Variety Reorganizes Editorial Operations and Promotes Veteran Editors

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesEach year, Variety celebrates heroes in the military space, from the troops on active duty to veterans who have thrown their lives on the line in service of our country.

Reese Witherspoon in one of her early roles, there's a show or movie for you.Keep scrolling for your go-to guide of what to stream the weekend of Nov. 6, 2020.A teenager named Wayne and his best friend grab their bikes and set off on a mission to retrieve a '79 Trans Am that was stolen from his late father.

U.S. and Brazilian law enforcement agencies have executed an anti-piracy effort dubbed "Operation 404." The operation, which was led by Brazilian authorities in conjunction with the U.S.

Operation Christmas Drop is the latest Netflix movie you’ll want to add to your binge list. Starring The Vampire Diaries alum Kat Graham and Alexander Ludwig, who you likely recognize from The Hunger Games, the film follows a congressional aide who has to miss Christmas with her family to travel to a beachside Air Force base.

Guy Lodge Film CriticThe Netflix Original Christmas movie is now a genre unto itself, its ranks expanding every year by the flimsy, tinselly dozen. What its identifying aesthetic features are — and how you might distinguish it, say, from a Hallmark or Lifetime variation — is a tough question: You’d have to remember any single one of them a season later to say for sure.

Variety Editors British actor and presenter David Harewood will receive the Variety Outstanding Achievement Award, distributed in association with the Edinburgh TV Festival.The award marks the first partnership between Variety and the festival. Harewood receives the prize in recognition of his extensive body of work and success in both the U.K.

hospital has sparked a major police investigation. Alexandra Capone's last known movements were when she left the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at around 8.50am on Thursday, October 22.

rescue operation two save two teenagers at a pier in Edinburgh.

Mail Online : “Katie is nearing her 400th operation now but she is being as brave as ever whilst in hospital for her current procedure. “The eye is healing well, and Katie remains positive about the future and cannot thank the incredible eye surgeon and team enough for their work for their ongoing restoration and preservation of her sight in her 'good eye'."The operation was a skin graft to her upper eyelid using skin from her left arm.

Ellise Shafer editorVariety‘s 10 Animators to Watch will be honored this year during an hour-long panel presented by Nickelodeon. The discussion will celebrate the up-and-coming talent in the industry and present Variety‘s annual Creative Impact in Animation award to “Book of Life” and “Maya and the Three” animator Jorge Gutiérrez.The panel discussion is taking place today, Oct.

Natalie Oganesyan editorVariety has announced additional programming for its virtual Power of Women summit, presented by Lifetime, taking place Oct. 28 and 29. The panels will feature prominent women in the industry who create content that empowers communities.The newly announced panels include an exclusive first look at the upcoming season of “The Crown,” joined by Gillian Anderson (who plays Margaret Thatcher) and Emma Corrin (who plays the Princess of Wales, Diana).

Eli Countryman Entertainment professionals overseeing everything from streaming to podcasts and sports broadcasts took part in the virtual Variety Entertainment & Technology Summit presented by City National Bank on Wednesday and Thursday.The summit’s focus covered the growth of online content consumption and technology’s role in helping entertainment companies survive the COVID-19 pandemic.

ACLUFounded in 1920, the famed nonprofit organization works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in the United States, from voting rights to LGBTQ rights, by the Constitution. With an annual budget of more than $100 million and through the support of such industry advocates as Kerry Washington, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, the ACLU provides legal assistance in cases when it considers civil liberties to be at risk.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesIt was 2003 and Maria Shriver had begun her tenure as first lady of California when her father, Sargent Shriver — U.S. ambassador to France, 1972 vice presidential candidate and the first director and co-founder of the Peace Corps — was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, a ravaging brain disease that, according to statistics procured from the Alzheimer’s Assn., affects some 5.8 million Americans and 50 million individuals globalwide.

Karen Idelson The lush colors and ornate design that helmer Jorge Gutiérrez featured in his film “The Book of Life” makes one thing clear: he’s a romantic. “It’s true, I’m an optimist, a romantic,” laughs Gutiérrez, who is Variety’s Creative Impact in Animation honoree this year.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThere are some promotions and additions taking place at Kevin Hart’s comedy brand Laugh Out Loud (LOL) as it expands across its core divisions of LOL Network, LOL Studios, LOL Audio, LOL X!. Hart will move from his position as CEO to Chairman while continuing to take an active role in the company’s overall comedic vision, content, and talent development.

on the news that the company would refocus its operations to produce movies and shows and decide at a later date if they would debut on the big screen, cable or streaming arms Hulu and Disney Plus.If Disney was hoping that the news would focus Wall Street’s attention on growth in streaming rather than the considerable distress facing its theme parks, the plan worked like a charm.

Walt Disney's late Monday news that it has decided to reorganizewith a focus on streaming drew much Wall Street reaction on Tuesday as some experts said it creates new questions for investors. Disney's stock was up more than 4 percent in early trading.