Missing our leading lady! Blake Lively confirmed she will not be attending the 2023 Met Gala.
08.04.2023 - 18:09 / variety.com
Ben Croll The ongoing and ever-growing need to connect accomplished artistic works with sophisticated viewers has given rise to a new and altogether idiosyncratic new post within the XR ecosystem – the impact producer. Rather than chase after indiscriminate revenue, the impact producer focuses on audience returns; rather than aiming for the largest possible public, the impact producer targets the right one. “An impact producer is more focused on a mobilization strategy, which works in tandem with a distribution,” says creative strategist (and impact producer) Michaela Ternasky-Holland. ”We’re driven by our specific, targeted audience,” she continues. “Are we trying to reach the university students, politicians, or grassroots activists? Are we trying to [encourage] a policy decision, are we trying to mobilize around an event and raise awareness about an issue? And because we hold this mobilization strategy, we also [oversee] the digital experience of the project.”
An XR specialist for the non-profit Games for Change, Ternasky-Holland was on-hand at this year’s NewImages Festival to preview a white paper outlining her organization’s campaign for the immersive doc “On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World).” Engaging thoughtfully with our the ever-present nuclear threat, the VR title played both the A-list festival circuit while following a more uncommon, simultaneous circuit at the Nobel Peace Center, the United Nations in New York and Vienna, and a number of universities and think-tanks. In order to make the project accessible across any number of venues, Ternasky-Holland wanted to keep the project as scalable, flexible and transportable as possible, putting together travel kits that included four VR headsets
Missing our leading lady! Blake Lively confirmed she will not be attending the 2023 Met Gala.
Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett is to be the subject of a fly-on-the-wall documentary.
The filmmaking couple Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin have earned a reputation for making documentaries about people who accomplish the unthinkable – the no-ropes climber Alex Honnold in the Oscar-winning Free Solo, or the divers of The Rescue who, against all odds, saved a group of Thai kids stranded in a flooded cave.
“Star Wars” could have been a whole lot different.
report from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Institute. The report, which analyzed credits for songs on the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End charts for eight years, found that in 2022, only 14% of the songwriters were women and only 3.4% of the producers were women. During the 8-year sample, of all women producers, only 26% were women of color.
"Godfather" star Al Pacino revealed that Hollywood history could have been very different had he just said yes.. The actor was asked if there were any roles he regretted turning down in his career during an interview with David Rubenstein at the 92NY in New York as part of their "People Who Inspire Us" series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pacino revealed, "I turned down ‘Star Wars.’" "So I was there and all of a sudden they gave me a script that was called ‘Star Wars,’" he continued.
Michael Appler Al Pacino passed on taking a trip to a galaxy far far away. During a talk Wednesday at The 92nd Street Y, New York, the Oscar winner recalled being offered the role of Han Solo in “Star Wars.” “Well, I turned down ‘Star Wars.’ When I first came up, I was the new kid on the block, you know what happens when you first become famous. It’s like, ‘Give it to Al.’ They’d give me Queen Elizabeth to play,” Pacino said. “They gave me a script called ‘Star Wars.’ … They offered me so much money. I don’t understand it. I read it. … So I said I couldn’t do it. I gave Harrison Ford a career.”
Blink 182 loudly announced to the world that they’re officially ready for their long-awaited 2023 tour.Starting May 4, Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Travis Barker will take off on their international tour sending them to arenas, stadiums and festivals all over the globe up until they wrap their run at Las Vegas’ When We Were Young Festival on Oct. 21 and Oct.
Sophia Scorziello editor Three decades ago, the infamous trial of Lyle and Erik Menendez riled the nation as people watched the brothers plead their case against the murder of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez. In 1996, the Menendez brothers were sentenced to life in prison. Throughout their trial, the defense argued Lyle and Erik murdered their parents out of fear after years of sexual molestation by their music executive father Jose. Now, decades later, another allegation has been brought forth, this time by Roy Rosselló, a former member of the Puerto Rican boy band sensation Menudo, who says that he was sexually assaulted as a teenager by Jose Menendez, the New York Times reported. The “Today” show aired these allegations on Tuesday during an exclusive first look at the upcoming three-part Peacock docuseries, “Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed.”
Turnstile have become the first rock act to be booked for Rolling Loud Miami’s line-up.The predominantly hip-hop festival had previously announced an eclectic line-up including Pinkpatheress Foushée, Bryson Tiller and Spanish-language rapper Yovngchimi, The post-hardcore band, comprised of Brenden Yates, Franz Lyons, Daniel Fang and Pat McCrory, are no stranger to performing outside of the hard rock sphere – having previously hit the road with artists such as $uicdeboy$ and Soccer Mommy.A post shared by Rolling Loud (@rollingloud)Though the festival is diversifying their line-up this year, the bulk of it remains true to its origins. Travis Scott, Asap Rocky and Playboi Carti are the set to headline the event which takes place July 21-23 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.Other artist set to perform are Lil Durk, Lil Yachty, Ice Spice, City Girls, Offset, Latto, Central Cee, GloRilla and many more.
By Photography by Let’s get this out of the way: The navy blue dress Katie Holmes wore over jeans last December——wasn’t even a dress. It was a bustier, which, by definition, is a shirt. Didn’t anyone bother to notice how short it was? Anyway, it was given to her by her stylist as a cool piece to go out in, and Holmes chose to toss it on with some jeans and sneakers to attend the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball on a Friday night in New York City.
Caitlyn Jenner is going after “woke” Nike because they dared to… pick a transgender influencer to promote their sports bras…
They found a fairway to heaven! Professional golfer Collin Morikawa has a special support system in his wife, Katherine Zhu.
EXCLUSIVE: Orlando Bloom is set to play an American linguist in a series based on Maggie O’Farrell’s This Must Be The Place.
The Righteous Brothers nearly 60 years ago, can still be heard live by the group in 2023.The Righteous Brothers, comprised of 82-year-old original member Bill Medley along with Bobby Hatfield’s replacement Bucky Heard, have 32 huge concerts in 2023 from April through October.That includes gigs in North Tonawanda, NY’s Riviera Theater on May 4, Englewood, NJ’s Bergen Performing Arts Center on May 17, Chester, NY’s Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center on May 18, Red Bank, NJ’s Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre on Aug. 17 and Atlantic City’s Golden Nugget on Aug.
Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis’ bitter custody battle rages on…
Vanderpump Rules alum Stassi Schroeder and her husband Beau Clark, shortly after the couple announced they are expecting a baby boy. Schroeder, 34, who shares 2-year-old daughter Hartford with Clark, 42, took to Instagram on Monday, April 3, to share that «it [was] time» for her to bring out her favorite pregnancy pillow. Clark was less than thrilled with the new addition to their bedroom.«Aw, f**king come on!» he said in the social media clip. «You got the f**king [pillow]? You suck, man.
UPDATED: Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith are no longer engaged, Deadline has confirmed, only weeks after news that the two were planning to tie the knot this summer. Smith was set to be wife No. 5 for the media mogul and chairman of Fox Corp.
EXCLUSIVE: Muse Storytelling is in production on a documentary about Romero Britto, one of the most popular artists in the world and the founder of the Happy Art Movement.
An American cultural icon! From rom-coms to dramas, Tom Hanks has become one of the most popular film stars in the world.