Former Amazon Video Exec Soumya Sriraman to Lead Streaming for QVC, HSN

Barbie Ferreira steps out in a hot faux leather outfit on Thursday night (September 29) in Los Angeles.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs performed their single ‘Burning’ on the latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, lifted from their new album ‘Cool It Down’.The band – comprising Karen O, Nick Zinner and Brian Chase – were the musical guests on the September 30 episode of the talk show, where they performed the ‘Cool It Down’ cut the same day of the album’s release.With Karen O positioned on top of a faux and fiery rock, Yeah Yeah Yeahs delivered an electric, pulsating performance under cover of smoke and strobes.Check out the performance below:The release of fifth studio album ‘Cool It Down’ marked the outfit’s first album in nine years, after the release of ‘Mosquito’ back in 2013.Yeah Yeah Yeahs marked the album’s announcement with the release of the Perfume Genius-featuring single ‘Spitting Off The Edge Of The World’.They followed that with the release of another single, ‘Burning’, and debuted the album cut ‘Lovebomb’ at a show in Chicago earlier this month.In a five-star review of ‘Cool It Down’, NME‘s Erica Campbell noted how the release saw Yeah Yeah Yeahs “focus on a new imaginative future”.“With ‘Cool It Down’ the trio disregard expectations with ease, bursting through conjectures with tracks that make the apocalypse sound fun.”Having announced headline shows back in March, Yeah Yeah Yeahs made a return to the UK live stage back in June, adding more dates to the run before it kicked off to meet demand.In May, the group teased US shows in a novel way when they utilised sky-writing and tennis balls to spell out “YYY”.

Nosferatu from director Robert Eggers.As reported by Deadline, Skarsgård is said to be attached to play the lead vampire, while Depp is in talks to play the lead human role.Eggers – known for films The Witch, The Lighthouse and The Northman – will write and direct the upcoming project. Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Eggers, Chris Columbus and Eleanor Columbus will serve as producers.A description for the film reads: “In the new reimagining, Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman in 19th century Germany and the ancient Transylvanian vampire who stalks her, bringing untold horror with him.”As reported in March this year, Harry Styles dropped out of the remake over scheduling concerns.

Sarah Jessica Parker is paying tribute and bidding farewell to her late stepfather, Paul Giffin Forste.On Friday, the "Sex and the City" alum shared a black-and-white photo of Paul, who passed away this week.A post shared by SJP (@sarahjessicaparker)"Godspeed. RIP," she captioned the image. "Strong like a bull.

Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson is set to be grandfather, as daughter Emily has announced she’s pregnant with her first child. Emily, 27, took to Instagram to share the happy news, with the podcast host sharing a series of black and white clips with her husband Alex Andrew, as he lovingly embraced her blossoming baby bump. Wearing a fitted black dress, Emily showed off her growing bump, and the happy couple’s dog seemed to be just as excited as them, as it began to sniff at her stomach.

Fern Britton’s former husband Phil Vickery has been spotted kissing a close pal of the TV presenter during an outing in London. In pictures, the 61 year old chef was seen sharing a kiss with Fern’s friend Lorraine Stanton, two years after he and Fern, 65, called time on their decades-long relationship.

Two years after their messy separation, Fern Britton's ex-husband Phil Vickery has been spotted kissing her best friend Lorraine Stanton.This Morning star Phil, 61, could be seen embracing Lorraine in the street in London as the pair locked lips.  Lorraine, who is an extremely close friend of Fern, 65, carried a Fortnum & Masum bag as she leaned over a suitcase and an overnight bag for a kiss from Phil.The pair looked undeniably smitten as they headed into a property in Mayfair, London. Discussing their budding romance, a source told The Sun: “They look like teenagers in love and that will be just so hurtful for Fern.

Carson Kressley had a special connection to one of the stars who took part in Season 2 of “RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race” – they were co-stars on the original installment of “Queer Eye (for the Straight Guy”).Thom Filicia turned up on the show earlier in the season, taking on the drag persona Jackie Would. As Kressley settled in as judge for the VH1 show, it took a minute for him to recognize that his co-star from “Queer Eye,” also his co-host on “Get a Room with Carson & Thom,” and a longtime close friend was the queen onstage. Of course, he’d left his glasses backstage.“We filmed it on a new stage.

