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170 Jewish Artists Back Ruffalo in Antisemitism Dispute
Over 170 prominent Jewish artists and academics — including Todd Haynes, Miranda July and Wallace Shawn — signed an open letter defending Mark Ruffalo against an antisemitism charge from Paramount Sky
Venice's Barbera Denies Israeli Film Boycott, Rejects Political
Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera defended the 83rd edition's programming choices, denying that the absence of Israeli films constitutes a boycott and insisting the festival will
Best Horror of September 2026: Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil,’ Adam Wingard’s ‘Onslaught,’ a Lizzie Borden Miniseries and More
Variety executive digital director William Earl curates September 2026's standout horror releases, spotlighting Zach Cregger's 'Resident Evil' reboot, Adam Wingard's A24 siege film 'Onslaught,' the Ne
Guadagnino's Sam Altman Film 'Artificial' to World Premiere at NYFF
Luca Guadagnino's 'Artificial,' a drama about OpenAI's founding and Sam Altman, will make its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on October 5 after being dropped by Amazon MGM and picked up
‘La Bola Negra’ Teaser: Spanish Cannes Sensation Comes to Netflix and Movie Theaters
Netflix released the first teaser for "La Bola Negra," the Cannes Best Director winner from Spanish duo Los Javis. The nearly three-hour queer epic will receive Netflix's longest-ever theatrical windo
Netflix Generation 9/11 doc traces attack's lasting fallout
A new Netflix documentary, "Turning Point: Generation 9/11" by Brian Knappenberger, examines how decisions made in the days and years after September 11 reshaped America — from civil liberties and for
Marco Bassetti, Anna Marsh, Jane Tranter, Edward Berger to Speak at Rome’s MIA Market
Rome's MIA film and TV market rolls out a new urban format across Via Veneto and Piazza Barberini, with Marco Bassetti, Anna Marsh, Jane Tranter and Edward Berger among the speakers at the Oct. 19-23
LFF Unveils Screen Talks With Scott, Erivo, Boyle, Coppola
The BFI London Film Festival has announced a star-studded lineup of screen talks featuring Andrew Scott, Cynthia Erivo, Sofia Coppola, and other major filmmakers and actors as part of its 70th-anniver
StudioCanal Greenlights 'Shadow Has Fallen' Season 3
StudioCanal has greenlit 'Shadow Has Fallen,' the third season of its Has Fallen TV franchise, with Iwan Rheon, Brendan Coyle, and Atandwa Kani joining returning stars Ritu Arya and Tewfik Jallab.
Tschabalala Self Unveils Fourth Plinth Sculpture After Vandalism
Tschabalala Self unveils *Lady in Blue*, a bold new sculpture for London’s Fourth Plinth, following the racist vandalism of her previous UK public artwork — a moment she transformed into a community h
Sheri Herman Dies: E! Marketing Exec & American Cybercast President Was 71
Sheri Herman, a pioneering cable and digital media executive who helped launch E! Entertainment Television and American Cybercast, died at 71 from heart failure in Florida.
Netflix Adds Sex Lives of College Girls, Revives Kaling Trilogy Talk
Netflix has added The Sex Lives of College Girls to its lineup, reuniting two of Mindy Kaling’s coming-of-age series on one platform while reviving speculation about a third show’s future after its ca
Galliano Met Exhibition Cancelled After 2011 Hate Crime Backlash
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's planned spring exhibition honoring designer John Galliano was cancelled after backlash over his 2011 hate crime conviction, with Galliano saying the decision was neces
AMC Launches Indie Distributor Leawood Films
AMC Theaters, the US's largest theater chain, is launching Leawood Films, an in-house indie distribution label focused on small and medium-sized releases, staffed with veteran studio advisors and buil
Gregson-Williams on Scoring 'The Dog Stars' for Ridley Scott
Composer Harry Gregson-Williams describes his eighth collaboration with director Ridley Scott on the dystopian film "The Dog Stars," revealing how he swapped his usual orchestral sweep for rougher, mo
Why Reshoots Don't Mean a Film Will Fail
IndieWire columnist pushes back against film Twitter's habit of treating reshoots and budget leaks as harbingers of disaster, noting that last year's most decorated films emerged from notoriously trou
Galliano Cancels Met Exhibition After Antisemitism Backlash
Fashion designer John Galliano has cancelled a planned Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition celebrating his career, bowing to backlash tied to his 2011 conviction for antisemitic remarks. The show, s
Gen Z ‘Chinamaxxers’ fantasise about life in China. This journalist and this artist can never go back there
Journalist Melissa Chan, expelled from China in 2012, and political cartoonist Badiucao, forced out of anonymity in 2019, have co-authored a debut graphic novel depicting a dystopian 2035 China at war
Hayley Mills, Diane Poole Recall Making Whistle Down the Wind
Hayley Mills and Diane Poole recount the making of the 1961 British film 'Whistle Down the Wind' — from Bryan Forbes's eleventh-hour directorial debut to Attenborough's whistled theme and seven-year-o
Fabares dies at 82; 'I Love Lucy' takes first Legacy Award
Shelley Fabares died Saturday in Los Angeles at 82, closing one of the last mid-century entertainment resumes still standing. She was a Donna Reed daughter, a Billboard #1 in 'Johnny Angel' (April 196
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