The VIEW Conference is offering free streaming access to its 2020 program, which runs from Oct. 18-23 in Turin, Italy. “There has been so much bad news in 2020, so I’m thrilled to be able to share some great news for a change,” said conference director Maria Elena Gutierrez. “Everyone could use some extra light
Ryan O’Nan and Kaiwi Lyman have signed on to star opposite Gerard Butler, Frank Grillo and Alexis Louder in Joe Carnahan’s action/thriller “Copshop.” The film is shooting in Georgia and New Mexico. Open Road Films is releasing the movie theatrically in the U.S. with STXinternational handling foreign distribution and releasing directly in the U.K. and
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced another update to the eligibility requirements for this year’s Oscars, allowing films shown at drive-in theaters to qualify for best picture and general entry categories. In addition to April’s amendment giving eligibility to films without traditional theatrical releases as long as they are uploaded to
The sixth annual Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program has added masterclass conversations to this year’s lineup. “Grown-ish” star Yara Shahidi, and her business partner and mother Keri Shahidi will discuss the film business, while cinematographers Rachel Morrison and Ellen Kuras will talk about visual storytelling. Held virtually due to the coronavirus,
A group of Hollywood celebrities got naked in a new PSA to bring attention to “naked ballot” laws, which require voters in 16 states to place their mail-in ballots in two different envelopes — one inside of the other and in a specific order — for their votes to be counted. The ad (watch below)
Morgan Wallen is no longer this week’s “Saturday Night Live” musical guest. The rising country star posted an emotional Instagram video from a New York City hotel room — where he was preparing to go on the weekly show — that he had received a call from the show informing him that he would no
In today’s TV news roundup, Courtney Hope will reprise her “The Bold and the Beautiful” role on “The Young and the Restless,” and HBO Max announced a premiere date for “Chelsea Handler: Evolution.” CASTING Courtney Hope will reprise her role from “The Bold and the Beautiful” on “The Young and the Restless.” Hope’s character Sally
Letitia Wright, who starred alongside the late Chadwick Boseman in “Black Panther,” has completed shooting on Dominic Savage’s BAFTA-nominated female-led anthology series “I Am.” “I Am Danielle,” starring Wright, C.J. Beckford (“Victoria”) and Sophia Brown (“Giri/Haji”), wrapped earlier this month. Wright was a BAFTA Rising Star in 2019 and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy
The finale of “Britain’s Got Talent” will feature performances from the combined companies of “Les Misérables – The Staged Concert,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Mary Poppins,” presented by renowned theater producer Cameron Mackintosh. Ant and Dec will host while Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Ashley Banjo will be on judge duty.
“Schitt’s Creek” actor Sarah Levy is social-distancing to her next gig. Levy has been cast in “Distancing Socially,” a COVID-inspired indie film about relationships and the challenges of virtual communication during lockdown. Director Chris Blake, who also wrote the screenplay, is shooting in New York, Los Angeles and Vancouver using remote technology. Levy is best
Dan Loeb believes that The Walt Disney Company could conquer the world of streaming. But it hasn’t yet, and it might need some help. The activist investor argued in a letter to Disney CEO Bob Chapek on Wednesday that Disney must double the amount of money it spends producing and acquiring content for Disney Plus,
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers took one huge step towards becoming NBA champions on Tuesday night. The L.A. outfit went 3-1 up over the Miami Heat with a 102-96 victory, which also happened to be the most-watched game so far in the series. The game scored a 2.9 rating among adults 18-49 and
Gary Carr is set to star in the upcoming Amazon series adaptation of the William Gibson novel “The Peripheral,” Variety has learned exclusively. He is now the second actor cast in the series, which is being executive produced by “Westworld” creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy under their Kilter Films banner, with the pair having signed
Michael Sugar, best known for producing “Spotlight” and “13 Reasons Why,” is launching an office in Washington D.C., for his production company Sugar23. The move, announced on Wednesday, makes Sugar23 one of the first major L.A. production companies to anchor itself in the country’s capital and political center. “We believe that D.C. is the epicenter
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Hollywood has struck again, further perpetuating the idea that all Spanish accents are created equal, and every Hispanic is a Latino. Universal Pictures released the first trailer for “The 355” starring Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Diane Kruger, Penélope Cruz and Fan Bingbing. As the trailer unfolds, with action that’s a mix of “Ocean’s Eleven” and
