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Today — 1 November 2024Variety

‘Thursday Night Football’: How to Watch the Houston Texans vs. New York Jets Online Without Cable

31 October 2024 at 23:27
The NFL gets ready for the start of the football week with the “Thursday Night Football” game. For Week 9, two AFC division rivals go head-to-head with the Houston Texans (6-2) facing off against the New York Jets (2-6) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Thursday, Oct. 31. The game kickoffs at […]

Academy Film Archive Lays Off Multiple Staff Members in Restructuring as AMPAS Announces Expansions to Collection

31 October 2024 at 23:27
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences laid off a major contingent of staff members in its archive and library on Wednesday, including Academy Film Archive director of 24 years Mike Pogorzelski. A source with knowledge of the changes says that several impacted employees had worked at the Academy for more than a decade. […]

Oscar Predictions: Best Supporting Actress — Will ‘Wicked’ Make Ariana Grande ‘Popular’ Enough for Her First Nomination?’

31 October 2024 at 23:05
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual […]

Grammy-Winner Jhett Tolentino’s ‘Asian Persuasion’ Rom-Com Sets North American Release, AFM Sales Launch (EXCLUSIVE)

31 October 2024 at 23:05
“Asian Persuasion,” the film directing debut of three-time Tony Award- and Grammy-winning producer Jhett Tolentino, has set North American distribution and will have a sales launch at the imminent American Film Market. Hawaii-based Scatena & Rosner Films has acquired the worldwide rights to the romantic comedy. The film tells the story of a lovable underachiever who […]

Oda Kaori Goes ‘Underground’ and Semi-Fictional to Complete Subterranean Trilogy

31 October 2024 at 23:03
The last element of a trilogy exploring subterranean spaces that began with the 2015 “Aragane” and continued with the 2019 “Cenote,” Oda Kaori’s docudrama “Underground” ventures from a subway in Sapporo to caves (locally called “gama”) in Okinawa. It also marks a new direction for the director, whose previous trilogy entries were documentaries. “Underground” is […]

Megan Thee Stallion Tells All on Tory Lanez Relationship, Her Battle With Depression and More in New Documentary

31 October 2024 at 23:00
Megan Thee Stallion lays it all bare, and then some, in her freshly released Prime Video documentary “Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words.” The two-hour film, which premiered last night at the TCL Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, explores the concurrent rise of the Houston rapper and the aftermath of a highly publicized shooting involving […]

Madlib, Producer for Kanye West and Mos Def, Sues Former Manager Over Deceptive Business Practices

31 October 2024 at 22:53
Madlib, producer for tracks by Kanye West, Mos Def and MF Doom, filed a lawsuit Thursday against Eothen “Egon” Alapatt, former manager of Stones Throw Records and founder of subsidiary label Now-Again. According to the suit, filed earlier today in the Los Angeles Court, the rapper/producer (real name Otis Lee Jackson Jr.) alleges that Alapatt […]

Oscar Predictions: Best Supporting Actor — Could Another Villian Role Bring Denzel Washington Another Statuette?

31 October 2024 at 22:35
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual […]

Yesterday — 31 October 2024Variety

‘Red One’ Release Plans Include HDR By Barco

31 October 2024 at 22:07
Amazon MGM Studios’ “Red One” will open in theaters in formats including HDR by Barco, as part of a pre-release program for the Belgian cinema tech developer’s new HDR-capable premium line of theater projectors. In cooperation with AMC Theatres, B&B Theatres, and Regal Cinemas, a specially graded and mastered version of “Red One” will be […]

Oscar Predictions: Best Picture — Will ‘Wicked’ Defy Gravity for Awards Attention?

