Emma Dante, Călin Peter Netzer, Gust Van den Berghe, Rezo Gigineishvili Compete for Tallinn Black Nights’ Top Prize

John Bleasdale Guest Contributor As the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, Estonia, prepares for its 27th edition, Variety spoke with artistic director Tiina Lokk about its ambitions and coming highlights. “If you see the festival like a big building, then all the walls are in and the building is ready, but some rooms are not furnished yet,” Lokk says, before adding philosophically.

Ellise Shafer Arnold Schwarzenegger for president? Though the former Governor of California can’t legally run for the United States’ highest office — the position requires one to be a natural-born citizen, and Schwarzenegger hails from Austria — he said in a new interview with the BBC that he thinks he’d be a good fit. “I feel like I would make a great president,” he said, adding that “everything I’ve accomplished was because of America.” “America gave me so many opportunities and the American people were so embracive, and they just received me with open arms.

Jenelle Evans and her husband David Eason‘s lives remain in turmoil. The drama surrounding the former “Teen Mom” star and her teenage son, Jace Evans, is escalating, and it doesn’t look like it is near ending for them.David Eason was officially charged with child abuse on Tuesday, October 24.

Strictly Come Dancing star Amanda Abbington spoke of her 'sadness' at making the difficult decision to step down from the BBC competition with her professional partner Giovanni Pernice after missing Saturday's show on medical grounds.

Peacock is unveiling the official teaser and premiere date for Season 2 of Dr. Death starring Edgar Ramírez and Mandy Moore. All eight episodes will drop Thursday, Dec. 21 on Peacock.

Pink has unfortunately canceled more shows on her Trustfall Tour and now she’s citing health issues as the reason.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon,” an epic look at the French emperor and military leader’s rise to power, is one of the final potential awards hopefuls awaiting its first reactions from critics and pundits. As awards season approaches, Variety has learned exclusively which Oscar categories the film will be submitted for. Most notably, Vanessa Kirby will vie for best supporting actress.

co-host Vanna White revealed that the letters spelled out “Taking a quick jog,” the 76-year-old host teased the contestant.“Wow, that was so unclose,” he said. “You just didn’t have the letters.”The California resident fired back, “See, I don’t consider jogging fun and games,” as he rolled his eyes and threw up his arms.Tucker ended up winning $18,000 for his time on the game show, and fans were quick to agree with his argument.“Wheel of Fortune” even shared the moment on its official Instagram with the caption, “He has a point.”Sajak announced his plans to retire after this season, marking an end to 42 years of hosting the show.

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Luo’s LA-based finance and training vehicle The Stars Collective is teaming up with Chinese financier Hana Investments on an ambitious “cross media fund to invest in comics, films, games, collectibles, consumer goods, artificial intelligence and metaverse technology.”

Peter Gabriel has announced details of his new album ‘i/o’, his first collection of new material in over 20 years.The 12-track album will be released on December 1, available in two stereo mixes on both CD and vinyl. You can pre-order it here.Over the course of 2023, Gabriel has been releasing a new song every time there has been a full moon, and he has played shows throughout the UK, Europe and North America.“After a years-worth of full moon releases, I’m very happy to see all these new songs back together on the good ship i/o and ready for their journey out into the world,” said Gabriel.‘i.o’ has been recorded at Gabriel’s own Real World Studios near Bath.

The latest addition to the quintet of business experts - former footballer Gary Neville - has had praised heaped on him following his debut on BBC hit Dragons' Den. Veteran dragon Deborah Meaden has revealed that the sporting commentator, 49, took to his brand new TV role like a duck to water, after he appeared as one of the celebrity guests earlier this year.

SM Entertainment has shared a health update for K-pop idol Taeil of the boyband NCT.In a new statement to SPOTV News today (October 18), SM Entertainment revealed that NCT’s Taeil underwent a successful surgery following his motorcycle accident in mid-August this year. The label added that the singer is currently “recovering his health by focusing on treatment with the will to greet fans as soon as possible”, as translated by Soompi.However, SM Entertainment also stated that the K-pop idol still requires “sufficient treatment and stability” in order to recover.

This was the moment a stolen car was brought to a sudden halt following the driver's 'dangerous' attempts to avoid being caught. Officers pursued the tiny white car from Manchester to Middleton yesterday (October 15), while a police helicopter followed events from above.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor French sales powerhouse Charades Films, which is attending MIA Market in Rome this week, has acquired international rights to Emma Dante’s third feature “Misericordia.” The film will premiere in competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on Nov. 11, and will hit theaters via Teodora on Nov. 16 in Italy.

Amanda Holden looked nothing short of incredible as she donned pink PVC to transform into Barbie following the success of the live-action film based on the Mattel character. But the Heart radio presenter was switching up her outfit quite regularly on Wednesday night (October 11) as she hosted the Attitude Awards.

Peter Andre has surprised fans by revealing he's set to become a dad for the fifth time. The former pop star took to social media to reveal the joyous news on Thursday morning (October 12) with his wife Emily MacDonagh showing off their adorable baby scans.

Teen Mom” star Jenelle Evans‘ troubles with her teenage son Jace Evans continue to mount. At this point, things are not looking good for Jenelle and her husband, David Eason.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor If your favorite broadcast network goes dark on a cable or satellite TV provider because of a business dispute, you should get some money back, FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel says. Rosenworcel on Wednesday announced two proposals she said would “further the FCC’s strategic goal to empower consumers in the media marketplace.” One proposal seeks comment on whether and how to require cable and satellite TV providers to issue rebates to subscribers in the event of a blackout “due to a failure to reach a retransmission consent agreement with broadcast station(s)/group owners.” The other solicits input on a rule that would force pay-TV operators to notify the FCC via an online public portal if there’s a broadcast-programming blackout 24 hours or more.

A desperate mother-of-two facing eviction was denied access to Salford council's lettings register on the grounds she was working from home - even though the policy disqualifying her on that basis was not yet active. 'Ms X' has had a complaint against Salford town hall - over the way it handled her application for housing - upheld by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events.