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Variety

Aug 17 2022
Magazine

Features breaking entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, photo galleries and features

UNICORN OR TROJAN HORSE? • HOLLYWOOD STRUGGLES TO MAKE SENSE OF THE BONKERS WORLD OF WEB3

The Entertainment Insider’s Guide to Web3

The Multiplexes Are Alive With the Sound of Movies • After a pandemic lull, audiences flocked to spectacles such as ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Elvis’

Price Wars, in Reverse • Top streamers are hiking subscription rates. So which ones deliver the best binge for the buck?

Anne Heche ‘Never Hid From Her Past’ • 1969-2022: Actor was gifted, passionate and worked hard to counter her ‘crazy’ reputation

The Rosebud Moment for ‘Succession’ Season 3

‘Hulk’-ing Out for the Small Screen • Marvel’s half-hour legal comedy is its most technically challenging show to date

Once a Rebel, Still Rocking • Billy Idol has a new EP on Dark Horse and a documentary in the works

‘Beast’ Leans Into Family Suspense

Making It ‘Werk’ Overseas

Why Kenan Wanted the Hosting Job • The ‘SNL’ vet said yes to the thankless task of being Emmy emcee

JUST FOR VARIETY

MUST ATTEND

A ‘Regeneration’ of Black Cinema at the Academy Museum

EXPOSURE

Can Crypto Be Boffo? • Hollywood is trying to suss out whether blockchain technology will add up to a windfall or a washout for the content business

RATTLING THE CHAIN • THE NEXT ITERATION OF THE INTERNET IS FULL OF PROMISE AND PERIL FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

How to Speak Web3 • A glossary of terms that guide this emerging online universe

FUNGIBLE RIGHTS FIGHTS • WEB3 TECHNOLOGIES OPEN A MINEFIELD OF LEGAL BATTLES OVER WHO OWNS WHAT

A Market in Flux • Investors went all-in on crypto last year, but the blockchain biz has taken hits so far in 2022

BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE? • THE MURDOCHS ARE BLOCKCHAIN BELIEVERS, INVESTING TO KEEP FOX ENTERTAINMENT AHEAD OF THE CURVE

THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER • ‘THERE’S NO REALWORLD-USE CASE’ FOR CRYPTOCURRENCIES, SAYS A FINANCIAL SYSTEMS SCHOLAR

CAN SEX SAVE STREAMING? • OUTLETS LIKE NETFLIX AND HULU ARE TAPPING INTO AN APPETITE FOR SOFT-CORE FARE

Après Emmys Getaways • Destinations to relax after a peak TV awards season

Emmys Music Cheat Sheet • Sizing up the nominees in 7 races including score, song and supervision

Nominated Main Title Composers Confront the Skip Intro Button • The industry standard is a thorn in the side of music professionals but also spurs experimentation, say creatives in the Emmy race

Needle Drops Catapult Classic Songs • Now more than ever, a well-placed synch — as in Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” in “Stranger Things” — can mean hundreds of millions of streams

A Hunger to Make a Difference • ‘We Feed People’ team uses Emmy nom as a call to action

Diverse Voices Matter, On Screen and Off • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar examines the inherent biases that affect narration performers

Celebrities on Celebrities • A-list talent goes behind the camera to study stardom

W. Kamau Bell Uses His Voice for Good • The ‘We Need to Talk About Cosby’ director is determined to shine a light on industry darkness

Variety Talk Series

Variety Special

Reality Host

Korean Wave Hits With Big Impact • Pandemic problem-solving and global breakout redefine the rules of the country’s booming entertainment industry

K-Dramas Can’t Be Denied • Series’ rise on the pop culture stage — thank you, Netflix — has created a global market for niche streaming services

Webtoons Seek K-Wave Success • Comics for smartphones may be the next form of Korean cultural expansion in North America and international...


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Features breaking entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, photo galleries and features

UNICORN OR TROJAN HORSE? • HOLLYWOOD STRUGGLES TO MAKE SENSE OF THE BONKERS WORLD OF WEB3

The Entertainment Insider’s Guide to Web3

The Multiplexes Are Alive With the Sound of Movies • After a pandemic lull, audiences flocked to spectacles such as ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Elvis’

Price Wars, in Reverse • Top streamers are hiking subscription rates. So which ones deliver the best binge for the buck?

Anne Heche ‘Never Hid From Her Past’ • 1969-2022: Actor was gifted, passionate and worked hard to counter her ‘crazy’ reputation

The Rosebud Moment for ‘Succession’ Season 3

‘Hulk’-ing Out for the Small Screen • Marvel’s half-hour legal comedy is its most technically challenging show to date

Once a Rebel, Still Rocking • Billy Idol has a new EP on Dark Horse and a documentary in the works

‘Beast’ Leans Into Family Suspense

Making It ‘Werk’ Overseas

Why Kenan Wanted the Hosting Job • The ‘SNL’ vet said yes to the thankless task of being Emmy emcee

JUST FOR VARIETY

MUST ATTEND

A ‘Regeneration’ of Black Cinema at the Academy Museum

EXPOSURE

Can Crypto Be Boffo? • Hollywood is trying to suss out whether blockchain technology will add up to a windfall or a washout for the content business

RATTLING THE CHAIN • THE NEXT ITERATION OF THE INTERNET IS FULL OF PROMISE AND PERIL FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

How to Speak Web3 • A glossary of terms that guide this emerging online universe

FUNGIBLE RIGHTS FIGHTS • WEB3 TECHNOLOGIES OPEN A MINEFIELD OF LEGAL BATTLES OVER WHO OWNS WHAT

A Market in Flux • Investors went all-in on crypto last year, but the blockchain biz has taken hits so far in 2022

BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE? • THE MURDOCHS ARE BLOCKCHAIN BELIEVERS, INVESTING TO KEEP FOX ENTERTAINMENT AHEAD OF THE CURVE

THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER • ‘THERE’S NO REALWORLD-USE CASE’ FOR CRYPTOCURRENCIES, SAYS A FINANCIAL SYSTEMS SCHOLAR

CAN SEX SAVE STREAMING? • OUTLETS LIKE NETFLIX AND HULU ARE TAPPING INTO AN APPETITE FOR SOFT-CORE FARE

Après Emmys Getaways • Destinations to relax after a peak TV awards season

Emmys Music Cheat Sheet • Sizing up the nominees in 7 races including score, song and supervision

Nominated Main Title Composers Confront the Skip Intro Button • The industry standard is a thorn in the side of music professionals but also spurs experimentation, say creatives in the Emmy race

Needle Drops Catapult Classic Songs • Now more than ever, a well-placed synch — as in Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” in “Stranger Things” — can mean hundreds of millions of streams

A Hunger to Make a Difference • ‘We Feed People’ team uses Emmy nom as a call to action

Diverse Voices Matter, On Screen and Off • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar examines the inherent biases that affect narration performers

Celebrities on Celebrities • A-list talent goes behind the camera to study stardom

W. Kamau Bell Uses His Voice for Good • The ‘We Need to Talk About Cosby’ director is determined to shine a light on industry darkness

Variety Talk Series

Variety Special

Reality Host

Korean Wave Hits With Big Impact • Pandemic problem-solving and global breakout redefine the rules of the country’s booming entertainment industry

K-Dramas Can’t Be Denied • Series’ rise on the pop culture stage — thank you, Netflix — has created a global market for niche streaming services

Webtoons Seek K-Wave Success • Comics for smartphones may be the next form of Korean cultural expansion in North America and international...


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