Super-producer and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has joined his fellow artists working in the beleaguered theater and music industries in taking legal steps to get the U.K. government…
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Malaga Industry Awards Go To ‘My Emptiness and I,’ ‘The Barbaric,’ ‘Saudade,’ ‘The Souls’
“My Emptiness and I,”“The Barbaric,” and “Saudade Became Home Inside” has all won big at a key industry section at Spain’s Malaga Festival, its Work in Progress, which…
The Best Earplugs to Save Your Hearing While Sitting Front Row
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‘Brighton 4th’ Review: A Bittersweet Tale of a Father’s Devotion
“Brighton 4th” tells a gentle, naturalistic story of parental devotion and sacrifice, unfolding mostly in the former Soviet émigré enclave of Brighton Beach, N.Y. The tragicomedy nabbed a…
‘The Brady Bunch’ set to sashay in ‘Drag Race’ crossover on Paramount+
First, the Bradys crossed over to HGTV for “A Very Brady Renovation,” then they judged Food Network’s “Chopped.” Now they’ll sashay with queens from “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg Are Going to Be Recapping the Olympics
Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg are teaming up with Peacock to tackle a new endeavor: recapping the Olympics. Pairing Hart and Snoop as the comedy guides through the…
James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ Gets Special Fantasia Fest Screening
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival got an early 25th birthday present in the form of James Gunn’s “Suicide Squad,” which will receive a special screening on Aug. 4,…
Pet Sematary Prequel Wants Mrs. Fletcher Star Jackson White as Young Jud Crandall
Jackson White is reportedly in final negotiations to play a younger Jud Crandall in the Pet Sematary prequel in the works at Paramount Players. A follow-up to the…
Jaws on the Water ‘Dive-In’ Screening Is Back in Texas Next Month
It’s a good thing Steven Spielberg won’t be rebooting JAWS anytime soon. One JAWS is enough, right? Just when everyone thought it was safe to get back in…
‘Horror of Dolores Roach’ Amazon Pilot Casts Alejandro Hernandez, Kita Updike, K. Todd Freeman (EXCLUSIVE)
The Amazon pilot “The Horror of Dolores Roach” has added three new cast members, Variety has learned exclusively. Alejandro Hernandez, Kita Updike, and K. Todd Freeman have all joined…
Why Daytime Dramas Relied on Love — Not COVID — for 2020-21 Storylines
“General Hospital” counts both a Lassa fever epidemic and a water pathogen story among its most successful medical-themed sagas. However, although COVID19 would have undoubtedly provided ample material…
Idris Elba, Mumford & Sons Among 50 Musical Artists Urging U.K. Prime Minister to Tackle Post-Brexit Touring Crisis
More than 50 of the U.K.’s top musical artists have signed a letter urging British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to urgently tackle a post-Brexit touring crisis looming on…