed to represent. As a deliberate throwback to 1980’s blockbusters that prioritized thrills and jokes over characterization, most everyone can be described
Actor Kevin Spacey has been questioned in the U.S. by officers from Scotland Yard about the sexual assault allegations he faces in the U.K., Variety has learned. The Oscar-winning star voluntarily submitted to the interview, which took place in May, and was not arrested, police said, adding that the investigation continues. Six allegations of sexual
Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales has closed deals on a number of territories, including China (Hugoeast) and the U.K. (Peccadillo Pictures), on Hlynur Palmason’s “A White, White Day” (“Hvitur, Hvitur Dagur”), which world premiered in Cannes’ Critics’ Week and screened in Karlovy Vary’s Horizons sidebar this week. The film stars Ingvar Sigurdsson (“Everest,” “Fantastic Beasts:
Patricia Clarkson’s portrayals of complicated women “who aren’t 25” in indie films, pay-TV and streaming series, and on stage have offered her a rewarding second act to a career in which she once felt trapped in suburban mom roles. Speaking to Variety’s chief film critic Peter Debruge as part of the magazine’s Critics Corner video
Since 2002, the Czech Film Center (CFC) has worked to boost the local film industry by marketing and promoting Czech cinema worldwide. The CFC is the industry’s official representative at international film festivals, markets, and co-production platforms, actively engaging in the selection process and presentation of Czech films and projects, while also working with producers
July 5, 2019 4:52PM PT Canceled Fox musical drama “Star” appears to be making a comeback – as a televised movie, according to co-creator Lee Daniels. “The bad news is that ‘Star’ is not getting picked up for series,” said Daniels in a video post on Instagram, calling the explanation “too long of a story
July 5, 2019 4:00PM PT [embedded content] In today’s TV news roundup, Variety has obtained an exclusive clip of FX’s “Peabody Presents: Stories of the Year,” an hour-long special moderated by Hasan Minhaj, and Rooster Teeth announces the return date for anime web series “RWBY.” FIRST LOOKS: FX will air “Peabody Presents: Stories of the
July 5, 2019 3:59PM PT National Geographic’s “Apollo: Missions to the Moon” stands out of the crowd of 50th anniversary Apollo 11 documentaries, in that it crafts a narrative using only archival footage about multiple Apollo missions. Director and executive producer Tom Jennings spoke with Variety‘s “TV Take” podcast with executive editor of television Daniel
SPOILER ALERT: Web sling back here once you’ve seen “Spider-Man: Far From Home” The Marvel Cinematic Universe polished off its Phase 3 with “Spider-Man: Far From Home” this week, and filled it with tons of jokes, references and homages in the Spidey sequel. Casual Marvel fans and hardcore comic readers were sure to pick up
July 5, 2019 1:39PM PT Paul Benjamin, who played one of the men on the corner in Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” died June 28, Lee announced on Instagram. “I’m sad to write that the great actor Paul Benjamin, who played ML, far left, passed this past Friday, two days before the 30th anniversary
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, the sunny proverb goes. But what if life gives you inedibly sour quinces instead? The father-son odd-couple road trip comedy gets an appealingly deadpan, Bulgarian makeover in Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov’s third feature, a film that takes the bittersweet fruits of its funny, sad, silly situations, and
July 5, 2019 11:29AM PT Sony’s “Spider-Man: Far From Home” has topped the $310 million worldwide box office mark in its first week, thanks to potent performances in China and North America. The superhero tentpole, starring Tom Holland, has taken in a total of $136.8 million in China, following its $97 million opening weekend —
The U.S. Copyright Office today announced that it has designated the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) — which is backed by the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), and the Songwriters of North America (SONA) — as the new entity tasked with licensing and administering rights under the Music Modernization Act.
July 5, 2019 11:09AM PT Film and television producer Robert Bradford, novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford’s husband who shepherded adaptations of many of her books, died early Tuesday morning in New York’s Presbyterian Hospital following a stroke. He was 94. Badford played a large role in his wife’s work, producing nine of her books as miniseries
Hoop earrings are a rite of passage, an important piece of jewelry mothers gift their daughters as they journey into a womanhood. I’d argue that for many, wearing hoop earrings for the first time is up there on the list of pivotal moments in a young woman’s life next to buying your first bra, wearing
July 5, 2019 10:02AM PT Disney’s “Aladdin” is crossing a box office milestone with $900 million in worldwide grosses since its release in late May — making it one of the studio’s most successful live-action reboots from its animated library. Disney announced Friday that “Aladdin” had hit $897.3 million and would join six other Disney live-action
Exclusive TMZ Chloe Grace Moretz and her family aren’t taking any chances on her obsessed fan who keeps hopping her fence and getting arrested for trespassing — her fam just asked a judge for extra protection and got it for now … TMZ has learned. Chloe’s brother, Brandon Moretz, filed for a restraining order Wednesday
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read until you’ve seen season 3 of “Stranger Things,” which premiered July 4 on Netflix. “Stranger Things” has been world-beatingly successful because of the kids at its center. And they’ve seemed, at times, to be the reason why its success might not be sustainable. When the sci-fi series emerged in the
The Bird and the Bee are hot for Van Halen and all heated up for Beck, too, in “Hot for Teacher,” one of the key tracks off their upcoming tribute album to Dave, Eddie and company. Variety has the premiere of the indie-pop duo’s cover of the incendiary ‘80s rock classic, which precedes the August
July 5, 2019 8:41AM PT The annual “Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular” soared to the top of the ratings charts once again, however, the show didn’t sparkle quite as brightly as in previous years and was down 25% on 2018. NBC aired only the fireworks show, which drew a 0.9 rating in the key
July 5, 2019 8:35AM PT Faced with the continued decline of its domestic subscriber base, Canal Plus is preparing to downsize its workforce in France by 20% through the voluntary layoff of 500 jobs, according to reports. Contacted by Variety, Canal Plus was unavailable to confirm or comment. The news was first reported by the
Ed Sheeran dropped two new songs from his forthcoming “No. 6 Collaborations” album: “Blow,” with Bruno Mars and Chris Stapleton, and “Best Part of Me” with Yebba, who is heavily featured on Mark Ronson’s new album. Sheeran’s album drops on July 12. The surprisingly metallic “Blow” is produced by Mars, while the acoustic ballad “Best
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