In its third season, “Westworld” stepped into the human world and, in doing so, raised the question of how much power former theme park host Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) would have on unfamiliar turf. The season premiere episode answered that immediately, first when she overrode a smart home to get access to its powerful owner,
Month: June 2020
In creating the nine-episode first season of “First Wives Club,” Tracy Oliver had a solid starting point: the 1996 feature film of the same name. The source material centered on three friends who banded together after the death of a fourth to get revenge on the cheating men in their lives; it was rooted in
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming service set to be available across the U.S. starting July 15, will be available on Google platforms and devices including Android, Android TVs, Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices at launch, the media company announced. Under the pact, Android and Android TV users will receive complimentary access to Peacock Premium (with ads)
Munich-based sales agent Global Screen has sold 3D animated movie “OOOPS — The Adventure Continues,” which has its market premiere at Cannes’ online market, to multiple territories. Variety has been given exclusive access to the film’s trailer. The film is the follow-up to “OOOPS Noah Is Gone,” which was the most successful German production in
Benjamin Ree’s “The Painter and the Thief,” Jóhann Johánsson’s “Last and First Men,” Oliver Hermanus’ “Moffie” and Amanda Kernell’s “Charter” are some of the titles announced for the upcoming 10th Atlàntida Film Festival, the largest online film festival in Europe, organized by Spain’s Filmin platform. The event will take a double format –one on-site in
The docu-thriller is a difficult subgenre to get just right. Finding tension and jeopardy in the real-life crises of others can all too often feel exploitative or trumped-up, spuriously shaped for the viewer’s entertainment. In “Saudi Runaway,” an intimate study of female oppression and liberation where the stakes couldn’t be much higher, director Susanne Regina
Spain took the spotlight at the Marche du Film on Tuesday afternoon with a Cinema From Spain panel in which sales agents were given a platform to present one of their features currently selling in the market. Moderated by Tito Rodríguez, marketing policy director at Spain’s Institute of Cinematography and the Audiovisual Arts (ICAA), the
U.S. documentary specialists Cargo Film & Releasing have snapped up world rights to an Alec Baldwin-narrated feature documentary investigating the water poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan. (Watch a trailer for the film above.) Directed by British “You’ve Been Trumped” filmmaker Anthony Baxter, and co-produced with the BBC, the film, which is being shopped to buyers
Lil Baby and DaBaby continue their dominance of the album and song charts, respectively, as the top positions on Rolling Stone’s rankings are a rerun of last week’s toppers. Lil Baby’s “My Turn,” which has been out for 16 weeks, enjoys its second straight week at the top of the album chart. It actually enjoyed
Jamie McCarthyGetty Images The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and several other Black people who were killed recently sparked protests in streets worldwide, and a movement on social media that saw fashion and beauty companies addressing its lack of representation and announcing plans to remedy its shortcomings. But, rather than wait around for companies
After two years away from “The Challenge” franchise, director of photography Jason “Ninja” Williams returned for the landmark 35th season of the MTV reality competition. The third in a trilogy of increasingly intense physical competitions, the season, subtitled “Total Madness,” was a post-apocalyptic theme that saw the players living in an underground bunker and tasked
Gayle King, Cookie Monster, Kelsey Grammer, Michael Strahan, Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest are among the presenters who will take part in the Daytime Emmy Awards this Friday. CBS and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences also revealed the 19 categories that will be given out on the telecast, including drama series, entertainment
From Netflix’s “The Politician” to Showtime’s “Work In Progress,” Theo Germaine has had quite the year, following their first-ever television project immediately up with a second. In “Work In Progress,” Germaine plays Chris, a trans man who dates Abby (Abby McEnany). Abby lives with depression and is using a bag of almonds to count down
When the character of Alice Macray in FX on Hulu’s “Mrs. America” was brought to actor Sarah Paulson’s attention, only two scripts had been written for the limited series. Alice is the lone central character that is not based on an iconic woman in American history, so there wasn’t source material to which Paulson could
The Screen Actors Guild Awards is unique among the major entertainment honors in rewarding entire acting ensembles all at once. It’s a way to recognize the overall chemistry and interconnected nature of an entire cast, which can come together to make a film or TV show even better than the words on the page. The
