Venice Flexes Its Muscles as It Sets Stage for Global Awards Season

Jussie Smollett, 39, insisted that he’s innocent after being sentenced to 150 days in prison, 30 months of felony probation, and ordered to pay $120,106 in restitution and a $25,000 fine by Chicago’s Judge James Linn on Thursday, March 10. Immediately after the sentencing, Smollett addressed the court room where he yelled he’s not “suicidal.”

The Duke of Hastings still has it! Regé-Jean Page proved that he is still the most dapper of them all, as he stepped out Wednesday night with girlfriend Emily Brown. The “Bridgerton” star and soccer player’s latest outing at the Dunhill Pre-BAFTA filmmaker’s dinner and party was enough to make Lady Whistledown run to the printing press.

Kylie Jenner is back on Instagram! The makeup mogul took to her Instagram Story to share a video updating fans about the latest lip product from Kylie Cosmetics, and she had a little help from her daughter, Stormi Webster.«So, I know I've M.I.A. for a while,» Jenner began before realizing the four-year-old had made her way into the frame.

Ariana Grande has a new wax figure.

Salma Hayek took International Women’s Day to demand gender equality. The actress shared a photo on Instagram rocking the Chime For Change’s new Generation Equality capsule collection with Gucci.The Mexican superstar wore a multicolored oversized T-shirt as a dress paired with a cap. The top featured the quote “Chime x Generation Equality” in the front, and the back reads, “None of us can move forward if half of us are held back.”The garment also has equal yellow signs on the sleeves.

Peter Andre was over the moon after reuniting with his parents for the first time in two years.The Mysterious Girl singer, 49, expressed his excitement on Instagram as he posted a selfie with his beloved mum Thea during a visit to Australia.Peter also took to his Instagram stories to share a heartwarming picture of his dad Savvas, with the words: "My Father...my absolute hero" and "will cherish these moments forever," added to the photo.In the adorable snap with his sick mum, Peter, can be seen overwhelmed with emotion as he plants a kiss on her cheek.Peter wrote alongside the snap: "These last few days with my mum have been the greatest days in many many years. I can't begin to express how I feel to be with her.

Emily Longeretta SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched “Dates, Decisions, and Dollar Amount Revealed,” the March 10 finale of “Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer.”Which woman hit the jackpot? During Thursday’s final episode of Fox’s “Joe Millionaire” reboot, Kurt Sowers and Steven McBee both had to choose which woman they wanted to continue a relationship with outside of the show.Going into the finale, millionaire Steven narrowed it down to Calah and Annie, while Kurt was torn between Amanda and Carolyn. Not only did the women not know which of them the men would choose, they also didn’t know which man was the millionaire.The men then had final dates — all of which made things even more confusing.

Everything Everything have today (March 10) shared an experimental new song – you can listen to ‘Teletype’ below.The single is taken from upcoming new album, ‘Raw Data Feel’, which will be released on May 20. You can pre-order the album here.Explaining the meaning behind ‘Teletype’ and its visuals, which were created by frontman Jonathan Higgs, the band said: “This song began in a very experimental way, with Alex and Jon sampling voice and guitar then putting it through a process that randomised each chord in a chaotic and glitchy rhythm.“A very direct song, straight from the heart, with a fresh new openness that we felt was a good scene-setting for the record.”“The video consists of human faces that were completely generated by AI, singing the song.

My Chemical Romance have unveiled the support acts for their upcoming US tour.The band will be supported by numerous acts across the dates including: Badflower, Devil Master, Dilly Dally, GHÖSH, Kimya Dawson, Meg Myers, Midtown, Nothing, Shannon And The Clams, Soul Glo, Surfbort, Taking Back Sunday, The Bouncing Souls, The Homeless Gospel Choir, The Lemon Twigs, Thursday, Turnstile, Waterparks, and Youth Code.You can find exact details of who is playing where on the band’s official website.A post shared by My Chemical Romance (@mychemicalromance)A post shared by My Chemical Romance (@mychemicalromance)The returning group will kick off their reunion tour in the UK and Ireland, with a date at the Eden Project in May followed by gigs in Milton Keynes, Dublin, Warrington, Cardiff and Scotland. The tour will then move onto Europe, before visiting New Zealand and Australia in 2023.Last week, the group added more North American dates to their upcoming 2022 reunion tour.The band had previously confirmed more than 25 dates to take place in the States and Canada this summer and autumn, including festival headline sets at Riot Fest, When We Were Young and more.The reuniting emo band then added more arena shows to their itinerary, including 10 new cities.

Calling all Pogues! Chase Stokes pleaded with Outer Banks fans to keep season 3’s story line under wraps until the show premieres.

Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail after being found guilty of disorderly conduct three months prior.

Refresh for latest…: The Venice Film Festival concludes this evening with prizes including the Golden Lion about to be handed out inside the Lido’s Sala Grande. For the second year in a row, the world’s oldest film festival proved it would not let the pandemic cancel a physical event, and organizers put on a selection that was roundly praised by critics and audiences alike. (Scroll below for the winners list which is being updated live.)

While accepting her award, she wore a matching cheetah print face mask.Jamie was awarded with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony during the 78th International Film Festival this evening.The decision was made by the board of the Biennale Di Venezia and the festival's director, Alberto Barbera.The awards ceremony took place at the Sala Grande of the Palazzo Del Cinema (Lido Di Venezia).Following the ceremony was the screening of her new movie, Halloween Kills.In the film, Jamie will reprise her role as Laurie Strode.Halloween Kills is directed by David Gorden Green.The original Halloween film, released in 1978, put Jamie on the map.The franchise is planning to release another addition to the series, Halloween Ends, to be

EXCLUSIVE: The Venice Film Festival and its festival director Alberto Barbera have become awards whisperers.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe country’s box office is still sputtering but Italian cinema is instead “in a state of grace,” as Venice chief Alberto Barbera put it recently as he announced the five features from Italy that are competing for the fest’s Golden Lion. It’s the most he’s ever selected from Italy.And Barbera is adamant that he didn’t allocate almost one-fourth of Venice’s 21 competition slots to Cinema Italiano “to support our colors at a difficult time.”“Some years he selects very little from Italy,” notes Barbara Salabè, who is the top Warner Bros.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentOn Tuesday night, the eve of the 78th annual Venice Film Festival, Variety hosted a rooftop party at the Hotel Danieli honoring fest topper Alberto Barbera and the Biennale, its parent organization, with its International Achievement in Film Award.Variety international editor Manori Ravindran presented the prize to Barbera and Roberto Cicutto, the president of the Biennale.The event’s theme was “Stairway to Parasite,” a tribute to director Bong Joon Ho, this year’s Venice Jury President, who posed for paparazzi and mingled with fellow jurors Virginie Efire, Cynthia Erivo and with guests including Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher and supermodel Madisin Rian.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe 78th Venice Film Festival gets underway Wednesday with a slew of Hollywood stars expected on the red carpet for the Sept. 1-11 event, beginning with Penelope Cruz for Pedro Almodovar’s opening film “Parallel Mothers,” in competition, and Isabelle Huppert for French drama “Promises,” which opens the fest’s more cutting-edge Horizons section.They will soon be followed by the creative teams and key cast “of all the films,” said artistic director Alberto Barbera speaking to Variety.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentLast year, the small Southern African nation of Lesotho entered the Academy Awards race for the first time with Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s “This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection,” one of 28 features spawned over the past decade by Biennale College — Cinema, the workshop created by Alberto Barbera for emerging filmmakers to develop and produce micro-budget feature-length films.The College was conceived by Barbera in tandem with Torino Film Lab topper Savina Neirotti, who also heads the unique Venice initiative.Instead of backing just one aspect of the filmmaking process, this lab shepherds movies through their entire production cycle, working closely with director-producer teams on their

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThere is no doubt that Venice these days is the world’s top event to premiere a future Oscar winner, but it wasn’t always like that.When artistic director Alberto Barbera returned to the Lido in 2012 “a lot of things had changed at an international level, driven by transformations due to the digital revolution and the re-organization of production and distribution,” he says.At the time, “Venice was suffering very much from the competition from other festivals, specifically Toronto and subsequently also Telluride.”For various reasons, one being cost, it had become more difficult for Venice to have access to big productions; not just from Hollywood, but also to European films that often preferred to

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThere is no doubt that Venice these days is the world’s top event to premiere a future Oscar winner, but it wasn’t always like that.When artistic director Alberto Barbera returned to the Lido in 2012 “a lot of things had changed at an international level, driven by transformations due to the digital revolution and the re-organization of production and distribution,” he says.At the time, “Venice was suffering very much from the competition from other festivals, specifically Toronto and subsequently also Telluride.”For various reasons, one being cost, it had become more difficult for Venice to have access to big productions; not just from Hollywood, but also to European films that often preferred to

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Venice Film Festival, after some ups and downs over the years, has been hitting its stride for the past decade thanks to Alberto Barbera, who has steadily steered the event forward by finding ways to make the grand dame’s historic grandeur flourish into a crucially important space for the future of filmmaking.Variety will give its Intl. Achievement in Film Award to Barbera and La Biennale di Venezia at a ceremony at the Venice Film Festival.