WGA Showrunner Match Fundraiser Blows Past $500,000 Goal in a Week
Inspired by conversations in the nearly 500-strong showrunner text group, the donations will go to the Entertainment Community Fund,...
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‘Yellowstone’: What’s Accurate About the Show, and What Isn’t? A Real-Life Rancher Tells All
Paramount Network SPOILER ALERT: This article discusses general themes from the first five seasons of “Yellowstone.” The heart of...
GLAAD Rallies With Queer SAG-AFTRA and WGA Members; Releases Annual Film Studio Representation Score
Pictured above, from left: Alexandra Grey, Vittorio Wyatt Gray, Jason Stuart, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, Michelle C. Bonilla, National...
American Fiction’ Review: Jeffrey Wright Takes on Narrow Ideas of Black Representation in Satire
First-time director Cord Jefferson takes a 22-year-old book and turns it into a clever lens through which to poke fun at how Hollywood...
California Black Caucus Calls Studios to Explain Sudden Departures of Black Female Hollywood Execs
CLBC A group of state legislators representing the California Legislative Black Caucus are calling on film studios to meet with them...
At Sun Valley Film Festival, Variety’s 2023 Producers to Watch Talk Filmmaking Challenges, Futures
Photo by Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for the Sun Valley Film Festival At Variety’s 10 Producers to Watch panel, held March 31 at the Sun...
‘Blue Beetle’ Trailer: DC’s First Latino Superhero Gets Iron Man-Like Alien Suit
DC Comics fans are getting a first taste of “Blue Beetle” film. Warner Bros. has revealed the first trailer for the upcoming comic book...
Judy Blume Scoffs at Roald Dahl Books Rewritten for Offensive Language: ‘I Don’t Believe in That'
Courtesy of Celeste Sloman for Variety As one of the most widely banned authors in American history, Judy Blume has some opinions on...
Rosie Perez: Bombing Her ‘Matrix’ Audition and Why Hollywood’s Latino Representation Still "Sucks"
Rosie Perez slides into a booth at an upscale Italian restaurant in Manhattan. She pushes up the sleeves on her wool sweater dress and...
Netflix, CBC and APTN Greenlight Arctic-Set Comedy From Inuit Writing Duo
L-R: Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril Netflix, APTN and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation have commissioned a new comedy...
Oscar Winner Bob Yari, Marvin Peart Launch Production and Distribution Venture WonderHill
Veteran film producer Bob Yari (“Crash”) and music executive turned content maker Marvin Peart have formed WonderHill Studios, a film and...
Trevor Noah to Host Amazon Prime Video’s First South African Original ‘LOL: Last One Laughing’
Amazon Prime Video has set its first South African original, “LOL: Last One Laughing,” an unscripted comedy series hosted by Trevor Noah....
Netflix to Increase Asia Content Spending by 15% in 2023 as Revenue Growth Accelerates in the Region
Jeon Do Yeon in Kill Boksoon (Courtesy of Netflix) Global streaming operation Netflix is forecast to spend $1.9 billion on local content...
Raven-Symoné and LeVar Burton Urge ‘Thought-Provoking’ Children’s Shows: "They Can Handle It"
Courtesy of Variety via Getty Images “Raven’s Home” star Raven-Symoné, “Reading Rainbow” host LeVar Burton and the creators of “Cobra...
Ira Sachs, Mya Taylor, Jude Dry Sign With Fusion Entertainment
L-R: Mya Taylor, Ira Sachs, and Jude Dry Fusion Entertainment has signed filmmaker Ira Sachs, actor Mya Taylor and writer-director-actor...
Netflix Updates Corporate Culture Memo, Adding Anti-Censorship Section and Vow to Spend Money Wisely
AP Netflix loves to tout its culture of avoiding rules and minimizing corporate red tape. But of course, the company does have operating...
Actors Fund Changes Name to Entertainment Community Fund
Courtesy of Jenny Anderson After 140 years, the Actors Fund is getting a new name. The charitable organization will rebrand itself as the...
GeekWire Chairman Launches Ad-Supported, ‘American Asian’ Focused Platform JoySauce Network
Jonathan Sposato (Courtesy of JoySauce Network) GeekWire co-founder and chairman Jonathan Sposato has launched JoySauce Network, a new...
As Subtitling and Dubbing Booms for Global Series, Experts Urge Productions to Plan in Advance
Squid Game (Courtesy of Netflix) As programming becomes increasingly international in scope in the streaming age, experts are urging the...
HBO Max Pa’lante! Launches Pa’lante! Promise Through Partnership With WarnerMedia’s OneFifty Studios
Courtesy of HBO Max HBO Max Pa’lante!, the social-first audience initiative aimed at driving culturally-relevant programming on HBO Max...
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