NBC has picked up a single-camera comedy pilot based at a Native American community center, Variety has learned exclusively. The untitled, single-camera comedy hails from writers Sierra Teller Ornelas, Jackie Keliiaa, and Bobby Wilson. All three are also executive producers, with Teller Ornelas set to serve as showrunner. Morgan Sackett will also executive produce. Universal…

Following the film’s premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the new trailer for “The Wedding Banquet” teases a new kind of queer rom-com. With a cast led by Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Joan Chen and Oscar-winner Youn Yuh-Jung, “Fire Island” director Andrew Ahn’s take on Ang Lee’s 1993 classic follows a…

“Andor” creator Tony Gilroy recently told Collider that he will not be making any of the scripts for the “Star Wars” series public out of fear they will be used to train artificial intelligence systems. Gilroy had been planning to release the scripts for the show’s first season in a book format that fans could…

Nestled in the Massachusetts countryside, a cozy house that’s equal parts gorgeous and spooky was invaded by some of the entertainment industry’s most seasoned pros, including Edie Falco and Brian Cox — both playing just about as far from their usual casting as they can get — to film the horror comedy “The Parenting,” now…

If Hollywood is looking to 2025 to reset the movie theater business after a tough five year stretch, it’s not off to the strongest of starts. Original films like “Novocaine,” “Black Bag” and “Mickey 17” are failing to draw sizable crowds, while sequels in once-reliable franchises such as “Captain America: Brave New World” and “Paddington…

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At the end of a long tournament with more than 90 teams, Liverpool F.C. and Newcastle United F.C. are the last two teams standing for the 2025 EFL Carabao Cup Final. The two clubs are set to play at Wembley Stadium in London, England this Sunday, Mar. 16 with kickoff at 12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m.…

Jack Quaid’s action-comedy “Novocaine” topped a painfully slow weekend at the box office with $8.7 million. For theater owners, however, there’s not too much to celebrate: It’s one of the worst debuts to still capture the No. 1 spot (at least since the pandemic ground moviegoing to a halt). Despite five new nationwide releases, this…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 9 of “Severance,” now streaming on Apple TV+. “Severance” is known for its precise visual aesthetic, and that’s seen nowhere more clearly than within the surveilled halls of Lumon. Part of Lumon’s institutional power arises from its ability to make every employee adhere to the ethos…

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to slash Voice of America. The plan looks to largely dismantle the government-funded media outlet as well as programs like Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. “This order continues the reduction in the elements of the Federal bureaucracy that the President has determined are unnecessary,” reads…

Warner Bros. Discovery is once again experimenting with sampling some of its premium pay TV and streaming content on its owned cable networks, this time sampling HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country” and Max’s “Hacks.” Beginning on March 28, “True Detective: Night Country,” which consists of six episodes, will air on TNT. From April 3-7, “Hacks”…

Miranda Lambert keeps referring to the version of her that was captured on her 2005 debut album, “Kerosene,” as “baby me.” Fortunately, as an artistic toddler, Lambert was a pyromaniac. The flame that began with that fully developed first record for Sony Nashville album turned Lambert into not just a figurehead for women in country…

Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden, Academy Award nominee Virginia Madsen, Paris Jackson and Skeet Ulrich are among the latest to join the ensemble cast of Catherine Hardwicke’s “Street Smart.” Skylar Astin, Sally Struthers and Tyson Ritter have also signed on to the feature, which centers on a group of unhoused young adults in Venice,…

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The upcoming DC Studios series “Lanterns” has cast Jason Ritter in a recurring role. Ritter joins a cast that also includes Aaron Pierre, Kyle Chandler, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, and Ulrich Thomsen. Per the official logline, the show follows “new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), two…

In a world where mobile service providers seem to get more expensive every year, Mint Mobile has positioned itself as a leading option for affordable wireless. Since its launch in 2016, Mint has been on a mission to provide affordable, premium wireless service without all the hidden fees, confusing contracts, and gimmicks that come with…

Conan O’Brien and his Oscars head writer Mike Sweeney revealed on the former’s podcast that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences refused to let them put clothes on an Oscar or have it presented horizontally. O’Brien hosted the 2025 Academy Awards earlier this month and had some ideas for a promo video that…

Comedic culinary competition “Gastronauts” has been renewed for Season 2 at indie streamer Dropout. Hosted by comedian and Dropout staple Jordan Myrick, the show features a rotating group of three comedians each episode, who all have “specific, ridiculous” culinary challenges for each episode’s group of chefs. Among several of the new chefs set up for…

