M&S’ knee-high boots are being hailed as ‘so comfortable’ and ‘perfect’ for autumn/winter

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor There may not be a funnier moment on screen this year than when Ryan Gosling yells “sublime!” off-screen in Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar box office smash “Barbie.” That’s why Variety Awards Circuit Podcast had a pressing question that needed answering from the filmmaker herself: Who gets the credit for this brilliant moment? “Ryan had the idea of [Ken] having a private moment that she [Barbie] can hear,” Gerwig reveals. “Because, of course, there’s no walls or privacy in Barbie Land. And then I will give myself credit, I came up with ‘sublime.’ I kept thinking, what’s the funniest word? I kept going back to ‘sublime.’ It’s the oddest word.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Before her death earlier this year, Lisa Marie Presley expressed shock and horror over the depiction of her father Elvis Presley in the script for Sofia Coppola’s new film “Priscilla.” Described in two emails obtained exclusively by Variety, the late Presley asked Coppola to reconsider her vision for the character and to spare her family public embarrassment. The messages were sent four months before Presley suffered fatal cardiac arrest in January.

Paramount Global beat Wall Street analysts’ estimates in the third quarter, thanks in large part to streaming flagship Paramount+, which added 2.7 million subscribers to hit 63 million globally.

Peter S. Fischer, co-creator of Murder, She Wrote and writer on dozens of crime series such as Columbo, Ellery Queen and Murder spinoff The Law and Harry McGraw, has died. Grandson Jake McElrath confirmed his passing to The Hollywood Reporter. Fischer was 88.

At The Gates is an entertaining and timely thriller that blends the hot button topic of illegal immigration and undocumented workers  into a universal  story of fear, paranoia, and the perilous state of our own humanity. That it succeeds to the degree it does is the fact that first time feature writer/director Augustus Meleo Bernstein keeps us guessing as to the intentions and the ultimate fate of its tight circle of main characters. Essentially this is a chamber piece all set in one attractive Los Angeles area suburb’s home and the class drama taking place inside that seems ripped from headlines of individual tragic stories of illegal immigrants who have to worry at any given moment when ICE is going to show up at their doorstep, or in the case of At The Gates, at the doorstep of their employers.

EXCLUSIVE: Respected post production and VFX executive Christine Mansfield has joined Disney Branded Television as senior vice president of Post Production and Innovation. In her new role, Mansfield will oversee the post-production team that produces and supervises animated, scripted, and unscripted projects, shortform multiplatform interstitials, and acquisitions for Disney Junior, Disney Channel, DisneyXD, and Disney+, with a focus on creative innovation.

UPDATED with one more category: The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences today revealed the nominations for its second annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards. See the list here, with one category that was omitted listed below.

EXCLUSIVE: As the FilmNation Entertainment team gathered in Santa Monica this week for AFM, some reflection is in order. It has been 15 years since Glen Basner peeled off from Good Machine to start the venture. Despite the hardships facing everyone in the market with strikes and uncertainty, what a different a decade and a half makes. The launch happened in 2008, not the most fortuitous time to launch an indie film finance and production company with global ambitions.

An East Kilbride wrestling promoter and friend of WWE main eventer Drew McIntyre says the superstar misses performing in the South Lanarkshire town.

The UK’s first ever multi-charity pre-loved fashion store has opened its doors in Greater Manchester, and you can find a tonne of hidden gems inside including trendy Nike Air Max and a designer handbag from Balenciaga for just £10. Ahead of the pop-up shop’s first full day on Friday, today’s (Nov 2) special preview gave an insight for those eager to get their hands on the most stylish second-hand garments.

Rafael admits he never got on with former Manchester United teammate Carlos Tevez.

Mariah Carey has been accused of copyright infringement over her 1994 holiday staple "All I Want For Christmas Is You." The lawsuit was brought by Andy Stone a.k.a Vince Vance, a songwriter who claims Carey's song lifts significant elements from a song of the same name released in 1989 by his group Vince Vance & the Valiants. Stone first filed the lawsuit in 2022 before withdrawing it, as Billboard reports.

A man has been charged with the murder of a woman found dead at a tower block in Wigan. Caroline Gore, 44, was discovered by officers who were called to Douglas House in Scholes near the town centre at around 8pm on Monday night (October 30).

