With Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” set to bring Homer’s ancient epic back to the big screen this month, readers can revisit the source material in a deluxe hardbound edition that bundles both “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” into one volume. The “Homer: The Iliad & The
The New York Times and several news outlets on Thursday filed a motion for sanctions against OpenAI, accusing the company of concealing its ability to search the training datasets and output logs for its models for more than two years as they sought company documents. The
Netflix has set the official premiere date for “The Gentlemen” Season 2. The second season of the action comedy series will launch on Sept. 3 on the streaming service. Netflix has also released a first-look teaser for the new season, which can be seen below. The official
Over the last 25 years, Wes Anderson has been one of the most celebrated filmmakers working today. Last year, the Criterion Collection honored Anderson’s work with an impressive box set of his first 10 movies — all in 4K Ultra HD. When it released last September, it quickly
“American Horror Story” Season 13 will premiere on FX and Hulu on Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. PT. The star-studded installment will see the return of Jessica Lange (her first “AHS” season since 2018’s “Apocalypse”) and Sarah Paulson, reprising her role as Cordelia Goode, Supreme of the
Tony Award nominee Lila Neugebauer (“The Beast in Me,” “Sirens”) has come on board as the pilot director and executive producer for the upcoming Netflix drama series “The Retrievals.” The project will be showrun, written and executive produced by Molly Smith Metzler, the
Two of the production companies behind Irish breakout hit “Kneecap” are doubling down on their relationship. DMC, founded by Michael Fassbender (who had a supporting role in “Kneecap”), Conor McCaughan and Daniel Emmerson, is expanding its office in Ireland following an
The London native, portrayed by Rumer Willis in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,' also had three turns on Broadway and recurring roles on 'Dr. Kildare' and 'Knots Landing.'
It’s a “Task” and “Mare of Easttown” crossover. Julianne Nicholson has joined Season 2 of the HBO detective drama, reprising her Emmy-winning role as Lori Ross, the mother of three children who lives in Easttown. While, until now, “Task” was not directly connected to “Mare of
“There has been so many painful things that have been spoken into existence over the last couple years,” the actor-director said in a new video following the end of his legal battle with Blake Lively
Godzilla is back and getting a nuclear bomb dropped on him in the new trailer for “Godzilla Minus Zero,” the latest installment in the popular kaiju franchise. “Godzilla Minus Zero” is a direct sequel to the 2023 Japanese film “Godzilla Minus One,” which was an international
The full trailer for Na Hong-Jin’s “Hope” is finally here ahead of its Sep. 9 U.S. release with Neon and it’s got a little something for everyone. Well, at least everyone who enjoys their films with massive alien monsters, giant spaceships plummeting from the sky and
The cult Korean director's first feature in a decade — a record pre-seller out of its buzzy Cannes competition premiere — lands in North American theaters Sept. 9 via Neon.
This fall, Roku’s “Gamechangers: Mother/Athlete” will take viewers behind the scenes of the WNBA to explore how some of the greatest players balance the demands of the game with motherhood, Variety has learned. In this intimate documentary, which is the newest installment in
Nickelodeon has announced a “slime-fueled” experience at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2026 that expands beyond the convention center floor. At the brand’s 1,800-square-foot booth in the convention center, fans can experience interactive challenges and photo opportunities
Blanchard House, USG Audio and Exactly Right Media have set a new limited podcast about a high society scam. Titled “Royal Swindle,” it tells the story of two Australian women who infiltrated London high society, becoming toast of the town. Soon the women, who it also turns out
Karol G is giving away a pair of tickets to see her on tour with a cocktail-making challenge. From July 9 to Aug. 20, U.S.-based fans of the Colombian pop star can recreate the Chellita Sunrise, the “official cocktail” of her tour, and post a video to Instagram or TikTok in
This is going to sound like an odd way to praise a television show, but it’s how I feel, so here goes: I’m so glad “The Five-Star Weekend” doesn’t have a dead body. Ever since “Big Little Lies” started the trend in 2017 and “The White Lotus” kicked it into overdrive three years
“MobLand” Season 2 has an official premiere date at Paramount+. The 10-episode second season of the British crime drama will debut on Sept. 18, with Paramount also releasing a first-look teaser, which can be seen below. News of the second season release date comes not long
Salman Rushdie warned that free expression in the U.S. is under sustained pressure from the Trump administration as he accepted the Liberatum Cultural Honor at Camden Town Hall at King’s Cross in London, the same building where he once worked on community relations before
Netflix is still signing checks to fill out its growing podcast lineup. The streamer’s latest pact is with the Vox Media Podcast Network, now owned by James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems, for exclusive rights to video versions of podcasts “Unexplainable” and “Switched on Pop.” Under
GLAAD reported that there were no LGBTQ characters in 19 films categorized as animated/family films and no transgender characters featured in the crop of 225 films from the 10 largest studio distributors.
Character.ai is getting into the microseries game. The company, known for letting its users generate and engage with a suite of original and user-generated characters, is introducing “c.ai Series,” a collection of microseries created using characters native to the Character.ai
Juliette Binoche has taken over Karlovy Vary. “An icon is here,” said the festival’s artistic director Karel Och, welcoming her to the stage. In town to pick up the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, Binoche also presented her directorial debut
Sabrina Impacciatore (“The White Lotus” Season 2,” “The Paper”) and Alessandro Borghi (“The Eight Mountains,” “Supersex”) are set to co-star in Italian psychological thriller “Un’Altra Madre,” a new Prime Original to be directed by Francesco Carrozzini (“Supersex”). “Un’Altra
Actor and producer Seth Green has joined the advisory board for rising esports entertainment company, Global Gaming League (GGL). Green joins GGL as it launches its new gaming platform, GGL Primes, which offers both free and paid tiers. To celebrate Green’s addition to the
Swiss-Korean director Hae-Sup Sin has been selected as the recipient of the Allwyn Residency Fellowship at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. The fellowship, which is awarded as part of Future Frames, a program for young European filmmakers, offers one participant the opportunity
The neo-noir from writer-director Michele Fiascaris, screening at Karlovy Vary, is led by Dudley O'Shaughnessy and also features Jessie Mei Li, Kate Dickie and much atmosphere, including, yes, rain.
