In an effort to train a spotlight on the part of the world he’s from, and its joys and sorrows, Brad Paisley is simultaneously releasing two striking new videos, “Son of the Mountains” and “The Medicine Will,” that each representing a flip side of Appalachian life. One song is a warm embrace of his home
Month: September 2023
It’s the official end of Netflix‘s DVD era: The company is mailing out its very last red envelopes on Friday, Sept. 29. As a parting gift to its loyal DVD-by-mail members, Netflix will let them keep any discs they still have out. The company, which launched as a DVD subscription service 25 years ago, announced
The missing OceanGate Titan submersible tragedy from earlier this year is being made into a movie. MindRiot Entertainment and producer E. Brian Dobbins (“The Blackening,” “Black-ish”) are making a movie about the OceanGate incident. Dobbins will co-produce and MindRiot’s Justin MacGregor and Jonathan Keasey will write the film. The Titan submersible caught the world’s attention
Dianne Feinstein, the trailblazing senator who represented California for 30 years, died on Thursday night. She was 90. The news was confirmed in a statement from Feinstein’s chief of staff, James Sauls, posted to her X (formerly known as Twitter) account: “Sadly, Senator Feinstein passed away last night at her home in Washington, D.C. Her
U.S. actor Elena Kampouris (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3”) is set to star in the Sicily-set “Here Now,” a romantic thriller marking Italian director Gabriele Muccino‘s return to English-language filmmaking. Muccino’s Hollywood credits include the Will Smith-starrer “The Pursuit of Happyness.” Kampouris’ recent efforts comprise Netflix series “Jupiter’s Legacy” and the 2020 remake of
Uday Shankar, the former head of Disney in India, says that “limitless” changes to the Indian media landscape may soon leave behind conventional ideas of television and video. The great disruptor is JioCinema, part of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries conglomerate, and in which Shankar is a major investor. JioCinema, which operates streaming services, and is
Fresh off a headline-making reunion, NSYNC is back with its first release in nearly 20 years, “Better Place.” The single was released on Friday as part of the “Trolls Band Together” soundtrack. With 19 years passing since Justin Timberlake left the group and 10 since their last group performance, rumors about NSYNC reuniting at the VMAs
MEGA MERGER The proposed merger between Indian powerhouse Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Sony‘s Indian TV businesses, which has been nearly two years in the making, is likely to be delayed further, Sony said in a filing on Friday. The companies cleared a key regulatory hurdle in August, but there are other matters pending, especially that of leadership. The original
Bank robbers tend to be fairly easy to root for in movies. After all, it’s not the audience’s money getting pocketed onscreen. They typically don’t want to kill anybody, and their schemes tend to be pretty spectacular. “Heist 88,” a new Showtime release inspired by a real-life Chicago robbery from the year 1988, doesn’t trust
Disney EMEA’s longtime leading legal counsel Peter Wiley has stepped down after 27 years. Wiley has been chief international counsel and chief regional counsel for EMEA, based in London, U.K., since 2005. In his role, he led Disney EMEA’s function across international, including overseeing all legal and regulatory matters impacting the company across EMEA. He
Witscript and Hyperrate.io took home the prizes at San Sebastian’s 5th Zinemaldia Startup Challenge on Thursday afternoon. Each received €10,000 ($10,600) and access to incubation to nurture their fledgling companies, with the potential to vie for €500,000 ($530,000) in funding. Speaking with Variety following her win, Hendrikje Wagner CEO of Hyperate.io was delighted with the validation: “Other people
For the residents of The Village at Sherman Oaks, a boutique senior living community 15 miles north of Los Angeles, they thought Thursday night would be a fun, group viewing of “The Golden Bachelor” in the screening room. Around 25 residents lined up to get a front row seat in the theater, which was decorated
Breakthrough Latin artist Feid is keeping a firm grip on the spotlight with the release of his new album “MOR, No Le Temas A La Oscuridad’ (MOR, Don’t Fear The Darkness).” The 15-song record arrived Friday via Universal Music Latino and features the previously-released “Niña Bonita” with Sean Paul, the Hot 100-charting “Classy 101” with
1957 was a big year for David McCallum, the respected Glasgow-born actor known for “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” “The Great Escape” and his 20-year run on “NCIS” as quirky pathologist Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard. From the Oct. 23, 1957, edition of weekly Variety The actor, who died Sept. 25 at the age of 90, logged
