Aaron LaBerge, president and CTO of Disney Entertainment and ESPN, will leave the company this summer after a cumulative total of more than 20 years, after which he will join casino and sports-betting operator Penn Entertainment as chief technology officer. In a note to Disney staff Monday, LaBerge said he made a personal decision to
Month: April 2024
The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved the new awards rules and campaign regulations for the 97th Oscars ceremony to be held on March 2. Significant changes have been made in the original score category. Now, up to three composers can receive individual Oscar statuettes if they all significantly contribute to a film’s music. This
Quentin Lee’s LGBTQIA+ stand-up comedy concert feature film special “Laugh Proud” has secured theatrical and digital distribution and unveiled a trailer. Taped on July 1, 2023, the film features Jason Stuart, Kit DeZolt, Amanda Alvich, Christian Cintron, Brian Clark aka Brucey, Rowan Niles, Juno Men and Asha Hall and trans drag activist Jazzmun Nichcala Crayton
The three founders of Watcher Entertainment apologized to fans for their announcement that they were exiting YouTube and would put their new shows exclusively on their own subscription-streaming service. In response to a torrent of negative comments, Watcher’s Steven Lim, Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej said they were revising the plan — and will now
Quentin Lee’s LGBTQ+ stand-up comedy concert feature film special “Laugh Proud” has secured theatrical and digital distribution and unveiled a trailer. Taped on July 1, 2023, the film features Jason Stuart, Kit DeZolt, Amanda Alvich, Christian Cintron, Brian Clark aka Brucey, Rowan Niles, Seven Graham, Juno Men and Asha Hall alongside trans drag activist Jazzmun
Revenues at Viacom18, the media arm of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani‘s conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), witnessed an uptick for the 2023-24 financial year. Annual financial results posted on Monday revealed that the company’s gross revenue was $1.3 billion, up from $871.3 million the previous year. Operational revenue grew 49.4% year-on-year to reach $1.1 billion.
Kid Cudi‘s Coachella set was one of the most anticipated last-minute adds to the second weekend of the the 2024 festival. Sadly, the last couple songs Cudi was supposed to perform went without him after the singer attempted to jump off stage and broke his foot in the process. Cudi addressed the incident on X
Drew Barrymore revealed on a recent episode of her daytime talk show that she was told to dial her performance back during the making of the 1999 romantic comedy “Never Been Kissed.” Barrymore starred in the film as Josie, an insecure copy editor who has never had a real relationship. The movie was notable for
Hit neo-noir video game “El Paso, Elsewhere” is heading for the big screen in a new film adaptation. Academy Award nominee LaKeith Stanfield (“The Book of Clarence,” “Judas and the Black Messiah”) is in talks to star in and produce with Lorenzo di Bonaventura’s Di Bonaventura Pictures (the “Transformers” and “G.I. Joe” franchises). Colin Stark
There are two twisty thrillers directed by filmmakers named Shyamalan heading to theaters in the coming months and the filmmakers promise “unease” and “wonder.” It wasn’t intentional, said M. Night Shyamalan, sitting down for a conversation with his daughter and fellow filmmaker Ishana Night Shyamalan. “It just played out this way,” he began, recounting the
“Doctor Who” and “Sex Education” star Ncuti Gatwa said in a recent interview with Attitude magazine that Black people have a pressure to be excellent that is disproportionate to white people, be it in Hollywood or other professions. The 31-year-old actor has noticed “white mediocrity” being celebrated, which is a luxury that does not exist
Cinema Guild has acquired North American distribution rights for “You Burn Me” (aka “Tú me abrasas”), directed by Argentina’s Matías Piñeiro. The film had its world premiere at the Berlinale in February in the festival’s Encounters section. It won a special mention from the jury at Paris’s Cinéma du réel in March. Cinema Guild will
Brenda Blethyn has announced that she is departing the long-running detective series “Vera” after its upcoming 14th season, which will also be its last. Filming on the final season will take place this summer in Northumberland and North East England, and will consist of two 120-minute episodes. “Vera” first aired in May 2011 and was
Following the release of Pearl Jam‘s new album “Dark Matter,” frontman Eddie Vedder has revealed the rationale behind political song “Wreckage.” Speaking to the U.K.’s Sunday Times, Vedder said of the song: “There is a guy in the United States who is still saying he didn’t lose an election, and people are reverberating and amplifying
Brian Quincy Newcomb, a music journalist and pastor who was well-known in the Christian rock community for decades as a key tastemaker in the alternative scene, died in Centreville, Ohio on April 15 at age 67. He had been receiving hospice care at home after a recurrence of the cancer he had battled for nearly
