May 10, 2019 10:04AM PT Ruth Johnston has been promoted to general manager of Vulcan Productions, the Seattle-based company founded by the late Paul Allen and his sister, Jody Allen. Johnston will oversee all creative operations for the company that focuses on documentaries and productions that “entertain, inspire, change the way people understand and activate
In 2015, Jamie Morton received an email from someone named Rocky Flintstone that told him to “enjoy” the first few chapters of “Belinda Blinked,” which, upon opening the attachment, Morton discovered, was a series of erotic novels his father had penned. Rocky Flintstone was his nom de plume. “At first I thought, ‘Great, well done
In 2017, the United States was ranked No. 49 on the World Economic Forum’s report on gender inequality. This finding inspired an hour-long special from “The Daily Show” during which correspondent Desi Lydic traveled to three territories ranked significantly higher than her own — Iceland, Namibia and Spain — to find out what they are
“The Spanish Princess,” which premiered May 5, rounds out the Starz miniseries triptych that began in 2013 with “The White Queen” and continued four years later with “The White Princess.” The latest seven episodes revolve around Spain’s Catherine of Aragon, played by Charlotte Hope, in line to receive the highly contested throne of England in
May 10, 2019 10:00AM PT The costume, makeup and design teams for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” will receive the Variety Ensemble Award as part of the Designing Women Awards. New York Women in Film & Television has announced the honorees for the 20th anniversary of its Designing Women Awards, which will be co-presented by Variety
Riyadh-born Hisham Fageeh was working as a standup comedian, with shows in the U.S. and the U.K., when he decided to venture into filmmaking. “We have to wear so many hats,” says Fageeh of the showbiz climate in his Saudi Arabia. “I started as a standup comedian and then I needed more gigs, so I
In the brave new world of European TV, the old adage “The enemy of my enemy is my friend” rings true. Faced with a growing threat from the likes of Netflix and Amazon, players that once regarded each other as fierce competitors have begun forging alliances unthinkable just a few years ago. Rival channels are
ABC is continuing its Thursday walks through Shondaland. The Alphabet has renewed “Grey’s Anatomy” for record 16th and 17th seasons, “How to Get Away With Murder” for a sixth season, and “Station 19” for a third outing. The network has also announced that “Grey’s” showrunner and EP Krista Vernoff will be taking over showrunning duties
Fox has canceled both the drama series “The Passage” and the comedy “The Cool Kids.” Both shows aired for just one season. The multi-camera comedy “The Cool Kids” hailed from executive producer Charlie Day and starred David Alan Grier, Leslie Jordan, Vicki Lawrence and Martin Mull as four friends who live in a retirement community.
Self-defined and refined to have the soul and swagger of Ol’ Blue Eyes (even going so far as to name his early mix-tape series “Young Sinatra”), Logic started his hip-hop story as a rakish rapper with a deeply sad personal story to tell, a rapid fire manner in which to tell it and a novelist’s
Female filmmakers and animals will reign in “Queens,” an upcoming National Geographic global series about matriarchal societies in the animal world. The team behind the series is led by women, with Wildstar Films on production duty and Vanessa Berlowitz exec producing. “We’re accustomed to a narrative where the male animal voice often outshines that of
May 10, 2019 9:00AM PT The band’s song “California” served as the theme to “The O.C.” The band Phantom Planet has signed with ICM Partners. Formed in 1994, the group featured actor Jason Schwartzman on drums until 2003 when he announced his departure. The lineup continues with frontman and rhythm guitarist Alex Greenwald, lead guitarist
The looming battle for Westeros led “Game of Thrones” to dominate social buzz in the first quarter of 2019 — even before HBO debuted the eighth and final season to record ratings last month. More surprising than “GOT” capturing the social crown, though, has Netflix’s impressive overall social engagement growth, according to data from research
When Givenchy first posted this cryptic Instagram to its account on Thursday, everyone knew what was coming: The Instagram featured a video of a silhouette of a woman flipping her ponytail with a caption that read, “CAPTION THIS. THE NEW FACE OF GIVENCHY, REVEALED TOMORROW. #GIVENCHYFAMILY” And since we all only know one world-renowned pop
May 10, 2019 8:15AM PT Singer and social activist Annie Lennox was honored Thursday at a gala event in New York for the Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED), an international non-profit focused on girls’ education and women’s leadership. The first-ever “Education Changes Everything” gala celebrated the organization’s 25th anniversary and raised $2.2 million. The money
