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It took Laura Poitras, the director of the Oscar-winning Citizenfour and the Oscar-nominated Woman in Blood, 20 years to convince Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh to turn her career into a film. The long-gestating project finally became a reality three years ago, with Hirsch giving Poitras and his longtime friend and co-director Mark Obenhaus full access to his archives. The result of a monumental work of research and months of in-depth interviews is “Cover-Up,” which had its world premiere in Venice and is now showing at IDFA. Speaking to Variety outside a festival in the Netherlands, the director duo said…
What you need to know Vince Gill receives the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 CMA Awards. Gill is the 13th recipient of this award. The musician was also honored with a tribute performance by Brandi Carlyle and Patti Loveless Vince Gill got the flowers. On Wednesday, Nov. 19, Gil, 68, received the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the 59th Country Music Association Awards. After receiving his award from last year’s winner George Strait, Gill reflected on the honor. “This is amazing…and I’m pretty sure I’m the only person to ever win this award who has never…
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Bezos will serve as lead sponsors of the 2026 Met Gala, providing a significant donation to fund the event and accompanying “costume art” exhibition. Getty Images for Metropolitan Museum of Art/Vogue Money can buy you a lot of things, including a seat at the head of the fashion industry’s most exclusive table. Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez Bezos have been named lead sponsors of the 2026 Met Gala and Costume Institute exhibit, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday. The world’s fourth-richest man, with a fortune of $234 billion, and the 55-year-old former…
AARP has announced the nominations for its annual adult film awards, with “Hamnet,” “The House of Dynamite,” “One Battle After Another,” “The Sinners” and “Train Dreams” leading the way for best picture. The Best Actress nominees were Laura Dern (“Is This Sing On?”), Jodie Foster (“Private Life”), Lucy Liu (“Rosemead”), Julia Roberts (“After the Hunt”), and June Squibb (“Eleanor the Great”). The Best Actor nominees were George Clooney (“Jay Kelly”), Leonardo DiCaprio (“One Battle After Another”), Joel Edgerton (“Train Dreams”), Ethan Hawke (“Blue Moon”), and Dwayne Johnson (“Smashing Machines”). Nominees for Best Director include Paul Thomas Anderson (“One Battle After…
The future never looks more vertical than from the 76th floor of Lotte Tower, the world’s sixth tallest building. Key stakeholders from Microdrama attended the conference “The Future Is Vertical: The Global Rise of Short Form Media.” The deliberate choice of organizer Crisp, a short-form scripted video content company, underscores its ambition to shape an industry that will compete for $26 billion in global revenue by 2030. The summit, held at the Signiel Hotel in Seoul, brought together platforms, content creators and technology providers from the Americas, Europe and Asia to discuss the industry’s transformation from its origins in games…
What you need to know Click here to see the 2025 CMA Awards winners Nominations for this year’s ceremony were led by Ella Langley, Megan Moloney and Laney Wilson, with six nominations each The 59th CMA Awards will be broadcast on Wednesday, November 19th Who will have the biggest night at the 2025 CMA Awards? The 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards, hosted by Laney Wilson, will be broadcast live on ABC from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, November 19, with some of the genre’s biggest stars taking home the top awards. Nominations for this year’s ceremony were led…
Tom Hanks really loves the New York City subway, so much so that he wrote a song about it. The actor belted out a self-penned song praising 7 Train on Tuesday night at a gala celebration for the non-profit cultural center, The Shed. “Words cannot express how wonderful it is to be in The Shed every day,” he said in his speech. “Why? Officially, this is the last stop of train No. 7.” The Oscar winner then snapped his fingers and sang, “The cabin is on the Hudson Yards on the Lower West Side, off the High Line. Yes, the…
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the American Cinematheque honored Michael B. Jordan with an awards ceremony and fundraiser in Beverly Hills on November 20th and is screening a selection of films by the incomparable Diane Keaton through December 6th. “This award is an annual event, and this time it’s a very exciting one,” executive director Ken Scherer told Variety. “When they created this award, they decided to recognize ‘mid-career’ rather than ‘lifetime achievement.’ I’ve also worked for AFI on some of the Great Life Achievement Awards shows, so I have a legitimate interest in this because I can catch people along…
Gracie Hunt praised Erica Kirk and Turning Point USA’s call for an alternate Super Bowl halftime show to counter Bad Bunny’s performance. The Kansas City Chiefs heir praised Kirk (whose late husband Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in September) in a new interview. “I really respect Erica for what she’s done, especially producing the halftime show for America. You know, kids are young and impressionable,” Hunt said on Fox News Channel’s “The Will Cain Show.” Kansas City Chiefs heir apparent Gracie Hunt is supporting her best friend Erica Kirk’s Super Bowl replacement performance with Turning Point USA. Gracie Hunt/Instagram…
This year’s two-day Industry @ Tallinn & Baltic Event’s TV drama showcase TV Beats Forum concluded last night, and it was all about celebrating togetherness and how to survive change in the industry. The top prize reflects Europe’s ability to bring to the fore the heartwarming and entertaining stories and suspenseful myths of the past, while recalibrating co-production partnerships. Three of the winning shows from the seven nominees in the TV Beats co-financing market had garnered industry attention in previous TV showcases. Winner of the coveted Council of Europe Series Co-Production Development Award of €50,000 ($58,600), “Wool” debuted at this…