At first, we called it “radio movies.” Variety has covered every aspect of the television business since the first flickers of the powerful medium emerged out of radio infrastructure in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The first use of the word “television” came in our Jan. 12,
Eddie Murphy famously left the 2007 Academy Awards after he lost the best supporting actor award for his role as James “Thunder” Early in “Dreamgirls.” However, the premature exit wasn’t out of spite. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, the “Trading Places” star
Billy Joel proved that his performing days are not entirely behind him Friday night, taking the stage for two songs with a tribute band at an outdoor show in Florida’s Palm Beach County, his first time singing in front of a crowd since his touring was called off in May due to a
Is the hero of “Marty Supreme” likable? I think he is, and for reasons that include the fact that he’s a scoundrel. (Has there ever been a likable scoundrel in movies? No! Not Once!) The number-one reason we like — or, at least, I like — Marty Mauser is, of course, that he’s
The Palm Springs International Film Festival is all in on “Frankenstein”: director Guillermo del Toro and the film’s cast Jacob Elordi, Oscar Issac and Mia Goth are set to receive the 2026 Visionary Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards on Jan. 3. The Visionary
As an adolescent, Dwayne Johnson and his family bounced around the country, from urban North Carolina to suburban Connecticut. But there was one constant: the dysfunction. “My own mom and dad had an explosive and volcanic relationship,” he recalls. “My dad was a pro wrestler at
Tony Dokoupil is going to have some explaining to do. Dokoupil will start his run on the “CBS Evening News” two days earlier than expected, according to two people familiar with the matter, taking the anchor desk from San Francisco Saturday night as the nation seeks news and
Winners will be noted as they're announced for best picture, director, actor, actress, supporting actor and actress, screenplay and cinematography.
Donald Trump took to Truth Social early Saturday to share a photo of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in custody after the United States conducted air strikes against Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, late Friday and into Saturday. Trump confirmed the strikes were a U.S.
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” took an early lead at the post-New Year’s box office, marking its third Friday at the top of the charts. James Cameron’s third “Avatar” installment earned $14 million on Friday, holding strong with just a 38% decline from this time last week. The sci-fi
Teyana Taylor is a singer, songwriter, choreographer, actor and director who is also currently in culinary school and designs graphic T-shirts and merchandise. And she doesn’t just dabble in these fields — she excels. So, it begs the question: is there anything she’s bad at? “I
The 31st Critics Choice Awards arrive Sunday with Chelsea Handler set to return as host. This year, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” leads the nomination tally at 17 nods, but Variety is projecting a big night for Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” when winners are
Tony Dokoupil, Bari Weiss’ pick to try to turn around the ratings-challenged “CBS Evening News,” vowed that the nightly news program he will anchor starting next week will be “more accountable and more transparent” than under legendary broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite. On
The comedian left the NBC show in 2012 after allegedly using a racial slur on set
The team behind Yash’s “Toxic – A Fairytale for Grown-Ups” has revealed the first look at Tara Sutaria as Rebecca, continuing a series of character unveilings that have amplified anticipation for the 2026 theatrical release. Following reveals of Kiara Advani as Nadia, Huma
Clay, the lead character in “The Dutchman,” is having a hellish night in New York City, the kind of night that could end his life or change it in gravely material ways. One person he encounters advises him to “heed the warnings of those before you, so your fate can be
Victoria Jones was found dead at a San Francisco hotel room on New Year’s Day
ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest” once again bested the ball-dropping competition, averaging 18.8 million viewers during its key 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. time slot according to Nielsen ratings — up from last year‘s 17.9 million viewers. That made
Parenting doesn’t come with a user manual and there’s never going to be a perfect solution to every situation. But this award season is full of films with mothers who make decisions and sacrifices that will be debated well beyond WhatsApp chats, school drop offs and personal
The Oscar winner drew on relationships from 30 years in the entertainment industry and the experience she'd amassed in front of the camera for her star-studded Netflix film 'Goodbye June.'
Under the oversight of Bari Weiss, CBS’s newly revamped weeknight news program is waving the American flag — and it’s not apologizing for its pro-U.S. editorial stance. On Friday, the program released a statement outlining “five simple principles” that will inform the show’s
Securing the rights to use a song in film or TV is a challenging and expensive task — and the more iconic the song, the more challenging and expensive the clearance is likely to be. So when two of Prince’s most legendary songs, “When Doves Cry” and “Purple Rain,” appeared in
What does it mean to bring a child into today’s world? Based on some of this year’s buzziest films, that question is on the minds of contemporary directors and writers. From the postpartum loneliness and depression that many mothers face depicted in Lynne Ramsay’s “Die My
In a revealing new documentary about his life and career, Chevy Chase alleges that he suffered physical abuse as a child at the hands of his mother and stepfather. In “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not,” which debuted Jan. 1 on CNN, Chase and his family and friends said he was
No sound effect makes people squirm quite like grinding teeth. Zak Hilditch, who wrote and directed the new zombie feature “We Bury the Dead,” out today via Vertical, has seen the noise make audiences shudder in real time, as it’s the signature of the undead in his film. “When
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the series finale of “Stranger Things,” now streaming on Netflix. Gaten Matarazzo was hardly a teenager when Matt and Ross Duffer cast him as the insatiably lovable Dustin Henderson in the first season of “Stranger Things.” Now,
January is often viewed as a notorious dumping ground for new theatrical releases outside of the one or two tentpoles going wide over the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend (this year it’s Sony’s “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple”), so perhaps it’s time to play catch-up
The investigative docuseries “The Cult of the Real Housewife” has arrived on TLC, and the three-episode exposé unpacks allegations of cult behavior surrounding “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” reality star Mary Cosby and her church. From first-hand accounts from
Kate Winslet sits down with a mix of exhilaration and disbelief. She’s still processing the magnitude of what she’s just done. The Oscar-winning actress (2008’s “The Reader”) has delivered her directorial debut, “Goodbye June,” an intimate family drama written by her son, Joe