A federal judge on Thursday granted Blake Lively’s request to limit the disclosure of certain sensitive information in the course of litigation against her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni. Lively has sued Baldoni for sexual harassment and for retaliation, while Baldoni has sued her and her husband Ryan Reynolds for defamation.…

Want to hang out with George and Amal Clooney on Italy’s Lake Como and be pampered to the hilt, all for a good cause? In August, the couple will be hosting an exclusive five-day fundraiser for the Clooney Foundation for Justice, hosting 16 guests who are passionate about philanthropy but also eager to indulge “in the most incredible aspects…

Following the film winning the TIFF People’s Choice Award last fall, audiences are getting their first official look at Mike Flanagan’s life-affirming flick “The Life of Chuck.” Flanagan trades the usual scares of “Doctor Sleep” and “The Haunting of Hill House” for a story about life and what it means to move forward when all…

Food-delivery company Wonder announced a deal to acquire independent media firm Tastemade, which produces original content spanning food, travel, and home and design. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Wonder is buying Tastemade for about $90 million, according to sources, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal. According to Wonder, the integration of…

Benjamin Flaherty spent three years shooting “Shuffle,” a documentary that follows three addicts who are trying to stay alive in rehab facilities that are scamming insurance companies. Flaherty reveals that patients are being bought and sold for their insurance policies and ushered into a cycle of care designed to keep them sick. With the help…

The largest audience award in the world, the LUX Audience Award, sees citizens and members of the democratically elected European Parliament coming together yearly to honor a European film with their coveted prize. This year’s slate of highly-acclaimed nominees include Gints Zibalodis’s history-making “Flow,” which just won Latvia its first ever Oscar for Best Animated…

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Are we in a golden age for acoustic music? You’d just about have to think so, if you are privy to a couple of significant tours coming through California right now, one by the duo of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, another by solo artist Jason Isbell, trading coastal cities like capos at a guitar…

Gabriel Luna has joined “The Terminal List” Season 2 in a recurring guest star role, Variety has learned. Luna will appear in the series alongside returning star Chris Pratt, who will once again star as Navy SEAL James Reece in the Amazon Prime Video military thriller drama. The first season, which debuted in 2022, was…

Joe Otterson has been promoted to TV News Editor for Variety. With the promotion, Otterson takes on greater responsibility for organizing and driving Variety‘s coverage of television news and related subjects across digital, print and video platforms. Otterson will continue to work closely with and report to Michael Schneider, Variety‘s Television Editor, in steering one…

The past few years have seen many entertainment workers questioning whether it’s sustainable to stay in the business in L.A. And despite pushes for more incentives and #StayinLA efforts, there’s no clear turnaround in sight. Take Monica Tracey. The former production manager for NBC and The Asylum recently completed a five-day intensive training program with…

Accomplished writer, director and editor Diana Toucedo’s upcoming feature “To Live in a Shout” is currently in development and has received a significant boost with the addition of “20,000 Species of Bees” filmmaker Estibaliz Urresola as co-writer. The project is one of the hottest set to participate in the upcoming Malaga Festival’s MAFIZ industry sidebar…

Amy Poehler appeared on the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast and revealed that she shared a dressing room with none other than Meryl Streep during the “SNL50” special last month. And yes, Meryl Streep took her role in the “Close Encounters” sketch very seriously. “There were so many people that people had to share…

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Jason Momoa wasn’t kidding when he said playing the comic book character Lobo was a top priority for him. In a new post on X, DC Studios co-chief James Gunn revealed the text Momoa sent him when it was announced in fall 2022 that Gunn and Peter Safran would be heading up the Warner Bros.…

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and his House Eleven10 production banner have signed a first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television. Under the mutli-year deal, Abdul-Mateen will produce scripted drama series for streaming and cable.First up, he is attached to star in a series adaptation of the Roger Hobbs novel “Ghostman” with House Eleven10 producing. Per the official…

The public domain is, in a way, the great cinematic universe in the sky — the final resting place for all intellectual property where characters from all walks of life are legally allowed to encounter one another. Untouchables Entertainment sees a filmmaking opportunity in that. The banner has released the first trailer for “The Dark…

Ramy Youseff’s “#1 Happy Family USA,” which follows a Muslim-American family in post-9/11 America (the premiere takes place on Sept. 10, 2001) should not be a representation of the community, the creator told audiences ahead of the premiere at the SXSW TV and Film Festival on March 9. “There’s a representation warning in the beginning…

If only Warner Bros. could reprint money in the way that scientists reprint Robert Pattinson’s body in “Mickey 17.” The goofy sci-fi comedy ignited to $24 million overseas and more than $50 million globally, a decent start for an original film in the current theatrical landscape. It just cost way too much to ever turn…

