EXCLUSIVE: Fox is officially searching for the Nation’s Dumbest. The network has handed the show, which is based on a Scandinavian format, a series order. Deadline revealed that the project was in development at the end of last year. The series will now be hosted by British comedian Jack Whitehall and the network has lined…
Clarence Carter, the blind Southern soul star who scored two Top 10 hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s with “Slip Away” and “Patches,” died today, May 14, following diagnosis of Stage 4 prostate cancer and a battle with pneumonia and sepsis. He was 90. His death was first reported by Rolling Stone, with…
EXCLUSIVE: The BlackStar Film Festival returns in August, for its 15th edition, and it will do so with a new look. Maori Karmael Holmes, the festival’s founder, and her team have partnered with the blue-chip New York design firm Pacific to reimagine the event’s visual identity. The festival and its parent organization, BlackStar Projects, can…
Spain’s ECAM Forum, the fast-building Madrid industry event which in just two editions has positioned itself as one of the country’s key launchpads for auteur cinema and international co-production, has unveiled the first major project lineup for its third edition, running June 9-11, 2026, at Madrid’s Matadero. Organized by Madrid’s prestigious ECAM film school, the…
If viewers had no idea about the importance of marriage for women during England’s Regency Era, Netflix’s “Bridgerton” has certainly provided an education over the past six years. However, for those well-versed in Jane Austen’s works, specifically “Pride and Prejudice,” there has always been some awareness of what women had to expect and endure. Based…
Amazon Prime Video has ordered a series version of Elsie Silver’s “Rose Hill” romance novels. The announcement was made as part of Amazon’s upfront presentation to advertisers in New York on Monday. Variety exclusively reported the project was in development at Prime Video in June 2025. The logline for the show states that it “follows…