Australian comedian Josh Thomas was just 17 when he won the competition at the Melbourne Intl. Comedy Festival — and just 25 when, in 2013, he created and starred in “Please Like Me,” nominated for five Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts awards during its four-season run. Now he’s back with “Everything’s Gonna Be
Post Malone and Lil Nas X were among the chart-toppers in Buzz Angle’s year-end report for 2019 — with the top album and song of the year, respectively — while on-demand streams broke the 1 trillion mark for the first time in history. However, as it had to sometime, streaming’s growth is slowing down. On-demand
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction“New Daughters of Africa” – Margaret Busby (HarperCollins Publishers)“Out of Darkness, Shining Light” – Petina Gappah (Simon and Schuster)“Red at the Bone” – Jacqueline Woodson (Riverhead Books PRH)“The Revisioners” – Margaret Wilkerson Sexton (Counter Point Press)“The Water Dancer” – Ta-Nehisi Coates (One World) Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction“Breathe: A Letter to
“Impeachment: American Crime Story” is not going to start airing on FX ahead of the 2020 Presidential election as originally planned. FX chairman John Landgraf made the announcement Thursday at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. Landgraf said that Ryan Murphy is currently directing a feature film and will be unavailable to begin production
Four years ago, Michael Ellenberg faced a crossroads. He knew how to be a TV programming executive, after spending five years at HBO working on shows such as “True Detective,” “Westworld” and “Big Little Lies.” He knew how to be a producer, after working earlier in his career for Scott Rudin and Ridley Scott. What
Batman’s crimefighting sidekick Robin was famously excitable, with all his “Holy Fill-in-the-Blank” exclamations during the three-season run of the enduringly popular 1960s “Batman” series. But actor Burt Ward learned early on to take the inevitable highs and lows of showbiz career in stride — and that includes a decades-long wait for a star on the
Two soldiers must survive the odds to deliver a message to the front lines. Two best friends/business partners get in over their heads with a millionaire investor. A deep sea research team is attacked by a mysterious force from the depths. A lawyer works tirelessly to free a man wrongfully convicted of murder in the
The Oprah Winfrey Network has appointed Robyn Lattaker-Johnson as its new head of unscripted development, programming and specials. In her new role, Lattaker-Johnson will focus on developing unscripted programs for the network’s core African-American female audience, reporting to OWN president Tina Perry. She is taking over the role from Jon Sinclair, who left the company
Zhao Shuzhen has been acting in her native China since she was 16. In the U.S., she became an overnight sensation at age 76. Until last year, she was a successful television actor in her homeland — then came her U.S. debut in “The Farewell,” writer-director Lulu Wang’s autobiographical drama about traveling to China to
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BMI is announcing its annual programs at the Sundance Film Festival, with a substantially packed composer/director panel set for the afternoon of Sunday, January 26 and a “Snowball” headlined by singer Lisa Loeb two nights later. The Sunday “Music & Film: The Creative Process” roundtable will include nine filmmaker/scorer pairs with movies at the festival,
“American Horror Story” has been renewed for three more seasons, taking the franchise to Season 13, FX announced Thursday. “Ryan [Murphy] and Brad [Falchuk] are the undisputed masters of horror TV, having created the anthological limited series with ‘American Horror Story’ and sustaining its success for nearly a decade as FX’s highest-rated series,” said John
Former TNT/TBS and Gemstone Studios exec Kathryn Busby has been named executive vice president of TriStar Television, a division of Sony Pictures Television. “Whether at SPT’s networks or our boutique production label, Kathryn has had a strong track record of developing original series in an innovative way. Kathryn’s creativity and passion for the artist are
Nominees for the 2020 Guild of Music Supervisors (GMS) Awards were announced today. The annual event is scheduled for Feb. 6 at the Wiltern Theater and coincides with the tenth anniversary of the GMS. Films up for awards include “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood,” “Frozen II,” “Aladdin,” “Ford v Ferrari,” “The Irishman,” “Hustlers” and
January 9, 2020 8:47AM PT “La Fortaleza,” Jorge Thielen Armand’s Venezuelan film which is set to compete at Rotterdam, has been acquired by Paris-based Reel Suspects for world sales. “La Fortaleza” is the first feature film produced by the Blockchain-powered platform Breaker, and is co-produced by Louise Bellicaud and Claire Charles Gervais of In Vivo
January 9, 2020 8:30AM PT Underscore? Try overscore. The co-star of “Uncut Gems” is undoubtedly the film’s music. The result of a second collaboration between composer Daniel Lopato, aka Oneohtrix Point Never, and director Josh Safdie, the cosmically synthesized score blends multiple Moog tones for a sonic identity to accompany Adam Sandler’s role as Manny.
