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Annemarie Jacir’s drama “Palestine 36,” which reconstructs the Palestinian revolt against British colonial rule in 1936, has been picked as Palestine’s official entry for Palestine for the…
Mediawan Rights has acquired world sales rights to Aboozar Amini’s documentary “Kabul, Between Prayers,” ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in the Out of Competition…
As the prime New Nordic Films confab kicks off today in Haugesund, Norway, LevelK has unveiled exclusively to Variety a raft of prominent sales on the Swedish coming-of-age film “Live a…
Adam Scott almost left Hollywood forever. During a recent appearance on Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast, Scott said he almost gave up acting for good after losing the role of David…
Bob Odenkirk learned a valuable lesson for “Mr. Show” during his days writing on “Saturday Night Live.” During a recent episode of Variety‘s “Know Their Lines,” Odenkirk said he and…
Isabela Ferrer got a big break when she was cast as Young Lily in “It Ends With Us,” playing the younger version of Blake Lively‘s character. But a year after her film debut, Ferrer finds…
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against a ticket resale company, alleging that it used illegal methods to secure tickets and resell them at inflated rates for popular…
Science fiction and horror have become forces at the Emmys, with “The Penguin,” “The Last of Us,” “Andor,” “Severance,” “Paradise” and “What We Do in the Shadows” scoring nominations in…
Netflix has renewed “Dept. Q” for a second season. The series stars Matthew Goode as Carl Morck, a detective chief inspector in Edinburgh. Per the official logline, Carl “is a brilliant…
It’s a horror film named “Dream Eater,” churning with an undercurrent of trauma. The tiny production took place over nine days — mostly nights, given the nocturnal script. “It was dark…
Defense lawyers for director Carl Rinsch intend to argue that he was in a “state of psychosis” when he was making “White Horse,” and therefore cannot be found guilty of defrauding Netflix…
Mila Kunis recently told Vogue magazine while marking the 15th anniversary of “Black Swan” that her preparation for the ballerina thriller consisted of “a lot of dancing and very little…
Core members of Big Loud‘s executive team have been promoted in the marketing department, effective immediately. Additionally, the indie made new hires across its marketing, creative,…
Legendary Entertainment is in early talks to partner with Paramount on film distribution. The production company behind “A Minecraft Movie” and the “Dune” franchise” had been under…
Dune Prophecy’s season finale sees Valya trapped in a chilling nightmare. She’s on a frozen lake, battling fierce winds and a relentless blizzard. In the scene, she finds herself trying to…
From its very first beat, “Nobody Wants This” spoke to me. The series opens with a quick montage of Los Angeles sights — palm treelined avenues, Echo Park Lake — as Haim’s “Summer Girl”…
The Big Bear Film Festival, a showcase taking place in the southern California mountain community from Sept. 24 to 29, will include the opening night films “Big Bear Move” and buddy comedy…
The Televerse will return. That’s the promise from Television Academy president/CEO Maury McIntyre, who said the org is already looking at ways to improve on last week’s inaugural event…
Glenn Close has landed her next killer TV role. The eight-time Oscar nominee is set to star as the lead in “Maud” for U.K. network Channel 4. Written by Nina Raine and Moses Raine (behind…
Ricky Martin will make MTV VMAs history becoming the first ever artist to receive the annual show’s Latin Icon award. Twenty-six years after he became the first male Latin artist to win…
Eva Pilgrim wants to help “Inside Edition” get a little more out in the world. The former ABC News correspondent and “GMA3” co-anchor, who starts Monday as just the fourth host in the…
International sales company Cercamon has boarded world sales on Romanian filmmaker Mihai Mincan‘s “Milk Teeth,” which will world premiere in the Horizons competition at the Venice Film…
Seven Nordic features have been nominated for the 2025 Nordic Council Film Prize. “For the first time in its two-decade history, the Nordic Council Film Prize shortlist has been expanded…
Helen Mirren may play a retired spy in her new film “The Thursday Murder Club,” but the Oscar winner insists that the next James Bond “has to be a guy.” In a new interview with Saga…
