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Department M Acquires Significant Stake in Neon
Department M has closed a deal to acquire a significant stake in indie studio Neon, the Oscar-winning distributor behind 'Parasite' and 'Anora,' though financial terms were not disclosed.
The Summer’s Most Beautifully Strange New Movie Is from 1998: Tsai Ming-liang’s ‘The Hole,’ in U.S. Theaters for the First Time
Tsai Ming-liang calls it perhaps his most accessible work — and now, nearly three decades later, his 1998 Taipei-apocalypse romance 'The Hole' is finally getting its first proper U.S. theatrical run w
Kail Defends 'Moana' Live-Action Remake as Theatrical Revival
Director Thomas Kail tells Variety he approached Disney's live-action 'Moana' (opening July 10) like a Broadway revival, with Catherine Laga'aia starring and Dwayne Johnson reprising his animated role
Fender & Dean Break Wet Wet Wet's 32-Year UK Chart Record
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's duet 'Rein Me In' has spent its 16th week at No 1 on the UK singles chart, breaking Wet Wet Wet's 32-year record for a British act's run at the top.
Anthony Hopkins Releases Debut Album at 88
Sir Anthony Hopkins is releasing his debut classical album, drawing on music he composed over six decades and inspired by his childhood in Wales.
Box Office: ‘Moana’ Sets Sail With $4.5 Million in Thursday Previews
Disney's live-action 'Moana' earned $4.5 million in Thursday previews, tracking toward a $60-65 million domestic opening against a reported $250 million production budget.
Horror Inc. Plots Jason Voorhees Multi-Platform Expansion
Horror Inc. is rolling out a slate of 2026 Jason Voorhees projects across TV ('Crystal Lake' on Peacock), gaming (a 'Dead by Daylight' crossover), and merchandise, calling the lineup 'the tip of the i
Debjani Banerjee fuses Henry hoover with Hindu god Ganesha
Debjani Banerjee's exhibition fuses Bengali mythology with British domestic life — most strikingly a Henry hoover reimagined as the elephant-headed god Ganesha — to argue that immigrant cultures survi
Micheal Ward Acquitted of Rape & Sexual Assault
Micheal Ward, the British actor known for his leading role in Netflix's Top Boy, has been acquitted of rape and sexual assault by a jury at Snaresbrook Crown Court in London, two and a half years afte
Giona A. Nazzaro on Scoring Caleb Landry Jones’s Passion Project and Why Locarno’s Lineup Reflects the Festival’s New ‘Curated Diversity’ Mantra
Locarno Film Festival artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro unveiled a 200-plus title lineup framed by his new 'curated diversity' programming philosophy, anchored by the world premiere of Caleb Landry J
Music Industry Launches AI Labeling Program
Major music industry groups have launched a unified labeling system to disclose AI-generated or AI-assisted music, aiming to increase transparency for listeners and protect human artistry amid rising
Keanu Reeves Motorcycle Series Debuts on Samsung TV Plus
Samsung TV Plus will premiere "Hooligans," a six-episode motorcycle racing series starring Keanu Reeves and Gard Hollinger, on July 12, while also locking in live MotoAmerica race rights for 2026-2027
Beattie's Queen Lear: Family Drama, Not Political Tragedy
Maureen Beattie stars as a gender-swapped Queen Lear in Finn Den Hertog's modern-dress production of Shakespeare's tragedy. The review praises sharper family dynamics but argues the female monarch tur
Netflix in Talks to Buy Letterboxd: Report
Letterboxd, the film-review social network with more than 30 million members, is exploring a sale at a reported $250 million valuation, with Netflix, Sony, Paramount, and others reportedly circling.
‘Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan’ Recalled by Director Nicholas Meyer
At the Italian Global Series Festival's celebration of Star Trek's 60th anniversary, director Nicholas Meyer reflected on making "The Wrath of Khan" on a fraction of the original film's budget and war
Music Industry Rolls Out AI Labels for Recordings
A coalition of music trade groups, led by the RIAA and IFPI, introduced standardized icon-based labels — one for "AI-generated" and one for "AI-assisted" sound recordings — though adoption by streamin
'Fruit Gathering' Is First Myanmar Film to Premiere at Karlovy Vary
Aung Phyoe's debut feature 'Fruit Gathering' premieres in the Crystal Globe competition at Karlovy Vary as the first Myanmar film to screen at the Czech festival. The director explains his deliberate
Vertical Media Takes its Place Alongside Film and TV as a Powerful Audiovisual Language
Media executive Hernan Lopez argues vertical video has matured into a full third audiovisual language alongside film and television, with vertical video outside China projected to generate $150 billio
Anthony Hopkins, 88, Signs Decca Deal for Classical Album
Anthony Hopkins, 88, has signed with Decca Classics to release "Life Is a Dream," an album of original compositions spanning six decades, recorded with Gustavo Dudamel and the Philharmonia Orchestra.
'The Five-Star Weekend' Review: Grief Drama With Laughs
Peacock's 'The Five-Star Weekend,' adapted from Erin Hilderbrand's novel and starring Jennifer Garner as a widowed cooking influencer, premieres July 9 with all eight episodes at once — and earns its
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