CBS Studios Intl. and RTL II have signed a licensing agreement in Germany for “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” The series will air on RTL II's new Internet-only linear sta…
The Ambassador Theatre Group is to produce a new stage musical based on the life of Frank Sinatra, in partnership with Stewart Till and Frank Sinatra Enterprises. The show, which is planned …
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has revealed it has taken a stake in Apple valued at more than $1 billion. Berkshire Hathaway said in a regulatory filing Monday that it has held 9.81 mil…
LONDON -- Playwright Arnold Wesker, known as one of the "Angry Young Men" of the British literary scene in the 1950s, has died at the age of 83. Wesker wrote more than 40 plays, including "C…
LONDON — Playwright Arnold Wesker, known as one of the “angry young men” of the British literary scene in the 1950s, has died at the age of 83. Wesker wrote more than 40 pl…
LONDON — WestEnd Films has closed a raft of deals on the documentary about ballet star Sergei Polunin "Dancer," directed by Academy Award nominee Steven Cantor and produced by another …
LONDON — Keira Knightley is in talks to star in biopic “Colette,” which reunites the producers behind "Carol," Number 9 Films and Killer Films. "Still Alice's" Wash Westmor…
LONDON — Actor Alan Rickman, whose films include the Harry Potter franchise, “Die Hard” and “Truly Madly Deeply,” has died at the age of 69. More to follow.
LONDON — Kenneth Branagh is to act as the patron of Shakespeare on Screen, a year-long program that marks 400 years since William Shakespeare's death. The program, which is being spear…
LONDON — "Friends" star Matthew Perry will lead the cast in the world premiere of his playwriting debut, "The End of Longing," at the Playhouse Theatre, London, from Feb. 2 to May 14. …
LONDON — Variety has teamed up with London’s Sanctum Soho Hotel to provide a venue for a series of exclusive events, including cast-hosted screenings of awards-nominated films, s…
LONDON — The live broadcast of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's stage production of "The Winter's Tale" topped the U.K. cinema box office on Thursday. William Shakespeare's play, …
LONDON — Nicole Kidman took the award for best actress and James McAvoy was named best actor at the 61st London Evening Standard Theater Awards Sunday at a ceremony at London's Old Vic…
Terry Gilliam, despite turning 75 this month and recently publishing "Gilliamesque: A Pre-posthumous Memoir," has no intention of seeing the curtain fall on his career. He fizzes with ideas …
BERLIN — British distributor Park Circus and Sony Pictures are to release a sing-a-long version of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” in the U.K. to mark the movie’s 4…
LONDON — All3Media has acquired Sam Mendes’ production company Neal Street, which produces “Penny Dreadful.” Neal Street was set up in 2003 by Mendes, who won an Osca…
Stephen Goldblatt, who was the cinematographer on Mike Nichols' last three screen productions — including HBO's "Angels in America," which Nichols considered to be the crowning achieve…
"Monty Python" star Terry Jones, whose credits as a director include "Life of Brian" and "The Holy Grail," has co-written, co-directed and presents a documentary feature on economics called …
LONDON — Comedy troupe Monty Python has launched its new website, which features artwork by Terry Gilliam. The site contains news about Python-related activity, links to upcoming relea…
LONDON — Walt Disney Co. and Amazon look close to resolving a feud that has blocked the pre-ordering of Disney DVDs for nearly two months, according to a report in the Wall Street Jour…
LONDON -- Picturehouse Entertainment's broadcast on 3,000 movie theater screens in 52 countries of the "Monty Python Live (mostly)" show has nabbed a box-office gross of more t…
LONDON — Picturehouse Entertainment's broadcast on 3,000 movie theater screens in 52 countries of the “Monty Python Live (mostly)” show has nabbed a box-office gross of mor…
LONDON — London's Tricycle Theatre, whose artistic director is Indhu Rubasingham, has back-pedaled in its dispute with the U.K. Jewish Film Festival over funding from Israel. The venue…
LONDON — The Venice Film Festival has unveiled its Venice Classics line-up, which includes Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s "Guys and Dolls" (1955) and Francois Truffaut’s "Baisers v…
LONDON — Welsh actor Luke Evans ("The Hobbit") and Elisabeth Moss have joined the cast of Ben Wheatley's "High-Rise," which is being produced by Jeremy Thomas' Recorded Picture Company…