Buy low, sell high: Investor and media entrepreneur Byron Allen has sold all of the shares in Starz that he had acquired earlier this year from Steve Mnuchin, the former Hollywood producer who served as Treasury Secretary during President Trump’s first term. He sold all 1.8 million shares of Starz he had owned over the
Markus Lehmusruusu’s futuristic drama “The Squirrel” has just been selected as the Finnish Oscar submission, and it already has a notable fan. “Aki Kaurismäki called it a masterpiece. He said it was like ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ but better because it’s full of humanism. I really loved that,” the director tells Variety. “I hope that
Cynthia Erivo already earned two best actress Oscar nominations for portraying Harriet Tubman and the green-skinned Elphaba in “Wicked” — not to mention her Tony-winning work in “The Color Purple” — but her latest film, “Prima Facie,” might be her most challenging high-wire act yet. She pulled it off, according to the audience at the
Katseye has scored their first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as their latest project “Wild” debuts atop the list. “Wild,” the five-track offering led by the singles “Pinky Up” and “Hootie Frutti,” bows at the chart’s summit with 170,000 equivalent album units, marking their biggest week by that metric and by pure album sales
Hampshire recalled Eddie Jack and Lumsden, both unused in The Hundred franchise tournament, while Glamorgan gave a debut to 17-year-old Harry Wallace, son of former club captain Mark, and brought back Ingram for his first tournament game since the 2024 final win. Home skipper Nick Gubbins chose to bat, but he and Ali Orr went
Morgan Wallen has returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with “I’m the Problem” for a 14th non-consecutive week, while Charli xcx debuts at No. 3 with her eighth album “Music, Fashion, Film.” “I’m the Problem,” which was released more than a year ago, ticks from No. 3 to 1 on this week’s chart
