Austin Winsberg got used to traveling from his California based writers’ room for “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” to its Canadian set during the first sea – son of the NBC musical comedy. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, though, he found himself having to primarily be in one place — his home office, which he calls “command central.”
When Amazon’s $8.45 billion deal was announced, outgoing honcho Jeff Bezos assured shareholders that the company was committed to “reimagining and developing the deep catalog of MGM.” Never mind that the library his company is purchasing is highly exploited, with a good many of its vintage titles, and even some new movies, already licensed to
Sixteen years after “Revenge of the Sith” completed George Lucas’ “Star Wars” prequel trilogy, with Ewan McGregor playing Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, the actor has returned to the franchise for the highly anticipated Obi-Wan series on Disney Plus. When McGregor and Pedro Pascal, the star of “The Mandalorian,” talked for Variety’s Actors on Actors series,
“CODA” and “Little America” director Siân Heder will expand her partnership with Apple, inking a multi-year overall deal to write and develop series exclusively for the tech giant’s streaming platform. Under the terms of the deal, Apple will also have a first look at features penned by the Sundance Grand Jury Prize award-winning writer. Per
When the writers of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” opted to have the show’s title character, Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), battle against COVID-19 for much of the season, they juxtaposed it with an unexpected silver lining: a dream world that reunited the doctor with many of her fallen loved ones on a beach. This beach arc, which
Check out an official Ghostbusters: Afterlife Featurette starring Finn Wolfhard! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Sign up for a Fandango FanALERT: https://www.fandango.com/ghostbusters-afterlife-2021-219412/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date. US Release Date:
Silento‘s not getting out of jail, at least not for now … a judge just denied his request to be let out on bond in his murder case. The “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” rapper had a bond hearing Wednesday in DeKalb County, GA where the judge ruled Silento’s history of mental health issues — coupled
Showtime Documentary Films has acquired the rights to “The One and Only Dick Gregory,” the directorial debut from producer Andre Gaines. The documentary, premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 19 and debuting on Showtime on July 4, explores the career of Dick Gregory, the legendary comedian and activist who was at the forefront
Carolyn Everson, who led Facebook’s advertising teams as VP of the social giant’s Global Business Group, is leaving the company after a little more than a decade. Everson announced that she had resigned from the company in a Facebook post Wednesday. Her exit comes after Facebook chief revenue officer David Fischer, to whom she reported,
I’m sure when you first heard that TikTok was entering the Emmy race, you wondered, “Wait — is that guy drinking Ocean Spray cranberry juice while skating down the highway and grooving to Fleetwood Mac even eligible?” Well, no. But viral hit “Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical” has been given the green light to submit, and
When Pedro Pascal and Ewan McGregor sat down for Variety’s Actors on Actors series, they had a lot to discuss. But one unique thing the two of them share is they have both acted with Yoda — or at least, members of Yoda’s species. McGregor was scene partners with the original Yoda when he played
When “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” premiered in 2007, production didn’t have the budget to provide hair and makeup. Fast forward through 20 seasons and nine spinoffs that spanned an additional 18 seasons and 440 episodes total, it’s safe to say the Kardashian-Jenners have no problem asking for glam — and whatever else they’d like
As television explores increasingly sophisticated depictions of fantastical worlds — realms of science fiction, fantasy, super-heroics, horror and other imaginative leaps — supporting actors face a unique challenge: how to craft characters that fit seamlessly into left-of-reality narratives while also resonating with relatable human emotions and motivations. And there is no one-size-fits-all formula to do
Being a superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe equips its stars with unique powers both on-screen and off. “We all have a number sign above our heads when we make independent films [for] whether or not we can sell them internationally to help get financing,” says Elizabeth Olsen. “If we want to do that, it
While most of a viewer’s focus is often directed at the leads of a show, supporting characters can make or break a series, offering vital dynamics that uphold central narratives. Successful supporting characters in today’s television landscape must challenge protagonists when they cross boundaries, as well as strive to assert themselves through their own storylines.
