Andy Cohen put himself in the hot seat for a high-octane start to BravoCon 2023. The face and central nervous system of the Bravo network and its many reality franchises kicked off a weekend of panels, cocktail parties and a bedazzled trade show on Friday in Las Vegas. Held at the Caesars Forum just off
Month: November 2023
Before being linked to CBS‘ new late-night series “After Midnight,” Taylor Tomlinson had little connection to the world of broadcast TV and the ebbs and flow of nocturnal programming. She is best known as an up-and-coming comic who has found success with stand-up specials on Netflix and video clips on TikTok. So how did a
As Starz prepares to separate from parent company Lionsgate in 2024, it will reduce its staff of roughly 670 employees by more than 10%. Starz will also cease business operations in the both the U.K. and Australia. This follows the cable and streaming company’s recent exit from Latin America, as announced in Lionsgate’s August earnings
Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has picked up North American theatrical and VOD rights to “America’s Family.” The immigrant docudrama, written, directed by and starring Anike Tourse, follows the events of an ICE raid of the Diaz family on Thanksgiving day. “As each family member braves
Whether you’re a handbag aficionado who chases the buzziest new drops or you’re a once-in-a-while investor of the classics, Black Friday is without a doubt the best time to shop all things handbags. Unlike the Black Friday beauty deals, this category takes a bit more planning because we’re talking high-dollar designer names and limited stock
BravoCon — the third edition of the fan convention for all things Bravo — is taking place in Las Vegas from Nov. 3 through Nov. 5, and Variety is there, bringing you all the news. Among other notable moments, it was the first time fans heard from the “Vanderpump Rules” cast as a group since those
Apple has promoted Zach Kahn, who previously managed the tech giant’s podcast and audiobooks PR, to lead public relations for content on Vision Pro, the company’s forthcoming AR/VR headset. According to his LinkedIn bio, Kahn will head communications for apps, services and entertainment on Apple Vision Pro, which is slated to feature apps for Apple TV
Priscilla Beaulieu was a 14-year-old Army brat when she met the world’s biggest star, Elvis Presley, sparking a love story that’s the stuff of rock ‘n’ roll legend. When “Priscilla” star Cailee Spaeny was 14, she developed a different kind of crush — a cinematic one — on Sofia Coppola. It all started when she
Amazon Music closed out its current season of the Amazon Music Live series with a dynamic 50-minute set from Latto following Thursday Night Football. Broadcast simultaneously on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, the second season of the performance series has already featured a carousel of some of music’s biggest names, counting
It’s three days before the November 3 opening of Voltaire at Venetian Las Vegas, and Kylie Minogue, whose residency will launch the venue, is in her dressing room waiting on one last important detail. “We’ve entertained ourselves enough,” she tells Variety backstage as she prepares for another rehearsal. “Now, we need the magic ingredient: people.”
Roc Espinet’s “Chica y Lobo” and Cynthia Fernández Trejo’s“El Lenguaje de los Pájaros” are two highly-anticipated titlesat Ventana Sur’s 2023 Animation! Works In Progress strand, a joint initiative of Animation! and France’s Annecy Animation Film Festival and its MIFA market. Animation! and indeed Ventana Sur at large, unspools Nov. 27- Dec. 1 in Buenos Aires.
