The FBI conducted a raid on Friday of the offices of Del Records, a label based in Bell Gardens that is famous for producing narco music. A SWAT team was brought in to execute the search warrant, which is being kept under seal. Video taken by a bystander showed agents appearing to force open the
For the long Memorial Day weekend, there will be plenty of chances to row, row, row your boat down the livestream. If you want to truly memorialize, Yo-Yo Ma will be playing Bach, in honor of the fallen, and Lee Brice and others will be saluting the military. If a holiday barbecue is more your
In today’s film news roundup, development has launched on “Denali: A Man A Dog, A Friendship Of A Lifetime” and the story of six teenagers who survived for a year on deserted island and a 1961 Peter Sellers comedy is getting re-released. PROJECT LAUNCHES Spyglass Media Group has signed Charlie Hunnam to produce and star
In an alternate universe, singer/guitarist Matthew Healy would be onstage at Madison Square Garden with his chart-topping, Grammy-nominated band The 1975 delivering for 20,000 fans the foursome’s canon of songs that run the gamut from shimmering electro pop to snarly, punky rock. Instead, Healy’s excited, rapid-fire, articulate musings on music and culture — specifically The
With the Emmy ceremony likely shifting to a remote ceremony this year, HBO is taking some of the money it normally spends on its annual Emmy afterparty and other For Your Consideration events and donating it to COVID-19 pandemic relief. In an announcement Friday, HBO said it would donate $1 million to the Mayor’s Fund
Shelter-in-place and social-distancing regulations have been keeping many Americans home in the past few months as the coronavirus pandemic continues to loom over the nation. Households have turned to streaming television shows to pass the time, re-watching familiar favorites for comfort and discovering newer series. CableTV.com recently conducted a survey to discover the most popular
L.A. County officials announced Friday that although Safer at Home restrictions remain in place, beach bike paths will reopen just in time for the holiday weekend. Indoor mall curbside pick-ups and car parades are also now allowed. L.A. County reiterated that beaches are open for active recreation only, including swimming, surfing, running, walking and biking.
Exclusive Jaime King and Kyle Newman are in an all-out war for their kids … with Kyle now saying he needs sole physical custody because her alleged opioid addiction is out of control. The director requested an emergency hearing Friday morning, asking the judge to let him take custody of their 6 and 4-year-old sons,
The following is a compliment: While watching the new “Mythic Quest” quarantine special, I forgot several times that it is, essentially, a very effective commercial for Apple products. The Apple TV Plus comedy, which debuted its first (great!) season back in February, came back on May 22 for a socially distanced scripted special that brought
Hubbard Broadcasting-owned cable network Reelz has laid off around 5%-10% of its 75 or so staffers, Variety has learned. “After careful consideration of the current economic conditions brought on by the pandemic the decision was made to adjust staffing,” said a Reelz spokesperson. “Those adjustments include temporary pay reductions for most staff, some furloughs and
“What We Do in the Shadows” has been renewed for a third season at FX. The news comes as the series is still in the midst of its second season, with the season finale set to air on June 10. Per FX, the series is averaging 3.2 million viewers per episode across all platforms in
A nationwide survey of audience members of U.K. arts venues and theaters has found that just 19% of respondents would return to live events, even after venues reopen. Conducted by arts consultancy Indigo, the ‘After the Interval’ survey was sent to 192 cultural orgs and theater venues, including the Royal Albert Hall, Southbank Centre, Barbican,
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande align forces to become the pop power duo of the moment in their futuristic music video for “Rain on Me,” released to digital services midday Friday. After dropping the single late Thursday night, Gaga and Grande teased on Twitter that the accompanying video would be coming soon. “If you were
Swizz Beatz tells a funny story about how he and fellow hitmaker Timbaland came to co-create Verzuz, the weekly, real-time, virtual DJ battle on Instagram Live that pits icons of R&B and hip-hop against each other in (usually) friendly musical competition. The series, which has seen Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds taking on Teddy Riley, Erykah Badu
Traditionally, the long Memorial Day weekend is the territory where Indiana Jones and Star Wars movies — or else massive tentpoles such as “Mission: Impossible” and “Aladdin” — plant the stake for a blockbuster summer season. But there’s nothing traditional about the release schedule this year. With the coronavirus pandemic still posing a public health
