Christina Applegate is a child of Los Angeles, and one of her most salient memories of growing up here is of standing on the Hollywood Walk of Fame while waiting to go into a movie. In a recent interview, she recalls going to see “Star Wars,” which had a line that snaked around the block.
Shares of Disney fell more than 13% Wednesday — to their lowest levels in more than two years — after the media conglomerate’s quarterly results fell short of Wall Street expectations and the company signaled that its direct-to-streaming losses and linear TV declines for fiscal year 2023 would be higher than expected. Disney reported an
Few shows these days pack more juicy plot twists into a single hour-long episode than the Paramount hit “Yellowstone” — and fans wouldn’t have it any other way. Unlike many current TV shows, which dole out drama in frugal microdoses, Taylor Sheridan and John Linson’s modern Western saga piles on narrative developments in generous slabs
Check out a Behind the Scenes Featurette for The Menu starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Fiennes! ► Buy Tickets: https://www.fandango.com/the-menu-2022-228129/movie-overview?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to be notified of all the hottest trailers: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy US Release Date: November 18, 2022 Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult Directed By: Mark Mylod
Dan McCafferty, lead singer of the hard rock band Nazareth, known for such ’70s hits as “Love Hurts” and “Hair of the Dog,” died Tuesday at age 76. No cause of death was immediately given, although he had retired from the group in 2013, after a 45-year run, due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. McCafferty
U.K. media regulator Ofcom has published a damning assessment of the BBC’s coverage of an antisemitic attack in London, saying the broadcaster committed “significant editorial failings.” Ofcom’s findings are the result of an almost year-long investigation into the BBC’s television news and web coverage of a prolonged antisemitic attack in the heart of central London
Riot Games is the company best known for the hugely popular “League of Legends” video game series, but it’s also making a name for itself as a TV show producer. The Netflix series “Arcane” is just the first step in Riot’s bid to traverse the risky nexus of entertainment and gaming. Marc Merrill, co-founder and
It’s another day at Elon Musk’s Twitter — and with it, another swift change in plans. Musk abruptly nixed Twitter’s launch of “official” labels for verified real accounts, such as government accounts, commercial companies, business partners, major media outlets, publishers and some public figures. The company began rolling those out Wednesday before Musk, a few
Check out the Pinocchio Official trailer starring Ewan McGregor and Finn Wolfhard! ► Buy Tickets on Fandango: https://www.fandango.com/guillermo-del-toros-pinocchio-229999/movie-overview?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to be notified of all the hottest trailers: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy US Release Date: December 9, 2022 Starring: Cate Blanchett, Finn Wolfhard, David Bradley, Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton Directed By:
“You never know how or if an album will impact or if something is going to last, but ‘Dirt’ stuck around,” says Jerry Cantrell, the guitarist for Alice in Chains, looking back on the Seattle band’s classic 1992 sophomore release. That may be an understatement: the album isn’t just resting on its five-times-platinum laurels, but
Maybe the culture of Hollywood is changing. Over the past decade, we’ve seen a great uncovering of bad behavior such as sexual harassment and abusive conduct. Now, as a new generation — more diverse, more female and more multicultural — assume positions of leadership, the question becomes: Will it be possible to enact positive change?
