Category Archives: Variety

Emmys for the Emmys: Our Kudos For This Year’s Standout Awards Campaign Moments
Let's get meta for a moment. The Television Academy awards almost every facet of primetime TV for the Emmys... except for the Emmys themselves. That's right: Who will Emmy the Emmys? The campaign trai...
Varietyschneider Sep 06, 2024

Hawai’i Film Festival Raises the Bar With Record Number of Premieres, Premium TV Section Launch (EXCLUSIVE)
The 44th running of the Hawaii International Film Festival presented by Halekulani will open with "Tin," an uplifting drama film that marks the feature directorial debut of Miki Magasiva, and close wi...
Patrick Frater Sep 06, 2024

Sergio Mendes, Brazilian Bossa Nova Music Innovator, Dies at 83
Sergio Mendes, the innovative and influential pianist, composer and arranger who was one of Brazil's earliest contemporary crossover artists, died Friday in Los Angeles, his family has confirmed. No c...
Jem Aswad Sep 06, 2024

Jimi Hendrix Documentary in the Works From ‘Greatest Night in Pop’ Director
“The Greatest Night in Pop” director Bao Nguyen has found his next music-themed project: a feature-length documentary about Jimi Hendrix. “Jimi,” from Double Agent, Network Ent...
Ethan Shanfeld Sep 06, 2024

Citing a ‘Rapidly Changing Animation Market,’ Millimages Shakes Up Its Sales Team to Better Support Viral Animated IP ‘Molang’
Paris-based Millimages, one of Europe’s oldest indie animation studios, is shaking up its sales team ahead of the fall market and festival season. Citing a “rapidly changing animation mark...
Jamie Lang Sep 06, 2024

Drag Reality Show ‘We’re Here’ Ends With Season 4 on HBO (EXCLUSIVE)
HBO's drag reality show "We're Here" has come to an end. I can exclusively report that Season 4 was the final installment of the series. "Although the current run of our show has ended, 'We're ...
Marcmalkin Sep 06, 2024

‘Wolf Man’ Trailer: Christopher Abbott Transforms in Bloody Horror Remake
Awooo! Universal and Blumhouse have released the first trailer for “Wolf Man,” starring Christopher Abbott as the classic horror monster. Abbott stars alongside Julia Garner. The film mark...
Diego Ramos Bechara Sep 06, 2024

Box Office: ‘Beetlejuice 2’ Makes $13 Million in Previews
A lot of people must be saying his name three times, because Beetlejuice is taking over the box office. The long awaited sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” directed by Tim Burton and starri...
Jordan Moreau Sep 06, 2024

‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ Among Screenings as Warner Bros. TV Partners With Boston Film Festival
Warner Bros. Television has partnered with the Boston Film Festival to launch a “WBTV College Day” at the 40th annual fest to screen a handful of new and returning series for area college ...
Varietyschneider Sep 06, 2024

Football, Meet Broadway: Inside the Making of Peyton and Eli’s Star-Studded ‘ManningCast the Musical’ Short
They don’t give out Tony Awards for Most Comically Elaborate Broadway-Themed Promotional Announcement of a Football Telecast Series. But if they did, "ManningCast the Musical" would be a shoo-in...
Gordon Cox Sep 06, 2024