A Nevada federal judge has ordered the owners of Las Vegas’ KAOS nightclub to pay DJ-artist Kaskade nearly $8 million after the venue cancelled his his $300,000 per night residency. The U.S. District Court in Nevada made its decision Friday following a bench trial in November, and ruled in favor of and awarded $7,950,000 to Kaskade (real name:
Keira Knightley-voiced animated biopic “Charlotte” has an official trailer. The feature, from Good Deed Entertainment, the studio behind “Loving Vincent,” tells the story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish artist who was murdered in Auschwitz at the age of 26. “Charlotte” is directed by Eric Warin and Tahir Rana and features the voices of Jim
Sam Schles, a longtime creative executive under the ViacomCBS content umbrella, has joined Madica Productions. Schles has been named vice president of scripted development at the label — a spinoff of the prominent Hollywood PR agency Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis — whose credits include the Netflix’s “Ginny and Georgia” and the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced digital
There is a certain satisfaction in learning the stories of people who, through luck, circumstance or sheer grit, have ended up in precisely the right job. Australian director Lachlan McLeod’s “Clean” turns out to be just such a story, but here the job is trauma cleaning — that is, swabbing down crime scenes and suicide
The Apple series “Dear Edward” from creator Jason Katims has added eleven new cast members, Variety has learned. Audrey Corsa, Eva Ariel Binder, Idris Debrand, Amy Forsyth, Brittany S. Hall, Carter Hudson, Maxwell Jenkins, Jenna Qureshi,, Anna Uzele, Ivan Shaw, and Dario Ladani Sanchez will all star in the series alongside previously announced cast members Connie
With the 65 years “Eurovision Song Contest” has under its belt, NBC’s U.S. adaptation of the worldwide phenomenon has a lot to live up to on day one. Luckily, “American Song Contest” also has the full-backing of the OG show’s production powerhouse and a team of Eurovision fanatics preparing for its weekly two-hour live shows
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures revealed the first round of exhibits for its 2022-2023 season on Monday, including a tribute to Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 film “The Godfather” and its first permanent exhibit, “Hollywoodland,” dedicated to the founders of Hollywood. Other newly announced additions to the museum include “Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971,” a tribute
In the upcoming Disney Plus film “Driving Home 2 U,” Olivia Rodrigo takes a road trip through the desert while looking in the rearview mirror at her Grammy-nominated debut album “Sour,” which released nearly one year ago. Driving a vintage sky blue Ford Bronco, Rodrigo travels from Salt Lake City, Utah — where she filmed
After two years of presenting the annual Race to Erase MS gala as a drive-in event at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the annual festivities will return as a ballroom benefit at the newly renovated Fairmont Century Plaza hotel on May 20. Nile Rodgers & Chic will perform during the evening’s program, which will also
Trevor Noah wrote on social media that Kanye West should be counseled and not canceled following the news that the rapper was being barred from performing at the 2022 Grammys. Noah is hosting the Grammys for the second consecutive year. “The Daily Show” host and West generated headlines last week after the rapper was banned
Italian producer Roberto Sessa (“The Sea Outside”) has snapped up rights to bestselling spy thriller “Supernotes” about a CIA-trained Italian intelligence officer who winds up in a Cambodian prison after investigating a sensitive scheme to print counterfeit $100 bills in North Korea. Picomedia chief Roberto Sessa plans to turn the book – which had previously
Machine Gun Kelly’s summer tour, which was announced Monday morning, won’t lack for starry support, as the headliner has set a lineup of guests for different dates on the arena trek that will include Avril Lavigne, Willow, Blackbear and his producer, Travis Barker. Others joining him along the way include Trippie Redd, Iann Dior, PVRIS
Hollywood’s very own Red Hot Chili Peppers are getting a star on the Walk of Fame. The “Californication” rockers will receive the honor at an unveiling ceremony scheduled for Thursday, March 31 at 11:30 a.m. The star — the 2,717th on the Walk of Fame — is located in the second row at 6212 Hollywood
Michelle Young of “The Bachelorette” fame will join Becca Kufrin as co-host of “Bachelor Happy Hour,” the official recap podcast for behind-the-scenes dish on ABC’s “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette” and “Bachelor in Paradise.” The new “Bachelor Happy Hour” will premiere March 22, with new episodes to be released Tuesdays through Amazon’s Wondery across all major
Taskovski Films has acquired world sales rights to Nataša Urban’s “The Eclipse,” which has its world premiere in the main DOX:AWARD competition at the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX). Focusing on the events of Aug. 11, 1999, when most of Serbia’s population barricaded themselves in their homes and nuclear bunkers in fear of a
