The National Society of Film Critics has named Drive My Car for its Best Picture Awards of 2021.
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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTim Stokely, founder of porn-friendly social media subscription site OnlyFans, has resigned as CEO after five years “to pursue new endeavors,” the company announced Tuesday.Amrapali “Ami” Gan (pictured above), who previously was chief marketing and communications officer, is taking over as CEO. She will assume the day-to-day leadership of the London-based company.
The National Society of Film Critics has named Drive My Car for its Best Picture Awards of 2021.
NFL star Antonio Brown was cut this past weekend by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after stripping off his football jersey and abruptly leaving the field in the middle of a game against the New York Jets. You may have seen the viral video. But now he’s front-and-center in ANOTHER wild controversy!
Major streaming provider Roku has announced that one of its top execs, platform chief Scott Rosenberg, plans to depart the company in the spring after a nearly 10-year run.
Jamal Simmons, a political analyst who has appeared on CNN, MSNBC and other networks, is taking a job as communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a White House official.
Hollywood has been fascinated by the world of art for decades, and there is a new project on the horizon focused on Jean-Michel Basquiat, the young Black American artist who took the world by storm and brought New York City graffiti and street art to the global high-end art collecting scene. READ MORE: The Best Film Performances Of 2021 According to Variety, “Samo Lives” comes from filmmaker Julius Onah, and he’ll write, direct, and produce the biopic with “Cyrano” star Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Hollywood has been fascinated by the world of art for decades, and there is a new project on the horizon focused on Jean-Michael Basquiat, the young Black American artist who took the world by storm and brought New York City graffiti and street art to the global high-end art collecting scene. READ MORE: The Best Film Performances Of 2021 According to Variety, “Samo Lives” comes from filmmaker Julius Onah, and he’ll write, direct, and produce the biopic with “Cyrano” star Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Starz Original Programming President Kathryn Busby is to chair BAFTA’s new-look North America Board, with actor Elliot Knight and ThunderChild CEO Karl Stewart set as Deputy Chairs.
Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith is leaving his post after eight years to launch what he called “a new kind of global news media company that serves unbiased journalism to a truly global audience.”
Richard Citron, aka “Rusty,” who was a marketing key to the revival of film interest in Marvel Comics properties and a personal manager for many big names, died Dec. 16 at age 68 from complications of Lewy Body Dementia.
The Actors Fund Home in New Jersey, which saw the death of 10 residents during the horrific early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, is now free of the coronavirus. That’s despite the omicron variant spike that’s now sweeping the country.
Memoria took in $6,797 on one screen Sunday, the first day of the first week exclusive engagement for the Neon film starring Tilda Swinton. It will play the IFC Center in NYC through Sat. Jan 1.
Waitress, the Broadway musical featuring music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, has canceled its remaining performances at the Ethel Barrymore theatre, producers announced tonight. The decision was made after new cases of Covid were detected among the company and crew. The production was to have run through January 9.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Blues Foundation has named Judith Black its new president and CEO, effective January 1, 2022. Black is co-founder and previously served as President of the Tarik Black Foundation, which has a mission to “provide young people access to practical information and exposure through real world experiences.” She also held senior posts at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, St.
No matter which actor is wearing the tuxedo and drinking the martini, there’s one thing all James Bonds have in common—their presentation is exquisite. The same can be said about the films, themselves.
Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentAfter concluding his sixth Middle-earth film, “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” Ian McKellen praised Peter Jackson, telling Variety, “He’s invented technology to match his imagination.”Jackson’s first “Lord of the Rings” film, “The Fellowship of the Ring,” premiered in December, 2001, and celebrates its 20th anniversary this month.Jackson oversees five companies in Wellington, New Zealand, that were each started to fill the films’ needs:— Weta Workshop w
Angelique Jackson Issa Rae’s media company Hoorae has named industry veteran Kaylin Cotton as its new chief of staff.Before joining the team at Hoorae, Cotton worked for Live Nation and Shondaland, bringing her extensive background in music, entertainment and television to support Rae’s ever-growing vision for the future of the media company.Formerly Issa Rae Productions and relaunched under the new moniker in 2020, Hoorae is a multi-faceted media company that develops content across mediums
Sam Fender has revealed that he wants to get straight into working on his next album and that he hopes to head stateside to lay the tracks down.The singer-songwriter was speaking to NME after his second album, ‘Seventeen Going Under‘, was crowned Album Of The Year 2021 when he said that he will only take a small amount of time off at Christmas before going back into the studio.He explained that writing and recording music in itself is “chill time” for himself and his band, so once he’s had a bit