Mo’Nique has signed on for the lead role in the independent action-adventure “Mother Trucker.” The movie is written by J. Oyer Tomas, former HBO executive producer, and set during the Congressional impeachment hearings to remove President Richard Nixon from office. Nixon resigned in 1974. Mo’Nique will portray a mother, struggling with anger management issues, who
Month: December 2019
December 10, 2019 4:08PM PT A taciturn New Zealand farmer must learn to cope after the death of his wife in Hamish Bennett’s cozy, caring debut. Mild, mellow and as life-affirming as a soft fall of springtime New Zealand rain, Hamish Bennett’s charming if overfamiliar debut feature “Bellbird” — so named after a species of
December 10, 2019 4:07PM PT The tangled relationship between two siblings and a worldly outsider is insightfully drawn in Liang Ming’s impressively idiosyncratic debut. Slippery and surprising, full of odd details and insights, and leaching significant visual and thematic texture from its unusual setting, Liang Ming’s “Wisdom Tooth” must be one of the year’s most
Archie Yates, Ellie Kemper and Rob Delaney will star in Disney Plus’ “Home Alone” reboot. Dan Mazer is on board to direct the film from a script by Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell. Sources say Yates will not be playing the iconic Kevin McCallister, but a new character in a similar premise to the original
Marvel’s television division is officially winding down. Variety has learned that Marvel Television will no longer be developing any new series beyond the shows that are currently in production. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Marvel will eliminate a number of positions in the near future as a result of the cessation
Laos’ first and only female filmmaker Mattie Do, whose thriller “The Long Walk” screened in the International Film Festival and Awards Macao’s world panorama section, tumbled into her profession with a dose of liquid courage. She’d recently moved to Laos from the U.S. to take care of her father, who’d moved back after her mother
As the decade draws to close, it’s time to reflect on the red carpet moments that have stuck with us. From Lady Gaga’s meat dress to Timothée Chalamet’s sequined harness and every Rihanna ensemble in between, celebrities served major fashion in the 2010s. Below, a look back at the best red carpet moments of the
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix reveals the premiere date for “Spinning Out,” and USA reveals a first look at Ethan Hawke’s return to “The Purge” universe. DATES Netflix‘s “Spinning Out,“ starring “Skins’s” Kaya Scodelario and from showrunners Lara Olsen (“Reign”) and Samantha Stratton, premieres Jan. 1. The series follows Scodelario’s Kat, a high-level figure skater
December 10, 2019 3:01PM PT Harry Styles announced Tuesday he is partnering with American Express to give away tickets to his concert at the Forum in Los Angeles on Friday — on a special custom bus. At the show, “Harry Styles Fine Line Live: One Night Only!,” the singer is expected to perform his entire
Philip McKeon, known for playing the son of Linda Lavin’s titular character in the classic CBS sitcom “Alice,” has died. He was 55. The actor died Tuesday morning in Texas following a longtime illness, family spokesman Jeff Ballard confirmed to Variety. “We are all beyond heartbroken and devasted over Phil’s passing,” said Ballard. “His wonderful
Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp teamed up for two duets; Debbie Harry and DMC (Darryl McDaniels) collaborated on an epic rap collaboration; and the Eurythmics reunited for a set at Sting and Trudie Styler’s 30th annual Rainforest Benefit at the Beacon Theater in New York City Monday night (Dec. 9). The event was hosted by
Variety will honor “Joker” director Todd Phillips at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Jan. 3 as a part of its annual 10 Directors to Watch brunch, presented by AT&T. Phillips, who also co-wrote and produced the box office smash, will receive the annual creative impact in directing award. The prize celebrates Phillips’ work
Irish producer Mike Downey, who was recently elected as chairman of the board of the European Film Academy, has told Variety that he’d like to work more closely with other film academies, including the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as well as continuing EFA’s work as a campaigner for persecuted filmmakers. Downey, CEO
TMZ/Getty Composite Nick Cannon‘s “The Invitation” is either a brilliant diss track Eminem can’t possibly ignore — or it’s Nick’s eulogy … ’cause everyone thinks Em is about to destroy him. Gotta hand it to Nick … he pulled out every weapon in his arsenal for this one — including dragging Eminem’s ex-wife and daughter
December 10, 2019 1:21PM PT Vanna White, who’s been a staple on “Wheel of Fortune” for almost 40 years, stepped in to host the long-running game show for the first time, as host Pat Sajak underwent emergency surgery. “Tonight’s my first night of hosting Wheel! I’m excited and nervous! Stay tuned!” White tweeted on Monday
“Cats,” the big-screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash musical, has been the subject of much internet scrutiny since Universal first debuted footage over summer. Will curiosity for the art form now known in popular culture as “digital fur technology” translate into commercial success? As anticipation for the cinematic spectacle heightens ahead of its Dec.
