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Some producers will say it’s hard to be a producer in today’s world of streaming vs. theatrical — heck, even post-pandemic, but Gail Berman provided a lot of inspiration while accepting the Norman Lear Award at tonight’s PGA Awards.
At the aorta of her acceptance speech was how she got Buffy the Vampire Slayer off the ground, born out of a 1992 summer B-movie.
“Not a single person was interested in buying that television show,” she said onstage. “I mean not a single person on this Earth was interested in buying that television show. I couldn’t ignore my gut. An empowerment story with a young woman at the center. We got ‘no’ after ‘no’ after ‘no.’ Then one day, we finally got a ‘yes.’ And I gotta say, it all comes down to resilience.”
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How does Berman do it? A Broadway producer in her early 20s, she blossomed into a TV studio head at Fox Entertainment and then eventually development boss at Paramount.
“Very early in my career — I was 24 years old — I was running around looking for financing for my show, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” Berman said. “After a time, I didn’t accept the reality of a ‘no,’ and that was a really good thing. I just kept going; there was no other choice, there was no Plan B. We came to understand that a ‘no’ is real. No matter what side of the business you’re on, no matter how successful you appear, we always have to fight for that ‘yes.'”
Berman’s sizzle reel showed off her greatest hits from series such as Angel, Roswell and American Idol to movies such as the recent Austin Butler-led Warner Bros pic Elvis.
“In watching that reel, I was struck by how many
Kaia Gerber is sporting some new ink!
The Eric Andre Show Live Tour to the UK and Europe this spring – check out the full list of dates below.Andre is known for Adult Swim’s hit series The Eric Andre Show and is also seen regularly as a panelist on ABC’s The Prank Panel, alongside Johnny Knoxville and Gabourey Sidibe.Andre also recently launched his first podcast ‘Bombing with Eric Andre’.The American comedian and actor will arrive in the UK this spring.
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The sex trafficking victim mentioned by Sen. Katie Britt during her State of the Union rebuttal is slamming the politician for misrepresenting her story on one of the biggest platforms in the country.
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would give it his all during his performance of “I'm Just Ken” at the 2024 Oscars, but we could not in our wildest dreams have expected this.During the red carpet pre-show on E! ahead of the 96th Academy Awards, a host revealed that Gosling will be hitting the stage alongside “75 shirtless Kens." It is unclear at this time if Gosling himself will also be shirtless. We will update this post when that (urgent) information becomes available.Speaking to , a source said that during yesterday's rehearsal, “Ryan was relaxed, his spirits were high, and everyone was having fun." Music to my ears.“I'm Just Ken,” the Barbie movie hit that was written and produced by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, is one of five songs in the running for the best original song award.
Olivia Rodrigo brought out Sheryl Crow to perform ‘If It Makes You Happy’ in Nashville last night.Rodrigo is currently in the middle of the North American leg of her ‘GUTS’ world tour and performed “one of my favourite songs of all time” with Crow, who was the first surprise guest of the tour.It’s not the first time the pair have duetted – they previously teamed up to perform it during an intimate set at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville in September and again in November when Crow was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.Check out fan-filmed footage of the performance below:MEU DEUS!!! Olivia Rodrigo com Sheryl Crow cantando “If It Makes You Happy” #GUTSWorldTourNashvillepic.twitter.com/R1Tryh7tre— Olivia Rodrigo Brasil (@oliviarodrigobr) March 10, 2024Sheryl Crow joins Olivia Rodrigo to sing “If It Makes You Happy” at Bridgestone Arena @SherylCrow @oliviarodrigo @consequence @stereogum @pitchfork #oliviarodrigo pic.twitter.com/tN7kPHC7jK— Justin Barney (@JBarney) March 10, 2024In November, Crow revealed some of the life advice she had shared with Rodrigo. Speaking to ET Online following the performance and ceremony, Crow spoke about working with Rodrigo and two pieces of advice she shared with the 20-year-old.
Meghan Markle has reportedly hired a UK-based PR person, sparking questions like "Why now? " This is the first time Prince Harry and Meghan have had a UK-based employee since they left the UK in 2020, according to Pandora Forsyth who recently appeared on GB News. Forsyth finds the timing curious, asking, "Why now? Why the business change? " Anne Diamond, the host of GB News, suggests that the new PR hire might be planning to recommend that the Sussexes spend more time in the UK as a way to win over the public.
An American mum ended up in a British jail after being stopped with more than £200,000 worth of cannabis at Manchester Airport. Mother-of-four Sukora Ingram said she’d been offered money to take a suitcase with her.
Meadow Walker was spotted getting close with a new guy amid her divorce proceedings.
In a People interview, Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Emma Caulfield Ford, who played the demon Anya on the TV series, updated her health and detailed her MS battle, which she kept quiet for more than a decade.
Celeste Barber is coming to North America with the Backup Dancer Tour and is kicking off with a performance at the Netflix Is A Joke comedy festival.
girlfriend, Heather Milligan, never skip leg day when they’re together. The former bodybuilder, 76, and the physical therapist, 49, got together for a new YouTube video where they dished on tips and tricks to manage knee and joint pain during workouts.The action star gushed that she is the “best physical therapist in the world.”The couple met in 2012 when she fixed up his shoulder following an injury on the “Escape Plan” movie set.Schwarzenegger inquired Milligan to show viewers some safe movements that can help their knees and leg muscles. “I’ve been having knee problems my whole life,” the former California governor said.
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Oscar nominee America Ferrera has been cast in her next role outside of Barbie World. Ferrera has signed on to star in Oscar nominee Paul Greengrass’ upcoming drama “The Lost Bus” alongside Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey, Variety has learned exclusively.
Gkids announced on Wednesday that it will soon be bringing The End of Evangelion, the feature follow-up to Hideaki Anno’s influential anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, to North American theaters for the first time. The film will be screened in its original Japanese language with English subtitles, bowing in select theaters nationwide on March 17th and 20th.
She’s the biggest pop star in the world right now, so whoever is on Taylor Swift’s arm is automatically going to attract some serious public attention. And when the 34-year-old megastar and her latest boyfriend, Travis Kelce, showed off their blossoming relationship for the cameras yet again at the recent Super Bowl, the eyes of the world were firmly glued to them.
KISS‘ Gene Simmons has retold the story of the one and only time in his life that he got high.The US rock musician, who has previously claimed to have never been drunk or high in his life, opened up about the time he accidentally ingested cannabis brownies after a KISS gig in the ’70s.The musician reflected on the eventful experience during the latest episode of Your Mom’s House with Christina P. and Tom Segura along with his son Nick Simmons.“I’ve never been drunk or high in my life,” he reasserted on the podcast (per Loudwire), before his son brought up the “one accidental story”.Nick explained that his dad was “so removed from drug culture that he didn’t know that you can bake cannabis into baked goods”, and had no hesitation accidentally eating six brownies.“So, please describe then what you hallucinated,” he said to his dad.
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