Daily Archives: July 20, 2024

Sean Kingston Facing Decades in Prison Following Indictment Over Wire Fraud Charges

Sean Kingston and his mother were indicted in Miami federal court today in connection with a $1 million wire fraud scheme. If convicted, both face up to 20 years in prison for each of the six charged counts. The 34-year-old singer, born Kisean Anderson, appeared

Donna Berwick, ‘Da 5 Bloods’ Costume Designer, Dies at 66

Donna Berwick, a costume designer who worked on films including Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods,” “Donnie Darko” and more died, July 14 of breast cancer. She was 66. Berwick was nominated for best contemporary film by the Costume Designers Guild for her work on “Da

‘Those About to Die’ Star Iwan Rheon on Why Tenax ‘Created a Monster,’ and How His ‘Game of Thrones’ Villain Ramsay Bolton Would Fare in the Roman Colosseum

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for the entire first season of “Those About to Die,” now streaming on Peacock. In the underbelly of Rome in Peacock’s swords-and-sandals epic “Those About to Die,” you can call Tenax (Iwan Rheon) many things. Bookie, fixer, faction leader,

Oscar Predictions: Best Supporting Actress — Could Music Superstars Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga Nab Acting Noms?

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

All the Ways ‘Twisters’ Pays Homage to the Original ‘Twister’

SPOILER WARNING: This article discusses plot points from “Twisters,” now playing in theaters. If you’re heading to your local theater to see “Twisters” and wondering “Do I need to see the original ‘Twister’ first?” Well, no. But revisiting the movie certainly would enhance the experience. The

‘Cobra Kai’ Villain Alicia Hannah-Kim on Singing Taylor Swift Songs With Peyton List on Set and How Kylo Ren Inspired Kim Da-Eun

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 6, Part 1 of “Cobra Kai,” now streaming on Netflix. While Kim Da-Eun — Alicia Hannah-Kim’s character in “Cobra Kai”— was one of the main antagonists last season (and seemed to be done for good), you shouldn’t have

‘Bad Genius’ Director Baz Poonpiriya Launches BASK Venture With Thailand’s ‘Grandma’ Studio GDH

Nattawut ‘Baz’ Poonpiriya, the director of 2017 pan-Asian hit “Bad Genius,” has joined forces with Thailand’s leading film studio GDH559 to launch new production company BASK. GDH, a subsidiary of the GMM group, is currently riding another wave of regional success with comedy-drama “How to

Mad Solutions Takes World Rights to ‘Dear Tarkovsky,’ Palestinian Filmmaker Firas Khoury’s Follow-Up to Fiery Cairo Fest Winner ‘Alam’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Arab distributor Mad Solutions has taken world rights to Firas Khoury’s “Dear Tarkovsky,” the Palestinian filmmaker’s follow-up to his fiery Cairo Film Festival winner “Alam” (The Flag). Khoury will be introducing the project to prospective partners this week at the Durban FilmMart. The director’s sophomore