Category Archives: News
The 10 Best Justin Bieber Songs of All Time
By now, Justin Bieber is a pop music legend. Over nearly two decades, the world has watched as he’s evolved from a doe-eyed teen into a creative titan, consistently reinventing himself while pus...
Jul 14, 2025
Comcast, CAA Invest in ‘Ethical’ AI Video Start-Up Moonvalley as Part of $84 Million Funding Round
Moonvalley, an AI research company that says it is developing “ethical” foundational AI video models trained exclusively on licensed content, announced $84 million in additional funding le...
Jul 14, 2025
Rihanna Brings Sons RZA and Riot to ‘Smurfs’ Premiere: ‘I’m Really Excited for a New Generation of Fans’
Rihanna walked the "Smurfs" blue carpet at the movie's Los Angeles premiere on Sunday with her and A$AP Rocky’s sons RZA and Riot in tow. It was quite the fashion affair for the trio. Rihanna, w...
Jul 14, 2025
Thierry Ardisson, Trailblazing French TV Journalist, Host and Producer Known as the ‘Man in Black,’ Dies at 76
Thierry Ardisson, a staple of the French television landscape for nearly four decades who ruffled feathers as an iconoclastic journalist, host and producer of often explosive talk shows, died on Tuesd...
Jul 14, 2025
Elmo’s X Account ‘Secured’ After Hacking; ‘Sesame Street’ Says ‘Unknown Hacker Posted Disgusting Messages, Including Antisemitic and Racist Posts’
A spokesperson for “Sesame Street” confirmed to Variety that Elmo’s official X account was “compromised by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, including antisemit...
Jul 14, 2025
Mongrel Media Boards Anouk Whissell’s ‘Holi Womb’ Ahead of Its Debut at Fantasia’s Frontières Co-Production Market (EXCLUSIVE)
Psychological horror project "Holi Womb," from Montreal writer-director Anouk Whissell, famed for her part in collective RKSS ("Turbo Kid"), has been picked up by Mongrel Media for Canadian distributi...
Jul 14, 2025
MarketCast Appoints Amy Fenton CEO
MarketCast promoted Amy Fenton from co-president to CEO of the market research and analytics firm. Fenton, who joined the company in December 2022, takes over the top job after former MarketCast CEO J...
Jul 14, 2025
Stellan Skarsgard Says He Accepted a Lower Salary on ‘Sentimental Value’ to Give the Crew Good Lunches: ‘Norway Is the Richest Country, but They Don’t Want to Spend Money on Food’
Stellan Skarsgrd accepted a lower salary and became an executive producer on Joachim Trier's "Sentimental Value" - winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes this year - because he wanted to give the crew goo...
Jul 14, 2025
Billy McFarland is trying to sell the brand rights to Fyre Festival on eBay
Billy McFarland has revealed he is now selling the brand rights to the controversial Fyre Festival on eBay. READ MORE: The 10 most WTF moments from Netflix’s jaw-dropping Fyre Festival docu...
Jul 14, 2025
New Version of Erich von Stroheim’s ‘Queen Kelly,’ Starring Gloria Swanson, to Pre-Open Venice Film Festival With Live Music Event
The Venice Film Festival has set as its pre-opening event the launch of a freshly restored - and re-imagined - version of Erich von Stroheim’s controversial 1929 silent movie “Queen Kelly....
Jul 14, 2025