A timely yet undercooked action-thriller about police corruption and racism, “Black and Blue” cuts to the chase from its very first, promising sequence. Along the beats of Lecrae’s social injustice-themed “Welcome to America,” Alicia West (Naomie Harris) jogs through the middle-class streets of a suburban New Orleans neighborhood, only to be stopped and harassed by
King Crimson cofounder and guitarist Robert Fripp is in a dispute with David Bowie’s estate over what he feels is improper credit for his work on the late singer’s albums “Heroes” and “Scary Monsters,” according to a series of posts on his Facebook page. At issue is the designation of “Featured Player,” a term used
If Karla Welch could style everyone, she would. “I never want you to open up your closet and think ‘I don’t know what to wear. I wish I had a stylist. I wish I knew what to buy…Well, wish no more,” Welch said in a video announcing her newest endeavor, Wishi. “I’m your stylist.” The
Leon Dame has officially delivered the runway version of a Rorschach test. No matter what you see in the model’s walk at Margiela’s spring 2020 show at Paris Fashion Week, it’s certainly… a lot. It all started on Wednesday when the 20-year-old German model closed out the show, clad in a military-inspired look and ready
After blessing the television world with his “hot priest,” Andrew Scott is about to make viewers sweat some more. The “Fleabag” star has been cast as the titular lead in “Ripley,” a drama based on Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling Tom Ripley novels, which has been handed an eight-episode series order at Showtime. Scott’s Ripley is described
September 25, 2019 12:36PM PT Hulu has decided not to move forward with Marvel’s “Ghost Rider,” a live action series that had been set to star Gabriel Luna, Variety has learned. The split was due to a creative impasse, according to a source familiar with the situation. Luna had been tapped to suit up as
BMI announced Wednesday that the performing right organization’s most visible executive in the Hollywood community, Doreen Ringer-Ross, has been elevated to a newly created position, vice president of creative relations, reflecting further programs and events she’s expected to spearhead as she continues to be the top liaison with film and TV composers. Her former job
September 25, 2019 12:00PM PT Jennifer Morrison has signed on to direct the drama pilot “One of Us Is Lying” for NBCUniversal’s upcoming streaming service Peacock, Variety has learned exclusively. Based on the Karen M. McManus YA book of the same name, “One of Us Is Lying” tells the story of what happens when five high
September 25, 2019 12:00PM PT The Producers Guild of America has unveiled a new Innovation Award for the upcoming 31st annual Producers Guild Awards. The PGA announced Wednesday that its Innovation Award will be bestowed upon the production of a noteworthy, impactful new media program that significantly elevates the audience’s viewing experience. The award will
September 25, 2019 11:52AM PT Fandango’s transactional video store FandangoNow is going live on Oculus virtual reality (VR) headsets: FandangoNow went live on Oculus Go and Quest VR headsets Wednesday in conjunction with Facebook’s Oculus Connect developer conference. FandangoNow is offering Oculus users access to over 90,000 movies and TV show episodes from all major
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A wisecracking TV personality uses his fame to rail against the political establishment and, despite having absolutely zero political experience, runs for president – and shocks the world by winning. No, not (just) Donald Trump, but the man whose name is now yoked with his in the
September 25, 2019 11:30AM PT Lucasfilm’s ILMxLab is back for more “Star Wars” virtual reality action: The studio released “Vader Immortal Episode II” on Facebook’s Oculus Quest VR headset Wednesday. The new episode features Maya Rudolph as the voice of ZO-E3, a robot sidekick. In the new episode, players get to learn from the Sith
Former Vice President Joe Biden will appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” tonight, as he finds himself in the middle of the impeachment probe of President Trump. The late-night show will mark Biden’s first public appearance since Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the impeachment inquiry late Tuesday afternoon. The House is looking into whether Trump abused his
Alexa, what’s that famous quote from “Snakes on a Plane”? Samuel L. Jackson inked a deal with Amazon to provide first celebrity voice option for Alexa, its cloud-based digital assistant. According to the ecommerce giant, it will add more celebrity guest voices for the platform starting in 2020. The Jackson “voice pack” for Alexa will
“The Joker” is destined to be the super-villain movie of the season for most filmgoers, obviously. But there’s a certain breed of conservative that might save that honor for “Soros,” a new documentary about billionaire George Soros, the do-gooder bogeyman the right loves to hate. Dinesh D’Souza hasn’t yet gotten around to making a feature
