HartBeat, Sundance Institute Set Return Of Women Write Now Screenwriting Fellowship, Championing Up-And-Coming Black Women In Comedy

Tabitha Jackson, Director, Sundance Film Festival and Public Programming, will be leaving the Sundance Institute.

Filmmaker Mike Flanagan really has found his niche on Netflix, hasn’t he? After the success of “Haunting Of Hill House,” he’s gone on to create “Haunting of Bly Manor” and “Midnight Mass,” both of which were just as big as his first show. And now, he’s back for a fourth series, “The Midnight Club.” READ MORE: ‘Hill House’ Filmmaker Mike Flanagan Wants To Make A ‘Star Wars’ Horror Film As seen in the teaser for “The Midnight Club,” the show is primarily about a group of eight young people who meet each night to tell scary stories.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorOn Eighth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, right next to a Chik-fil-A, is Spyscape — a two-floor, futuristic-looking museum/interactive experience space that gives spycraft lovers a close-up look at the world of espionage.Now DC’s famed Caped Crusader is about to swoop down on Spyscape.Batman x Spyscape is a hybrid experience that uses a live-updating smartphone app to guide visitors through the physical headquarters of Leviathan, the criminal organization from the DC Universe. The attraction is set to open to the public on Wednesday, June 8.Spyscape founder John Hunt gave Variety a sneak peek at the installation this week (although he requested that we not share photos from inside).

Prime Video will release Season 2 of on August 5. All 6 episodes of the Amazon Original series will premiere via the streamer in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Nordic countries.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSome nine years after the release of their last album, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are back with a killer new song, “Spitting Off the Edge of the World” and a new album, “Cool It Down,” due Sept. 30 on Secretly Canadian.

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Elkoff has joined newly ordered ABC/20th Television drama series Alaska, headlined by Hilary Swank, as executive producer and showrunner. For the past two seasons, the seasoned TV writer-producer served as executive producer and co-showrunner on another 20th TV drama series, Fox’s The Resident. Fellow exec producer/co-showrunner Andrew Chapman will be the sole showrunner for the medical drama’s upcoming sixth season.

Noel Gallagher has revealed that he impersonated David Bowie while working on tracks for his next album.The former Oasis musician is currently working on the follow-up to his 2017 High Flying Birds record, ‘Who Built The Moon?’. Gallagher said on New Year’s Day (January 1) that he’d finished writing and demoing the LP just before Christmas.Last month, the singer-songwriter explained that NGHFB’s fourth full-length effort had a largely “orchestral” sound.

EXCLUSIVE: MVD Entertainment Group has acquired worldwide rights to the autobiographical coming-of-age comedy 5-25-77, from writer-director Patrick Read Johnson (Spaced Invaders), slating it for release in North American theaters this fall, with an unveiling on digital and VOD to follow.

It’s a bizarre world, this (almost, more-or-less, maybe) post-Covid movie landscape. Pieces are falling into place: Production starts have been up for a year, box-office revenue continues to climb, though it’s still a long reach to pre-Covid highs.

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday he plans to run for Congress in a redrawn district that includes his home base in Brooklyn.

Starz has given the greenlight to a new series from “Vida” creator Tanya Saracho.“Lovesong,” which is currently in development, is a half-hour drama that will follow two Mexican American childhood friends living in London as they both become entangled in a torturous love-triangle with the same captivating singer-songwriter. A love story born out of betrayal and paid for with the cost of friendship. “Steeped in the East London music scene, the series embarks on a cinematic contemplation of love, sex, identity, purpose and the price of happiness,” a description for the series reads.“This story is very much a child of the pandemic, born from those times when we were yearning for love stories to soothe the soul and light the way through the dark times.

Emmerdale appeared to tease Jamie Tate's return on Tuesday's episode of the ITV soap as a new clue was discovered in the village. Only recently, Gabby has been convinced that "dead" Jamie is back and is after their son, Thomas, with a series of clues heightening her paranoia. Viewers will recall that there was speculation around whether or not Jamie was still alive after he crashed his car into a lake in soap-tastic style last year - yet it was later confirmed that the vet was in fact alive.

Kevin Bacon has paid a touching tribute on social media following the death of his good friend, actor Fred Ward.MORE: Kevin Bacon pays tribute to Kyra Sedgwick on Mother's DayThe Flashdance actor took to Instagram to post a photo of the pair of them in character in the film Tremors, alongside a touching message.He wrote: "So sad to hear about Fred Ward. When it came to battling underground worms I couldn’t have asked for a better partner.VIDEO: Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick sing a duet together "I will always remember chatting about his love of Django Reinhardt and jazz guitar during our long, hot days in the high desert.

Tremors, The Right Stuff, The Player and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, has died aged 79.His death was confirmed to the New York Post by his publicist Ron Hofmann, who revealed that the actor passed away last Sunday (May 8).“I am sad to announce the passing of acclaimed actor Fred Ward, who passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022, at age 79,” Hofmann’s statement read. “The Golden Globe winner, actor and producer is best known for The Right Stuff, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, Tremors, Miami Blues, Henry & June, The Player and Short Cuts.”No cause of death has been revealed, but Hofmann did share the actor’s finals wishes: “It was Fred Ward’s wish that any memorial tributes be made in the form of donations to the Boston University Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center. Please visit https://bit.ly/BUSMCTE or contact 617-358-9535 for more information.”A former boxer, lumberjack and short-order cook who served in the U.S.

Fred Ward has passed away aged 79.The actor, who starred in films such as Sweet Home Alabama, Escape from Alcatraz, Southern Comfort, The Right Stuff and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, is said to have died on Sunday 8 May. A cause of death has not been disclosed. Announcing the news of his passing, his rep Ron Hofmann told the New York Post in a statement: "I am sad to announce the passing of acclaimed actor Fred Ward, who passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022, at age 79.

Fred Ward, a character actor best known for roles in The Right Stuff and Tremors, has died at the age of 79.

Dune: Part One was released in theaters in October 2021 and a sequel has been confirmed to be in the works.

Ellise Shafer My Chemical Romance has returned with its first new song since 2014.The six-minute track, titled “The Foundations of Decay,” harkens back to the emo band’s heyday with Gerard Way’s dramatic vocal delivery, soaring guitar riffs and an epic slow build. The song is produced by Way, Doug McKean and lead guitarist Ray Toro.The band is about to embark on their reunion tour, with dates in North America and Europe, which was originally scheduled for 2020 but postponed due to the pandemic.

That woman! The Proposal gave new meaning to unorthodox romance with the love story of Margaret Tate and Andrew Paxton.