Category Archives: Variety

Luminate Streaming Ratings: ‘Dirty Pop,’ ‘Mayor of Kingstown,’ ‘Non Negotiable,’ ‘Knox Goes Away’ Climb in Sluggish July 26-Aug. 1 Frame
Summer slumber set for streaming viewership in the July 16-Aug. 1 frame as total minutes watched for top original streaming series and movies took a dip from recent weeks. Netflix’s “Dirty...
Cynthia Littleton Aug 02, 2024

Aerosmith Announces Retirement From Touring, Saying Steven Tyler’s ‘Recovery From His Vocal Injury Is Not Possible’
Aerosmith has played its final gigs. The band announced Friday that they have canceled all remaining concert dates and are officially retired from touring, because singer Steven Tyler’s “r...
Chris Willman Aug 02, 2024

Charli XCX and Billie Eilish Donate 10,000 Pairs of Underwear From ‘Guess’ Video to Support Victims of Domestic Violence
Charli XCX and Billie Eilish were showered with underwear and bras in the video for the remix to “Guess,” but fans who stuck around for the credits may have noticed that the undergarments ...
Steven J. Horowitz Aug 02, 2024

PFL Playoffs: Heavyweights and Women’s Flyweights Livestream — How to Watch Tonight’s MMA Event Online
Some of the best MMA fighters in the world are in Nashville for PFL Playoffs: Heavyweights and Women’s Flyweights. For the first event of the playoff season, the main card pits Russian fighter D...
Rudie Obias Aug 02, 2024

Maren Morris Says Muna, ‘the Professors of Gay,’ Helped Quell Her ‘Bi-Panic’ — and Offered Advice About Dating a Woman While Collaborating on Sexy New Song, ‘Push Me Over’
The sexiest song by far on Maren Morris’s just-released EP is titled “Push Me Over.” Her collaborators on the tune are the members of the group Muna, whom Maren refers to as “t...
Chris Willman Aug 02, 2024

The Wild True Story That Inspired M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Trap’
M. Night Shyamalan’s psychological thriller “Trap” follows parental serial killer Cooper, aka “The Butcher” (Josh Hartnett), who takes his daughter (Ariel Donoghue) to se...
Jack Dunn Aug 02, 2024

Organizers of Olympics Opening Ceremony File Complaint After Receiving Death Threats; French Police Launches Investigation
UPDATED: Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics, has filed a second complaint on Aug. 3, along with two organizers of the event, Alexandre Billard and Thier...
Pat Saperstein Aug 02, 2024

Boomerang Cartoon Streaming Service Is Being Shut Down by Warner Bros. Discovery
Zoinks! After more than seven years, Boomerang, the cartoon streaming service from Warner Bros. Discovery, is shutting down as a standalone service. Boomerang will be shut down next month, and its cat...
Todd Spangler Aug 02, 2024

AMC Theatres Reports $32.8 Million Quarterly Loss Thanks to Hollywood Strikes, Summer Movie Flops
A frosty start to the summer movie season was devastating for AMC Theatres, the world's biggest exhibitor. The theater chain’s quarterly earnings were severely impacted by a lack of blockbusters...
Varietybrentlang Aug 02, 2024

22 Best Movies New to Streaming in August: ‘The Fall Guy,’ ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘The Bikeriders’ and More
The summer movie season is coming to a close this month in theaters with “Borderlands,” “Trap” and “It Ends With Us” and more, and on streaming it’s time for ...
Zack Sharf Aug 02, 2024