Radio presenter Vick Hope celebrated turning 33 in style earlier this week by jetting off to Italy for a lavish holiday with her megastar fiance Calvin Harris. The couple, who went public earlier this year after Vick was seen flashing a dazzling engagement ring, headed to Dolomites where they enjoyed a romantic celebration surrounded by the region’s incredible mountain views. Taking to Instagram, BBC Radio 1 DJ Vick told her 231,000 followers that she’d experienced a “magical weekend” with her beau as she posted a series of snaps from their adventure together.

Stacey Solomon has shared the heartwarming moment that her husband Joe Swash saw their daughter Rose walk unaided for the very first time. After spending three weeks away from his family due to work commitments, former EastEnders star Joe recently reunited with his children in an emotional reunion at Pickle Cottage and has since been busy catching up with 11 month old Rose and her older brother Rex, three.

“Smile,” which stars Sosie Bacon and Kyle Gallner and just had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin before opening this Friday (September 30), is super creepy and unsettling.But how do you watch the new movie? Read on to find out:“Smile” is, at present, exclusively playing in movie theaters. This is honestly probably a good thing, as its effectiveness is directly related to the amount of teenagers screaming and throwing their popcorn around you. This is a real matinee-at-the-mall movie, in the best possible way.Paramount+ is pretty slippery when it comes to when its movies are hitting the service.

“Smile” is ready to give you the willies.The new original horror film, from first-time writer/director Parker Finn, is here just in time for spooky season and it doesn’t disappoint – this thing is scary, disturbing and, yes, downright haunting. It follows Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon), whose patient kills herself in front of Rose while wearing a ghastly smile on her face.

Check your local listings. While a streaming release date has not yet been announced, “Bros” will eventually be streaming on Peacock since it’s a Universal Pictures release.

With “Werewolf by Night,” the Marvel Cinematic Universe is getting spooky.The new 53-minute movie, dubbed a “Marvel Studios Special Presentation” and directed by Michael Giacchino, debuts on Disney+ next week. Starring Gael Garcia Bernal as the title character, it evokes the spirit of Universal monster movies from the 1940s, with its black-and-white photography, scratchy soundtrack and somewhat exaggerated performances.

Sam Faiers appeared to put the Ferne McCann drama aside as she got glammed up to support her sister Billie at the launch of her new lifestyle brand. Mum-of-three Sam, 31, headed to the event at The Ned in London alongside her mum Suzie Wells, 53, with the pair showing their support for Billie, 32, who has created her own homeware brand called Chapter B. The two sisters beamed as they posed with their beloved mum for photographs at the bash, where they were joined by other members of their family and friends.

Laughing at herself. Yolanda Hadid joked about her parenting skills after a TikTok user accused her of “starving” daughters Gigi Hadid and Bella Hadid when they started modeling.

“It’s been wild,” Trevor Noah told his audience after revealing that his “time is up” on hosting The Daily Show.

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate, Good Universe and Point Grey’s Miller’s Girl has added Gideon Adlon, Bashir Salahuddin, Dagmara Domińczyk and Christine Adams to the cast which already counts Martin Freeman and Jenna Ortega in the Black List scripted project.

Jordan Peterson is reacting to being called a “hero” for the incel community.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer No feature film has it easy in the modern theatrical and digital landscape, but 2022 has been particularly fraught. Warner Bros. is outright shelving pricey titles like “Batgirl,” Netflix has gone back to the drawing board thanks to its stock stumble and Amazon is focusing its resources on the almost-billion-dollar rollout of its “Lord of the Rings” TV series.   For fledgling indie movies that come to film markets, like the one currently underway in Toronto, the streamers used to be a safe and lucrative bets for distribution. As these now-legacy companies scramble to cut costs and boost subscriptions to please stockholders, the indie film industrial complex has once again been forced to pivot.  

