Sheldon “Shel” Talmy, the American-born producer behind classic ‘60s songs by the Who, the Kinks, the Easybeats and even a teenaged David Bowie, died at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday, from complications due to a stroke, a rep confirms to Variety. He was
Syndicado Film Sales has boarded documentary “Bright Future,” which has its world premiere at IDFA. Variety debuts the trailer here. The film is the directorial debut of Romanian archive researcher Andra MacMasters. “Bright Future” goes back to the summer of 1989 when thousands of young
The video game “Gotham Knights” served as an unexpected inspiration when it came to building Gotham City for HBO’s “The Penguin.” Sony-owned Pixomondo, which specializes in pre-production, virtual production and visual effects, was tasked with the environmental design of Gotham’s world-building. Among those designs were
Eva Longoria decided to leave the U.S. amid the COVID pandemic, and she has no plans of returning now that Donald Trump has been elected to serve a second term as president. She told Marie Clarie for its November cover story that she splits time
Netflix is in early development on the adaptation of John Gilstrap and Kurt Muse’s “Six Minutes To Freedom,” the incredible true story of a daring hostage rescue. Jared Rosenberg has been hired to adapt the non-fiction book, which draws on Muse’s harrowing experiences, into a
Since the premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer” at the Venice Film Festival in September, there has been an intense response from fans and media alike surrounding the revealing love scenes between star Daniel Craig and his on-screen paramour Drew Starkey. When asked about the reactions
David Joyner might not be the most recognizable name to television fans, but his work as the actor inside the suit of Barney certainly is. Joyner played the benevolent purple dinosaur on “Barney & Friends” for a decade from 1991 to 2001. On a recent
During his “Closer Look” segment on Wednesday night, Seth Meyers commented on President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks for several key roles, including Fox News host and Army National Guard veteran Pete Hegseth leading the Department of Defense. “While Biden’s looking for ways to accommodate Trump,