Yes, there will be a 46th season of “Saturday Night Live” this fall. And it will be broadcast live. Only executive producer Lorne Michaels and his team know more than that. NBC isn’t offering many other details about the venerable late-night program, as its producers and cast grapple with the task of getting the program
Month: September 2020
The entertainment world is paying tribute to multifaceted actor Diana Rigg, who died Thursday at her home in England at the age of 82. Rigg’s appeal transcended generations, ranging from playing the stylish Emma Peel in iconic 1960’s series “The Avengers”; Contessa Teresa “Tracy” di Vicenzo, the only woman to lead James Bond to the
Digital music distribution and publishing admin company TuneCore has named Maria Ho-Burge global communications director. She will report jointly to Andreea Gleeson, chief marketing officer of TuneCore and Segolene Moreau, chief communications officer of TuneCore parent Believe, the Paris-based independent music company that purchased TuneCore in 2015. “Maria has established herself as a superb communicator
Carrie Coon has spent most of quarantine catching up on classic movies with her husband, playwright and actor Tracy Letts. Every night after putting their 2-year-old son, Haskell, to bed, the couple retreats to their basement to watch episodes of “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” followed by a feature film like the Robert Duvall drama “Tender
Amazon Studios has tapped Lorenza Muñoz as senior global awards executive, Variety has learned. Muñoz joins the studio from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, where she led the internal member relations and awards department. In her new role, she will focus on implementing awards strategies on a global and international scale, with
When “Cold War” cinematographer Łukasz Żal teamed with writer-director Charlie Kaufman on “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” one of the earliest conversations they had was how to communicate memory visually. In Kaufman’s new film, based on the novel by Iain Reid, Jesse Plemons as Jake and Jessie Buckley (“Wild Rose”) as his meta-named Girlfriend go
As film and television productions labor to get off the ground following months of coronavirus shutdowns, one horror indie has quietly wrapped a nearly four-week shoot in Los Angeles. Co-writers and directors Matt Leslie and Stephen Smith have completed “The Knocking,” a bloody tale of a serial monogamist that shot for 19 days amid intense
Jonathan Nossiter, one of the few American directors who was able to attend the Deauville Film Festival this year, didn’t make the trip for the Normandy seaside red carpet. He intended to shake people up with “Last Words,” a post-apocalyptic film set in 2086 which seems eerily prophetic. Competing in Deauville, “Last Words” was part
As the 2020 Toronto Intl. Film Festival kicks off, check out this year’s offerings with Variety’s special festival extra edition, covering the state of the international film sales market, and featuring interviews with filmmakers including Mira Nair, whose series “A Suitable Boy” plays at TIFF, and a guide to what top restaurants and bars are
Saban Films has acquired the North American distribution rights to Seth Savoy’s directorial debut “Echo Boomers” ahead of the launch of the Toronto film market. The crime drama stars Patrick Schwarzenegger (“Midnight Sun,” “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse”), Michael Shannon, Alex Pettyfer, Lesley Ann Warren (“Jobs”), and Oliver Cooper (“Californication”). The film follows a
Check out the official Hubie Halloween Trailer starring Adam Sandler! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Visit FandangoNOW: http://www.fandangonow.com/?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date. US Release Date: October 7, 2020 Starring:
Pro gaming superstar and streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is coming back to Twitch, under a multiyear deal to livestream exclusively on the Amazon-owned platform. Ninja will launch his first livestream in more than a year on his Twitch channel — which has 15 million followers — on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 12 p.m. PT/3:00 p.m.
