Stephen Colbert revealed that the curtain will fall on “The Late Show” on Thursday, May 21, bringing an end to a CBS franchise that has defined late-night television for more than three decades. The host made the announcement during a Monday taping of NBC’s “Late Night With
Oliver Peoples is turning to one of Hollywood’s most enduring style icons for its latest eyewear release. The luxury eyewear brand has unveiled an exclusive Spring/Summer 2026 collection honoring the legacy of Paul Newman, launched on Jan. 26 — what would have been the actor,
“Skyscraper Live,” a stream of Alex Honnold’s free solo climb of one of the tallest buildings in the world, reached 6.2 million views on Netflix. The climb, which took place at the Taipei 101 tower in Taiwan was originally set to air on Friday, Jan. 23 before being postponed to
Ella Langley could hardly have picked a hotter moment to announce the coming release of her sophomore album. Her “Choosin’ Texas” single has become a true phenomenon, showing staying power in the top 5 of the Spotify chart like few country singles ever before it. The tune’s
In an image shared to his socials last week, Harry Styles is seen on the set of his “Aperture” music video, sporting shiny black under-eye patches and sipping a Big Gulp. The patches are reminiscent of 111SKIN’s Celestial Black Diamond Eye Mask, previously seen on celebrities
Pinnacle Peak Pictures has acquired Jeremy Snead's feature that also stars Myles Erlick and Jaimie Alexander.
Well Go USA Entertainment has secured North American distribution rights to “Blades of the Guardians,” a Chinese action film from Mandarin Motion Pictures. Directed by renowned action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”), the historical martial arts
Denmark’s Ingeborg Topsøe, a fast-emerging screenwriter whose credits include Milad Alami’s multi-prized “The Charmer,” has won this year’s Nordic Series Script Award for Netflix smash hit “Secrets We Keep.” One of Scandinavia’s most prestigious industry plaudits, the Award was
Oscar-nominated feature documentary “Nobody Against Putin” is heading to the 32nd annual Sedona International Film Festival. The film, which had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, delivers an insider’s view of the impact of Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine on
The Chinese filmmaker, a double Oscar winner for 'Nomadland,' also reflects on her path to America and filmmaking, jumping from indies to Marvel and why she almost passed on directing the Jessie Buckley/Paul Mescal project that's now up for eight Oscars (including two for her).
The 2026 Writers Guild Awards nominations have been announced. “Sinners,” the supernatural horror film from filmmaker Ryan Coogler, is among the original screenplay nominees. Also in that category is the Timothée Chalamet-led ping-pong drama “Marty Supreme,” written by director
The actor and activist appears alongside Harrison Ford in a short snippet from episode one of Season Three, premiering exclusively on Rolling Stone
Brian Robbins, former co-CEO of Paramount Global, has launched Big Shot Pictures, an entertainment company that will develop animation franchises. Sony Pictures Entertainment has entered into a first-look theatrical distribution deal with Big Shot, which will produce both
It isn’t too late to get through all the best Oscar-nominated films ahead of the Academy Awards ceremony this March. Luckily, most of this year’s big awards winners are already available on streaming, or at least available to rent/purchase on Prime Video and Apple TV+. Both of
Awards season faves 'One Battle After Another,' 'Sinners,' 'Marty Supreme' and 'Hamnet' are also up for awards in the adapted and original screenplay categories.
Two filmmakers demonstrated how generative AI tools are transforming the creative process while emphasizing that human artistry remains at the heart of storytelling during Adobe’s “Showtime! Park City: Gen AI Showcase” at the Sundance Film Festival. Taryn O’Neill and Momo Wang
Neon is set to release Boots Riley's feature after its SXSW premiere.
Sony Music Publishing Nashville and Domain Capital Group have partnered to acquire the catalog of award-winning songwriter-singer-musician Miranda Lambert. The deal encompasses her complete back catalog of songs. Alongside this news, SMP Nashville and Domain have signed a
The Gotham Group has picked up the screen rights to Air Mail article "Tommy Supreme and the Blitz."
Seven years after his acclaimed debut “Sorry to Bother You,” filmmaker Boots Riley is returning with his highly anticipated sophomore feature. Neon has released the first trailer for “I Love Boosters,” a heist comedy centered on a crew of professional shoplifters who target a
Regina Hall is set to star opposite Adam Driver in the upcoming Netflix series “Rabbit, Rabbit,” Variety has confirmed. The project was originally announced back in October with a straight-to-series order. The logline for the show states, “When an escaped convict is cornered by
Goodbye to all that. Sundance’s final edition in Park City is wrapping up, with artists, agents, executives and critics ready to roll the credits and trek down the mountain for the last time. The indie film festival has become synonymous with discovery, and this year’s
Making a documentary about AI presented several filmmakers with a dilemma: How do you transform a subject better suited for a podcast or book into compelling cinema? “This movie did not want to be a movie,” director Daniel Roher told an audience at the Sundance Film Festival’s
Nicole Kassell is directing the Netflix feature centered on the US Women’s National Soccer Team.
