“The Day of the Jackal” producer Carnival Films have snapped up the rights to develop Sarah Pinborough’s upcoming novel “They Say a Girl Died Here” for television. The murder mystery, which is set to be published at the end of this month, follows university drop-out Anna Maybourne as she accompanies her mother, sister and grandmother
Unlike most of his peers, the lead singer of the world’s greatest rock and roll band has never been one for looking back, even at the recent past. There’s a scene in one of the countless Rolling Stones documentaries in which that singer — Mick Jagger — and drummer Charlie Watts are walking into Olympic
Richard L. O’Connor, an Emmy-winning producer known for his work as an executive in charge of productions like “The Muppet Movie,” “On Golden Pond” and “Hickey & Boggs,” died July 22 in Palm Desert, California. He was 96. O’Connor’s death was confirmed to Variety by his family. O’Connor won an Emmy back in 1990 for
Peter Lassally, the dean of late-night producers who worked with Johnny Carson on the “Tonight Show,” David Letterman on the “Late Show” and Craig Ferguson on “The Late Late Show,” has died. He was 93 years old. Lassally was long nicknamed the “host whisperer” for helping run some of the biggest late-night franchises of all
Anime is no longer a niche import. It’s pop culture’s new center of gravity, and no one is moving faster to take advantage of that advantage than the studio behind “Demon Slayer.” Nishimoto Shu, named president of Aniplex earlier this year, has outlined a plan to deepen Sony Music Entertainment’s Japanese subsidiary’s presence in international