The 31st Annual SAG Awards, the only televised award show that exclusively pays tribute to actors, will be held Sunday, Feb. 23, from the Shrine Exposition Hall and air on Netflix. “From the actors who build their careers here to the beauty and grit that shape its spirit, this year’s theme will serve as a love
Month: February 2025
On a Tuesday in February, Hollywood is in the throes of a “Bonfire of the Vanities” moment. Karla Sofía Gascón’s old social media posts, with shocking takes on George Floyd (“a drug addict swindler”) and Islam (“an infection for humanity that urgently needs to be cured”), are roiling awards season and have turned the actress
They just can’t keep senior executives at the top of CBS News. Adrienne Roark, who was named president of the Paramount Global news division in August of last year, revealed Thursday morning to staffers that she plans to leave the company at the end of February to take a role at Tegna, the TV-station group
The “For All Mankind” spinoff “Star City” has made three new additions to its main cast, Variety has learned. Adam Nagaitis (“The Terror,” “Chernobyl,” “The Responder”), Josef Davies (“Andor,” “The Hunt for Raoul Moat,” “Young Wallander”), and Ruby Ashbourne Serkis (“I, Jack Wright,” “Shardlake,” “Becoming Elizabeth”) have all joined the upcoming Apple TV+ alt-history drama.
The scores for Italian horror films, from giallos to zombie movies, have in recent years become a cornerstone of the vinyl reissue market. Not a month goes by when collectors can’t acquire a new copy of the soundtrack to “Suspiria,” “Zombi 2,” “Nightmare City” or dozens of other terrifying titles. The music for Italian comedies,
Nabbing exclusive rights to the prequel to “Shtisel,” the series Netflix made popular around the world, is more than just a financial opportunity for Izzy CEO Nati Dinnar to put his fledgling streaming service on the global map. Premiering Feb. 28 on Izzy, “Kugel” represents a chance to advance the interests of his homeland’s reputation amid war
FilmNation Entertainment has hired Andy Kim, a top executive at Participant Media, to serve as its chief operating officer. In his new post, Kim will oversee all day-to-day operations, strategic planning, business development, and finance at the independent entertainment company. He joins as FilmNation is enjoying a wave of critical and commercial successes, including backing
“Wicked,” the blockbuster movie musical the earned 10 Academy Award nominations and $727 million at the worldwide box office, will begin streaming March 21 on Peacock. The movie’s singalong version will also be available to stream on the same day along with a collection of bonus content. Directed by Jon M. Chu (“Crazy Rich Asians,”
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban‘s Los Angeles home was broken into and ransacked on Valentine’s Day, police confirmed to KTLA. The LAPD responded to a break-in at the A-list couple’s home on Feb. 14 at around 8 p.m. local time. As reported by KTLA: “A security guard told investigators that the intruder had smashed a
Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud has completed his trilogy with “Dreams (Sex Love),” presented in Berlinale’s main competition. Its previous parts, “Sex” and “Love,” were shown at Berlinale’s Panorama and in Venice. M-Appeal handles sales. “It’s very, very good that it’s over. It has been a long run. Making these three movies wasn’t that hard
Chef Pati Jinich will host a new PBS docuseries highlighting some of the foods, culture and history that make up “Panamericana,” with the first season focusing on areas of Alaska and Canada. The series, called “Pati Jinich Explores Panamericana,” runs from April 29 to May 13. Jinich, a Mexican chef, TV host and cookbook author,
Television shows depicting law enforcement officers navigating their professional and personal lives typically take themselves quite seriously, such as “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “Chicago P.D.” But series like “Reno 911!,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” and now, The CW/Roku Channel’s “Good Cop/Bad Cop” have injected much-needed levity into an often severe and cynical genre. Created
The plethora of solo albums from Blackpink members is not keeping the K-pop quartet from getting back together to play stadiums. This summer the group will play a “limited” run of large-scale shows in 10 cities around the world, including North American stops in L.A.. New York, Chicago and Toronto, it was announced Wednesday. The
For cinema owners, “Survive till 25” has become a mantra as one catastrophe after another has kicked their business’s recovery down the road. But the end of that long and winding road is here, so will the upcoming slate result in a true box office revival? Over the next 11 months, Hollywood will unveil blockbuster
Berlin-based world sales company M-Appeal has secured additional international distribution agreements for three of its Berlin Film Festival titles. Among the latest sales, “Dreams (Sex, Love),” which premieres today in Berlinale Competition, has been acquired by Films4You for Portugal, Swallow Wings for Taiwan and Beta Films for Bulgaria. “Dreams (Sex, Love)” is Norwegian writer director