If you’re of a certain age, there’s a decent chance that your first real exposure to the martial-arts cinema of the Shaw Brothers and Gordon Liu came from the generous splices of film dialogue featured on albums by the Wu-Tang Clan. Those samples all came courtesy of Wu-Tang mastermind the RZA, who has since expanded
Before HBO Max even launches — it goes live May 27 — WarnerMedia is trying to lure new subscribers by revealing what’s coming next month to the streamer. The June lineup highlights on HBO Max include all 23 seasons of “South Park,” snapped up in a multiyear, $500 million-plus deal; James Cameron’s Oscar-winning “Titanic”; and
Annapurna Television has emerged the winner of a multi-studio bidding war for the rights to “Everything I Never Told You,” the debut novel from author Celeste Ng. The company will develop the New York Times best-seller as a limited series, following the release of “Little Fires Everywhere,” the Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington Hulu drama
“Avenue 5” stars Hugh Laurie, Josh Gad, Zach Woods, Rebecca Front, Suzy Nakamura, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Lenora Crichlow, Ethan Phillips and series creator Armando Iannucci will participate in an exclusive Q&A interview moderated by Variety’s Michael Schneider following a screening of an episode from the series on June 4 in the Variety Streaming Room presented by
Democratic FCC commissioners have blasted the agency’s Republican majority for approving a record $48 million fine against Sinclair Broadcast Group that opponents say allows the broadcast giant to avoid tougher scrutiny of its actions. Earlier this month, the FCC disclosed an agreement with Sinclair that settles three ongoing investigations into its actions and calls for
Costa Rican documentary “Los Últimos,” by Álvaro Torres Crespo, won the $10,000 IFF Panama Film Match Award, in the first edition of IFF Panama Film Match – the Panama Film Festival’s Cinematographic Co-Production Forum for Central America and the Caribbean, supported by the IDB Lab. Initially planned as an integral part of the on-site film
Making the classics hip for a new generation is a storytelling tradition nearly as embedded as the classics themselves: Screens and stages have been so flooded over the decades with updated, dressed-down interpretations of Shakespeare plays, or sundry Greek and Roman myths, that it’s tempting to label traditionalism the new revisionism. Even within this heavily
Netflix’s animated movie “The Willoughbys” was watched by 37.6 million households in its first month on the platform, the company said Friday. Directed by Kris Pearn, it’s the second original film from the streamer’s animation division that aims to provide the kind of family content it has been offering from competitors for years. While Netflix
Ruby Rose may have hung up her cape earlier this week, but now she’s trying her hand at a little Shakespeare. Three days after exiting the titular role on the CW’s “Batwoman,” which multiple sources attribute to her being unhappy with the long hours required of her as the lead, Rose will play Viola in
Jennifer Lopez has been spending time in quarantine with her kids and fiancé Alex Rodriguez. But that doesn’t mean she’s not working. Not only is she gearing up for the Season 4 premiere of NBC’s “World of Dance” on May 26, but she’s also finishing “Marry Me,” her upcoming romantic comedy in which she plays
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“The Outpost,” an Afghan war thriller starring Scott Eastwood and Orlando Bloom, will open in movie theaters in July. The film, from Screen Media, is expected to launch in 500 cinemas on July 2 through Fathom Events before a traditional run on the big screen. “The Outpost” is joining Russell Crowe’s “Unhinged” one of the
Welcome to Variety Music’s second-ever Fri 5, our collection of the best, most noteworthy or simply most remarkable new songs from the past week. It is not complete or definitive or a fight-to-the-death “best of,” but rather a bunch of songs that we find interesting — because a world without five interesting new songs every week
In the title sequence of the new TNT series “Snowpiercer” there’s a montage of train blueprints. Though the show stars Oscar winner Jennifer Connolly and Tony Award winner Daveed Diggs along with an A-list ensemble cast, it’s clear that the more than 1,000-car locomotive — Snowpiercer itself — is the center of attention. The series
The ‘Live From the Artists Den’ television series is going digital with ‘Live From My Den’ featuring musicians performing songs from their homes and walking the viewers through their creative space. Each episode will run between 20 and 30 minutes. The Head and The Heart kicks off the ‘Live From My Den’ run today (May