Florence Pugh thinks the upcoming Marvel film “Thunderbolts*” feels less like a major Hollywood tentpole and more like an arthouse indie. “It ended up becoming this quite badass indie, A24-feeling assassin movie with Marvel superheroes,” Pugh, who plays Yelena Belova in the film, told Empire. Pugh’s comments are backed by “Thunderbolts*” marketing, which has recently…

March began with Oscar pre-parties followed by the big show at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Winners, including Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody and Zoe Saldaña, celebrated at the Vanity Fair party while Chappell Roan performed at the Elton John AIDS Foundation gala. Days later, Docheii, Doja Cat and Cameron Diaz jetted to the capital of…

While “Peaky Blinders” had its heyday on the small screen, series creator and writer Steven Knight says his feature adaptation belongs in movie theaters. “I really want the ‘Peaky’ fans who have been a big part of this to be watching it all together in one building,” Knight told The Playlist. “The communication has all…

Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17,” the first of Warner Bros.’ eclectic, pricey 2025 slate of original films from name-brand directors like Ryan Coogler and Paul Thomas Anderson, isn’t getting the warmest arrival at the box office. The sci-fi comedy, starring Robert Pattinson as a pair of interstellar doppelgangers, earned $7.7 million across Friday and preview…

In “Take No Prisoners,” director Adam Ciralsky and Subrata De were given unprecedented access to America’s former top hostage negotiator, Roger Carstens, as he battles to free L.A. public defender Eyvin Hernandez from a Venezuelan prison. The opening sequence of the documentary could be mistaken for a Jason Bourne film. On a tarmac in Miami,…

Two familiar premises for a personal crisis drama — the unraveling of a marriage, and recovery from a medical calamity — combine to raw and even surprising effect in Jeanette Nordahl’s accomplished sophomore feature “Beginnings.” Arriving five years after her debut “Wildland,” a somber criminal drama quickened by an electric Sidse Babett Knudsen performance, the…

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It’s official: “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie is now a bestselling author, thanks to the release of her new children’s book titled, “Mostly What God Does Is Love You.” Released on February 25, Guthrie’s faith-based kids book quickly topped the New York Times bestsellers list as well as Amazon’s children’s book charts (where it’s still…

D’Wayne Wiggins, a founding member of the R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!, has died at the age of 64. In a statement posted to social media, his family said that he died earlier this morning surrounded by his family. He had been battling bladder cancer over the past year, and earlier this week, Tony! Toni!…

Entertainment tech company Gathr has announced a full API (Application Performance Interface) integration with Artinii.Pro, a software service aimed at secure delivery and exhibition of films worldwide. Gathr and Artinii.Pro’s new collaboration combines film booking, event management, ticketing, and exhibition into a “fully automated system for non-theatrical screenings.” “This partnership exemplifies Gathr’s mission to remove…

Dag Johan Haugerud’s Berlinale Golden Bear winner “Dreams (Sex Love)” was one of the 17 films which had their French premiere at the inaugural edition of the festival Visions Nordiques – French Nordic Film Days. The fest is taking place March 5-9 across several locations in Paris, including the Grand Action theater; as well as the industry programme…

The independent thriller “Candlewood” has secured a video-on-demand distribution deal with Mill Creek Entertainment. Following the film’s limited theatrical release on March 6, the film will be available to stream on platforms including Apple/iTunes, Amazon Prime Video and Google Play beginning March 11. “We are thrilled to partner with the creative minds behind ‘Candlewood’ to…

Lionsgate Television has undergone another round of layoffs, with five people in the scripted TV group let go on Thursday, Variety has confirmed. That represents 6% of the company’s 80-person staff. The belt-tightening comes a few months after layoffs on the unscripted side, as 5% of Lionsgate Alternative Television staffers were shown the door in…

Dolly Parton issued a “love note” to her supporters Thursday morning — both those she knows personally and her wider fandom — in appreciation for their sympathy following the death Monday of her husband, Carl Dean, saying their outpouring of love “has meant the world to me.” “This is a love note to family, friends…

Banijay Group, the listed company which comprises film and TV production, distribution, live entertainment and gaming, posted record results for 2024 which reached €4.8 billion (5.2 billion). Banijay’s adjusted EBITDA was also up by 22% to €900 million ($971 million), and saw an acceleration in the last quarter with 32.8% spike, while adjusted net income…

