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The bubble has calmed down after UTA’s ZCON event, and the lessons the new Gen Z taught have hopefully been learned by legacy executives looking to collaborate with the next wave of movers and change-makers in media. And planning for ZCON 2026 and more has already begun. “This has to be unique to ZCON. This idea that we need to platform creative voices across generations and connect brands and cultures can and should be everywhere,” Ziad Ahmed, head of UTA Next Gen, told Variety at the conclusion of the two-day event, held Oct. 22-23 at The Preserve in Hollywood. “And…
Bowen Yang appeared on Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” as former U.S. Congressman George Santos and talked with co-host Colin Jost about what he’s been up to since his release from prison. During the show, Jost mentioned the upcoming New York City Marathon before reluctantly introducing Santos as the “number one marathon runner in the world.” “Can you believe I just finished a marathon?” Yan’s Santos said, to which Jost replied, “The marathon is tomorrow.” “Yes, it’s a record. I already won!” said Santos of Yan. In October, President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Santos, who was sentenced to…
What you need to know Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker’s son celebrated his 2nd birthday on Saturday, Nov. 1 Rocky Thirteen honored his family, including his father and aunt Khloe Kardashian, on his special day “You are such a special soul,” Barker wrote in a tribute to his son on Instagram Rocky 13 is 2! Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker’s son celebrated his second birthday on Saturday, November 1st. His proud father marked the occasion by sharing a sweet tribute on Instagram. Barker, 49, wrote alongside a photo of the toddler wearing a snug jersey with the number 13 on…
Dave Franco, James Franco’s younger brother, asserted in a recent interview with Bustle magazine, “Nobody was going to hire me just because I’m James Franco’s brother.” However, he admitted that having a movie star brother helped launch his acting career. “If I was bad, I would have disappeared right away,” he said. Regarding their relationship, he added, “At this point, I think he’s just excited to see me try new things and grow.” Dave Franco’s first notable credit was in the 2006 season 10 episode of the WB drama “7th Heaven.” A year later, he entered the film industry with…
What you need to know Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo show off new matching tattoos to commemorate their appearance in the movie ‘Wicked’ A photo shared by Grande on Instagram reveals that her friends and co-stars have matching ‘For Good’ tattoos on their palms ‘Wicked: For Good’ will be released in theaters on November 21st If being best friends on the set of Wicked wasn’t enough, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo forged an everlasting bond on Wicked: For Good. In an Instagram post shared on Saturday, November 1, Grande, 32, wrote that she is counting down the days until the…
Silver, directed by Natalia Konialts, has been selected as the winner of the Opus Bonus category at The Flava Documentary Film Festival. The film also won the award for Best Documentary Film in the Visegrad region and the award for Best Cinematography for Stanisław Ciuszke. “Silver” is executive produced by acclaimed filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski (“Aida,” “Cold War”). “It’s a sensual, poetic experience. It brings us deep images with amazing clarity,” he said, calling the film “brutal, hypnotic and deeply human.” It depicts Bolivia’s highest silver mine and the local people who live by its brutal rules. Danger is always present,…
Miles Teller played former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a “Saturday Night Live” cold open that poked fun at the New York mayoral debate. “You all know me. I got through the coronavirus. And yada yada yada, honk, honk, squeeze squeeze,” the teller Cuomo said, referring to Cuomo’s sexual harassment allegations, imitating a hand-wringing motion. “Anyway, I’m back. I’m a born and raised New Yorker. I love it here. I know this city like a woman’s back.” The segment also featured Ramy Youssef and Shane Gillis, who play Cuomo’s fellow mayoral candidates Zoran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa, respectively. Outside…
What you need to know Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell are enjoying the spooky season The podcaster and actress posed with their two daughters, Delta and Lincoln, in silly Halloween costumes titled ‘The Redemption of Carrie Bradshaw Shank’ and ‘Ferrariana Grande’ The couple, who married in 2013, previously dressed up as characters from the 2004 hit film ‘Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.’ Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell are fully embracing the Halloween spirit! The podcaster, 50, and the Nobody Wanted actress, 45, shared a photo of their family of four dressed up as swanky mash-up characters for the holidays.…
Vitaly Mansky’s shocking portrait of wartime life, Time to Target, lets the audience breathe, absorb the details, and somehow even laugh, as the camera focuses on Lviv, in western Ukraine, which was once thought to be relatively safe. Of course, with the advent of Russian cruise missiles and Shahed drones, that illusion has ended at this point in the three-year war with Ukraine. But Mansky still depicts everyday life as it always has been: a military band practicing for a memorial, a wedding, a theater performance that ends abruptly because of an air raid, a new mother whose baby is…
Three Japanese female producers who have achieved international critical and commercial success, Etsuko Miyagawa, Eiko Gray Mizuno, and Chieko Murata, participated in an event in the Women’s Empowerment section of the Tokyo International Film Festival. Moderated by section curator Andrijana Cvetković, the trio began by tracing their path to their current profession. Miyagawa, who co-won an Emmy Award for her work on the hit streaming series “Shogun,” said she started out as an interpreter on the set of Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill Vol. 1,” and said, “I couldn’t believe how much work went into creating each shot and the chaos…