Variety Announces Programming for Music for Screens Week Featuring Mary J. Blige, Marcus Mumford, Steve McQueen and Ryan Tedder

Wendy Williams gives an update on her health in a new video.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau looks sharp in a silvery purple suit at the premiere and photo call of his new movie, Against The Ice, during the 2022 Berlinale Film Festival on Tuesday (February 15) in Berlin, Germany.

It looks like Pete Davidson is getting ready to return to social media.

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DaBaby has been sued by Brandon Bills, the brother of his child's mother DaniLeigh, over a fight at the Topanga, California bowling alley Corbin Bowl earlier this month.Bills, 29, said in legal docs reviewed by TMZ that the Suge artist, 30, attacked him at the bowling alley February 9, resulting in physical and psychological problems he's been dealing with in the aftermath.Bills said that he was walking by the rapper, whose real name is Jonathan Kirk, when he was attacked, and did not fight back in the exchange. The latest:DaBaby, 30, has been sued by Brandon Bills, 29, the brother of his child's mother DaniLeigh, 27, over a fight at the Topanga, California bowling alley Corbin Bowl earlier this month.

The legendary Dick Van Dyke proved he could still act, sing, and dance in a new music video starring and directed by his second wife - Arlene Silver - in honor of Valentine's Day.At 96, the national treasure is 46 years older than the former make-up artist, but the May-December duo will be celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary on February 29.Arlene and barbershop trio the Vantastix kicked off the cheery cover of Everybody Loves a Lover, a Richard Adler and Robert Allen song made popular by Doris Day in 1958. He's still got it! The legendary Dick Van Dyke proved he could still act, sing, and dance in a new music video starring and directed by his second wife - Arlene Silver (R) - in honor of Valentine's Day Still going strong! At 96, the national treasure is 46 years older than the former make-up artist, but the May-December duo will be celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary on February 29Silver then threw it to Dick, who sang a verse from his chair before getting up to show his moves at Fallen Fruit's colorful SUPERSHOW art installation in Los Angeles.'It's my favorite thing to do,' Van Dyke told Parade in 2013 of singing with the Vantastix since 2020.

Power Book II: Ghost is the first in a raft of planned spin-off series from the wildly popular drama series Power.The Starz show finally launched in the autumn following a brief hiatus due to the coronavirus lockdown. Ghost introduced viewers to queenpin Monet Tajada (played by Mary J.

Power franchise as Lauren, a student at Stansfield University who has a passion for campaigning for racial equality.Soon enough though, she finds herself involved in an unexpected love triangle.Lauren met Tariq St Patrick (played by Michael Rainey Jr) when she helped him find a class.They slowly started talking more often and she even invited him to dinner with her parents where they got a brief moment to themselves to make out.This was until her boyfriend showed up and they had to quickly stop before they got caught.Tariq later said he was keeping his options open by seeing queenpin Monet Tejada's (Mary J Blige) daughter Diana (LaToya Tonodeo) as well and said Lauren should do the same.So Tariq now continues to see both Lauren and Diana in

It is a film or is it TV? That’s the micro-debate happening on Film Twitter right now over Steve McQueen‘s new project “Small Axe.” Often, these arguments are so byzantine, they’re not worth spending a breath on and we peace out on the whole topic and let others fight over it. But Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” seems simple: Yes, it’s premiering on Amazon Prime and yes, it’s vying for Emmy consideration in the end, not the Oscars.

BBC One viewers have taken to social media to praise the film Lovers Rock.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Mangrove,” now streaming on Amazon Prime, is the first in the five-part anthology, “Small Axe” by director Steve McQueen. Spanning two decades, the films are standalones tracing the West Indian experience with reggae music and costume tying all five films together.Costume designer Jacqueline Durran oversaw all five films, while individual designers worked on each installment.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticIf last week was a big one for Netflix (what with “Mank” and “Hillbilly Elegy” out in theaters), then this one belongs to Amazon, who have a pair of big projects launching via their Prime Video subscription service. The first is “12 Years a Slave” director Steve McQueen’s anthology “Small Axe,” an epic and altogether unconventional series that doesn’t fit neatly into the “film” or “TV” categories: McQueen has made five features, all set in London’s immigrant West Indian community, dealing with aspects of cultural identify, racism and community.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterABC has given a put pilot order to a musical comedy series that boasts Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Mary J. Blige among its executive producers.Titled “Family Affair,” the single-camera series follows A-ron, a faded R&B star and committed bachelor whose life is thrown into a tailspin when he’s saddled with raising his sister’s four kids.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVABC has given a big put pilot commitment to Family Affair, a single-camera family comedy with musical elements from husband-and-wife writer-producers Devon and Ranada Shepard, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Universal Music/Polygram and ABC Signature.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten by Devon and Ranada Shepard, Family Affair centers on A-ron, a faded R&B star and committed bachelor whose life is thrown into a tailspin when he’s saddled with raising his sister’s four kids.

12 Years a Slave won best picture at the 2014 Academy Awards, approaches every project with care and an attention to detail that reflects in every aspect of his films. His latest project, Small Axe, is a five-part anthology series that offers a glimpse into London’s West Indian community in the 1970s.“For me, it was about the influence politically and socially the Black community had on the UK—how the influence has gone through the bloodstream of the country,” said McQueen over a candid Zoom chat.

Billboard has announced the first group of honorees for its 15th annual Women in Music event. Cardi B, Chloe x Halle, Dolly Parton, Dua Lipa, Jennifer Lopez and Jessie Reyez will all be recognized at the Teyana Taylor-hosted event that's set to stream live in December.

Dave McNary Film ReporterAaron Sorkin, Steve McQueen, Sofia Coppola, Ramy Youssef and Radha Blank will be honored at the 16th annual Final Draft Awards, to be presented in a virtual ceremony on March 2, 2021.Sorkin will receive the Final Draft zeitgeist award, honoring a writer whose work speaks powerfully to the culture and what’s going on in the world right now. His film “The Trial of the Chicago 7” is currently streaming on Netflix.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsFinal Draft, a Cast & Crew Company, will honor Aaron Sorkin, Steve McQueen, Ramy Youssef and more at its 16th annual Final Draft Awards. The virtual March 2 awards ceremony is also set to celebrate the work of Sofia Coppola and Radha Blank.“2020 has been a year of cataclysmic change and has amplified the need and appreciation for voices like our honorees who are telling stories that illuminate our culture, history and humanity,” Final Draft president Shelly Mellot said.

Cardi B will be honoured as Woman of the Year at Billboard‘s 2020 Women in Music event.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorIn “Small Axe,” Steve McQueen’s new Amazon anthology series about the Black experience in the U.K., John Boyega stars in the third installment — “Red, White and Blue” — as Leroy Logan, a real-life police officer in 1980s London.“He’s a scientist, a father, a community man and a husband who decides to join the police force in order to motivate change,” Boyega, 28, says on this week’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket” from his home in London. “This is essentially a character study into a man who goes through a system that wasn’t ready for him.

Steve McQueen's Small Axe took a long time to make it to television screens, but McQueen, director of 12 Years a Slave and Widows among other memorable films, certainly hasn't underdelivered. Debuting nearly simultaneously on Britain's BBC One and Amazon Prime Video, the project began as a conventional TV series that would tell stories set in London's West Indian community.