LAFCA Award Winners Voting Underway (Updating Live)
The first award for best cinematography went to Adolpho Veloso for 'Train Dreams.'
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‘Zootopia 2’: Meet the Voices Behind Each Animated Performer
Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman return for the sequel alongside a few new A-list additions, including Ke Huy Quan, Quinta Brunson and more.
Riot Games’ Maria Egan Accepts Variety Hitmakers’ Interactive Music in Media Award
Riot Games’ Maria Egan accepted Variety Hitmakers’ first-ever Interactive Music in Media Award on Saturday afternoon, celebrating the company’s accomplishments in bridging the worlds of gaming and music. Egan, head of global music at Riot Games, has spent the past few years
Ferg on ‘Flip Phone Shorty’, Working With Lex Luger, and His New Life as a Visual Artist
The Harlem rapper talks his seventh studio album, the blog era that shaped him, and selling paintings at Art Basel.
South Georgia’s changing ocean currents affect the rich marine ecosystem
Scientists have uncovered how changing ocean currents in South Georgia's fjords could affect the survival of young mackerel icefish. The species is a key component of the island's rich marine ecosystem and is an important prey species for seals and penguins.
Sean Baker Says Filmmakers ‘Have to Put Foot Down’ Following Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal, Won’t ‘Go for the $150 Million Studio Thing’ Post ‘Anora’
“Anora” director Sean Baker, who is at the Red Sea Film Festival as the head of the international jury, commented on the industry’s most burning current topic while speaking at the Jeddah-based event: Netflix agreeing to buy Warner Bros., including its film and TV studios, its
Red Sea Film Festival: ‘Desert Warrior’ Stars on Pioneering Hollywood-Style Production and Bringing Saudi Epic to Its Home Crowd
In 2021, Sharlto Copley (“District 9,” “The Witcher”) and Aiysha Hart (“Mogul Mowgli,” “Colette”) spent five months in a scenic desert area near the site of the futuristic city of NEOM to shoot Saudi Arabia’s first Hollywood-style tentpole movie, “Desert Warrior.” Almost five
US 'certainly didn't know the identities of all 11' on alleged drug boat in September: Himes
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said Sunday that the U.S. “certainly” did not know the identity of every individual on the first alleged drug-trafficking boat it struck in September. “We might have known one or two, I don’t know, but we certainly didn’t know the identities of all 11.
Legendary D&D show pivots to Critical Role's Daggerheart — and I'm following them
The longest-running D&D actual play, Acquisitions Incorporated, just switched to Daggerheart in an unprecedented move
This is only the start of China playing its rare earths trump card
My, how the tables have turned.
Forget the GTA 6 delay, one modder is quietly building an entire Grand Theft Auto multiverse inside GTA 5
Turns out you don’t need GTA 6 when one person keeps gluing whole new countries onto Los Santos.
New fat-burning diabetes pill protects muscle and appetite
Researchers have developed a new oral drug that boosts metabolic activity in muscle rather than altering appetite like GLP-1 drugs. Early trials suggest it improves blood sugar control and fat metabolism while preserving muscle mass, with fewer side effects. Because it acts
White House Posts Second Sabrina Carpenter Video Promoting ICE After She Gets First One Blocked
The White House's social media strategy of late has been pretty simple: Use a pop star's song in a video depicting mass deportations, spark outrage from said pop star, gain hundreds of thousands of views from said outrage, and then remove the audio before facing legal
Los Angeles Film Critics Winners (Updating Live)
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association has convened for its 51st annual meeting to determine the year’s best achievements in filmmaking. Last year’s best picture winner, “Anora,” continued LAFCA’s tradition of elevating daring, artistically ambitious work that later resonates
Isabelle Huppert Joins Live-Action Short ‘Two People Exchanging Saliva’ as Executive Producer (EXCLUSIVE)
Isabelle Huppert has boarded Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh’s acclaimed live-action short film “Two People Exchanging Saliva” as an executive producer, Variety has learned exclusively. The absurdist dystopian short — written, produced and directed by Musteata and Singh —
Treasury Sec Blames Liberal Media for Affordability Crisis
Struggling to afford basic necessities? Perhaps you only think you’re feeling the pinch, due to media bias against President Donald Trump—or at least, that’s what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested during a Sunday talk show appearance. On CBS News’s Face the Nation ,
Tucker Carlson flips off GOP critics at Doha Forum, defending ties to Qatar
Carlson intensified internal GOP divisions over Israel policy and signaled a personal commitment to Qatar by announcing plans to buy property there. His critics accuse him of being a 'Qatari agent,' while Carlson and his supporters argue he's voicing valid critiques of Israel
Cassidy projects optimism on winning bipartisan support for his health care plan
GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who chairs the Senate’s health committee, said he planned to present leadership with his plan as soon as Sunday evening.
Researchers solve a century-old North Atlantic cold spot mystery
A century-old North Atlantic cold patch is now linked to a long-term slowdown in the AMOC, the climate-regulating conveyor belt of ocean water. Only weakened-AMOC models match observed temperature and salinity patterns, overturning recent model trends. This slowdown affects
Hundreds of Santas run through Michendorf, Germany in annual Christmas race
Around 1,000 participants dressed as St Nicholas turned Michendorf into a sea of red for the 17th annual run, marking the start of the holiday season.
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‘Capernaum’ Director Nadine Labaki on How Cinema Can Help Arab Filmmakers ‘Express Pent-Up Anger,’ ‘Not Being Faced With Agenda’ From Western Funders
Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, whose “Capernaum” is the highest-grossing Arabic and Middle Eastern film of all time with over $68 million worldwide, spoke about “how difficult it is” to make cinema in the Arab region. The director also discussed working with non-actors and
Road to Empress is a wild interactive drama I can't put down
New One Studio's narrative FMV game is a wild ride loosely based on actual Chinese history, with stunning visuals and unexpected plot twists
Study measuring impacts of deep-sea mining machine finds abundance of animals at the site decreased by 37%
A new report reveals the results of a study exploring biodiversity in a region targeted for seabed mining—capturing baseline data, tracking natural changes and assessing the impacts of a polymetallic nodule mining machine. This represents the largest study of the impacts of
Wizz, the ‘Tinder for kids’ app, exposes kids to predators. Congress must act.
The app "Wizz" has been linked to numerous cases of child sexual abuse, and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation is urging Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) to hold tech companies accountable for designing platforms with child safety in mind.
The government’s top watchdog is retiring — but the Trump probes continue
The comptroller general is wrapping up his term after an unprecedented year checking the Trump administration.
As colleges clamp down on the teaching of gender, advocates say professors taking the hit
Professors are taking the brunt of the storm as new fights over the teaching of gender and race erupt in college classrooms. An Oklahoma University (OU) student is accusing her instructor of religious discrimination after she received a failing grade on an assignment on
Ariana Grande Would Very Much Like To Be Excluded From 6-7 Narrative
Former teen sitcom star Ariana Grande recently sat down with one of her comedy heroes Adam Sandler for an episode of Variety /CNN's Actors On Actors interview series. It's pretty sweet! It seems like they genuinely enjoy each other's company and hold each other in high regard.
