Thursday, June 23, 2016
As Democrats continued their sit-in on the floor of the House on Thursday, showbiz figures lined up in solidarity, with Funny or Die staging a marathon of standup comics that ran for about 1…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:33PMFriday, June 3, 2016
Donald Trump has said that he wants to put some showbiz in this year’s Republican National Convention — but just what does that mean? The presumptive GOP nominee, real estate dev…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:46AMSaturday, May 21, 2016
Jay Roach, the director of HBO’s “All the Way,” said that the movie shows a “striking difference” between the “can-do-ism” of the 1960s and the R…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:42PMFriday, April 8, 2016
Bruce Springsteen announced on Friday that he is cancelling a concert in Greensboro, N.C. on Sunday in protest of a new state law that restricts which restrooms transgender people can use an…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:28PMThursday, March 24, 2016
A cascade of major media companies has been releasing statements condemning a pending Georgia religious liberty bill, in some cases vowing to withhold production just as the state is success…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:44PMAs studios and media companies were lining up to condemn a pending Georgia religious liberty bill, North Carolina’s governor signed legislation that overturns local LGBT anti-discrimin…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:44PMWednesday, March 16, 2016
Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and star of the Broadway hit “Hamilton,” visited Washington this week, generating viral buzz as he performed a freestyle rap with President Obama an…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:35PMMonday, November 2, 2015
President Obama, appearing at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in Manhattan on Monday, skewered Republican complaints about last week’s debate …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:46PMThursday, August 27, 2015
A British songwriters’ agency is taking legal action against music streaming site SoundCloud, claiming that the service was not paying royalties and securing licenses from its artists.…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:57PMWednesday, August 5, 2015
The second shooting at a movie theater in three weeks —- during an afternoon screening of “Mad Max: Fury Road” in a multiplex near Nashville on Wednesday — once again…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:41PMSaturday, July 4, 2015
Hal Holbrook is best known for portraying Mark Twain for more than 60 years, but he’s also taken roles of considerable risk for their time, like a gay father in the 1972 TV movie R…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:19AMMonday, April 13, 2015
A group of congressional lawmakers introduced legislation on Monday to overhaul the way that licensing payment rates are set for digital streaming and satellite play, as well to pay performe…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:28PMFriday, April 10, 2015
Harvey Weinstein will not be charged in an incident in which a 22-year-old Italian model claimed he groped her during a meeting in Tribeca on March 27, prosecutors said on Friday. “This ca…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:07PMThursday, March 19, 2015
A federal appellate court is giving new life to an effort by an organization of talent managers to challenge the California Talent Agencies Act, which prohibits them from procuring employmen…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:17PMMonday, February 23, 2015
IATSE plans to launch a safety hotline for its members, the latest effort to address on-set safety issues following the death of camera assistant Sarah Jones on the set of “Midnight Ri…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:43PMFriday, January 30, 2015
Bradley Cooper, nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Chris Kyle in “American Sniper,” is among the the speakers expected at the White House on Friday for First Lady Michel…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AMWednesday, August 27, 2014
As it upgrades its production facilities and expands its theme park, Universal Studios is planning to demolish Stage 28, one of the oldest on the lot, while preserving a 90-year-old set hous…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:44PMThursday, June 19, 2014
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has nominated Danielle Brazell as the new general manager of the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Garcetti’s selection of Brazell as cultura…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:13PMThursday, June 12, 2014
Jane Chu, president and CEO of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as the new chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Art…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:16PMFriday, April 18, 2014
Miles Levy, former manager to James Franco, has been sued by his business partners in what is described as a scheme to divert the actor’s commissions to one of Levy’s own compani…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:41PMMonday, March 24, 2014
Ronald Reagan, Newt Gingrich and, most recently, Tea Party conservatives have attacked federal funding for the arts, but the National Endowment for the Arts has so far survived the broadside…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:47PMSunday, March 2, 2014
ATLANTA — Sarah Elizabeth Jones, the camera assistant killed in a train accident on the set of “Midnight Rider,” was remembered for her adventurous spirit and her spunk, an…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:38PMTuesday, December 17, 2013
When Shia LaBeouf posted a 12-minute short film online on Monday, it drew plenty of attention — but also suspicion over its resemblance to a graphic comic. On Tuesday, the actor apolog…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:14AMThursday, December 12, 2013
Tom Rothman has been nominated by President Obama to fill a slot on the National Council on the Arts, which oversees the National Endowment for the Arts. Rothman, chairman of TriStar Prods.,…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:03PMFriday, November 22, 2013
Fifty years ago, Variety, in its own unique way, put a price tag on what the marathon television news coverage and abrupt shuttering of film, TV and legit productions cost showbiz in the wak…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00AMThursday, June 13, 2013
It may come as a surprise to many that “Happy Birthday to You,” perhaps the most popular song in the English language, falls under copyright, or at least Warner/Chappell Music cl…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:19PMWednesday, April 17, 2013
In the race for Los Angeles mayor, Eric Garcetti will visit UTA on Thursday for a fund raiser described as a roundtable focusing on key entertainment industry issues, while an independent c…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:31PMSunday, March 24, 2013
The run up to Tuesday and Wednesday’s historic Supreme Court hearings on same-sex marriage is being greeted by an array of up-close-and-personal profiles of plaintiffs, change-of-opini…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:42PM 