Before the pandemic, Kenny Ortega was hard at work on a new series about a teenage girl who rediscovers her passion for music when she starts a band with three ghosts from the past. As Ortega was reviewing a scene, something struck him as oddly familiar. “For years and years and years, people have been asking why I’m not doing
Absofacto never intended for his song, “Dissolve,” to go viral on TikTok. And he’s not just being humble — the indie singer-songwriter never even uploaded it to the video sharing app in the first place. “I didn’t know what TikTok was when [‘Dissolve’] first went viral,” says Absofacto, whose real name is Jonathan Visger. “Someone
Selena Gomez and Blackpink know how to end the summer on a sweet note — by releasing their new single, “Ice Cream,” just before Labor Day. The music video for the infectious candy-coated tune, which will appear on the K-pop group’s upcoming full-length album, was viewed close to 100 million times within 24 hours of
The powerhouse indie label and distributor Empire has launched a publishing division led by industry vets Al “Butter” McLean and Vinny Kumar. “Empire Publishing has built out its proprietary system to revolutionize the publishing industry, similar to what was done with music distribution in 2010, and is now ready to scale the vertical with maximum
The Atlantic acquired more than 20,000 paying subscribers in the five-day period after it published editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg’s damning article about President Trump denigrating U.S. military personnel who died in combat. On Sept. 3, the Atlantic published “Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers,’” largely based on anonymous sources. The 20,000-plus new
When you watch the filmed version of a show like “Hamilton” or “Springsteen on Broadway,” it can feel like the next best thing to being there. But Spike Lee’s playful and entrancing big-screen version of David Byrne’s “American Utopia” is better than the next best thing — it feels more like a whole new thing.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, revenues for recorded music increased in the U.S. in the first half of 2020, according to the Recording Industry Association of America’s mid-year report. A 24% growth in streaming subscriptions and a 14% boost in streaming revenue offset revenue declines in other areas of the market. Among the key findings, total
The Grammy Museum has announced plans for a new streaming service, to be called “COLLECTION:live,” that will make a wealth of the filmed interviews and performances in the museum’s archives available for public viewing for the first time, along with livestreams and other new content collected remotely as pandemic conditions keep the facility closed. The
Megyn Kelly isn’t on a mainstream news outlet at present, but that isn’t going to keep her from broadcasting. The former NBC News and Fox News Channel anchor confirmed Thursday what many media-industry observers have long suspected: She’s going the independent route. Kelly will launch Devil May Care Media, a production company that will back
Next year’s CES, the world’s biggest consumer-technology trade show, has been pushed back a few days in January 2021, the Consumer Technology Association announced. CTA also announced Verizon chairman/CEO Hans Vestberg as the kickoff keynoter for the online-only event. Originally, CES 2021 was scheduled to run Jan. 6-9, 2021, in the trade show and conference’s
In another example of anniversary commemoration designed to make everyone feel old, U2’s “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” — an album that many still think of as prime “late-period U2” — is turning 20 on Oct. 30, and the occasion will be marked that day by the release of a boxed set celebrating a
Musicians and athletes have long been mutual admirers, and now a synergistic relationship is launching via the dedicated esports platform Rock N’ Jock, bringing together eight teams made up of rock stars, celebrities and athletes to battle for the top spot in a classic bracketed format. The Rock N’ Jock tournament, which will see marquee
Check out the official Freaky Trailer starring Vince Vaughn! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Visit Fandango: http://www.fandango.com/?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date. US Release Date: November 13, 2020 Starring: Vince
In the summer of 2017, decades after Wonder Woman’s introduction to the comic universe, director Patty Jenkins presented a new version of the heroine that was even more strong-willed, a fearless warrior who used her physical strength and power to quell the chaos. Even with all the hate and violence in the world, Wonder Woman
Banijay has appointed Lars Blomgren as head of scripted for Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA), where he will focus on non-English-language content. Blomgren will report into Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti. At Endemol Shine Group (ESG), before it was taken over by Banijay, Blomgren spearheaded the business’ non-English scripted production. Under his watch, in
Nishikawa Miwa, the woman filmmaker who is a protégé of Japan’s celebrated “Shoplifters” director Kore-eda Hirokazu, may be about to step out from his shadow. Her social drama “Under the Open Sky” is set for premiere and a prominent position at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival this month. The film takes as its starting point
Shirt, bustier top, skirt, handbag, pumps, Fendi. Chris Colls Along the quiet, quarantined streets of New York City, fall’s most vivid ensembles refuse to be silenced. Polo dress, bodysuit, skirt, handbag, boots, Hermès. Hat, Clyde. Sunglasses, Alain Mikli x Jeremy Scott. Necklace, Vram. Chris Colls Bow sleeve, dress, gloves, handbag, Mary Janes, Maison Margiela. Chris
One of several high-profile guests scheduled to attend the Lumière Festival in October, Oliver Stone will be screening a newly restored copy of 1989’s “Born on the Fourth of July” at its world premiere in the French city of Lyon. Other guests of honor include actor Viggo Mortensen, Danish director Thomas Vinterberg (1998’s “Festen”), Italian
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