Hugh Jackman Hugh Jackman Leads Massive One-Man Show Crowd in ‘Happy Birthday’ for Ian McKellenVariety - Erin Nyren Hugh Jackman may have had to skip Ian McKellen’s birthday party to perform his one-man show, “The Man, The Music, The Show,” but that didn’t mean he …
Movies Netflix, Shmetflix: At Cannes 2019, the Movies Needed Every Inch of the Big ScreenVariety - Owen Gleiberman In the May 24 edition of The New York Times, there was a column by Timothy Egan, entitled “The Comeback of the Century: Why the Book Endures, Even in …
TV Scott Pelley Alleges He Lost ‘Evening News’ Anchor Job for Complaints About Work CultureVariety - Brian Steinberg Just as CBS News is pushing to turn a corner on a more than a year of internal turmoil, veteran anchor Scott Pelley has shone a light back on to its …
Aladdin ‘Aladdin’ Dominates International Box Office With $121 MillionVariety - Dave McNary Disney’s “Aladdin” is showing plenty of worldwide drawing power with $121 million for the weekend, opening in first place in nearly all international …
Aladdin Box Office: ‘Aladdin’ Taking Flight With $105 Million in North AmericaVariety - Dave McNary Disney’s live-action “Aladdin” is flying high with an estimated $105 million in North America during the four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend. It’s …
Movies Agustina San Martin Talks Cannes Special Mention Winner ‘Monster God’Variety - Emilio Mayorga, John Hopewell CANNES – An exploration of the ramifications of God, “Monster God,” from Argentina’s Agustina San Martín, took a Special Mention – an effective …
Spice Girls Spice Girls Open European Reunion Tour With Inclusivity Proclamations, Sound IssuesVariety - Variety Staff Posh Spice chose not to be included, but there was a lot of other inclusivity to go around as the four other Spice Girls opened their reunion tour in …
Celebrity News Netflix Snags Worldwide Rights to Cannes Winners ‘Atlantics,’ ‘I Lost My Body’Variety - Erin Nyren Mati Diop’s feature directorial debut “Atlantics” and Jérémy Clapin’s animated favorite “I Lost My Body” have both been acquired by Netflix following …
Stan Lee Stan Lee’s Former Business Manager Arrested on Elder Abuse ChargesVariety - Erin Nyren Stan Lee’s former business manager, Keya Morgan, was arrested in Arizona Saturday morning on an outstanding warrant from the Los Angeles Police …
Moby Moby Apologizes to Natalie Portman Over Book ControversyVariety - Erin Nyren Moby has issued an apology of sorts after writing in his recently published memoir “Then It Fell Apart” that he dated Natalie Portman when she was 20 …
Movies Cannes Film Festival 2019 Winners Announced (Updating Live)Variety - Peter Debruge CANNES — The awards show for the 2019 Cannes Film Festival competition is underway. Jury president Alejandro González Iñárritu presided over a jury …
Movies Cannes Film Review: ‘The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão’Variety - Guy Lodge A “tropical melodrama” is how the marketing materials bill “The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão.” If that sounds about the most high-camp subgenre …
Movies The 10 Best Movies of Cannes 2019Variety - Owen Gleiberman, Peter Debruge The Cannes Film Festival is too rich an event to have an “off” year, but by the end of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, it was more or less universally …
Aladdin ‘Aladdin’ Soaring to $100 Million-Plus Memorial Day Weekend DebutVariety - Erin Nyren Disney’s live-action “Aladdin” remake is on its way to a commendable Memorial Day weekend debut with an estimated $109 million over the four-day …
Movies Robert Pattinson, Willem Defoe’s The Lighthouse’ Wins Cannes Critics’ AwardVariety - John Hopewell Robert Eggers’ “The Lighthouse,” with Willem Defoe and Robert Pattinson, won the Cannes Film Festival critics’ award for best first or second feature …