This TV genre suffered a scandal in 1950s that nearly wiped it off screens, but endures as one of the most popular programming types today. Now, the history of these shows finally has a physical home of its own. What is… the game show?! The first quiz show launched on radio in 1923; now, nearly
Check out the Space Jam: A New Legacy Official Trailer starring LeBron James! ► Sign up for a Fandango FanALERT: https://www.fandango.com/space-jam-a-new-legacy-2021-224102/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date. US Release Date: July 16, 2021 Starring: LeBron James, Sonequa
Production designer Ruth Ammon has worked on iconic films and television shows from “Drop Dead Gorgeous” to “Heroes” and “Smash,” but the one area she has long wanted to play in was space. Working on Amazon Prime Video’s anthology series “Solos” finally gave her that chance. She describes the show as “The Great British Baking
In the two versions of “The Mosquito Coast” that came before the Apple TV Plus drama (the 1981 novel and the 1986 film adaptation), the character of Allie Fox’s wife and mother to his children was just that and that alone: a wife and mother. But the series, which is being treated as a prequel
Jojo Siwa’s bow is a signature of her brand, so when Instagram head Adam Mosseri saw the teen star on video without the accessory, he was understandably shocked. “It was right around my birthday that I realized, I kind of want to do my hair different,” Siwa said during a Q&A as part of Instagram
Brett Hawn had never really in vested in the stock market until his teenage sons tipped him off to GameStop earlier in the year. On Reddit, investors were talking up the distressed retailer and the AMC theater chain. Hawn, a 50-year-old network engineer from Phoenix, bought 50 shares of AMC, seeing it as a chance
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) has partnered with film distribution company Kino Lorber to present a new film series titled “AWFJ Presents.” Curated by esteemed female film journalists and critics under the new “AWFJ Presents” banner on Kino Lorber’s digital platform KinoMarquee, the inaugural selections include six exceptionally entertaining and relevant films by
Ever since the 1960s, animators from the world over have assembled in the Alpine French city of Annecy to celebrate animated film. Initially a biannual event, the Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival switched to a once-a-year gathering back in 1998, and continued thus until last year, when the pandemic forced the festival to go online
Charades has closed major sales on Denisa Grimmova and Jan Bubenicek’s stop-motion feature “Even Mice Belong to Heaven” ahead of its world premiere at the Annecy Intl. Animation Festival. Based on Iva Procházková’s book, the feature was made in stop-motion with more than 100 puppets, 82 characters and 84 animated decors. The adventure-filled movie was
Les Femmes s’Animent (LFA), France’s highly active women in animation organization, will launch its first international initiative at this year’s Annecy Intl. Animation Festival, Parcours de Femmes (Women’s Journey). A mentoring program, the diversity drive will help six French-speaking women writer/directors – three from France, three from Africa – produce their own animated short film.
A year after KROQ veteran Ted Stryker and radio partner Kevin Klein moved to the station’s A.M. slot — in a hasty shift after the station fired morning hosts Kevin Ryder, Allie Mac Kay and Jensen Karp — Stryker is departing the show. Stryker announced the news on his Twitter account: “After more than 22
In March 1971, Aretha Franklin took the stage at the Fillmore West in San Francisco to deliver a concert that was then turned into the Queen of Soul’s third live album. Video footage from that concert is in black and white and grainy at best, due to the technology available at the time. For the
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On Wednesday, EA Dice unveiled the first details for the sixth game in the “Battlefield” franchise, including its name: “Battlefield 2042.” The multi-player first-person shooter will be released for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC on Oct. 22. The new installment will widen the map for “Battlefield’s” largest matches ever,
Last June, YouTube launched a $100 million #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund in an effort to help equip Black musicians with the resources and support to enable them to “thrive and invest in work that amplifies the voices, perspectives and stories of all Black artists around the world,” according to the announcement. The company has provided periodic