Mary Todd Lincoln pushed Abe into presidency, may have hastened his murder

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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“I May Destroy You,” “The Flight Attendant” and “Killing Eve” were among the top winners as the Banff World Media Festival revealed the winners to this year’s Rockie Awards International Program Competition. Announced Tuesday via a live, streamed virtual event, this year’s Rockie Awards saw the United Kingdom take home the most kudos, with 11, followed by the United States with ten.

A British research company may have discovered a magic number for American media consumers — and it's seven.That's seven streaming services, paid or free, that consumers are willing to subscribe to before the hassle of keeping track of log-ins and passwords just becomes too much, said Maria Rua Aguete, senior research director at the London-based media consultancy OMDIA.For the past few years, OMDIA has been monitoring the average number of streaming services that online homes subscribe to, and

The Jesus And Mary Chain are the latest artists to test the reach of the termination right under US copyright law by suing their former label Warner Music.The group’s Jim Reid and William Reid say that the major has refused to comply with termination notices they filed under US law and continues to exploit their 1980s recordings in the American market which, they allege, constitutes copyright infringement.Under American law, creators who assign their copyrights to another party have a one-off

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American as well as UK/Ireland rights to Hannah Marks’ romantic comedy Mark, Mary & Some Other People, planning a theatrical day-and-date release later this year for the pic, which is having its world premiere this week at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague says she quit using lip fillers when she started looking like “someone on Botched”. Reality show Botched is set in the US and features extreme plastic surgery disasters.

Mary J. Blige is the latest inductee into The Apollo‘s walk of fame!

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has attached Riverdale and I Still Believe star KJ Apa to star in West Pointer, a drama written and to be directed by Rod Lurie. Deal was put together by Erin Westerman, President of Production for the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorThe American Film Institute has announced the slate for its hybrid 2021 edition from June 22-27. Titles include the centerpiece screening of Morgan Neville’s “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain,” while Garrett Bradley’s “Naomi Osaka” will open the festival and “Cusp” is the closing night selection.Held in Silver Spring, MD and on docs.afi.com, the lineup features 77 films from 23 countries, including four world premieres.

Powerful stars and political figures are making sure George Floyd‘s life and legacy are properly honored on the first anniversary of his horrific murder. President Joe Biden, Oprah Winfrey and more have paid tribute to the late father, whose life was taken at the hands of a crooked cop.