Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Jordan Firstman is having the run of his career at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. While he’s awestruck at the success of his directorial debut “Club Kid” — a festival selectio…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:45AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 23, 2026
[SPOILER ALERT: This article contains mild spoilers for “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”]“The Devil Wears Prada” was groundbreaking in numerous ways when it first hit movie theaters 20 yea…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:06PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Ariana Grande has conquered global arenas, the Oscars stage and, now, another CinemaCon. The triple-threat star lit up the annual Las Vegas convention of movie theater owners in a first trai…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:38PM[SHARE]Monday, April 13, 2026
CinemaCon was officially wired in, thanks to a first look at "The Social Reckoning" " Aaron Sorkin's anticipated sequel to his acclaimed 2010 drama "The Social Network." The annual conventio…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:14PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 7, 2026
When a movie is scrapped in the development stage " as countless have been " it's usually memorialized by an intern sending a script through the shredder. When you're Madonna, however, you g…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:47PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Veteran comic actor Joel McHale took a big swing this year, with a film role that showcased some incredible versatility. He played a doting dad, undercover lover, authority figure and action…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:10PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Nicole Kidman got honest about her turbulent 2025, when the prolific actress grabbed global headlines by filing for divorce from country star Keith Urban after a 19-year marriage. In a rovin…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:28AM[SHARE]Sunday, March 1, 2026
SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains plot details from "Both, And," the Season 4 finale of "Industry," now streaming on HBO Max. Henry's really mucked it up this time. Sunday saw the …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 5, 2026
Laurence Fisburne is joining Scarlett Johansson and Mike Flanagan for a new nightmare in "The Exorcist" universe. An Oscar nominee and Emmy and Tony Award winner, Fisburne boards the franchi…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:15PM[SHARE]Some stroll down memory lane, others take a chauffeured golf cart. Such is the case for Lisa Kudrow, star of "Friends" and "The Comeback," who recently spent some time reminiscing on a…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Actor Paul Dano has finally spoken out after Quentin Tarantino dissed his performance in Paul Thomas Anderson's seminal 2007 film "There Will Be Blood." Tarantino also called Dano " himself …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:30PM[SHARE]Friday, January 23, 2026
"The Wicker Husband," a short story by Ursula Wills-Jones, tells of an isolated, mocked woman who commissions a basket maker to weave her a husband. This wicker man becomes a devoted partner…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:51PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Jamie Lee Curtis' forthcoming adaptation of the beloved Angela Lansbury series "Murder She Wrote" has landed a director. Jason Moore, helmer of the franchise-launching "Pitch Perfect" and th…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PM[SHARE]Saturday, January 10, 2026
Some of the biggest names in Hollywood weren't afraid to act up on Friday night. Ahead of this year's Golden Globe awards, Variety held an invite-only celebration marking the 23rd season of …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:34PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 8, 2026
Kathryn Hahn isn't quite done being a Disney villain. Variety has confirmed the "Agatha All Along" star is eyeing a leading role in the studio's live-action "Tangled" film, in the role of ba…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:50PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Actor Joey Pollari is staying in the Ryan Murphy business, joining the super-creator's next season of the cold-blooded killer franchise "Monster." Pollari will star in "Monster: The Lizzie B…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:30PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 4, 2025
A consortium of top industry players have sent an open letter full of alarm to Congress, describing a potential economic and institutional meltdown in Hollywood if Netflix succeeds in its…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:28PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Bust out the apple sauce " the beloved '80s motherhood comedy "Baby Boom" is getting a reboot at Amazon MGM Studios. The streamer has set prolific filmmaker Michael Showalter ("The Idea of Y…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:55PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Dea Lawrence has assumed the top business role at Variety, succeeding Michelle Sobrino Stearns as publisher and also becoming co-president (a role she'll share with Ramin Setoodeh, Variety's…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:32PM[SHARE]Friday, October 17, 2025
Linden Entertainment has signed acclaimed filmmaker Tina Satter for representation. Satter most recently co-wrote and directed "Reality," HBO Films' 2023 Venice player starring Sydney…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Kathleen Chalfant " a venerated stage actress with memorable turns in film and television " is officially entering the gauntlet for this year's best actress prize. Star of "The Affair" and "…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:17PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 1, 2025
As AI performer Tilly Norwood continues to spark debate about the intersection of Hollywood and technology, the new president of the actors' union is doubling down on protection for his memb…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:21PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 16, 2025
How bad was the worst day you've ever had? Expand it by five, set it in the "townie" section of Montauk at a seedy motel, tack on a host of needy therapy patients and an emotional affair, th…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:04PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Multi-hyphenate Chelsea Peretti has signed for representation with Linden Entertainment. An actress, writer, director and veteran comic talent, Perretti made her name with hilarious specials…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:30PM[SHARE]Sunday, September 7, 2025
A film editor friend of mine makes the same complaint every time I see him: "No one makes movies about the way people live now." It's not incorrect. The "slice of life" genre doesn't necessa…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM[SHARE]Monday, September 1, 2025
More than a decade after his death, treasured American filmmaker Mike Nichols still inspires contemporary masters like Noah Baumbach. Writer-director Baumbach was honored for 30 years' worth…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:16PM[SHARE]Saturday, August 30, 2025
Becoming a meme doesn't guarantee you make it into the final cut. Jeremy Strong fans will learn this the hard way come October 24, when "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" hits theaters. …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:19PM[SHARE]Friday, August 29, 2025
Bruce Springsteen personally delivered his unconventional and highly emotional biopic "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" on Friday night at the Telluride Film Festival. Before a crowd of…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:24PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 20, 2025
It's difficult to grasp that Amanda Knox was jailed for murder almost 20 years ago. The image that Knox conjures even today is one of a young American co-ed, clad in jeans and billowy skirts…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:30PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 12, 2025
"Romance & Cigarettes" " an ensemble musical dramedy starring the late James Gandolfini and Kate Winslet " will mark its 20th anniversary next week with a special screening at Southampto…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:02PM[SHARE]Sunday, August 10, 2025
SPOILER ALERT:Â This interview contains spoilers for the Season 3 finale of "The Gilded Age," now streaming on HBO Max. Now that HBO's "The Gilded Age" has steamrolled audiences with a gra…
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