Zoe Caldwell, an Australian actress with a talent for illuminating the human side of imposing icons such as Cleopatra and Maria Callas in a career that netted her four Tony Awards, died on Sunday due to complications from Parkinson’s disease, according to her son Charlie Whitehead. 11 more words
via Zoe Caldwell, Four-Time Tony Winner, Dies at 86 — Variety
Between a high-profile press tour, a vortex of online negativity and a raging conversation around female genitalia, it is likely you are aware that Gwyneth Paltrow launched a docuseries on Netflix in late January. 26 more words
R&B singer Tyrese dedicated a Valentine’s Day performance to entertainers who are no longer with us, including late Lakers star Kobe Bryant, rapper Nipsey Hussle, director John Singleton and actor Paul Walker. 25 more words
via Tyrese Dedicates Valentine’s Day Concert to Kobe Bryant, John Singleton, Paul Walker — Variety
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by the always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv, Disney Pixar claims the top spot in spending with “Onward.” Ads placed for the animated film had an estimated media value of $4.99 million through Sunday for 784 national ad airings on 35 networks.…
Trafalgar Releasing has set a re-release for the concert documentary “Elvis: That’s the Way It Is” for April 22 in 14 countries, Variety has learned exclusively. 32 more words
via ‘Elvis: That’s the Way It Is’ Documentary Set for Re-Release (EXCLUSIVE) — Variety
U.K. coroners have labeled former “Love Island” host Caroline Flack’s death a suicide. The TV presenter was 40 years old. Flack, who left the show in December and was due to stand trial on assault charges in March, was found unresponsive at her London home on Saturday. 10 more words
via Caroline Flack’s Death Ruled Suicide as Unpublished Instagram Post Surfaces — Variety
“Everybody smile and say ‘cinema,’” young Myroslava Trofymchuk instructs several Ukrainian soldiers, as they obligingly pose and perform for her camera, their brawny tank reduced to a prop in the rubbly, wintry background. 27 more words
Time is doubling down on its elite, invitation-only events business. The mag’s second annual Time 100 Summit in New York, which springboards off the 16-year-old Time 100 list of the world’s most influential people, will run two days (April 21-22, 2020) up from the one-day event in 2019. 9 more words
via Time 100 Summit Expands to Two Days, Costs Up to $20,000 to Attend Under Membership Model — Variety
PARIS — “Narcos” showrunner Chris Brancato and “Godfather of Harlem” star Giancarlo Esposito, actors Carole Bouquet and Zabou Breitman, and the cast and crew behind the Canal Plus series “The Bureau” will be among the many guest of honor at this year’s Series Mania, which will kick off its 11th edition on March 20. Returning…
via ‘The Luminaries,’ ‘The Eddy,’ ‘Patria’ Set for Series Mania — Variety
Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, and Willem Dafoe have been cast in “The Card Counter,” a casino-set revenge thriller starring Oscar Isaac. Paul Schrader is directing the movie from a screenplay he wrote. 26 more words
via Tiffany Haddish, Willem Dafoe and Tye Sheridan Join Oscar Isaac in ‘The Card Counter’ — Variety
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