The French box office market has been morose lately, but French producer Hugo Selignac has been somewhat immune to the ongoing gloom. A hip Parisian who speaks his mind, chain-smokes and loves to win, Selignac has often found himself behind every other local hit, with bold
Ryan Reynolds took the stage at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 5 for a discussion about his career following the premiere of the documentary he produced, “John Candy: I Like Me” (via Entertainment Weekly). Among the “Deadpool” star’s many anecdotes as an actor
Final Fantasy Tactics remake director Kazutoyo Maehiro loves a truly deep-cut NES game starring a '90s Disney duo.
Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy began most days filming their new movie, “Sacrifice,” by hiking up the side of a volcano in Santorini, Greece. “You’re just looking around at the majesty of the world,” Evans says of the panoramic view. “It’s easy to completely lose yourself, as
The rest of the mechanism worked properly, says a preliminary report into the crash which killed 16 people.
Please Don’t Destroy isn’t going anywhere. The “Saturday Night Live” comedy trio, comprised of Ben Marshall, Martin Herlihy and John Higgins, reunited Friday night in Portland for the first time since “SNL” disbanded the group in a major cast shake-up. However, according to an
Thousands of people descended on the White House during a Saturday march from Malcolm X Park to Lafayette Park in protest of the Trump administration’s crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital. Demonstrators entitled the effort “We Are All DC,” representing the potential
A gentle study of dysfunctional families by veteran American director Jim Jarmusch clinched top prize at the Venice Film Festival Saturday, while a harrowing docu-drama about the Gaza war took second. Jarmusch's "Father Mother Sister Brother" starring Cate Blanchett, Adam
Twelve-year-old Jacobi Jupe, who plays the title role in “Hamnet,” broke down in tears mid-interview at the Variety studio at the Toronto Film Festival, describing the devastation of embodying William Shakespeare’s ill-fated son, and calling the experience “life-changing.” “It
‘Father Mother Sister Brother,’ Jim Jarmusch’s elevated cringe comedy, wind the Golden Lion in Venice Film Festival 2025.
Some 150 people were arrested in London on Saturday during a tense protest in support of the Palestine Action group, which has been banned under terror laws, police said. Several hundred people demonstrated in front of the UK parliament, with some holding placards that read: "I
On Wednesday, Sept. 10, the first phase of ticket sales open for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The CDC has been accused of manipulating data, censoring debate, and colluding with Big Tech to silence dissenting physicians, betraying its mission to protect Americans from infectious disease and necessitating a top-to-bottom house cleaning to restore trust.
Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) on Saturday defended the Trump administration's moves in the Caribbean, suggesting Venezuela is working with Russia to traffic drugs into the U.S. "One of the biggest concerns I think is, of course, that Venezuela is now a puppet state for Russia, and
Amazon has officially greenlit a Life is Strange TV series for Prime Video.
Christopher Woodrow has been appointed chairman of the board of Eli Roth’s The Horror Section. In his new role, Woodrow will work alongside Roth and CEO Jon Schnaars to shape the company’s strategic vision and drive growth. He will lead efforts to secure significant investment
Cillian Murphy has appeared in six Christopher Nolan movies, including 2023’s “Oppenheimer,” which earned them both Oscars. But the cinematic collaborators are taking a break, as Murphy won’t appear in Nolan’s next epic, his upcoming adaptation of “The Odyssey.” While Murphy
The West Point Association of Graduates has canceled an award ceremony intended to honor two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks, according to the Washington Post. The move comes as President Donald Trump has continued to intervene with Ivy League institutions and military academies
EXCLUSIVE (KXAN) — An Austin family whose eight-year-old daughter Linnie was killed at Camp Mystic in Texas two months ago amid deadly flooding, is speaking out in an exclusive interview. "Linnie was so special," her mom, Callie McCown, told KXAN Investigates, describing their
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) lambasted President Trump on Saturday for joking about immigration enforcement efforts, including plans to target Chicago, calling the president a "wannabe dictator." "The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American
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President Trump has just made perhaps his most dangerous assault on the rule of law. He proudly announced that he directed the U.S. military to kill 11 alleged drug smugglers in their boat on the high seas of the Caribbean, excitedly showing a video of the lethal strike. The
British Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson praised President Trump for having an “iron-clad” stomach when taking political risks, arguing that Brexit has allowed the U.K. to forge closer ties with the U.S. “The President may not follow the traditional rulebook or
Jeremy Renner miraculously survived being run over by his 14,000-pound snowplow in 2023 while trying to save his nephew from harm. Although he previously detailed his difficult recovery at length, he spoke about how the cast of “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” helped
At least five people were killed and over a dozen rescued on Saturday after a boat evacuating residents capsized in flood-hit southern Punjab province of Pakistan, the disaster agency said.
From Toronto Platform title “Bouchra’s” credit sequence, where a coyote and goat ride a New York City Subway train shot photo realistically to the sound of Moroccan flute music, many spectators will sense this animated feature. Another 2025 Toronto Platform title, live action
On this week’s “Daily Variety” podcast episodes, we traveled the world for three cinephile favorite film festivals — Venice, Telluride and Toronto — separated by about 5,000 miles. Brent Lang, Variety‘s executive editor, also broke down the 2025 summer box office haul,
Mourners queue in Milan to say goodbye to the Italian designer who died on Thursday, aged 91.
Israel continues to expand its military operation in Gaza, urging Palestinians to leave Gaza City and move south.
Officials held an emergency meeting to discuss how to respond to the mass raid on the Georgia plant where they say at least 300 Koreans were arrested.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rebuffed Russian President Vladimir Putin's invitation for a summit in Moscow, saying Friday that the Kremlin leader “can come to” Kyiv instead. "He can come to Kyiv. I can't go to Moscow when my country's under missiles, under attack,
The 82nd edition of the world's oldest film festival honored the Palestine-set drama 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' and American director Benny Safdie with Silver Lions, while new work from George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Guillermo del Toro, Emma Stone and Park Chan-wook went home
Actor Babou Ceesay peels back the layers of his enigmatic alien hunter Morrow and the meaning behind Alien: Earth's most cryptic scene
Crime is certainly a place where government ineptitude is felt viscerally by voters, and Democrats are usually on the receiving end of the blame.
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The Venice Film Festival awarded the Golden Lion for best film to Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother,” a triptych of three different families and their dynamics. The Silver Lion for best director went to Benny Safdie for “The Smashing Machine,” while Gaza drama “The
