For the millions who loved him, John Prine was an angel from Illinois. The singer-songwriter had a 50-year career trajectory that went the full distance from being part of the “next Dylan” brigade in the early ’70s to inspiring Next-John-Prines by the thousands before his
The “Barbie” film and soundtrack album are such an embarrassment of riches that an equally massive bounty of Grammy and Academy awards seems like a foregone conclusion. But such awards don’t just happen — it’s an intricate, laborious, precisely timed dance of official submissions, lobbying, advertising
“The Spiderwick Chronicles” series adaptation has found a new home at Roku. The series was originally set up at Disney+ before the streamer decided to scrap it in August. The eight-episode show is based on the hit book series of the same name by Tony
Carletta Higginson, most recently head of music publishing at YouTube and Google Play, is joining Warner Music Group as EVP and chief digital officer. Higginson will start at WMG on Oct. 16, based in New York and reporting to CEO Robert Kyncl — a reteaming
Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival has been rescheduled “in light of the deeply troubling circumstances resulting in the loss of innocent lives” due to the Israel-Hamas conflict. In a statement to press on Tuesday, the festival confirmed that it will now take place from Oct.
Coldplay are countersuing their former manager Dave Holmes for $17 million. As Variety exclusively revealed in August, Holmes filed suit against the Chris Martin-fronted band for over £10 million ($12 million) worth of unpaid commission related to their tenth and eleventh (unreleased) studio albums. Holmes,
More than 25 years after the finale of “Seinfeld,” it seems the beloved sitcom might be getting a second ending. When asked if he liked the ending of “Seinfeld” during a stand-up set on Saturday night, Jerry Seinfeld told a Boston audience that he “has
Sixty-six titles have been added to the program for the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) as the event unveils the Luminous and Frontlight sections, in addition to titles for live cinema section IDFA on Stage, experimental art section Paradocs and queer cinema section Contagious