Lana Condor, Michael J. Fox, Jack Black and more make appearances on the Merry and Bright Holiday Celebration benefit for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and The Ronald McDonald Houses of New York and Los Angeles. The fundraiser, which premieres Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET and will stream for free until Dec. 21 on Brightcove,
Prop master Michael Sexton has almost four decades of experience under his belt, yet Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” managed to present multiple firsts. A key scene in the blockbuster features a Boeing 747 that Nolan purchased while location scouting in Victorville, Calif. “It was pretty much one of the craziest things I’ve done in the 35
In ELLE.com’s series Unexpected Expert, we’re going straight to the source to find out which items are actually worth your hard-earned cash. . It wasn’t long into the pandemic that a common balm for coping with quarantine emerged: walking. In cities and in suburbs, the relatively-safe outdoor activity (when masked and distanced from others) has
Kelly Clarkson is extending her run as a talk show host. NBCUniversal has announced that it has picked up “The Kelly Clarkson Show” for two more seasons, taking it through 2023. The news comes as the show is well into its second season. “The Kelly Clarkson Show” is produced and distributed by the recently renamed
Paramount Plus is in early development on a dark comedy that hails from Katie Wech, Variety has learned exclusively from sources. The project is titled “RIP.” Wech will write and executive produce, with Gina Rodriguez and Jennie Snyder Urman also executive producing. The trio previously collaborated on the hit CW series “Jane the Virgin.” The project
In a two-hour hearing on Tuesday morning, representatives for the concert industry, which has been ravaged by the pandemic shutdown, made a passionate and compelling case for federal aid before the U.S. Senate. “We’re here before you with our hats in our hands,” said witness Michael Strickland, owner of the lighting company Bandit Lites in
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Disney’s Searchlight has scheduled awards contender Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” for a Feb. 19, 2021, launch in North America. “Nomadland” premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 11 and won the Golden Lion. The film is set after the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, with Frances McDormand’s character Fern exploring a life
HBO Max is honoring a request by Dave Chappelle to remove “Chappelle’s Show” from the streaming service at the end of this year. Casey Bloys, chief content officer of HBO and HBO Max, made the revelation during the keynote conversation on day one of Variety’s Virtual FYCFest. “We had a conversation with Dave. I won’t get
ABC is eyeing a potential series from two “Stumptown” writers. The network has set up a development plus penalty deal for Latinx family drama “The Three Joaquins,” which hails from scribes Manuel Figueroa and Jordan Heimer. Partially based on Figueroa’s childhood experience, “The Three Joaquins” tells the story of a wealthy and powerful Latinx family who
Casey Bloys is exploring a whole new range of programming options as he takes the creative reins at HBO Max. Bloys has been at the helm of HBO programming for a few years now, but was promoted to chief content officer of HBO and HBO Max back in August. In a keynote conversation on day
Rita Houston, a steady presence on New York radio — and an important musical tastemaker in her role as program director of Fordham University’s WFUV — died Tuesday after a battle with cancer, the station said in a statement Tuesday. She was 59 years old. “Rita was the north star of WFUV’s sound and its
Leading entertainment marketing and branding whiz Kira Cohen has joined DIFF Eyewear as a vice president, Variety has learned. Cohen will spearhead integrated marketing for the company, known for best-selling celebrity and Influencer collaborations as well as capsule collections based on properties by Marvel, Star Wars and Sesame Street. In addition to talent, the brand
NBCUniversal has given executive Jimmy Horowitz a big boost across its content portfolio. Horowitz has been named vice chairman of NBCUniversal business affairs and operations, effective immediately. He previously served as a vice chair in the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, but will now expand his dealmaking to NBCU’s streaming and TV arms. In addition to
The fight club that got raided in NYC last month reportedly has a new home in the Sunshine State — with a similar name and a lot of the same players brawlers. A new Instagram account has recently popped up, which seems to be an offshoot of the ‘Rumble in the Bronx’ moniker that the
