Kaitlyn Bristowe is opening up about her recent breakup with Jason Tartick in the latest edition of her “Off the Vine” podcast.
26.07.2023 - 00:05 / variety.com
J. Kim Murphy The morbid draw of true crime — vicariously experiencing other people’s tragedies by sifting through the elements that caused them — goes under the microscope in the kitschy whodunnit “Susie Searches.” Sophie Kargman’s feature debut, expanded from her short of the same name, plays on the dangers that come when voyeur becomes an interference, but the sort-of thriller doesn’t have the bite to investigate the provocative sympathy it has for its meddling antihero. An aspiring gumshoe, Susie is first introduced as a precocious grade schooler, sitting beside her mother, Anne (Jammie Patton) as the two read a detective novel — the nice kind that encourages adolescent curiosity and ends with a virtuous sleuth catching a mustache-twirling menace.
An affecting montage shows the pair continuing their shared hobby as the years pass. Anne falls ill as her daughter dutifully cares for her, growing into a wannabe wunderkind (Kiersey Clemons), now a college student hosting her own true crime podcast, but still as wide-eyed as a child. Early on, “Susie Searches” recalls the tone of those kid-appropriate, Nancy Drew-style mystery novels.
Adam Reamer’s affectionate production design evokes the friendly colors of kindergarten arts and crafts. Susie clocks out at the ocean teal Bonanza Burger before heading to the warm wooden browns of the police station for an internship. Her bedroom is a rainbow of organized information, with paper folders mounted against the walls and corkboards plastered with suspect’s photographs, all criss-crossed by string.
Kaitlyn Bristowe is opening up about her recent breakup with Jason Tartick in the latest edition of her “Off the Vine” podcast.
Naman Ramachandran “The Long Shadow,” a true crime drama by “Hijack” and “Lupin” creator George Kay, has revealed a stellar cast. Directed by BAFTA-winner director Lewis Arnold (“Sherwood,” “Time,” “Des”) the 7 x 60′ for U.K. broadcaster ITV and streamer ITVX, drama is a depiction of the five-year hunt for serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, focusing on the lives of the victims who crossed his path and those of the officers at the heart of the police investigation.
EXCLUSIVE: Alex Baskin, executive producer of hit reality series such as Vanderpump Rules and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, is expanding into new genres of television, including true-crime and scripted, after leaving MGM-owned Evolution Media.
William Earl Variety, the iconic entertainment publication, and iHeartPodcasts, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, announced Wednesday the co-production of an exciting new true crime podcast, “Variety Confidential.” The podcast dives into Variety’s archives exploring stories of sex, money and murder in the entertainment industry.
Addie Morfoot Contributor While corporate consolidation has led to smaller documentary production budgets and fewer indie doc sales, the demand for true-crime docus has skyrocketed over the last few years. That’s good news for documentary production companies like Dan Cogan and Liz Garbus’ Story Syndicate.
Ethan Slater is moving on from his past relationship as he explores his romance with Ariana Grande.Slater has officially filed for divorce from estranged wife Lily Jay, in New York City, reports TMZ,who obtained the documents. No specific reason for the divorce has been released.Slater married Jay, his former high school classmate, in 2018. The couple welcomed their first child, a son, last year.
Tommy Dorfman is getting candid about her earnings as a striking member of SAG-AFTRA.On Monday, the actress took to Threads to offer a glimpse at the amount of money she made during the first season of Netflix's. «my earnings for the entire first season of 13 reasons why were $29,953.24 prior to agency and manager fees (20%) and taxes. 8 episodes over six months,» the actress, who starred as Ryan Shaver on the series, wrote.
Disgraced TV presenter Michael Barrymore says he's 'happier than ever' as he plans a career comeback after getting his life back on track.
Sam Heughan has put his full support behind the Outlander prequel series focusing on Jamie Fraser's parents.
John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Frank Spotnitz, “The X-Files” exec producer and “Medici” creator, will figure alongside Israeli producer Eilon Ratzkovsky and broadcaster-producer Johnathan Young as facilitators and mentors at the third edition of the Full Moon Creative Lab, a program open to European screenwriters specializing in thriller, horror and fantasy TV series. Launched by the Romanian Film Promotion and Transilvania Intl. Film Festival, the Full Moon Creative Lab consists of creative residencies taking place in Romania’s Transylvania this October and in February and June 2024.
