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Hungarian Composer Mihály Víg Reflects on Four Decades of Scoring Béla Tarr’s Films at Shanghai Masterclass
Hungarian composer Mihály Víg, Béla Tarr's creative partner for over 40 years, held a masterclass at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival, offering insight into their unconventional pre-shoot
'Sumpa Kingdom' Debuts at Shanghai, Director on
Director Lhapal Gyal and the cast of the Xizang-set drama 'Sumpa Kingdom' appeared at a post-screening event at the Shanghai International Film Festival, where the film is playing in the Belt and Road
Granta exits Commonwealth prize over AI row
Granta magazine announced it will no longer publish winners of the annual Commonwealth short story prize, ending a partnership after accusations that one of this year's regional winners may have been
Elisha Cuthbert Returns After 4-Year Hiatus for New
Elisha Cuthbert has returned to acting after a four-year onscreen break, telling Today she stepped away because she didn't want to be on set while raising her two young children, and has now booked a
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Hosts First Act Panel on Gen Z in
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation hosted its inaugural First Act: Summer Soiree on Thursday, bringing together rising stars from 'Obsession,' 'The Pitt,' 'Euphoria,' and more to discuss how Gen Z is reshaping
Supergirl First Reactions: Critics Praise Alcock
Early critic reactions to DC Studios' 'Supergirl,' directed by Craig Gillespie and opening June 26, are largely positive — with near-universal praise for Milly Alcock in the title role, Jason Momoa as
Dutton Ranch Ep 7: Beulah Murders Luke, Suffers Heart
Dutton Ranch Episode 7, 'Den of Sin,' flashes back to August 1981 Fort Worth where young Beulah kills her sexual assaulter Luke, while present-day Beulah's lavish party at the 10 Petal erupts into a b
Edoardo Ponti Wraps WWII Romance 'The Wedding Dress'
Production has wrapped in Bucharest on Edoardo Ponti's WWII romance 'The Wedding Dress,' a 12-years-in-the-making Envision Media Arts film starring Ivanna Sakhno and based on the true story of post-wa
Why ‘Widow’s Bay,’ Matthew Rhys and Breakout Kate O’Flynn Should Scare the Rest of the Emmy Comedy Field
Apple TV+'s 'Widow's Bay,' a horror comedy created by Katie Dippold and starring Matthew Rhys, has surged in Emmy pundit predictions with three days of voting left — Variety projects 10 nominations de
George MacKay Would Rather Play a Bond Villain Than 007
George MacKay addressed the swirling James Bond casting rumors during press for his time travel film 'Rose of Nevada', revealing he'd rather play a Bond villain than 007 because villains "get the best
Leviticus Horror Film Explores Queer Love, Conversion Trauma
Adrian Chiarella’s horror film 'Leviticus,' starring Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen as two gay teens hunted by a desire-feeding entity, premiered at Sundance and is now in theaters, drawing acclaim for it
YouTube Creators are Making a Splash This Awards Season. Here’s a Guide to the Platform’s Top Contenders
Variety spotlights seven YouTube creators making a major Emmy FYC push this awards season, spanning self-funded one-woman shows, stunt-driven nonfiction, and viral interview formats.
Newman Details Toy Story 5 Score, Last-Minute Taylor Swift Duet
Randy Newman discusses scoring Toy Story 5, revealing he used a male choir for Buzz Lightyear's themes and was given less than an hour's notice to duet with Taylor Swift at the film's world premiere,
James Burrows Dies: Legendary TV Comedy Director & ‘Cheers’ Co-Creator Was 85
James Burrows, the 11-time Emmy-winning director and Cheers co-creator who shaped the modern multi-camera sitcom, died in his sleep on June 19 at age 85 after a brief illness, closing a 50-plus-year c
James Burrows, Cheers Co-Creator, Dies at 85
James Burrows, the director who co-created NBC's 'Cheers,' directed every episode of 'Will & Grace,' and is credited with adding a fourth camera to the classic sitcom setup, has died at 85, his family
How to Reroute Distribution: Art House Convergence and Kinema Launch The Booking Fair
Art House Convergence and Kinema will host The Booking Fair on June 22 in Chicago, connecting 10 independent film teams directly with art house cinema programmers and skipping distributor intermediari
Chiarella's 'Leviticus' Turns Anti-LGBTQ Anxiety Into
Writer-director Adrian Chiarella's debut feature "Leviticus," a romantic horror about two Australian teen boys haunted by demonic forces after conversion therapy, opens theatrically after Neon acquire
John Legend, L.A. Times Release Juneteenth Foster Care
John Legend and L.A. Times Short Docs released the SXSW-winning documentary "I Got My Brother" on Juneteenth, profiling foster care reform advocate Jarrett Harper and his brother Baylon as they reflec
Camdenwalla Review: Khan's Debut at the Real Helpline
Jonny Khan's debut play 'Camdenwalla,' staged at the former Camden Monitoring Project headquarters, dramatizes a 1994 night of racist attacks against South Asian restaurant workers through a two-hande
45 Years stage adaptation reviewed as 'gem-like'
A stage adaptation of David Constantine's short story '45 Years' — already a 2015 Andrew Haigh film — stars Gabriel Byrne and Geraldine James as a couple confronting a long-buried past on the eve of t
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