“Yellowstone” news has been scarce as of late. However, fans finally know when the second half of Season 5 will return. The show is set for a huge comeback to air the final episodes, including the series finale, in November 2024.

wore her fuzzy layers in Los Angeles, the same city in which I currently reside.On November 1, published photos of Bullock stepping out in LA wearing a casual athleisure ‘fit, complete with leggings, running sneakers, and a black ALO Yoga shearling jacket with an oversized collar. Mind you, the weather in LA reached a low of just 60 degrees and a high of 84. Suddenly, I’m feeling a lot more empowered to invest in some winter outerwear.

Madison Beer is embarking on her third (!) world tour.The popular 24-year-old singer will play venues all over North America from April through June 2024 as part of her upcoming ‘Spinnin Tour’ with special guests Jann, Charlotte Lawrence and UPSAHL in support of her latest studio album “The Silence Between Songs.”“Pinch me,” she shared on Instagram.Along the way, she’ll make a stop in her native New York.On Saturday, May 18, Beer will headline at Radio City Music Hall.And if you want to see the rapidly rising superstar live next spring, you can grab tickets for all 33 concerts as soon as today.Some are quite cheap, too.At the time of publication, our team found tickets going for as low as $24 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other shows have tickets starting anywhere from $25 to $80 before fees.Curious how much Beer tickets cost for the show closest to you?You’re in the right place.Our team has all the information you’re looking for and more about Madison Beer’s ‘Spinnin Tour’ below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour dominated the U.S. in the spring and summer, and the movie version became the highest-grossing concert film of all time this fall with over $200 million at the worldwide box office. Now the tour is getting ready to kick back off in real life as Swift performs three concerts in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov.

The Libertines have shared the video for their new single ‘Run, Run, Run’.The clip, which you can view below, features “a life in a day of a seedy Flash Harry cab driver (played by His Dark Materials actor Geoff Bell), who drives his various customers round the fleshpots and watering holes of Margate in his retro Bentley Turbo motor, stopping off to pay off his gambling debts and neck a pigs ear or ten, before getting back on the job,” according to a press release.It was directed by Alex Brown who has previously worked with La Roux and James Blake and shot in Cliftonville, Margate and at the band’s nearby hotel The Albion Rooms.The clip is the first in a series of videos in the seaside town which will feature the characters from the songs (and the album cover artwork) from their new LP ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’, which is out on March 8, 2024. Fans can pre-order the album here.The single was first shared by the band last month.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large As the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences continues to figure out how and when to finally hold this year’s Daytime Emmys — delayed in June due to the WGA strike — it has gone ahead and announced the nominations for this year’s 2nd Annual Children’s & Family Emmys. There’s no date yet for this year’s Chidren’s & Family Emmys — NATAS is likely waiting for a hopeful soon resolution to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike before firming up dates. But last year, winners were announced during two ceremonies—one focused on creative and technical arts, and the other to performances and programming—at Wilshire Ebell Theatre on December 10 and 11.

Taking Back Sunday surprised a pair of longtime fans by crashing their wedding.The band up turned up at the couple’s ceremony in Trout Lake in Stroudsburg on the same day they released their new album ‘152’, last Friday (October 27).The couple – Sammi and Adam Seman’s – maid of honour arranged the surprise which saw the band perform ‘I Am The Only One Who Knows You’ and ‘The One’ from their new record. They also presented the couple with flowers and a copy of their new album.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Apparently, totaling a super-expensive luxury car can get you noticed in Hollywood. Cody Detwiler, the YouTube creator behind automotive DIY, stunts and vlog channel WhistlinDiesel, has signed with CAA. Detwiler, alongside partner Matt McGuire, will next focus on expanding Nashville, Tenn.-based WhistlinDiesel into new genres, premium content, consumer products and other areas, according to CAA.

