Month: January 2023

Lisa Marie Presley was hospitalized Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest at her home in Calabasas, Calif., just two days after she attended the Golden Globes with her mother Priscilla Presley and the “Elvis” movie team. Paramedics performed CPR on Presley, 54, at her home and were able to regain her pulse before rushing her to
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. BTS Army, get ready to travel in style. Samsonite has just launched a brand new limited-edition collection inspired by the K-Pop group’s hit single “Butter.” The lineup of travel accessories is part of the
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Nickelodeon has started production on a “Zoey 101” original sequel film. Jamie Lynn Spears will reprise her role as the titular character in the film, currently titled “Zoey 102.” She will be joined by fellow original cast members Erin Sanders (“Quinn Pensky”), Sean Flynn (“Chase Matthews”), Matthew Underwood (“Logan Reese”), Christopher Massey (“Michael Barrett”), Abby
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Buoyed by a voracious global market, hampered by pandemic era challenges but hungry all the same, French TV exports reached record highs in 2021, racking up €375.9 million ($404 million) in worldwide sales. While an uptick in foreign pre-buys (which fueled those high watermark figures, themselves up 6% from the previous, record-setting year) helped benefit
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CNN isn’t the only cable-news network reworking its daytime schedule. MSNBC is expanding Chris Jansing’s afternoon perch to two hours from one as the Washington D.C-based Hallie Jackson, who also anchors a late-afternoon program on NBC News Now, leaves the cable outlet to focus on the streaming work. Meanwhile, weekend host Jonathan Capehart, who has
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FX Chairman John Landgraf offered several updates on a few popular series including “American Crime Story” Season 4, “American Sports Story,” and “Alien” at the Television Critics Association 2023 winter press tour on Thursday, promising that the shows remain in the works but are moving along. On FX’s “American Sports Story,” Landgraf shares that the
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Andrew Callaghan, the popular indie filmmaker known for his Channel 5 YouTube videos and recent “This Place Rules” documentary, has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women in the last week. Callaghan has yet to publicly address the allegations, but comedian Tim Heidecker, who produced “This Place Rules” with his comedy partner Eric Wareheim,
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Academy Award-nominee Aunjanue Ellis has signed on to star in Ava DuVernay’s feature adaptation of “Caste.” The duo reunites following their Emmy-nominated collaboration, Netflix’s “When They See Us.” Filming is underway on the project, which is inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winner Isabel Wilkerson’s bestseller “Caste: Origins of Our Discontent.” Described in The New York Times as
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The 2023 Producers Guild of America Award nominations stunned on Thursday with a shocking inclusion of the Brendan Fraser best-actor vehicle “The Whale” making the lineup, in addition to four sequels — “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” and “Top Gun: Maverick.” A24 led the tally
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Former Sundance Institute director Caroline von Kuhn has been appointed executive director of Greek non-profit Oxbelly. Founded by producer and Faliro House founder Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Oxbelly is known for its screenwriters and directors labs — which run under the artistic direction of Athina Rachel Tsangari — and draws a number of international filmmakers every
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George Takei revealed in a new interview with The Stage that he publicly came out as gay in 2005 out of anger over Arnold Schwarzenegger’s decision to veto a bill that would’ve legalized gay marriage in California. Schwarzenegger served as the governor of California from 2003 to 2011. Takei came out as gay in California’s Frontiers magazine.
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Don’t mess with success. That’s the G-rated version of an old showbiz mantra, and it applies to the AFI Awards, which on Jan. 13 will continue with the same format that has worked for two decades.  While the Oscars struggle with TV ratings and other issues, and the Golden Globes are working to restore their
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During its presentation at the Winter 2023 Television Critics Association Press Tour, FX announced premiere dates for four of its upcoming projects: “Dave” Season 3, “Dear Mama,” “Sin Eater” and “The Legacy of J Dilla.” “Dave” returns to FX with two episodes on April 5. In Season 3, Dave (series co-creator Dave Burd aka Lil
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“Criminal Minds: Evolution” has been renewed for another season at Paramount+. A revival of “Criminal Minds,” “Evolution” picked up where the series left off when it concluded on CBS in 2020 after 15 seasons. According to Paramount+, after premiering on Thanksgiving Day in 2022, the series went one to become one of the streamer’s top
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Check out the official trailer for Somebody I Used to Know starring Alison Brie and Jay Ellis! ► Visit Fandango: http://www.fandango.com/?movie-overview?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to be notified of all the hottest trailers: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy US Release Date: February 10, 2023 Starring: Alison Brie, Jay Ellis and Kiersey Clemons Director: Dave
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Harley Quinn, aka Dr. Harleen Quinzel, is about to tell her story to the world. Spotify, in partnership with DC and Warner Bros., announced that audio series “Harley Quinn and The Joker: Sound Mind,” starring Christina Ricci and Billy Magnussen as the respective Gotham City villains, will premiere with all episodes available to listeners on
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Nominations for the 2023 NAACP Image Awards have been announced, with Angela Bassett, Mary J. Blige, Quinta Brunson, Viola Davis and Zendaya vying for Entertainer of the Year. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” dominated the motion picture nominations, with 12 total nods — including acknowledgments for filmmaker Ryan Coogler; Letitia Wright, Tenoch Huerta, Bassett, Gurira, Nyong’o
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“Ghosts” has been renewed for Season 3 at CBS, Variety has learned. The single-camera comedy series is based on the BBC Studios distributed format of the same name, while the American version is produced by CBS Studios in association with Lionsgate Television and BBC Studios’ Los Angeles production arm. The show has proven to be
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Check out the official trailer for Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. starring Rachel McAdams! ► Buy Tickets on Fandango: https://www.fandango.com/are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret-2023-230752/movie-overview?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to be notified of all the hottest trailers: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy US Release Date: April 28, 2023 Starring: Rachel McAdams, Abby Ryder Fortson, Elle Graham, Benny
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Check out the official trailer for Sharper starring Sebastian Stan! ► Visit Fandango: http://www.fandango.com/?movie-overview?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to be notified of all the hottest trailers: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy US Release Date: February 10, 2023 Starring: Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, Justice Smith, Briana Middleton, and John Lithgow Director: Benjamin Caron Synopsis: Motivations
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