Lindsay Lohan and Kristin Chenoweth will star in the Netflix romantic comedy “Our Little Secret.” Stephen Herek is directing the film, which follows two resentful exes (Lohan and Ian Harding) who are forced to spend Christmas together after discovering their current partners are siblings. Lohan will reunite with her “Mean Girls” co-star Tim Meadows, as well
Month: January 2024
Get ready for Jaleel White and “The Flip Side,” and we don’t mean Urkel and Stefan Urquelle. White is the host of “The Flip Side,” a new syndicated game show set to launch this fall. CBS Stations is the anchor station group in clearing “The Flip Side” across the country. Wendy McMahon, president/CEO of CBS
British composer Laurie Johnson, whose theme for “The Avengers” was among the most famous of 1960s spy-show signatures, died in his sleep on Tuesday, Jan. 16, in North London, according to a statement from the family. He was 96. Johnson was among the last of the prominent English film composers active during the 1950s, ’60s
All pie is good pie in the first trailer for Richard Linklater and Glen Powell‘s new dark comedy “Hit Man.” Netflix debuted footage of the film Monday morning, giving audiences a first look at one of the biggest crowdpleasers of the fall festival circuit. It will release on Netflix on June 7 in the U.S.
Mythical Entertainment, the digital media company founded and led by YouTube creators Rhett & Link, appointed Jacob Moncrief — who is returning to Mythical after more than two years at Westbrook Media — as chief operating officer and promoted Brian Flanagan to the role of president. In his role as COO, Moncrief (above left) will
French prosecutors have dismissed the complaint filed by French actor Hélène Darras alleging that Gerard Depardieu sexually assaulted her during the filming of “Disco” in 2007. In a statement sent to Variety, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office said the complaint filed on Sept. 10, 2023 will be dismissed due to the statute of limitations. The prosecutor’s
Awards season is here, which means it is also time for the annual Golden Raspberry Awards. The Razzies, which aims to (dis)honor the least successful films of the year, has announced nominations for its 44th edition. The most-nominated film is “Expend4bles,” the fourth entry in the action-packed, but critically underwhelming, “The Expendables” franchise. It received
The hottest topic in fashion circles recently? How runway looks have become more over-the-top than ever before. Think: Duran Lantink’s inflatable denim, Marni’s 3-D flowers, Christian Cowan’s giant fur balls, Schiaparelli’s skirt flanked by a supersized lobster, Rick Owens’ pronounced shoulders and sky-high capes that billowed in the wind (ditto for Mugler’s airy displays of
Songwriter Jenna Andrews, whose hits include songs performed by BTS, Drake, David Guetta and more, has sold her catalog to Warner Chappell Music, her management company Milk & Honey Music + Sports has announced. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to the announcement, the catalog is comprised of hundreds of songs from her
Playtime has boarded “The Devil’s Bath,” a period psychological thriller directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, the Austrian filmmaking duo behind the critical and commercial hit “Goodnight Mommy.” The movie reteams Franz and Fiala with Ulrich Seidl, who also produced “Goodnight Mommy.” Set in rural Austria in 1750, “The Devil’s Bath” stars Anja Plaschg,
Argentina’s newly elected president Javier Milei is bent on keeping his chainsaw-wielding campaign promise to cut state spending, including scrapping the country’s national film institute (INCAA) and its film schools (ENERC). His mega draft bill, aimed at reining in Argentina’s hyper-inflation, has prompted more than 300 directors, producers, actresses, critics and colleagues from across the
It’s imprinted in the minds of generations of girls: the scene in Anne of Green Gables where the redheaded heroine revels in receiving a fashionable puff-sleeved dress. Anne would be thrilled with the state of style in 2023, from the swooping silhouettes of Kika Vargas’ voluminous dresses to Cecilie Bahnsen’s and Simone Rocha’s pumped-up sleeves
Stephen van Rooyen, CEO of Sky U.K. and Ireland, is stepping down after almost 17 years at the company. He will official depart the media conglomerate, which is owned by Comcast, in February. Van Rooyen was also CCO for Sky Group. His team will report to Sky group CEO Dana Strong effective immediately. “I have
Rockers Greta Van Fleet and country star Kane Brown are set to headline Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Fest, the celebrity chef announced Monday. The inaugural version of the festival, set to take place in Columbus, Ohio from June 1-2, will also feature performances from Bret Michaels and country artists LOCASH and Niko Moon. In a statement,
Gaumont has unveiled a first still and trailer for “Black Tea,” Abderrahmane Sissako‘s highly anticipated follow-up to his 2015 Oscar-nominated film “Timbuktu.” The movie will world premiere in competition at the Berlin Film Festival. A lushly-lensed romance drama, “Black Tea” (previously titled “The Perfumed Hill“) tells the story of Aya, who leaves the Ivory Coast after walking out
Indonesian film star Arifin Putra (“The Raid 2”) and emerging actor Eloise Lovell Anderson (“Villain”) have wrapped principal photography on Sean Cronin’s vampire road movie “Bogieville.” Written by Henry P. Gravelle (“The Over Easy Courthouse Cafe”), the film follows a couple on the run who come across a derelict trailer park, Bogieville. Convinced to stay
The Berlin Film Festival has unveiled a promising competition lineup for its upcoming edition, peppered with prestige star-driven titles such as the New York-set “La Cocina” with Rooney Mara, sci-fi drama “Another End” pairing Gael García Bernal and Renate Restive and its opening film “Small Things Like These” starring “Oppenheimer” protagonist Cillian Murphy. As is customary, political elements play a prominent role.
