September 27, 2019 12:22PM PT Jon Adler, senior director of development for CNN Original Series, was promoted to vice president of program development for the division. “Jon was the first hire we made to the Original Series team more than seven years ago, and in that time has been an integral part of our success.
Month: September 2019
Ellen DeGeneres is substantially expanding her producing portfolio. The multi-hyphenate, who signed a three-year extension to her daytime hosting gig earlier this year, is behind four new shows coming to HBO Max, three of which have been handed straight-to-series orders, and one of which has been put in development. DeGeneres announced the pickups on her
September 27, 2019 11:50AM PT Travis Scott has announced the second of his apparently annual Astroworld festivals, this one taking place, again in his hometown of Houston, on November 9. Billed “Astroworld: The Sequel — We’re all in this together,” the festival will again take place at the city’s NRG Park, which is across the
Rudy Behlmer, author of “Memo From David O. Selznick” and nearly a dozen other film-history books, died Friday at his home in Studio City, Calif. He was 92. Behlmer was among the most widely respected historians of Golden Age Hollywood, in part because of his insistence upon researching “primary source material” and not relying on
Breaking News Ralph Gracie — 5th degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and ex-MMA fighter — has been charged with felony assault … after allegedly knocking a Jiu-Jitsu champion out cold with an elbow, and then kicking him in the face. The alleged incident went down December 15, 2018 on the sidelines of the International Brazilian
September 27, 2019 11:09AM PT Warner Bros. has given Clint Eastwood’s biopic “Richard Jewell” an awards season release date of Dec. 13. The film stars Paul Walter Hauser as the real-life security guard whose life turned chaotic after he was listed as a possible suspect in the Olympic Park bombing during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
The days of back-to-school may be well behind us, but that doesn’t mean the fashion flock no longer relishes in the thrill of some seasonal shopping come September. After all, letting go of summer and all that it entails (short work weeks, shorter hemlines…) is easier with a wardrobe filled with fresh new wares. But
Has Zac Brown gone rogue from country music? That seems to be the prevailing response among fans on social media, after Brown took the opportunity Thursday night to surprise-drop what’s being billed as “his first pop solo album,” just one week after the Zac Brown Band released a new record that fans were already describing
YouTube Music App Pre-Installed on Android 10 Phones – Variety You will be redirected back to your article in seconds September 27, 2019 10:23AM PT Google is shipping the latest version of its Android operating system with YouTube Music pre-installed. With this step, YouTube Music effectively replaces Google Play Music as Android 10’s default music
Oprah sat down with Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger to discuss his book, “The Ride of a Lifetime,” on OWN’s “Super Soul Sunday,” airing this Sunday, Sept. 29. During that time, they discuss mentor Roone Arledge, Iger’s father, the Pulse nightclub shooting, and the moment when Steve Jobs revealed his cancer diagnosis to Iger. Here
September 27, 2019 10:00AM PT Apple TV Plus released first look trailers for the three series in its kids and family programming lineup that will launch with the service on Nov. 1. The first is a reimagined version of “Ghostwriter,” Sesame Workshop’s beloved series that originally ran from 1992 to 1995. In this version, a
In a March 6, 1973, review of Blood, Sweat & Tears at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Variety briefly praised the opening act: Bruce Springsteen was “a young man with a hot guitar from Asbury Park, N.J.” If you substitute the word “ageless” for “young” — the Boss turned 70 on Sept. 23 — the description
King of the second-unit cinematographers, Rexford Metz is second to none when it comes to getting shots on the ground, in water or high in the sky. He operated the camera during the famed 10-minute chase sequence in “Bullitt” on the streets of San Francisco in 1968, and it was his coverage of muscle cars
Neal Casal fans, friends, family and fellow music lovers gathered at Port Chester, New York’s Capitol Theater on Sept. 25 for a tribute concert to the late guitarist, singer and songwriter, who took his life on August 26. Casal’s absence is still a fresh wound for the scene barely a month after his death and
SAN SEBASTIAN — Blessed by sun, a steady sustenance of Donostia winning stars and a stream of production announcements, the San Sebastian Film Festival rounded its final bend on Friday after a robust 67th edition. San Sebastian’s status as the highest-profile movie event in the Spanish-speaking world remains unquestioned. The maelstrom of change – imminent
After getting sued by the major broadcast networks for alleged copyright infringement, TV streaming upstart Locast has responded with a counter-filing that claims the TV networks have colluded to prevent free access to broadcast TV, and strengthen their retransmission business. “We believe the broadcasters’ lawsuit was brought without basis as part of a larger plan
