Ben McKenzie Looks Back at Mischa Barton's Surprising Exit From 'The O.C.'

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterBon appetit! A cooking competition inspired by culinary legend Julia Child and featuring her “superfans” as contestants has been ordered at Food Network and Discovery Plus, Variety has learned exclusively.Based on the legacy of Child, who motivated generations of home cooks with her talent, enthusiasm and humor, “The Julia Child Challenge” will see eight top-notch home cooks compete in high-stakes culinary challenges to find out who has the fire, skill and passion to win the first-ever primetime competition series dedicated to all things Julia, per the show’s official description. The competitors, all Julia Child superfans, share personal stories about their hero, cook in a kitchen recreated in the likeness of where Julia herself cooked, using the same ingredients Julia used and are even guided by Julia herself through a larger-than-life television screen right in the middle of all the action.

K.J. Yossman Tara Reid is set to star in a new psychological thriller “Sheila,” Variety can reveal.Written by newcomers Jackie and Jennifer Moricz (better known collectively as The Moricz twins), whose work has been featured in the Blacklist, “Sheila” is described as a “modern day ‘Psycho.'”“Left to run her family’s Suntan Motel for the week, Charlie takes a unique interest in the only guest, a girl in town for a bikini contest – Sheila,” reads the logline.

Variety on a chilly January afternoon, is terrifying. After all, Burns knows of what he speaks.

Sasha Urban editorShowtime announced today that it is donating $100,000 to the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, which is located on the Allegany Territory of the Seneca Nation, where the network’s series “Dexter: New Blood” is set.The donation will fund the museum’s efforts to digitize its archives and record the history of the Seneca Nation, including footage, music, oral histories, print news and other media passed down from elders in the community. The contribution will also help fund the museum’s Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center, which educates visitors on the tribal history of Western New York state.“I’m excited to receive this gift from Showtime, which demonstrates its commitment to the preservation of heritage,” said Dr.

Todd Gilchrist The push-pull relationship between an individual developing his or her sense of self and the external forces trying to steer them — be they parental, professional, political or cultural — creates a tension that is common, and formative, to many people’s lives. Despite the wildly different stories that they tell, many of this year’s best picture nominees vividly illustrate this universal conflict, examining the challenge of retaining or asserting one’s identity while the world around them attempts to impose pressure or exert its influence.As perhaps the most fantastical of the nominees, “Dune” sends young Paul Atreides ( Timothée Chalamet) on a journey that owes no small debt to Joseph Campbell’s monomyth, but director and co-writer Denis Villenueve weaves a complex tapestry between the lineage into which the character was born, the overlapping but sometimes dueling ambitions of his mother and father, the feudal aristocracy of the film’s futuristic setting, and the almost primal sense of home and harmony that Paul feels once he arrives on the desert planet of Arrakis.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAmazon Prime Video’s “The Boys” is finally giving fans of its Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson-created comic book source material what they have always wanted: Simon Pegg playing Hughie Campbell. The gift to “Boys” fandom was delivered Wednesday via the trailer for “The Boys: Diabolical,” Prime Video’s animated anthology series set in the universe of the live-action show.In the trailer for the eight-episode “Diabolical,” the different characters and animation styles for each of the the fun-size episodes, running 12-14 minutes, are revealed.

Okay, so you know you want to lighten your hair with the help of some highlights. Great start, but it’s not that simple.These days, there is more than one method of adding highlights to hair, and that can make it quite tricky to explain exactly what you want.

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Lamar Odom is not ready to quit when it comes to Khloe Kardashian. On Monday’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother, the former NBA player was adamant he was going to try his “damndest” to reach out to Khloe once the show is over. Odom said he would love to take her to dinner and apologize for everything he put her through.

No Man’s Sky is getting its next update, titled Sentinel Update, which updates combat, adds in a mech, and more.The Sentinel Update for No Man’s Sky is a much more combat focused one. It adds in a new Sentinel tool, the Hardframe Battle Mech.

Actress Candace Cameron Bure, famously known for her role as D.J.Tanner on "Full House," is honoring her late friend and co-star Bob Saget. She said her mission is to "hug like Bob." On "Fox & Friends" Wednesday, Bure told host Ainsley Earhardt that she’s doing alright since the news of his death.  "It’s been a little over a month, and there’s days that are great and there’s days that just hits you," she said. "I want to remember Bob and what a kind and loving and amazing person that he was."  Actors Bob Saget (L) and Candace Cameron Bure (R) attend the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 8, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Disney will be building new master-planned communities called ‘Storyliving’ with the first to be developed in Rancho Mirage in California’s Coachella Valley. Other sites are under exploration “as more and more fans look for new ways to make Disney a bigger part of their lives,” the company said.

Gossip Girl star attended the Michael Kors show at New York Fashion Week on Tuesday, February 15 at Terminal 5 in a but simple matching three-piece set that's manifesting spring. Lively wore a baby blue sequined bra top with a matching midi pencil skirt that falls just below the knee. Since it was, err, a frigid 19 degrees in NYC on Tuesday, Lively paired the set with a matching peacoat in the same baby blue color, which she wore draped over her shoulders. Blake Lively paired the matching set with white accessories including a structured clutch and pointed-toe heels from Christian Louboutin.

Girl gang! Pregnant Britt Nilsson and her husband, Jeremy Byrne, are expecting a second daughter.

Caitlin Quinlan Swedish actors Sofia Helin, Anja Lundqvist, Julia Dufvenius and Elin Klinga star as four middle-aged friends struggling with stifled sex lives in new comedy “Lust,” coming to HBO Max in March and premiering at the Berlinale Series Market. Balancing lighthearted comedy with a more serious focus on topics such as sexual harassment, marriage counselling, and personal identity, the show offers entertaining relief while spotlighting the under-examined world of womanhood over 40.Developed from an idea that originated with the actors themselves, “Lust” stands out as one of few recent comedies wholly devoted to middle-aged lead female characters.

Katie Phang, longtime legal analyst for MSNBC and NBC News, will host a weekend show on MSNBC as well as a program for the network’s streaming channel.

Gogglebox’s Jenny and Lee have taken to Instagram to share their excitement about the return of the hit Channel 4 show. It was actually fellow co-stars Dave and Shirley Griffiths that let slip the new series air date to their 123,000 followers on Instagram as Friday 18 February. Best friends Jenny Newby and Lee Riley recorded a video to share their excitement about the series’ return with their 656,000 Instagram followers.

Pamela Anderson slipped into a long-sleeved black dress as she stepped out for dinner with her son Brandon Thomas Lee, 25.The Baywatch actress and pin-up star, 54, looked utterly gorgeous as she paired the elegant black outfit with a pair of clear see-through heels for the outing. Opting to keep her makeup low-key, the star showed off moisturised skin, a sweep of smokey eyeshadow and a slick of mulberry lipgloss as she walked across the pavement with her son.

Richard Madeley has admitted that he almost accidentally revealed his daughter Chloe’s exciting pregnancy weeks before she and her husband James Haskell shared it themselves. Chloe, 34, and James, 36, announced on social media yesterday that they’re expecting their first child together.

Jeremy Vine was rushed to hospital at the weekend after a bike accident left him unconscious. The 56 year old presenter and Channel 5 star thankfully didn't suffer any lasting effects and was sent home to recover. Despite being knocked off his penny farthing and landing on his head, the TV personality was left with minor injuries and a black eye.

The O.C., I knew that I was in for a ride. For three seasons, fans watched Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton) and Ryan Atwood (Ben McKenzie) fall in love, get in fights, and break up...