Shirley MacLaine, Whitley Strieber, Michael Ian Black Join Hollywood Disclosure Alliance

Brent Lang Executive Editor Musical theater artist and historian Ben West is writing a new book, “The American Musical: Evolution of an Art Form.” The book will be released by Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, on April 1, 2024. This comprehensive history of an American theatrical tradition offers a detailed and definitive portrait of the musical’s artistic evolution over the course of seven distinct eras. The company says it offers a unique perspective gleaned from research at more than 20 different archives across the United States.

We’ve raised a cheer for the March 10 Oscar broadcast’s audience bump, up 4 percent, to 19.5 million viewers from 18.8 million a year ago. The total should stretch toward 21 million when digital viewers over seven days are finally added in. (Social media presence will also have grown.)

BLACKPINK have officially joined Spotify’s ‘Billions Club’ with their hit 2020 single ‘How You Like That’.BLACKPINK’s ‘How You Like That’ crossed one billion streams earlier this week, becoming the first K-pop girl group to reach this milestone. Notably, group member Lisa had previously made it to the list in September 2023 with her viral solo song ‘Money’.The song has since been added into Spotify’s official ‘Billions Club’ playlist, alongside other hit tracks that have also surpassed one billion streams on the music platform.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito came together last night to present the award for Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards.The prestigious ceremony took place yesterday (March 10) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and was hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel. The winner in this category was the epic Japanese movie, Godzilla Minus One, with visual effects supervised by Takashi Yamazaki.The two actors, who have worked together on the movie Twins, explained how they were both villains of Batman in separate films based on the DC superhero.

Cillian Murphy is officially an Oscar winner!

As the 96th Academy Awards got underway in Hollywood, Jimmy Kimmel was on hand to poke fun at the A-list stars in the audience. However, the host's jokes didn't go down particularly well with some viewers when Jimmy decided to mock Best Actor nominee Cillian Murphy's name. In his opening monologue, Jimmy joked about how to pronounce Cillian's name as he said: "Christopher Nolan is joined by his longtime collaborator Cillian Murphy, who is great.

Kingsley Ben-Adir and Simu Liu arrive on the red carpet for the 2024 Academy Awards on Sunday (February 4) at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Shirley MacLaine is back on the silver screen as she marks a milestone career anniversary this year.The 89-year-old actress is starring opposite Peter Dinklage in the dark comedy “American Dreamer,” which premiered in theaters on Friday ahead of the 96th Academy Awards. Forty years ago, MacLaine won her first best actress Oscar for her performance in 1983’s “Terms of Endearment” after receiving four previous nominations.MacLaine, who made her acting debut in 1955, recently told Extra’s Billy Bush that she still loves her profession as much as when she first started in the entertainment industry.

The 2024 Oscars are set to be the raciest yet, with 'romance on the big screen' making a comeback. This year's contenders for the golden statue are some of the most daring we've seen, according to film buffs.The 96th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, will light up our screens on Sunday night.The star-studded event will take place at the Dolly Theatre in Hollywood, with funnyman Jimmy Kimmel playing host.The show celebrates the best films and stars from 2023, but this year, things have heated up a bit. One film that's caught the attention is Poor Things.

EXCLUSIVE: Chloë Grace Moretz (The Peripheral), Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick), and Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) have signed on to star in Dutch & Razzlekhan, a heist film based on a true story that will go into production this summer under the direction of BAFTA nominee Jon S. Baird (Tetris).

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large From “Scandoval” to soccer ball. Reality TV uber producer Alex Baskin (“Vanderpump Rules,” “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”) and his 32 Flavors shingle have partnered with tech mogul Alexis Ohanian, soccer star Midge Purce and sports doc producers Box to Box Films (“Drive to Survive,” “Break Point”) to produce the sports docuseries “The Offseason.” National Women’s Soccer League player Purce, who is also a U.S.

American Dreamer deserves better than it has gotten. Shot three years ago during the pandemic this delirously black comedy premiered at Tribeca 2022 and got lost in the crowd. The filmmakers including first time feature director Paul Dektor and screenwriter/producer Theodore Melfi (Hidden Figures, St. Vincent) decided to then hold it back and recut and tighten it eliminating 10 minutes of the original running time. In early 2023 it turned up at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, still largely ignored, and then its distribution hunt was further delayed by the Hollywood strikes. Finally Vertical has wisely picked it up and it will be opening in theatres and VOD Friday.

In what’s becoming tradition, Vanessa Hudgens will host The Oscars Red Carpet Show again this year. It marks the third year in a row the actress and singer will front the official lead-in. She’ll be joined by Dancing with the Stars vet Julianne Hough this year as co-host.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor As crew contract conversations get underway with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the Costume Designers Guild‘s fight for pay equity has gained support from stars and labor groups. Earlier this year, the guild launched Pay Equity Now, a movement designed to spotlight the organization’s decades-long fight for pay equity and gender equity.

EXCLUSIVE: Colm Feore (The Umbrella Academy) has joined the Paramount+ Original Landman, created by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, in a recurring role across all 10 episodes of Season 1.

K.J. Yossman Julian Bellamy, managing director of ITV Studios, has joined the board of governors of the National Film and Television School in Buckinghamshire, England. ITV Studios is the production arm of U.K.

EXCLUSIVE: The Black List is opening submissions for six diversity lists in partnership with GLAAD, CAPE, the MPAC Hollywood Bureau, The Salon, the Latin Tracking Board, NALIP, 1IN4 Coalition, and the WGA Disabled Writers Committee, in addition to establishing the Desi List-–a new, curated list that will shine a light on the most promising feature scripts and pilots from South Asian writers.

Ariana Grande is opening up about what inspired her to release her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine, which is set to drop on March 8.

Belated legacy sequels are still all the rage in Hollywood, and joining the ranks of this trend is “28 Years Later,” the long-overdue sequel to director Danny Boyle’s zombie/rage-virus thriller, “28 Days Later,” and its sequel “28 Weeks Later.” While Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland, who are reuniting for the first time in almost two decades, have teased a third film in the rage virus trilogy, one never materialized until just a few weeks ago when the surprise sequel was announced.

The stars of Oppenheimer appeared together on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote the film’s streaming release on Peacock!