Paul Hudson’s Outsider Pictures has acquired North American rights excluding Quebec to “Divine Love,” Brazilian Gabriel Mascaro’s Sundance hit which paints a prescient picture of a near-future faith dominated Brazil. Outsider is planning a Spring 2020 release for the film. Set in a supposedly near-future brazil, the relevance of the film was felt with force
September 27, 2019 9:27AM PT “Bumblebee” director Travis Knight will take the reins on Sony’s “Uncharted,” with Tom Holland attached to star. The studio announced the move on Friday, a month after disclosing that Dan Trachtenberg had exited the director’s chair. Production will start early next year. It also said at that point that Sony-based
Fast-rising star Billie Eilish has announced a massive 2020 arena tour that will take her across North and South America and Europe, and will go well into next summer. Starting on March 8 in Miami, FL, and produced by Live Nation, the “Where Do We Go?” tour finds Eilish continuing the climate-change awareness expressed in her “All the
Katy Perry, BTS, Billie Eilish, Sam Smith, Camila Cabello, Halsey, French Montana, Lizzo and Normani will perform at Los Angeles radio station KIIS-FM’s annual “Jingle Ball” holiday concert, taking place on Friday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Forum. The event is part of the national iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour, which will hit 12 cities in the U.S. late this year.
Will this live-streaming stunt be fetch for Facebook? On Oct. 3, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of comedy classic “Mean Girls,” Facebook will live-stream the movie for free in a one-time special Watch Party co-hosted by writer Tina Fey and pal Busy Philipps. The Facebook Live event special is presented in partnership with Paramount Pictures
SAN SEBASTIAN — A Mexican co-production between Astrid Rondero’s Corpulenta Producciones and Jack Zagha’s Avanti Pictures, “Non Distinguishing Features” took the main prize at San Sebastian’s Films in Progress section, its pix-in-post competition. The award: Post-production of the film and its distribution in Spain. An alumna of Mexico’s prestigious Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC) film school,
September 27, 2019 9:00AM PT NBC is developing the comedy series “Black Girl Magic” with Gabrielle Union onboard as an executive producer, Variety has learned. The projects follows three estranged sisters who learn a mysterious secret about their family history that changes their lives and brings them back to the magical world of New Orleans. “Black
Musso & Frank Grill has catered to Hollywood players for 100 years and the venerable establishment is celebrating its centennial anniversary on Sept. 27. A book about the restaurant will be released. The Hollywood Award of Excellence, the first of its kind for a restaurant, will be presented by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Musso’s
Afghanistan has chosen Sahraa Karimi’s “Hava, Maryam, Ayesha” as its entry for the newly re-branded international feature film award at the 92nd Academy Awards, it was announced Friday. The film is the story of three Afghan women from different social backgrounds who live in Kabul and are facing big challenges in their lives. Hava, a traditional
Thursday was a tricky night for new shows to debut given the presence of a titanic “Thursday Night Football” clash on Fox between the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles. Sure enough, all five of the series which debuted struggled to make an impact. On NBC, “Perfect Harmony” starring Bradley Whitford debuted to a
After briefly breaking up, Sony Pictures and Marvel have found a way to get back in the Spider-Man business together. On Friday, the two companies jointly announced that Marvel Studios and its president, Kevin Feige, will produce the third film in the “Spider-Man: Homecoming” series. It will once again feature Tom Holland reprising his role
September 27, 2019 8:00AM PT Anika Noni Rose will guest star on Hulu’s upcoming adaptation of “Little Fires Everywhere,” Variety has learned exclusively. Rose will play a character named Paula Hawthorne who is described as a renowned photographer and art professor in New York who becomes a mentor to Mia when she is young. Mia is
BoJack Horseman is riding off into the L.A. sunset. Netflix has announced that the forthcoming sixth season of the adult animated comedy will be its last. The streamer also revealed the concluding season will air in two parts, the first launching Oct. 25, 2019, and the second on Jan. 31, 2020. “BoJack Horseman” features the
Animated adventure film “Abominable” has launched with a moderate $650,000 in Thursday night preview showings at 2,950 North American sites. “Abominable,” produced by Universal’s DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studios, has been forecast to take in as much as $20 million this weekend when it expands to 4,242 locations. The film centers on the relationship between
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