SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the series finale of “Devs” on Hulu. Fans of the limited series “Devs” know that the “female software engineer investigating her boyfriend’s apparent suicide” logline hardly summarizes how the sci-fi thriller ultimately unfolded. The sci-fi series centered on Lily Chan (Sonoya Mizuno) who, yes, investigates
Month: April 2020
As the U.K. lockdown wears on and our reality still feels inconceivable, a TV show about a surreal TV drama became appointment viewing this week, underlining the lifeline that broadcasting has become to millions of people. Commercial broadcaster ITV consistently drew more than five million viewers across three nights for “Quiz,” from “The Crown” producer
Global Citizen’s “One World: Together at Home,” in collaboration with Lady Gaga, is uniting the biggest names in Hollywood for a two-hour special to support WHO (The World Health Organization) and health care workers, working the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s everything you need to know about the event. The global broadcast and digital
Hollywood studios have agreed to the Writers Guild of America’s proposal to start negotiations on a successor deal on May 11 with the expiration of the WGA contract extended two months to June 30. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced Saturday it had approved the starting date and a provision that both
Ranjit Chowdhry, an actor best known for playing Vikram in NBC’s “The Office,” died on Wednesday. He was 64. The Indian daily newspaper The Economic Times reported the news on Thursday. No cause of death has been announced. Chowdhry’s half-sister Raell Padamsee also revealed the sad news on Instagram, saying, “For all those who knew
During the 1997-98 NBA season, the Chicago Bulls allowed a film crew from NBA Entertainment to document what would be the last championship run for a historic team that included Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, head coach Phil Jackson and general manager Jerry Krause. The footage would sit on a shelf for two decades.
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The music video for the Cranberries’ “Zombie,” the 1994 political protest song written and sung by the late Dolores O’Riordan, has surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube. “Zombie” is the third video from the 1990s — and only the sixth from the 20th century — to reach the YouTube billion-views milestone. The others are Guns
It’s the kind of West Texas town you’ve seen in a thousand movies — not just tranquil but barren, stock-still, a real desolation row, like a postcard that may or may not contain living things. Michael Shannon, as a local police chief, explains that it’s the sort of small town that people once thought of
In today’s film news roundup, Universal is moving ahead on a supernatural romance, the Napa Valley Film Festival delays the event for a year and the Frameline unveils a variety of offerings after postponing its festival to the fall. PROJECT LAUNCHED Universal Pictures is developing supernatural romance “Dan and Sam,” based on the 2015 graphic
The top body in China’s highest legislature will convene in Beijing in late April, state media said Friday, in the latest sign of the country returning to normality in wake of coronavirus-imposed shutdown. For the first time in decades, China cancelled its annual parliamentary meeting scheduled for March. The key political gathering is typically known
New York City’s ambassador to the entertainment industry says “productive conversations” are underway to plan for a resumption of TV and film production and the live event industry as the nation cautiously eyes an end to the lockdown that has upended American life during the past month. Anne del Castillo, commissioner of the Mayor’s Office
The Writers Guild of America West has gone public with a dispute with CBS over its refusal to expand paid sick leave for its news writers who are working during the coronavirus pandemic. The guild asked its 10,000 members on Friday to sign a petition in support of the 100 WGA West members at CBS
No one does it like BTS when it comes to taking care of their fans (known as ARMY). The septet’s Seoul concerts this month, which would’ve kicked off their worldwide stadium tour to promote “Map of the Soul: 7,” were canceled in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But the Korean group has put together a
It’s a fine line between faux one-hit wonders and real one-hit Oneders when it comes to “That Thing You Do!,” which might be one of the most fondly remembered movies of the mid-’90s, but one that feels like an underdog, even now, 25 years later, with an entire generation’s worth of home video favoritism behind
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that cinemas might slowly be able to reopen in the coming months. The news, tucked into a larger set of guidelines detailing when — and how — the U.S. economy can resume during the coronavirus pandemic, was a beacon of hope for movie theater owners, whose business has been devastated