For the first time since 2022, the SXSW Film & TV Festival is not unfolding over the same weekend as the Academy Awards. Perhaps coincidentally, this year’s lineup is arguably the starriest and most compelling in years. The 111 movies and 17 series screenings from March 7–15 are packed with a litany of A-listers, including…

NBC’s “Opry 100: A Live Celebration” is adding more performers to the roster for the March 19 special, which will devote three hours to commemorating the 100th anniversary of Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry. The live broadcast will feature performances from Post Malone, Keith Urban, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Alan Jackson, Jamey Johnson, Ricky Skaggs,…

Gravitas Ventures has acquired the U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to “Layla,” which had its premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The LGBTQ+ drama follows Layla (Bilal Hasna), a struggling Arab drag queen with a deep desire for true love. After unexpectedly catching the eye of a marketing executive (Louis Greatorex) at a corporate…

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Kim Kardashian, Demi Moore, Timothée Chalamet, and more — dressed their best. View Entire Post ›

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Bitcoin Magazine The Current State Of The IRS Broker Rule Between the holidays and New Years, the IRS used the last passing days of the Biden administration to finalize its long feared Broker Rule: a regulation requiring all cryptocurrency exchanges – custodial and non-custodial, fiat to crypto and crypto to crypto – to effectively…

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Bitcoin Magazine Mexican Billionaire Salinas Says He Has 70% Bitcoin-Related Exposure Ricardo Salinas, the billionaire owner of Mexican conglomerate Grupo Salinas, revealed in a recent interview that he has allocated 70% of his investment portfolio to bitcoin and bitcoin-related assets. JUST IN: Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas says, “I’ve got about 70% in #Bitcoin-related…

Mikey joins J.Law as the only two people born in the ‘90s to have Oscars for leading performances. View Entire Post ›

Universal’s “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” continued its reign at the U.K. and Ireland box office, pulling in £4.1 million ($5.2 million) in its third weekend, according to Comscore. The fourth installment in the “Bridget Jones” franchise has now grossed $45.6 million, maintaining a solid lead over the competition and proving to be one…

Kickstarter, the crowdfunding platform designed to support creative endeavors, has named Taylor K. Shaw head of film outreach as the company steps up efforts to court industry professionals to use its service to finance production and related expenses. Shaw is an independent producer and entrepreneur who founded animation firm BWA Studios, which has produced content…

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Reserves And The Incentives Of Civil Asset Forfeiture Yesterday, President Trump announced the long awaited Strategic “Bitcoin” Reserve on Truth Social, and many in the space are pissed. First, the Reserve appears to be far from Bitcoin only. “They’re doing DEI for Charles Hoskinson,” former CoinDesk Chief Insights Columnist David Z.…

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After three seasons on Netflix, Daredevil, played by Charlie Cox, returns with a new series called “Daredevil: Born Again” on Disney+. Ahead of its premiere this week, the pilot has already received praise from critics across the internet with a lot of buzz surrounding the new series. Starting on Tuesday, Mar. 4, the first two…

While this year’s Oscars marked a victory for U.S. independent moviemaking, with Sean Baker’s “Anora” nabbing four major awards, including best picture, it was also a big win for the Cannes Film Festival, which is set on the French Riviera. Through “Anora,” “Emilia Perez,” “The Substance,” and “Flow,” the Cannes Film Festival collected a record nine…

Hulu’s upcoming series “The Testaments,” a sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” has cast Lucy Halliday in the role of Daisy. “The Testaments” is based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name. It follows three protagonists — Aunt Lydia (played by “Handmaid’s Tale” star Ann Dowd), Agnes (Chase Infiniti) and Daisy, a young Canadian teen…

Bill Murray is coming to the defense of his long-time friend and fellow SNL alum John Belushi. During a recent appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Murray slammed journalist Bob Woodward for his portrayal of Belushi in his 1984 biography “Wired,” which chronicled the life and career of “The Blues Brothers” star. Murray called Woodward’s…

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H.E.R. is weighing in on Oscar producers’ decision not to include performances of this year’s best original song nominees during Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony. The singer-songwriter would have performed Diane Warren’s “Journey” from the “The Six Triple Eight” soundtrack if the traditional performances took place. “It’s kind of weird, but I’m just happy to be…

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“Captain America: Brave New World” kept its box office crown for the third weekend in a row, earning $15 million for a first place finish. Its muted victory comes as Hollywood prepares to celebrate itself at the Oscars on Sunday, bringing an end to one of the most tumultuous awards seasons in recent memory. Despite…

