November 7, 2019 3:05PM PT With days left until the service’s official launch, Disney and Amazon have struck a deal to carry apps for the Mouse’s upcoming Disney Plus streaming service on Amazon’s devices. Disney Plus will be available on Fire TV streaming devices, Fire TV Edition smart TVs, and compatible Fire Tablets, the two
November 7, 2019 3:00PM PT This post-breakup odyssey, starring Kat Dennings, leans heavily on quirk, forsaking character in the process. “Dollface” seems designed to be Instagrammed. The series, about a pack of Angeleno women reaffirming their connection after one (“2 Broke Girls” star Kat Dennings) took years away from friendships to hang out with her
November 7, 2019 2:51PM PT A Chinese court has named the only son of Dalian Wanda chairman Wang Jianlin – one of China’s richest men – as a debtor owing at least RMB150 million ($21.5 million), Chinese reports said Thursday. The allegations against Wang Sicong were contained in a statement published on the official website
Netflix has put on hold a planned standup special from Christian comedian John Crist, a spokesperson for the streamer has confirmed. The special had been scheduled to launch on Thanksgiving, however, a report published by Christian publication Charisma News on Wednesday, in which five women came forward accusing the comedian of sexually exploitative behavior and harassment,
The only premise more basic than “an adult character returns to her hometown” is “friends hang out and make jokes” — and yet, Daisy Haggard’s “Back to Life” makes it feel new and nuanced in a way all her own. The series — which first aired on the BBC before Showtime acquired it to air
Baylee Littrell was just 10 when he opened up for his dad Brian Littrell and his group, the Backstreet Boys, on their In a World Like This Tour. Singing Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey covers, the youngster had fans gushing over “Brian’s cute little mini-me.” Six years later, those fans were singing along to the
Controversy? What controversy? As Activision Blizzard reported its fiscal Q3 earnings Thursday afternoon, there was no mention at all of a recent backlash over the company’s controversial suspension of one of its players. Instead, executives celebrated better-than-expected results, and promised to more aggressively embrace mobile gaming. The gaming company generated $1.28 billion in sales in
A follow up to the dark comedy series “Weeds” is in development at Starz with Lionsgate Television producing, Variety has learned exclusively. The new show picks up with the Botwin family 10 years after the events of the original series in an era of legalization. “Weeds” star Mary-Louise Parker is attached to star in and
In the year since the release of her breakthrough album album “El Mal Querer,” Spanish singer Rosalia has been touring and releasing new songs at a furious clip — and yet another new single and video arrived today. “A Pale,” another tag-team between Rosalia, her longtime collaborator El Guincho and Drake/Camila Cabello producer Frank Dukes, is
FX Networks is poised to produce original series for Hulu as the two brands become more closely intertwined now that Disney has taken full ownership of Hulu. Disney chief Bob Iger said Thursday that Hulu will become the streaming home of FX channels, showcasing the cable group’s library and current series under the “FX on
November 7, 2019 1:40PM PT Lionsgate has posted revenues and operating income above Wall Street projections for its second fiscal quarter that ended on Sept. 30. Revenues were $983.5 million, 8% above the consensus estimate, and adjusted operating income came in at $145 million, 21% above Wall Street forecasts. Starz domestic OTT subscribers grew a record 1.2 million
The cast of Shonda Rhimes’ upcoming Netflix series about Anna Delvey continues to grow. Arian Moayed, Anders Holm, Anna Deavere Smith, Jeff Perry, and Terry Kinney have all been cast in the series, which is titled “Inventing Anna.” They join previously announced cast members Julia Garner, Anna Chlumsky, Laverne Cox, Katie Lowes, and Alexis Floyd.
November 7, 2019 1:00PM PT Apple TV Plus has given second season orders to the four scripted drama series that launched the streaming service last week. Dramas “See,” “For All Mankind,” “Dickinson” and “The Morning Show” have been greenlit for sophomore seasons. “Morning Show,” led by Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, already had a two-season
On Gene “Bean” Baxter’s final day on the air at KROQ as part of “The Kevin & Bean Show,” emotions were expected to run high, and did — but maybe not quite in the way that was expected when Jim “Poorman” Trenton called in to bid farewell to Baxter, in what was his first appearance
A New York judge has ordered President Trump to pay $2 million to resolve allegations that he misused charitable funds for campaign purposes. The New York attorney general’s office sued Trump and three of his children in June 2018, alleging they had solicited tax-deductible donations for a veterans fundraiser in Des Moines in January 2016.
Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas performed an intimate acoustic set at Jack White’s Third Man Records in Nashville Wednesday night that will be released as a live album in December. The pair played 11 songs at the invite-only event, which was recorded direct-to-vinyl-acetate — in Third Man’s standard old-school recording process — for the next release
At least 10 staffers and contributors for Bustle, the online women’s publication, were laid off or cut Thursday — the latest sign of distress in the digital media space as companies try to find paths to profitable growth. A spokesperson for parent company Bustle Digital Group declined to say how many employees in all were
British music and film producer Nik Powell, who was among the Virgin Group co-founders with Richard Branson and became an influential force in U.K. cinema, producing more than 60 titles including Neil Jordan’s Oscar-winning “The Crying Game,” died Thursday at age 69. The cause of death was an unspecified form of cancer, Britain’s National Film
Chic winter shoes can seem like an oxymoron. When temperatures drop, we’re not eager to reach for stilettos because come snowfall, moon boots are about as sexy as we’re getting. Thankfully on the runways of Prada, Bottega Veneta, and others, designers prioritized functional footwear and didn’t sacrifice style. And just to get real inside baseball,
Streaming services may be offering more movies than ever, but that doesn’t necessarily mean audiences will to go to theaters less often. Netflix, for example, is offering its subscribers plenty of reasons to stay home for their cinema viewing, from new original movies like “The Irishman” and “Marriage Story” that will soon move from limited
Filmgoers don’t know the name Paul Hirsch nearly as well as those of Brian De Palma, George Lucas or John Hughes, but after a five-decade career as a film editor, he’s been an integral part of some of the biggest movies ever. Hirsch says editing is a creative art despite the mechanical specialization of the pre-digital days, and
Director Kirby Adkins says his greatest fear about “Mosley,” his ambitious animated feature about fantasy creatures called thoriphants, was that too many compromises would have to get made along the way — and that the movie would become “screwed up.” Making “Mosley” as an international production — it is the first film to make use
Sitting out on a cool evening on a headland high above Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour, it is difficult to understand how recent the country’s unpalatable history really is. And the past injustices, combined with the emergence of the New Zealand movie industry onto the world stage at the tail end of the 1990s, means that indigenous
A man with a troubled past helps a magical girl pursued by evil. A woman learns to cherish her life when a mysterious man visits her during the holidays. Tough-as-nails firefighters and fun-loving kids learn to be more like each other. Will you see ‘Doctor Sleep’, ‘Last Christmas’, or ‘Playing With Fire’ in theaters this
Isabella Rossellini is making her virtual reality (VR) debut in the 3rd and final installment of “Wolves in the Walls,” Fable’s animated VR series based on the Neil Gaiman book by the same name. The latest chapter of the series debuted on the Oculus Store Thursday. “Wolves in the Walls,” which first premiered at Sundance
It is no small irony that while New Zealand competes with Canada, the U.K. and Australia for foreign productions, those three English-language territories have historically also been the country’s most frequent partners for co-productions. But the tide is turning. New Zealand has reached out more within the Asian region, and as it has strengthened its
Dimitrios KambourisGetty Images 2020 marks the beginning of a new decade and thus, existential dread about where time goes and what it even is? Next year’s Met Gala plans to capitalize on that feeling—and explore it through couture fashion—with its theme: “About Time: Fashion and Duration.” The New York Times spoke to Andrew Bolton, curator
For a small country with a film industry that is export-driven, the quality of New Zealand’s incentives is critical.Despite the kudos and tourism dollars delivered by producing the New Line’s “Lord of the Rings” franchise and “The Hobbit,” by 2013 New Zealand knew that its incentives had lost their competitive edge. In 2014, the government
Pluto TV, Viacom’s free streaming video service, has tapped Fran Hazeldine as senior VP of marketing — its first head of marketing. Hazeldine will lead Pluto TV’s brand, growth, content, and partner marketing initiatives, reporting to CEO Tom Ryan. Previously, marketing functions at the company were handled across various divisions. Hazeldine joins Pluto TV from
“When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit,” directed by Caroline Link, an Oscar-winner with “Nowhere in Africa,” has attracted several presales ahead of its market premiere at AFM. The film’s sales agent, Beta Cinema, has also revealed a host of deals on other titles. “Pink Rabbit,” an adaptation of the memoir of author and illustrator Judith Kerr