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Amazon will bow a new laugh lead-in for its exclusive “Thursday Night Football” NFL games package, enlisting “Saturday Night Live” alum Taran Killam as the host of “The NFL Pile On” — the league’s first official comedy show. “The NFL Pile On” will premiere Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. ET on Prime Video, airing each Wednesday throughout the NFL season one day before Amazon’s “Thursday Night Football” coverage. In the half-hour show, Killam will riff on “funny and unexpected moments” from the across the NFL the week prior, from mic’d up players during pregame warmups to postgame press conference zingers, and from epic fumbles to off-the-field blunders — according to Amazon, “everything from studio shows, social media and fashion faux pas will be fair game.”

Prime Video has released the first trailer for The Peripheral, the long-gestating sci-fi drama from Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan’s Kilter Films. It’s based on the bestselling novel by William Gibson.

“I don’t think all streamers are created equal, “ Bob Iger bluntly said today at the 2022 Code Conference. “I don’t think they’ll all make it.”

Qurate Retail Group, the John Malone-backed owner of video screen shopping mainstays QVC and HSN, has installed former Amazon exec Soumya Sriraman as president of streaming.

K.J. Yossman Fresh from seeing “Elvis” become his highest-grossing film of all time in the U.K., Australian director Baz Luhrmann is set to be one of the leading speakers at this year’s Royal Television Society (RTS) conference in London, set to take place later this month. Luhrmann, who has also created series such as “The Get Down,” will be in conversation with British host Edith Bowman, discussing “the power of creativity.” Also joining the lineup are head of interactive at BBC Studios Tom Burton, Vicki Dobbs Beck, VP for immersive content at Lucasfilm and ILMxLAB, BBC technology correspondent Marc Cieslak and Jan Koeppen, president of The Walt Disney Company EMEA.

Dan Lin is not going to take the DC job, after all. Back to the drawing board for David Zaslav and Warner Bros Discovery.

"Don't Worry Darling" is garnering heaps of press, but none of it actually surrounds the film.  In a now viral video, actor Harry Styles is seen taking his seat next to co-star Chris Pine for a screening of the movie on Monday at the Venice Film Festival. The awkward video shows Styles not making eye contact with either Pine or Olivia Wilde, his director and girlfriend, as he sits down.  As Styles turns to sit, you see Pine look down at his pants, pause, and then guffaw at whatever just transpired.  Chris Pine was sandwiched between Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles during the film's screening.

It was a “bittersweet” night for the team behind Full Frontal With Samantha Bee.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Serena Williams, considered by many to be the greatest women’s tennis player ever, is also the GOAT on Twitter among female athletes. Williams was defeated by Ajla Tomlijanovic of Australia during their women’s singles third-round match Friday at the 2022 U.S. Open. The loss likely marks the end of Williams’ 27-year tennis career, as she earlier this month said she planned to retire after playing in the U.S. Open. “It’s been the most incredible ride and journey I’ve ever been on in my life,” an emotional Williams said in an on-court interview after the match, which was broadcast on ESPN.

Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. Col. Sanders and Bill Gates both had business failures early in their career. Joe Biden had several presidential runs derail.

Zack Sharf The summer movie season is technically over after the Labor Day holiday weekend, but it’s still living on in a big way this month on streaming. September sees the streaming debuts of top summer blockbusters such as Disney’s “Thor: Love and Thunder” and Universal’s “Jurassic World Dominion,” the latter of which has grossed just under $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

Robert Halmi’s Great Point Studios, owner and operator of the new Lionsgate Studio Yonkers and other projects, has named former Warner Bros. Entertainment and New Line executive Wendy Rubin chief financial officer.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Former WarnerMedia tech exec Alex Maghen has joined Husslup as chief technology officer. He’ll oversee all engineering and technological aspects of the company, including strategy, as the new mobile app for creative talent discovery in media and entertainment continues its launch. The app is currently in an invite-only beta stage. Maghen will report to Husslup CEO/founder H Schuster, who announced the hire on Monday. “Any tech company is only as good as the talented people behind it, and with Alex’s arrival we are now fully positioned to accelerate our product growth and fulfill our mission of democratizing and diversifying access to the industry,” Schuster said in a statement. “Alex is a triple threat—he has deep technical expertise, an impressive CV at the intersection of technology and entertainment, and a personal understanding of the obstacles that diverse members of our creative community face.”