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Sunday might be billed as Hollywood’s biggest night, but it certainly won’t be outside of the Oscars ceremony. As the town readies for the last evening of awards season, theaters are seeing another muted weekend. Focus Features’ underwater thriller “Last Breath” is projecting a measured opening at $7.3 million. Meanwhile, Disney’s “Captain America: Brave New…

Today, Variety announced the initial programming slate for the 2025 Entertainment Marketing Summit, presented by Deloitte, on April 24 in Los Angeles. The summit will identify the best opportunities to engage today’s evolving audiences and consumers who continue to be fast-moving targets across growing media platforms. The event will include a keynote conversation with HOORAE,…

When Spike Jonze’s “Her” debuted in theaters in 2013, Siri was just 2 years old and Alexa was barely in the womb. Less than a third of relationships started on the internet, and dating apps were still on the fringes. The term “artificial intelligence” rarely made it outside of tech circles.  Back then, Jonze’s bizarro…

After earning 10 Academy Award nominations last month — including best picture, best director and best actor for Adrien Brody — Brady Corbet’s epic period drama finally gets a digital release this month. And considering its three-and-a-half-hour runtime, it’s a safe bet that many people will prefer to watch the film from home since you…

Joseph Wambaugh, whose experience as an LAPD officer enabled him to bring a warts-and-all realism to his novels about policing and the movies and TV shows like “Police Story,” died Friday in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He was 88. The cause was esophageal cancer, a family friend told the New York Times. Wambaugh’s work in novels…

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When cinematographer Daria D’Antonio first stepped into the role of director of photography on Paolo Sorrentino’s film “The Hand of God” after working with him for many years (including as a camera operator on “The Great Beauty”), the focus was on finding the truth in the ’80s set coming-of-age drama. “We were looking for a…

“How to Train Your Dragon” will screen for audiences for the first time at CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners. The world premiere will take place on April 2 at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, more than two months ahead of the film’s theatrical release on June 13. CinemaCon will…

Following the results of a study by USC Annenberg demonstrating the lack of adequate representation of those with health conditions in film and television, Eli Lilly is partnering with leading content creators and production companies, Imagine Entertainment and MACRO, to drive entertainment industry-wide change and guide the industry in accurately and authentically representing disease. The…

Teton Ridge Entertainment has acquired “Riding Hurt,” a spec script by Buck Bloomingdale, a new breakout writer bursting onto the scene. The project is described as a high-octane heist film set in the adrenaline-fueled world of professional bull riding, based on an idea developed in partnership with Range Media Partners. Plot details are still being…

 When their paths first crossed on the Spanish-language variety show “Sábado Gigante” in the 1990s, Lili Estefan and Raúl De Molina could not have been on more divergent career paths. De Molina was a celebrated photographer who traded war zones in Central and South America for a career as a paparazzo, snapping shots of celebrities…

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Variety has announced an exclusive first look of a new documentary “Reef Builders,” presented by the SHEBA brand, followed by a panel discussion with Auli’i Cravalho on March 9 during SXSW in Austin, Texas.  “Reef Builders” spotlights the inspiring stories of the people behind the Sheba Hope Grows program, one of the world’s largest coral…

Michelle Trachtenberg starred in “Harriet the Spy” at just 10 years old, and went on to appear in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Gossip Girl,” “Ice Princess” and “Eurotrip.” Trachtenberg started acting at just 3 years old before joining Nickelodeon’s “The Adventures of Pete and Pete.” She joined “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” as Dawn Summers in…

In late January 2024, Barbara Broccoli attended a performance of her stage musical “Buena Vista Social Club” at the Atlantic Theater in New York. The longtime James Bond producer and gatekeeper was joined by three top Amazon MGM Studios executives — Jennifer Salke, Courtenay Valenti and Julie Rapaport — for a night that also included…

Michelle Trachtenberg, the actor best known for film and television roles including “Gossip Girl” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has died. She was 39. She was found in her New York City apartment, according to police. New York Post first reported the news. Her cause of death has not been confirmed. Born in New York…

Bitcoin Magazine Voltage Aims To Bring Bitcoin’s Lightning Network To Every Business In The World Founder: Graham Krizek Date Founded: October 2020 Location of Headquarters: Wichita, Kansas Number of Employees: 17 Website: https://www.voltage.cloud/ Public or Private? Private In 2012, soon after Graham Krizek discovered Bitcoin and subsequently began contributing to Bitcoin Core and building…

Bitcoin Magazine The University of Austin (UATX) Partners with the Texas Bitcoin Foundation, Bitcoin Policy Institute, Unchained, and Strive to Host the Satoshi Papers Symposium The University of Austin (UATX) Partners with the Texas Bitcoin Foundation, Bitcoin Policy Institute, Unchained, and Strive to Host the Satoshi Papers Symposium  Press Release  The University of Austin…

“Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” is returning to theaters for its 20th anniversary, starting April 25. For the re-release event, graphic artist Matt Ferguson has created a new poster to celebrate the film. The film will run in U.S. theaters and select international territories for one week, including new formats like 4DX. “Revenge of…

Happy Birthday, “The Price Is Right”! Now in its 53rd season, the iconic gameshow is 10,000 episodes old. And like a fine wine, it has aged very well, thanks in large part to its host of 18 years, Drew Carey. “They told me it was my 3,317th episode. Sometimes I feel like it’s not that…

In a spirited panel discussion at Mip London, leading production executives shared insights on how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming content creation while highlighting opportunities for independent producers to gain competitive advantages over traditional studios. Jason Mitchell, founder of The Connected Set, demonstrated Storyboarder.ai, a $50-per-month animation tool that converts scripts into storyboards through generative…

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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will bring Oz to the Oscars, as the “Wicked” duo are set to perform live during Hollywood’s biggest night. Lisa, from this season of “The White Lotus” and the band Blackpink, will also perform, as well as Doja Cat, Queen Latifah and Raye. The specifics of their performances are unknown.…

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Jen Psaki, the former Biden White House press secretary who has become a favorite at MSNBC since joining in 2023, will get even more screen time in front of viewers in April when she takes over the network’s 9 p.m. slot between Tuesday and Friday. The move is the latest to be unveiled from MSNBC…

Skydance Sports is teaming up with the NFL and Hidden Empire Film Group (HEFG) for the third annual NFL Career Tour, designed to give players insight into the entertainment industry. Created by the NFL’s Player Engagement team, the program is a professional development experience offering current players and NFL legends access industry exposure and networking…

A good murder mystery is one thing, but when a TV show also manages to infuse distinct characters and extreme albeit hilarious melodrama, it’s certainly worth tuning into. From “Good Girls” creator Jenna Bans and her co-creator, Bill Krebs comes “Grosse Pointe Garden Society,” the latest unique drama with the same elements that made shows like “Desperate…

Richard Gadd may be earning quite a few awards for his breakout Netflix series “Baby Reindeer,” but he’s not holding onto many. “I tend to give most of them out to people, if you can believe that,” he told me Saturday at the Independent Spirit Awards, where he took home the prize for best lead…

“Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” is nearing a sweet box office benchmark with the fourth installment in the love-struck film franchise about to surpass $75 million overseas. “Bridget Jones 4,” starring Renée Zellweger as the titular heroine, added a solid $19.2 million over the weekend from 73 international markets for a tally above $71…

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In an ominous sign for visual effects artists, Technicolor-owned MPC, the banner behind recent Disney films “Mufasa: The Lion King,” “The Jungle Book” and “The Lion King,” could begin shutting its doors as early as Monday, according to multiple sources. On Friday, Technicolor began alerting customers and employees, sending U.S. employees a WARN notice as…

The 75th anniversary edition of the Berlin Film Festival draws to a close with tonight’s awards ceremony, featuring the competition prize selections of the jury overseen by Todd Haynes. Rose Byrne won best actor honors for her role in Mary Bronstein’s “If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You.” Andrew Scott won best supporting actor for…

At nearly five-and-a-half hours — further divided into five massive chapters — Julia Loktev’s “My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow” is less like typical docu-journalism, and more akin to Tolstoy’s “War and Peace.” The first volume in a two-part series about independent reporters, it lays out its twists and turns early…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 6 of “Severance,” now streaming on Apple TV+. In the world of “Severance,” the line between one’s two selves — good and evil, innie and outie — can be imperceptibly thin. For Helly R. (Britt Lower), it was one insensitive joke about Burt (Christopher Walken)…

Neon’s horror comedy “The Monkey” is seeing and doing a strong opening weekend, though it’ll take silver at the box office behind Disney’s “Captain America: Brave New World,” still on top of the charts but facing a substantial tumble in its second weekend. “The Monkey” chopped into an estimated $5.8 million from 3,200 theaters across…

February got off to a rockin’ good start with the Grammys in Los Angeles. Chappell Ronan hit the carpet in a Jean Paul Gaultier gown first worn by Beyoncé in Elle magazine in 2003. Billie Eilish, Doechii and Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars were among the night’s performers. And, of course, Beyonce finally took home…

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Greta Gerwig's Little Women is the best movie adaptation! View Entire Post ›

Seeing that "Avatar" is turning 20 makes me feel as ancient as 112-year-old Aang. View Entire Post ›