Here we are, three weeks into January, and the Sundance Film Festival has delivered what promises to be the year’s most uncomfortable date movie: a grubby New York-set fable about a facially distinctive actor (modeled on Adam Pearson) who undergoes an experimental procedure that leaves him looking like Sebastian Stan — presumably an improvement, until he
HOT HOSTS HEAD FOR HOTA Australian actor Rebel Wilson has been named as the emcee of the 2024 edition of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) awards. Wilson will take to the stage on Saturday, Feb. 10. Two days earlier, on Feb. 8, singer and actor Harry Connick Jr. will be the
Spain’s fast-growing Secuoya Studios has tapped seasoned Sony Pictures Television International exec Brendan Fitzgerald for the newly-created position of CEO. His most recent position as SPTI’s senior VP of international English-language co-productions makes him the perfect fit for the company’s lofty ambitions. Fitzgerald’s appointment coincides with the third anniversary of Secuoya Studios and the
The U.K. government is giving more power to the BBC and media regulator Ofcom to handle complaints as part of its mid-term review into the corporation’s functioning. The Royal Charter is the constitutional basis for the BBC. The current Charter began on Jan. 1 and ends on Dec. 31 2027. The U.K. government’s mid-term review
“A Different Man,” a chilling story of identity and obsession with a dark sense of humor, debuted at Sundance with a well-received Sunday evening premiere at the Eccles Center. The A24 film stars Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve and Adam Pearson in a tale of an actor who has facial reconstruction surgery and must come to
Veteran filmmaker and industry administrator Park Kwang-su has been nominated as the next chairman of the Busan International Film Festival, following a period of behind-the-scenes turmoil. The event, however, has not yet begun the process of selecting a new festival director. The new chairman will take the place of Lee Yong-kwan, who was wrong-footed and
Sony Group Corporation has ended its more than two-year attempt to merge its TV and streaming businesses in India with local giant Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited. In a statement, issued Monday, Sony Group said: “The merger did not close by the end date as, among other things, the closing conditions to the merger were not
SPOILER ALERT: This article discusses plot points in Episode 2 of “True Detective: Night Country,” titled “Part 2.” One of Liz Danvers’ favorite sayings its “shit bowl.” And the case of the eight missing men from an Alaska research station — and how it relates to the earlier murder of Native midwife and activist Annie Kowtok
“Big Little Lies” Season 3 is coming along nicely. “We’re at work on it,” Nicole Kidman told Variety Sunday night at the New York premiere of her new series “Expats.” Kidman says she and Reese Witherspoon are “texting every day” about the third season. “And there’s a timeline and we’re doing it.” She laughed when
Fish out of water comedy film “Jonny Keep Walking” kept its place at the top of the mainland China box office in its fourth weekend of release. Hong Kong-made action comedy “Rob N Roll” opened in second position. “Jonny,” in which a man from the countryside struggles to hold down a corporate job in a
Burna Boy, Luke Combs and Travis Scott have been added to the lineup of performers for the 66th annual Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy announced on Sunday, joining previously announced artists Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa and Olivia Rodrigo. Additional acts, presenters and more will be announced in the coming weeks. The Grammy Awards will return
Time traveling-fantasy-adventure movie “Alienoid 2” was a comfortable winner at the South Korea box office over the weekend. But with few fresh films on release the cinema-going market slowed. “Alienoid 2” earned $2.06 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). That was
Will Ferrell touched down at the Sundance Film Festival to world premiere the new documentary “Will & Harper,” which centers on the relationship between the beloved comedian and his best friend Harper Steele as they take a road trip. The two met during their days on “Saturday Night Live,” which Harper wrote for from 1995
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