Patrick Wachsberger‘s Picture Perfect Entertainment is launching international sales on Jan Kounen’s “The Incredible Shrinking Man” starring Jean Dujardin, the Oscar-winning actor of “The Artist.” The ambitious film is a modern adaption of Richard Matheson’s science fiction novel, which was previously brought to the big screen by Universal Pictures in 1957 with Jack Arnold’s “The
No documentaries have been nominated for a best sound Oscar since Michael Wadleigh’s “Woodstock” more than half a century ago — even potential contenders such as Questlove’s “Summer of Soul” did not make the cut. Sam Green hopes that his doc “32 Sounds” will break that dry spell and become the second documentary nominated in
In “Familiar,” Berlinale Golden Bear-winning director Călin Peter Netzer follows Dragoş Binder, a film director, as he delves into the murky secrets of his family, and tries to exorcise the trauma of his childhood by making a film about it. Beta Cinema is handling world sales for the film, which has its world premiere this
In “Sly,” director Thom Zimny (“Springsteen on Broadway,” “Elvis Presley: The Searcher”) captures a side of Sylvester Stallone seldom seen. The 95-minute docu exposes a relatable, vulnerable man who is often thought to be the movie characters he made iconic — Rocky Balboa or John Rambo. Born in 1946, Stallone grew up in New York
Molly Manning Walker, the English cinematographer-turned-filmmaker whose debut feature “How to Have Sex” won a prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, has signed with CAA for representation. Penned and directed by Manning Walker, “How to Have Sex” world premiered at Cannes in Un Certain Regard where it won best prize and earned unanimous praise. The film
Graham Chase Robinson, ex-employee to Robert De Niro and former VP of production and finance at his Canal Productions, took the stand in a New York court Friday in the ongoing trial regarding gender discrimination and retaliation charges against the actor. Robinson was hired as De Niro’s executive assistant in 2008 and later became the
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Episode 8 of “Gen V,” the Season 1 finale (“Guardians of Godolkin”), now streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video. “The Boys” Season 4 doesn’t have a premiere date yet, but in a way, it has already started — at least for “Gen V” viewers. The Season 1 finale of “Gen
The Marvel series “Echo” — which debuted its inaugural trailer on Friday and premieres on Jan. 10 — contains several firsts for the company. It’s the first Marvel Studios production that will debut simultaneously on Disney+ and Hulu, the first that will have every episode available to binge at once and the first that will
ARRAY Releasing has acquired “Frybread Face and Me,” and has set a release date for Nov. 24 in select theaters and on Netflix. The film marks documentary filmmaker Billy Luther’s narrative feature debut. The President of Array Tilane Jones announced the news that the company had acquired rights in the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland.
Every year the race for the Oscar for best documentary feature gets more expensive and less inclusive. The challenging doc marketplace favors a handful of big-name filmmakers commissioned to make one-off films or docuseries. During the last two years, directors of independently made docs, especially those tackling hard-hitting social issues, have been facing an uphill
Shawn Levy revealed in a first-person essay for Esquire magazine that he’s worked a huge “Star Wars” homage into “Deadpool 3,” which was well into filming when production shut down amid the SAG-AFTRA strike. The director said watching “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” in a packed theater inspired him to recreate one of the
For Jane Wu, the supervising director and producer of Netflix’s adult animated series “Blue Eye Samurai,” which premieres on Nov. 3, animation is “magical.” It’s not a genre, but a medium in which to tell a story. Most importantly, despite popular conceptions of it, animation shouldn’t be limited to children. “We can tell very complicated,
Jeff Bezos is relocating to Miami, moving away from Seattle — which has been his home since he founded Amazon in 1994 out of his garage. Bezos announced the decision to move to Miami in an Instagram post Thursday. He explained that his parents (who “have always been my biggest supporters”) recently moved back to
At long last, “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Season 12 will premiere in February 2024, HBO boss Casey Bloys announced at a press event Thursday. “I was thinking last night that ‘Curb,’ in 12 seasons over 20 years, or something like that, has aired all over the schedule, and it is a highlight wherever it ends up,”
ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff, who was severely injured in a roadside bombing while covering Iraq in 2006, is returning to the country — and the exact spot where he was hurt — in a new special. ABC News Studios’ “After the Blast: The Will to Survive,” which chronicles Woodruff’s journey back to where it
Cineflix Media, a leading independent producer and distributor, is expanding its operations by opening a Vancouver branch of Cineflix Studios run by industry veteran Mark Miller. The Vancouver office will “focus on producing and co-producing scripted series, movies, and factual content for North American and international streamers and broadcasters,” according to a press release. Miller
AMC Networks reported its third-quarter 2023 earnings Friday, revealing it had added 100,000 subscribes across AMC+ and its other niche streamers in Q3, following two straight quarters of declining subs. Streaming subscribers stand at 11.1 million as of Sept. 30, up 1% from where they ended at 11 million at the conclusion of Q2 in
The philanthropic organization Global Citizen is teaming up with Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free’s company, pgLang, in an ambitious effort to establish a major music touring circuit across Africa. A kickoff event, “Move Afrika: Rwanda,” will take place Dec. 6 with the hip-hop superstar as the headliner. The December concert is being seen by Global
Following Matthew Perry‘s death on Oct. 28 at the age of 54, a foundation has been established in the actor’s name. Announced in a press release Friday morning, the Matthew Perry Foundation is accepting donations to help individuals dealing with addiction. “In the spirit of Matthew Perry’s enduring commitment to helping others struggling with the
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