Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorLos Angeles chef Evan Funke knows his way around the Oscars.Not only is his father, Alex, a three-time Academy Award winning visual effects director (“I’ve been to a couple of Oscars as a guest of my dad’s,” Evan says), but he’s also helped create the dishes for the annual Governors Ball several times alongside culinary celeb Wolfgang Puck.And now this year, Funke, whose Italian eateries Felix in Venice and Hollywood’s Mother Wolf are celebrity and industry hot spots, will make his debut designing the menu for the Vanity Fair viewing dinner and after-party, which returns this year to the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills after the 2021 hiatus due to the pandemic. Variety caught up with Funke as he put the finishing touches on the top-secret menu to talk pasta, Bill Murray and the dangers of red sauce.How do you begin coming up with a menu for one of Hollywood’s biggest parties of the year? I want everyone to have pasta and one pasta that I really wanted to highlight is something that was passed on to me during my very first trip when I moved to Italy — Alessandra Spisni’s lasagna Bolognese.
Endeavor Content Promotes Maggie Burkhead, Katie Giarla and Mina Baban to VP of TV Development
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Selome Hailu Maggie Burkhead, Katie Giarla and Mina Baban have each been promoted vice president of TV development at Endeavor Content. All three are based in Beverly Hills and work across the studio’s streaming and cable content while managing partnerships and joint ventures in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Scandinavia, Latin America, Korea, India, West Asia and North Africa.“Katie, Maggie and Mina have all played integral parts in building Endeavor Content’s TV studio.
Each of their tastes, talents and relationships have helped grow our business, and we are excited for this next chapter,” said Joe Hipps, Endeavor’s executive vice president of TV.Burkhead enters the VP role after serving as director of TV. She has been at Endeavor since 2019, working on series including Hulu’s “Nine Perfect Strangers,” Peacock’s “Wolf Like Me,” Apple TV Plus’ “Roar,” Amazon Prime Video’s “The Lost Flowers of Alive Hart” and Disney’s Onyx Collective and Hulu’s “The Plot.” Previously, Burkhead has held roles at the National Geographic Channel and WGN America.
Giarla was previously director of TV development. She started at Endeavor in 2018 and has covered a slate including Hulu’s “Life & Beth,” Apple TV Plus’ “Lady in the Lake,” HBO Max’s “Tokyo Vice” and Showtime’s “Auteur.” She began her entertainment career in the literary department at WME.Baban joined Endeavor in 2020 and oversees the studio’s global partnerships and their respective creative slates: CJ Entertainment’s Studio Dragon and Bon Factory in Korea, Nordic Drama Queens in Scandinavia, Exile Content in Latin America, Blink Studios in Canada, Katara Studios in West Asia and North Africa and Reliance Entertainment in India.
Chicken Soup For The Soul-Owned Halcyon Studios Unveils James Ellroy Project, Ernest Hemingway Adaptation & Gary Sherman ‘Death Line’ Remake On Development Slate
EXCLUSIVE: An untitled James Ellroy project and reimaginings of Ernest Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea and Gary Sherman’s Death Line comprise part of Chicken Soup for the Soul-owned Halcyon Entertainment’s latest development slate.
Starz Study: Diversity on Screen and Behind the Camera Drives How Global Audiences Choose Content
Yalda T. Uhls, founder of the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA said, “This report provides firm data that the international consumer cares as much and sometimes more than United States’ audiences about what they see on screen and who is behind the screen.”Statistics from the report include the fact that only 38.4% of respondents feel their own identity is accurately represented in current media and more than 75% of international audiences want to see multicultural content.• 52% felt it was important that women were represented behind the camera• 57.4% reported it was important to them that people behind the scenes are from diverse backgrounds• Diversity behind the camera was equally important for men (58%) and women (58.8%)• Having women behind the camera was most important in Brazil (62.9%), Mexico (60.6%), and India (60%)• Diversity behind the camera was most important in India (70.6%), Colombia (65.7%), and Brazil (63.5%) • 64.8% of respondents said that seeing people from different groups/backgrounds than their own represented in TV/media makes them feel more empathy toward othersA “Transparency Talk” titled “Exploring Global Progress Towards Gender Equality and the Importance of International Content for Women.” that discusses the report will air on Wednesday, March 16 at 1pm PT/4pm ET/ 8pm GMT.