It’s the most wonderful time of the sartorial year. The time when temperatures fluctuate just enough for us to don layers and style shoes in combinations that are unexpected, chic, and absolutely wearable. So it’s no surprise that this season, the style icon of the moment, Doja Cat, is entering the conversation to help us
On the Season 4 premiere of “The Kardashians,” Kim Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian Barker get into a heated argument. The storyline has been brewing since last season, but fans of the famous family know that the two sisters have been at it for years. But this time seems different. “This season starts with more of
In “Silver Dollar Road,” documentarian Raoul Peck foregrounds two resolute women, Mamie Reels Ellison and Kim Renee Duhon — the heir of a deceased landowner and her niece — to tell a story of familial grit, land grabs and the failings, if not the outright biases, of the courts. “Going to the water for me
AMC Networks has joined the ranks of ad-supported streaming. The company said Thursday that it has begun rolling out an ad-supported version of its AMC+ service for broadband users, and will charge $4.99 per month for it, as opposed to the $8.99 per month it seeks for an ad-free tier. The new ad-supported service runs
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences
Does Christopher Nolan‘s “Oppenheimer” have enough heat to hit $1 billion globally? At one point, this milestone may have sounded entirely improbable for a three-hour historical drama that mostly depicts scientists talking about theoretical physics. But sure enough, the biopic starring Cillian Murphy as the so-called father of the atomic bomb has become a full-fledged
Tom Brady is getting the biopic treatment. The Gotham Group is developing a scripted limited series titled “The Patriot Way” about the quarterback, following his rise from a sixth-round NFL draft pick to the global superstar who led the New England Patriots to nine Super Bowls, winning six. It will also cover the Aaron Hernandez,
Taylor Sheridan’s hit drama “Yellowstone” made its broadcast debut on CBS last week, with an average 6.6 million viewers tuning in to watch the series premiere that first aired on Paramount Network five years ago. That number decreased to a still-solid 5 million with Episode 2 on Sunday night, and it seemed likely that a
Renee Bach was 19 when she claims to have heard a calling from God telling her to travel to Uganda on a missionary trip to save children from starvation, poverty and deadly diseases. In 2009, she moved to Jinja, Uganda and opened a charity called Serving His Children. There, with a high-school diploma and zero
Writer-director Jeff Nichols‘ “The Bikeriders,” with Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy, made a splash with festival-goers at the recent Telluride Film Festival. 20th Century Studios has revealed to Variety exclusively that the film will be campaigned for best original screenplay for the upcoming awards season, despite being inspired by the 1968 photo and
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse thought they had the perfect release date for their upcoming “Exorcist” reboot: A Friday the 13th in October, the spookiest month of the year. But it turns out the only thing more terrifying than that cursed day is Taylor Swift. Once the Grammy winner announced her “Eras Tour” concert film was
Well, well, well, what a fashion month it has been. As models have floated down catwalks all around the world—from Spring Studios to the Place du Trocadéro—I’ve been taking notes on which trends, styles, and silhouettes will be everywhere come the spring thaw. Namely, I’m breaking down the five major shoe—and footwear accessory—trends you’ll see
“Suits” actor Patrick J. Adams issued an apology on Instagram after he was accused of breaking SAG-AFTRA strike rules by posting behind-the-scenes photos from the show, which has become a streaming blockbuster over the last couple months after making its Netflix debut. Many of these “Suits” set photos featured Adams’ former co-star, Meghan Markle. “The
As writers hit the picket lines during the 146-day WGA strike, they were absolutely barred from writing anything for the Hollywood studios and streamers. But there was no reason they couldn’t write their own scripts on spec. Now, as Hollywood’s writers return to work, those TV pilot and movie scripts written over the course of
Today’s online music landscape can be the perfect platform for budding independent artists looking to make an impact. Gone are the days of regional barriers, and when it comes to finding undiscovered talent, there are countless algorithms or playlists to source from. This is especially true in the Spanish-language market, where revenue growth has seen
NBCUniversal has promoted Rachel Smith to executive vice president of unscripted content, lifestyle and documentaries. Smith will helm the production of unscripted lifestyle, true crime, documentary and docuseries content development in addition to NBCU’s current programming across NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen True Crime, SYFY, Universal Kids, USA Network and Peacock. Smith was serving in this
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