EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Academy Award-nominated and Primetime Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy (Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, Last Days in Vietnam) for worldwide representation in all areas.
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Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorFashion designer, creative director and activist Aurora James has signed with UTA.The CFDA award-winning James is the founder and creative director of the luxury accessory brand Brother Vellies, which has been worn by Pres. Barack Obama, Beyoncé, Meghan Markle, Rihanna, Zendaya, Serena Williams, Lady Gaga and Rep.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.The brand, which includes the subscription service Something Special, supports communities around the world through the ethical and sustainable creation of pieces that celebrate various cultural histories.James also founded The Fifteen Percent Pledge in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, an initiative that urges retail giants to commit 15% of their shelf space to Black-owned businesses. Within the first year, nearly 30 corporations enacted the pledge, effectively diverting over $10 billion in capital to Black entrepreneurs and helping more 400 companies launch their products.
A Toronto native who is now based in New York City, James has been honored with the CFDA Founder’s Award, the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund prize and a British Fashion Award. Additionally, she earned two CFDA Emerging Talent nominations and one CFDA American Accessories Designer of the Year nod.The NFL will celebrate the Super Bowl in Los Angeles with the launch of Origins: An NFL Collection.
Four Los Angeles-based BIPOC streetwear designers and brands, LaLa Romero (Bella Dona), Kacey Lynch (Bricks & Wood), Corey Populous (Circulate) and Albert Lim (Rip N Repair), have been commissioned to design capsule collections of hoodies, t-shirts, sweats and hardgoods.The collections will be available for purchase beginning Feb. 6 at the Origins: NFL Collection Launch
.EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Academy Award-nominated and Primetime Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy (Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, Last Days in Vietnam) for worldwide representation in all areas.
Selome Hailu CBS has given a pilot order to “East New York,” a drama series written by William Finkelstein and Mike Flynn.The series follows Regina Haywood, the newly promoted police captain of East New York, an impoverished, working class neighborhood at the eastern edge of Brooklyn. She leads a diverse group of officers and detectives, some of whom are reluctant to deploy her creative methods of serving and protecting during the midst of social upheaval and the early seeds of gentrification.Finkelstein is best known for his writing and producing work on a number of police and legal dramas.
Jon Burlingame editorJohn Williams turns 90 years old on Feb. 8.
EXCLUSIVE: Jason Schwartzman, the award-winning actor, writer, director, producer and musician who will next be seen as the lead in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City opposite Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber, Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Margot Robbie and many more, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas.
just Ceci—more on that later) signs on to Zoom, but she's been awake since 2:30 that morning. By choice. Getting up in the middle of the night is simply par for the course when you're creating looks for some of the most iconic shows on television: A Different World, Living Single, and Sister, Sister, among them.After overseeing the costume designs for , A Black Lady Sketch Show, and Mixed-ish, Ceci (pronounced Cess-see) is bringing her vision to life in ABC and 20th Television's The Wonder Years, a new show inspired by the award-winning series that ran from 1988-1993.
Audible best-sellers for the week ending January 28:Nonfiction1. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio)2. Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson, narrated by Will Smith (Penguin Audio)3.
Party Down. , which became a cult hit over a decade ago, is being revived for six episodes with original cast members Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen, and Megan Mullally.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Party Down” revival at Starz has added Jennifer Garner, Zoë Chao, and Tyrel Jackson Williams as series regulars, Variety has learned. James Marsden will also appear in the series in a recurring guest star role.The new cast members join previously announced returning original series cast members Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen, and Megan Mullaly.Garner (“Alias,” “Dallas Buyers Club”) will play Evie, a successful producer of studio franchise movies, who, in the wake of a breakup, is reconsidering her life choices.
Starz has set the new cast additions for its upcoming Party Down revival. Jennifer Garner (Yes Day), Tyrel Jackson Williams (Brockmire) and Zoë Chao (The Afterparty) have been tapped as series regulars and James Marsden (Dead to Me) has signed on for a key recurring role in the new iteration of the cult comedy.
It’s time for Nicky Hilton Rothschild to start designing a new nursey. Nicky, 38, is expecting her third baby with husband James Rothschild, a rep for the French Sole fashion designer confirmed to PEOPLE. James, 37, and Nicky will welcome their third child sometime over the summer of 2022. The couple didn’t state the sex of the baby, but it’s safe to say that it will bring some joy and happiness to their already full house.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are in the hot seat after not producing any content for Spotify in over a year, despite signing an £18 million deal! That’s $25 million!!
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s £18 million Spotify podcasts are to be taken into the company's “own hands” after little content was produced.
Kim Kardashian is paying tribute to the late legend Thierry Mugler.
Thierry Mugler was a French fashion designer known for his avant garde haute couture, who created designs for celebrities including Beyonce and Madonna.Mugler launched his fashion house in 1974, with his early notable clients including David Bowie (1947–2016) and Grace Jones. By the 1980s, he was a star of the fashion world, and his aggressively shouldered designs helped shape the decade’s aesthetic. Mugler’s flamboyant collections took inspiration from science fiction, 1940s glamour, Africa, and many other elements.
French fashion designer Manfred Thierry Mugler, whose dramatic designs were worn by celebrities like Madonna, Lady Gaga and Cardi B, has died. He was 73. He died Sunday, his official Instagram account said.
French fashion designer Thierry Mugler has died, aged 73. Mugler’s designs were worn by stars including David Bowie and Lady Gaga. He also created stage costumes for Beyoncé and in 2019 designed Kim Kardashian’s famous “wet dress” for the Met Gala.