A 77-track benefit album featuring Pearl Jam, David Byrne, Aimee Mann and many others raised more than $300,00 for voting-rights organizations on Friday, the only day it was available. The album, the second volume of the “Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy” series, was available as a download for $20.20 on Bandcamp
Viacom-CBS has enacted some additional belt-tightening for 2020, as employee merit pay increases have been eliminated for the year. Due to the coronavirus pandemic’s continued hammering of the media sector, Viacom-CBS CEO Bob Bakish addressed staff in a global town hall event on Wednesday morning to announce the cuts. “In an effort to manage company
Don’t expect Disneyland, Universal Studios Hollywood and Knott’s Berry Farm to open anytime soon, according to California Gov. Gavin Newsom at a press conference Wednesday. He said there is “no hurry in putting out guidelines,” but state officials are continuing to work with amusement parks in California after the pandemic prompted closures in March. He
World conditions make this year’s Grammy voter choices in the visual-media categories somewhat harder to predict, in part because so many of us have been staying home watching television. So while some score nominees are likely to come from late-2019 releases — including Hildur Guðnadóttir’s Oscar-winning “Joker,” along with fellow Oscar nominees John Williams’ “StarWars:
Facebook, as part of celebrating National Coming Out Day, will premiere a special hosted by music star Demi Lovato and fashion designer Tan France of Netflix’s “Queer Eye.” “Coming Out 2020” will premiere this Friday, Oct. 9, on Facebook Watch (on the Facebook App Page). Lovato and France will be joined by LGBTQIA activists, allies,
Apple TV Plus is joining the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, an entertainment industry group that seeks to crack down on piracy. The move represents a strengthening bond between Apple and the major studios, and draws the company deeply into industry efforts to check the flow of pirated content. Apple will be on the governing
The National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada has unanimously agreed to remain closed in San Francisco, despite receiving the go-ahead from city officials to reopen. The trade group said Wednesday that the city’s ban on serving concessions makes it “economically impossible” for theaters to reopen and “significantly limits” the moviegoing experience for audiences. “NATO of
Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee on Wednesday slammed Netflix for defending its decision to greenlight a high-profile adaptation of the Chinese sci-fi writer Liu Cixin’s “Three-Body Problem” novels despite his “execrable views” on China’s treatment of its mostly Muslim Uyghur population. Netflix announced early last month that it had commissioned “Game of Thrones” creators
“Jurassic World: Dominion” had to temporarily suspend filming after people on set tested positive for coronavirus, director Colin Trevorrow announced. “Woke up to the news we had a few positive Coronavirus tests on ‘Jurassic World: Dominion.’ All tested negative shortly after, but due to our safety protocols we’re going to pause for two weeks. Back
The North American rights to Allison Janney’s drama-comedy “Breaking News in Yuba County” have been bought by MGM, which will release the film on Jan. 29, 2021 through its relaunched American International Pictures label. Janney stars as an overlooked pencil pusher who catches her husband in bed with another woman, which causes him to die
Daniel Loeb is calling on the Walt Disney Company to suspend its dividend and reinvest the money in acquiring and producing new content for its streaming services. Doing so, he argues, would double the company’s spending on tentpole films and series to highlight on its Netflix challengers. At the same time, the Third Point hedge
Jason Isbell, Kiiara, Jade Bird and many other artists will perform at Sound Mind Live, a virtual music festival in celebration of World Mental Health Day taking place on Thursday beginning at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT. The benefit concert will be hosted by Jordan Carlos and also feature performances from Smith & Myers,
ICM Partners’ Hannah Linkenhoker and Chris Silbermann have partnered to create a new political consulting firm called Vivify. After working together for years supporting progressive candidates and causes, Linkenhoker and Silbermann are launching a consultancy designed to promote activism through public policy and legislative initiatives. Vivify will work with clients who want to be more
Dalila Wilson-Scott has been promoted to executive vice president and chief diversity officer at Comcast, where she will oversee all diversity, equity and inclusion activities for the telecom and entertainment giant. “Dalila is a fantastic leader and passionate advocate and supporter of our corporate social responsibility efforts, which have been at the heart of our