Nina Wolarsky Becomes Latest Netflix Exec to Depart Streamer

The 22nd edition of the Mumbai Film Festival, due to be held March 12 – 22, is moving online in the face of enduring challenges first brought about by the pandemic.

Olivia Rodrigo has announced the release of a brand-new documentary, Driving Home 2 U (A Sour Film), which will take fans behind the making of her record-breaking debut album, Sour. 

K.J. Yossman 101 Films International has picked up world sales rights to “Fear the Invisible Man,” an adaptation of H.G.

K.J. Yossman First look images from upcoming U.K./Italian co-production “Commedia” have been released, Variety can exclusively reveal.Actor and writer Greta Bellamacina, who will next be seen in Sky Atlantic’s “This Sceptred Isle,” plays the lead, Irene.Helmed by Italian film and theater director Riccardo Vannuccini, “Commedia” will be Vannuccini’s first English-language film and is intended as an homage to renowned Italian filmmaker Marco Ferreri (“Storie di ordinaria follia,” “The House of Smiles”).Set as a “film within a film,” Vannuccini also co-stars in the feature, playing a director called Rocco Cucovaz who unsuccessfully directs Bellamacina in a variety of scenes, each one descending into chaos until the female actors eventually take over the production.

Tomris Laffly Gentle is the most fitting word to describe the aura of “The Last Bus,” Gillies MacKinnon’s placid travelogue of a movie about an ailing Englishman on a heartrending mission. Sadly, the filmmaker’s road trip errs on the side of excessive gentleness.

BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker has ticked off the major Rome tourist spots as he gives fans a rare glimpse at his family. The BBC Breakfast host, 44, headed to the Italian capital with his wife, Sarah, and their three children.

Slipknot have shared the new video for their song ‘The Chapeltown Rag’ – you can watch the clip below.The track was originally released back in November and is expected to be the first single from the band’s upcoming seventh studio album, which will be the follow-up to 2019’s ‘We Are Not Your Kind’.After releasing a disorienting visualiser for the single upon its original release, Slipknot have now shared an official video for ‘The Chapeltown Rag’.Featuring edited footage from the band’s recent run of live shows – they debuted the track during a November gig at Knotfest Los Angeles –  you can watch Slipknot’s video for ‘The Chapeltown Rag’ below.Earlier this month Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor confirmed that the band had finished work on their “killer” new album.“The record is actually in the process of being mixed right now,” the singer told Eddie Trunk on SiriusXM. “Everything is finished, so it’s just being mixed right now, which is rad news. So it’s probably gonna take… I think it’s probably gonna be another three months [before it comes out].“The artwork’s done.

Total War: Warhammer 3 at launch, and players of the game allege that it’s causing noticeable performance issues.Yesterday (February 17) marked the release of Total War: Warhammer 3, however it’s been marred by negative reviews criticising the game’s performance.The strategy title currently has a ‘Mixed’ rating on Steam, with 41 per cent of the game’s reviews being negative at time of writing. The majority of these negative reviews focus solely on facing performance issues within the game.Now, many players are pointing fingers at Denuvo, anti-piracy software that SteamDB shows was added in a patch on Total War: Warhammer 3‘s launch day.

LIZ Hurley looked incredible in a plunging red dress as she celebrated Joan Collins' birthday with her lookalike son Damian. The actress's rouge gown cinched at the waist to show off her hourglass figure, while Damian looked smart in a dinner suit with white bow tie.

DIZZEE Rascal has arrived at court for the first day of his trial after being charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend. The rapper, 36, was arrested after Cassandra Jones suffered a minor injury at her home in Streatham, South London.

PREGNANT Love Island star Chloe Crowhurst has revealed she's having a baby girl in a cute gender reveal video. The 27-year-old, who is 35 weeks into her pregnancy, knelt on the floor and popped a confetti cannon that showered her with pink pieces of paper.

DANNIELLA Westbrook showed off her figure in a sheer top with her lookalike daughter. The ex-EastEnders star said it was a "proud momma moment" as her youngest child Jodie Jenkins, 20, posed on the red carpet.