This time last year, audiences were buying tickets to see “Avengers: Endgame.” Now, pretty much the biggest new release — bypassing theaters and going straight to streaming, amid the turmoil caused by the coronavirus — is a movie called “Butt Boy.” But don’t worry. Governmental leaders are starting to share plans about a reopening of movie theaters,
In today’s TV news roundup, NBC announced it’s re-airing anepisode of “The Blacklist” to honor the recent passing of Brian Dennehy and Variety got an exclusive featurette of Quibi’s thriller series “The Stranger.” PROGRAMMING NBC has announced it’s re-airing a special episode of “The Blacklist” in honor of the show’s former guest star, Brian Dennehy, who
“Cheers, darlings!” chirps Sam Smith, holding a “fake gold, trashy” champagne flute in one hand and an iPhone in the other. The 27-year-old Oscar and Grammy winner hosted an impromptu online party on Thursday (April 16) to celebrate the release of their new single “I’m Ready” featuring Demi Lovato, which dropped at midnight on the
Exclusive Twitch and Amazon have just been accused of intentionally and maliciously screwing with Omnis and Teddy Riley. Jeff Bezos‘ companies — yes, Amazon owns Twitch too — are accused of blatantly ripping off Teddy’s streamed concert April 2 on the Omnis internet platform by taking the entire event and putting it on Twitch. The
Shares of Disney rose 4.5% Friday, closing to a 38-day high of $106.63, as investors were encouraged by new federal guidelines setting a timetable for when large venues — including theaters and theme parks — could reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic. That boosted Disney’s market capitalization to over $192 billion. And it ended Netflix’s brief
HBO Max is trying to make fetch happen with a new dog grooming competition show. The streamer has given the greenlight to “Hot Dog” (working title), a 12-episode, half-hour series that pit bulls, sorry, pits three dog against each other in a “full head-to-tail creative competition” featuring many different canine breeds. “Hot Dog” is inspired
On the heels of a similar program announced Thursday by AEG Presents, Live Nation — the world’s largest live-entertainment company — announced on Friday that it is preparing to roll out its full ticket-refund program for fans with tickets to shows cancelled or rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic, probably before the end of the
Exclusive Lori Loughlin just got a signal from the judge in her college admissions criminal case — that the judge is about to open a can of whup-ass on prosecutors for allegedly coaching a key figure in the case to lie. The judge just ordered prosecutors to get real over something prosecutors allegedly hid for
National Basketball Association players have agreed to a 25% reduction in their salaries while games are on hold because of the Coronavirus. Under terms of the agreement, ratified today by the owners and players’ association, the withholding will begin with the May 15 paychecks. The funds will be held in escrow until it’s known how
California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Friday the formation of an 80-person task force to develop economic recovery strategies amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — and that group includes at least one or two well-known Hollywood executives. Disney executive chairman Bob Iger and Apple CEO Tim Cook will participate in the task force, which will
Apple Music chief Oliver Schusser is taking the top post at Beats headphones, replacing longtime Beats president Luke Wood, a source close to the situation confirms to Variety. Schusser will also continue to run Apple Music and International Content, reporting to Apple senior VP Eddy Cue. The move will take place at the end of
STX Entertainment is merging Eros International, India’s biggest film studio, to create a new entity named Eros STX Global Corporation. The revamped capital structure includes $125 million of incremental equity from new and existing STX Entertainment equity investors, including TPG, Hony Capital and Liberty Global and a balance sheet that includes a $350 million JP
When the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States, Jamie Dornan was in New York, about to shoot a new TV series. But as production shut down on “Dr. Death,” the 37-year-old actor flew back to his home in England, where he’s been in self-isolation with his wife and three children. Dornan, the star of the
Scheduling is a dark art at the best of times, but in a global pandemic, the role becomes a Herculean task for broadcasters around the world. Lockdowns in the U.K., France, Italy and Spain — the four hardest-hit countries in Europe — have proven a boon for broadcasters, who can play to captive audiences, provided
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