Live streaming service Caffeine.TV has announced an exclusive multiyear partnership with Drake. Infamous for his own rap feuds, the Canadian artist will first produce a series of rap battles along with a range of additional live content, all of which will premiere on the rapper’s new Caffeine channel. 9 more words
via Drake Signs Multiyear Live-Streaming Partnership with Caffeine — Variety
Odette Annable has signed on for a lead role in ABC’s drama pilot “Thirtysomething(else).” The project is a continuation of the classic drama “Thirtysomething.” It will follow an ensemble of new faces playing the grown-up, 30-something children of the original cast reprised by Ken Olin (Michael Steadman), Mel Harris (Hope Murdoch), Timothy Busfield (Elliot Weston)…
via ‘Thirtysomething’ Follow Up Pilot at ABC Casts Odette Annable in Lead Role — Variety
South by Southwest’s speaker lineup is always an embarrassment of riches and this year is no exception, as the festival’s final round of keynotes and featured speakers includes Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Damon Lindelof, St. 24 more words
via Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae, Judd Apatow, Many More Join SXSW Keynote and Speaker Lineup — Variety
Kirk Douglas represented the embodiment of Hollywood stardom, but he likely would not have been a fan of Sunday’s Oscar show. Indeed, he might have ended up standing offstage with Quentin Tarantino, both wondering why the ceremonies seem oddly distanced from both Hollywood and its stars. 11 more words
Trevor Noah is excited Parasite made Oscars history Sunday night by becoming the first foreign language film to win the best picture prize. But… the comedian doubts Hollywood’s sudden wokeness will last. 28 more words
via Trevor Noah Applauds ‘Parasite’ Oscar Wins – But Predicts Hollywood Wokeness Won’t Last — Deadline
Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite on Sunday became the first foreign language film to win Oscar for Best Picture. The Korean import also became the first film to win Best Picture with a TV series adaptation already in the works. 18 more words
via ‘Parasite’s Big Oscar Wins Set High Bar For HBO Series — Deadline
AMC’s ad-free service AMC Premiere has acquired BBC One’s HG Wells adaptation The War Of The Worlds, toplined by Rafe Spall, Eleanor Tomlinson and Robert Carlyle. 32 more words
via AMC Picks Up BBC Drama ‘The War Of The Worlds’ — Deadline
France’s Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma is facing strong backlash within its membership ranks, a little more than two weeks ahead of the César Awards, the local equivalent to the Oscars. 25 more words
Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir’s Sunday night Oscar win completed her clean sweep of top show-biz awards over the past five months. The Icelandic-born, Berlin-based cellist-composer won for her dark and disturbing “Joker” score. 25 more words
via Hildur Guðnadóttir Wraps Up Her Sweep of an Entire Season’s Worth of Scoring Awards — Variety
There’s a genuinely intriguing story at the heart of “For Life,” ABC’s new legal procedural. But it’s buried under a fair amount of frenetic drama that tends to obscure its most interesting ideas. 25 more words
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