NBC ‘AP Bio’ Canceled After Two Seasons at NBCVariety - Danielle Turchiano Series creator Mike O’Brien shared the news with fans on Twitter, writing that “This has been the favorite project of my life.” In the single-camera …
Celebrity News Cannes Market Claims Record Visitor NumbersVariety - Patrick Frater The Cannes Market, the Cannes Film Festival’s commercial wing, says that its 2019 edition welcomed a record number of participants. It reported …
Ridley Scott ‘Alien’ at 40: Ridley Scott Explains Why ‘You Don’t Show the Monster Too Many Times’Variety - Susan King It’s difficult to imagine Ridley Scott’s sci-fi/horror classic “Alien” without the clear-minded, strong presence of Tom Skerritt as Dallas, the …
Movies ‘Life of Pi’ DP Claudio Miranda to Receive Visionary Achievement Award at Cine Gear ExpoVariety - Peter Caranicas Cinematographer Claudio Miranda, who won an Oscar for his imagery of magical realism on Ang Lee’s 2103 “Life of Pi,” will be honored with the …
Movies Film Review: ‘The Poison Rose’Variety - Tomris Laffly It is 1978 in the City of Angels and the hard-drinking washed-up sleuth Carson Phillips is having another boozy day through its atmospheric streets. …
Movies Cannes Film Review: ‘Chambre 212’Variety - Owen Gleiberman Most of us, in our romantic lives, meditate here and there on the potential roads we never traveled, and movies are uniquely equipped to channel …
Billie Eilish Billie Eilish Fans to Receive Perks Due to Chicago Venue ChangeVariety - Dano Nissen Billie Eilish and her music agents at Paradigm are experiencing what most would call a first class problem. The demand to see the 17-year-old singer …
Ali Wong How Keanu Reeves Ended Up in Ali Wong, Randall Park’s Romantic Comedy ‘Always Be My Maybe’Variety - Angelique Jackson “I made Netflix spend all this money on this movie just so that, as a 37-year-old mother of two, I could kiss Daniel Dae Kim and Keanu Reeves,” Ali Wong …
Movies Film News Roundup: Zach Galifianakis’ ‘Between Two Ferns: The Movie’ Coming to NetflixVariety - Dave McNary In today’s film news roundup, “Between Two Ferns: The Movie” is unveiled, “Friedkin Uncut” gets a fall release and Sony Classics buys “The Traitor” …
James Holzhauer ‘Jeopardy!’ Champion James Holzhauer Hits $2 Million Winnings MilestoneVariety - Joe Otterson This current “Jeopardy!” player has just won over $2 million on the popular game show. Who is James Holzhauer? The 34 year old professional sports …
Movies Romanian Crime-Thriller ‘The Whistlers’ Bought for North AmericaVariety - Dave McNary Magnolia Pictures has bought North American rights to the Romanian crime thriller “The Whistlers” following its premiere in competition at the Cannes …
Naomi Scott ‘Aladdin’: Naomi Scott on Why Her Princess Jasmine Needed Nasim Pedrad’s New CharacterVariety - Angelique Jackson Call Naomi Scott the queen of the reboot – or at least, the princess. The 26-year-old actress is taking on the role of Princess Jasmine in Disney’s …
Natalie Portman Moby Accuses Natalie Portman of Lying as the Two Spar Over Dating ClaimsVariety - James Patrick Herman In what’s become a he said/she said spat in multiple mediums, Moby, the elder statesman of electronic music, is now accusing actress Natalie Portman …
John Krasinski ‘A Quiet Place’ Sequel Moves Ahead Two Months to March 2020Variety - Dave McNary Paramount Pictures has moved its sequel to “A Quiet Place” ahead by two months from May 15 to March 20, 2020. John Krasinski is returning to direct …
Entertainment Industry Adam Levine Cashes in on Sale of Max Mutchnick’s Former Mansion to Ellen DeGeneresVariety - Mark David Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo have sold a baronial Beverly Hills mansion with an illustrious chain of ownership for a reported $45 million to Ellen …
