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Practical Magic 2 Opens; Fielder's Holmes Doc Premieres
Twenty-eight years after Bullock and Kidman first brewed the Owens sisters' charm, 'Practical Magic 2' conjured $3.5M–$4M in Thursday previews — edging Warner Bros/MRC's recent 'Wuthering Heights' ($3
BC honors Crowther on 25th anniversary of 9/11 with annual Red Bandanna Game
Boston College beat Rutgers 28-21 in its annual Red Bandanna Game honoring Welles Crowther, the BC lacrosse alumnus who died rescuing people from the South Tower on 9/11, days after Crowther was posth
Channel 4's Apocalypse is a bleak, brilliant survival show
Channel 4's new reality show Apocalypse strands seven strangers in an abandoned town without phones, light, or infrastructure, and the result is a bleak, compulsive watch that doubles as a dark mirror
Oasis Reunion Doc Caps Surge in Music Films
A surge in music documentaries and concert films, from Oasis to K-pop acts, reflects artists' efforts to cement their legacies while cinemas seek content to draw younger audiences back to theaters.
Gary Oldman: HBO Harry Potter 'More Satisfying' Than Films
Gary Oldman, who played Sirius Black in four Harry Potter films, predicts HBO's forthcoming TV adaptation will prove 'more satisfying' for fans than the abridged Warner Bros. movies because the series
Gary Oldman: HBO Harry Potter Series 'More Satisfying'
Gary Oldman, who played Sirius Black across the Harry Potter films, says HBO's upcoming TV adaptation will be "more satisfying" by adapting the books "word-for-word" — something the three-hour films c
Chase Infiniti Confirmed as a Star in TIFF's 'The Julia Set'
Niki Byrne's debut feature 'The Julia Set,' a math-genius bad romance starring Chase Infiniti, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival to rave reviews establishing both as major new talents.
Sunny Hostin Defends AI as Tool for Diverse Stories
Sunny Hostin defended her decision to license her likeness to an AI company, arguing generative AI can bypass Hollywood gatekeeping and empower underrepresented creators to tell diverse stories.
Woody Norman, 17, Plays King Richard II in 'The Uprising'
British actor Woody Norman, 17, plays young King Richard II in Paul Greengrass's historical drama 'The Uprising,' recounting daily headaches from a damaged steel crown and the 'power trip' of being bo
Russell Crowe Charms 1,400-Strong Venice Audience With ‘What Love Builds’ Doc Charting His Musical Career
Russell Crowe premiered his self-directed musical documentary 'What Love Builds' Out of Competition at the Venice Film Festival, where a 1,400-strong audience clapped along to concert footage and gave
Tilda Swinton Revives Karge's Man to Man with New Nazi-Renaissance
Tilda Swinton reprises Manfred Karge's multicharacter monologue Man to Man at London's Royal Court, where the 88-year-old playwright has added a new scene on the renaissance of Nazi ideology that prem
Sebastian Stan on Why ‘Fjord’ Is Being Called a ‘MAGA Movie’ and How Making ‘The Batman 2’ Feels Like ‘F—ing Godfather Part 2’
Sebastian Stan, fresh off an Oscar nomination for 'The Apprentice,' discusses his Romanian-language film 'Fjord' at TIFF, pushes back on its 'MAGA movie' label, and compares Matt Reeves' 'The Batman 2
‘Obsession’ One Year Later: Inde Navarrette and Curry Barker Dish on Memes, How Nikki Became More ‘Flirty’ and Their Wild Ride at TIFF
Curry Barker and Inde Navarrette returned to the Toronto International Film Festival one year after 'Obsession' premiered there, recounting how the $750,000 indie became a $500 million worldwide hit t
Russell Crowe Cries at Premiere of Music Documentary
Russell Crowe premiered his self-directed documentary "What Love Builds," a 99-minute deep dive into his decades-long parallel life as a touring musician, at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, leavin
‘Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors’ Review: Lav Diaz Delivers an Immaculate, Slow-Burn Period Drama of Rare and Restless Insight
Lav Diaz's 151-minute black-and-white film "Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors," set in 1617 Luzon during Spanish colonization, follows mestizo outcast Dungwen and captured indigenous healer Babayeng Indi
Tom Cruise's 'Digger' Isn't a Musical, Sources Confirm
Variety has confirmed through two production sources that Tom Cruise's upcoming film 'Digger' is not a musical, despite a viral conspiracy theory sparked by the final trailer that pointed to a rotatin
Hammond Picks Hacks Comedy Upset Over Widow's Bay at Emmys
Awards columnist Pete Hammond predicts Hacks will pull off a Comedy Series upset over craft-heavy frontrunner Widow's Bay, while The Pitt is favored to repeat as Drama Series champion at Monday's Prim
iHeartRadio Festival: Where to Find Last-Minute Tickets
The iHeartRadio Music Festival takes over Las Vegas Sept. 18-19 with BTS, Cardi B, and others headlining, but two-day passes are fully sold out at AXS, pushing last-minute fans to resale markets where
She-Punk Pioneers Form Supergroup for London Festival
Members of X-Ray Spex, the Raincoats, and the Slits are reuniting for a one-night supergroup performance at Electric Brixton as part of "Up Yours! God Save the Queens!," a London festival and exhibiti
Farmer left in abandoned, freezing town without food and water for TV show
Welsh farmer Ioan Humphreys, 33, was dropped into an abandoned American town with no food, water, or electricity for Channel 4's new survival show 'Apocalypse,' facing temperatures as low as -12C whil
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