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There is a term for the sparsely populated swath of France that extends southwest from the borders of Belgium and Luxembourg to the Pyrenees: the “empty diagonal” (“diagonale du vide“).…
Broadway’s brights stars came out in force on Sunday for the 78th Tony Awards. “Purpose,” a drama about a Civil Rights icon’s dysfunctional family, was named best play. Other early winners…
The British Film Institute has published a new report into AI and, with it, a number of recommendations. “AI in the Screen Sector: Perspectives and Paths Forward,” published as part of the…
Never ask Halsey to be just one thing at a time, whether it’s on record or in person. The singer’s current outing, dubbed the “For My Last Trick” Tour, is one of this year’s most…
Mike Flanagan has brought the curtain down on the inaugural SXSW London with the U.K. premiere of his latest feature “The Life of Chuck.” Despite the feature being the filmmaker’s first…
Celebrating its 21st edition, the Co-Production Meetings hosted by the Guadalajara Film Festival’s (FICG) industry program, aims to foster collaboration among producers from Latin America,…
When creating the vocal personalities of the titular fire breathers in HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” sound designer Paula Fairfield starts by giving them a story. Whether it’s “old lady”…
Miley Cyrus had a less than welcoming fan response at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of her visual album, “Something Beautiful.” Cyrus was joined on Friday by co-directors Brendan…
Apple TV+ has released the trailer for its new disaster thriller “The Lost Bus,” starring Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey. The film, based on the book “Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to…
ABC News suspended its senior national correspondent, Terry Moran, after he called White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller a “world-class hater” in a since-deleted post on X. “ABC…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Broadway’s biggest night is here. The 78th annual…
All children are gods in their own perspective, until they discover their own human nature. Belgian novelist Amélie Nothomb expanded on this idea in her novel “The Character of Rain,”…
The Zeitgeist weighs heavily on this year’s Guadalajara Construye, the top Mexican fest’s pics-in-post showcase, one of the its industry centerpieces, now in its 19th edition. “Here Be…
Annecy main comoetition contender “Death Does Not Exist” is a political film. And Quebec director Félix Dufour-Laperrière isn’t afraid to admit it. “There’s urgency to redistribute wealth.…
Mexico’s Guillermo del Toro backed El Taller del Chucho and Martfilms are partnering with Spain’s Fasten Films on “Sira and the Secret of the Park,” an animated feature in development from…
Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has launched a attack on Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, calling him “the definition of dumb” and criticizing the streaming giant’s early India strategy around…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Some of the best boxers in the world are in the…
CBS News veteran Scott Pelley sounded the alarm about the possibility of Paramount Global reaching a settlement in the unprecedented lawsuit filed against CBS and “60 Minutes” last year by…
Many early aughts projects are turning 20 and that includes the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, based on the book by Ann Brashares. After 20 years, one of the cast's…
Back in the day, nature documentaries used to feel like classroom field trips: voiceover, facts, rinse, repeat. But something shifted. Now, Netflix and other companies are building them…
The 80s were an incredible decade for television. DVR was still years away from changing how audiences watched TV, so with a packed programming schedule, every night offered tough choices…
The 20th century offered up no shortage of scary movies. Horror proved popular pretty much from the beginning of cinema, and it morphed in step with the culture, getting more realistic,…
Whenever a show attempts a spinoff, sequel, or prequel, sometimes it goes fantastically well, like with Frasier, a spinoff of Cheers or Better Call Saul, the prequel series to Breaking…
If you’ve watched even just a handful of Hollywood movies from the past few decades, there’s probably a pretty good chance that you’ve come across one that starred Brad Pitt. Put another…
