Sony Music Entertainment is officially in production for a Cyndi Lauper documentary titled “Let The Canary Sing,” a feature-length film that promises to explore the singer’s 30-plus year career. The film, which is being made in partnership with Lauper herself, will be directed by award-winning documentarian Alison Ellwood, who most recently directed the Emmy-nominated two-part
It’s almost like a play,” Simone Rocha says of putting together a fashion collection. “There’s a beginning, middle, and end. A narrative.” Rocha has had narratives on her mind lately—beginnings and middles, though certainly not ends. She’s looking back on slightly over 10 years of shows, an eternity for an independent fashion brand. Sitting in
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“Jackass” is heading back to the small screen, with a new series from the original creators in the works at Paramount+ after to the immense popularity of “Jackass Forever.” “Based off the success of ‘Jackass Forever,’ we’re working with the creators to continue the partnership with a new series, bringing even more ridiculous antics straight
Paramount+ and Showtime topped a combined 62 million subscribers at the end of the first quarter, Paramount Global revealed along with its earnings report Tuesday. From that Q1 total, 6.8 million are Paramount+ sub additions, bringing that streamer’s solo tally to almost 40 million customers. Paramount’s total streaming base is up 6.3 million from the
Paramount Global said first-quarter profit fell as the company’s investments in content and declines in its traditional business offset gains it made in streaming. The owner of CBS, Showtime and Nickelodeon said revenue for the first quarter fell 1% to $7.32 billion, compared with $7.41 billion in the year-earlier period. Paramount was crimped by comparisons
Jan Motjo’s Beta Group is making a bold bet on Spain, both its content and market, launching Beta Fiction Spain, a TV-movie production house which will also offer production services in Spain and run a theatrical distribution operation. The new entity will be headed by two of the best-known and reputed film-TV execs in Spain:
Netflix has unveiled the young cast of its first Finnish series, “Dance Brothers,” which is currently filming in Helsinki with Samuel Kujala (“Lakeside Murders”) and Roderick Kabanga (“Gravedigger and the Random People”) playing the lead roles. The young adult drama series is a co-production between Netflix and Yle, and is created and produced by Max
The Warner Bros. Discovery Sports network is launching a cross-platform weekly sports show featuring leading names on May 4. “The Power of Sport,” an 18-week magazine show, will look towards the week of sport ahead while also accessing Warner Bros. Discovery Sports’ archive to look back at some of the iconic sporting moments from the
International television, film and digital production and distribution group All3Media is backing “Line of Duty” star Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen’s company, Build Your Own Films. BYO Films, which is focused on both scripted and non-scripted production, was launched by co-CEOs McClure and her partner Owen, who specializes in sports documentaries, including Netflix soccer documentary
Menemsha Films has taken distribution rights in North America to Thomas Roth’s drama “Schächten – A Retribution” in a deal with Berlin-based sales company Picture Tree Intl. PTI has debuted the film’s trailer, and will hold an invitation-only private screening of the film for buyers in Cannes. Neil Friedman, president of Menemsha Films, said: “The
Comedian, actor, artist, writer, musician and presenter, Billy Connolly (“Mrs. Brown”), will be honored with the BAFTA Fellowship at this year’s Virgin Media BAFTA TV Awards. The fellowship is the highest accolade bestowed by BAFTA in recognition of an individual’s contribution to film, television or games across their career. Previous TV honorees include Dawn French
“Smyrna My Beloved,” a tale weaving together tragic refugee stories of the past and present on the island of Lesbos, and “Holy Emi,” portraying the lives of two Filipino sisters living in Athens who are beset by mysterious forces (pictured above), will serve, respectively, as opening and closing night presentations at the 16th Los Angeles
“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” has officially concluded its world premiere and the first reactions for the new entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe are pouring in online, with film journalists calling the long-awaited sequel everything from a film that “fully goes horror” to “a mixed bag.” One thing almost everyone seems to
Lady Gaga has released “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick.” The song features in the film opening May 27, and already looks like it could catapult the star into the Oscar conversation. Listen to the song here. “Hold My Hand,” is a soaring rock tune with violins and guitar licks that harken back to
