Italian opera legend Andrea Bocelli told People that he’s “surprised” his “fellow artist” Timothée Chalamet disparaged the value of opera and ballet during the “Variety & CNN Town Hall,” adding that both art forms are very much alive and draw from the “same source” of human
One a few months into the year, Hollywood has already said goodbye to numerous beloved names in film, television and music. “Schitt’s Creek” star Catherine O’Hara died in January, and February saw the deaths of TV stars James Van Der Beek and Eric Dane. Film and TV fans were
Lionsgate releases John Carney's comedy feature later this year after it screens at SXSW.
Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman are exiting Sony Pictures TV after four years running the company’s nonfiction division. In a memo to staff, Sony Pictures TV chairman Keith Le Goy confirmed that Holzman, who had served as president of nonfiction, and Saidman, who was co-president
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “One Piece” Season 2, now streaming on Netflix. The doctor is in the house: Netflix’s “One Piece” finally introduced human-reindeer hybrid Tony Tony Chopper in the seventh episode of the second season. It’s a moment that fans of
The creative team behind this year’s Oscar shed some insight into what audiences can expect from Sunday’s ceremony. Expect reunions! As previously announced, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy and Rose Byrne are set to come together for a “Bridesmaids” reunion. But
With the first tournament in East Asia of the season, the 2026 LIV Golf Singapore tees off starting on Wednesday, Mar. 11 and goes until Saturday, Mar. 14 (Mar. 12-15 local) at Sentosa Golf Club Golf Club in Singapore. In just its fourth year of play in Singapore, the pro golf
Jimmy Kimmel spent a lot of time ragging on Melania Trump in January amid the theatrical release for her panned documentary “Melania,” but now he’s actually seen the Brett Ratner-directed movie. “Melania” began streaming March 9 on Amazon Prime Video. Kimmel informed his
Will Ropp has something to confess to: He borrowed his friend’s password to log onto The Black List. The actor-turned-director had already had the backing from production collective Act 4 Artists to make his feature film directorial debut, but he needed to find the right
A new homeware collaboration is bringing one of the era’s most enduring style icons to the tabletop. Los Angeles–based brand Noon & Moon has partnered with the estate of Marilyn Monroe to launch the Marilyn Monroe Romance Edit, a limited-edition teaware capsule ahead of what
SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains plot details from “The Price of Passion,” Season 2, Episode 8 of “Drops of God,” now streaming on Apple TV. The first season of the Apple TV drama “Drops of God” ended on a euphoric high. Having won the competition set by her late,
“Are those my clothes?” the musician asks, ahead of his double-duty shift as host and performer
The organizers of the Academy Awards say safety preparations are routine and robust after news of an FBI alert surfaced ahead of this year’s Oscars. The Oscars rolled out the red carpet earlier on Wednesday in Hollywood, with host Conan O’Brien and media reporters on site for
There will also be an extraterrestrial on stage, EP Katy Mullan reveals.
Netflix, in one of its biggest-ever acquisitions, reportedly will pay up to $600 million for InterPositive, the AI filmmaking tools start-up founded by Ben Affleck. Affleck and InterPositive’s investors will earn as much as $600 million from the Netflix deal if the company
The show, scheduled for Jan. 10, will mark the comedian’s third time leading the night with jokes and jabs
The actor recently said he was not involved with the GoFundMe set up for him, which raised $90,000
The legendary English punk-turned-rock singer/songwriter, now 70, is the subject of the recently-released documentary 'Billy Idol Should Be Dead.'
The ceremony will air on Sunday with Conan O’Brien hosting.
The project from Focus Features adapts author Sylvia Plath's classic novel.
The Oscar winner will play an undisclosed role in Andy Serkis' feature.
Finally, the mystery has been solved. This is the statuette Penn gifted to the Ukrainian president in 2022.
The actress told Variety she will continue to keep details of their split private “out of respect” for their 19-year marriage
The comedian will have emceed the show more times than any other host(s) save for Ricky Gervais, a five-timer, and the team of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, four-timers.
The famed rocker and genre film aficionado is also exec producing the Canadian indie horror pic 'Sundown,' which wrapped production this week.
Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan, who are producing the telecast for the third year in a row, previewed the March 15 ceremony that will be hosted by Conan O'Brien.
