The Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, which provides services and financial assistance for career musicians and professionals, will pay tribute to legendary singer Joan Baez with a benefit concert at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco on Feb. 8. Confirmed performers include Baez, Emmylou Harris, Hozier, Rosanne Cash, Margo Price, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Morello,
Ahead of the streaming release of the wrestling movie “Unstoppable,” Jennifer Lopez joined the Variety Screening Series presented by Amazon MGM Studios for a career retrospective chat with Clayton Davis, Variety’s Senior Awards Editor. Lopez shared her experience taking on the role of a mother
Zoe Saldaña recently spoke to The Independent about how the Oscars and other awards bodies struggle to look past all the digital wizardry that goes into her “Avatar” performances. Saldaña plays Neytiri via motion capture in the James Cameron-directed franchise. While the character is a
In the race to produce a documentary special about the killing of United Healthcare CEO and alleged shooter Luigi Mangione, ABC News may be first out of the gate. Variety has learned that ABC News Studios is crashing the one-hour special “Manhunt: Luigi Mangione and
A blue, anthropomorphic speed demon is expected to outpace the future king of Pride Lands at the weekend box office. Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” is projected to claim a leading $55 million to $60 million from 3,800 North American theaters in its debut, while
Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld’s seminal sitcom finally gets the physical release it deserves. The complete “Seinfeld” series debuted on Blu-ray and 4K UHD Tuesday morning, just in time for the show’s 35th anniversary and Columbia Pictures’ 100th anniversary. The physical releases officially ships out
The race to produce true crime and documentary about Luigi Mangione — the man accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York — continues to get more crowded. Next up, Variety has learned that Warner Bros. Discovery true crime network Investigation Discovery
“You can always spot a Eureka Day kid, because at soccer games, they’re the ones who cheer when the other team scores.” So says Carina (Amber Gray), the parent of a new enrollee at Berkeley’s Eureka Day school, explaining what had been her thinking in