Lashana Lynch is getting musical — with the British star set to join the cast of Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of “Matilda.” The musical movie is based on Roald Dahl’s 1988 children’s classic about a 5-year-old named Matilda, whose precocious nature and gift for telekinesis help her overcome bullying from her parents, classmates and even the
Month: January 2021
Control of the U.S. Senate hangs in the balance as Georgia officials count the results of two runoff elections. Both races were expected to be close, and early returns showed the margins were indeed razor-thin. The New York Times’ “needle” gave a slight advantage to the two Democrats based on its analysis of early returns,
It’s official, not just fan lore: the eighth album by Taylor’s Swift, “Folklore,” has gone down as the No. 1 album of 2020, finishing the year with 2.3 million album units. It pulled ahead in the end over Lil Baby’s star-making sophomore effort, “My Turn,” which came in second with 2.1 million in the album-equivalent-unit
Play video content Breaking News Fox 6 The white police officer who shot Jacob Blake — an unarmed Black man — at point-blank range seven times won’t be criminally charged … and neither will any of the other cops involved. Kenosha County District Attorney Michael D. Graveley announced his decision Tuesday, saying Kenosha PD officer
Walter Hamada has signed a multi-year deal extension to remain president of DC Films, insiders tell Variety. The extension is through 2023, one individual familiar with the talks noted. The studio is announcing the deal imminently. Hamada will continue to report to Warner Bros. Picture Group Chairman Toby Emmerich. The label is responsible for bringing
In today’s TV news roundup, HBO Max unveiled a trailer for the fourth season of “Search Party,” and Pluto TV will exclusively stream “The Dr. Oz Show.” FIRST LOOKS HBO Max unveiled a trailer for the fourth season of “Search Party.” The upcoming season will follow Drew (John Reynolds), Elliott (John Early) and Portia’s (Meredith Hagner)
In normal times, the certification by Congress of electoral votes for president would be, at best, a nominal news event. But these aren’t normal times. On Wednesday, Congress is expected to complete the final step in making Joe Biden’s election official. But with some Republican lawmakers signaling that they will bow to public pressure from
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Breaking News Serena Williams‘ husband is clapping back HARD at a billionaire who criticized the tennis legend … with Alexis Ohanian calling the guy a straight-up “racist/sexist clown.” Here’s the backstory … Ion Tiriac — the super-rich ex-tennis star who’s the director of the Madrid Open — went on a Romanian television show recently and
Courtesy of Tiffany & Co. It’s crystal clear that the opulence of the early 20th century is revived with Tiffany & Co.’s latest acquisition: an archival Tiffany High Jewelry Necklace from 1939’s World’s Fair that will be rebuffed and resold. Before reaching the public’s eye in 2022, the historic necklace’s center stone, a D-color oval
Between the multiple official videos, late-night TV and eye-popping awards-show performances the Weeknd has done around his latest “After Hours” album, we’ll admit we lost the bad-night-in-Las-Vegas plotline after he got decapitated in the “In Your Eyes” clip in the middle of last year. But the story continues, in a way, in the latest official
Gene Rumsey, a veteran music business executive who held top posts at the Capitol-EMI and later Concord label groups, died Jan. 1 at age 67. Rumsey died at home in Westlake Village, Calif. The cause of death was cancer, after a 13-year struggle with the disease. In the latter part of his career, Rumsey had
Football legend Brett Favre, NBA star Robert Horry and conservative political commentator Eric Bolling are teaming up with LiveXLive’s PodcastOne. Favre and Bolling will launch a podcast this month, with a title to be unveiled in days to come. The two initially met in a bid to raise awareness of the dangers of opioid addiction.
Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive officer, saw his overall pay package increase by 28% for the tech giant’s 2020 fiscal year, according to a regulatory filing. Cook’s base salary remained at $3 million for Apple’s 2020 fiscal year — the same as it was in 2019 and 2018 — but his non-equity incentive plan compensation
Tyler Perry flew back to Georgia after his absentee ballot failed to arrive in the mail, he tweeted on Monday. The director, writer, producer and actor sent out a tweet on Monday asking if others also had problems receiving their absentee ballots for Georgia’s runoff Senate vote. He said he requested it in early December
[SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers specific to Marielle Heller’s character, Alma Wheatley, in “The Queen’s Gambit.”] Marielle Heller insists she never imagined that “The Queen’s Gambit” would be such a huge hit. “I had no idea how the chess was going to play out,” Heller, who plays Alma Wheatley, the mother of a 1950s
Endeavor Content has struck a multi-year deal with CJ ENM-backed South Korean production outfit Bon Factory, with an eye on developing television series in both English and Korean languages for the global market. Resulting series will be produced with both global and Korean talent, and the partners will also look to cross-pollinate formats in each
There are enough moments in “Call Me Kat” that veer close to working that they become even more frustrating when they don’t. Enough good ingredients to make a broadcast hit are right there, most notably Mayim Bialik starring as Kat, her first regular TV role since “The Big Bang Theory” made her a network TV
UPDATED: The Grammy Awards are being postponed until March 14 due to coronavirus-related concerns, a rep for the show confirms to Variety. “After thoughtful conversations with health experts, our host and artists scheduled to appear, we are rescheduling the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards to be broadcast Sunday, March 14, 2021,” a statement reads. “The deteriorating
HBO Max has unveiled the first trailer for Doug Liman’s quarantine-shot movie “Locked Down,” starring Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor. The trailer introduces Linda (Hathaway) and Paxton (Ejiofor), a London-based couple planning to break up just before the coronavirus lockdown. Forced to quarantine for two weeks, they have no choice but to navigate their relationship,
TUESDAY, Jan. 5 Casting MTV’s “Awkward” alum Monty Geer is set as the lead opposite Lili Simmons in the feature “Clive Boomer’s Success,” a comedic thriller from Leader Media and written by Charles Lawrence. “Success” tells the story of intrigue, murder and a five million dollar heist. Geer will play Clive Boomer, a cherubic budding
Author Eric Jerome Dickey died Sunday in Los Angeles due to complications from a long illness, a representative from his publisher Penguin Random House confirmed to Variety. He was 59. During his multi-decade career, the New York Times best-selling author wrote 29 novels that explored contemporary Black American life from different angles. Some of his
The upcoming “Dexter” revival at Showtime has cast Clancy Brown in a leading role, Variety has confirmed. Brown will star as Kurt Caldwell, the primary villain of the show. Caldwell is described as the unofficial mayor of the small town of Iron Lake. He’s realized the American dream by going from driving big rigs, just like
Apple announced that Monica Lozano, president and CEO of College Futures Foundation and former editor and publisher of newspaper La Opinión, was elected to the tech giant’s board of directors. Prior to joining College Futures Foundation, Lozano spent 30 years as editor and publisher of La Opinión, the U.S.’s largest Spanish-language newspaper. She went on
Here are the top trailers for movies coming to home video in January 2021! What will you watch? Watch All the Best New Trailers from November 2020: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLScC8g4bqD46Iw_L2qsaylAbBOe7T-sIK&cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc 00:00 Shadow in the Cloud 02:14 Fatale 04:40 Redemption Day 06:39 If Not Now, When? 08:27 The Empty Man 09:57 Horizon Line 11:42 Yellow Rose 13:38 News
MyFrenchFilmFestival, an online film festival dedicated to French movies launched by the promotion org UniFrance, will showcase 33 titles, including a competitive lineup of 10 feature films and 10 shorts. Set to run Jan. 15 to Feb. 15, the 11th edition of the festival will collaborate with more than 60 platforms around the world to
Branded entertainment vet Stuart McLean has launched FAST Studios, a new business aiming to capitalize on the quickly growing programming sector known as FAST — free, ad-supported television channels. As more companies aim to launch their own FAST channels to be distributed on platforms such as ViacomCBS’ Pluto TV and Comcast’s Xumo, FAST Studios is
Sometimes when one is facing down a surprising new skill it’s best to call in the experts. That’s exactly what the titular character in “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” did when she realized she could see and hear the innermost emotions of those around her coming to life through song and dance in the NBC musical comedy.
“The Bachelor” settled for new lows in the overnight ratings with the debut of Matt James on Season 25 on Monday night. In the Live+Same Day ratings, the long-running ABC dating show pulled in a 1.3 rating in adults 18-49 and 5 million viewers from 8-10 p.m. That is the lowest ratings for a season
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