The new Apple iPhone 16e is the tech company’s newest smartphone, which is positioned to replace the iPhone SE (third generation) — released in 2022. Now for 2025, Apple emphasizes their new Apple Intelligence (A.I.) performance to help you complete tasks faster with quicker search. Available on Friday, Feb. 28, the new Apple iPhone 16e…

“The Quiz With Balls,” the high-stakes game show hosted by “Saturday Night Live” alum Jay Pharoah, has been renewed for Season 2 at Fox. Each episode of the series pits two families against each other, answering multiple-choice trivia questions and competing for $100,000. The contestants stand over a pool of water with giant balls looming…

"Killing people just to prove a point is terrible, but I totally see why he did everything." View Entire Post ›

After the conclusion of “9-1-1: Lone Star,” there’s a new series coming to Ryan Murphy’s emergency responder franchise: “9-1-1: Nashville,” set to premiere on ABC during the 2025-2026 season. The series will be produced by 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television. Murphy, Tim Minear and Rashad Raisani write the series and serve as…

Amanda Seyfried is back in a leading television role following “The Crowded Room” and her Emmy award-winning turn in “The Dropout.” Based on the New York Times bestseller by Liz Moore published in 2020, the limited series “Long Bright River” follows Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer patrolling an area of Philadelphia that was particularly hit…

Copenhagen documentary festival CPH:DOX is set to launch a Summit in partnership with Documentary Campus and the Danish Producers’ Assn. on March 24. The Summit will bring together politicians, thought leaders and film and TV professionals to discuss the future of the industry. It aims to make possible “cross-sector dialogues, enabling key decision-makers to address…

Peacock has won the rights to develop Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas’ upcoming novel “Climbing in Heels” into a TV series, Variety has learned. Peacock has given the drama project a script-to-series commitment. It was first reported in December that Universal TV was taking the show to market, with Goldsmith-Thomas and Darren Star set to serve as co-writers…

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Alia Shawkat, Seth Rogen, Kumail Nanjiani, LaKeith Stanfield, Zack Fox and Tony Hale have joined Kristen Stewart in “The Wrong Girls” at Neon. The film, which marks Dylan Meyer’s directorial debut, began shooting last week, becoming one of the first independent films going into production in Los Angeles following January’s devastating wildfires. Neon will release…

Walt Disney Studios has appointed Daria Cercek as president of the studio’s theatrical live-action division. She will report to David Greenbaum, president of Disney Live Action and 20th Century Studios. Cercek is joining Disney from Paramount, where she served as co-president of the studio’s motion picture group. In her new role, Cercek will be spearheading…

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Follow Frank on X. The news of USDT (Tether) coming to Bitcoin and Lightning via Taproot Assets…

The CBB house is reopening its doors later this year. View Entire Post ›

The plethora of solo albums from Blackpink members is not keeping the K-pop quartet from getting back together to play stadiums. This summer the group will play a “limited” run of large-scale shows in 10 cities around the world, including North American stops in L.A.. New York, Chicago and Toronto, it was announced Wednesday. The…

Ethan Hawke is weighing in on his daughter Maya’s comments about certain producers wanting to cast actors based on the amount of Instagram followers they have. In an interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast last week, Maya Hawke revealed that she knows several “smart directors” who have been told by producers that they must…

Chef Pati Jinich will host a new PBS docuseries highlighting some of the foods, culture and history that make up “Panamericana,” with the first season focusing on areas of Alaska and Canada. The series, called “Pati Jinich Explores Panamericana,” runs from April 29 to May 13. Jinich, a Mexican chef, TV host and cookbook author,…

I genuinely cannot believe half of these were green-lit. View Entire Post ›

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor enjoyed a surprise early birthday celebration at the 2025 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors ceremony on Monday night — complete with a cake, sparkling candles and the well-heeled crowd singing her “Happy Birthday” (the Stevie Wonder version, of course). Ellis-Taylor was among the special honorees at the awards show, feted not just…

LuckyChap (“Barbie,” the upcoming “Wuthering Heights”) adds veteran studio executive Milan Popelka as a partner, joining the company’s current partners Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara and Margot Robbie. Popelka brings over 15 years of experience as Chief Operating Officer of FilmNation and served as executive producer on many of the company’s most-acclaimed projects, including the currently…

John Malkovich is set to make his Marvel debut as a mystery character in this summer’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” but it wasn’t the first Marvel role the Oscar nominee has been offered over the years. The actor revealed an interview with GQ magazine that he’s turned down a few Marvel offers in the…

