There may come a time when it just doesn’t make sense to rank the broadcast and cable networks anymore. Actually, that time is probably already here, with most viewing now taking place via streaming and other means. And yet, Nielsen’s numbers — which include time shifting and other ways people watch, not just live —…
Box Office: ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Set to Overtake ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ as Year’s Highest-Grossing International Release
“Avatar: The Way of Water” has sailed past the $1.1 billion mark at the global box office. The film is also set to overtake “Top Gun: Maverick” to become the highest-grossing international release of 2022. James Cameron’s sci-fi epic added $70.4 million to its global bounty on Wednesday. That leaves it with a domestic haul…
Variety’s Best 2022 Red Carpet Moments: Julia Fox’s ‘Masterpiece’ Memoir, Halle Bailey’s ‘Little Mermaid’ Debut and More
So many red carpets. So many celebs. When my editors asked me to name my top 10 red carpet interviews of 2022, it wasn’t an easy task because there were so many memorable — and often times, viral — moments. I could have easily included Joel Kim Booster talking about his sex scene with Zane…
James Corden Auditioned for ‘Lord of the Rings’ to Play Samwise, Says He Got Two Callbacks: It Was ‘Not Good’
Sean Astin’s performance as Samwise Gamgee represents the beating heart of Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. It’s an iconic performance for many fans, capped off by Astin’s powerful Mount Doom speech in which Samwise tells Frodo, “I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you!” Suffice to say, Jackson’s “Rings”…
Pelé, Worldwide Soccer Legend, Dies at 82
Pelé, the global soccer star that popularized the sport on an international level, died Thursday, the Associated Press reported. He was 82. The Brazilian ex-player had spent nearly a month at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo due to his colon cancer worsening and was recently put under elevated care due to kidney and…
The Best Year End Sales to Shop Right Now: From Staub Cookware to Apple AirPods
Much of the winter shopping craze sets in before the holidays but there’s a second — perhaps more exciting — shopping boom that sets in during that liminal space between Christmas and New Years. It’s a time to reward yourself for doing your part during the giving season and buy yourself a little gift of…
Box Office 2022: What Worked, What Flopped and What to Make of a Rollercoaster Year at the Movies
When “Everything Everywhere All At Once” premiered last spring, Alamo Drafthouse offered special screenings where attendees were gifted with packets of googly eyes. The peepers were a reference to a central character’s habit of putting the gag item on everyone and everything he can. Then when “Nope,” Jordan Peele’s twisty horror film, opened in July,…
Andy Cohen Clarifies CNN’s Alcohol Ban, Says He’ll Still Drink on New Year’s Eve: ‘Anderson and I Will Be Partying’
Andy Cohen confirmed to Rolling Stone that he will be drinking during CNN’s upcoming New Year’s Eve telecast. Cohen is once again hosting the network’s festivities alongside Anderson Cooper. The duo’s on-air drunken antics during New Year’s Eve have become a television staple, but Cohen courted controversy last year after he drunkenly dissed Ryan Seacrest…
Vivienne Westwood, Fashion Designer Who Popularized Punk Style, Dies at 81
Vivienne Westwood, the English fashion designer who brought punk style to the public, died on Thursday. She was 81. “Vivienne Westwood died today, peacefully and surrounded by her family, in Clapham, South London,” a post on her official Twitter page reads. “The world needs people like Vivienne to make a change for the better.” The…
Mbappe dismisses ‘futile’ WC taunts by Martinez
Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe has dismissed taunts from Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez over France’s World Cup final loss as “futile.”