Bella Thorne, the star of “Shake It Up” and “Amityville Horror,” and Rebecca De Mornay, best known for “Risky Business” and “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,” are at the Taormina Film Festival this week with Mitzi Peirone’s horror-thriller “Saint Clare,” which opened the
Children they’re adorable, sweet and (often) exceedingly expensive. But there are certain things that truly make your life easier as a parent, like the Frida Baby nose snot sucker (yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like) a Yoto mini player, air purifiers, diaper bags and high
ENTERING ENTROPICO Entropico, the Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles-based studio that last year hatched Netflix’s “ONEFOUR: Against All Odds,” has appointed Sele Leota as senior creative producer. He joins the team after collaborating with Entropico for nearly a year. Leota
South Asia-focused streaming platform ZEE5 is set to launch “Manorathangal,” a nine-part Malayalam-language anthology series premiering August 15. The project celebrates the 90-year legacy of literary icon M.T. Vasudevan Nair and brings together top South Indian talent. Penned
Ads are about to become even more important to streaming strategies for companies including Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery and Amazon, according to a new study from firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. In its Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2024-2028, PwC projects that by
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” guest host Anthony Anderson opened Monday’s show with a joke about finding himself in the spotlight to comment on the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump due to his previously planned guest-hosting stint on ABC’s late-night series.
Stephen Colbert kicked off Monday’s live edition of “The Late Show” with a pre-taped opener (shot around 7 p.m. ET) discussing the weekend assassination attempt on Donald Trump, before going live with his monologue, commenting on the first night of the Republican National
Model and rapper Amber Rose spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis., on Monday, where she voiced her support for former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. “I’m here tonight to tell you, no matter your political background, that the best chance
Seth Meyers has words for Donald Trump’s new right-hand man. After condemning the “horrifying” assassination attempt made against Trump on Saturday and elaborating that “political violence must be condemned in all its forms,” the “Late Night” host also took a moment to condemn
Four-time Grammy nominee Ingrid Andress took the mic this evening at the MLB Home Run Derby to perform the National Anthem, only to perplex attendees and social media at large with her rocky rendition. Andress hit the Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas to open the event as
in 100 minutes it weaves together multiple levels and dimensions of The Mailer Experience. It’s about Mailer the writer, the celebrity, the failure, the intoxicated underworld-of-the-'50s searcher, the culture warrior and provocateur, the literary comingler of fiction and
Spelivia fans, rejoice! Spencer James (Daniel Ezra) and Olivia (Samantha Logan) tied the knot on the “All American” Season 6 finale, which aired on July 15, marking Ezra’s final episode as a series regular. The episode, titled “I Do (Part II),” picked up where the penultimate
“Love Island USA” has hit its stride. Season 6 of the Peacock reality dating show was the No. 1 most-watched streaming original series in the U.S. during the week of July 5-11, hitting 919.1 million minutes watched, per Luminate. While Season 6 has consistently ranked on
The L.A. Chargers brought a bit of Hollywood magic to their new El Segundo practice facility, the Bolt, with its own Walk of Fame. And it’s fitting that the team, competing for eyeballs in a crowded local sports market, would use some showbiz razzle-dazzle to illuminate its
Greta Gerwig has been tapped to receive this year’s Pioneer of the Year Award. She’s only the second female director to receive the prestigious honor after Elizabeth Banks. She’ll be feted at the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation’s annual dinner on Sept. 25 at The
Amazon is churning out hard-to-pass deals right now for Prime Day. One of the best Amazon sales we found today is on this mega-popular Toloco Massage Gun, which boasts more than 50,000 reviews and down to its lowest price of the year. Toloco’s percussive tool is currently 17%
Halle Berry is no longer attached to star in and executive produce the upcoming Hulu legal drama series “All’s Fair,” Variety has learned exclusively from sources. News of her exit comes just a week after it was reported that Berry had joined the series alongside Glenn Close
In a marketplace dominated by social media, streaming and celebrities, sports and entertainment have never been more aligned. Streamers across the board are clamoring for live sports to pair with their original content, and athletes of all disciplines and genders can rocket to
The district attorney in Santa Fe, N.M., has affirmed her support for “Rust” prosecutor Kari Morrissey, after the manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin was dismissed Friday due to withheld evidence. Morrissey remains in her role as the special prosecutor handling two cases
David Loughery, the screenwriter whose credits included the action pictures Dreamscape, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and the Wesley Snipes-starring Money Train and Passenger 57, has died. He was 71. Loughery died Tuesday of skin cancer in St. Petersburg, Florida, his friend
Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass is under fire after making a controversial comment about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. On July 14, just one day after Trump was hit by a bullet at a rally in Butler, Pa., Tenacious D — a rock duo comprised of Gass and actor Jack Black —
Disney is investigating a hack of the entertainment company’s internal Slack channels. A hacker group called Nullbulge claims to have obtained and leaked more than 1 terabyte of data from Disney’s internal Slack channels. The “hacktivist” group claims to focus on “protecting
President Joe Biden will sit down for an interview with NBC News anchor Lester Holt on Monday night in an effort to reignite support for his campaign amid doubts about his abilities to lead. Clips from the interview will be released during NBC’s evening news programming at 6:30
300 Entertainment — the Warner Music-owned label home to Gunna, Famous Dex and more — has appointed Az Cohen to vice president of A&R and research, Janelle Gibbs to VP of publicity, and Tashana Ventura to VP of marketing. Cohen will focus on identifying, signing, and developing
