How NYC’s massive Palace Theater was lifted into the air: ‘An inch an hour’

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Before Kevin Costner‘s highly anticipated “Horizon” hits theaters this weekend, the actor and director has released a photo book that delves even deeper into the themes of the Western epic — and it’s already a No. 1 bestseller on Amazon.

In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo gets killed off in episode one while discussing “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.” The Netflix series is based on the Bryan Lee O’Malley Manga book series and the Edgar Wright-directed cult hit film of the same name and follows an alternate take on Scott Pilgrim falling in love with Ramona Flowers, only to find that he has to fight her seven evil exes.

If you're looking for something new to watch, two major stars are heading up a brand new programme. The new ITV comedy drama Douglas is Cancelled features stars from Doctor Who and Downton Abbey.

Playing Anastasia Steel in Fifty Shades of Grey elevated Dakota Johnson‘s star power to the next level, and she faced stiff competition to land the role.

In his best performances, Mark Wahlberg acts as a sort of 21st-century Bruce Willis, combining comic and action chops as a beleaguered regular Joe battling forces above his pay grade, armed with a scowl and ready quip. No matter how idealized and saintly the characterization, Wahlberg always plays a human being pulled into extraordinary situations, not a superhero. “The Union,” directed by Julian Farino for the Netflix streaming service, uses Wahlberg in such a way.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “The Sopranos” star Drea de Matteo was interviewed on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime” (via Mediaite) and said she’s got a target on her back in Hollywood because she’s an actor who does not endorse Joe Biden for president. The Emmy-winning actor went on to say there are “a lot” of “quiet” Donald Trump supporters in Hollywood, suggesting they won’t go public with their support out of fear of being similarly criticized for going against Biden. “Is there a quiet Trump voter out there in Hollywood?” host Jesse Watters asked.

Elliott Gould has said Donald Sutherland was “like my brother” as he paid tribute to his M*A*S*H co-star, who died Thursday aged 88.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large My colleague Emily Longeretta had a Variety scoop recently that was such a perfect sign of the times. As she reported, FX’s Emmy-winning series “The Bear” — about to premiere its third season at the end of June — finally had its premiere on FX at the start of the month, via a four-night marathon of Season 1 episodes. “Hit FX Series to Finally Premiere on FX,” we joked should be the headline.

“The First Wives Club” rewritten after being extremely dissatisfied with the initial script for the 1996 comedy film.“I fought for every single thing I could because what happened with ‘First Wives Club,’ we all turned it down because it was very male bashing and didn’t want to do it,” Hawn, 78, said on the June 19 episode of Kelly Ripa’s podcast. “I didn’t wanna do it and then suddenly, the girls said, ‘Okay, Goldie, you talk.

A former Love Island star has revealed what really happens when you're brutally dumped from the villa. While goodbyes are hard enough, there's something that all islanders must do twice before saying a fond farewell.Those who are fans of the hit ITV dating show will know that contestants can be dumped from the villa at any given moment and there's been plenty of times when we've been left just as shocked at an islander's sudden exit.

William Earl administrator Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro presented their first collaboration, the 1973 crime drama “Mean Streets,” and then discussed the film during a De Niro Con presentation at the Tribeca Film Festival. The celebration of the film’s 50th anniversary took place Saturday at the Beacon Theatre, where the screening was followed by a conversation between Scorsese and De Niro, moderated by legendary rapper Nas.

Lulu Wang remembers Nicole Kidman spiraling down a psychological rabbit hole in Jonathan Glazer’s 2004 dream-like masterpiece Birth where a woman believes that a 10-year-old boy is the reincarnation of her dead husband. “That’s my favorite,” Wang declares, much to Kidman’s delight — and surprise. During the making of Prime Video’s Expats drama series, based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s second novel, The Expatriates published in early 2016, they both discovered that they had the same ‘get up and do it’ sensibility. As Kidman put it: “You’ve got to roll up your sleeves and do it.” Followed by a cry of “Don’t just sit there, let’s do it, let’s do it.” Wang says it’s “super rare” to meet someone like Kidman. “It feels pretty rare because there are a lot of people who talk about meeting more female directors. But I think that the evidence is in the resume. You can talk about it all you want and shout about it, particularly if you are somebody who has a particular status in Hollywood where your name green lights projects, and you are not using your name to green light projects with women at the helm. If you’re not doing it, then who’s going to do it?

While watching Bridgerton, you may be wondering how old Colin and Penelope are in the series.

The dressing room in the Love Island villa is a treasure trove of beauty treats, filled with all the skincare, hair and make-up products the contestants need to keep looking their glam best – and one new beauty bombshell brand is making an appearance from today. TikTok-viral skincare brand Laneige will be available for the Love Island contestants to use from today, to coincide with it also launching into Boots, the beauty sponsor for the hit TV show.

Easy Life have emerged from their legal battle with easyGroup under the new name of Hard Life with their comeback single ‘Tears’. Check it out below along with our interview with frontman Murray Matravers.Last year saw Easy Life play their final show under that name, having conceded defeat in a legal battle over the moniker against easyGroup (the brand owner of easyJet airlines) and that “sadly, it seems that justice is only available to those who can afford it” without “the funds to access a fair trial in the High Court”.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The fate of CBS owner Paramount Global remains way up in the air, and the future of broadcast TV in general remains a big question mark. But as CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said on Tuesday at the Banff World Media Festival, that’s not stopping her from plotting her primetime development plans way into the future.

Jamie xx has announced a second London show for 2024 due to phenomenal demand. Find all the details below.The DJ, producer and member of The xx is due to release his new solo album ‘In Waves’ on September 20 via Young, following on from his 2015 debut ‘In Colour’ (pre-order/pre-save here).Last week, the artist shared details of a huge homecoming show at Alexandra Palace in London on Thursday September 26. The gig has since sold out, and another date at the same venue has been confirmed for the day before (Wednesday September 25).Tickets for the additional show are on general sale now – you can buy yours here.A post shared by Jamie xx (@jamie___xx)Before his return to London, Jamie xx will headline the Woodsies stage at Glastonbury Festival 2024 later this month.He has previewed the forthcoming ‘In Waves’ with the single ‘Treat Each Other Right’.In a statement about the record, Jamie xx explained: “My new album, ‘In Waves’, will be out on September 20.

Alex Ritman In live-action filmmaking, a continuity error may be very annoying, but is usually straightforward to fix — simply reshoot the scene again. In the painstakingly slow world of stop-motion animation, where seconds of footage can take months to shoot, it can be something of a headache. So when Claude Barras realized that that he’d filmed several segments of his new film, “Savages,” with his lead character, the teen girl Keria, not carrying the rucksack she’d had on earlier in the story, he had a problem.

Alison Herman TV Critic As a writer for “Saturday Night Live” from 2016 to 2019, Julio Torres was able to create immersive worlds — the existential melancholy of a sink; the font obsession of an “Avatar” super fan — in just a few minutes’ worth of sketch. Over time, the comedian has only acquired more space and resources to realize his singular vision.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “Masters of the Air” costume designer Colleen Atwood brought along Austin Butler’s jacket to Variety’s TV FYC Fest. “It’s Austin Butler’s jacket that he wore, Maj. Cleven’s jacket and hat, and I thought, ‘Well, I should bring it.’ It’s D-Day.