In 2015, Drea de Matteo’s East Village apartment on the corner of St. Marks Place and 1st Ave. went up in flames after a gas explosion set off in the adjacent building. Three buildings on the block, including de Matteo’s, were reduced to rubble by
A federal judge has dealt a major setback to Disney in its fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, throwing out the company’s First Amendment lawsuit. Disney argued that the governor retaliated against the company for its protected speech when he dissolved a special tax district
Shakedown Street, meet the Sphere. A year after announcing their final tour, Dead & Company will reunite at Las Vegas’ hottest, roundest new venue. Information is scant, but the Grateful Dead offshoot band featuring John Mayer posted a video to social media that reads, “In
“Kiss the Future,” a documentary produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and featuring Bono and Bill Clinton, is coming to the big screen next month. The film will receive a theatrical run exclusively at AMC Theatres, starting on Feb. 23, before it lands on
A group of visual effects artists who work on Disney’s CGI-heavy “Avatar” films have voted to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. It marks the first time a group of “vendor-side” VFX artists have won union representation through an official National Labor
Taraji P. Henson is the latest addition to the cast of the upcoming Peacock limited series “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist,” Variety has learned. Henson joins previously announced cast members Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Howard, and Dexter Darden. The role reunites Henson,
Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” is coming to an end after almost a quarter of a century. “It’s time,” the famously curmudgeon funny man told me Tuesday at the Season 12 premiere at the DGA in Los Angeles. “Twelve seasons – that’s a lot for
“Dìdi,” a coming-of-age drama that won the U.S. dramatic audience award at Sundance, has sold to Focus Features. The semi-autobiographical film was written, produced and directed by Sean Wang in his feature debut. The film follows a 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy in the throes of