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Bob Buziak, Former President of RCA Records and Sony’s Tristar Music Group, Dies at 83
Bob Buziak, former president of both RCA Records and Sony’s TriStar Music Group, died on October 19, a rep confirms to V...
Role Model Shouts Out Jake Shane and Renee Rapp, Channels Chuck Timely on Final North American Tour Date: Concert Report
Without stretching the metaphor too far, Chuck Timely’s hourglass was closer to running out than he might have thought: ...
Michael Douglas Says Marvel ‘Wouldn’t Let Me’ Quit After Asking Studio for ‘Ant-Man’ Character to Be Killed Off
Michael Douglas reached his limit playing Hank Pym (the original Ant-Man) after two Marvel movies, but the studio refuse...
Jaafar Jackson on Playing His Uncle in ‘Michael,’ Losing the Original Third Act and the Upcoming Sequel: ‘My Job Is to Come Prepared’
Two years before a frame of “Michael” was shot, Jaafar Jackson wrote down a list of goals. One was to beat “Bohemian Rha...
Elizabeth Holmes Exposé Book ‘Bad Blood’ Returns to Bestseller Lists Following Nathan Fielder Doc
Eight years after its publication, John Carreyrou’s “Bad Blood” is getting another moment in the spotlight — this time c...
Fox Corp. Top Lawyer Adam Ciongoli Is Exiting, Nick Trutanich to Take Over as General Counsel
Fox Corp. said Adam Ciongoli, chief legal and policy officer, will not renew his contract — and that he will step down f...
Kris Bowers Set to Compose Original Score For Disney’s Animated Feature ‘Hexed’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Academy Award winning composer Kris Bowers is set to score the music for the upcoming Disney animated feature “Hexed.” T...
Hunter Schafer Reveals She Had Gender-Affirming Bottom Surgery
Hunter Schafer has undergone bottom surgery, the “Euphoria” star revealed. “I just had bottom surgery in December, which...
Richard Riehle, Character Actor in ‘Office Space,’ ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Bridesmaids’ and More, Dies at 78
Richard Riehle, known for playing Tom Smykowski in “Office Space” and many other character actor roles, died of natural ...
Gwyneth Paltrow Sets First Lead TV Role in A24 Drama ‘The Apology’ at Netflix
Gwyneth Paltrow has taken her first-ever lead television role in an upcoming A24 drama series titled “The Apology,” whic...
Jon Stewart to Remain ‘Daily Show’ Host Through 2028
Jon Stewart will continue to lead “The Daily Show” through 2028. The host has extended his contract with the Comedy Cent...
‘Leap Year’ Director Michael Rowe’s Cross Border Drama ‘Last Weekend’ Boarded by Mexico’s Paloma Negra
Paloma Negra, one of Mexico’s most prominent production companies, founded by producer Cristina Velasco and distinguishe...
Ron Koslow, Screenwriter and Creator of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ TV Series, Dies at 81
Ron Koslow, producer and creator of the CBS television series “Beauty and the Beast” died on Oct. 7 at his Brentwood, Ca...
Dolly Parton to Be Celebrated at L.A. Tribute Concert Featuring Instrumental Renditions of ‘Jolene,’ ‘9 to 5’ and ‘I Will Always Love You’
Just two months after Dolly Parton’s death, fans will have another opportunity to celebrate the country music legend’s e...
Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes Are This Year’s Ultimate Deep-Cut Halloween Costume Duo
First came the laptop harness from “The Rehearsal.” Now it’s a pair of $8 headphones from “You Can See Everything.” Once...
Maeve Communications Launches New York-Based Communications Company (EXCLUSIVE)
Maeve Communications, co-founded by industry veterans Laura Puig and Michelle Ciciyasvili, announced Monday the launch o...
Sony Pictures Television Hires Lauren Glaubach, Former YouTube and Pinterest Exec, to Lead Digital and Social Distribution Strategy
Sony Pictures Television hired Lauren Glaubach, a former YouTube and Pinterest content exec, in the newly created role o...
Ticketmaster Goes All-In on AI, Names Ex-Amazon Exec as Chief Technology Officer
Bot attacks have plagued Ticketmaster for years, so to combat it, the ticketing service is shaking up its executive rank...
Hannah Waddingham to Receive Crystal Award at Women in Film Honors (EXCLUSIVE)
Hannah Waddingham will receive the Crystal Award for Advocacy in TV at this year’s WIF Honors. The Emmy-winning “Ted Las...
Egyptian Star Mona Zaki Reflects on Three Decades of Reinvention as El Gouna Honors Her Career: ‘Art Is About Freedom’
The 9th edition of El Gouna Film Festival (Oct. 15-23) may be celebrating Mona Zaki’s past, but the Egyptian film star i...
Rosie O’Donnell and Kristin Chenoweth Join ‘Dance Moms’ Parody Musical Reading (EXCLUSIVE)
Rosie O’Donnell and Kristin Chenoweth have joined the cast for a reading of “The Pyramid: An Unauthorized ‘Dance Moms’ M...