They love PG movies, buy tickets with their whole family, and post their reviews on social media. Now they’re the primary customers at movie theaters.
Quentin Tarantino’s new play is officially coming to the West End. After Variety confirmed last week that Tarantino’s next project would be a play possibly premiering in London, further details were revealed in a press release on Wednesday. Titled “The Popinjay Cavalier,” the
Canal+ reported full-year 2025 results that topped its own guidance on profitability and cash flow, even as MultiChoice, the African pay-TV giant it acquired last September, posted a 6% revenue decline and continued to lose subscribers. The company also unveiled partnerships
Academy Award-winning French actor Juliette Binoche took a playful jab at Timothée Chalamet on Wednesday when asked to weigh in on the “Marty Supreme” Oscar nominee’s recent comments about ballet and opera. During “A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event” last month, Chalamet said that
The iconic EGOT winner will make her Cannes debut this year, accepting a lifetime achievement honor at the Cannes awards ceremony on May 23.
Jens Schanze’s doc, premiering at Copenhagen, confronts "past colonization and present-day resource politics" in Bolivia and beyond with epic images, an observational approach, and, yes, llamas.
Colman Domingo hopes that Paris Jackson will “eventually love” the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, despite her comments distancing herself from the film last year. In September, Jackson denied having any involvement in “Michael” after People magazine quoted Domingo as saying
Emma D’Arcy, known for playing Rhaenyra Targaryen in HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” has been cast in “Last Train Home,” a U.K. short film from director Jessi Gutch, rooted in Gutch’s own experience of living with incurable cancer. D’Arcy will play Eve, who reconnects with a
The ongoing reverberations from Timothée Chalamet’s remarks about ballet and opera don’t appear to be dying down anytime soon, with fresh backlash this time coming from someone who helped market his last film. Ballet dancer Misty Copeland — who was used in the promotion for
Barbra Streisand is set to receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in May. “It is with a sense of pride and deep humility, that I’m honored to join the company of past Honorary Palme d’Or recipients whose work has long inspired me,” Streisand said in a
BENGAL BECKONS EndemolShine India is reviving “Bigg Boss Bangla” for Indian platform JioStar‘s Star Jalsha, marking the reality format’s return to Bengali-language television after a decade. Cricket legend Sourav Ganguly will host the series. The revival expands Banijay
Director Karl Friis Forchhammer, who was born in the community and debuts his doc about one of the world's largest social experiments at CPH:DOX, discusses its timely lessons for our age and making a film that can be viewed by people across the political spectrum.
The anniversary lineup features 215 films from 71 countries, Jia Zhangke as director in focus, and a live orchestral performance of Wong Kar-wai’s ‘In the Mood for Love.’
“Can you imagine the size of the egg Sean Hannity would lay if a Democrat had spent millions of dollars on lobster tails and sushi preparation tables?”
The landmark 50th edition of the Hong Kong International Film Festival will open with Anthony Chen’s “We Are All Strangers” and close with Philip Yung’s “Cyclone,” with both films receiving their Asian premieres at the event. HKIFF50 runs April 1-12 under the theme “50 and
Jukka Kärkkäinen says about his film, getting its international premiere at Thessaloniki: “After a period of artistic emptiness, I found my way back to filmmaking through Henri, his father Tero, and their family.”
Adam Sandler produces the comedy feature that also stars Chloe East, Sarah Sherman and Natasha Lyonne.
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, filmmakers Emma Wall and Betsy Hershey (“Guerrilla Habeas”) jumped on a life-changing Zoom call organized by a lauded host: Oscar-winning director Adam McKay. The “Don’t Look Up” helmer would become a direct influence on the duo’s
As major film festivals struggle with tackling complex political issues at a time of great global unrest, CPH:DOX is pushing forward with prodding at the root of sensitive conversations surrounding politics, censorship and how fast-evolving technologies such as AI are changing
“Heated Rivalry,” Jonathan Bailey, Lady Gaga and Cynthia Erivo were among the winners at the 14th annual LGBTQ Queerties Awards on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. “Heated Rivalry” was named best TV Drama. Bailey received the Badass award, considered the top honor of the ceremony.
Ivana Lisette Ortiz, the 35-year-old Florida woman who was accused of targeting Rihanna’s home in a shooting on Sunday, has been charged with attempted murder, 10 counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearem and three counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling, Los Angeles
