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Barbera holds 'DAU' as Ukraine protests
Alberto Barbera turned Venice into this week's defining culture fight by defending Ilya Khrzhanovsky's 'DAU' against a joint protest from Ukraine's Foreign and Culture ministries and Rome embassy, who
Emily Watson Previews 'Dune: Prophecy' Season 2 at Sarajevo
At the Sarajevo Film Festival, Emily Watson previewed 'Dune: Prophecy' Season 2 with vague 'new elements' teases, revisited her connection to late co-star Katrin Cartlidge, and discussed her new Mira
‘Embryonic’: lost novel by French film-maker Éric Rohmer is republished
Éric Rohmer's debut novel Élisabeth, written in Nazi-occupied Paris in 1942 under a pseudonym and quickly forgotten, has been republished in English 80 years after its first appearance, drawing acclai
Olivia Rodrigo Releases ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-Inspired Song, ‘Serena Joy,’ in a Tiny Run of CDs, With Digital Drop to Follow
Olivia Rodrigo released 'Serena Joy,' a track named after a 'Handmaid's Tale' character, as a 500-CD exclusive at Analog Music Shop in Tustin, California — all of which sold through — ahead of a wider
Sandra Wollner's 'Everytime' Wins Best Film at Sarajevo
Sandra Wollner's Austrian drama "Everytime," a grief-soaked ghost story about a family trip to the Canary Islands, won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Narrative Feature at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festiv
Variety Pans 'Spa Weekend' as Tired High-Concept Comedy
Variety's review pans 'Spa Weekend,' the new comedy from 'The Hangover' writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, finding its raunchy spa-gone-wild antics predictable and signaling that the crass high-concep
Paramount Slams Ruffalo Attack as Antisemitic
Paramount fired back at Mark Ruffalo's Instagram critique of the Ellisons, accusing the actor of invoking 'antisemitic tropes' by linking the proposed Warner Bros. Discovery merger to Oracle's work wi
Jason Bateman on Four Emmy Nods: Actor or Director?
Jason Bateman earned four Emmy nominations this year — for acting, directing, and producing across Netflix's "Black Rabbit" and HBO Max's "DTF St. Louis" — and told Variety's Awards Circuit Podcast he
Hollywood-Silicon Valley Coalition Unveils AI Filmmaking Framework
A coalition of roughly 120 Hollywood and Silicon Valley figures published a three-year framework defining where AI belongs in filmmaking and which AI-assisted work can be copyrighted.
Taylor Swift Stumps for Eras Tour Film at Emmy FYC Event
Taylor Swift made a rare personal appearance at a Los Angeles Emmy FYC event to campaign for 'The Eras Tour: The Final Show,' praising director Glenn Weiss's work on the Disney+ concert film, which ea
‘Harry Potter’ Star Jessie Cave Says It Was ‘Embarrassing’ to Join OnlyFans to Pay the Bills but ‘It Has Saved Me’: Lavender Brown ‘Was a Small Part 20 Years Ago’
Jessie Cave, who played Lavender Brown in three Harry Potter films, told 'This Morning' that joining OnlyFans to cover childcare and debt was 'embarrassing' but 'saved me,' and slammed a Harry Potter
Alex Aster Debuts Mattel's First YA Barbie Novel
Alex Aster celebrated the Tuesday release of "Barbie Dreamscape," the first-ever YA novel based on Mattel's Barbie franchise, at Barnes & Noble Union Square in New York, revealing she channels fan-cas
'Yogurt Shop Murders' Lands Rare True-Crime Emmy Nod
"The Yogurt Shop Murders" earned a rare Emmy nomination after director Margaret Brown raced to film an unexpected fifth episode when serial killer Robert Brashers' DNA was linked to the 1991 Austin mu
Ford, Field, Short Chase Emmy History in Veterans' Year
The 2026 Emmy nominations are defined by veteran actors in position to rewrite age records, with Harrison Ford (84), Sally Field (79), Martin Short (76), and Youn Yuh-jung (79) all poised for history,
You're Killing Me review: Shields crime caper called thin
A scathing review of 'You're Killing Me' dismisses the six-part Brooke Shields comedy drama as lazy, formulaic, and disappointingly thin despite a confirmed second-series commission.
Peermusic Signs My Morning Jacket & Jim James
Peermusic has signed a worldwide publishing deal with rock band My Morning Jacket and frontman Jim James, extending the independent publisher's reach into the group's future songwriting output.
Ruffalo Blasts Paramount-WBD Merger Over Ellison Ties
Mark Ruffalo used his Instagram Story to denounce the $111 billion Paramount Skydance takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, resurfacing an Oracle executive's boast about aiding Israel and tying the merg
Meghan Markle in Talks to Join Netflix's The Gentlemen
Meghan Markle is in early discussions to join a future season of Netflix's hit Guy Ritchie series The Gentlemen, marking a potential return to acting nearly four years after saying she was 'done' with
‘It Ends’: Is Alexander Ullom the Next Great Horror Director?
Alexander Ullom's $80,000 debut horror 'It Ends' — a SXSW hit that nearly died before Letterboxd and Neon rescued it — opens theatrically August 21, with the 28-year-old filmmaker already cleared to m
Meghan Markle in Talks for 'The Gentlemen' Season 3
Meghan Markle is in early, deal-less talks to join Season 3 of Netflix's 'The Gentlemen' — a season that hasn't been officially renewed yet — marking her most significant scripted return since leaving
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