Brent Lang

Gavin Creel Honored at Broadway Memorial Service Filled With Music, Humor and Heartbreak: ‘He Was Everyone’s Favorite Person’ Gavin Creel, the Tony Award-winning star of 'Hello, Dolly!' who died of cancer at 48, was honored at an emotional memorial service on Broadway.

Tony-winner Gavin Creel, who died of cancer last September at just 48, honored in emotional Broadway memorial service filled with humor, music and heartbreak: 'He was everyone's favorite person' variety.com/2024/legit/n...

Thanksgiving Box Office Record: ‘Moana 2’ Scores Dazzling $221 Million Debut, ‘Wicked’ Adds Huge $117 Million "Moana 2" easily toppled Thanksgiving box office records while "Wicked" enjoyed a massive second weekend.

Trio of films, #Moana2, #Wicked, #Gladiator2, push Thanksgiving box office to record $422 million. Previous high of $315 million was in 2018 w/ 'Ralph Breaks the Internet,' 'Fantastic Beasts 2' & 'Creed II.' variety.com/2024/film/bo...

Is Hollywood’s Addiction to Sequels Cannibalizing Its Future? The top 10 grossing movies of the year are all sequels. They're now sustaining the industry, but they're in danger of consuming it.

Great Owen Gleiberman
piece on the dangers of Hollywood's risk-averse, sequel-heavy strategy. If movie culture is going to survive it will be because the industry kept "its eye on the road ahead more than on the rearview mirror." variety.com/2024/film/co...