‘Bel-Air’: Peacock Partners with Crown & Conquer to Launch Dramatic ‘Fresh Prince’ Remake (EXCLUSIVE) Peacock is partnering with Crown & Conquer to help launch “Bel-Air” with a premiere event on Feb. 9 inspired by iconic images from the original “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” series. Given concerns over the omicron variant, the event shifted to
Pencils down, pass your ballots to the front because the Oscar nomination voting is now closed. Speaking to voters over the past week, it’s been relatively clear about what voters like and who they’re supporting in a strong year for film. Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, Feb. 8, and we have the 10 burning
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Last month, the Academy Museum launched “Branch Selects,” a series that screens every Tuesday night at the museum with the chosen film highlighting a distinct area of filmmaking. Bernardo Rondeau, the museum’s senior director of film programs, says the idea came from receiving a lot of recommendations and feedback across the board from its members.
Disney is ready to launch “Rise Up, Sing Out,” a short-form animated musical series that aims to deliver inspiring. empowering and optimistic messages about culture and celebrating differences. The eight-episode series, which is executive produced by Ahmir ‘”Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter of the Roots, will be available on Disney Plus starting Wednesday,
Paramount Plus and Showtime are two separate subscription services owned by the same company in a market that is already overcrowded with streaming and pay-TV competition. But that’s the way it’s going to stay for the two ViacomCBS brands — for now at least — as Paramount Plus president of original scripted series Nicole Clemens
Brian Cox recently walked Vanity Fair through several of his most high profile roles, including his turn as Agamemnon in Wolfgang Peterson’s 2004 historical war film “Troy.” The swords-and-sandals epic cast Cox opposite Brad Pitt as Achilles. According to Cox, the role of Agamemnon in “Troy” was “the only part I’ve ever pursued” in his
A new bill would require film workers in New Mexico to pass a hunter safety course if firearms are present on set. The bill, SB 188, was introduced on Monday by Sen. Cliff Pirtle, R-Roswell. It is the Legislature’s first attempt to respond to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of
The second season of “Euphoria” is a dream for HBO. Over the first three installments of its second season, the Zendaya-led drama has nearly doubled its Season 1 per-episode viewership, Variety has learned exclusively. The “Euphoria” Season 2 premiere, which first aired Jan. 9, has drawn 13.1 million viewers across multiple HBO and HBO Max
Juicy, soapy Korean series have been a staple on Netflix for years, but following the “Squid Game” phenomena, audiences around the world can’t get enough of not only the typical K-drama fare but also Korean thrillers and reality series. Korean zombie thriller “All of Us Are Dead,” which features a familiar “Squid Game” face (Lee
Howard Hesseman, the veteran actor known for starring in sitcoms “WKRP in Cincinnati” and “Head of the Class,” died Jan. 29 at the age of 81. The actor is remembered here by his friend and fellow “WKRP” star, actor-director Tim Reid. I first met Howard Hesseman at a cast meeting before we shot the pilot
Check out newly announced release dates, which movies are coming to theaters and home video this week, and recommendations from your host Naz Perez, as well as an interview with Rotten Tomatoes editor Jacqueline Coley on films that celebrate black joy, in this episode of Weekly Ticket! Check out the full list of Movies That
America is no longer leading on the world stage in one crucial metric. We’ve lost game-show-host supremacy. On “Jeopardy!,” the standard-bearer for American quiz shows, star power has been outsourced to the contestants. And recent long-running champions Amy Schneider and Matt Amodio lent energy that had otherwise been missing. The recent endless cycling through “Jeopardy!”