Snap will try to turn Snapchat viewers into buyers with its first-ever “shoppable” original show: “The Drop,” focused on “exclusive streetwear collabs” from celebrities and designers. The company — in its debut Digital Content NewFronts presentation for Madison Avenue types — also announced the renewal of “Driven,” an original series about custom cars, for Season
The upcoming remaster of “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2” managed to nab the entire original roster for what’s being touted a very “faithful” new look at the classic skateboarding games — but it’s also getting some new additions. Activision Blizzard announced on Tuesday the full roster of new skaters joining the lineup: Nyjah
With the nation’s movie theaters slowly reopening, online ticket seller Fandango has launched a program aimed at helping audiences go back to theaters. “We are working closely with our friends in exhibition to help get their ticketing back online and film fans back in seats with peace of mind,” said Melissa Heller, Fandango’s VP of
The Cineworld Action Group, an independent org representing the cinema operator’s U.K. staff, has begun a petition demanding that management require cinema patrons to wear masks, in addition to cinema staff. The petition is in response to a statement by Cineworld CEO Mooky Greidinger, who said in a recent interview that staff would be required
MK2 Films (“Maria By Callas,” “Portrait of A Lady On Fire”) has come on board “Louis Armstrong: The Cause of Happiness,” a feature documentary exploring the many faces of the jazz music icon, and set against the backdrop of the social, cultural and political milestones of U.S. 20th century history. Now in pre-production, “Louis Armstrong:
After her Oscar nomination for producing the 2017 animated short “Lou,” Dana Murray is making her feature producing debut with “Soul,” the third Disney/Pixar film from director Pete Docter to be named as a Cannes Official Selection. Jamie Foxx voices the role of a middle-school band teacher who is transported to the Great Before, a
After a partnership that has spanned two decades, Fully Formed Entertainment founders Andrew Form and Brad Fuller are parting ways as Form is in talks to board John Krasinski’s production banner Sunday Night. Discussions are still underway, but sources say Form would join Krasinski and his partner Allyson Seeger at the company in an unknown
Hollywood has given us plenty of macho males over the years who succeeded in saving the day and forging their names into history books. But recently, there has been a trend in the opposite direction, with projects asking actors to portray more emasculated men who are trying desperately to live up to the expectations of
In five seasons of playing Kim Wexler on AMC’s “Better Call Saul,” Rhea Seehorn has been through a lot, with the most recent year upping the ante more than before with a work betrayal, increased relationship stakes, her leaving her law firm and a confrontation with a drug kingpin. “It was hard to track what
Tan France is a self-described hugger. One might assume that, being British, he would greet people with a firm handshake and a “how do you do,” but France prefers a big bear hug, particularly when meeting the latest hero he’s making over on Netflix’s “Queer Eye.” But hugging heroes, their families and pretty much everyone
First Look Media’s Topic Studios announced Christy Gressman, formerly with podcast network Night Vale Presents, as VP, executive producer of podcasts, and revealed several new shows in development. Gressman was formerly a partner and executive producer at Night Vale Presents, whose podcasts include “Welcome to Night Vale,” “Sleep With Me,” “Conversations With People Who Hate
Wondery, the indie podcast producer and network, has launched a dedicated app that features its lineup of original programming. The hope: that the new Wondery App will grab more listeners by the ear — and have them part with cold, hard cash to listen to its shows ad-free. Hernan Lopez, founder and CEO of four-year-old
The highly anticipated “The Last of Us Part II,” released last Friday, obviously brings back the two characters at the center of the franchise: Joel and Ellie. But it also introduces a bevy of new characters to the infection-ravaged world, among them Dina, an outgoing, flirtatious, quick-witted young woman who becomes the love interest of
Nickelodeon is bringing back “Nick News” for an hour-long special about children, race, and unity. The special will be hosted by Alicia Keys and is meant to amplify the voices and experiences of Black kids across the country in the wake of the large-scale protests that have rocked the United States in recent weeks. It
A week after ASCAP gave out its pop awards, the performing rights organization rolled out another round of kudos with the ASCAP Screen Music Awards for composers, announced online Tuesday morning as the kickoff to a two-day online event taking place in lieu of the org’s usual black-tie dinner in Beverly Hills as a result
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