He was once a child arsonist - now he's a playwright and the chief executive of his own charity

Korea’s Busan International Film Festival has undergone a shakeup in its leadership team.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorBuzzFeed announced Danielle Belton, currently the top editor of G/O Media’s The Root website, as the new editor-in-chief of HuffPost.Her appointment comes after BuzzFeed earlier this month laid off 70 HuffPost employees — eliminating nearly 30% of the site’s U.S. newsroom positions — and took other cost-cutting moves following the acquisition of HuffPost from Verizon Media.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorAmazon Studios has tapped director Wayne Che Yip to join the creative team of its “Lord of the Rings” series adaptation as co-executive producer. The British Chinese helmer will handle four episodes of the fantasy epic now filming in New Zealand.Yip will follow “LOTR” executive producer J.A.

South Lanarkshire’s chief executive to discuss a challenging first year in charge. “It’s been very unusual, I think is the understatement,” Cleland said.

Aspiring young actors in New York in the 1960s came in many shapes and psyches. There were angry ones and cynical ones and sincere ones and intense ones.

David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Mick Jagger during his pre-fame days.Appearing on Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt’s Rockonteurs podcast, the Bon Jovi frontman spoke about the time he spent working at The Power Station recording studio in New York when he was just 18 years old.“They paid me $50 a week to be the gofer and if it was a weekend or a late, late night, I could go in and record,” he remembered.Bon Jovi went on to reveal that he spotted Bowie and the Queen frontman at the studios one night as

In 1970, director John Schlesinger’s film Midnight Cowboytook home the Oscar for best picture at the 42ndAcademy Awards, beating bigbox office winner Butch Cassidy andbecoming the first X-rated film to win the covetedaward.

It was Andrew Cuomo’s Emmy-winning performance: daily televised coronavirus briefings in which the New York governor projected competence and compassion, helping to calm a nervous nation.Now, the many Americans whose positive impressions of Cuomo were formed during the height of the pandemic are getting a close-up of a very different governor, one accused of underreporting COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, sexually harassing female staffers and bullying colleagues.To New Yorkers who have watched

London Grammar‘s Hannah Reid has designed a new t-shirt celebrating International Women’s Day.Sharing a link to the t-shirt on Twitter, she said that all sales profits will go to Care International UK, who she describes as “an amazing women’s charity working to save lives and achieve equal rights and opportunities.As well as a picture of herself wearing the shirt, which features the words ‘Formidable Young Woman’ and the band’s logo, Reid shared a screenshot from a recent interview she gave with

Katie Couric is ready to kick off two weeks behind the iconic “Jeopardy!” lectern, taking on the role of guest host.

EXCLUSIVE: Charly Evon Simpson is getting into business with HBO. The prolific playwright is expanding her reach in television, signing an overall deal with the premium cabler. Under the pact, Simpson will serve as a consulting producer on the second season of Industry. She is also currently a member of the writing staff for the second season of Perry Mason, which recently earned three Critics Choice nominations.

Bill C. Davis, whose 1981 Broadway hit play Mass Appeal was adapted for a 1984 feature film starring Jack Lemmon and Željko Ivanek, died Feb. 26 following a brief illness, his family has announced. He was 69.

The Kings of Queens stars Kevin James, Leah Remini, Victor Williams, Patton Oswalt and Nicole Sullivan are reuniting virtually for a charity table read of the long-running CBS sitcom.

Ben Stiller will step into his late father Jerry Stiller’s shoes when he joins The Kings of Queens stars Kevin James, Leah Rimini, Victor Williams and Patton Oswalt for a charity table read.

HBO, marking 20 years since the 9/11 terror attacks in New York City.Production is currently underway on NYC Epicenters 9/11→ 2021½, which is set to be released later this year on HBO and the HBO Max streaming service.A synopsis for the documentary promises an “unprecedented, sweeping portrait of New Yorkers as they rebuild and rebound, from a devastating terrorist attack through the ongoing global pandemic”.Speaking about the project in a statement, Lee said: “As a New Yawker who bleeds orange

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJean-Rene Zetrenne has been named chief people officer at UTA, where he will lead human resources operations across the company. He will also serve as a partner at the talent agency.