Martin Scorsese Urges Young Filmmakers to Reinvent Cinema in Streaming Age: ‘Content Is Something You Eat and Throw Away’ (variety.com)
#Scorsese #content #cinema
Michael Chiarello, Celebrity Chef and Former Food Network Star, Dies at 61 (variety.com)
Michael Chiarello, a celebrity chef and former Food Network star, has died. He was 61....
Netflix falls to sixth place in customer satisfaction survey (variety.com)
Good thing they’re raising prices again!
Paramount Releases ‘Mean Girls’ for Free on TikTok in 23 Parts (variety.com)
Alternative headline: Paramount Accidentally Reinvents Quibi...
The New Power of New York List 2023 includes musical theatre folk Rachel Zegler, Alex Newell, J Harrison Ghee and more (variety.com)
Variety's 2023 New Power of New York list includes several people with musical theatre credentials, including:...
Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells on Recapturing That ‘Book of Mormon’ Magic With Broadway’s ‘Gutenberg!’: ‘We Haven’t Lost a Step’ (variety.com)
A decade after 'Book of Mormon,' Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells reunite for 'Gutenberg!,' an absurd musical romp.
Variety’s 10 Broadway Stars to Watch for 2023 (variety.com)
9 of the ten performers, directors, producers and programs in Variety's 10 Broadway to Watch honorees list have musical theatre connections, including:...
The Writers Strike Is Over: WGA Votes to Lift Strike Order After 148 Days (variety.com)
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike will end at 12:01 a.m. PT on Wednesday.
‘A Haunting In Venice’ Review: Kenneth Branagh Brings a Supernatural Dimension to His Hercule Poirot Series (variety.com)
Studio Ghibli, Miyazaki Hayao’s Iconic Japanese Cartoon Home, Selling Controlling Stake to Nippon Television (variety.com)
WGA, AMPTP to Meet Sunday After Guild Presented With ‘Best and Final’ Offer (variety.com)
https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/writers-strike-wga-amptp-contract-talks-2-1235733340/
Latest WGA-AMTPT negotiations report from Variety (variety.com)
Many WGA veterans urged caution at getting hopes too high for what may come out of the AMPTP negotiating room later today, after a third day of talks between labor and management that involved four CEOs....
CEOs Stay Late in Marathon Bargaining Session With WGA (variety.com)
https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/writers-strike-ceo-talks-movement-deal-1235731476/
‘Smash’ Broadway Musical Takes a Step From Screen to Stage With Industry Readings Starring Robyn Hurder, Kerry Butler (variety.com)
“Smash,” the TV series about the making of a fictional Broadway musical, takes an early step toward becoming a real-life Broadway musical on Sept. 22, with a pair of industry readings led by Tony nominees Robyn Hurder and Kerry Butler....
Will you be willing to pay for using Twitter? (variety.com)
Elon Musk said he will charge all X/Twitter users a fee to be on the platform. He suggested that such a change would be necessary to deal with the problem of bots on the platform....
Elon Musk Suggests He Will Charge All X/Twitter Users a Fee to Be on the Platform (variety.com)
I’m not sure if this is technically Technology news, but I can remove this post if it’s in the wrong community...
U.K.’s GB News Found in Breach of Impartiality Rules by Media Regulator Over Show Hosted by Politicians (variety.com)
U.K. media regulator Ofcom’s broadcast standards investigation into GB News has found the channel to be in breach of its impartiality rules.
Drew Barrymore’s Co-Head Writer Says Drew ‘Will Prolong the Strike’ by Resuming Show: ‘It’s Not Too Late’ to ‘Stand in Solidarity’ With the WGA (variety.com)
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/drew-barrymore-head-writer-show-strikes-1235723861/
Lil Nas X Doc Premiere at TIFF Delayed by Bomb Threat From Homophobic Caller (variety.com)
Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis Wrote Letters in Support of Danny Masterson Ahead of Rape Sentencing; Kutcher Called Him a ‘Role Model’ (variety.com)
‘Priscilla’ Review: Sofia Coppola’s Piercingly Authentic Inside Drama About the Troubled Love Story of Priscilla and Elvis Presley (variety.com)
SAG-AFTRA Seeks Approval for Second Strike Against Video Game Companies (variety.com)
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Court Rules in Pornhub’s Favor: Age-Verification Law Violates First Amendment (variety.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2168303...
Court Rules in Pornhub’s Favor in Finding Texas Age-Verification Law Violates First Amendment (variety.com)
Score one for Pornhub: A federal judge ruled Thursday that a Texas law requiring pornography sites to institute age-verification measures — and add prominent warning labels about the alleged dangers of porn — violates the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment prohibition against free-speech restrictions....
Max wants to push alerts on viewers when there is breaking news on CNN. (variety.com)
CNN Max is likely to evolve over time. Among the features the company will try out are ways of alerting Max viewers to breaking news while they are watching something else on the service, whether it be an HBO series, a Turner Classic Movies selection or an old episode of Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.”...