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched the episode of “The Bachelorette” that aired on Dec. 14 on ABC. This season of “The Bachelorette” has been billed as the most dramatic season ever. It’s also perhaps the most real season the reality show franchise has seen in its nearly 20-year history. On
Bruce W. Smith and Ralph Farquhar, best known as two of the executive producer behind iconic animated sitcom “The Proud Family,” have signed a multi-year overall deal with Disney. Under the wide-ranging pact, the pair will produce animated and live-action series and films for Disney’s Branded Television division, working closely with Disney Channels senior vice
Kevin Ryder, who spent 30 years at KROQ-FM as one-half of the popular “Kevin & Bean” morning drive show, is launching a daily YouTube series that highlights positive stories in the news. In his first official gig since KROQ fired him in March, Ryder will partner with Mike Catherwood to host “Great News with Kevin
A new trailer has dropped for “Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry,” a new documentary about the “Bad Guy” singer and songwriter, which will premiere in theaters and on Apple TV Plus in February 2021. The film is directed by award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler, who previously turned his camera on the worlds of high
Parents with preschool-aged kids and younger probably won’t be shocked by the most-watched show on Netflix in 2020. Everyone else, get ready to scratch your heads. The team at streaming tracker Reelgood kept tabs on all the shows that made it on Netflix’s top 10 rankers this year (since the streamer started publicizing it in
The Highwomen won all three awards the country music supergroup was up for as part of the 2020 Americana Honors & Awards, which were announced online Tuesday morning. John Prine, who died in April of this year from COVID-19, was awarded with artist of the year. The posthumous honor was not necessarily strictly a sentimental
Quibi’s spectacular crash this year left the short-lived short-form video company’s employees looking for work. At least one of Quibi’s top executives has moved on: Ambereen Toubassy, who had been chief financial officer at the Jeffrey Katzenberg-founded startup, is joining enterprise-software firm Airtable as CFO in January 2021. Quibi had been among the customers for
For parents worried about what weird or inappropriate stuff their kids might stumble across on YouTube or other online video apps, a new option is coming from Common Sense Media in early 2021. Sensical, a free, ad-supported streaming service, is the first for-profit venture from Common Sense Media. It’s targeted to come out in the
As part of a broader strategy revamp, Condé Nast announced that Anna Wintour — who has served as the top editor of Vogue’s U.S. edition for 32 years — will assume the role of chief content officer. Wintour will also now serve as global editorial director of Vogue while continuing her oversight of Vogue U.S.
Armenia has chosen Arman Nshanian’s feature film debut “Songs of Solomon” as its official submission to the 93rd Academy Awards in the international feature film category. “Songs of Solomon,” written by Audrey Gevorkian and based on “The Past Unsung” by Sirvart Kavoukjian, explores the life of the composer Archbishop Solomon, also known as Komitas, who had
Former “Morning Becomes Eclectic” host Jason Bentley is back with his first new project since leaving the signature KCRW show last year. Bentley has partnered with 101 Studios and Soho House to launch a new entertainment podcast, “The Backstory,” which pairs different artists, creators and performers in conversation. The first episode, featuring actor/producer Kristen Bell
Vevo’s year-end statistics show that Future and Drake’s “Life is Good” is the most viewed Vevo video of 2020, with 1.3 billion views globally; and J Balvin is the most viewed Vevo artist, with 2.7 billion views worldwide. Both cool, and you can see the top 10s below. But arguably more interesting are the songs
The world of Dionne Warwick’s Twitter account can be a confusing place, a place where Billie Eilish becomes William Eyelash, and where Chance the Rapper can find out, without being entirely sure, that he’s working on a song with the legendary 80-year-old singer. After engaging with Warwick on Twitter, Chance told Stephen Colbert on “The Late
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle want to bend some ears under a new deal with Spotify to produce original audio programming for the global streaming platform. Under the multiyear pact, the couple’s newly formed Archewell Audio production company will create programming exclusively for Spotify. Among those will be podcasts hosted and produced by the Duke
Comcast customers with Xfinity X1 or Flex service can now watch HBO Max right from their cable boxes. While the cable giant was one of WarnerMedia’s launch partners for HBO Max (inking a deal at the 11th hour), Comcast subscribers previously have had to use other platforms like iOS, Android, Apple TV or PlayStation console