The Beatles‘ ‘Now And Then’ this afternoon (November 2).Fans gathered to listen to the track, the last to feature all four original members, ahead of its premiere at 2pm GMT.Pictures shared by the club, where The Beatles played their first ever gig, on their Instagram showed many fans in tears as the song was played.A statement on the page read: “Now and Then, what a beautiful moment! Hundreds gathered at The Jacaranda to hear The Beatles’ last song ‘Now and Then’ for the first time. 23,039 days have passed since The Beatles played their first gig, yet today people stood in the very same venue and listened to new music by the band.

Paul McCartney has revealed that he kept The Beatles‘ ‘Now And Then’ a secret from the extra musicians who played on the track in the studio.The song, dubbed the “final” single from the Fab Four, came out today (November 2) following the release of an accompanying short film titled Now And Then – The Last Beatles Song.‘Now And Then’ stemmed from a demo tape recorded by the late John Lennon, and was completed with the help of AI technology – which lifted the songwriter’s vocals off the initial recording.McCartney and his former bandmate Ringo Starr built on the demo in the studio along with producers Jeff Lynne and Giles Martin, the latter of whom is the son of late Beatles producer George Martin.At one point in the short film, McCartney recalled the process of adding a string arrangement to the single during a session at the famous Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California.“Giles worked up an arrangement like Giles’ dad would have done in the old days,” he explained.“We had to put the music out on the stands for the musicians, but we couldn’t tell them it was a new Beatles song. It was all a bit hush-hush.

Bleachers performed recent single ‘Modern Girl’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (November 1).Much like the single, the Jack Antonoff-led band performed the track with saxophones. You can view footage below.The track was the band’s first release under their new label home, Dirty Hit, and arrived last month.

Martin Scorsese has heaped praise on Brendan Fraser following heavy online criticism of his performance in Killers Of The Flower Moon.The recently released film – which is led by Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone – is based on a non-fiction book of the same name published in 2017. It tells the true story a series of murders of Osage Native Americans over the rights for the oil under their land in Oklahoma.Fraser, who plays lawyer W.S.

Let the feast begin: Thanksgiving releases and awards season contenders, Disney‘s Wish and Apple Original Films and Sony‘s Napoleon are set to open over the Wednesday to Sunday holiday stretch with respective grosses of $50M+ and $24M+. Both movies open on Thanksgiving eve, Nov. 22.

Along with programming updates, HBO and Max Content CEO Casey Bloys took on a handful of business topics during a 2024 slate event in New York, among them licensing, content spending and password sharing.

EXCLUSIVE: The Sundance Institute has named the participants and projects selected for the 2023 edition of its Episodic Lab, taking place at the Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah from November 3–7. The list includes Daniela Bailes (The Letters), Elaine Hsieh Chou (Get Home Safe),Marissa Díaz (Cochinas), Sam Dunnewold (Guts), Laurie Hartung (Rabbit Hole), Farah Merani (The Painted Muse), Sylvia-Anne Parker (Blackbirds), and Hernando Cortes Watson (Horsepower).

EXCLUSIVE: Vanessa Kirby and Lauren Dark have come aboard as exec producers for Swiss Oscar entry Thunder from writer-director Carmen Jacquier. Kirby & Dark’s Aluna Entertainment will back the awards push for the film in the race for Best International Feature. 

Vancouver Swifties will have an extra something to celebrate next holiday season: Taylor Swift has added three dates in the city to the 2024 leg of her Eras Tour.

Updated November 2… Fears are growing for the health of detained Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh following fresh details of the violent circumstances of her arrest and current physical condition.

Max‘s And Just Like That… has returned to the writers’ room to begin work on Season 3.

EXCLUSIVE: Lisa McGee has signed with CAA for U.S. representation. 

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Tony and Emmy Award-nominated actor Arian Moayed (Succession) and Oscar-winning filmmaker Rayka Zehtabchi (Period. End of Sentence.) have boarded Liam LoPinto‘s Oscar-qualifying live-action short The Old Young Crow as executive producers.

EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of success with her feature directorial debut, the SXSW prize-winning thriller It Is In Us All, Irish writer, director, and actress Antonia Campbell-Hughes has signed with Entertainment 360 for representation in all areas.

Canadian comedy Letterkenny is coming to an end. The series will wrap with its upcoming 12th season on Hulu, which will drop all six episodes on December 26, it was announced Thursday. The series, which also streams on Canadian platform Crave, will premiere with all episodes on December 25.