William Earl Variety will host the first-ever Women of Reality TV Dinner, presented by DIRECTV, on Nov. 29 in Los Angeles, honoring the successful reality TV genre and its stars.
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Jaden Thompson “Diversity” is undoubtedly a buzzword in Hollywood, but the inclusion of people with disabilities behind and in front of the camera remains an overlooked topic in the industry. At Variety‘s inaugural Inclusion Gathering, presented by the Ruderman Family Foundation at West Hollywood’s London Hotel on Nov.
2, industry creatives and executives gathered for breakfast and a series of conversations centered around the topic of disabilities and inclusion in Hollywood. The first conversation, “Disabilities in Storytelling,” was moderated by Tim Gray, executive vice president, Golden Globes, and featured Ashley Eakin, director of Disney’s “Growing Up” and Apple TV+’s “Best Foot Forward”; Angela Kang, showrunner and executive producer of “The Walking Dead”; David Renaud, co-executive producer of “The Good Doctor”; Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, executive producer, creator and showrunner of “The Witcher”; and Kaitlynn Yang, CEO, visual effects supervisor on “American Born Chinese.” The guests delved into a myriad of topics, including the power of television and film to impact our perceptions of people in everyday life.
Renaud said, “TV and movies obviously influence what we think is normal. So if we see people with disabilities relegated to certain roles, then we think, ‘Oh, that’s what they do.’ Especially if we don’t have context in our own lives.
And that’s why to me, it’s very important that we change the way we represent disability.” The guests also spoke of the importance of accommodating creatives with disabilities and intentionally planning for their needs the same way other members of the industry would be treated. Kang said, “Sometimes it comes with added costs.
William Earl Variety will host the first-ever Women of Reality TV Dinner, presented by DIRECTV, on Nov. 29 in Los Angeles, honoring the successful reality TV genre and its stars.
Martin Gage, a veteran Hollywood and New York talent agent whose client roster over the decades included Woody Harrelson, Kirstie Alley, Geraldine Page, Kim Basinger and Tim Robbins, died yesterday in Los Angeles. He was 89.
2023, the year of the most terrible apologies EVER! First, there was Colleen Ballinger
Matt Rife is upsetting fans with the “apology” he made for the domestic violence joke featured in his new Netflix special, which has been topping the charts on the streaming service.
By Cynthia Littleton Hollywood’s season of strikes came at enormous cost to the entertainment industry. It came in projects that weren’t greenlighted, sleeper hits not realized, breakthrough gigs not booked and paychecks not earned. But by the simple math of Hollywood’s true bottom line, there’s no other way to say it: The strikes waged by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA were a short-term financial gift to studio conglomerates that had already been listing because of streaming losses.
The Cleveland Browns are at a crossroads. They have lost starting quarterback Deshaun Watson for the remainder of the season, and now they have to weigh their options. In the wake of their QB1 going down with a shoulder injury that requires surgery, Cleveland has decided that their rookie QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson will get the start for week 11.
Robert Pattinson is sharing tales from the start of his stardom.
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments in Season 2, Episode 6 of “Loki,” currently streaming on Disney+, and “The Marvels,” currently playing in theaters. For the past few months, I’ve been talking with some of my friends and colleagues about a radical idea that’s been bouncing around in my head that I haven’t been able to shake: The only way Marvel Studios can save the MCU is to destroy it. It’s become something of a national pastime of late to obsess over the perceived unraveling of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Festival and specialty fare crowded the top ten this weekend with Priscilla (A24) and The Holdovers (Focus Features) expanding to hit nos. 4 and 6 respectively. Yash Raj Films’ Bollywood thriller Tiger 3 is at no. 8, and world of mouth continued to buoy Radical (Pantelion/Participant) with Eugenio Derbez, rounding out the list at no. 10.
Travis Scott has extended dates for his current Circus Maximus tour.The rapper announced his first headline tour back in August since the Astroworld tragedy. All new shows announced will take place in January 2024.
There isn’t a director-editor relationship in Hollywood more fruitful than Martin Scorsese and Thelma Schoonmaker. The pair have worked on every single one of Scorsese’s films since 1980’s “Raging Bull,” and first worked together on Scorsese’s 1967 debut, “Who’s That Knocking On My Door?” That’s twenty one movies in all, with Schoonmaker winning Oscars for Best Editing for three of them: “Raging Bull,” “The Aviator,” and “The Departed.” READ MORE: ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ Review: Lily Gladstone Is Devastating In Martin Scorsese’s Indigenous Epic [Cannes] But despite Schoonmaker’s three Oscar wins, a record for female editors, Scorsese only has one: for Best Director on “The Departed.” And as far as his longtime editor is concerned, he deserves many more than that.
Thousands of pensioners may have to start setting money aside to pay income tax bills if the Triple Lock uprates State Pensions by the wages growth measure next April. This is because the bumper pay rise of either 8.5 per cent (with bonuses) or 7.8 per cent (without bonuses), coupled with a frozen personal tax allowance of £12,570, could push people with an income of more than £242 per week over the threshold.
Enter Shikari, The Last Dinner Party and Architects are among a group of musicians who’ve signed an open letter calling for a ceasefire as the war in Israel and Gaza continues.The Peace and Justice Project, which was founded by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, today (November 10) launched its #MusicForACeasefire open letter from artists, musicians and performers “calling for an end to the siege of Gaza.”According to a report by Al Jazeera, at least 10,812 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed in Israeli attacks since October 7.
Actress Stephanie Davis has given an exciting update on her music career over in the USA.
The end of the actors strike is the talk of the town, and late night is no exception.
They say life is slower in Tennessee, but apparently not if you’re Ryan Edwards!
A piece of pop culture history could go for a pretty penny!
Reports by New Idea claim that Kevin Costner has been hoping to work with Reese Witherspoon for quite some time. The pair have started talks about finding a project to work on together. However, the working relationship has allegedly escalated into something more than friendship.“Kevin’s had his eye on Reese ever since she won her Oscar, but he didn’t count on finding her absolutely charming as hell.
Cynthia Littleton Business Editor In the quarter that included the marriage of UFC and WWE under the TKO Group umbrella, Endeavor saw its Q3 revenue rise despite headwinds from Hollywood strikes and other market conditions, but operating expenses climbed even more. Endeavor’s conference call with analysts today is expected to give Wall Streeters a chance to grill company executives, including CEO Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro, president and chief operating officer, on the news earlier this month that Endeavor is considering “strategic alternatives” for some of its businesses.
Kim Kardashian steps out for NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.‘s birthday party on Monday night (November 6) in New York City.