Britt McHenry, a host for Fox News’ Fox Nation streaming-video outlet, filed suit against the network and its corporate parent Tuesday, alleging she has been denied opportunities at the company after reporting claims she was harassed sexually by a former co-host, George Murdoch, who is also known as Tyrus. McHenry’s suit, filed in U.S. District
Park City is with her — or will be, when an under-wraps documentary series about Hillary Clinton debuts at the Sundance Film Festival in January. “Hillary,” directed by Nanette Burstein, is one of several projects going up in Sundance’s special events program, announced Tuesday by the festival in step with its short film and indie
Entertainment One (eOne) has partnered with Entotal Agency, an artist management company co-founded Tom Muzquiz and Jorge Sánchez, with Diego Abaroa. With a roster that includes Fanny Lu, Raquel Sofia, Lupita Infante and Martina La Peligrosa, Entotal specializes in Latin markets and also offers marketing, promotion, social media and public relations services. eOne’s Latin bonafides
December 10, 2019 12:45PM PT A single-camera comedy titled “Kidless” is currently in the works at Fox. The project hails from writer and co-executive producer Mnelik Belilgne and executive producer Jamie Tarses. Belilgne is currently a writer and co-executive producer on the ABC comedy “Single Parents.” He and Tarses previously worked together on the YouTube
UPDATED: On-air ET Live hosts Tanner Thomason and Jason Carter have been let go as part of the greater layoffs, according to a source, while host Melicia Johnson has accepted a new role within ET digital. Entertainment website ET Online and live-streaming network ET Live, the digital extensions of CBS’ daily newsmagazine “Entertainment Tonight,” are
“Zola,” a buzzy title among next year’s Sundance lineup, comes from unprecedented source material: a 148-tweet Twitter thread from October 2015. The movie had an arduous journey to the screen due to ongoing allegations around James Franco, whose company Rabbit Bandini bought the rights to the story, while Franco was originally attached to direct. A24
December 10, 2019 12:11PM PT A Cambodian boy is trafficked into slavery aboard a Thai fishing vessel in Rodd Rathjen’s archetypal but gripping and brutal debut. The sobering statistic that closes Rodd Rathjen’s impressive debut “Buoyancy,” recently named Australia’s submission in the Oscars’ International Feature category, informs us that currently around 200,000 boys and men
Fighting off a seasonal surge from Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” The Weeknd’s two new singles topped the Rolling Stone Top 100 songs chart this week. “Heartless” and “Blinding Lights,” both of which dropped last week, rocketed to No. 1 and 2 respectively with more than 40 million streams between them.
For “Avengers: Endgame,” the VFX-rich conclusion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the team raised the stakes higher than ever for one last time, complete with an epic battle. To pull off the biggest fighting scene Marvel had ever created for any of the franchise’s 23 movies—a showdown between the Avengers and Thanos (played by Josh
NBCU Digital Enterprises Group’s president of strategy and commercial growth Dave Howe is leaving his post after a total of 18 years at the company. “Dave has been a wonderful colleague for almost 20 years,” said NBCU Content Studios chairman Bonnie Hammer in a statement. “His ability to think big picture and navigate a complex
Netflix is starting to feel a bit more like regular television to some of its members: The streaming service began a global test of a new feature for its TV apps Tuesday that offers users the option to skip browsing titles, and instead start streaming right away. Dubbed “Watch Now,” the new feature is being
The Writers Guild of America revealed Tuesday that although employment numbers are rising for members, compensation is dramatically behind. “While record numbers of members are currently employed, individual writer compensation is not where it should be, with too many members working at or close to minimum,” the WGA West told its members from president David
The MTA is home to pizza rats, manspreading, and now, a high fashion runway show. Jeremy Scott staged his Moschino pre-fall 2020 collection at the New York Transit Museum. Inspired by the bustling city, the show featured busking pole dancers, models clad in NYC’s finest camo, and a ginormous puffer made for the next Polar
Pharrell Williams is giving viewers an inside look at his songwriting process for “Letter to my Godfather,” a new tune he wrote for “The Black Godfather,” Netflix documentary about legendary music executive Clarence Avant. “Clarence Avant is known as ‘The Black Godfather’ because literally as a black man, he was able to do things that
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