Wednesday, January 28, 2015
This column is part of Variety’s Broken Hollywood feature. For more execs and their opinions on the state of Hollywood, click here. Every day we face new technology challenges. We have…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMWednesday, December 31, 2014
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Edward Herrmann, an actor best known for playing Richard Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls," has died, his manager confirmed to Buzzfeed News. He was 71.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:39PMEdward Herrmann, an actor best known for playing Richard Gilmore on all seven seasons of “Gilmore Girls,” has died, his manager confirmed to Buzzfeed News. He was 71. Also known …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:12PMSunday, November 9, 2014
Aaron Sorkin fans should savor the third and final season of “The Newsroom,” which starts Sunday, as it may be his last television project. “I know the whole ‘Never say never…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:28PMWednesday, October 29, 2014
After Neil Patrick Harris voiced his desire to become part of “American Horror Story,” he’s officially joined the “Freak Show.” The host of the upcoming Oscars …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:41PMThursday, October 16, 2014
A body of a woman, who police believe may be missing “August: Osage County” actress Misty Upham, has been found Seattle suburb Auburn, according to a report from KIRO-TV. The 32-…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:35PMThursday, September 4, 2014
Pioneering comedian Joan Rivers died on Thursday after going into cardiac arrest during a medical procedure, and Hollywood quickly took to social media to pay their condolences. “She passe…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:36PMSunday, August 17, 2014
When the days are slow at the White House, it looks like Frank Underwood takes a break from political scheming for some prank calls. The Clinton Foundation recruited Kevin Spacey for a video…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:24PMMonday, August 11, 2014
After Robin Williams was found dead at the age of 63 on Monday, countless other figures in Hollywood reached out on Twitter to mourn the sudden loss. The comedic actor is believed to have di…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:43PMWednesday, April 30, 2014
Wednesday morning’s Meet the Tony Nominees press reception took over The Paramount Hotel in Midtown. Print journos crowded into a small first floor restaurant while nominees including …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:16PMSunday, April 13, 2014
Deaf, Tony-winning actress Phyllis Frelich, who both inspired and starred in the Broadway version of “Children of a Lesser God,” died Thursday in her Temple City, Calif. home. Sh…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:13PMSunday, April 6, 2014
Amidst all the talk of a “Frozen” sequel, Disney is reportedly working on one to another animated success of theirs: “Wreck-It Ralph.” Composer Henry Jackson, who cre…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:59PMSunday, March 30, 2014
What do you get when you cross “Les Miserables” and “X-Men?” Apparently, “Wolverine: The Musical.” That’s what was introduced to the world when Hugh…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:58PMLest nine seasons of the sitcom not be enough as “How I Met Your Mother” nears its swan song, the cast provided a few more laughs while visiting “Inside the Actors Studio,&…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:02PMDisney’s animated tentpole “Frozen” has continued its wildly successful run in international markets to become to biggest animated pic ever, bringing its total to $1.072 bi…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:26PMWednesday, March 19, 2014
While the casting announcements for Warner Bros.’ Peter Pan remake “Pan” have been rolling in, one in particular caught the eye of activists. The studio cast Rooney Mara as…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:07PMSunday, March 9, 2014
Gerard Mortier, a Belgian opera director whose nonconformist style often grated the tradition-bound elite and who became a fiercely avant-garde impresario, has died. He was 70. Prime Ministe…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:53PMWednesday, February 26, 2014
Continuing to roll off its B.O. success, Disney’s “Frozen” soundtrack re-took the No. 1 slot on the U.S. album chart for a fifth non-consecutive week. The companion to the big-screen s…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:23PMSunday, February 9, 2014
In the latest of a string of bizarre behaviors, Shia LaBeouf donned a paper bag on his head to the premiere of Lars Von Trier’s “Nymphomaniac: Part 1″ at the Berlin Film Fe…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:18PMWednesday, February 5, 2014
In a week of huge bounces for some Grammy Awards winners and performers, the soundtrack album for “Frozen” prevailed at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a fourth non-consecutive stanza.…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:30PMTuesday, February 4, 2014
A private funeral service will be held for family and close friends Feb. 7 in New York City, according to several media outlets. It’s reportedly to take place in a location on the Uppe…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:43PMSunday, February 2, 2014
The news of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death at 46 of an apparent drug overdose shocked Hollywood on Sunday, but his struggle with drugs started more than two decades ago. Last May, Hoffman …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:58PMMonday, January 13, 2014
After drawing ire for heckling “12 Years a Slave” director Steve McQueen at a recent awards show, CityArts film critic Armond White has been booted from the New York Film Criti…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:52PMWednesday, October 30, 2013
“Sesame Street” scored a viral-vid hit this week with its cheeky take on “Homeland,” which is just the latest in a string of pop culture parodies that the venerable …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PMMonday, October 28, 2013
Lured by Gotham’s 30% production credit, Santa Monica-based digital production and design studio Big Block is making a major expansion to New York, launching two new divisions in the p…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AMSaturday, October 26, 2013
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos launched a blistering attack on theater owners for stifling innovation, warning in a speech Saturday that they “might kill movies.” Wha…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:55PMThursday, August 29, 2013
“Rupert,” a stage play about the life of News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch, opened Thursday in Australia. The Melbourne Theatre Company production, written by prominent Aussie p…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:38PMTuesday, August 27, 2013
Following in the footsteps of movies-turned-musicals such as “Kinky Boots” and “Billy Elliot,” an adaptation of the 2001 French film “Amelie” is aimed at Broadway. Dan Messe of t…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:12PMMonday, July 8, 2013
The first city-based domain extension for websites, .la, was released Monday with the aim of attracting Los Angeles and the entertainment industry. GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain regi…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:59PM 