Iranian filmmakers Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani, the creative duo behind the Oscar-nominated animated short “In the Shadow of the Cypress,” find themselves grappling with geopolitical hurdles that have cast a shadow over their historical achievement and may prevent them from attending this year’s Academy Awards. Despite their film’s incredible festival run and Oscar nomination,…

Explaining why he's been forced to live off a "paycheck from three years ago" despite “The Brutalist” being a box office hit, Brady said other people involved in production get “paid back 17 times over before you make a dollar as its creator.” View Entire Post ›

Two of the kids from "School of Rock" recently got married. View Entire Post ›

Female-led shows, crime dramas and politically charged stories are still making their mark.   “Anne of Green Gables” author Lucy Maud Montgomery will finally get the starry treatment worthy of her iconic characters in “Lucy. Maud.” Produced by Girls Productions, it’s created by Susan Coyne and presented at Berlinale’s Co-Pro Series.   “It’s a compelling drama about…

Megan Follows is coming full circle: After breaking out as Anne Shirley in “Anne of Green Gables,” she will now play its author Lucy Maud Montgomery in upcoming series “Lucy. Maud.”  “I’ve always been incredibly grateful to be introduced, as a young woman, to the power of a character who was a central figure in…

Colombia’s Doc:Co is set to co-produce “After Elena,” headed by one of Latin America’s foremost of actors, Alfredo Castro, whose turns in Tony Manero, ‘No’ and ‘The Club’ helped Pablo Larraín lift off as an international filmmaker.  Moved at Berlin by Gabriela Sandoval, who produced out of her label Cine Matriz and Storyboard Media, where…

French actor Ludivine Sagnier, best known for “Swimming Pool” and “8 Women,” welcomed the European Shooting Stars – 10 up-and-coming European actors – on stage at the Berlinale Palast Monday. Sagnier was one of the jury members that selected the Shooting Stars, alongside Romanian director Radu Muntean, Swiss producer Amel Soudani, Swedish casting director Pauline…

It’s a new year, and with that new year come all the normal social media circle jerking centered around predictions of “what will happen in 2020!” I wanted to extend that out a bit, and look at the next decade. But first, I wanted to spend a minute going over the last (yeah, I know…

Arthur Hayes, former BitMEX CEO, has made an audacious prediction: by 2026, meme coins will dominate political advertising.  It sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi film, but Hayes believes that meme coins and blockchain-based assets will become central to how politicians engage with voters.  If his forecast is correct, we could see the…

Four months after being released, Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan has shared details about his detention by Nigerian authorities. The executive called out for justice, naming several officials responsible for his arrest, and discussed the events of his 8-month nightmare. Binance Executive Calls Out Nigerian Authorities A recent WIRED article narrated the events of Tigran Gambaryan’s…

The percentage of Ethereum (ETH) supply staked on the network has dropped to 27.6%, a level last seen in July 2024. This decline has raised questions about Ethereum’s long-term appeal among investors and whether staking remains a preferred option. Staked Ethereum Percentage Drops From November Peak According to data from Dune Analytics, the proportion of…

Polkadot ($DOT) is leading the charge as one of the few altcoins defying the bearish trend currently taking over the crypto industry.  Despite market volatility, Polkadot has managed to hold strong above the $4.8 support level, with a bullish uptick of around +10% in the last week.  This has investors buzzing with optimism as bulls…

In a bold move that underscores the Trump family’s expanding footprint in the digital asset arena, World Liberty Financial (WLF), a new crypto platform in which President Donald Trump holds a financial stake, announced on Tuesday the launch of a strategic token reserve. Designed to bolster leading cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and potentially others such…

For well over a decade, fans have been captivated by the twisted world of Dexter Morgan, the vigilante serial killer who walked a razor-thin line between darkness and redemption. Now, with the premiere of the first season of Dexter Original Sin, a fresh, electrifying chapter unfolds, one that tells the back story Dexter fans never…

A sudden government crackdown on unlicensed crypto platforms sent shockwaves through Nigeria’s digital asset market, leaving investors scrambling to contain the fallout. The upheaval reached a fever pitch when two Binance executives were detained, with one, Tigran Gambaryan, remaining in custody until U.S. intervention secured his release in October. The dramatic move sparked widespread panic,…

The literal chains are moving that could reshape federal finance, Cathie Wood, the visionary founder of Ark Invest, has thrown her weight behind Elon Musk’s radical proposal to put U.S. government spending on the blockchain. Speaking on Sunday, Wood declared, “Transparency, Efficiency, Security: Win, Win, Win,” Encapsulating her belief that integrating blockchain technology into government payment…