The journey from speculation to information can be a twisty one. Many of the nation’s biggest TV-news outlets started their Tuesday-evening Election Night broadcast under the premise that Republicans were about to take significant share of Congress from their Democratic rivals. Within the first ten minutes of CBS News’ coverage, for example, Major Garrett and
Iginio Straffi, creator of the magical “Winx Club” TV franchise and founder of its Rainbow S.p.A production company, was a bit surprised that Netflix cancelled the live-action “Fate: The Winx Saga” after two seasons. But he also sees it as an opportunity. “I still have to hear what Netflix has to say officially,” Straffi said
In his debut feature film, “The Sparrow,” writer-director Michael Kinirons explores the psychological struggle of a teenage boy dealing with unbearable guilt and the exacerbation of his quandary caused by his dysfunctional family situation. “The Sparrow,” which screens out of competition at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, centers on Kevin (Ollie West), a melancholic boy still
Check out the official I Wanna Dance with Somebody Trailer starring Naomi Ackie! ► Sign up for a Fandango FanAlert for I Wanna Dance with Somebody: https://www.fandango.com/i-wanna-dance-with-somebody-2022-229256/movie-overview?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to be notified of all the hottest trailers: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy US Release Date: December 23, 2022 Starring: Naomi Ackie, Stanley
Living on the road for much of 2022, Lindsey Jordan of Snail Mail yearns for a taste of home. Home for Jordan is in Ellicott City, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore where she grew up, first picked up guitar at the age of five and started the indie rock band in 2015. Fast forward seven
Hardy was named songwriter of the year Tuesday night at the BMI Country Awards ceremony in Nashville while Luke Combs’ “Forever After All” was tagged as the org’s country song of the year. Publisher of the year honors went to Sony Music Publishing, which represented exactly half of the 50 songs that were being honored
Play video content AIO FILMZ Cain Velasquez was nothing but smiles and relief after finally getting out of jail on Tuesday night — giving a huge hug to a friend, and saying he feels “appreciative” and “blessed.” Velasquez had been locked up since Feb. 28 — after authorities say he fired a gun at Harry
Happy holidays, indeed! Brendan Fraser, Jean Smart, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen and Ken Jeong will star in this year’s virtual table read of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” benefitting the Ed Asner Family Center, on Dec. 11. The cast also includes JK Simmons, Jim Beaver, Brent Spiner, Phil LaMarr, Chelsea Darnell and Ben Mankiewicz. “As the
Sales agent Deckert Distribution has boarded “Racist Trees,” directed by Sara Newens and Mina T. Son, and produced by Wayfarer Studios and Wild Pair Films, ahead of its world premiere in IDFA’s Frontlight strand. The feature-length documentary investigates the timely story of racial conflict in Palm Springs, uncovering an even darker racist history that few
Nothing makes me feel Scroogier than a slapped-together Christmas movie, which, thanks to the algorithms of tech-companies-turned-content-creators, start to drop in late October (even before Halloween) at a rate of nearly a dozen a week. This year, Netflix has entries planned with Lindsay Lohan and Freddie Prinze Jr., Disney+ is doing “The Hip Hop Nutcracker,”
In a remarkably rapid growth surge, YouTube’s Music and Premium services now have more than 80 million paying subscribers combined, a rep informs Variety — up a whopping 30 million from the 50 million the company announced in September of last year. It’s a dramatic leap, especially for a platform where so much can be
BBC Studios has taken full ownership of British factual producer Voltage TV, whose credits include “Inside the Factory” and “The British Tribe Next Door.” The BBC’s production and distribution arm buys out Channel 4’s minority stake in Voltage via its C4 Growth Fund, which has been in place since 2015. The deal signifies a renewed
Promoter AEG Presents has appointed its first-ever head of comedy ahead of its comedy festival, Just For Laughs, making its U.K. debut next spring. Comedy specialist Georgie Donnelly has been tapped to take on the inaugural role. She will be based in London. The company said that Donnelly’s appointment was integral to its focus on
Viaplay Group, Scandinavia’s leading streaming service, has set the dates for its launch in the U.S. and Canada for February and March, respectively. During its 2022 Capital Markets Day in Stockholm, Viaplay also unveiled its deal with Pickbox NOW to make Viaplay Select, its curated subscription-based service, available in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro,
Facebook’s parent company Meta is set to lay off 11,000 people and reduce its workforce by 13%, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday. The news was shared around 3 a.m. PST with staff access “to most Meta systems” removed effective immediately. In a company-wide memo that was all posted on the company’s public
Fremantle has acquired a majority stake in David Glover and Mark Raphael’s factual powerhouse 72 Films, the producers behind “9/11: One Day in America,” “The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty” and “All or Nothing: Arsenal.” The deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions for the Bertelsmann and RTL Group-owned Fremantle, which has been
British public service broadcaster ITV has posted its Q3 revenues, which are up by 6%. Revenues for ITV Studios, the production and distribution company owned by ITV, were also up by 16%. Total external revenue for ITV was £2,523 million ($2,894 million), 6% more than last year’s £2,381 million. Meanwhile ITV Studios posted revenues of
German media powerhouse ProSiebenSat.1 is bundling its eight production companies in Germany, the U.K., Denmark and Israel, along with its global distribution arm Red Arrow Studios International, under a newly established banner called Seven.One Studios. The new entity will produce across all key genres for its own platforms as well as external players. In the
Paramount+ has unveiled the cast of its new original series “The Doll Factory” from “Marcella” producers Buccaneer Media. An adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name by Elizabeth Macneal, “The Doll Factory” is set in London in 1850 and tells the story of Iris, who paints dolls for a living alongside her twin