Get ready for a supersized “White Lotus” finale. The eighth and final installment of the vacation dramedy’s third season will span 90 minutes, according to the HBO schedule, marking the longest episode of the series to date. (The Season 2 finale was 12 minutes shorter, at 1 hour and 18 minutes.) The episode has a […]
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‘Big Momma’s House’ at 25: Paul Giamatti Recalls the Joyous On-Set ‘Mayhem,’ Reminiscing With Co-Star Octavia Spencer: ‘How Did We Get From There to Here?’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Paul Giamatti’s lengthy filmography is filled with treasures, including the broad 2000 comedy “Big Momma’s House.” In the film, Martin Lawrence plays an FBI agent who has to go undercover as a larger-than-life grandma — the eponymous Big Momma — to track down an escaped criminal. Giamatti plays Lawrence’s partner, Agent Jonathan Maxwell, mostly serving […]
Steve Kornacki Exits MSNBC for NBC News, Sports as Spin-Off Nears
NBC gets Steve Kornacki — and his khakis — in the divorce. Kornacki, a popular presence on MSNBC during election cycles, when he examines state-level voting data and helps explain how candidates benefit, will take his data-analzying skills to NBC News and NBC Sports as parent company Comcast prepares to spin off the bulk of […]
Latin Music Revenue Exceeds $1 Billion for Third Straight Year, but Grows Only 6% From 2023: RIAA Report
Latin music revenues in the United States grew by 6% in 2024, exceeding $1 billion for a third consecutive year. This marks the ninth consecutive year that Latin music outpaced the overall growth of the U.S. music market, as the genre’s total share grew to 8.1% from 7.9% in 2023. Although total revenue from Latin […]
Variety Nabs Five 2025 Webby Awards Nominations
Nominations have been announced for the 2025 Webby Awards, recognizing the best of the internet, with Variety picking up five nods. Winners for the 29th Annual Webby Awards will be announced on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. The awards show, hosted by Ilana Glazer, will take place May 12 at Cipriani Wall Street and will publish […]
‘Snow White’ Holds No. 1 as Mohanlal’s ‘L2: Empuraan’ and Jason Statham’s ‘A Working Man’ Make Strong Debuts at U.K. and Ireland Box Office
Disney’s “Snow White” retained the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second week, bringing in £2 million ($2.6 million) and pushing its total to £6.7 million ($8.7 million), according to Comscore. Leading the newcomers was “L2: Empuraan,” the Malayalam-language action film distributed by RFT Films Ltd. The film, a sequel […]
Canneseries Unveils Lineup, Including J.J. Abrams’ ‘Duster,’ ‘The Walking Dead: Dead City,’ ‘The Agency’
J.J. Abrams’ Max period crime thriller “Duster,” AMC Networks’ “The Walking Dead: Dead City,” Season 2 and Paramount+ with Showtime’s “The Agency” will bow at this year’s Canneseries whose 2025 lineup belies naysayers who argued, without a parallel MipTV and the buyers it brought to Cannes, the French TV festival would fail to draw series or […]
‘Last Swim’ Breakout Deba Hekmat Signs With Olivia Bell Management (EXCLUSIVE)
Rising screen star Deba Hekmat, who caught the eye of critics for her first lead role in buzzy British indie drama “Last Swim,” has signed with Olivia Bell Management in the U.K. The Kurdish-British model, actress and writer — who was born in Iran but moved to the U.K. as a child — received acclaim for her […]
‘Fate: The Winx Saga’ Actor Hannah van der Westhuysen to Make Directorial Debut With Short Film ‘Peter,’ Starring ‘We Live in Time’s’ Lee Braithwaite (EXCLUSIVE)
“Fate: The Winx Saga” star Hannah van der Westhuysen will make their directorial debut with the short film “Peter,” starring “We Live in Time” breakout Lee Braithwaite. Written by van der Westhuysen and produced by the Oscar-winning Slick Films (“The Silent Child”) and “Sex Education” actor George Somner’s 13:8 Films, “Peter” follows Elliott (Braithwaite), a […]
Amy Sherman-Palladino’s Multiverse Collides at PaleyFest With ‘Gilmore Girls,’ ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ and ‘Étoile’ Stars
It’s Amy Sherman-Palladino’s world and we’re all just watching it. Or at least that was the premise of the PaleyFest L.A. panel that looked back on the prolific TV creator’s hit shows, “Gilmore Girls” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” and previewed her new ballet comedy “Étoile.” Sherman-Palladino was greeted by a roar of applause and […]