September 25, 2019 10:30AM PT Universal’s “News of the World,” a historical drama starring Tom Hanks, will hit theaters just in time for awards season on Dec. 25, 2020. Paul Greengrass is directing the film, reuniting with Hanks for the first time since 2013’s “Captain Phillips.” “News of the World” is based on the best-selling
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used the company’s Oculus Connect developer conference in San Jose Wednesday to announce 2 major updates for the company’s Oculus Quest VR headset: The all-in-one device will support had tracking starting in 2020, Zuckerberg said. The company showed off the new feature in a video posted on social media: “Hand tracking
It may have been a listless ceremony, but the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards picked up steam as a bevy of surprise winners came to dominate the evening.These fresh faces livened up the occasion, but it remains to be seen whether their victories mean a fundamental shift in the way the Television Academy votes is taking
As if Kanye West’s album releases weren’t already confusing enough, it now appears that contrary to a previous announcement, his next album, “Jesus Is King,” is not being released this Friday, a source close to the situation tells Variety. But according to West’s wife, Kim Kardashian, maybe it is? Kardashian, who has been intermittently counting down
Receiving the 2019 Pioneer of the Year award from the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, Elizabeth Banks is leading in a new field. In addition to her achievements as an actor, director, producer and writer, Banks also devotes considerable time and money to a wide array of philanthropic efforts and organizations. And on Sept.
David Field has presided over a period of dramatic growth at Entercom Communications, from its acquisition of CBS Radio to a pair of podcast companies. Now he’s looking to supercharge the newfound scale of his audience with synergies to turn his business into a digital-audio juggernaut. Last month, Entercom announced an agreement to buy full
The documentary lineup at the New York Film Festival showcases largely hidden worlds of the city and nearby environs. When Tania Cypriano began filming Dr. Jess Ting at Manhattan’s Mount Sinai Hospital in 2017, he was one of only 40 surgeons in the United States who performed gender-confirming surgery. “A lot of films about the
It’s been a tumultuous few years at the New York Film Festival. In 2018, after an early-2010s mandate for exclusive gala premieres swept in by increasing competition for top titles, the fest chose tentpoles that all debuted elsewhere: “The Favourite,” “Roma” and “At Eternity’s Gate.” Yet all three films ended up scoring Oscar nominations in
A new trailer for Netflix’s “Rhythm + Flow,” the streamer’s first music competition series, shows judges Cardi B, Chance the Rapper and Tip “T.I.” Harris scouring for undiscovered talent in major cities Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta and Chicago. The 10-episode series, which will be released over a period of three weeks — The Auditions
September 25, 2019 9:00AM PT John Stamos and Graham Phillips have been cast in ABC’s upcoming live musical “The Wonderful World of Disney presents The Little Mermaid Live!” Stamos will reprise his role as the eccentric French cook Chef Louis in the one-night only special televised event. He previously portrayed the part during a Hollywood
September 25, 2019 8:54AM PT A man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the death of rapper Mac Miller, who died of an overdose of fentanyl, alcohol and cocaine in September of last year, police in Lake Havasu City, Arizona said, according to the Arizona Republic. Police said they searched the home of Ryan Reavis,
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Mama June is finally facing the judge in her crack cocaine possession case in Alabama. June and her bf, Geno Doak, were in no mood to talk when they walked into the Macon County Courthouse Wednesday morning for their arraignment on felony drug possession. June was bundled up under a
IFPI, an organization that represents the music industry around the world, has released its annual report on global music consumption, and while it includes some encouraging figures about the increased adoption of legal streaming, there are alarming numbers about the everyday acceptance of piracy. According to the study, 34% of all 16-to-24-year-old music listeners surveyed
“This Is Us” may have returned empty handed from the Emmys, but the NBC smash hit hasn’t lost its place atop the ratings charts. The season 4 premiere scored a 1.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic and around 7.7 million total viewers on Tuesday night, comfortably winning the night and almost matching the rating put
SAN SEBASTIAN — Fasten Films will produce “El Nieto” (‘The Grandson’), Nely Reguera’s sophomore outing. Greece’s Homemade Films and Spain’s producer-distributor Bteam will co-produce. A Barcelona-based company founded by Adrián Monés, formerly a producer at Filmax), Fasten Films is the company that has co-produced Emmy winner Justin Webster’s non-fiction series “The Prosecutor, the President and