The U.K.’s National Film and Television School (NFTS) has unveiled a new partnership with Angels Costumes and John Gore Studios to support the renowned college’s new costume course. The two-year costume design for film and television postgraduate degree — developed in response
Screen Australia has released a new analysis of 197 narrative production applications submitted between January 2023 and October 2025, finding that marketplace contributions – while a consistent presence in finance plans – are rarely enough on their own to fully fund a project.
The Abu Dhabi Film Commission (ADFC) has shared new behind-the-scenes images of “Dune: Part Three” filming in Abu Dhabi’s Liwa Desert. Throughout the sci-fi trilogy, the large oasis area in the Western Region of the Emirate has provided a substantial portion of the landscape of
The kids have never been less all right than they are “3 Weeks After,” a nightmarishly intense depiction of high school bullying and its consequences from Serbian director Miroslav Terzić that offers not a scrap of sentimental faith in future generations. Following an
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop-rock singer behind ’80s hits like “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” died on Wednesday. She was 75. “Bonnie’s family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie unexpectedly passed away last night in hospital in Portugal
Bendita Film Sales has acquired international sales rights to “Donkey Princess,” the latest feature from Chilean filmmaking duo Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña, which is set to world premiere in the main International Competition at the Locarno Film Festival. The deal renews
“Mu-Ki-Ra,” from Colombian creative powerhouse Estefania Pineres Duque and Spain’s Ábano Producions, producer of Annecy winner “Decorado,” will be brought to market by Latido Films at Locarno. An animated musical adventure about diversity, empathy and the power to turn fear
Locarno-bound title “Small Talk,” a doc-fiction portrait of the power dynamics at play among the daughters of the world’s social elite, has been picked up for international sales by the Frédéric Corvez led Urban Sales. The Paris-based sales agency will bring “Small Talk” to
Cinetic Media has acquired North America sales rights to “Manhunt,” which will world premiere in main competition at Locarno, competing for its top Golden Leopard. In a parallel move, Aspect Ratio has taken international sales rights to “Manhunt,” which marks the sophomore
Locarno has announced the full lineup for its 79th edition, featuring 103 world premieres. Artistic Director Giona A. Nazzaro called it “an adventurous selection, full of surprises, which tackles the challenges of the present without ever sacrificing the pleasures of
New movies from Nelson Yeo and Erin Vassilopoulos and films starring Isabelle Huppert, Monica Bellucci and Caleb Landry Jones, will also premiere at the Swiss fest, which touts "an adventurous selection, full of surprises, which tackles the challenges of the present."
Renowned Chilean filmmaker Valeria Sarmiento has a long history of prodding at memory in her films. The veteran has directed more than 30 features addressing the situation of women in a patriarchal culture, having won awards at major festivals like San Sebastián and earning
More than four decades after the initial series ended its nine-season run on NBC, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved semi-autobiographical novels have been adapted to television once again. Created by Rebecca Sonnenshine and executive produced by Trip Friendly, son of original
Prime Video will premiere Hindi-language series “Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya” worldwide on July 24, unveiling a seven-episode comedy-drama led by Kay Kay Menon as a headmaster attempting to revive a failing school. “Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya” is directed by Himank Gaur and created and
Four months after she was elevated to chairman of Disney Entertainment Television, Debra OConnell experienced her first Emmy nominations morning in the new gig — and it was a good one for the exec. The Walt Disney Company scored a total of 125 nominations at the 78th Emmy
“It’s Not Like That” star Scott Foley posted a video to Instagram on Wednesday afternoon in which he shared his thoughts after the drama series was canceled at Prime Video after one season. “Well, after six or so weeks in Prime Video’s top 10, and I think getting as high as
CAA released a statement Wednesday night calling out the privacy risks of Meta’s new AI model Muse Image, which gives users the ability to create an AI photo of someone just by plugging in their public Instagram handle. The AI model operates on an opt-out policy, meaning users
His wife, Emily Baldoni, added that they've "had to wrestle with so many things" the last two years, "like how could something like this even happen? Let alone disguised as a fight for women."
Justin Baldoni and his wife, Emily, posted a video to Instagram on Wednesday afternoon in which they opened up about the legal battle with Blake Lively over the events surrounding the production of the 2024 drama film “It Ends with Us.” “We have not spoken publicly for the
Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month’s best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I’m William Earl, the executive digital director of Variety and the publication’s resident horror enthusiast. Please drop me a line at
Patrick Dempsey wrote in a recent op-ed for the Portland Press Herald that he gave “real thought” to running for Senate in Maine after the Democratic nominee Graham Platner was hit with sexual assault allegations. However, he ultimately decided to leave the job for someone more
Auteurs are out in force in this year’s writing and directing Emmy races and so are veteran pilot and episodic helmers. Female helmers had a big showing in noms for drama series, documentary and variety shows. As ever, the nominees in writing and directing categories for the
