مسار منفصل للأخبار السياسية والعراقية والعالمية يظهر فور الجلب، بينما تبقى التقنية والذكاء الاصطناعي في الواجهة الرئيسية.
As summer descends upon us, one of the best ways to escape the heat — and stay entertained — is by watching a movie. Theaters see a spike in attendance in summer, largely due to tentpole studio releases that keep seats full through Labor Day weekend. But for those who prefer to enjoy films from […]
Lil Nas X is opening up about his mental health and bipolar diagnoses. The rapper took to Instagram on Wednesday to explain how he’s been doing since his arrest in Los Angeles in August. “When I got my bipolar disorder diagnosis, I feel like I had known for the past few years but I [didn’t] […]
Olivia Wilde joined the “Call Her Daddy” podcast on her press tour for “The Invite” and expressed some regret over staying silent amid the tumultuous release of “Don’t Worry Darling” in 2022. “I never felt more disconnected from the person that people were talking about. It was also very strange to see complete fiction traded […]
Walter Parazaider, a co-founding member of Chicago who was with the band from its start in 1967 through his retirement in 2017, died Wednesday, family members announced. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for six years. Parazaider played reed instruments in the band for that 50-year run, and may be most easily recognized for […]
Russell T Davies’ drama “Tip Toe” is heading to Starz in the U.S. and Canada. The network has exclusively acquired the LGBTQ+ drama series, which stars Alan Cumming and David Morrissey as warring neighbors. The five-part series will premiere in North America later this year. Cumming plays Leo while Morrissey stars as Clive, two men […]
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles has unveiled the nominees and jury for the 14th annual best of NFMLA awards. Among the 16 categories, including best documentary feature film and best performance drama, 84 projects are recognized. The projects are selected from films shown during NFMLA’s 2025 programming season, in addition to those developed during the InFocus initiative. […]
Ken Ziffren has logged more than 50 years in Los Angeles’ legal community. He’s represented a wide range of players from the late great showrunner entrepreneur Stephen J. Cannell to the Television Academy to the Directors Guild of America. He’s been on every industry commission imaginable, including a stint as L.A.’s film czar under former […]
Josh Johnson is trying out bits on me in the back of a black Cadillac. We’re making conversation on the way from a “Daily Show” promotional event to his set at the New York Comedy Club in Midtown, and I can sense when small talk starts inching toward a punchline. He asks how I like […]
Animation studio Laika, responsible for films like “Coraline” and “ParaNorman,” has become a Certified B Corporation. B Corporations are certified by the nonprofit organization B Lab and must meet rigorous standards for social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. Certification also requires companies to consider the interests of employees, communities, customers, suppliers, and the environment […]
D’oh! Homer, Marge, Bart and the rest of “The Simpsons” cast of characters are set to run riot in a slew of new battles across Epic Games’ Fortnite under a new pact. Disney and Epic Games announced that “The Simpsons” is joining Fortnite’s IP Partner Program, giving third-party developers the tools to create “fully authentic” […]
Indigenous director Banchi Hanuse’s “Ceremony” won the Audience Award at SXSW, a DGC Award at Hot Docs and the First Nations Award at the Sydney Film Festival — that success underlines her goals with the film. The film screens June 19 at the Bentonville Film Festival. Hanuse spent 12 years with the story of her […]
Janelle James is developing a new comedy series at Hulu with “Happy Endings” creator David Caspe. Titled “Rock City,” the show would follow a woman who returns to her hometown in the Virgin Islands after she inherits a local tourist trap from her estranged father. According to the logline, she “quickly realizes that she’s been left much more […]
BET is returning to its comedy roots by rebooting its beloved stand-up series “ComicView.” Titled “ComicView: Rooftop Series,” the 10-episode revival will premiere on the network on June 30 at 9:30 p.m. ET. It’s hosted by Chris “CP” Powell and will take place outside, from a rooftop in Hollywood. Each episode will spotlight three comedians, […]
Karen Kingsbury, the bestselling author crowned the “Queen of Christian Fiction” by Time magazine, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas. Kingsbury has published nearly 100 novels and sold more than 30 million copies in the U.S. Her catalog includes the multi-generational Baxter family series, as well as bestsellers such as “Someone Like […]
“Brooke and Connor Make a Podcast” co-host Brooke Averick’s debut novel, “Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It,” is being adapted into a movie at Netflix. Following a highly competitive bidding war, the streamer landed the film rights to Averick’s “Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It,” which has spent two weeks on the New York Times’ bestseller list […]
For the first time, the New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) will present Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch, bringing the annual industry spotlight on emerging comedic talent into the festival’s official programming. The presentation and showcase will take place on Nov. 12 during the festival, which runs from Friday, Nov. 6, through Sunday, Nov. 15. This […]
Lukas Gage is getting into politics. Not really, but he’s playing on aspiring politician on TV. The actor is starring in Hulu’s upcoming “Prison Break” as a politician running for the first time for Congress. He tells me he prepared for the role by primarily studying former West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin. “I’ve watched Joe […]
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit a second season of “One Night in Idaho: The College Murders,” its 2025 docuseries about the horrific stabbings of Idaho college students carried out by Bryan Kohberger in 2022. The new season features never-before-heard testimony from the law enforcement officers and investigators who apprehended Kohberger, as they attempt to answer […]
What do you call a movie that takes place after the events of a previous film, features the same characters and has the same creative team? That’s not the set-up to a joke; it’s a real question that’s plaguing marketing executives at studios. As audiences grow wary of Hollywood’s tendency to revisit and recycle, words […]
Indonesian director Ismail Basbeth has set “Love Letters of Our Life” as his next feature. The director is at the Shanghai International Film Festival presenting the world premiere of his film “My Own Last Supper”, which is part of the main competition. “Love Letters of Our Life” is set in 1995 and revolves around a […]
