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Shelley Fabares Dead: ‘The Donna Reed Show’ Star & Elvis Leading Lady Was 82
Shelley Fabares, the actress known for playing Mary Stone on 'The Donna Reed Show,' starring in three Elvis Presley films, and topping the charts with 'Johnny Angel' in 1962, has died at 82 in Los Ang
Grace Passô's 'Our Secret' Takes Best Film at Gramado
Grace Passô's debut feature "Our Secret" ("Nosso Segredo") won the Best Film Kikito at the 54th Gramado Film Festival's Aug. 22 closing ceremony, also taking cinematography and art direction prizes.
Martin Short Lands Emmy Nods in Three Genres
Martin Short is having a uniquely crowded Emmy season, earning nominations across acting and producing on Hulu's "Only Murders in the Building," hosting ABC's "Match Game," and as the subject of the N
‘Wicker’ Has the Internet Thirsting: These BookTok-Favorites Will Hold You Over Until Its Theatrical Release
Black Bear's upcoming film Wicker, starring Alexander Skarsgård as a husband crafted from wicker, has gone viral after its first trailer hit 14 million views on Fandango's TikTok, prompting BookTok to
‘Skintown’ Review: A Breezy, Loved-Up, Drugged-Up Guide to Getting Into Trouble in The Troubles
Variety reviews 'Skintown,' a 1994-set Enniskillen friendship comedy directed by Kieron J. Walsh, following a young man and his best friend who get tangled up in a stash of UVF-stolen ecstasy.
Meg Mason on Why Readers Form Deep Bonds With Authors
Meg Mason explores the one-sided bonds readers form with their favorite authors, interviewing fellow writers and a sociologist who argue the connection is far more universal — and far less strange — t
‘So many people say things about my appearance – it’s not normal’: Jorja Smith on burnout, body-shaming and finding freedom
Jorja Smith releases her third album 'What Are the Odds,' a full commitment to Black British dance music made with producer P2J, while opening up in a candid interview about years of online body-shami
‘The country of my birth has lost its heart’: Miriam Margolyes on how to fix broken Britain
At 85, actress Miriam Margolyes declares that Britain has "lost its heart," describing the present as "threatening, hostile and unwelcoming" and urging Britons to confront the country's painful imperi
‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Marty Supreme’ Take Top Honors at Location Managers Guild International Awards
The Location Managers Guild International Awards honored top film and television productions for their use of filming locations, with "One Battle After Another" and "Marty Supreme" taking the top film
Bunny Levine Dies: Librarian Turned Actress Who Appeared In Everything From ‘Gilmore Girls’ To Adam Sandler Movies Was 97
Bunny Levine, a New Jersey school librarian who took early retirement and launched a four-decade acting career in her 50s, has died at 97, appearing in shows like Gilmore Girls and Shameless and films
Kid Cudi Preps Horror-Comedy Followup to Directorial Debut 'Doe'
Kid Cudi announced on X that he'll begin filming his second directorial project in the coming weeks — a horror/thriller with comedy — while his debut film Doe, an LA street drama he also stars in, is
HollyShorts Festival Showcases Oscar-Qualifying Docs
The 22nd HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles is set to crown jury award winners Sunday across four Oscar-qualifying categories, with programmers calling their 2025 documentary slate one of the st
How Spider-Man's Relatability Made Him Cinema's Top Hero
A Variety essay argues Spider-Man has overtaken Superman and Batman as cinema's defining superhero because his 'relatability' offers catharsis from superpowered fatigue, with 'Brand New Day' now likel
'Magic Faraway Tree' Sequel Greenlit After UK Beat Pixar Film
A review of 'The Magic Faraway Tree,' the Enid Blyton adaptation that outgrossed Pixar's 'Hoppers' in UK theaters and earned two sequel greenlights ahead of its US release.
Austria's 'Everytime' Wins Best Film at Sarajevo
Austrian director Sandra Wollner's "Everytime" won Best Narrative Feature at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival, with the jury calling their decision unanimous, as Eastern European and Balkan co-producti
Michael Wright Dies: ‘The Five Heartbeats’ Star Was 70
Actor Michael Wright, known for roles in 'The Five Heartbeats,' 'V,' and HBO's 'Oz,' died at 70 in Los Angeles, his wife Susan Wright confirmed on Instagram.
Clive Davis Funeral Draws Springsteen, Sarandos, Pelosi
Tens of music and entertainment luminaries — from Bruce Springsteen to Ted Sarandos — packed New York's Central Synagogue on June 29 to celebrate Clive Davis, the legendary A&R executive who died at 9
The film Apollo 13 taught me how to survive heartbreak
Comedian Elf Lyons writes that Ron Howard's 1995 film Apollo 13 became her survival manual after her engagement ended in a Sydney hotel room fifteen minutes before she was due on stage in April 2025.
'Everything That's Wrong With You' Review: Slovenian Two-Hander
Writer-director Urša Menart's sophomore feature 'Everything That's Wrong With You,' a Slovenian two-hander about strangers whose DMs blossom into codependent IRL intimacy, premiered in competition at
Stand By Me at 40: Why Reiner's Classic Endures
Forty years on, Rob Reiner's Stand By Me — his third feature and an adaptation of Stephen King's novella "The Body" — endures as a defining coming-of-age film, anchored by River Phoenix's second-featu
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