Tragedy is punctured by comedy from the start of The Father. At a funeral in rural Bulgaria, mourners prepare to say goodbye to Valentina as the priest delivers an elegy over her grave.
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Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe stars of All Elite Wrestling (AEW) are getting their own awards show.It was announced Wednesday that AEW and TNT were partnering to launch the first ever “AEW Dynamite Awards,” which will air live exclusively on the Bleacher Report app on Jan. 27 at 7 p.m.
ET.Starting today, fans can vote for their favorites in a variety of categories by visiting AEWAwards.com. Presenters will include Shaquille O’Neal, Bert Kreischer, Chael Sonnen, Curtis Granderson, Camille Kostek,
.Tragedy is punctured by comedy from the start of The Father. At a funeral in rural Bulgaria, mourners prepare to say goodbye to Valentina as the priest delivers an elegy over her grave.
EXCLUSIVE: The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors said Tuesday that The Trial of the Chicago 7 writer-director Aaron Sorkin, Bird Box director Susanne Bier, Black-ish co-star Marsai Martin and executive producer Vin Di Bona will receive awards at the group’s 38th annual Caucus Awards Gala.
Eddie Van Halen is set to be unveiled today (January 26) to mark what would’ve been the late guitarist’s 66th birthday.This latest tribute to Van Halen follows on from his passing in October following a battle with throat cancer.LA artist Robert Vargas is the creator of the mural, which has been completed ahead of Van Halen’s birthday today.
< 1 min read US President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Monday that will lift the Pentagon’s ban on transgender people serving in the military.
has announced its upcoming hosts and musical guests!John Krasinski will make his hosting debut on Jan. 30, with Machine Gun Kelly making his first appearance as the night's performer.
Another awards show has shifted gears — again — amid the pandemic. Film Independent said Thursday that its Spirit Awards, which are typically held during the daytime in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica the day before the Oscars, will now "break tradition" and air in a primetime ceremony at 10 p.m.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterTBS has ordered a pair of comedy pilots from writers Chris Romano and Hilary Winston, Variety has learned exclusively.Romano’s pilot is titled “Kill the Orange-Faced Bear.” It is described as a comedy about one man’s revenge journey after a bear eats his girlfriend.Romano will write and executive produce the pilot, with Trevor Engelson and Steven Fisher of Underground Management producing with Alex Karpovsky.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Snowpiercer” has been renewed for Season 3 at TNT, Variety has learned exclusively.News of the renewal comes just under a week ahead of the launch of Season 2, which is set to debut on TNT on Jan. 25.
On The Road, a new documentary film from the organisers of Independent Venue Week, is set to premiere online next week.This year’s Independent Venue Week kicks off on Monday (January 25), running until January 31.On The Road will premiere on Monday at 7PM, and will be followed by a live Q&A session with a panel which includes Radiohead‘s Philip Selway at 8:30PM.The documentary, which features interviews with the likes of Pink Floyd‘s Nick Mason, IDLES and Nadine Shah, was filmed over the course
MPI Media Group has teamed with Darren Wadyko Media and Betty White via her Albets Enterprises banner to release the long-lost 1971 series. It will be available on Apple TV, Google Play and Prime Video during its initial rollout, with more platforms expected later this year.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterEliot Glazer and Colton Haynes are attached to star in a comedy project that has a pilot presentation order at Peacock, Variety has learned exclusively.The project is titled “I Run Hot.” It follows the unlikely friendship between Eliot (Eliot Glazer), a gay curmudgeon who never quite fit in with the community, and Colton (Haynes), a famous #instagay who can’t help but exemplify it.Eliot will write and executive produce the show in addition to starring, with Haynes
Peep Show, revealed last year that he suffered at the hands of alcohol addiction for years and that it accelerated a medical condition that led to him having to have life-saving surgery.Webb was told during a routine medical examination on the set of his sitcom Back that he “would not last two days” if he didn’t undergo immediate surgery.Diagnosed with a mitral valve prolapse after suffering from a heart murmur, Webb put feeling tired all the time down to treating his body “like a skip”, and a
Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Animal Kingdom” has been renewed for Season 6 at TNT, which will also be the show’s last.News of the final season comes ahead of the Season 5 premiere of the crime drama, which is set to launch this summer on TNT. The series stars Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary, Finn Cole, Leila George, Rigo Sanchez, and Jon Beavers.In “Animal Kingdom” season five, Pope (Hatosy), Craig (Robson), Deran (Weary) and J (Cole) are still dealing with the fallout from the events
Naman Ramachandran Industry veteran Luis S. Peraza, president of networks for HBO Latin America, will depart at the end of February, WarnerMedia Latin America announced Thursday.Peraza (pictured, left) is part of the founding team that launched HBO in Latin America in 1991 and is a pioneer of the local audiovisual industry.
Director and producer Melina Matsoukas, through her production banner, De La Revolución Films, has signed a two-year first-look film production deal with MGM. The new deal reunites Matsoukas with MGM Film Group President Pamela Abdy, who worked with Matsoukas on her directorial debut Queen & Slim. Released in 2019, Queen & Slim, written by Emmy winner Lena Waithe, earned Matsoukas a DGA nom for first-time feature films.