“Detention,” a school-set thriller-horror sited during Taiwan’s martial law or White Terror period, was Sunday named as best narrative feature at the Taipei Film Award, the closing event of the Taipei Film Festival. The film, adapted from a Red Candle video game, also claimed the best actress, best art design, best visual effects and best
Benjamin Storm Keough, son of Lisa Marie Presley and Elvis Presley’s grandson, has died at the age of 27. “She is entirely heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated but trying to stay strong for her 11 year old twins and her oldest daughter Riley. She adored that boy. He was the love of her life,” Lisa
After leaving Pop TV to join Audible as its chief content officer on June 15, Brad Schwartz has departed the Amazon-owned audiobook and audio entertainment company less than a month into his new role, Variety has learned. Audible declined to comment on the circumstances surrounding Schwartz’s exit, but according to Bloomberg, which first reported the
Nicole Thea, a London dancer and influencer who had gained a following for her YouTube videos following her pregnancy, died Saturday. She was 24. Thea had named her unborn son Reign; he did not survive either, according to an Instagram post on her account from her mother. A cause of death was not released. “It
Giancarlo Esposito is taking another villainous turn. In upcoming video game “Far Cry 6,” the “Better Call Saul” star takes on a lead role as president Antón Castillo, the dictator of a small fictional island nation, Yara, experiencing violent upheaval. “He’s in the middle of, unfortunately, a revolution. He’s trying to empower the people to
The official trailer for CBS All Access’ new half-hour animated comedy “Star Trek: Lower Decks” has arrived, and it’s putting an irreverent spin on the beloved franchise. “We’re not really elite — we’re more like the cool, scrappy underdogs,” explains lower-deck Ensign Mariner in the trailer. “We live on a spaceship, nobody is dying from
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department is attempting to dissaude the public from joining the search for “Glee” actress Naya Rivera, who is presumed to be drowned after a swimming accident Wednesday at California’s Lake Piru. Ventura County Sheriff’s Captain Eric Buschow told Variety that authorities do not want friends or fans of Rivera to attempt
Gender parity was foremost on the mind of “P-Valley” creator Katori Hall whose goal was not only to have women onscreen but also behind the scenes (Hall, of “Tina the Musical” fame, hired two female casting directors, two female editors, four female DPs and eight women to direct the series) and on the hip hop-heavy
This year’s virtual Comic-Con@Home has announced its schedule for Sunday, July 26. The highlights are below. The virtual event replaces the annual San Diego Comic-Con, the largest fan convention in North America, which was to be held July 22–26 at the San Diego Convention Center, until the COVID-19 pandemic forced its cancellation. In June, Comic-Con
“X-Men: Days of Future Past” has arrived on family-friendly Disney Plus completely uncensored – a scene featuring Hugh Jackman’s behind is left in full view. In contrast, the streaming service showed an edited version of “Splash” in April with CGI hair covering Daryl Hannah’s posterior. Jackman, who plays mutant Wolverine in the franchise, shared a
Atlanta rapper Lil Marlo has died, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed to NBC News. While no cause of death had been confirmed, TMZ, which first reported the news, cites a police source as saying the MC, whose real name was Rudolph Johnson, was shot while driving. The medical examiner’s office said he was
Singer Anita White, also known as Lady A, released a statement over the weekend saying that the country group of the same name — formerly known as Lady Antebellum — “has used their wealth and influence to intimidate and bully me into submission without offering any real recompense for appropriating my name.” Says White, “It
Exclusive 6ix9ine‘s time on home confinement is almost up, and while fans are probably expecting some of his classic antics … he claims he’ll be cautious and motivated by one thing — making music. The rapper will be a relatively free man on or about August 1, when his house arrest ends, after getting out
Unsafe concert conditions seem to know no genre boundaries in the mid-pandemic era. Two weekends ago, it was country artists Chase Rice and Chris Janson stirring outrage when they proudly posted videos of themselves playing to packed crowds of fans with no masks in sight. Last weekend, it was hip-hop star DaBaby in the hot
Louis Tomlinson and his label Syco Music have parted ways, the One Direction alum announced today (July 11) on Twitter. “Hope everyone is doing ok! Just wanted to let you know that Syco Music and I have agreed to part ways,” he wrote. “I’m really excited for the future and to be back in the
“Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” is back at the top of the box office this weekend for the first time in 23 years. The film has grossed a total of $175,000 so far at 483 locations, originally reported b Deadline, and is estimated to end the weekend in the $400,000 to $500,000 range. Directed
Gina Prince-Bythewood has always wanted to direct an action movie. Her dream was finally realized with “The Old Guard,” an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name about a group of immortal mercenaries (Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthew Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari and Luca Marinelli). “I, for a long while, never thought I’d get
In a new interview with NME, Vivica A. Fox revealed her hopes for a third edition of the “Kill Bill” franchise and knows exactly who she wants to be its star: Zendaya. Fox played Vernita Green, who was brutally murdered by Uma Thurman’s The Bride in the opening scene of “Kill Bill: Vol. 1.” Director
The ethereal beauty that is essential to “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” doesn’t exist without the Froud family. Brian Froud’s now internationally known style weaves together nature and fantasy creating an extraordinary world that could very well exist right outside someone’s door. It channels a kind of practical magic that’s waiting for us all
Top executives at Fox News Media condemned remarks made in an online forum by Blake Neff, a now-resigned member of the staff of primetime show “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” and said the network parted ways with him as soon as it learned of his behavior. Carlson is expected to address the matter on Monday during his
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, one of the most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema, has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted to Mumbai’s Nanavati hospital. His son, actor Abhishek Bachchan, whose Amazon Original series “Breathe: Into the Shadows” bowed on Prime on Friday, has also tested positive. “I have tested CoviD
This year’s virtual Comic-Con@Home has announced its schedule for Saturday, July 25. The highlights are below. The virtual event replaces the annual San Diego Comic-Con, the largest fan convention in North America, which was to be held July 22–26 at the San Diego Convention Center, until the COVID-19 pandemic forced its cancellation. In June, Comic-Con
USC announced on Friday that its School of Cinematic Arts will remove an exhibit dedicated to John Wayne after student protests regarding the actor’s racist past. Wayne attended USC on a football scholarship in the 1920s and the exhibit honoring him was created in 2012. Controversy has been brewing for years over his 1971 interview
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The emotional tete-a-tete between Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith on Facebook Watch’s “Red Table Talk” has set a new record as the social site’s most-viewed original episode in the first 24 hours. Within 16 hours after it was posted Friday at noon PT, the 12-minute segment, titled “Jada Brings Herself to the Table,” had
Facebook is considering a prohibition on political ads on its platforms, according to multiple media reports. If the social media giant made such a move, it would be a significant about-face to the company’s long-held laissez-faire approach to political ads and political speech more broadly, coming just months ahead of the 2020 U.S. elections. Facebook
In “White Noise,” Daniel Lombroso’s lively and disturbing documentary portrait of three alt-right influencers, there’s a riveting scene in which Richard Spencer, a rock star of white nationalism who talks like a noodgy corporate assistant and has meticulous gelled hair that’s supposed to be his designer version of a Hitler fade (though Hitler didn’t have
Kim Kardashian West is leading a renewed call for justice in the death of Stephon Clark, who was shot and killed by police officers in Sacramento, after being contacted by his sister. Kim is calling on her 179 million Instagram followers to sign a petition pressuring Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert to bring
It was a different blend of sugar, butter and flour that went into “Little Voice,” the Apple TV Plus series that is singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles’ first try at helping cook up a musically based narrative since the smashing success that was Broadway’s “Waitress.” The series, which debuts this weekend, reunites her with Jessie Nelson, who
For many Asian Americans who grew up reading “The Baby-Sitters Club” book series in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Claudia Kishi is something of a pop culture icon, so much so that she’s the center of a new Netflix documentary, “The Claudia Kishi Club.” But Momona Tamada, 13, who stars as Kishi in the streaming platform’s