Variety‘s Strictly Business podcast hits the road this week to Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show conference. Hosts Cynthia Littleton and Andrew Wallenstein walk through CES’ C Space installation at Aria Las Vegas while discussing the seismic shifts under way for media and entertainment thanks to the onslaught of competition from digital streaming
Courtni Asbury, a 10-year veteran of Def Jam Recordings, where she most recently held the position of vice president of media and artist relations, has joined The Lede Company’s music department. She will be based in the public relation firm’s Los Angeles office. The Lede Company was launched in June 2018 by Amanda Silverman, Meredith
Harvey Weinstein struck out in his attempt on Thursday to get a new judge assigned to his rape trial in New York. Attorneys for the movie mogul accused Justice James Burke of being prejudicial after he threatened Weinstein earlier this week with jail time for using his cell phone in court. However, Burke was having
The Secret Sisters, the acoustically based sibling duo out of Alabama, have typically walked down the less sunny side of the street in their Grammy-nominated past work. But they’re uncharacteristically full of healing good cheer in “Hand Over My Heart,” a track from their forthcoming album “Saturn Return,” which was produced by Brandi Carlile and
The star-studded National Board of Review gala, held Wednesday at midtown Manhattan’s Cipriani 42nd, honored A-listers like Brad Pitt for best supporting actor (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), Renee Zellweger for best actress (“Judy”), Quentin Tarantino for best director (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”) and Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino
January 9, 2020 7:00AM PT Saban Music Group (SMG), the music company bearing the name of entertainment mogul Haim Saban, has entered into a strategic alliance for global distribution and marketing with Universal Music Group (UMG). Caroline, a subsidiary of UMG’s Capitol Music Group, will handle distribution for the U.S. and globally, where it operates
News Licensing / MEGA Happy birthday, Kate Middleton — and for your gift … a bright, shiny box of REALLY CRAPPY TIMING!!! Enjoy it. The Duchess of Cambridge’s dour face said it all as she pulled into Kensington Palace Thursday. Yes, it’s her 38th birthday, but no one in the royal family’s in the mood
John Prine and Alejandro Escovedo will be featured performers at the 2020 Libera Awards, which celebrate independent artists and labels and are hosted by the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM). The annual awards show will take place at New York’s Ziegfeld Ballroom on June 18, and also will celebrate A2IM’s 15 th anniversary. Prine will
Imperative Entertainment’s podcast division and “Broken Harts” creator Justine Harman are teaming up on “The Baron of Botox,” a new 10-part weekly series about the late “dermatologist to the stars,” Dr. Fredric Brandt. The series charts Brandt’s rise, following him from his small dermatology practice in Miami to being Madonna’s personal skincare consultant and the
January 18: Save the date in your G-cal, set a reminder on your phone, and notify the group chat, because it’s the day Beyoncé’s Ivy Park x Adidas range officially debuts. She initially teased the line in her ELLE January 2020 cover story, and I, for one, was READY. Then, in the wee hours of
Prince will receive an all-star tribute after the 2020 Grammy Awards featuring Alicia Keys, John Legend, Beck, Usher, Chris Martin, H.E.R., St. Vincent, and others, according to an official announcement published by Rolling Stone. “Let’s Go Crazy: The show will be held January 28th, two days after the Grammys, at the Los Angeles Convention Center
ESPN’s next potential superstar hasn’t thrown fancy passes on the field, and isn’t known for his prowess on the court, at the rink, in the ring or even on the track. Omar Raja’s game is figuring out how to get sports fans chatting about, liking and passing along the video clips he makes of top
British actor Jeremy Irons, who plays Ozymandias in the HBO series “Watchmen” and won an Oscar in 1991 for “Reversal of Fortune,” will serve as president of the International Jury at the 70th Berlin Intl. Film Festival, the event revealed Thursday. Berlinale artistic director Carlo Chatrian said: “With his distinctive style Jeremy Irons has embodied
Showcasing the wide scope and many nuances of French comedies, Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius’s “The Lost Prince,” “Mama Weed” with Isabelle Huppert (pictured), “The Lion” with Dany Boon, and “Welcome to the Jungle” with Catherine Deneuve are set to have their market premieres at the 22nd edition of the UniFrance Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in