On With the Countdown: Happy 50th Birthday to the ‘American Top 40’ Program

Naman Ramachandran “Trainspotting” writer Irvine Welsh and “American Psycho” author Bret Easton Ellis are in final talks with the U.K.’s Burning Wheel Productions to co-create a dramatized series based on the national tabloid press culture in the U.S.With the working title “American Tabloid,” the series will unspool over decades and follow events from a weekly publication where political correctness, morals and ethics are unheard of.The deal is expected to get confirmed in the coming weeks,

Jonas has often spoken about her wish for global domination and made her voice heard when it comes to girl power. In recent years, one of Bollywood's top most actors did something unusual that many of her peers would think multiple times before taking such a huge leap.

The Southern-Ontario rock group Crown Lands is releasing their new single “End Of The Road”, with a new video dedicated to the missing or murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirits in British Columbia.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterA treasure trove of Hollywood memorabilia is going up for auction next month including the helmet Tom Cruise wore in 1986’s “Top Gun” playing Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, the cars Leonardo Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt drove as Rick Dalton and Cliff Booth in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and the camera Alfred Hitchcock used during filming of 1958’s “Vertigo.”Los Angeles- and London-based Prop Store will auction off more than 850 items during a live auction on

The days of the Tiger King quarantine craze feel like a lifetime ago now. In fact, considering how dark things have gotten in the US lately, our collective obsession with a show about murder, meth addicts, and animal abuse feels pretty gross now. 

“At each stop throughout this comedically heartfelt journey, Patel is joined by a friend or family member, with whom he shares a big conflict or question about life. He travels to Mexico with his parents to discuss retirement and aging; Japan with his wife to explore parenting and gender roles; Korea with his entrepreneur friend to confront their issues with work/life balance; Denmark with his Muslim friend to explore an immigration crisis not unlike ours here in America.

Deadpool 2 and Fast And Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw director David Leitch.The actor, who won an Oscar earlier this year for his role in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, has signed on to star in action-thriller Bullet Train.Variety reports that Leitch will direct and produce the Sony Pictures film, which is based on Japanese novel Maria Beetle by Kotaro Isaka.Kelly McCormick, Antoine Fuqua and Kat Samick will also produce, while the script is being written by Zak Olkewicz.The novel Bullet Train,

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Kevin Garnett’s Content Cartel is partnering with Village Roadshow Television, Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions and Marc Levin’s Blowback Productions to develop Lo Lifes: Stealing The American Dream, a scripted series based on the story of the 1980s Brooklyn street crew. The Lo Lifes formed in 1988 from the marriage of two shoplifting crews from Brooklyn: Ralphie’s Kids from Crown Heights, and Polo U.S.A.

Brad Pitt, 56, embodied his stunt double character Cliff Booth from Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood when he visited Angelina Jolie’s house in Los Angeles on July 9. The silver fox made the visit on a motorcycle, complete with a riding jacket, cuffed jeans and gloves (he’s not too much of a bad boy to opt out of a helmet, though).

One of Hollywood's finest actors, Tom Hanks, celebrates his 64th birthday today. Over the years, apart from giving the audiences several characters to cherish, Hanks also fondly spoken about the Indian film industry and Bollywood.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe Obie Awards, Off Broadway’s most prestigious honor, has rescheduled its prerecorded 65th annual award ceremony for July 14 on YouTube. The original premiere date of June 4 was scratched amid nationwide upheaval following the police killing of George Floyd.The Obies, presented by the American Theatre Wing and awards founder The Village Voice, will be hosted by comedian, actor and writer Cole Escola (Difficult People, Mozart in the Jungle).

Kanye West has said that he is running for US president under “The Birthday Party”, and will make Elon Musk the “head of our space program” should he win.Taking to Twitter on Independence Day in the US (July 4), the rapper wrote: “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future.

2019 was a terrific run for Brad Pitt on the professional front as he was lauded for his terrific performance in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which was a hit at the box-office. When the 2020 award season commenced, Brad stole the show and just like Joaquin Phoenix did with Joker in the Lead Actor category, Pitt took over the Supporting Actor category.

Victoria Beckham said she was “so happy” to have son Brooklyn home after he spent much of lockdown in the US.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie made headlines recently as the former visited his ex-wife and their children at the latter's mansion in Los Feliz, Los Angeles. Moreover, onlookers captured the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star riding on his beloved motorcycle outside the Maleficent: Mistress of Evil star's house.

Brad Paisley opened 2020's re-imagined Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular on NBC with a good dose of country, performing "American Saturday Night" live from the Grand Ole Opry."American Saturday Night," off of Paisley's 2009 album of the same name, set a feel-good tone for the night's program, which was hosted in New York City but featured musical performances from artists around the country.

Hollywood star and actor Tom Cruise turns 58 today and the actor has given millions of his fans a variety of characters to remember and cherish over the years. From his action-packed Mission Impossible series to some noteworthy performances in films like Jerry Maguire and Born on the Fourth of July, Tom Cruise has a massive fan following who love his work.