The publishing and production entity of best-selling author Michael Crichton’s estate has signed with Range Media Partners, Variety has learned. CrichtonSun, run by Sherri Crichton and partner Laurent Bouzereau, will partner with Range to produce, package and develop a slate of projects from the Crichton archives. Projects in the works include several television series as
Scoring a film can feel like an isolated process — but scoring a film about isolation during a pandemic takes it to a whole new level. That was the situation for Academy Award-winning composer Alexandre Desplat, who worked with The London Symphony Orchestra on the score for George Clooney’s “The Midnight Sky.” In the film,
Robin Wright’s directorial debut “Land” will debut in theaters next year. The drama, which stars Wright and Demian Bichir, is set to release in the U.S. on Feb. 12, 2021. “Land” centers on Wright’s character, who goes off the grid and retreats into the wilderness after suffering an unfathomable loss. When she crosses paths with
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There’s a famous “Peanuts” cartoon panel, long circulated as a meme among music nerds, in which the Schroeder character, bearing armloads of LP, explains to Lucy, “Buying records cheers me up… Whenever I feel low, I buy some new records.” We knew just how Schroeder felt in 2020 — even if “…I create a new
London, and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire, are going into the highest level of COVID-19 restrictions from midnight on Tuesday, U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed. The restrictions mean that indoor entertainment venues, including cinemas and theaters, will have to close. The rules deal a severe blow to the highly anticipated release of “Wonder
“Nomadland,” a major Oscar contender that has been snapping up film awards, has released its first trailer. Directed by Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland” stars Frances McDormand as Fern, a woman experiencing homelessness who travels across the West in a van looking for a job. Fern lost everything in the Great Recession, and seeks the wisdom and
PR vets Carleen Donovan, Chloe Walsh and Jen Appel have announced the launch of the Oriel Company, which is described as a “modern creative lab and idea house handling media relations, integrated communications, and entertainment consulting.” for musicians, actors and brands. Its initial client list includes Kelsea Ballerini, André “3000” Benjamin, Arctic Monkeys, Phoebe Bridgers,
Actor Tye Sheridan is wearing a different hat with his new media-tech startup — which he claims will let indie filmmakers deliver blockbuster-level VFX on a fraction of the budget. Sheridan (above right) co-founded Wonder Dynamics with visual-effects artist Nikola Todorovic (above left). Over the last four years, the duo have been quietly experimenting with
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Chinese regulators said on Monday that they would probe the proposed merger of game live-streaming companies DouYu and Huya, in relation to the deal’s possible violation of monopoly laws. The same day, it emerged that Alibaba had been fined for not properly reporting an increased share stake in retail chain Intime. The regulator also fined
Multiple Google services — including YouTube and Gmail — were unavailable for users across the globe Monday for about an hour in what appeared to be widespread technical problems. Also affected by the issues were Google Drive, Google Docs, Adwords and Adsense, Google Home, Nest and Google’s Chromecast services. User reports of problems in accessing
Vivendi, the parent company of Canal Plus and Universal Music Group, has entered exclusive negotiations with Gruner + Jahr/Bertelsmann to acquire 100% of Prisma Media, a leading publishing group in France. “This acquisition would perfectly fit with Vivendi’s strategy as a leading media, content and communications group, complementing the scope of its existing activities,” said
For the first time in its 63-year history, BBC Studios’ renowned Natural History Unit is setting up shop outside the U.K. In 2021, the NHU will launch a permanent satellite office in Los Angeles. The NHU is behind some of the world’s most iconic natural history programs, including “Blue Planet II” and “Planet Earth II,”
CTiTV, a pro-Beijing news channel, went off air this weekend in Taiwan after its operator lost an appeal against a decision by the National Communications Commission. But the skirmishing is far from over. The seven NCC members members ruled unanimously last month to not renew the license of CTiTV, which is controlled by the Beijing-friendly
