Judi Dench has won an Academy Award, a Tony, two Golden Globes, 10 BAFTA Awards and was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, but her latest achievement is going viral on TikTok. 21 more words

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Pharrell Williams has set a gospel series, titled “Voices of Fire,” at Netflix, Variety has learned. The show will follow the musician’s uncle, Bishop Ezekiel Williams, a well-respected musical genius in the area of Hampton Roads, Va., which includes Pharrell’s hometown of Virginia Beach. 13 more words

via Pharrell Williams and Netflix Set Unscripted Gospel Series ‘Voices of Fire’ — Variety

“Expecting Amy,” a new docu-series on HBO Max, opens with its subject, the comedian Amy Schumer, weeping happy tears in a self-shot video. She’s trying to distract herself from the massive personal upheaval soon to be wrought by her pregnancy — or trying to compound her sudden joy — by doing something touristy and cute;…

via Amy Schumer’s HBO Max Docu-Series ‘Expecting Amy’: TV Review — Variety

A new U.K. theater fund spearheaded by “1917” director Sam Mendes has been created with the support of Netflix, and the backing of Steven Spielberg and Armando Iannucci. 32 more words

via Sam Mendes Creates U.K. Theater Fund, Backed by Netflix and Steven Spielberg — Variety

A car from the 1979 show “The Dukes of Hazzard” with a Confederate flag painted on the top of it will continue to be displayed at an auto museum in Illinois. 27 more words

via ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Car With Confederate Flag to Remain Displayed in Auto Museum — Variety

Bill Field, who played a vintage Wurlitzer organ nearly every weekend for 52 years at Old Town Music Hall, the L.A. area’s longest running film revival house, has died at age 80. 25 more words

via Bill Field, Organist and Proprietor at Old Town Music Hall for More Than Half a Century, Dies at 80 — Variety

For American consumers, Netflix’s value proposition has escalated during the coronavirus pandemic — and the question for the No. 1 subscription streamer is when, not if, it’s going to next raise prices. 25 more words

via Would You Pay More for Netflix? Growing Number of Its U.S. Subscribers Are OK With Higher Prices — Variety

Based on CNN reporter Jake Tapper’s nonfiction book of the same name, Rod Lurie’s new film “The Outpost” recreates the Battle of Kamdesh – a bloody 2009 showdown in Afghanistan between 53 U.S. 24 more words

via The Crafts on Putting Together Rod Lurie’s ‘The Outpost’ — Variety

Carl Reiner amassed many accolades during his eight decades in showbiz, from nine Emmys and a Grammy to the Mark Twain Prize to a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 26 more words

via Carl Reiner’s Last Day: Producer George Shapiro Remembers the Comedy Legend — Variety

The owner of the Washington Redskins said Friday that the NFL team had launched a review of its name, after years of resisting entreaties to do so. 31 more words

via Washington Redskins Launch Review of Team Name After Years of Controversy — Variety