What else is left to say about “Illmatic”? Nas’ 1994 debut has been included at or near the top of every credible “greatest hip-hop albums” list for as long as people have been compiling them. It’s inspired two books, countless scholarly essays, a play, and one feature-length documentary. Just last week it soundtracked an entire
The Supreme Court has privately voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, striking down the case that has guaranteed basic abortion rights in the U.S. since its 1973 ruling. News regarding the judicial body’s decision comes from a majority draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito Jr., which Politico obtained and published on Monday evening. The
“American Idol” marked its 20th birthday on Monday night with “The Great Idol Reunion,” a one-hour special featuring past “Idol” contestants and judges and celebrating the show’s history, both during its years on Fox and its current home on ABC. “Tonight we are opening the Idol yearbook,” said host Ryan Seacrest as he revealed the
AWARDS CIRCUIT COLUMN: The Ridiculous Pile-Up of New and Returning TV? Blame the Emmy Calendar Listen, part of the fun of doing a weekly column is just writing what everyone is talking about. And one hot topic in business circles, and even among viewers, is just how much damn TV there is right now. There
James Corden isn’t quite sure what his next move will be after leaving “The Late Late Show” in 2023, but the trained theater actor told Variety senior culture and events editor Marc Malkin on the red carpet of the 2022 Met Gala that he’s not opposed to going back to his roots. When asked if
The return of “Yo! MTV Raps” now has a premiere date. The reimagined global iteration of the MTV hip-hop series will premiere on Paramount+ on Tuesday, May 24, the streamer announced Monday. In addition, Paramount+ released the official trailer, key art and lineup of featured guests. Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, “Yo! MTV Raps” is a
Ron Galella, the paparazzi photographer who pioneered the controversial art of candid celebrity imagery, died Saturday at his home in Montville, N.J. He was 91. The New York Times said he died of congestive heart failure. Galella was best-known for his years-long pursuit of former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, whom he photographed relentlessly throughout
The search for a new chief executive officer at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has escalated in recent weeks, multiple sources familiar with the process tell Variety. Months ago, the organization behind the Oscars hired management consulting firm Korn Ferry to scout replacements for outgoing CEO Dawn Hudson, who previously announced she
Advertising isn’t a game for the people who run Twitch — but they are working to weave it more closely into the esports and other live-streamed programming beamed out by the Amazon-backed service every day. Executives spent Monday evening making a pitch to advertisers that involves creating closer pairings between the people who create the
While the Kardashians are at the Met Gala, a jury reached a verdict in Blac Chyna’s $100 million defamation case against the famous family — and they won. The Kardashians came out victorious with no damages awarded to Chyna. The jury found that none of the Kardashians defamed Chyna and none interfered with her E!
Titus Welliver’s ex-cop Harry Bosch will return to crack more cases on Amazon Freevee. Amazon Freevee (formerly IMDb TV) announced the pickup of Season 2 of “Bosch: Legacy,” a spin-off of series “Bosch” that ran for seven seasons on Prime Video — ahead of the May 6 premiere of “Bosch: Legacy” on the ecommerce giant’s
Kacey Musgraves has recorded a version of the 1961 Elvis Presley classic “Can’t Help Falling in Love” for the upcoming soundtrack to director Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” biopic, the singer has revealed. The country-pop star noted that she had covered the song Monday while walking the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute
The Kardashians have come out victorious in their fierce legal battle with Blac Chyna … who sued them for defamation, but the jury’s riding with the family. Before the verdict was read, it was apparent the Kardashians were nowhere to be found. The clerk asked their lawyer where they were, and the attorney responded, they
Dimitrios KambourisGetty Images Emma Chamberlain is back on the Met Gala red carpet for a second time tonight, reprising her role as Vogue’s on-camera interviewer. Perfectly adhering to the “Gilded Glamour” dress code, Chamberlain wears custom Louis Vuitton and a variety of stunning Cartier jewels. The French luxury jeweler used fashion’s most glamorous night as
Hollywood has seen some strange stories over the years, but what happened last week was incredibly bizarre, even by movie business standards. Nothing, it seems, could quite prepare people for the spectacle and social media fallout that followed after Olivia Wilde was mysteriously served custody paperwork onstage at CinemaCon. Wilde — who shares two children