‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Production Designer Gianna Costa On Bringing Sci-Fi Into The “Drag Universe” With “Blame It On The Edit”

1985 memoir “Elvis and Me.”In video obtained by TMZ, Presley admits that her parents had a hard time understanding why Elvis would be interested in her. But she said she was a “listener,” and the megastar would “pour his heart out” to her. “I was the person who really sat there to listen and to comfort him,” she explains.

The question of whether or not technology has killed the classic crime thriller has popped in and out of the discourse as the years saw pocket watches morph into sci-fi-looking gadgets capable of getting one both dinner and a first-class ticket to Dubai in the space of a couple of minutes.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Jeff Nichols brings pure Americana to the Telluride Film Festival with his luscious period drama “The Bikeriders,” which feels like the distant older cousin of “The Outsiders.” It stands as his single best directorial outing, and in tow are a trio of invigorating performances from Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy, all putting their stamp on an awards season that will be undoubtedly competitive. Based on the 1968 photo and interview book by Danny Lyon, “The Bikeriders” tells a fictional story inspired by a Midwestern motorcycle club, seen through its members’ lives over a decade. Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.

On Wednesday’s episode of Saturday Night Live alums Dana Carvey and David Spade’s “Fly on the Wall” podcast, it was revealed that Hillary Clinton was upset with Julia Sweeney’s SNL impression of a teenaged Chelsea Clinton.

Jaden Thompson Chip Dox, longtime “General Hospital” production designer and art director, died on Aug. 15. He was 80.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The 50th Telluride Film Festival official lineup has been announced, revealing multiple world premieres including Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn,” George C. Wolfe’s “Rustin,” Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders” and Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers.” In addition, the festival will pay tribute to Oscar-nominated director Yorgos Lanthimos, whose film “Poor Things” will debut Stateside after premiering at the Venice Film Festival.

Paris Jackson has had to deal with some cruel social media trolls over the years.

Charles “Chip” Dox, a former Emmy-winning production designer and art director for daytime dramas like General Hospital and Days of Our Lives, died Aug. 15. He was 80.

Shakira will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards next month. Previous recipients include Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, and Missy Elliott.

Shakira is set to receive a major honor.

Shakira is set to receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2023 MTV VMAs. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, September 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Angelique Jackson When “A Black Lady Sketch Show” production designers Cindy Chao and Michele Yu sat down to determine which episode of the comedy series they’d submit for Emmy consideration, they kept one key factor in mind. “We partially pick which episode to submit based on the title,” Yu tells Variety, laughing over Zoom as she and Chao explain their process.

It might be time for Nick Murray to get that Emmy Award hat trick. The television veteran already has two Emmy trophies for Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program, but his work on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” season 15 might just land him his third.

New episodes of Love Is Blind are on their way.

Todd Longwell From the majestic-but-aged environs inhabited by the British royals Netflix’s in “The Crown” and the decadent sun-drenched luxury of the San Domenico Palace resort in Taormina, Sicily, in HBO’s “The White Lotus” to the foreboding Ontario wilderness where a girls’ soccer team is stranded in Showtime’s “Yellowjackets,” the locations used in this year’s Emmy-nominated dramas loom so large they can be viewed as characters unto themselves that interact with the performers and help shape the narrative. It’s especially true of the role Albuquerque, N.M., plays in AMC’s “Better Call Saul.” There’s no telling if the series would even exist if creator Vince Gilligan had gotten his way back in the mid-2000s and the studio suits at Sony agreed to let him use Riverside, Calif., as the setting for its predecessor “Breaking Bad” (2008-2013), which established the “Saul” characters and their dramatic universe.

Britney Spears has broken her silence after it was revealed that she'd split from her husband, Sam Asghari, after just one year of marriage. The Toxic singer, 41, shared a post on Instagram of herself dancing to Janet Jackson's 1993 hit If, singing along to every word whilst wearing a black crop top and neon green bikini bottoms.

Starfield is now less than a month away from releasing, and in the run-up to launch, Bethesda has shared a timeline that covers 300 years of history in the sci-fi game’s universe.As visible on Bethesda’s website, the timeline begins with humanity first arriving on Mars in 2050, and runs up to 2328 – just two years before Starfield takes place in 2330.As for what the timeline includes, after landing on Mars it takes humans another 50 years to begin living in space. Settlers then make it to the Alpha Centauri star system by 2156 and establish one of the game’s major factions, the United Colonies (UC).However, 2188 sees the foundation of rival faction The Freestar Collective, which ultimately goes to war with the UC in 2196.

Limp Bizkit played their biggest UK headline gig to date in London last night (August 13). Check out fan-captured footage and the full setlist below.The Nu-metal icons – comprised of Fred Durst, Wes Borland, Sam Rivers, John Otto and DJ Lethal – took to the stage last night at a huge outdoor show in the UK’s capital and aired some classics in what was their biggest headline slot to date.Held at Gunnersbury Park and preceded by sets from Pendulum, KennyHoopla and more, the gig came 23 years after their third album, ‘Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water’ was released and made them one of the most famous bands in the world.It also arrives just a year after Netflix’s hit documentary, Trainwreck: Woodstock 99 – a three-part docuseries that captured the carnage of the US festival, and brought attention back to their mammoth set at the event.To kick off their set, which was just shy of an hour and a half long, the band broke out renditions of ‘Show Me What You Got’ and ‘9 Teen 90 Nine’ from their hit second studio album, ‘Significant Other’, followed by a rendition of their 2000 hit ‘Hot Dog’.Numerous fan-favourites also made the 14-song setlist, including ‘Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle)’, ‘Nookie’ and ‘Break Stuff’, as well as a performance of ‘Dad Vibes’, a track from their latest LP ‘Still Sucks’.Other highlights included their famous cover of The Who’s 1971 classic ‘Behind Blue Eyes’ and George Michael hit ‘Faith’ – which featured in the setlist shortly after the release of the Wham! documentary on Netflix earlier this summer.

For the past 10 years, RuPaul’s Drag Race has delighted fans with the Rusical — a musical production during each season that features the remaining contestants performing their take on a famous show. The concept has become somewhat of a staple on the series, though none have been quite as topical as Season 15’s Wigloose.