With deserving artisans having taken home their Oscars, Variety looks ahead to the below-the-line contributions for films voters might see on the ballot next year. Wes Anderson’s much-anticipated “The French Dispatch,” about a fictional American magazine based in France, includes the work of many of his frequent collaborators: Composer Alexandre Desplat, production designer Adam Stockhausen
Month: April 2021
Iconic Events, a budding entertainment company that specializes in programming for live events, has hired industry veteran Steve Bunnell as chief executive officer. Iconic Events was created last year by Michael Lambert, a longtime movie theater owner who currently serves as executive chairman, as well as former Cinemark CEO Tim Warner. It was formed to
During Sunday’s Oscars telecast, Sony Pictures Classics co-chief Tom Bernard and I were commiserating by text about how strange it was to be watching the show from our respective homes on the East and West coasts. He reminisced about the first time he went to the Academy Awards as his wife’s guest in 1985 when
Check out the official The Misfits Trailer starring Nick Cannon! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Visit: 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: June 11, 2021 Starring: Pierce
Palm Spring Shortfest will be the first film festival of 2021 in California to hold all of its screenings in-theater when the event takes place at the Camelot Theatres (Palm Springs Cultural Center) from June 22 to 28. The Palm Springs International Film Society plans to work closely with the Camelot Theatres to ensure the
Warner Bros. Pictures Group has named Alissa Grayson as executive vice president of global publicity. Grayson will join the studio from STX Films, where she’s served as co-president of marketing since 2017. In her new post, Grayson will reunite with former Universal Pictures colleague Josh Goldstine, who was recently named president of worldwide marketing at
Eva Longoria has named Adriana Martínez Barrón as vice president of film at her UnbeliEVAble Entertainment production banner. “We are very excited to welcome Adriana to the UnbeliEVAble team,” says Longoria. “Adriana is someone who champions the values of UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, and with our continued focus on elevating underrepresented voices and stories in the Latinx
In a pair of initiatives announced Wednesday, Jagermeister and a group of artists working with Brompton bikes — including Radiohead, Phoebe Bridgers, Foo Fighters, Dinosaur Jr. and others — are stepping up to help the National Independent Venue Association, the “Save Our Stages” effort and Crew Nation, which support indie music venues and affected workers
Check out the Black Widow Official Featurette starring Scarlett Johansson! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Sign up for a Fandango FanAlert for Black Widow: https://www.fandango.com/black-widow-2020-221823/movie-overview?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.
“Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse” is a lively formulaic action-hero origin story, dunked in combat grunge, that demonstrates how a resourceful lead actor can bend and heighten the meaning of a commercial thriller. In the opening sequence, which looks like an outtake from “Zero Dark Thirty” shot in the rubble of “Full Metal Jacket,” John Kelly
Guy Ritchie’s “Wrath of Man” will debut in China on May 10, three days after its U.S. release. The film’s star, Jason Statham, will also hit screens in “Fast & Furious 9” less than two weeks later on May 21. The unusual Monday release may help the battalion of 19 local blockbusters, opening over the
Julien Mitelberg, Co-Founder and Managing Partner Fabrice Sergent, Co-Founder and Managing Partner Bandsintown Bandsintown is a global hub of live music that connects 60 million registered users with 540,000 artists from around the world. With live performance venues closing their doors in the wake of the pandemic, Bandisintown expanded its reach of online live-streams to
Check out the Luca Official Trailer starring Jacob Tremblay! ► Sign up for a Fandango FanAlert for Luca: https://www.fandango.com/luca-2021-224287/movie-overview?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: June 18, 2021 Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer,
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Welcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.” When “The Handmaid’s Tale” began shooting Season 4 last September in Toronto, Joseph Fiennes said he felt safe from COVID. However, it shook him up mentally. “It was the first time in my life where I felt mildly depressed and hugely emotional at the lack of not being
Stacey Abrams is top-tier talent, and not just in politics. In addition to launching the organization Fair Fight — shifting the nationwide narrative around voting rights — she starred in the documentary “All In: The Fight for Democracy,” has written numerous books and is endlessly featured as a panelist or keynote speaker. She is part
