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Abigail Breslin, Yasmin Kassim & Booboo Stewart Set To Star In Road Trip Comedy ‘Pipe Cleaner Boy’
Abigail Breslin, Yasmin Kassim, and Booboo Stewart are set to star in 'Pipe Cleaner Boy,' a female-led road trip comedy written and directed by Anna Rose Moore, with production beginning in October in
Criminal Showrunner Ed Brubaker Sued Over Set Harassment
Former 'Criminal' production assistant Ijaaz Noohu sued showrunner Ed Brubaker, Amazon MGM Studios, and Big Indie Pictures, alleging racial and sexual harassment including an incident where Brubaker a
Abel Ferrara's Only Studio Film Is a Horror Classic
Abel Ferrara's 1993 'Body Snatchers' was the indie auteur's lone studio effort, giving him a roughly twelvefold budget bump and yielding what the source calls a Spielbergian horror classic—only for Wa
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Crossing $900M U.S. Today, 2nd Pic To Hit Milestone; ‘By Any Means’ $725K In Previews – Box Office
Sony/Marvel's Spider-Man: Brand New Day becomes the fastest film ever to cross $900 million domestic, reaching the milestone in 36 days and setting its sights on Star Wars: The Force Awakens' decade-o
Mellody Hobson Tears Up Talking About Why Husband George Lucas Was Unwilling to Compromise on Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: ‘I Saw Genius Work’
Mellody Hobson grew emotional at a Thursday night private preview of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, crediting husband George Lucas's relentless, uncompromising vision for the 20-yea
Producers United Joins Bipartisan Federal Film Tax Push
Producers United joined the MPA and DGA in backing President Trump's renewed call for a bipartisan federal tax incentive to bring film and television production back to the United States and protect A
Iraq Picks 'No Paradise' for Oscars Best International
Iraq has selected Norwegian-Kurdish director Halkawt Mustafa's Venice-bound drama 'No Paradise If You Are Killed By A Woman' as its entry for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards
Wilson Pickett Estate Partners With Primary Wave
The estate of soul singer Wilson Pickett has entered a partnership with Primary Wave Music to jointly promote the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's music publishing catalog and share in his name, image, a
Tsukamoto's 'Mr. Nelson' Is a Venice Misfire
Shinya Tsukamoto's 'Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?' — about a Black American soldier's Vietnam War trauma — premiered at Venice 2026 and is seeking U.S. distribution, with reviewers calling it an am
‘Onslaught’ Director Adam Wingard on Adding Kink to His Movie, Why the Bad Guys Look Like ICE Agents and Spending ‘A Decade Slaving Away in the Studio System’ Making ‘Godzilla’
Adam Wingard returns to his indie action roots with A24's 'Onslaught,' an R-rated '80s-style siege thriller starring Adria Arjona, after capping his studio run with two Godzilla vs. Kong blockbusters.
Chloé Zhao Defends Comic-Book Movies at Venice Masterclass
Director Chloé Zhao, during a Venice Film Festival masterclass, defended comic-book movies against critics who dismiss them as low art, pushing back on Martin Scorsese's famous comparison of Marvel fi
‘The City of the Living’ Review: A Superbly Acted and Heartbreakingly Real Story Based on a Real Event That Shook Rome to Its Core
Variety's review of "The City of the Living" praises Edoardo Gabbriinelli's film about the real 2014 Rome murder of Luca Varani as superbly acted and emotionally devastating, while criticizing it for
Sex symbol in a 70s tank top: how Richard O’Sullivan blazed a trail for funny, frisky, cheeky chappies
Richard O’Sullivan, who has died aged 82, became a defining figure in British sitcoms of the 1970s and early 1980s, known for playing charming, sexually suggestive characters during a time of shifting
Why Independent Artists Need an EPK — and How to Build One
Rolling Stone outlines why electronic press kits (EPKs) are essential for independent artists and highlights DistroKid's Bandzoogle as a streamlined tool for building one, featuring templates, discogr
'Al Baraneya' Review: Egyptian Debut Achieves Documentary Naturalism
Variety reviews Ashgan El-Hamus' debut feature 'Al Baraneya,' an Egyptian drama shot like a documentary with a cast almost entirely drawn from the director's relatives, following a pregnant village wo
Hammond Picks DTF St. Louis, Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift for Emmys
Pete Hammond's predictions for this weekend's Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies tip DTF St. Louis to sweep the relocated Limited Series categories, Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift for Variety Special wins, and
HBO Harry Potter S2 Casts Dobby, Ginny, Tom Riddle
HBO cast Lenny Rush, Bonnie Hill, and Billy Barratt as Dobby, Ginny Weasley, and Tom Riddle for Season 2 of its Harry Potter series, with Hill replacing Season 1's Gracie Cochrane, who exited the role
‘I’m used to doing the impossible’: George Lucas unveils new LA museum – what’s its story?
George Lucas and wife Mellody Hobson unveiled the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art to the press in Los Angeles on Wednesday — a 100,000-square-foot institution opening September 22 that aims to elevate i
Piss releases debut album on Sub Pop confronting sexual violence
Vancouver punk band Piss, known for their visceral live performances confronting sexual violence, is releasing their debut album *You Made Me / Skin on Linen* via Sub Pop in October, after building a
Wild Horse Nine Stuns Venice as Fall's First Oscar Contender
Martin McDonagh's 'Wild Horse Nine,' starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as CIA agents in 1973 Chile, drew standing ovations at its Venice press screening and emerged as the fall festival season'
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