Sky exec Karl Holmes has been tapped to lead Disney+ EMEA. Holmes, who will take on the role from January, will be based in Londo. He was most recently COO for Europe at Sky as well as chief consumer revenue officer for the U.K., CFO for the U.K. and Ireland and group chief data officer. […]

Starz is an unbeatable $.99/month for 12 months if you purchase it as a Hulu add-on with this limited-time Black Friday deal. The deal went live across all Hulu channels on Wednesday, Nov. 27 and will be live through Dec. 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT. It is available to all current or new Hulu subscribers […]

Derek Medina, a longtime ABC News business executive, will leave the Disney unit at the end of the year after a more than two-decade run. His exit may spur new questions about what plans ABC News has to assign an executive to directly oversee talent relations, something that people familiar with the unit say has […]

Although Kerry Washington finds the fact that she’s receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame “surreal,” her father, Earl Washington, thinks she should’ve gotten a star a lot sooner. “Anytime he would hear that somebody was getting one, he was like, ‘Why don’t you have one?’” Washington tells Variety, laughing as she recounts […]

“Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Book” hits stores on Black Friday, and among the more than 500 images included are close-up looks at what may be her most important stage arsenal… or what might be at least in a tie with the famous wardrobe. That would be the superstar’s full complement of acoustic guitars, […]

Sharon Stone made headlines in July when she said that she’d likely buy a house in Italy and move out of the United States if Donald Trump was reelected president. While the jury is still out on whether the Oscar nominee will leave the U.S. now that Trump has been voted back into office, Stone […]

With Thanksgiving here, and nearly behind us, it’s already time to start thinking up more festive meal ideas for Christmas and New Years. But if you’re already wiped out from all the cooking that family get-togethers entail during this time of year (or have never liked spending too much time in the kitchen) there are […]

Save the date for Friday, Jan. 24, as the Weeknd releases his upcoming album “Hurry Up Tomorrow.” The next day, he will debut his work with a one-night-only concert at the Rose Bowl, where the stage will cover the entire stadium floor.  This is the last of the artist’s trilogy work from his previous albums […]

Warner Bros. is expanding its postproduction services with the opening of Water Tower Color on its studio lot in Burbank. Its services are available for both Warner Bros. and outside clients, as with Warner Bros. De Lane Lea in London. “WTC is both a creative and technical enhancement for our filmmakers and producers experience here […]

In recent years, movies about senility and mortality have taken on a pitilessly bleak, frightening tenor, notably in such awards magnets as “Amour,” “Vortex” and “The Father.” Preferring a less grim approach is the Netherlands’ submission to the Oscar international feature race this year. Jelle de Jonge’s “Memory Lane” is a sometimes boisterous, ultimately affirming […]

 There are many different ways to measure a terrific film awards season.   Last year, “Barbenheimer” put two billion-dollar blockbusters at the center of the awards chatter. “Barbie” settled for an Oscar and a “box office achievement” Golden Globe, while “Oppenheimer” fulfilled its promise as the first (much-needed) awards season megahit and awards juggernaut in […]

Sony Music Publishing Mexico has extended its 12-year relationship with RBD’s Dulce Maria, renewing the singer and actor’s contract ahead of the release of new solo music. Having recently completed a global reunion trek — playing stadiums and arenas in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and the United States for more than 50 dates — as part of Mexican […]

Margot Robbie appeared on the “Talking Pictures” podcast and expressed her continued bafflement over moviegoers hating “Babylon,” her infamous 2022 box office flop co-starring Brad Pitt. Directed by “La La Land” Oscar winner Damian Chazelle, the Hollywood epic centered on silent movie stars in the 1920s as they struggle to adapt during the industry’s transition […]

Some partnerships are not built to last. In 2019, Cindi Berger and Mark Owens merged Hollywood’s two largest publicity firms, PMK*BNC and Rogers & Cowan, forming a marketing colossus with Berger as chairman and Owens as CEO. Owens has since been fired, and the combined entity — now known as R&CPMK — is accusing him […]

Vietnamese feature “A Fragile Flower” is heading to Indian theaters following its showcase at the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. The film, directed by Mai Thu Huyen (“Kieu”), screens at IFFI with Huyen and executive producer Jacqueline Nguyen in attendance. “A Fragile Flower,” notable as the first Vietnamese feature produced entirely […]

The race for the animated feature Oscar includes everything from billion-dollar grossing blockbuster “Inside Out 2” to festival favorites “Chicken for Linda” and Memoir of a Snail,” as well as a huge range of techniques, aesthetics and storytelling, proving that this category remains the most inventive and artistically challenging one in awards season.

It was a scene ripped from a John le Carré novel. According to firsthand accounts and court documents, a man is told to go to the front desk of the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Manhattan and say the phrase “banana peel.” The concierge then hands him an envelope with orders to circle the block […]

Disney’s popular Polynesian heroine is back in theaters with “Moana 2,” and the Mouse House is looking for big box office numbers to capitalize on the “Moana” buzz. Disney already has a lot to celebrate, with new “Moana” merch moving quickly online. Sites like Amazon, Target, Walmart and the official Disney Store have seen swift […]

“Moana 2” set sail at the box office with $13.8 million in preview screenings on Tuesday, ranking as the biggest preview haul in history for Disney Animation. It’s also the biggest pre-Thanksgiving preview bounty and the second-best preview figure of all time for an animated title. To compare to Disney’s other animated juggernauts, this June’s […]