Just days after Downtown Music sold nearly 150,000 publishing copyrights to Concord, the company has laid off an unspecified number of staffers in its Nashville office. Among the affected employees was executive VP Steve Markland, the highest-ranking member of the Nashville team; the news was first reported by Billboard. Following Concord’s acquisition of Downtown Music’s 145,000-song publishing
Allie Fox is a man with a lot of anger to throw around. Like Jackson Pollock using bile instead of paint, the lead of Apple TV Plus’ limited series “The Mosquito Coast” spreads his rage everywhere — including and especially on the lives of his family, whom he uproots for an adventure in Mexico. Played
Random House announced that it will publish a new book from Bob Odenkirk, titled “Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir,” out January 18, 2022. In the memoir, the Emmy-winning actor, comedian, writer, director and producer and star of “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” will detail the highs and lows of showbiz and his early
Play video content CBS One of the jurors on Derek Chauvin‘s trial says there was no pressure to reach a guilty verdict — but does explain the most difficult part of the job … seeing the videos on replay. Brandon Mitchell — Juror #52 on the case — did an early blitz of interviews Wednesday
Florence Welch will journey into the Jazz Age for her new musical project, one that will offer up fortune seekers and flappers, rum runners and rich dilettantes, self-made men and high society standard bearers. In short, it’s F. Scott Fitzgerald’s glittering masterwork, “The Great Gatsby,” which will provide the spine of a new stage show
Netflix has a new way to try to get customers binge-watching in a hurry: The company is launching “Play Something,” which picks a TV show or movie based on what its algorithms think you will love, on connected-TV platforms globally. The shuffle-play feature is designed to help users instantly find a new show or movie
Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” is poised to go big at the BAFTA Television and Craft awards. The Amazon and BBC anthology series leads the field this year with 15 nominations, narrowly topping the largest totals from the last couple of editions (“Chernobyl” had 14 last year, “Killing Eve” the same number in 2019), and has
Leslie Jones has been tapped to host next month’s return of the MTV Movie & TV Awards. The former “Saturday Night Live” star, also currently host of ABC’s “Supermarket Sweep” game show, will emcee the live ceremony on Sunday, May 16. Jones is also nominated at this year’s show, in the best comedic performance category,
Berlin Film Festival organizers have said that staging their planned “Summer Special” in-person event in June is proving to be a “bigger challenge” given a recent update to the country’s Infection Protection Act following the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. A statement from the festival on Wednesday said that Berlin directors are currently speaking with German authorities
Flying high after two Academy Awards for “The Father,” which it produced and sold, London-based Embankment has unveiled a first look photo of “Sex Education” star Emma Mackey in “Emily,” as well as robust early pre-sales on the feature, an Emily Brontë origin story. Mackey was nominated on Wednesday for a BAFTA TV Award for
In today’s Global Bulletin, the English Premier League considers scrapping its next media rights auction; Ofcom reviews U.K. public broadcasting; Universal Music’s U.K. Taskforce for Meaningful Change outlines tactics to create social change; Series Mania’s Eureka Series unveils three high-profile masterclass speakers; Carlo Dusi shifts from Red Arrow International to Endor Productions; and “Hamilton” and
Open AP, the media consortium that hopes to broaden the practice known as “audience buying,” will unveil a new “identifier” aimed at facilitating the placement of commercials across linear TV and digital video — and a significant chunk of traditional TV and advertising companies are lining up to support the venture. AMC Networks, A+E Networks,
Discovery revealed the big challenge behind getting involved in the media industry’s streaming wars: A new broadband hub can bring in millions of new customers — but it also requires millions of dollars in investment. The New York owner of Food Network, HGTV, TLC and its flagship Discovery cable outlet said Wednesday that its first-quarter
Spotify reported results for the first quarter of 2021 in line with expectations, with total revenue up 16% — helped by 46% uptick in ad sales. The streaming audio giant also said podcast listening hit an all-time high in Q1, calling out “The Joe Rogan Experience” as delivering better-than-expected performance. Overall, the company said monthly
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