The 30th International Film Festival of Kerala opened Friday in Thiruvananthapuram, India, with a politically charged and internationally focused ceremony led by Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín, the ambassadors of Palestine and Germany, and Canadian director Kelly
Fonda recently shared her opinion on Netflix‘s $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros., calling the deal “an alarming escalation of the consolidation that threatens the entire entertainment industry.”
Stanfield will portray the Chicago Bulls forward in Rick Famuyiwa's forthcoming feature centered around Rodman's trip to Las Vegas during the 1998 NBA Finals.
LaKeith Stanfield is set to play NBA legend Dennis Rodman in Lionsgate’s “48 Hours in Vegas,” taking over the role after Jonathan Majors was dropped from the film following his 2023 assault conviction. The upcoming comedy is “inspired by the untold story of Dennis Rodman’s
Last year, the Last Word hospitality team was all set to open Chez Renée in the Malibu spot that formerly housed La La Cabana and Giorgio’s. But fate had other ideas, and the historic former sheriff’s station on Pacific Coast Highway burned in the Palisades-Malibu fire in
Google has removed dozens of AI-generated videos that depicted Disney-owned characters after receiving a cease and desist letter from the studio on Wednesday. Disney flagged the YouTube links to the videos in its letter, and demanded that Google remove them immediately. The AI
François Ozon has emerged as the early frontrunner in France’s awards season, with “The Stranger” leading the nominations for the 31st Lumières Awards. Considered France’s equivalent to the Golden Globes, the Lumières Awards are voted on by international journalists from 36
Disney+ is not moving forward with its TV adaptation of the Louis Sachar novel “Holes” — which was the basis of Disney’s 2003 film of the same name — after ordering a pilot at the beginning of this year. Sachar’s novel was published in 1998 and won a National Book Award and a
Elle Fanning’s first arrest came at a Sabrina Carpenter concert. Just an hour before leaving for the show, she received a text: “Getting arrested tonight. Dress accordingly.” The mock arrest, captured on the big screen for all concertgoers to see, was worth it. “At least it was
At Variety, we’re serious about the business of entertainment — and equally serious about our holiday rom-com viewing. We’ve diligently studied each of this year’s offerings from the major streamers, and this crop really has it all: mystery Santas, precocious kids, grand
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains minor spoilers from “Silent Night, Deadly Night,” now in theaters. The 1984 slasher “Silent Night, Deadly Night” was an above-average movie, which grew in infamy due to advertising that depicted a bloodied, axe-wielding Santa. Nationwide
Jim Carrey recently joined Vulture for an oral history to mark the 25th anniversary of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” Ron Howard’s 2000 film adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s 1957 children’s book. The movie was a giant box office hit, earning $346 million worldwide and becoming the
Horror powerhouse Blumhouse-Atomic Monster is producing what will be the eighth installment in the movie series.
Alex Hedlund and Nick Antosca's Eat the Cat is also on board for the period serial killer story that has intrigued Hollywood for over twenty years.
The day after the world premiere of “Avatar: Fire and Ash” in Los Angeles, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver — who wrote the third film in the multibillion-dollar movie series with director James Cameron — are huddled in a hotel restaurant, nursing large cups of chicken broth. “I’m
Hari Nef is starring alongside Louisa Jacobson and Oliver Edwin in “Situation #64.” The high-concept, psychological drama is Edwin’s directorial debut from his original script. It quietly wrapped production in Skaneateles, New York, last month. The film follows Nef as a
Hitchcock & Herrmann — the alliteration rolls off the tongue almost as agreeably as the collaboration between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann came to fruition in the 1950s and ’60s. Their relationship and work together on such films as “Vertigo,” “Psycho,” “The Man Who
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Ella McCay,” now in theaters. From the minute she sets foot into her office as the new lieutenant governor, all eyes are on Ella McCay (Emma Mackey) in “As Good as It Gets” director James L. Brooks’ latest film. “Ella McCay”
The “When Calls the Heart” universe is expanding. A prequel series, “Hope Valley: 1874,” has been greenlit at Hallmark+ and will begin production next week in Vancouver, Variety can exclusively announce. Bethany Joy Lenz, Benjamin Ayres, Jill Hennessy, Roan Curtis and Lachlan
David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, would be out of a job if a deal is completed with Netflix or Paramount Skydance. Softening the blow: Zaslav stands to get hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and/or stock if WBD completes a sale to either company,
The Producers Guild of America is continuing to unveil nominations for its 37th annual PGA Awards — and on Friday, the org revealed nods in the sports, children’s and short-form program categories. Among the nominees are last year’s winner for outstanding children’s program,
In Disney+’s newly released “Eras Tour” docuseries, Taylor Swift offers fans an unusually granular look at the physical demands behind her record-shattering stadium run. While vocal warm-ups and endurance training are standard practice for pop stars, one unassuming piece of
Amanda Seyfried is grappling with the state of America. “Did we ever think this is where we would be as Americans?” she asks, her voice catching. “No. Because America felt like the best place to be.” It’s a vulnerable moment during a conversation that spans the spectrum —
The Television Academy has unveiled its 2026 Emmy Awards Calendar — which includes a new tweak to how some category nominations will be announced in the coming year. The bulk of nominations for the 78th Emmys will still be revealed on Wednesday, July 8. But there are
Neon and its longtime marketing chief Christian Parkes are parting ways. Parkes joined the indie studio behind “Parasite” and “Anora” in 2017, a year after it was founded. He made waves with the first campaign he did at Neon for “I, Tonya,” a film about Tonya Harding that
“The Housemaid” co-stars Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried recently participated in Vanity Fair’s lie detector test video series, where Sweeney made an upsetting revelation by telling Seyfried that her TikTok For You Page is dominated with users posting hate content about her.
