Television
“Mountainhead” Channels the Absurdity of the Tech Bro
[ad_1] Four tech billionaires walk into a mansion. It sounds like the setup for a punch line, but it also forms nearly the entire conceit behind “Mountainhead,” a savagely entertaining...
An Evening With Sony Pictures Television FYC: See the Photos
[ad_1] Variety and Sony Pictures Television teamed up for a night of panels with some of the hottest shows of the year, including “The Last of Us,” “Cobra Kai,” “The...
Kenny Smith Isn’t Going Fishing Yet
[ad_1] Last July, the National Basketball Association announced a new eleven-year media-rights agreement with Amazon, NBC, and ESPN, set to take effect at the start of next season. Notably left...
Which Marvel Character Are You Internally, And Which Are You Externally?
[ad_1] Here's the deal: below are a series of questions designed to determine which Marvel Cinematic Universe character you're most like when you're with yourself, aka on the inside, and...
Kenneth Walker, 73, Journalist Who Bared Apartheid’s Brutality
[ad_1] Kenneth Walker, an Emmy Award-winning journalist whose reporting for the ABC News program “Nightline” helped bring the brutality of South Africa’s racist apartheid system to the attention of the...
Trump’s Threat of ‘Foreign’ Film Tariffs Stirs Anxiety in the U.K.
[ad_1] President Trump’s desire to “make Hollywood great again” by wielding his preferred economic weapon — tariffs — has sent a shiver through Britain’s film industry.British producers, camera workers, costume...
Netflix Debuts New Home Screen, Its First Redesign in 12 Years
[ad_1] The most powerful home page in entertainment is about to look a lot different.Beginning next week, Netflix will introduce a new home page design for television screens, the company’s...
Is This Late-Night TV’s Last Gasp?
[ad_1] John Mulaney describes his weekly Netflix talk show as “a throwback in some ways.” Indeed, it seems to draw inspiration from numerous 20th-century late-night hosts, from Dick Cavett to...
“The Rehearsal” Finally Achieves Liftoff
[ad_1] The second season of “The Rehearsal” is instantly better than the first because it’s about something. In the show’s previous season, Nathan Fielder developed and applied his methodology—the so-called...
NPR and PBS Vow to Fight Trump’s Order to Cut Funding
[ad_1] President Trump’s executive order to defund NPR and PBS was met with fiery pushback on Friday, as the organizations challenged the legality of the move and said it could...
