Category Archives: Variety

Melissa Rivers Saved Joan Rivers’ Only Emmy Award Before House Burned Down in L.A. Fires; Melissa Says Her Entire Town Is ‘Wiped Off the Map’
Melissa Rivers revealed during an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that she managed to save her mother Joan Rivers’ prized Emmy award before her house burned down in the L.A. fires (vi...
Zack Sharf Jan 09, 2025

Thailand’s First International Oscar Shortlist Feature ’How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ Mines Comedy From Family Clashes
The story of "How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies" is driven by multiple family-related conflicts, but these succeed because of the depth of character, says Pat Boonnitipat, director of the comed...
Carolehorst Jan 09, 2025

Jamie Lee Curtis Donates $1 Million to L.A. Fire Relief Efforts
Jamie Lee Curtis has donated $1 million to a relief fund for communities impacted by the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area. “As the fire still rages on and @calfire @losangelesfiredepart...
J. Kim Murphy Jan 09, 2025

Lebanon Elects President Following a Two-Year Power Vacuum Signalling a Weakened Hezbollah
Lebanon's Parliament on Thursday elected the country's army commander Joseph Aoun as its president, ending a two-year deadlock and power vacuum at the top of the country's political power structure. T...
Nvivarelli Jan 09, 2025

Val Boreland Takes Entertainment Reins for Comcast’s NBCU Spin-Off
Val Boreland, an executive who has specialized in acquiring content for the various cable networks owned by NBCUniversal, will lead the entertainment operations of those outlets when they are spun off...
Brian Steinberg Jan 09, 2025

Netflix’s ‘American Primeval’ Is a Brutally Violent Western Led by a Compelling Taylor Kitsch: TV Review
In Netflix’s new limited series, “American Primeval,” written by “The Revenant” scribe Mark. L. Smith, audiences are thrust into the viciousness of the American West, spe...
Aramide Tinubu Jan 09, 2025

PGA Nominations Postponed to Jan. 12 Amid L.A. Fires
The Producers Guild Awards nominations have been postponed from Jan. 10 to Jan. 12 due to the ongoing Southern California wildfires. The organization said in a statement Thursday morning, “Due t...
Jazztangcay Jan 09, 2025

WWE’s ‘Monday Night Raw’ Netflix Debut Draws 4.9 Million Views
The first episode of WWE’s “Monday Night Raw” to stream live on Netflix pulled in 4.9 million views globally. That is according to Live+1 data provided by Netflix, with a view define...
Joseph Otterson Jan 09, 2025

How the ‘Nickel Boys’ Team Delivered RaMell Ross’ Immersive Vision Through Detailed Design Work
RaMell Ross' "Nickel Boys" unearths the haunting realities of two boys, Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson), as they navigate a brutal reform school, blending visceral storytelling with...
Jazztangcay Jan 09, 2025

‘No Other Land’s’ Palestinian and Israeli Directors on Why U.S. Distributors Won’t Touch Their Doc: It’s ‘Completely Political’
“No Other Land,” the Palestinian-Israeli doc which depicts the Israeli government's efforts to force Palestinians from their homes in Masafer Yatta in the southern West Bank, has been stea...
Nvivarelli Jan 09, 2025