Singer-songwriter-guitarist Bob Weir, a cornerstone of the Grateful Dead and the San Francisco psychedelic band’s many latter-day offshoots for more than half a century, has died after a long battle with cancer and lung issues, according to a social media post from his family.
In a statement probably anyone could have seen coming, Richard Grenell, the controversial president of Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center, spoke out to claim that it was the organization’s leadership that decided to end ties with the Washington National Opera, not the other way
T.K. Carter, the actor known for the horror classic “The Thing” and the television series “Punky Brewster,” has died. He was 69. Carter died Friday at his home in Duarte, Calif., the actor’s publicist Tony Freeman shared with Variety in a statement. A cause of death was not
Some of the biggest names in Hollywood weren’t afraid to act up on Friday night. Ahead of this year’s Golden Globe awards, Variety held an invite-only celebration marking the 23rd season of its “Actors on Actors” series. At the hallowed Polo Lounge inside the Beverly Hills
Carter was known for also appearing in many TV shows, including 'Punky Brewster,' 'Just Our Luck' and 'Police Woman.'
Tom Cherones, the director and producer best known for working on 81 of the first 86 episodes of “Seinfeld” during the show’s first five years, has died. He was 86. Cherones died on Jan. 5 at his home in Florence, Ore., from Alzheimer’s disease, a family spokesperson announced.
The Golden Globes may be on Sunday, Jan. 11, but the celebrations began in the days and nights leading up to the big ceremony. On Wednesday, the Globes gathered at the Beverly Hilton to film “Golden Eve,” a CBS primetime special that honored Sarah Jessica Parker with the Carol
Matt Rogers has apologized for previous comments urging voters not to donate to Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s U.S. Senate campaign, after the remarks sparked online backlash. “Hey everybody. I hear the response and I am taking every bit of it to heart, I promise,”
For Silicon Valley in 2026, is it a time of Renaissance or a return to the Dark Ages? AMC Network’s “The Audacity” aims to probe all the power, drama and influence that exudes from San Jose and environs. Stars Billy Magnussen and Simon Helberg took part in Variety‘s annual
Now that the 2025-26 NFL regular season is over, the playoffs picture is in full view with the NFL Wild Card Playoffs. There are six games scheduled this weekend with the best teams in the AFC and NFC competing to go to Super Bowl LX. And in 2026, there are six games during the
Paul Mescal stars in “Hamnet” as a grieving William Shakespeare whose struggle to write ultimately transforms his loss into the inspiration for “Hamlet.” But early on in the film, cinematographer Łukasz Żal and director Chloé Zhao wanted to show how very different Will and his
“Anaconda” has slithered its way to a box office milestone. The Sony adventure comedy, starring Jack Black and Paul Rudd, has crossed $100 million at the worldwide box office. As of Friday, the film’s global gross stands at $101.6 million, with $50.4 million domestically and
Lee Byung-hun has a chance to make history — he’s the first Korean actor to be nominated for best actor, comedy or musical at the Golden Globes. The “No Other Choice” lead says he found out about the nomination from a friend — the actor was asleep in Korea when noms were
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” continued its reign of box office dominance, landing at the top of the domestic charts for a fourth Friday in a row. The third “Avatar” installment, which recently crossed $1 billion at the worldwide box office, took home $5 million domestically on
New entries are Paramount's horror ‘Primate’ and Lionsgate’s ‘Greenland 2: Migration.’
With a great sense of history and “without spectacle,” he wrote about the gravesites of Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Liberace, Al Jolson, Marlyn Monroe and many others.
Two child actors on the set of The Cleaning Lady allege that actor-director inappropriately touched them on set of Fox series
Netflix has unveiled its first “KPop Demon Hunters” collaboration with toy maker Hasbro, with the release of an official Monopoly Deal card game based on the hit animated film. The Monopoly Deal: Kpop Demon Hunters Card Game dropped this month on Amazon as the first official
The awards show, hosted again by Nikki Glaser, airs live Sunday on CBS and streams on Paramount+. Keep up with all the winners here as they are announced live.
The actor reportedly said he no longer wanted the firearm and authorities took possession of it for safekeeping
Anna Baryshnikov, Camila Mendes, Julia Fox and Benito Skinner star in Nastasya Popov's feature that Utopia is set to release later this year.
“Godzilla Minus Zero,” the upcoming sequel to the successful “Godzilla Minus One,” will open in North America on Nov. 6 from Toho and GKids. The release comes just three days after the Japanese release, which Toho says is a rare near-simultaneous bow for a Japan-produced
Actor and director Timothy Busfield is facing two counts of sexual abuse involving a minor in New Mexico after an arrest warrant was issued on Friday. The investigation involves twin boys who were actors on the TV series “The Cleaning Lady” in 2022, on which Busfield was
The sequel to the Oscar-winning film has a release date of Nov. 6 in North America.
Timothée Chalamet’s character in “Marty Supreme” was meant to embody a young kid from the streets of New York. Director Josh Safdie wanted to bring real authenticity to the film, not just visually but also in how the characters looked and felt. “It wouldn’t make sense to drop
The actress, who played quirky scientist Darcy in three 'Thor' movies, poked fun at the possibilities for her character as she was asked about appearing in 'Avengers: Doomsday.'
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “People We Meet on Vacation,” now streaming on Netflix. Book lovers reached their happy place Friday when the film adaptation of Emily Henry’s beloved beach read “People We Meet on Vacation” dropped on Netflix. Starring Emily
Netflix has ordered a series adaptation of Justin Halpern’s 2012 memoir “I Suck at Girls,” which will be written by Halpert and Patrick Schumacker, who both serve as co-showrunners on “Abbott Elementary” alongside Quinta Brunson. “Shrinking” and “Scrubs” exec producer Bill
Carol Burnett toasted the honorees at an event that also paid tribute to Diane Keaton and Rob Reiner.