Netflix announced Tuesday that it will be premiering Ali Wong’s new comedy special, “Don Wong,” on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. The special is Wong’s third with Netflix, following 2016’s “Ali Wong: Baby Cobra” and “Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife” in 2018. “Don Wong” was filmed at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in New
Counterculture revivalism: it’s not just about vinyl after all. Principles in music, as it turns out, is another remnant of that era that’s experiencing a comeback, thanks to Neil Young being re-elevated by many to hero status for taking an influential stand. Nice to see you again, personal-integrity-at-the-cost-of-pocketbook-lining! Take off your dusty sandals and stay
Nicole Kidman’s career has spanned nearly four decades. Her trophy shelf includes an Oscar, two Emmys, a SAG Award and a BAFTA. She is a favorite to pick up her fifth Academy Award nomination next week for her work as Lucille Ball in “Being the Ricardos.” Even so, Kidman acknowledges the road to today has
“Criminal Minds,” the CBS procedural which wrapped in 2020 only to have a second life due to pandemic binge-watching on streaming services and memes on TikTok, was set to have a revival in 2021. However, star Paget Brewster set fans up for heartbreak when she tweeted that the new series was “dead” a few months
Megaforce Records co-founder Jon Zazula — who launched the iconic label, which released the first albums from Metallica, Anthrax and many others, with his wife Marsha in 1982 — died on Tuesday, a rep for the label confirms to Variety. He passed away in Florida surrounded by his brother, daughters, grand-daughters and friends; he was
The love for Miss Janet was palpable on Friday and Saturday, as the Queen of Pop’s self-titled documentary reigned supreme on primetime, drawing over 15.7 million total viewers across Lifetime and A&E’s linear and digital platforms. It was No. 1 on both Jan. 28 and 29 with women in the 25-54 age range. Among total
MNTN, the connected-TV advertising company that owns Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort creative agency, announced a $119 million in Series D financing. The round, which closed in the fourth quarter of 2021, was co-led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock and Fidelity, which collectively invested approximately $110 million. MNTN (pronounced “mountain”) was founded in 2009
YouTube’s advertising business continued to power forward in the fourth quarter of 2021, delivering solid growth and surpassing Netflix’s global revenue for the period. The internet video giant generated $8.63 billion in ad revenue for Q4, an increase of 25.4% year over year, Alphabet (Google’s parent company) reported. Note that doesn’t include revenue from the
Dwayne Johnson commended Joe Rogan on Instagram (via Newsweek) after the controversial podcast host issued a statement on his spread of COVID misinformation. Johnson even told Rogan that he “looks forward” to coming on the podcast one day and “breaking out the tequila with you.” The controversy over Rogan’s podcast resulted in artists such as
After warming fans’ hearts as Pa in the awards season contender “Belfast,” Jamie Dornan has signed on to join Gal Gadot in the international spy thriller “Heart of Stone,” from Netflix and Skydance. Directed by Tom Harper and written by Greg Rucka and Allison Schroeder, the international spy thriller is produced by Skydance’s David Ellison,
Dolce & Gabbana has officially announced that they will discontinue the use of any fur in their collections. This choice is based on the brand’s executives pushing for more sustainable fashion production. The fur industry has long fielded criticisms from animal rights activists, especially in recent years as more sustainable faux fur options come into
Prentice Penny, who served as showrunner on HBO’s popular series “Insecure,” is stepping behind the camera to direct a feature film for Universal Pictures. Penny has been hired to adapt “New Kid,” a movie version of Jerry Craft’s bestselling graphic novel. The children’s story follows a Black pre-teen named Jordan Banks, who experiences culture shock
Geoffrey Rush is set to play iconic comedian Groucho Marx in “Raised Eyebrows,” writer-director Oren Moverman’s upcoming adaptation of Steve Stoliar’s memoir “Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho’s House.” Moverman, whose credits include co-writing the Brian Wilson biopic “Love & Mercy” and writing and directing “Time Out of Mind,” worked on the “Raising Eyebrows” script
Clifton Collins Jr., Michael Gandolfini, Josh Hamilton and Brooklynn MacKinzie have joined the cast of Cory Finley’s “Landscape With Invisible Hand.” The quartet join previously announced stars Asante Blackk, Tiffany Haddish and Kylie Rogers in the film adaptation from MGM, Plan B Entertainment and Annapurna Pictures. Based on National Book Award winner M.T. Anderson’s novel
Here are the top trailers for movies coming out in February 2022! What will you go see? Watch All the Best New Trailers from January 2022: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLScC8g4bqD46Dn5sEIAEIc89gFD_2bdJH?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc 00:00 Last Survivors 02:00 The Long Night 04:03 Jackass Forever 06:12 Moonfall 08:28 Blacklight 10:50 Marry Me 14:24 Death on the Nile 16:31 A Banquet 18:46 Uncharted 20:16
A24 is partnering with Brain Dead Studios to develop a docuseries based on the Sundance short film “You Have Never Been Completely Honest,” Variety has learned exclusively. The docuseries will be titled “Self.” It will be a hybrid-format using archival footage, animation, and reenactments to chronicle the self-help movement throughout history. “You Have Never Been Completely
The immediate challenge director Chai Vasarhelyi faced in making “The Rescue” was that there was no footage of the gripping 2018 rescue attempt to save 12 young members of a Thai soccer club and their coach from an underwater cave. Clips from the news was all they had to work with. But Vasharhelyi says that