Reddit announced the acquisition of Dubsmash, a TikTok-like short-form video app whose mission is to “elevate underrepresented creators.” Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Dubsmash, founded in 2015, raised $20.2 million from investors including Eniac Ventures, Heartcore Capital, Index Ventures, Lowercase Capital and Sunstone Life, per Crunchbase. Dubsmash claims its app generates more than 1
“The Dark Knight,” “Shrek,” “Grease,” “The Blues Brothers,” “Lillies of the Field,” “The Hurt Locker,” “A Clockwork Orange,” “The Joy Luck Club” and “The Man With the Golden Arm” are among this year’s additions to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. “This is not only a great honor for all of us who
Chinese action comedy “Bath Buddy” topped the mainland China box office over the weekend with a $28.1 million opening splash. The box office performance came despite the film being in hot water behind the scenes. The Yi Zhenxing-directed film tells the improbable tale of a rich kid who loses his memory and instead ends up
Amazon Prime Video is finally landing on Sky. The streamer has struck a multi-year deal with Comcast-backed pay-TV provider Sky that will see the Prime Video app launch on set-top box service Sky Q and SVOD service Now TV across Europe. Sky’s markets cover the U.K., Ireland, Austria, Germany and Italy. Now TV and Sky
John le Carré was lauded Sunday as a writer’s writer whose productivity and singular storytelling style was praised by fans ranging from late night star Seth Meyers to fellow novelists Stephen King and Paulo Coelho. Le Carré, who died Dec. 12 at the age of 89, was known as a master of espionage fiction who
The Boston Society of Film Critics awards is the precursor season “kickoff” for critics awards this year. The New England based group showed tremendous love for Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland,” which took home three awards for best picture, director and cinematography (Joshua James Richards). Comprised of 26 film critics and journalists from the Boston city area,
John le Carré, whose bestselling novels about the chilly world of Cold War espionage were the basis for a long series of popular film and TV adaptations, has died of pneumonia. He was 89. Le Carré’s literary agency, Curtis Brown, announced his death on Dec. 13 via Twitter. The beloved storyteller, whose real name was
One of the most telling parts of Ken Burns’ sprawling 2019 PBS documentary “Country Music” was the section devoted to Charley Pride, who was billed as country music’s first Black superstar. In the segment, Pride, who died on December 12 of COVID-19 complications at age 86, tells a story that perfectly illustrates what it was
The Wall Street Journal is facing backlash to its Dec. 11 op-ed that chided incoming first lady Dr. Jill Biden and suggested she drop the “Dr.” from her title during her time in the White House. Written by Joseph Epstein — a former professor at Northwestern University — the column states that “‘Dr. Jill Biden’
In any year, Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” would be a historic achievement. But in 2020, amid a worldwide reckoning on racial injustice while a pandemic has wreaked havoc on the entertainment industry — blurring the lines between film and TV — this five-part series is an auspicious game-changer. Shining a light on little-known tales of
Exclusive Breonna Taylor‘s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, is about to get a huge assist from one Tyler Perry as he ramps up to fight a lawsuit from one of the cops who raided his home … and by that, we mean major financial help. Sources tell TMZ that the Hollywood producer and filmmaker just donated a
Netflix has added seven new series to its original content slate out of the U.K., working with the likes of Rowan Atkinson, Sam Mendes and Andy Serkis, along with new writing talent including Sarah Dollard and Sophie Petzal. The shows, commissioned by the Original Series team as part of the streaming giant’s continued investment in
Sienna Miller and Diego Luna star in writer-director Tara Miele’s “Wander Darkly” as a married couple with a baby who get into a horrible car crash. The film follows both of them as they contemplate and examine their relationship, but it’s unclear if they are alive or were killed in the accident. The independent film
Universal’s animated adventure “The Croods: A New Age” led another quiet weekend at the domestic box office. The film generated $3 million in its third weekend of release, bringing its total to $24.1 million. Overseas, “The Croods” sequel earned another $8.4 million for a global tally of $76.3 million. Thanks to an unprecedented agreement that