Gino D'Acampo left fans swooning on Thursday night when he uploaded a shirtless photo of himself wearing nothing but boxers which was given to him by his wife Jessica.Exclusive: Gino D'Acampo makes rare comment about his kids after family dynamic changePosing at home, the This Morning chef slipped into his Valentine's Day gift which had the words, "Only Jessica can jingle my bells," stitched at the bottom.WATCH: Gino D'Acampo melts hearts with new family addition"I think my wife has confused Valentine's Day with Christmas this year… GDx," he joked in the caption.Exclusive: Gino D'Acampo reveals surprising secret to happy marriage with wife of 20 years JessicaMORE: Why Gino D'Acampo's mountainous home with wife Jessica is the perfect family nestFans rushed to comment underneath, with many praising the 45-year-old. "Ooo my world, absolutely yum," said one follower, while another remarked: "Not gonna lie… this is hot [hot flame emoji]." A third post read: "I love your wife's sense of humour."Gino has been married to wife Jessica since 2002.

Martin Lewis hosted a special edition of his Money Show Live TV programme this week focusing on workplace and private pensions.

Avril Lavigne has responded to TXT‘s Hueningkai, after the K-pop idol referenced her 2002 hit ‘Sk8er Boi’.Yesterday (February 17), the Korean-American singer tweeted an image of him holding a skateboard, alongside the caption “He was a [skater boy]”, in reference to the Canadian musician’s early-aughts smash hit ‘Sk8er Boi’.He was a

THE BOYZ‘s Younghoon passed off their number as his own.The K-pop idol has jokingly created a false phone number during a recent exchange with a fan on the fan messaging app Universe. Younghoon had used numbers from K-pop group THE BOYZ’s debut date of December 6, 2017, after a fan asked for his phone number.According to screenshots archived on South Korean online forum theqoo, Younghoon soon realised the potential repercussions that could follow after he send the fake number.

A fundraiser held in memory of a much-loved Alexandria charity man has raised more than £10,000 for good causes.

Netflix bosses Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos are weighing in on the recent spate of executive exits at the streaming service. After promoting former local language originals vp Bela Bajaria to global TV chief last month, the company said goodbye to three high-ranking execs: English language originals head Cindy Holland, drama exec Channing Dungey and comedy vp Jane Wiseman.

Global streaming giant Netflix may have added fewer subscribers during the third quarter than forecast after an early-year coronavirus pandemic-driven growth spurt, but several analysts on Wednesday raised their stock price targets on the company, telling investors to look beyond the quarterly figures. Before Wednesday's stock market open, the stock was trading down 5.5 percent at $496.62 as of 8:25 a.m.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix bid farewell to several senior programming executives in recent weeks — and the company’s two co-CEOs, Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos, maintained that the turnover is business as usual for the streamer.In September, Sarandos named Bela Bajaria VP of global TV, while VP of original content Cindy Holland was given the “Keeper Test” after 18 years at the company. Other exits: Jane Wiseman departed after a little over six years as VP of originals and head of comedy, while Channing Dungey, VP of original content and head of drama, left two weeks ago and was just named chairman of Warner Bros.

Peter White Television EditorNetflix has seen a number of top content execs including Cindy Holland, Channing Dungey and Jane Wiseman leave over the past few weeks – a move addressed by co-CEO Ted Sarandos on the streamer’s third quarter financial results call Tuesday.Sarandos, who moved up to the co-CEO role, having previously been chief content officer, brought the TV division in line with the film side and the animation division under one boss – former Universal Television head Bela Bajaria.This led to the departure of Holland, who had previously overseen all English-language programming as VP Original Content.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorNetflix Co-CEOs Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos tackled a range of topical issues as they offered context for their less-than-expected gain in subscribers during the third quarter.During their quarterly earnings interview posted to YouTube, Hastings was asked by moderator and Barclays analyst Kannan Venkateshwar about how the lack of a Stranger Things-type blockbuster affected the subscriber showing. The increase of 2.2 million subscribers was below company and Wall Street forecasts, and reflected a “pull-forward” in the first half of the year due to COVID-19.“It’s just a little bit of math, Kannan,” Hastings replied, showing his assertive engineering nature.