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The Göteborg Film Festival, unspooling Jan. 23-Feb 1, has unveiled the first heavyweight names who will bring star power to the leading Nordic film festival and industry event. Following…
It doesn’t take long for Taylor Swift’s Disney+ docuseries “The End of an Era” to get emotional. The first of the series’ six episodes quickly opens a window on something that had stayed…
Belgian-Rwandan filmmaker Jonas d’Adesky (“Twa Timoun”) brings his latest feature, “Kwibuka, Remember,” to the Red Sea Film Festival, a drama inspired by questions of identity and the…
The Red Sea Film Festival closed its fifth edition on Thursday night with a star-studded awards ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia that saw Akio Fujimoto’s “Lost Land” take home the…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. One of the biggest movies of the summer is now…
Bandai Namco Entertainment announced the next installment in its beloved flight-shooter franchise “Ace Combat” Thursday to much fanfare during the 2025 Game Awards. Titled “Ace Combat 8:…
“Matlock” is undergoing some changes. In early October, David Del Rio, who portrays associate Billy Martinez, was removed from the set and fired after a sexual assault allegation. Season 2…
Amazon Game Studios and Crystal Dynamics revealed a first look at their highly anticipated new “Tomb Raider” game Thursday during The Game Awards — and announced a remake of the original…
The 2025 edition of The Game Awards kicked off Thursday night at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Up for the highest honor, Game of the Year, are “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33”…
Microsoft’s Xbox is heading into The Game Awards Thursday with 10 nominations and major promotional plans for the second season of its “Fallout” TV series on Amazon. The company also had…
Terrified of a seemingly imaginary creature under her bed, yet unfazed when street rats crawl around her while she hides under a dumpster, young Aurora (Sophie Sloan) has learned to be…
Palestinian American writer-director-actor Cherien Dabis received the Variety International Vanguard Director Award at the Red Sea Film Festival on Wednesday. The award presentation…
Twenty-four years after winning his Oscar for “Traffic,” Benicio Del Toro is back in the awards conversation with a performance that reminds us why he’s one of the most compelling actors…
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed two bills backed by SAG-AFTRA that will regulate the use of “synthetic” AI performers in New York. One bill will require disclosure when an AI…
Chanel opened the doors of its Rue Cambon headquarters this week for a private screening of “Coutures,” Alice Winocour’s drama starring Angelina Jolie in a poignant role as a filmmaker…
Max Amini has signed with UTA for representation in all areas. The comedian and actor is coasting off a 2025 global tour, where he performed 150 sold-out shows across 19 countries, and is…
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety‘s Peter Debruge and Matt Donnelly break down the Sundance Film Festival lineup and what to expect at the event’s nostalgic final…
London is set to become the next destination in the “Cities of Love” franchise of anthology features, following romantic stops over the last two decades in Paris, New York, Rio and Berlin.…
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” pulled out all the stops Tuesday night in New York City to celebrate the show’s upcoming 18th season. Not only were the latest gaggle of contestants there, but a…
Disney is trying to take control of its destiny in an AI-flooded world. The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI have reached an agreement for Disney to become the first major content licensing…
Palestinian filmmaker Maha Haj‘s “Playhouse” was the major winner at the Project Market Awards of the Red Sea Souk, the industry arm of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival. The Red Sea…
Films Boutique has picked up international sales rights to “Hot Water,” which has been selected for Sundance’s U.S. Dramatic Competition. Cinetic Media is handling North American sales.…
Kan Muftić’s “With Blessings on Your Way,” Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair’s “Touch Me” and “Oriental Snatch,” from “Hundreds of Beavers’” co-creator Ryland Brickson Cole Tews have been selected…
Taylor Swift revealed two of her favorite songs from her own catalog during a Wednesday night appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” Colbert initially asked Swift for her top…
