Rust” is coming into focus as the industry grapples with the fallout from the Oct.
07.10.2021 - 20:52 / variety.com
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAnn Dowd is best known for her iconic, Emmy-winning role as Aunt Lydia on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” but she doesn’t always get recognized right away. Dowd recalls one particular encounter at an airport.
“This one woman was fierce,” she told Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast. “It was like we had met in court and I was guilty and she was going to find me and now she finally did.” After parting, Dowd went down an escalator and the woman chased her: “She’s going
.Rust” is coming into focus as the industry grapples with the fallout from the Oct.
Drew Barrymore is once-again reuniting with her ex-husband, Tom Green. Barrymore had her ex on Tuesday, where they talked about their relationship and their honeymoon to Ireland.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeHundreds of entertainment industry artisans gathered on Sunday evening in the crowded parking lot of IATSE Local 80 Burbank headquarters to pay tribute to Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed by a prop gun on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust.”For those in attendance, the spirit of “solidarity” was mentioned many times, along with a sense of frustration that the industry is still not paying attention to the impact of long hours, demanding
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaWhen the Gotham Award nominations were announced this week, Reed Birney was the sole member of the “Mass” ensemble recognized for his work in the searing drama about two couples grappling with the aftershocks of a school shooting. Some prognosticators were surprised that Birney and not Ann Dowd or Martha Plimpton, who have more emotional, galvanic moments in the film, made the cut for his pared down and minimal performance.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFilm and TV propmasters — and in particular, the armorers who handle on-set guns and other weapons — remain stunned and baffled by what happened on the Santa Fe set of “Rust,” leading to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
The entertainment world is obviously still grappling with the unimaginable tragedy that took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Thursday when cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed by a bullet from a prop gun on the set of the western film Rust.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched “The Masked Singer” Season 6, Episode 6, “Time Warp,” which aired October 20 on Fox.It’s been thirty years since he was making copies on “Saturday Night Live.” Now, Rob Schneider has been revealed as the Hamster — Hamming it up, the Ham-star, the Hamsterminator, Masked Over My Hammy, Hams-I-Am, M.C.
Michele Amabile Angermiller Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Drew Barrymore and Angela Bassett are among the presenters set to celebrate the inductees at the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, which returns to a live format in Cleveland on Oct. 30.
Strictly Come Dancing fans went wild on Saturday night as they spotted Danny Dyer in the audience. The actor, 44, appeared to be supporting his EastEnders co-star Rose Ayling-Ellis who performed a Cha Cha Cha to Raspberry Beret by Prince with pro partner Giovanni Pernice.
Masked men stormed a Moscow showing of Agnieszka Holland’s film Mr Jones yesterday night, chanting “Shame on the Motherland” as they took over the stage.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched “The Masked Singer” Season 6, Episode 5, “Date Night,” which aired October 13 on Fox.Ruth Pointer was so excited to be on “The Masked Singer,” but a victory wasn’t automatic — and in the end, she had to jump off the stage, as the Pointer Sisters member was unmasked at the end of the fifth episode of Season 6, “Date Night.”Nicole Scherzinger got it right with Ruth Pointer.
Martha Plimpton and Ann Dowd stepped out on the red carpet together for the premiere of their new movie, Mass, during the 2021 London Film Festival at the BFI Southbank on October 11, 2021 in London, England.
Ann Dowd has been a working actor in film and television for over 35 years. She’s an Emmy winner for “The Handmaid’s Tale,” won Best Supporting Actress honor from the National Board of Review for 2012’s “Compliance” and earned Spirit Award, Screen Actors Guild, and Golden Globe Award nominations.
opened to acclaim in January at the Sundance Film Festival, plays out in that claustrophobic room, where the four parents sit around a small table and begin to talk, awkwardly at first, about the incident — before cycling through hatred, sympathy and cautious understanding. Ultimately, each character experiences a personal epiphany in trying to make sense of a senseless tragedy.“I think what happens [with Linda], honestly, as a parent .
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched “The Masked Singer” Season 6, Episode 4, “Group B Premiere,” which aired October 6 on Fox.“The Masked Singer” has sent the Baby into timeout. Performing under the toddler mask was comedian Larry the Cable Guy, who was sent packing at the end of the fourth episode of Season 6, “House Party.”Once again, none of the show’s panelists got it right.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeCould “Squid Game” beat the most challenging TV contest of them all? The Korean-language survival drama, which has quickly become one of the most-watched Netflix series of all time, is indeed eligible for Primetime Emmy consideration, the Television Academy confirmed to Variety.According to an Academy spokesperson, because “Squid Game” was produced under guidance from Netflix, which is an American company, and it was always intended to be distributed in
EXCLUSIVE: Glitter & Doom, an LGBTQIA+ jukebox feature musical told with the iconic tunes of Grammy winning folk duo Indigo Girls, is in production already in Mexico City starring The Mandalorian‘s Ming-Na Wen, Y: The Last Man‘s Missi Pyle, and directed by Tom Gustafson off a screenplay by Cory Krueckeberg.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched “The Masked Singer” Season 6, Episode 3, “Group B Premiere,” which aired September 29 on Fox.“The Masked Singer” let the dog out. The third episode of Season 6 saw the quick exit of hip-hop star Tyga, who had performed under the Dalmatian costume.Host Nick Cannon said he figured it out immediately.