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Coyote vs. Acme Beats Dog Stars; Spider-Man Nears $900M
Ketchup Entertainment's rescued Looney Tunes film 'Coyote vs. Acme' opened to a strong $15.4M on a $10M marketing budget, beating 20th Century's $70M Ridley Scott film 'Dog Stars' ($8M), while Sony's
‘The Dog Stars’: 6 Of The Biggest Changes Between Peter Heller’s Book And The Ridley Scott Film
Ridley Scott's 'The Dog Stars' film makes six notable departures from Peter Heller's 2012 novel, ranging from cosmetic shifts like the plane's color to major plot changes in Jasper's death and the Gra
Reading and Leeds axes BBC Introducing for 'nepo baby stage'
Reading and Leeds festival scrapped its nearly 20-year-old BBC Introducing stage last month, replacing it with the Canopy stage whose early bookings — featuring children of Dave Grohl, David Beckham a
Louis Garrel Ditches Heartthrob Image in New Comedy
French actor Louis Garrel, long typecast as cinema's smouldering 'erotic wrecking ball,' takes a deliberately dorky turn as an unemployed suburban husband hiding his job loss from his family in 'Just
BBC Names Chris Sussman Director of Comedy
The BBC has appointed Chris Sussman, formerly director of scripted series at Netflix U.K., as its new Director of Comedy, returning him to the broadcaster where he previously ran BBC Studios comedy.
Who’s Afraid of Film Festivals? After Politics Rattled Berlin and Shook Up Cannes, Venice Braces for Impact
Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera calls this year's selection 'the most political in recent years' as the European Commission pulls $2.3 million from its parent Biennale Foundatio
Distributors Reveal Nordic Arthouse Playbook at Haugesund
At New Nordic Films in Haugesund, distributors from five countries unpacked the territory-specific campaigns behind Nordic films 'Sentimental Value' and 'The Love That Remains,' revealing how bespoke
Ireland Picks 'Aontas' for 2027 Oscar Race
Ireland has selected 'Aontas,' an Irish-language reverse-chronology heist thriller directed by Damian McCann, as its entry for the 2027 Academy Awards' best international feature film category.
‘The Whisper Man’ Review: Diverting Netflix Serial Killer Chiller Doesn’t Demand Much of Robert De Niro
Netflix releases "The Whisper Man," a serial killer thriller adapted from Alex North's 2020 novel and directed by James Ashcroft, starring Robert De Niro, Adam Scott, Michelle Monaghan, and Michael Ke
Dennehy's 'Limina' pairs two concertos in thrilling motion
Composer Donnacha Dennehy's album 'Limina' pairs a new piano concerto (2023) and a Violin Concerto (2020) in a program that balances rigorous harmonic grounding with propulsive, gravity-defying motion
Moriarty’s 'Big Little Truths' Reveals New Scandal for 'Big Little
Liane Moriarty’s new novel 'Big Little Truths' continues the lives of the 'Big Little Lies' characters a decade later, teasing unresolved trauma and a new predator in their children’s school, while se
AMC Plans Two-Film Dolly Parton Retrospective
Following Dolly Parton’s death Tuesday, AMC Theatres is planning a two-film retrospective honoring the late actor and musician with screenings of “Steel Magnolias” and “The Best Little Whorehouse in T
‘Scooby-Doo’ Netflix Series Casts Andre 3000, Cathy Moriarty
Netflix's live-action 'Scooby-Doo: Origins' has added Andre 3000 and Cathy Moriarty to its cast, joining previously announced leads as filming begins in Atlanta ahead of a 2027 premiere.
Mike Leigh, 83, Says 'Tender Loving Care' Is His Last Film
At 83 and battling a muscle-wasting condition, Mike Leigh is releasing 'Tender Loving Care' through Bleecker Street — what he calls almost certainly his final film, capping a 50-year career of walking
Oscars: 7 Films That Could Define the Awards Season, From ‘The Odyssey’ to ‘Michael’
Variety profiles seven 2026 films positioned to define the Oscars race, from early frontrunner Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' to dark horses like Lionsgate's Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael,' as fa
Amazon Greenlights Penn Badgley Murder Mystery Series
Amazon has greenlit a series adaptation of Benjamin Stevenson's bestselling mystery novel "Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone," casting Penn Badgley as Ernest Cunningham with Oscar-nominated wri
Practical Magic 2 Cast Shares Spells They Wish They Could Cast
Stars of the upcoming Practical Magic 2 sequel shared the magical spells they wish they could cast in real life, with Nicole Kidman and Maisie Williams among the cast featured.
Optimus Prime and Eeyore voice actor Peter Cullen dies
Peter Cullen, the Canadian voice actor who defined Optimus Prime in the Transformers franchise and Eeyore in Disney's Winnie the Pooh series, has died at 85 at his Los Angeles home, his family confirm
Owl at Home Edinburgh Fringe review: Theatr Iolo adaptation charms
Theatr Iolo's stage adaptation of Arnold Lobel's "Owl at Home," directed by Lee Lyford, is playing at the Edinburgh Fringe with George Williams in the title role, adding songs and physical comedy to L
Billy Strings' 'Goodbyes': Bluegrass Built on Grief
Billy Strings' sixth album 'So Much for Goodbyes' channels grief over his mother's 2025 overdose death into a genre-blurring set that fuses traditional bluegrass with rock, metal, and jam-band improvi
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