Zendaya said in a recent interview on “Jake’s Takes” while promoting her new tennis drama “Challengers” that “it’s very odd” to always be asked about what it’s like kissing her male co-stars on screen. The actor has noticed in recent years that she gets asked in interviews about kissing scenes far more than her co-stars
Steven Yeun, Darren Criss and Dan Lin, chairman of Netflix Film and founder and board chair of Rideback Rise, are slated to speak at The Asian American Foundation‘s third annual Heritage Month Summit, which takes place May 2-3 in New York City. The year’s theme is “Together We Build Power,” putting focus on the power
We heartily endorse adding trending shapes to your eyewear collection (hello, slim ovals!), but while you’re at it, why not embrace frames that seamlessly fuse your fashion sense with a nod to sustainability? The Calvin Klein Eyewear Naturals collection looks great, of course—the brand has long been at the forefront of minimalist design—but it also
In a first for Italy, young adult romantic drama “Fabbricante di Lacrime” (“The Tearsmith“) – a Netflix Italy original – has reached the No. 1 slot on the streamer’s global movie chart in the non-English-language category. Based on the turgid eponymous Italian bestseller by a writer who goes by the pen name Erin Doom, “The
Roku is expanding its original food and home content through big investments into its “The Great American Baking Show” and “Honest Renovations” franchises, with an early Season 3 renewal for “Baking Show” and new seasonal specials ordered for both series. Hosted by Casey Wilson (who took over for Ellie Kemper after the first season) and
BBC presenter Huw Edwards has resigned from the corporation after receiving “medical advice” from his doctors. “Huw Edwards has today resigned and left the BBC,” the corporation said in a statement on Monday. “After 40 years of service, Huw has explained that his decision was made on the basis of medical advice from his doctors.
Steven Yeun, Darren Criss andNetflix Films chairman Dan Lin are slated to speak at the Asian American Foundation’s third annual Heritage Month Summit, which takes place May 2-3 in New York City. The year’s theme is “Together We Build Power,” putting focus on the power of community and public service within the AANHPI community, and
Netflix and the Annecy Film Festival have fostered an incredible relationship over the last several years. No other major studio or distributor has been as omnipresent at the French film festival, and this year should be no different. Netflix is planning several major sneak peeks of upcoming titles, a work-in-progress session, the world premiere of
Marvel‘s favorite frenemies are back in the second trailer for the hotly anticipated “Deadpool and Wolverine” — the third installment in the “Deadpool” series of films and the first set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This time, Deadpool and Wolverine fight like bloody hell to the tune of Madonna’s “Like a Prayer.” “I’m about to
Some may say the only way to be a fully sustainable fashion brand is to, well, not be a brand at all. After all, according to the Geneva Environment Network, the garment industry is currently responsible for over 10 percent of the world’s carbon emissions and contributes to mass amounts of water and textile waste
Taylor Swift is giving fans more insight into her new album “The Tortured Poets Department,” thanks to a track-by-track experience with Amazon Music. Fans can now listen to the album — which shattered streaming records after its release on April 19 — along with commentary from Swift breaking down the meaning of each track. To
There was a time, not so long ago, when the term “era” brought to mind strictly academic concepts: a scale to measure the Earth’s geological time; a system for classifying sweeping events of human history; a theoretical timeline of our known universe. These days, though, “era” brings to mind different phases in the careers of
Back in 2008, a music video landed on YouTube — then still largely in its infancy and mostly dominated by amateur video footage — and caused a bit of a stir, amassing a cult following and 1 million views. More than 15 years on, the video has morphed — extremely slowly — into a full-length feature film.
Beta Cinema is launching international sales in Cannes for director Fatih Akin‘s upcoming film “Amrum,” which starts shooting in Hamburg Monday. The film stars Jasper Billerbeck, Laura Tonke and Diane Kruger. “Amrum” will be released in German theaters in September 2025, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is set on the island of Amrum in
Eva Evans, a TikTok star known for her videos about living in New York City and the creator of the web series “Club Rat,” has died. She was 29. Evans’ sister, Lila Joy, announced the news in an Instagram post on Sunday. The cause of death has not been disclosed. “Yesterday my family received news
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