“The Jennifer Hudson Show” has been renewed for a fourth season by Fox Television Stations. EGOT winner Hudson first premiered her daytime talk show on Sept. 12, 2022, and it has since earned 10 Emmy nominations. The show has also been recognized by the NAACP Image Awards and the GLAAD Media Awards. “It is an
Keep Smokin’ has released the trailer for “Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie,” a buddy comedy-documentary hybrid chronicling the career of the iconic stoner duo. The film’s official logline reads: “‘Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie’ defies documentary expectations, offering a wildly imaginative take on genre convention; a true-life tale told through a mix of animation and
Blake Lively Files Amended Complaint Against Justin Baldoni … It Wasn’t Just Me Who Felt Uncomfortable Published February 19, 2025 4:48 AM PST | Updated February 19, 2025 7:23 AM PST Blake Lively says Justin Baldoni not only sexually harassed her, but he also made two other women feel “uncomfortable” on the set of “It
Following her podcast amassing over 200 million downloads and hitting the top spot on Apple Podcasts, Mel Robbins has added new dates to her inaugural stage tour, “Let Them The Tour.” Robbins, who signed a mega deal with Sirius XM last October for “The Mel Robbins Podcast” and other programs, has added new dates in
Unifrance has unveiled its extensive lineup for the 15th edition of Series Mania, set for March 21 to 28. This year, the festival will showcase a selection of 48 series from 20 countries, including 22 French shows, promising a feast for the eyes of TV enthusiasts and industry professionals alike. The Series Mania Forum, the
“Bad Boys for Life” filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are set to direct a film about the tragic true story of Sanda Dia, a Black student who died in 2018 after enduring a violent fraternity hazing ritual at an elite university in Belgium. Brussels-based production company Komoko, founded by Nabil Ben Yadir and Marc Goyens,
In an amended complaint filed late Tuesday night, Blake Lively alleged that her “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni made two other women on the set of the film “uncomfortable” — and they’re willing to testify at trial. The 141-page document claims that “Ms. Lively was not alone in complaining about Mr. Baldoni and
Endemol Shine Australia (ESA), part of French TV giant Banijay Entertainment, has formed a global partnership with Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS), the Japanese broadcaster and producer behind international hit formats such as “Ninja Warrior” and “Takeshi’s Castle.” The co-development deal will give ESA access to TBS’s library of new and existing formats which it
FESTIVAL FORTUNES India’s 2025 box office kicked off in high gear, powered by a Sankranthi holiday-fueled Telugu-language onslaught that pushed local grosses past the INR10.13 billion ($116.6 million) mark. Leading the charge was “Sankranthiki Vasthunam,” starring Venkatesh, a genre-bending blockbuster that towered over the month’s chart with a commanding $23 million haul. Per Ormax Media,
London-based Cineflix Rights has snapped up international rights to the premium crime series “Hildur” which just started filming in Iceland for production partners Take Two Studios, Sagafilm, Nelonen Media’s streamer Ruutu in Finland, Simínn in Iceland and private funder IPR.VC. The six-part series, primarily in the English-language, is based on Satu Rämö’s literary phenomenon “Hildur,” which sold
Los Angeles-based film and television studio Happy Accidents has partnered with Australian production companies Total Fiction and Screen Invaders on the genre-bending drama-comedy series “Gnomes” (6×30′). The studio, which specializes in high-end content across multiple genres including films, scripted and unscripted series, documentaries and formats, has come aboard as co-producer and international distributor for the
U.K. entertainment financier Goldfinch is making power moves in Southeast Asia’s largest market, inking a landmark joint venture to launch Goldfinch Indonesia. The deal, unveiled in Jakarta, brings heavyweight local players Synco and Goshen Group into the fold as the company aims to transform Indonesia’s creative industries. The venture, which was officially witnessed by Indonesia’s
It’s all quiet on the Berlin deals front as the sales agencies wind down their operations at the European Film Market. By Monday, many offices and stands were almost completely deserted. Deals are being reported but it’s more of a “steady flow” than a gush. That said, most sales agents remain happy that the EFM
The second feature from Kang Mi-ja — and her first after a gap of 17 years — “Spring Night” is a tender, compact relationship drama about ships passing in the night, buoyed by a pair of stellar performances working in completely different modes. Adapted from Kwon Yeo-sun’s novel, its tale of an alcoholic woman and
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “The Mickey,” the Season 7, Episode 7 of ABC’s “The Rookie.” Jenna Dewan never expected to stick around on “The Rookie.” But after Dewan signed on to the ABC police procedural for a multi-episode arc in 2021, the actress’ fun-loving firefighter Bailey Nune immediately made an impression by
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