Cat people can still find something to love in “A Dog’s Journey.” “If you’ve ever loved an animal, there’s something in this movie for you. At the end of the day, it’s really about that thought that your animals are always with you and that some part of them is continuing on, and I think
On Monday, Rihanna made the unusual decision to skip the Met Ball, an event that she regularly dominates. On Friday, it was confirmed that she would be creating an original brand at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton under the Fenty name and that the first collection would shortly for spring 2019 retailing. In short, every
“Pokémon Detective Pikachu” caught $5.7 million during Thursday night preview screenings in North America. That figure nearly matched the $5.9 million in Thursday previews for “Shazam!,” which went on to earn $53.5 million in its domestic debut weekend on April 5-7. Cheerleading comedy “Poms” scored $225,000 at 2,000 sites on Thursday night. Warner Bros.-Legendary’s “Detective
Viacom had a tough fiscal second quarter but the profit picture at Paramount Pictures continues to improve thanks to better performance at the box office and growth in television. Viacom CEO Bob Bakish noted during the company’s earnings call on Friday that the new regime at the studio lead by chairman-CEO Jim Gianopulos has boosted
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May 10, 2019 7:05AM PT “Tough Love,” the second track from Avicii’s posthumous album “Tim,” was released this morning. The song was produced by the late artist, who died of an apparent suicide in April of last year, and Vincent Pontare and Salem Al Fakir (Vargas & Lagola), who also worked with him on “Silhouettes”
May 10, 2019 7:01AM PT [embedded content] To the strains of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” Renee Zellweger shows off her portrayal of Judy Garland in the last years of her life in the first trailer for “Judy,” which dropped Friday. The biopic comes from Pathé, BBC Films and Ingenious Media. In the trailer, Zellweger’s Garland
May 10, 2019 7:00AM PT [embedded content] Film Constellation has unveiled the trailer for Werner Herzog’s Japanese-language narrative film “Family Romance, LLC” ahead of the movie’s world premiere in the special screenings section at the Cannes Film Festival. Written and directed by Herzog, the movie follows a man who is hired to impersonate the missing
To promote “L.A.’s Finest,” the cop drama that’s the first show to debut out of Charter’s Spectrum Originals group, the operator is staging a variety-show-themed festival in Hollywood on Saturday, May 11, bringing in comedians, musicians and food vendors — along with show stars Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba. To produce the unconventional invite-only event
For the kick-off party for “L.A.’s Finest,” the cop drama that’s the first show to debut out of Charter’s Spectrum Originals group, the operator didn’t want the usual red-carpet treatment. Instead, Spectrum Originals is staging a variety-show-themed festival on Saturday, May 11, bringing in comedians, musicians and food vendors — along with show stars Gabrielle
Charles S. Cohen doesn’t just love French cinema: he puts his money where his mouth is. And with a net worth estimated at $3.3 billion by Forbes Magazine, the owner of producer/distributor Cohen Media Group — the largest American distributor of French films in the U.S. — is showing his love in a multitude of
Ex-OSU Coach Zach Smith Arrested After Altercation At Elementary School 5/10/2019 6:52 AM PDT Breaking News More trouble for former Ohio State coach Zach Smith … cops say they arrested Urban Meyer‘s ex-assistant after he got into an altercation with officials at his children’s elementary school Thursday. The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office confirms to TMZ
Madonna today released “Crave” featuring Rae Sremmurd’s Swae Lee, the third song leading up to her forthcoming “Madame X” album. Written by Madonna and Starrrah, it follows “Medellín” and “I Rise.” Two more songs will be released before the album’s June 14 release: the dancehall-inflected “Future” (featuring Quavo) on May 17 and “Dark Ballet” on June
Nika McGuigan (“Traders”) and Nora-Jane Noone (“The Descent”) are seen as sisters struggling to come to terms with secrets buried deep in their family’s past in the first-look image from “Wildfire.” The film is Irish writer-director Cathy Brady’s anticipated first feature and currently in post production. Great Point Media is handling world sales and will
Global streaming giant Netflix has licensed rights to Chinese series “I Hear You” from Chinese streaming platform Youku. The 24-part romantic comedy will play out from May 15 to Netflix subscribers in 190 countries. Directed by Sunny Hsu, the series is based on a popular Internet novel “The Most Pleasant Thing to Hear,” written by