Celebrate this year’s Oscars before, during and after the big night. From Mindy Kaling to Beyoncé and Jay-Z, celerities and industry bosses will toast the nominees and winners of the 94th Academy Awards. Pop that bubbly and shine those shoes because the fun is about to begin. MARCH 22 Emily’s List9:30 a.m.This year’s theme is
Before launching “9-1-1” with Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk as a Fox midseason drama in January 2018, Tim Minear was a prolific producer with many impressive TV credits under his belt. Minear, who has the longest-running overall deal at “9-1-1” studio 20th Television, is best known for his work on “Angel,” “Firefly,” “Dollhouse,” “American Horror
U.K. broadcaster ITV has taken rapid strides towards meeting its mental and physical health goals and has revealed ambitious plans for more. ITV’s 2021 Social Purpose Impact Report shows that ITV programs and initiatives directly resulted in 5.1 million people taking an action to support their mental or physical health. Some 3.5 million people connected
HBO is developing a long-awaited adaptation of Rohinton Mistry’s critically acclaimed, award-winning novel “A Fine Balance,” Variety can reveal. The seven-part series is being produced by “A Very British Scandal” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” producer Blueprint Pictures and “Anne With an E” outfit Northwood Entertainment. Ritesh Batra, who directed the late Irrfan Khan
For a second year, MusiCares will be hosting a virtual fundraiser that’s open to the general public and features new performances recorded for the occasion by an array of stars, this year including Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, k.d. lang, Shawn Colvin and Fitz of Fitz and the Tantrums, among others. Officially dubbed “MusiCares: Music on
Startup Creator Plus hired Peter Sherman, most recently at WarnerMedia’s HBO Max as head of marketing for the content studio and distribution platform startup focused on digital-influencer talent,. Sherman reports to co-founder and CEO Jonathan Shambroom and will work with head of studio Adam Wescott and head of product Tricia Choi. At Creator Plus, he
Epic Games, after announcing Sunday that it was donating all proceeds from its popular “Fortnite” game toward humanitarian relief for people affected by Russia’s war on Ukraine, said Monday it has already raised $36 million for the effort. According to Epic, “Fortnite” proceeds from March 20-April 3, 2022 will go toward Ukraine relief. In addition,
Unspooling March 21-25, the Malaga Festival Fund & Co-Production Event project (MAFF) provides a forum for Latin American film projects to seek international production partnerships. Costa Rican productions will be highlighted by subsection Costa Rica Guest Country. The socially impactful film “Silence of the Earth” will feature in the MAFF Social subsection. Female directors earn
Amy Schumer is co-hosting the 94th Academy Awards with Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes, and she’s revealed at least one idea she planned for the upcoming ceremony: having Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy appear during the ceremony via satellite or a pre-taped video segment. The 2022 Oscars will take place while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues,
London-headquartered IP and production outfit Dominion of Drama has optioned YA supernatural romance novel “The Wanderer.” Written by Josie Williams, the pen name for author Kirsty Moseley, whose books have sold more than 860,000 copies in English, “The Wanderer” is described as a “heart-wrenching romance about first loves and lives lost.” Dominion of Drama will
COMPETITION Universal Pictures‘ “Jurassic World Dominion” stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard have launched a competition for young U.K. fans of the dino franchise to design a British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) black card. The black card is the card that has the film’s rating and BBFC approval for cinematic screenings. “This is
Chilean filmmaker Matías Bize’s pandemic-prompted film “Private Messages” will be part of the Official Selection at the 2022 Malaga Film Festival, and the feature dives face-first into the stories which make us human, vulnerable and strong. Bize, who won a Spanish Academy Goya for his Variety-championed film “The Life of the Fish” in 2011, uses
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises has partnered with award-winning U.K.-based Endor Productions to develop and co-produce the new crime thriller series “A State Of Grace,“ based on the popular books by author-screenwriter M.J. Arlidge. Arlidge will be adapting “Eeny Meeny,“ the first book of his bestselling collection of 10 novels, which revolves around kick-ass private investigator Helen
Principal photography commenced Monday at U.K. locations on historical comedy “Seize Them!,” directed by Curtis Vowell (“Baby Done”). The cast includes BAFTA winner, Aimee Lou Wood (“Sex Education”), Lolly Adefope (“Shrill”), Nicola Coughlan (“Bridgerton,” “Derry Girls”), Nick Frost (“Hot Fuzz”) and Jessica Hynes (“W1A”). Written by Andy Riley (“Ron’s Gone Wrong”), “Seize Them!” is a
Simon Lereng Wilmont’s “A House Made of Splinters,” a tender and humane story of a children’s shelter in eastern Ukraine, earned the top prize at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, taking home the Golden Alexander Award at a ceremony on Sunday. The international competition jury praised Wilmont’s acclaimed documentary, which also won the best director prize