Dan Lin Out as Netflix Film Chief
Dan Lin has been dismissed as Netflix’s head of film after almost three years, multiple sources tell Variety. Even if ex...
Christiane Amanpour to Exit CNN in June After 43 Years
Christiane Amanpour, who parlayed a job as a news assistant on CNN’s foreign desk into a years-long globe-trotting assig...
Nathan Fielder Says Elizabeth Holmes Called Him From Prison Right Before ‘You Can See Everything’ Release to Tell Him Repeatedly: ‘I Trust You’
Nathan Fielder revealed in a new interview with Wired magazine that Elizabeth Holmes called him from prison right before...
Locarno Golden Leopard Winner Sho Miyake Gets First North American Retrospective, 14-City Tour (EXCLUSIVE)
Japanese director Sho Miyake, whose “Two Seasons, Two Strangers” won the Golden Leopard at Locarno in 2025, will get his...
Elon Musk Said He Will Give One SpaceX Share ‘to Every Kid in America’ — a Giveaway That Would Amount to Over $10.5 Billion
Is Elon Musk aiming to share a piece of his staggering wealth — or is he trying to build a new generation of investors i...
‘Slow Horses’ Season 7 Taps ‘The Other Bennet Sister’ Star Varada Sethu, ‘Mank’s’ Tuppence Middleton
“Slow Horses” Season 7 has unveiled some new additions to the cast including Varada Sethu and Tuppence Middleton. Sethu ...
Caos Cine, a New Mexican Distributor, Launches at Morelia Fest With ‘The Huntress,’ Picked Up From Edher Campos and Gabriela Maire’s Zafiro
A new player is in town. Upstart Mexican distributor Caos Cine, founded by Regina Serratos and Eduardo Diaz Cazanova, ha...
Chronicle Media Takes Aim at Content’s Discovery Problem
The explosion of content across social platforms has made producing and distributing entertainment easier than ever. Fin...
Miley Cyrus Fires Back at Criticism of Hollywood Bowl Concert and Considered Not Doing Second Show: ‘It’s Hard for Me to Stand Up Here’
Miley Cyrus has responded to criticism of her comeback Hollywood Bowl show on Friday night, telling the audience at Sund...
James Gray’s ‘Paper Tiger’ Among Doha Film Festival’s Gala and Special Screenings Lineups
Doha Film Festival, which takes place from Nov. 19 to 27, has unveiled its Gala Screenings and Special Screenings progra...
Brit Coming-of-Age Comedy ‘The State of Us’ Lands U.K. Theatrical Deal With Vertigo (EXCLUSIVE)
“The State of Us,” the British coming-age-comedy starring Samuel Bottomley (“California Schemin’,” “How To Have Sex”) an...
BBC Denies ‘Celebrity Traitors’ Contender James Acaster Complained Over Competitors’ ‘Macho Banter’: ‘Categorically Untrue’
The BBC has denied a contestant on “The Celebrity Traitors” made a complaint about fellow competitors’ teasing and “mach...
Ju Ji-hoon, Choo Young-woo Return for Netflix’s ‘The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call’ Seasons 2 and 3
Netflix is bringing back Korean medical drama “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call” for two more rounds, with the streamer c...
‘The Secret Agent’ Director Kleber Mendonça Filho to Be Patron of Marrakech Film Festival’s Atlas Workshops
Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho, best known for “The Secret Agent,” will be the patron – serving as a mentor t...
Selena Gomez Reveals Vaping Nicotine Changed Her Voice: ‘It’s Not Worth It’
Selena Gomez said heavy nicotine vaping has changed her voice, and told fans she has now quit the habit. The singer, act...
Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer 2’ Ranks No. 2 at Global Box Office as ‘Street Fighter’ Leads
Indian superstar Rajinikanth’s Tamil-language action comedy “Jailer 2” was the second-biggest film in the world over the...
‘Barry Loser’ Animated Series, Based on Bestselling U.K. Children’s Books, Finds Italian Partners Ahead of Rome’s MIA Market (EXCLUSIVE)
“Barry Loser,” the award-winning, million-selling children’s book series from creator Jim Smith, is being adapted into a...
Tallinn Baltic Event: New Movie From Darko Lungulov and Ernestas Jankauskas, Plus Titles Directed by Rising Talents Josh Trigg, Marina Palacio and Man...
Tribeca-winning helmer Darko Lungulov, behind Serbia’s Oscar candidate “Here and There,” and Lithuania’s Ernestas Jankau...
‘Train to Busan’ Director Yeon Sang-ho’s ‘Paradise Lost’ Clinches 118-Country Sales Ahead of Hawai‘i Festival U.S. Bow
“Paradise Lost,” the new psychological thriller by “Train to Busan” filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho, has been sold to 118 countri...
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