‘Pose’ and ‘Mucho Mucho Amor’ Win Top Prizes at the Latino Media Fest Awards (EXCLUSIVE)

President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett has been critiqued as a political move to ensure a ninth justice is on the Supreme Court if the election is challenged in November.The reality, however, is that Judge Barrett is an extremely qualified candidate for the high court. She is also exactly the kind of justice of faith our country needs on the bench.   A devout Catholic, she has been mocked for belonging to the People of Praise group.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorSandra Lee is getting into the Christmas spirit.The Emmy-winning lifestyle expert has signed a deal to host broadcast and digital segments for Lifetime during the network’s holiday programming, titled “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime.”The pieces will cover a range of holiday subjects, including decorating, baking and gift giving.“For decades, Sandra has helped time-starved homemakers everywhere make delicious meals, give thoughtful gifts, and

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWhen Michael Fabiano was starting out as an opera singer 13 years ago, he was advised to stay in the closet and that coming out as gay could be a career killer.“That was frustrating because my friends and my family know my personal life, but I can’t actually talk about my personal business with anyone outside of this kind of glass circle that I have?” Fabiano tells Variety from Europe, where he’s been performing in theaters under strict

Rebecca Davis editorThe competition section of China’s Pingyao Intl. Film Festival on Friday awarded top prizes to Russia’s Philipp Yuryev, Serbia’s Ivan Ilkic, and Chinese directors Li Dongmei and Wang Jing.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorDylan O’Brien didn’t expect to finish up his next movie “Infinite,” co-starring Mark Wahlberg, from the comfort of his own home. But there he was, holed up in his den completing ADR.One of O’Brien’s friends came over when he to do some looping on a fight scene.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorProgramming for the 50th anniversary of PBS’s Masterpiece will now include performances by Martin Freeman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Kyle MacLachlan and Tom Hollander.The full lineup was announced exclusively to Variety on Thursday morning. The anthology drama series, produced by GBH Boston, will mark five decades on Jan.

Emiliano De Pablos Beta Entertainment Spain is joining forces with Nicely Entertainment, the L.A.-based outfit run by former Gaumont executive Vanessa Shapiro, to produce the TV thriller series project “The Tamer.”The project, about a serial killer who tames and trains other killers to take down more of their kind, has attached Spain’s Paco Torres (“El vuelo del tren”) as writer, director and showrunner, alongside Mexican director of photography Guillermo Navarro, who won an Academy Award for

Ed Meza @edmezavarGermany’s Maze Pictures has boarded Moscow-based Metrafilm’s KGB comedy series “Pawns,” from writers Michael and Lily Idov, who penned the award-winning 2018 Cannes competition screener “Leto.”The company, which has offices in Munich, Berlin and Lucerne, Switzerland, is also developing a miniseries based on “Ghosts of Berlin,” a book of supernatural stories by filmmaker Rudolf Herzog (son of Werner Herzog), and the tentatively titled mystery series “Parallels.”On the film

Anna Marie de la Fuente Filmmaker-friendly platform Mowies.com, founded by Colombian producers Alejo Arango (“Al Final del Espectro”), Santiago Zapata (“Monos”) and their chief technology officer, Sergio Restrepo, has picked up the catalogs of Alebrije, LatAm Films and Morbido, along with some Anima Studios shows.“We’re so pleased to join Mowies with some of our most notable titles like “Amar Te Duele,” “Todo el Poder,” and “Nicotina,” films that have all but defined an era of Mexican cinema,”

Shirley Ju Master P will be honored at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards. The No Limit Records founder is set to receive the “I Am Hip Hop” Award at the October 27 event.

The first vice presidential debate between Sen. Kamala Harris and vice president Mike Pence will take place on Wednesday night, moderated by Susan Page, Washington bureau chief, USA Today.

Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young are excited to be wedding planning, and are making sure it's an intimate affair. ET's Lauren Zima sat down with the couple to talk about their recent engagement, plans to get married and why their exes will not be invited to the ceremony. «We're planning sometime summer 2021.

vice presidential debate enforced strict COVID-19 protocols, including plexiglass barriers and masks worn by those in the audience, during a moderated discussion between Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, a rogue fly managed to steal the show late into the evening. While Pence was answering a question from moderator Susan Page, Washington bureau chief for, the insect unexpectedly appeared in view and landed on the vice president’s head. Of course, Twitter caught

Janet W. Lee Vice President Mike Pence and Sen.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor“Schitt’s Creek” actor Sarah Levy is social-distancing to her next gig.Levy has been cast in “Distancing Socially,” a COVID-inspired indie film about relationships and the challenges of virtual communication during lockdown.

Lana Del Rey‘s use of a mesh face mask at a recent meet-and-greet event with her fans, saying that the singer might as well have been “wearing nothing” while donning the protective covering.The singer held a signing event for her new poetry book Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass at a Barnes & Noble store in Los Angeles on Friday (October 2).But she faced criticism for taking photos with fans while wearing the covering, which featured large holes.Speaking to Billboard, the University of

Daily Star, he said: ‘Simon, Sony and Syco were keeping their eye on me very closely after X Factor.’Wes said that he turned down the deal because he wanted to find his feet first as well as wanting to maintain creative control over his music.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMeow!Kesha is the latest celebrity to sign on to appear at the upcoming virtual cat convention CatCon From Your Couch. The singer will present during the CatCon Awards on Oct.