Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Amanda Seyfried's sweeping musical drama "The Testament of Ann Lee" has found distribution after its Venice film festival premiere, where it was embraced with a rousing 15-minute standing ov…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:30PM[SHARE]Sunday, September 28, 2025
Daniel Day-Lewis made his grand return to the screen in "Anemone," which premiered on Sunday afternoon at the New York Film Festival. The Oscar-winner returned to acting after an eight-year …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:25PM[SHARE]Monday, September 22, 2025
Viola Swamp, one of literature's most terrifying substitute teachers, is gearing up to make her cinematic debut. Netflix is in early development on "Miss Nelson Is Missing," a live-action ad…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:23PM[SHARE]Sunday, August 31, 2025
"The Wizard of the Kremlin," a political thriller starring Jude Law as Vladimir Putin and Paul Dano as his right-hand Vadim Baranov, earned a 10-minute standing ovation at this year's Venice…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:38PM[SHARE]Saturday, August 30, 2025
It's alive! It's at the Venice Film Festival! But it's not a cautionary tale about artificial intelligence. Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein," starring Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac, follow…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:05AM[SHARE]Friday, August 29, 2025
Julia Roberts defended her new film "After the Hunt" at a heated Venice Film Festival press conference, where the star was questioned about the film's statements surrounding the #MeToo movem…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:11AM[SHARE]In the opening credits of "After the Hunt," a #MeToo-themed thriller, director Luca Guadagnino evoked the classic aesthetic of Woody Allen, listing the actor's names in alphabetical order on…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:09AM[SHARE]Monday, August 25, 2025
A24 will officially re-open the Cherry Lane Theatre, a historic off-Broadway venue in New York's West Village, with a week's worth of events hosted by Spike Lee, Sofia Coppola, Jodie Foster …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:43PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 21, 2025
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward will talk about their investigative reporting on Watergate, an ignominious chapter of American history that was immortalized in the 1976 film "All the Preside…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PM[SHARE]Thomas Doherty is headed to Skid Row. The Scottish actor, who rose to fame in Disney's "Descendants" franchise and HBO Max's "Gossip Girl" reboot, has been cast in the off-Broadway revival o…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 14, 2025
Jeff Ross is constantly traveling for work, flying across the country " often hitting multiple cities in the same weekend " for comedy gigs. But the veteran stand-up had held onto his Manhat…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AM[SHARE]Monday, August 11, 2025
"Deliver Me From Nowhere," a biographical music drama starring Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen, has been added to the New York Film Festival lineup. Set as the Spotlight Gala selecti…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:12AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 31, 2025
Helen J. Shen, the star of Broadway's "Maybe Happy Ending," is defending the show's recent decision to recast the lead male role with a white actor. Producers announced last week that Andrew…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:42PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Detective Benoit Blanc is packing his bags for Canada. "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery," the third murder mystery in director Rian Johnson's hit series, will have its world premie…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM[SHARE]Kumail Nanjiani and Michael Urie will join the Broadway company of "Oh, Mary" as Mary's Husband (if you know, you know) and Mary's Teacher, respectively. They'll star "Drag Race" star Jinkx …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Ariana Grande and Josh Gad will lend their voices to the film adaptation of "Oh, The Places You'll Go." Based on the Dr. Seuss classic, the upcoming animated feature will be directed by "Wic…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:19PM[SHARE]Monday, July 14, 2025
Break out your "fancy dress" because "The Drowsy Chaperone" is returning to the New York stage. Laverne Cox, Jonathan Van Ness, Betty Who and Alex Newell are among the bold-face names who wi…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 10, 2025
Taylor Kitsch, the star of "Friday Night Lights" and "Lone Survivor," is set to lead the independent survival thriller "Eleven Days." Set in Texas during the summer of 1974, "Eleven Days" fo…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Greta Lee, the star of "Past Lives" and "The Morning Show," is stepping behind the camera for the first time. In her feature filmmaking debut, she will direct and write an adaptation of "The…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM[SHARE]"Paranormal Activity" is readying to haunt the London stage. A new play inspired by the hit horror film franchise will open on the West End this winter. As the official title, "Paranormal Ac…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Can Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, B.J. Novak and Pauline Chalamet spell Gabbana? Their fashion knowledge will be put to the test as the actors join the cast of "The Devil Wears Prada 2." And the…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:04PM[SHARE]Monday, July 7, 2025
Art imitates life imitates art? "A Play About David Mamet Writing a Play About Harvey Weinstein," a very meta stage show whose title references the fiery playwright and disgraced Hollywood p…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:54PM[SHARE]After he leaves Oz, "Wicked" filmmaker Jon M. Chu is putting the pedal to the metal. He is set to direct a live-action "Hot Wheels" movie for Warner Bros. Based on the Mattel toy, the high-o…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:24AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 26, 2025
New movies from directors Steven Soderbergh and Nia DaCosta have been added to this year's Toronto Film Festival lineup. TIFF organizers announced on Thursday the first five titles of its of…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 25, 2025
"Boop! The Musical" is the latest show to close on Broadway after leaving the Tony Awards without any hardware. The show, which fictionalizes the life of Betty Boop, will conclude its run on…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:16PM[SHARE]Stephen Sondheim's vast catalogue of work has been acquired for preservation by the Library of Congress. The collection has approximately 5,000 items such as manuscripts, notebooks, musics a…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Put down the knitting, the book and the broom before "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club" closes on Broadway in the fall. The revival will play its final performance on Oct. 19 after a 14-month run…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:19PM[SHARE]Monday, June 16, 2025
Glenn Close and Billy Porter have joined the sprawling cast of "Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping." Close will play Drusilla Sickle, the cruel escort to the District 12 Tributes, while Po…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:35AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 10, 2025
"Smash," a meta TV-to-stage musical, will close on Broadway after failing to score any love at the Tony Awards. The show, which earned mixed reviews from critics, will play its final per…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:32PM[SHARE]Justin Baldoni plans to keep at his legal battle with "It Ends With Us" co-star Blake Lively after a judge dismissed his $400 million defamation lawsuit against her and her husband, Ryan Rey…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:49AM[SHARE]Monday, June 9, 2025
Ozians successfully put aside their panic for one day " to celebrate the trailer launch of "Wicked: For Good." Universal, the studio behind the Broadway adaptation, has reported the first lo…
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