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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
‘Beef’ Creator Lee Sung Jin Pitched Charles Melton on the Show Over Dinner: ‘By the Third Appetizer He Said Yes’
Gold House's third annual One House Toast to the Emmys celebrated 'Beef' showrunner Lee Sung Jin, whose Netflix Season 2 earned 16 Emmy nominations — the most of any limited series this year.
Sandra Bullock Quit Rom-Coms: 'I Was Getting So Much S—'
Sandra Bullock revealed in an Interview magazine conversation with Jennifer Aniston that she deliberately walked away from romantic comedies in the mid-2000s because she was receiving backlash for the
Gustavo Dudamel Debuts as NY Philharmonic Conductor
Gustavo Dudamel officially assumed the baton as conductor and artistic director of the New York Philharmonic on Thursday, leading a celebrity-packed inaugural concert at Radio City Music Hall that als
Bechis Returns After 10 Years with 'Back to Buenos Aires'
Marco Bechis returned to directing after a decade with 'Back to Buenos Aires,' a film about an Italian doctor who reluctantly travels back to Argentina to testify about his years in the Garage Olimpo
Streaming Prices Up 54% Since 2021 vs. 16% Inflation
U.S. streaming prices have climbed 54% since 2021 — more than triple the 16% cumulative inflation rate — as Apple TV, Peacock, ESPN Unlimited, Netflix and Paramount+ all raise fees while consumers inc
García Bernal's 'Hombre al Agua' Premieres at Venice, TIFF
Gael García Bernal's third directorial feature, 'Hombre al Agua,' world premiered at the Venice Biennale and had its North American premiere at TIFF, a class-and-masculinity drama he wrote and stars i
'Bedford Park' Premieres at TIFF After Seven-Year Journey
Director Stephanie Ahn's debut feature 'Bedford Park,' seven years in the making, premieres internationally at Toronto after winning Sundance's U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award, with Sony Pictures Cla
AMC, Canal+ Greenlight 'Point Break' TV Series
AMC and Canal+ have officially greenlit a 'Point Break' TV series, an eight-episode modern update of the 1991 Keanu Reeves action classic, with production set to begin in early 2027.
Noah Reid Joins Sheriff Country for Medical Spinoff Pilot
Noah Reid will guest star in two episodes of CBS's 'Sheriff Country' that double as a backdoor pilot for a potential medical drama spinoff, playing Dr. Hudson 'Hud' Henshaw at Edgewater Memorial Hospi
'Before the War' Wins Venice Critics' Week Grand Prize
Italian director Tommaso Usberti's debut feature "Before the War," a Northern Italy-set drama about toxic masculinity and a racist young man drawn to a Kosovar immigrant, won both the grand prize and
Chanel Launches Coco Mademoiselle Crush Absolu at NYFW
Chanel celebrated the launch of its Coco Mademoiselle Crush Absolu fragrance with a Thursday-night party at Balthazar during New York Fashion Week, where SNL cast, indie musicians, and breakout actors
Dorothy Wang 'I Do' Wedding Series Premieres on YouTube
Dorothy Wang, known from Netflix's Bling Empire: New York, is bringing her lavish Florence wedding to YouTube in a five-part docuseries titled "I Do," premiering September 27 with weekly episodes.
Scott Waugh on 'Runner' Action: Scout First, Character Always
Director Scott Waugh, who began as a child stunt performer and rose to lead Stunts Unlimited before pivoting to directing at 30, explains how he reverse-engineers action set pieces in his Angel Studio
Never Mind the IP, Here’s How Original Ideas Dominated This Year’s Emmy Races
Original ideas dominated this year's Emmy nominations across drama, comedy, and limited/anthology categories, with only a handful of top nominees drawn from existing intellectual property — bucking th
Charli XCX Announces 2027 European Tour Dates
Charli XCX has added a six-date European tour leg in February with stops in Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester, London, Amsterdam, and Paris, with Audrey Hobert opening each night.
'Moonfish': Existential Space Drama vs. 'Project Hail Mary'
Writer/director Daniel Zvereff's animated sci-fi film 'Moonfish,' starring Morgan Spector and Lucy Liu, premiered at the 2026 Venice International Film Festival and is currently seeking U.S. distribut
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