| | Welcome to "Just for Variety"... Bevy Smith is opening up in her new memoir “Bevelations: Lessons From a Mutha, Auntie, Bestie.” And it’s the perfect companion to start off a new year. The book, to be released on Jan. 12 (and published by Andy Cohen 's imprint with Henry Holt & Co.), documents her transformation in her late 30s from a magazine advertising exec — she was a powerhouse at Vibe and Rolling Stone — to a television and pop culture personality. “I think the main ‘bevelation’ of the book is it gets greater later,” Smith tells me during a Zoom call from her Harlem apartment. “I want people to understand that no matter what your age is, and no matter what your circumstances are, you have the ability to chase your passions and to dare to dream. You really do.” Smith, 54, has been hosting a one-hour radio show, also called “Bevelations,” on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy since 2015. She also saw her star rise as co-host of the talk show “Fashion Queens” on Bravo and syndicated entertainment news show “Page Six TV.” “I knew I had something really valuable to say on television, and the way I was going to say it was like something that they had never seen before,” Smith says. “I was so cognizant of the fact that you had never really seen a brown-skinned, curvy, really stylish woman, someone who owned their style and owned their body and wasn’t apologizing. I just showed up as I was, and I knew that was of value.” Smith gets real in the book about her unhealthy relationships with sex and shopping...KEEP READING … If you’re a fan of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” you must watch “P.S.: Burn This Letter Please.” Co-directed and written by Michael Seligman and Jennifer Tiexiera, the documentary chronicles the lives of several 1950s New York City drag queens as detailed in letters discovered in a storage unit belonging to the late legendary agent Ed Limato after his death in 2010. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in May and is streaming on Discovery Plus. … Director Marielle Heller showed off her acting chops with her work as Alma Wheatley, mother of a female chess prodigy (Anya Taylor-Joy) in the 1950s and 60s in Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit.” She tells me that after agreeing to cut her long red hair for the role, she donated the locks to a cancer organization...KEEP READING |
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| | |  Irwin Rappaport has been an entertainment attorney in Los Angeles for 25 years. He has served as production counsel on more than 185 films, including “Mudbound,” “Okja,” “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” “Zero Dark Thirty” and “The Butler.” However, Rappaport, 56, recently announced that he was closing shop to dedicate his time to being the new chair- person of the board of directors of The Foundation for the AIDS Monument, a $5 million public art project to be located on San Vicente Boulevard next to West Hollywood Park. Officially called Stories: The AIDS Monument, the 7,000-square- foot installation will include 341 bronze pole-like structures (called “traces”), each representing 5,000 Americans who have died of AIDS or are living with HIV. There will be also be stone tablets engraved with quotes and facts about HIV/AIDS. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. An audio component will include readings from The AIDS Memorial, an Instagram account featuring stories of people who have died of the disease. People who wrote the posts will do readings as will celebrities, including... KEEP READING... |
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 In March, Brian Stokes Mitchell was just four days away from performing a concert at New York’s City Center when the pandemic forced theaters to close. All the other jobs that Mitchell, who won a Tony in 2000 for his performance in “Kiss Me Kate,” had lined up for the year also vanished. In April, he battled COVID. With the discovery of vaccines, Mitchell can begin to imagine when Broadway reopens. “I’m going to be in a seat in one of those theaters for that first show,” he says. “I really look forward to doing that and doing some ugly crying next to the person that I’m sharing the armrest with that I don’t know.” Until then, Mitchell continues his work as chairman of The Actors Fund, the 138-year-old organization that offers aid for people in the entertainment business facing financial hardship. One of the earliest COVID-related projects he was involved with was... KEEP READING... |
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 Former marketing director Jordan Star has released Bubuleh, a unisex fashion line inspired by his grandparents and their Jewish heritage as well as his queer identity. The initial collection features five pieces, including baseball caps, T-shirts and sweaters. “Plotz-worthy fashion for those that are unapologetically proud of who they are and where they come from,” reads a statement on the company’s website. “Our clothing is handmade with love and just a little anxiety.” And with all body types in mind: Sizes range from XS to 4XL. bubuleh.com |
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Nick Cannon and Brittany Bell announced the birth of their second child, a baby girl named Powerful Queen Cannon. Cannon is a television host, actor, comedian and rapper; Bell is a model. “All I can say is that Nick was my rock through the most intense yet empowering natural water birth,” Bell wrote on Instagram on Christmas Day. “It was nothing but POWERFUL Merry Christmas!!!! THANK YOU GOD.” The couple’s son, Golden, is 3. Josh Brolin and Kathryn Boyd welcomed their second child, a girl named Chapel Grace, on Dec. 25. Brolin is an Academy Award-nominated actor; Boyd is a model and actor. The couple share a 2-year-old daughter, Westlyn Reign Brolin.
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 Jan. 6
El Museo del Barrio hosts the
44th annual Three Kings Day Celebration, whose theme is “Fuerza Colectiva: Celebrating Our Roots and Diversity.” elmuseo.org ABC hosts a virtual premiere screening of “Call Your Mother,” a comedy series starring Kyra Sedgwick, followed by a Q&A. abc.com
The American Cinematheque presents a Q&A with “Palm Springs” stars Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti and J.K. Simmons.
Jan. 11
The 30th annual IFP Gotham Awards includes 11 competitive awards along with tributes to Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Steve McQueen and Ryan Murphy and the inaugural ensemble tribute to “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” gotham.ifp.org SEE MORE LISTINGS... |
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