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Jamie Stevens Exits Sony Consumer Products Role
Jamie Stevens will step down as EVP of Worldwide Consumer Products at Sony Pictures on September 4 after a decade leading the division's expansion across film and television IP, with no replacement ye
'Hope' Re-Edit Becomes Korea's Fastest-Grossing Film Ever
Director Na Hong-jin's re-edited 'Hope' became South Korea's fastest-grossing film ever with 2.6 million tickets sold in five days, transforming the polarizing Cannes premiere where critics split betw
Emmys 2026 Voters’ Guide: Breaking Down the Early Frontrunners
Variety's 2026 Emmys voters' guide pegs 'The Pitt' (25 drama noms) and 'Hacks' (a record 24 comedy noms) as early frontrunners, with Apple TV's 'Widow's Bay' emerging as a comedy spoiler at 19 nominat
'72 Hours' Review: Kevin Hart's Netflix Comedy Misses
IndieWire's review of '72 Hours' calls Tim Story's Kevin Hart-led Netflix bachelor-party comedy convoluted and heavy-handed, though not the worst streaming comedy available.
Chuck Russell, Director of ‘The Mask,’ Dies at 74
Chuck Russell, the director who launched the careers of Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, and Dwayne Johnson through films including 'The Mask' and 'The Scorpion King,' has died at 74 in the San Diego area.
Review: 'Motor City' Fumbles Its Dialogue-Free Gamble
Director Potsy Ponciroli's 'Motor City' is a dialogue-free 1977-set revenge thriller starring Alan Ritchson, but a critic finds the gimmick poorly executed and the plot too thin to sustain it.
Rings of Power S3 Trailer Drops at SDCC; Pegg Cast as Balrog
Amazon Studios unveiled the first Season 3 trailer for 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' at San Diego Comic-Con, revealing Simon Pegg as the voice of the Balrog while Sauron pursues the One
Jimmy Eat World Marks 25 Years of 'Bleed American'
Jimmy Eat World are marking 25 years of 'Bleed American' with a full-album tour — including all five revived Warped Tour dates — and Jim Adkins sat down with Rolling Stone to revisit how a band Capito
Netflix Adapts Paiva's 'Happy Old Year' as Series
Netflix is adapting Marcelo Rubens Paiva's 1982 autobiographical novel 'Happy Old Year' — a foundational text in Brazilian literature — into a series, following his Oscar-winning memoir 'I'm Still Her
Matt Damon Reveals Daniels’ New Sci-Fi Movie Pitch
Matt Damon revealed details about his role in the upcoming sci-fi film from 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, describing the pitch as a blend of 'The Brea
Cronenberg’s Voice Ends Charli xcx’s Album With Mortality Lesson
David Cronenberg’s spoken-word feature on Charli xcx’s album 'Music, Fashion, Film' reframes its core theme, transforming a genre-shift record into a meditation on artistic legacy and mortality.
‘Blade Runner 2099’ Sequel Series Sets Late Fall Prime Video Premiere; First Trailer Lifts Off At Comic-Con
Prime Video premiered the first trailer for 'Blade Runner 2099' at Comic-Con's Hall H, setting a November 25 streaming launch across 240 countries for the Ridley Scott-executive-produced limited serie
MLS Boards Danny Ramirez Soccer Film 'Baton'
Major League Soccer has entered its most ambitious film partnership yet with 'Baton,' Danny Ramirez's soccer drama now in post-production.
Brennan on Ed Gein: The Killer Who Made Modern Horror
Showrunner Ian Brennan's eight-part Netflix series 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story,' starring Charlie Hunnam and Laurie Metcalf, earned seven Emmy nominations and frames the Wisconsin killer as the overlo
David Thomson: Movies Made Culture Worse
Film critic David Thomson challenges the cultural value of cinema in his new book, questioning whether movies have contributed to societal decay and the rise of figures like Donald Trump by glorifying
The Odyssey Nears $200M Domestic In First Week
Universal's The Odyssey closes its first North American week at $199.3M, placing third among Christopher Nolan's opening weeks, while three specialty titles — Hadestown, Motor City, and Her Private He
Owl Screenwriting Workshop 2027 Opens Submissions Via Black List
The Black List and the Athens Film Office opened submissions for the 2027 Owl Screenwriting Workshop, a residential January program in Athens for up to 10 early-career writers with international ambit
‘Future generations will curse us for its loss’: can nothing save Glasgow School of Art, Mackintosh’s masterpiece?
The Glasgow School of Art has acknowledged it cannot afford a full rebuild of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's 1909 masterpiece, which a second fire gutted in 2018, with restoration now estimated at £265m
Hole Reissuing Classic Albums on Vinyl
Hole is reissuing their first three studio albums on vinyl, with zoetrope editions featuring animated loops based on original music videos and previously unreleased B-sides making their streaming debu
Koreeda's 'Sheep in the Box' Subverts Cannes Expectations
Hirokazu Koreeda's 'Sheep in the Box,' a sci-fi drama about parents adopting an AI replica of their dead seven-year-old son, premiered at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival to surprise — audiences expectin
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