Jimin is feeling the “Barbie” fever.
Alex James has claimed that he found returning to Blur a lot more “relaxing” than parenting.In recent weeks, the 54-year-old musician has played countless shows across the UK and Europe – including two mammoth dates at Wembley Stadium – and released his ninth studio album with Blur, ‘The Ballad Of Darren’.However, according to a recent interview, the process of being back in the band is more manageable and laid-back than that of being a full-time parent.Appearing on the Parenting Hell podcast, he reflected on one of his previous quotes, where he claimed to have once spent “a million pounds on drugs and booze” while in the band, before going on to become a cheesemaker on his Cotswolds farm.“I kind of made it up and everyone believed it. But that is coming back to haunt me now,” he began.“Playing the bass in a rock band is the easiest thing, compared to parenting,” he added.
Last week, it was discovered that Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater, who are co-starring together as Glinda and Boq in Wicked, are also apparently dating.
HBO’s “Hard Knocks” wanted to feature the New York Jets because of the star power of future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers, the star quarterback who was added to the team in the off-season.
queer community, particularly gay men who frequented piano bars, like Townhouse and Five Oaks. As HBO's gripping true-crime docuseries,, continues to recount what happened to these men, ET has an exclusive sneak peek of episode three, which focuses on the murder of Michael Sakara, who was last seen on July 30, 1993 at the Five Oaks bar in Greenwich Village. In the chilling clip, bartender Lisa Hall recounts a run-in with the man responsible for taking the life of her friend. «Michael and I were left at the bar.
Say what you will about the melodramatic, often episodic, and currently-stretched-thin writing of Taylor Sheridan, the multi-hyphenate Paramount+ impresario; not only does he know how to craft a gripping opening sequence, he knows how to elegantly employ it to launch an entire story, character arc and plot of a show. Known for his acclaimed gritty and muscular screenwriting (the Academy Award-nominated “Hell Or High Water,” “Sicario”)— and seemingly writing, running, overseeing, and managing a dozen Paramount+ shows, including the hit series “Yellowstone”— his latest is the CIA espionage thriller, “Special Ops: Lioness.” Zoe Saldaña (“Guardians Of The Galaxy”) stars as Joe, the Lioness Program director tasked with training, managing, and leading her female undercover operatives in covert missions around the world.
Netflix added 5.9 million global subscribers, reaching 238.3 million, with password sharing pushing subscribers to the months-old $7-a-month plan with advertising.
The cottage industry of cable series and streaming documentaries about UFOs may be set for a boom as bi-partisan Congressional efforts aimed at increasing transparency around what the U.S. Government knows about so-called Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (previously known as UFOs) have gained major momentum in recent days.
Sophia Scorziello editor When director Anthony Caronna was pitched with making a series out of Elon Green’s 2021 book “Last Call,” about a string of queer-targeted murders in 1990’s Manhattan, he had some reservations. “I loved the book,” said Caronna. “But I passed on the project because I wasn’t interested at that time in doing true crime. My biggest concern was re-victimizing the community and possibly working against the community in a way.” True crime media is a true mixed bag. Each documentary, docuseries or podcast sits somewhere on a spectrum of educational and entertaining; while the latter might sound like a jarring way to describe the storytelling of real-life criminals and real-life victims, it’s not incorrect to say that some audiences find sensationalized crime stories enticing.
Nathan Griffith — the ex-fiancé of Jenelle Evans, who appeared on several seasons of MTV's reality series — has been arrested.Griffith, 35, was taken into custody on Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nevada, for alleged battery by strangulation, and subsequently booked into Clark County Jail, according to online custody status records.The former reality TV star — who is the father of Evans' son, Kaiser -- was arrested at a home where Griffith was staying, according to, who were the first to report the news.Police officers reportedly received a call at 9:15 p.m. and visited the home, where they conducted an investigation and took Griffith into custody for allegedly committing battery against a member of his family.He is being held on $5,000 bail, and has an initial hearing set for Thursday.