The NFL and YouTube are returning for another celebrity-stacked flag football game — set to livestream for free on the Saturday before this year’s Super Bowl. The Super Bowl LX Flag Football Game on YouTube will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, at the
A+E Studios has named Chris Sanagustin as head of current programming. In her new role, she will oversee a variety of scripted projects for A+E, including Netflix’s “The Lincoln Lawyer” and the untitled Lars Kepler project. She will report to Tana Jamieson, co-head and
Kino Lorber’s MHz Choice has bought “Zorro,” a limited French series starring Oscar winner Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”) in the iconic masked role. The eight-episode series, sold by France tv distribution, will premiere on June 30 on MHz Choice in the U.S. and Canada. “Zorro,”
HBO and A24 have unveiled the trailer for “Neighbors,” a new reality series from the producers of “Marty Supreme” that examines outrageous residential conflicts, revealing the extreme lengths neighbors will go to defend what’s theirs. Each installment of the six-episode
Amy Madigan is set to guest star in the Netflix series adaptation of the S.A Crosby novel “All the Sinners Bleed,” Variety has learned. Madigan will appear opposite previously announced series lead Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and series regulars John Douglas Thompson, Nicole Beharie, Daniel
The long-awaited “Dirty Dancing” sequel, with star Jennifer Grey returning as Frances “Baby” Houseman, will soon mambo its way into movie theaters. Lionsgate has tapped “The Hunger Games” and “Crazy Rich Asians” producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson to oversee the movie,
Kim Rosenstock is penning the script for Lionsgate's feature follow-up to the 1987 classic.
Bari Weiss, still new to her role as editor in chief of CBS News, spent time at a Tuesday-morning town hall to tell staffers they need to focus more intently on a growing audience flocking to digital and social media outlets, rather than trying to keep the viewers who flock to
Philip Glass has joined the growing list of musicians distancing themselves from the Kennedy Center with the announcement that he is withdrawing his symphony premiere due to a “direct conflict” with the Center’s values. Glass took to social media to explain his reasoning for
Sales company Asian Shadows has acquired international rights to South Korean documentary “The Seoul Guardians,” directed by MBC journalists Jong Woo Kim, Shin Wan Kim and Chul Young Cho. The feature-length documentary will have its world premiere at the 55th International Film
Things are heating up at Project Angel Food. The meal delivery service for critically ill people in Los Angeles will celebrate the grand opening of the first building of The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation Kitchen & Campus with a ceremony on Feb. 5. Speakers will include Lorre,
Liz Tigelaar and her Best Day Every Productions banner have signed an overall deal with both Paramount TV Studios (PTVS) and CBS Studios. This marks the first ever joint overall deal between PTVS and CBS Studios and the latest major signing for Paramount since the closing of
The winners will be announced at the ceremony on Feb. 27 at UCLA's Royce Hall.
Lionsgate U.K.’s “The Housemaid” returned to the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office, adding £2 million ($2.8 million) in its fifth weekend for a cumulative £26.1 million ($35.3 million), according to Comscore. Universal’s “Hamnet” held firm in second place, collecting $2.7
Ethan Hawke is having a moment, the way fellow Newton boy Matthew McConaughey did a few years back. Onscreen since age 14 — yet taken for granted far too long — the undeniable talent behind those chiseled cheeks and snaggled teeth has been more visible than ever of late,
Range Sports said it had experiential agency Superfly, known for its facility with landmark music festivals as part of a bid to offer more opportunities tied to live events across sports, entertainment, music and other areas. Superfly has created events including Bonaroo,
Production has wrapped on director and writer Gary Jaffe’s LGBTQ romantic comedy “Before I Do.” The ensemble stars Cole Doman (“The Mastermind,” “Mutt”), Michael Hsu Rosen (“Glamorous,” “Sex Lives of College Girls”), Nico Greetham (“American Horror Story,” “Love, Victor”),
The American Cinema Editors have nominated “F1,” “Sentimental Value” and “Sinners” in the category of feature film drama. Despite being snubbed by the Oscars, “Wicked: For Good” editor Myron Kerstein was nominated for the best edited film comedy/theatrical. It’s worth noting
The Folio Society is marking the 40th anniversary of “Howl’s Moving Castle” with a lavish new limited-edition release that elevates Diana Wynne Jones’ fantasy classic into a collectible centerpiece. Limited to just 500 copies, Folio’s 40th Anniversary Limited Edition of “Howl’s
Jessica Jones has officially returned to the MCU. Disney released the “Daredevil: Born Again” Season 2 trailer on Tuesday, which revealed Krysten Ritter’s street-level hero has made her way back and is teaming up with Charlie Cox’s Daredevil, aka Matt Murdock. The second season
“I want it to look like you,” resonates as the most romantic line exchanged between the two young men at the center of “Leviticus,” a tightly conceived, gripping queer horror that reaches for unassuming brilliance through a supernatural premise that’s as terrifying as it is
THR’s Sundance review of the film calls it “a stylish, urgent allegory,” going on to compare the title to fellow allegorical horror titles 'Talk to Me' and 'It Follows.'
Busfield is accused of criminal sexual contact of a minor and child abuse related to twin child actors he worked with on the Fox series The Cleaning Lady . He denies the accusations
Charli xcx’s “Brat” domination has translated to the big screen, with “The Moment” — Aidan Zamiri’s mockumentary about the cultural phenomenon kickstarted by the pop star’s hit album — becoming A24’s fastest-selling limited release to date. Following “The Moment’s” Sundance
Netflix has set a March 5 global premiere date for “Vladimir,” a new limited series adapted from Julia May Jonas’ acclaimed novel of the same name. The eight-episode series stars Rachel Weisz, who also serves as an executive producer, alongside Leo Woodall (“The White Lotus”)
Greg Poehler, creator-star of “Welcome to Sweden,” is teaming with Linus Tunström, one of Sweden’s highest-profile stage directors and creative producer-writer Filip Hammarström (“Jordskott”) to launch two new companies, Art of Stories and Foreshadow, that aim to transform