Doctors Refused This Woman A Breast Reduction 10 Times Despite Her Constant Pain -- Saying 'Think Of Your Future Husband'!
This is completely ridiculous! And we’re guessing all too common…
Former Amazon Prime Video India Content Chief Launches Production Company 29SeptemberWorks
Vijay Subramaniam, the former Amazon India and Disney India executive, has launched an independent venture that will develop, produce and finance content for the Indian market.
Naomi Osaka Brought To Tears By Heckler Yelling ‘You Suck!’
Naomi Osaka encountered some unexpected negativity from the crowd during Saturday’s match against Veronika Kudermetova at the Indian Wells tournament, held just outside Palm Springs, California.
Novak Djokovic Will Not Play At Indian Wells Or Miami Tourneys Because Of Unvaccinated Status
No vaxx, no Novak.
How ‘Chicago’ and the MPA Brought Productions Back to the U.S.
Selome Hailu Pop! Six! Squish! Uh-uh! Cicero … Tax credits!The 2002 film “Chicago” brought the stage musical and the song “Cell Block Tango” to the big screen.It also helped revolutionize the industry. When the Rob Marshall-directed movie debuted to critical and commercial success, Chicago Mayor Richard M.
BBC Studios Sets Content Deal With India’s MX Player – Global Bulletin
Naman Ramachandran BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC, has set a content deal with MX Player, India’s largest AVOD service, which also has a strong reach across Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Pakistan. The partnership kicks off with Simon Allen‘s “The Watch,” a series inspired by the characters in Terry Pratchett’s bestselling “Discworld” novels, which follows an unlikely group of misfits, The City Watch, who are forced to find the guts to save the world, surprising even themselves in the process; and “Line of Duty” creator Jed Mercurio‘s “Critical,” set in a major trauma center that only deals with the most serious cases, following an emergency medical team that battles through the vital first hour of care to save lives that hang in balance.
Jason Momoa Makes Rare Comment About Lisa Bonet After Their Split: We're 'Still Family'
Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet announced their separation back in January 2022 after over 15 years as a couple.
Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ Adaptation With Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram, Trisha Krishnan, Karthi Reveals Release Date, First Images
Naman Ramachandran Revered Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s hugely anticipated epic based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s classic Tamil-language novel “Ponniyin Selvan” has set a release date and first images have been released.The first part of the two-part historical film, titled “PS-1,” will release in cinemas worldwide on Sept. 30 in the Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. The story is set in the 10th century during a tumultuous time in the Chola empire when the power struggle between different branches of the ruling family caused violent rifts between the potential successors to the reigning emperor.
Canada’s Incendo, Nicely Entertainment Strike Development and Production Pact (EXCLUSIVE)
Manori Ravindran International EditorCanada’s Incendo and Los Angeles-based Nicely Entertainment have struck a development and production partnership beginning with the scripted limited series, “The Christmas Checklist.”The four-episode series will be available in the marketplace for the 2022 holiday season.Written by Lisa Hepner (“A Christmas Wish in Hudson,” “Christmas Lovers Anonymous”), “The Christmas Checklist” is a holiday-themed limited TV series targeted for release in December 2022. Incendo and Nicely Entertainment will develop and produce the series with Incendo responsible for distribution in English and French Canada, and Nicely Entertainment overseeing the U.S.
Katy Perry Storms Off ‘American Idol’ After Getting Into Heated Debate About Aretha Franklin’s Granddaughter Grace’s Audition
Katy Perry wasn’t impressed with Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan on Sunday’s “American Idol”.
Neve Campbell Signs With The Gersh Agency & Anonymous Content
EXCLUSIVE: Neve Campbell has inked with new representation including The Gersh Agency, Anonymous Content for Management and attorneys Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
Inside Drew Scott and Pregnant Linda Phan’s Babymoon: Mini Golf, ‘Sexy Time’ and More
Taking a trip! Drew Scott and pregnant Linda Phan enjoyed a “chill” babymoon ahead of their first baby’s birth.