Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor died of natural causes, the Southwark Coroners Court in London has determined. “This is to confirm that Ms O’Connor died of natural causes,” the coroner’s office said in a statement to Variety. “The coroner has therefore ceased their involvement in her death.” O’Connor died on July 26 at the age of
Radio and podcast company iHeartMedia is teaming with South by Southwest for the 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards — returning as an in-person event after behind held virtually the last three years. The awards show, honoring podcasting excellence across 29 categories including the fan-voted Podcast of the Year Award, will take place Monday, March 11, starting at
Sam Worthington told People magazine at the premiere of his Netflix heist thriller “Lift” that the cast of James Cameron‘s “Avatar” films are gearing up to return to production in February. The director is currently deep into post-production on “Avatar 3,” which Disney has given a 2025 release date. Cameron has also shot all of
Warner Bros.’ “Wonka” continued its dominance over the U.K. and Ireland box office with £3.7 million ($4.8 million) in its fifth weekend, according to numbers from Comscore. The Timothée Chalamet starrer has now amassed £53.3 million. In second place, another Warner Bros. title, “One Life,” starring Anthony Hopkins, which opened on Jan. 1, collected £1.7
Imax boasted a near-record year at the box office in 2023, thanks to the smash success of Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic “Oppenheimer.” The company — which houses some of the biggest and brightest movie theater screens, known in the industry as premium large formats (PLF) — collected $1.06 billion worldwide, the second-largest year in its
Ready for it? ROXi, a music video streaming app for TVs whose backers include Simon Cowell and Kylie Minogue that was first launched in the U.K., is coming to the United States. The service promises American viewers access to some 100 million music videos — including the likes of Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé
Actors Ewan McGregor, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, directors Ruben Östlund, Ernst de Geer, Ramata-Toulaye Sy and Cannes Film Festival honcho Thierry Frémaux are some of the stellar guests set to walk the red carpet at the 47th edition of Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival. This year’s Göteborg Fest unspools from Jan. 26 to
Temps Noir, the French documentary production powerhouse behind Mediawan Rights sales hits “Kubrick by Kubrick” and “Cinecittà: Making of History,” has boarded “Passengers for the Last Trip,” the fiction feature debut of Cuba’s Marta María Borrás (“Atardecer en el Trópico”). It will hit Spain’s Malaga Festival Fund & Co-Production Event (MAFF) this March as the
Daniel Battsek, one of the most respected execs in the U.K. film industry, is set to leave his role as chairman of Film4 after eight years at the company. The news was announced in an internal note from Alex Mahon, CEO of Channel 4 (Film4 is its film production division), seen by Variety. Battsek is
Jimmy Kimmel addressed his recent feud with New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers during his first monologue of the year on Monday night, calling him “Karen Rodgers” for suggesting that Kimmel’s name would appear on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s client list. During an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Jan. 2, Rodgers said that
A record 54 market premieres will be hosted at the Rendez-Vous showcase held by the French film promotion org Unifrance in Paris which will kick off Jan. 16 with the world premiere of Pascal Bonitzer’s “Auction.” The biggest film market dedicated exclusively to French movies, the Rendez-Vous in Paris will welcome 420 buyers from 50
Amazon Prime Video’s “The Boys” led all series at Monday night’s Astra TV Awards, scoring six trophies — including best streaming drama series. HBO’s “Succession” was close behind with five wins, including best cale drama series. Organized by the newly renamed Hollywood Creative Alliance, the also-redubbed Astra TV Awards were formerly known as the HCA
Lindsay Lohan looked so fetch while making a surprise appearance at the “Mean Girls” premiere in New York City on Monday night. The original “Mean Girls” star celebrated the premiere of the movie musical alongside writer-producer Tina Fey, who reprises her role as Ms. Norbury from the 2004 comedy classic, and Angourie Rice, who takes
CBS is taking the network on the road for Super Bowl LVIII. The Eye network is planning what it calls “an exclusive weeklong residency” at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas that week. The network’s multiplatform Super Bowl coverage will include sports, news and entertainment leading up to the CBS Sports’ presentation of the game
The Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom was abuzz Sunday evening with the rolling thunder of excited conversations, clinking glasses and the general whoosh of pedestrian traffic around a party packed with mega-stars and supernovas including Taylor Swift, Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Springsteen. But when Steven Yeun stepped up to the stage to accept his trophy for
Play video content DeRay Davis comenta que está totalmente a favor de que Katt Williams mueva las cosas para Steve Harvey, Cedric The Entertainer, Ludacris y otros… porque es bueno para la cultura cómica y no se convierte en una disputa real. TMZ Hip Hop recientemente obtuvo la opinión de DeRay sobre la gran entrevista
Bruce Dern will star alongside Nepali cinema stalwarts Dayahang Rai and Hari Bansha Acharya in Binod Paudel’s “The World’s Happiest Man.” The story delves into the plight of Bhutanese-Nepali refugees who settled in the Ohio-Pennsylvania area and fought alienation and displacement. Paudel’s “Bulbul” was chosen as Nepal’s entry in the Oscars’ international category in 2019.
Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds‘ FX documentary series “Welcome to Wrexham” picked up five wins at the 2023 Creative Arts Emmys, including outstanding unstructured reality program. The two marked the occasion with a social media video in which Reynolds revived Deadpool to poke fun at the Oscars. “Wow, an Emmy, what an incredible honor,” McElhenney
A$AP Rocky is again pleading not guilty to felony gun charges that claim he shot Terell Ephron (formerly known as A$AP Relli) in Hollywood in November 2021. The assault case against the 35-year-old rapper, born Rakim Mayers, has been slowly developing ever since he was arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport in connection to
With less than a week to go until the release of his new album, Kid Cudi is giving fans a preview of what they can expect on his upcoming album “Insano.” The rapper, who has been teasing his ninth album as far back as 2021, took to Instagram to reveal the tracklist and guest features
With Daisy Ridley set to return to the “Star Wars” franchise as Rey in a new film set after the events of 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker,” many fans are wondering whether or not the actor’s co-stars might also book a return trip to a galaxy far, far away. John Boyega’s Finn and Oscar Isaac’s
While Martin Scorsese is celebrating his latest epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” on the awards circuit, the filmmaker is already teasing what could be his next movie, based on Shūsaku Endō’s book “A Life of Jesus.” (Endō also wrote “Silence,” which Scorsese adapted into the 2016 historical drama starring Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver.)
In its first year airing on CBS, the Golden Globes hit 9.4 million total viewers, jumping 50% from 2023’s performance, according to time zone-adjusted fast national including Out of Home ratings from Nielsen. The 2023 show hosted by Jerrod Carmichael, which aired on NBC and was available for streaming on Peacock, recorded a 1.1 rating
The holiday hits have vacated the top of the Billboard charts to reveal the first Top 10 hits of the new year. Leading the pack is Jack Harlow‘s “Lovin on Me,” a lone single from the singer whose last appearance on the charts was for his most recent album, “Jackman,” which debuted at No. 8
Detroit‘s entertainment and event-service provider the Right Productions and the homeless-assistance program the Neighborhood Service Organization have joined forces to launch an initiative for artists experiencing homelessness. The Tommy Garrett House was inaugurated at a ceremony held late last month. Located on the northwest side of Detroit, the building is a three-bedroom, 1,920-square-foot home, designed
Natalie Portman‘s career has spanned Oscar-winning roles and Marvel blockbusters, but what it has never included is Method acting. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal Magazine, the “Black Swan” Oscar winner revealed she’s never once tried to Method act during her career and even said such a technique is not something many women
“Girlboss” is practically a dirty word nowadays, but it’s a label worth revisiting for Sam Abrahart. Even if you’re unfamiliar with Abrahart, you’ve probably seen her company, The Mayfair Group, on your Instagram feed—it’s the label behind those “Empathy” sweatsuits that have become so popular. And while at first glance, she could seem like another
Amazon‘s Prime Video has ordered a series adaptation of the Ed Brubaker graphic novel “Criminal,” Variety has confirmed. Brubaker created the graphic novel along with Sean Phillips. Both serve as executive producers. Brubaker also wrote the pilot script and will serve as co-showrunner alongside executive producer Jordan Harper. “’Criminal’ is a beloved graphic novel created
Annaleigh Ashford is set for the lead role in the Paramount+ series “Happy Face,” Variety has learned. In addition, Michael Showalter is attached to direct the first episode and executive produce. The series is inspired by the podcast of the same name from iHeartMedia and Melissa Jesperson-Moore, the book “Shattered Silence” written by Jesperson-Moore with
Oprah Winfrey is shutting down any speculation involving an apparent feud with Taraji P. Henson amid revelations that “The Color Purple” cast did not originally have food or trailers provided to them on set during rehearsals. Oprah was a producer on the new film, decades after originating the role of Sofia and earning an Oscar