31 October 2024 at 21:50
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual […]

George Lucas Cut a Bombshell ‘Star Wars’ Twist From ‘Phantom Menace’: Liam Neeson Was Going to Play the Real Obi-Wan Kenobi Who Died

31 October 2024 at 21:41
Love it or hate it, “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” is at least universally beloved for its casting of Ewan McGregor as young Obi-Wan Kenobi. But hold up. A recent interview with “Star Wars” concept and storyboard artist Iain McCaig (via StarWars.com) to mark “The Phantom Menace’s” 25th anniversary reveals that George Lucas was originally […]

Nielsen Streaming Top 10: ‘Love Is Blind’ Takes Third Place With 1.1 Billion Minutes Watched After Season 7 Debut

31 October 2024 at 21:40
“Love Is Blind” has once again returned to the Nielsen Streaming Top 10. The series re-debuted in third place with 1.1 billion minutes watched from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6, during which the first six episodes of Season 7 were available for five days, though it should be noted that this total also includes any […]

Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and More Avengers Stars Assemble to Endorse Kamala Harris

31 October 2024 at 21:32
Mark Ruffalo, aka Hulk, gathered a group of his fellow Avengers to endorse Kamala Harris for President on Thursday. “Don’t sit this one out. It’s the one where we will lose big: Project 2025, women’s reproductive rights, climate change, LGBTQIA+ rights, public education, student debt relief, Affordable Care Act, Social Security, and as of today, […]

Dodgers Win! Here’s Where to Find the Team’s Official World Series Championship Merch Online

31 October 2024 at 21:27
The Los Angeles Dodgers managed to close out Game 5 in a very dramatic come-from-behind win against the New York Yankees at Yankees Stadium in The Bronx, New York to win the 2024 World Series, in front of a star-studded crowd that included Rob Lowe, John Travolta, Tim McGraw and Alec Baldwin. The Dodgers won […]

Young Thug to Be Released From Prison After Accepting Plea Deal in Georgia RICO Case

31 October 2024 at 22:37
After a historic drawn-out trial, Young Thug is due to be released from prison after pleading guilty in his long-standing RICO case. Standing before a judge earlier today, the rapper, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, pleaded no contest to RICO and gang leader counts, and pled guilty to the rest of his charges […]

Apple Profit Drops 36% on EU Tax Charge as Services Revenue Hits $25 Billion in New Quarterly Record

31 October 2024 at 20:40
Apple’s bottom line took a hit from a recent European Union tax ruling, as smartphone revenue — including sales of its new AI-enabled iPhone 16 — rose 5.5% while the tech giant’s services segment turned in record revenue. The company reported revenue of $94.93 billion, up 6.1%, and net income of $14.74 billion, down 36%, […]

Matthew Lillard Thought ‘Scooby-Doo 2’ Would Make Him ‘No. 1 on the Call Sheet for the Next 10 Years.’ Then It Flopped and His Career Became ‘Irrelevant’

31 October 2024 at 20:39
Matthew Lillard thought his career would explode when the success of 2002’s live-action “Scooby-Doo” (the film earned $275 million worldwide) launched a franchise. The actor signed up to reprise the role of Shaggy in 2004’s “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed” and earned the biggest payday of his career. The only way forward for his career was […]

Amazon Bests Wall Street Earnings Estimates as Ad Sales Rise 19% in Q3

31 October 2024 at 20:10
Amazon reported its third-quarter 2024 earnings, revealing ad sales rose 19% year over year. Wall Street forecast earnings per share (EPS) of $1.14 on $157.2 billion in revenue, according to analyst consensus data provided by LSEG, formerly Refinitiv. Amazon reported diluted EPS of $1.43 on $158.9 billion in revenue. Analyst had expected $14.25 billion in […]

Sony Sues CBS for Self-Dealing on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘Jeopardy!’

By: Gmaddaus
31 October 2024 at 20:09
Sony filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing CBS of self-dealing and of failing to maximize revenues in its syndication of “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy!” Sony and CBS have partnered for decades on the iconic game shows, with Sony handling production and CBS overseeing distribution. The suit alleges that CBS has seen waves of layoffs and […]

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