How Hollywood Can Better Represent Muslim Characters and Storylines (Guest Column)

James McClain Though they only just put their Hollywood Hills starter house up for sale las week, Sophie Tweed-Simmons and Nick Simmons  — the adult children of rock music icon-turned-reality TV star Gene Simmons — have wasted little time in upgrading their L.A.

James McClain Now that she’s upgraded to a $14.5 million Malibu mansion, L.A. native Cindy Robinson apparently has no need for her Hollywood Hills starter home.

John Ridley The murder by Minneapolis police of George Floyd and the peaceful protests that followed sparked soul searching in Hollywood, including a Blackout Tuesday shutdown in solidarity to Black Lives Matter protests, and the enactment of diversity measures to hopefully create a more inclusive industry culture.

Thirteen years ago, I had an idea of filming a highly educated person discussing a history story while highly intoxicated. Afterward, we’d reenact the drunken tale, lip-syncing the modern phrases and swears, word for word.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterRainn Wilson will keynote the first installment of Variety’s three-part “Sustainability in Hollywood” series presented by Toyota Mirai.

Tim Richards Guest ContributorThere is a moment in one of Christopher Nolan’s blockbusters when he borrows a poem from Dylan Thomas to send shivers down the back of a million cinema seats. “Do not go gentle into that good night,” intones Michael Caine as the heroes of “Interstellar” strap in on a mission to save humanity.

So often it’s only after an extraordinary moment or experience that we realize how extraordinary it actually was. You wish you could go back in time and tell your brain, “Remember this.

James McClain Forget this glassy Hollywood Hills mansion or that shiny new Bel Air palace, the hottest new Los Angeles mega-homes are “mansions in the sky,” condos in the swank residential skyscrapers popping up all over the city. With Manhattan-style services like 24/7 concierge and valet, room service and in-house restaurants, they provide amenities even the glitziest single-family homes can’t match.And suddenly, it’s not just one or two developments.

I first met Sumner Redstone in 1996 when I was working with Robert Evans and we were at Paramount. We had a producing deal, and we were up for renewal.

Schitt’s Creek bid adieu earlier this year in a series finale that pulled out all the romantic stops. Co-created by Daniel Levy, the CBC/PopTV show follows a richesto-rags family forced to move to a small town they’d “bought” as a joke, which turns out to be an unglamorous but welcoming utopia free of homophobia.

TikTok star Bryce Hall has some explainin’ to do!

13 million followers. Hall has posted on social media since news of the utility shutoff first surfaced — but the closest he’s come to addressing the incident on was a cryptic tweet posted two hours after the utility shut-off was announced that said, “suddenly the turns have tabled.”LA Mayor Eric Garcetti stated Aug.

Issa Rae is all about helping and elevating Black creatives in Hollywood. The creator and star has normalized Black lives onscreen with her HBO show and other projects — and it's something she prides herself on.«For me, my longevity will be opening the door for others,» Rae, 35, tells in a new interview published Wednesday, adding that it also means leaving a legacy with her work.

Joaquin Castro Just over a year ago, a gunman drove more than 600 miles to shoot and kill people because he viewed Latinos, who have lived in El Paso long before the U.S. was even founded, as invaders.

Even though I never grew up with a garden, growing and harvesting my own produce was a lifelong dream of mine. When I was younger, I remember a story someone told me after visiting their grandparents in Louisiana for summer break.

Livingston boss Gary Holt is hoping his Lions can get their teeth into three points tonight as they travel to Fir Park to face Motherwell.Both sides earned plaudits for their performances last term, but head into the clash without a point to their names after two matches.And the Livi gaffer says he may have to enlist the help of kitman Stephen 'Cheb' Sproule to counter the silence of playing in front of an empty stadium.He said: "It’s a different atmosphere and maybe I need to be the adrenaline

Livingston have announced the signing of former Rangers and Hearts midfielder Jason Holt.The 27-year-old has penned a two-year deal at the Tony Macaroni Arena having been training with the club for a number of weeks.Holt started his career at Hearts before signing for Rangers under Mark Warburton in 2015.He went on to make over 100 appearances for the Glasgow side but had spent the previous two seasons out on loan at Fleetwood Town and then St Johnstone, featuring the the Saints side that

Zach Cowie My 2020 seems to have “started” a bit earlier.I ushered in the New Year single for the first time in a long while, and a week later, woke up blind in my left eye courtesy of a freshly detached retina.