Two days afters surviving an assassination attempt, Donald Trump officially became the GOP nominee at the Republican National Convention on Monday morning. The four-day convention kicked off on July 15 at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where 2,400 delegates from
As we head into the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 16, we’re gearing up for one of the most fun nights of the weekend — the T-Mobile Home Run Derby. This year, 8 of the best hitters in the National League and the American League compete to see how many dingers can one
Timothée Chalamet is eyeing the lead role in Josh Safdie’s next film. The actor is in final negotiations to star in A24’s upcoming feature Marty Supreme, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Plot details are under wraps, but the movie is said to be a fictionalized original
The cast of “Charmed” will continue to honor Shannen Doherty on the “House of Halliwell” podcast. The rewatch podcast, which first launched in 2022, is hosted by Holly Marie Combs, Brian Krause and Drew Fuller. After a lengthy hiatus, the podcast returned this month with
John Carney’s next musical comedy “Power Ballad,” starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas, has sold to Lionsgate. The film, described as an “uplifting and music-driven story,” follows a has-been wedding singer (Rudd) and younger rock star (Jonas) — and the song that comes between
Prime Video on Monday unveiled teaser footage, plot details and an Oct. 10 launch date for “Citadel: Diana,” the hotly anticipated spy show starring Matilda De Angelis (“The Undoing”) that is part of the “Citadel” franchise. Details of “Citadel: Diana” – which marks the
Lionsgate has picked up the North American, UK and Ireland rights to John Carney’s musical comedy Power Ballad, which stars Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd. The project, which was recently shot in Dublin, follows Rudd as a wedding singer and Jonas as a flagging pop star who come
Former President Donald Trump has picked J.D. Vance to be his vice presidential running mate. Trump announced the news on Truth Social on Monday, writing, “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the
In “Oh Mary!,” Cole Escola plays a miserable alcoholic as a fictionalized version of Abraham Lincoln’s wife Mary Todd Lincoln, so it’s slightly ironic that when the comedian is off the stage and bouncing between any of the glamorous obligations of an overnight sensation — from
Get ready to rally with Chalamet. Timothée Chalamet is set to star in and produce “Marty Supreme,” an original movie from Josh Safdie and A24. Sources close to the film say “Marty Supreme” is a fictionalized story, while Variety hears the film is inspired by professional ping
Fox Entertainment has struck a deal with Australian cousin Foxtel Group to co-develop new TV series for the Australian and U.S. markets. News was jointly announced on Monday by Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade and Foxtel Group’s entertainment content executive director and
The season premiere of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” scored 3.71 million viewers on July 10, making it the most-watched telecast of the night among broadcasters. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, “Millionaire” is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The show, returning for the first time
Mikey Madison and Mark Eidelstein star in Sean Baker's new film, which just won the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Fest
Hallmark Media is mixing things up. Beginning in the fall, the company’s streaming app, Hallmark Movies Now, will be rebranded as Hallmark+, and it’s bridging the gap between shoppers and viewers. But, how will it be different from Hallmark Channel? “It’s going to be a whole
Athlete rights commercialization company OneTeam Partners has added former Netflix and Dreamworks executive Bruce Daitch to its board of directors, bringing modern media expertise to the group. At Netflix for three years, Daitch served as VP of animation, leading global
Zack O’Malley Greenburg is the author of five books, including “A-List Angels” and the Jay-Z biography “Empire State of Mind,” and a former senior editor for Forbes. He writes a music business newsletter called the Zogblog. I first got to know legendary sex guru Dr. Ruth
When Sean Ono Lennon — born to John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1975 — was being exposed to his father’s solo canon as a young person, he was hearing it all at once, not sequentially. So he was hearing 1973’s “Mind Games” as one fine album among many, with no need to learn that […]
The “PBS News Hour” team had just arrived in Milwaukee on Saturday when the shooting at a Donald Trump rally took place, forcing the broadcast’s team to immediately switch gears. Speaking on Monday at the Television Critics Assn. press tour — from their hotel rooms at the
Scott MacFarlane, the CBS News correspondent, wasn’t quite sure what was going on Saturday night. He was covering former President Donald Trump’s rally in western Pennsylvania when he heard noises that reminded him of firecrackers. They were gunshots. Suddenly, MacFarlane
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” is back in charge of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a second non-consecutive week. The fiery rap track reappears at No. 1 on the list following the July 4 premiere of its West Coast-inspired music video. Not only that, Lamar also recently
“Somebody Feed Phil” has been renewed for an eighth season at Netflix. The Emmy-nominated food travel series, which is among the streamer’s longest-running unscripted shows, debuted its seventh season March 1, featuring the “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator eating his way
Even as bombs and bullets fly around her, Kate Winslet also has to battle sexism among Second World War correspondents in the latest trailer for Lee. In Ellen Kuras’ biopic for Sky, Winslet portrays real-life American war correspondent Lee Miller. “I just want to do my part.
A new “Big Brother” twist will roll out when Season 26 premieres on Wednesday, July 17 and Thursday, July 18. While CBS announced the 16 new Houseguests set to move in — including a celebrity chef, a former undercover cop and a crochet business owner — they also revealed that
Alejandra Santamaria has been named the new president and CEO of Southern California Public Radio, which oversees KPCC-FM (“LAist 89.3”), LAist.com and podcast producer LAist Studios. Santamaria was most recently interim president, general manager and VP, director of sales for