Embeth Davidtz never set out to become a director. The actress, long admired for her work in films such as “Schindler’s List,” “Junebug” and “Matilda,” stumbled into filmmaking almost by accident — only to discover she loved it more than the career that made her famous.
Ed Sheeran may be known for his slow, sultry songs, but that vibe didn’t fit Apple Original Film’s “F1.” With Joseph Kosinski at the helm of the film, “F1” is an adrenaline-fueled look at the world of Formula 1 racing. Brad Pitt’s Sonny Hayes is forced out of retirement to help
Ashleigh Banfield will exit NewsNation’s primetime lineup in favor of focusing on her own true-crime podcast, the Nexstar-backed media outlet announced Friday. She will remain as a contributor to the network and also lead a true-crime digital vertical. Under a new a new
He worked with Vittorio De Sica, Barbara Kopple and Walter Salles and on films including 'The Garden of the Finzi-Continis,' 'One Day in September' and 'Central Station.'
Sarah Sherman’s debut comedy special is titled “Live + In the Flesh.” But she’s also in blood, guts, goo and a heap of NSFW prosthetics. At the beginning of the hour, which debuts Dec. 12 on HBO, Sherman coalesces from a skull inside a pile of mush and eyeballs and glitter as
Five years ago, Sony’s PlayStation debuted its much-anticipated PlayStation 5 video game console amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in November 2020. This fall, as the gaming system celebrates its fifth anniversary, it comes on the heels of much success for one of its
The 56-year-old auteur, a four-time Oscar nominee, sits down with THR to reflect on his life and career.
Arthur Cohn, the distinguished Swiss producer of six Oscar-winning films including 1970’s “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis,” died Friday in Jerusalem. He was 98. “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis,” directed by Vittorio de Sica, is about an Italian Jewish family in Mussolini’s
To first answer one of the most-asked questions about the two episodes of Taylor Swift’s “The End of an Era” docuseries that have initially gone up for streaming: Is her NFL superstar beau in them? The answer to that is a very qualified yes: Travis Kelce in there as a sweetly
“Little Bear Ridge Road,” an acclaimed drama with Laurie Metcalf that marked Scott Rudin’s first Broadway production since controversy erupted over his alleged bullying behavior, will close eight weeks early. The curtain will come down on the show for a final time on Dec. 21.
Pete Davidson is teaming up with the fundraising platform Alltroo to launch a holiday campaign benefiting Answer the Call, the New York nonprofit that supports families of first responders killed in the line of duty. The cause is one that’s deeply personal for Davidson, whose
Disney's year-end holiday tentpole achieved the feat faster than any Holllwood animated film in history, as well as any PG-rated film.
“Zootopia 2” is racing past $1 billion globally after 17 days of release, becoming the fastest PG film to ever cross the coveted box office milestone. With $232.7 million domestically and a staggering $753.4 million internationally, Disney’s animated sequel has earned $986.1
Obscured Releasing, the new distribution company launched by film industry vets RJ Millard and Bill Guentzler, has acquired North American distribution rights to “Westhampton.” The film, directed by Christian Nilsson, will be released in theaters and on demand this Spring. It
The best MMA fighters in the world travel to France for PFL Lyon. The the main card pits Russian Vadim Nemkov (19-2-0) vs. Brazilian fighter Renan Ferreira (13-4-0) in a heavyweight title bout on ESPN Unlimited. This is the first matchup between Nemkov and van Ferreira, while
“Heated Rivalry” has been renewed for a second season. The romantic drama series was created by Jacob Tierney for Crave, the Canadian streaming service owned by Bell Media, and was also released on HBO Max in the U.S. HBO Max will continue to license the series for its second
Film Movement has bought North American rights to “Bouchra,” a fusion of queer storytelling and experimental animation, which debuted at Toronto in the Platform section. “Bouchra” is directed by a duo of visual artists, Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani, who last collaborated on
Emma Stone is looking to break some Oscar records. The two-time best actress winner could etch her name even deeper into Academy Awards history if she receives double nominations for Focus Features’ “Bugonia” when Oscar nods are announced on Jan. 22. A double bid — for best
In its first released footage, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” promises to be the director’s most expansive vision yet. A six-minute clip from the film is playing before this weekend’s Imax 70-millimeter screenings of “Sinners” and “One Battle After Another.” The clip depicts
Liam Neeson “never has been, and is not, anti-vaccination,” a representative for the actor told Entertainment Weekly amid controversy over Neeson’s participation in the documentary “Plague of Corruption: 80 Years of Pharmaceutical Corruption Exposed.” The film, directed by
Round one, fight! It seems like there’s a face-off brewing between next year’s “Street Fighter” and “Mortal Kombat 2” movies, live-action adaptations of two of the most popular and long-running fighting game franchises. “Street Fighter” star and provocative comedian Andrew
Two-minute clip show for the network also previews The Pitt , a Mel Brooks doc, and Jason Bateman explaining what “DTF” means to David Harbour
Sydney Sweeney holds a melting ice cream cone, Jacob Elordi prepares raw meat, Hunter Schafer poses in front of a painting, Zendaya sits in pews and more in new images from “Euphoria” Season 3. On Friday morning, HBO released six distinct looks at the main characters of Sam
Filmmaker behind never-made Conquest series convicted of wire fraud, money laundering, and making illegal transactions, faces sentencing on April 17