variety.comadded August 2026
Varietyby Mya Copeland21d ago
Executives, marketing professionals, entrepreneurs and creators across the field of film, television and gaming came together for a day of keynote speakers, panels and networking on Thursday for...
Varietyby Joseph Otterson21d ago
In a highly-competitive situation, HBO has given out a straight-to-series order for the drama “The Spread” with Javier Bardem attached to star and executive produce, Variety has confirmed.
Varietyby Emeza80522d ago
“Monkey Play” (“Kurangukali”), the latest project by Indian filmmaker Don Palathara (“1956, Central Travancore,” “Family”), has been selected for the Vancouver Film Festival’s new Business Hub...
Varietyby Jem Aswad22d ago
The T.J. Martell Foundation raised more than $3.2 million for cancer research at its annual New York Honors Gala on Sept. 15 — the most the event has raised in more than two decades.
Varietyby Emeza80522d ago
Gursimran Datla’s Canadian-U.K. production company BetterHalf Films has boarded Andara Fembriarto’s Indonesian animated film “Galeo of the Seawalkers” (“Galeo Anak Segara”).
Varietyby Chris Willman22d ago
Brandy Clark returns this weekend with “American Roots,” her first new single in more than three years — and, incidentally her first since the New York Times named her one of the 30 greatest living...
Varietyby Emeza80522d ago
Expanding its industry ambitions this year, the Vancouver International Film Festival, as part of its newly established Institute for the Moving Image, has announced its slate of eight first-ever...
Varietyby Emeza80522d ago
Elevation Pictures has boarded as Canadian theatrical distributor Jason Lapeyre’s World War II hybrid documentary “The Auschwitz Volunteer,” the true story of Witold Pilecki, a Polish soldier who...
Varietyby Tanya Fedak22d ago
Gerrit Graham, an actor, screenwriter and songwriter who co-wrote a song for The Grateful Dead, died on Tuesday in Rhinebeck, N.Y. He was 77. He suffered from lung disease, among other ailments.
Varietyby Pat Saperstein22d ago
“NAZA,” the acclaimed and controversial documentary about killings in Gaza, has set a distribution rollout for U.S. theaters starting Sept.
Varietyby John Hopewell22d ago
Over the last year or so, Spain has burst onto the world stage, scoring five Cannes main competition berths — more than any other country in the world outside France — with joint best director...
Varietyby Todd Spangler22d ago
Double, double toil and trouble! The company that produces the Drunk Shakespeare-branded theatrical shows sued Amazon, claiming an episode of Prime Video’s YA ice hockey romantic-drama “Off Campus”...
Varietyby Isabelle Farina22d ago
Jesse Eisenberg‘s “The Debut” will open the Middleburg Film Festival. A Q&A will follow with the film’s star Julianne Moore.
Varietyby Guy Lodge22d ago
It’s a good year for sheep at the movies, which makes it a good year for pretty much anyone at the movies: Months after “The Sheep Detectives” proved one of the surprise delights of the spring...
Varietyby Karla Cote22d ago
Rina Sawayama is back. In 2024, the multi-hyphenate talent took a step back from the spotlight to recalibrate.
Varietyby William Earl22d ago
No need to leave milk and cookies for this vampire Santa! Shudder has announced the acquisition of the horror-comedy “Red Snow.” The film has its world premiere this week at Fantastic Fest in...
Varietyby Isabelle Farina22d ago
A new independent film studio, SuperCinema, launches Friday from commercial production company Concrete Studios.
Varietyby Jem Aswad22d ago
Nigerian-American Afrobeats superstar Davido is set to bring his latest album, “Oriadé,” to the stage in Lagos, Nigeria for the first time with a three-night residency at the newly remodeled...
Varietyby Joseph Otterson22d ago
The Biblical epic series “House of David” is now in production on Season 3, which will officially be the show’s last.
Varietyby Todd Spangler22d ago
Disney chief Josh D’Amaro, in a move that shows he’s trying to position the Mouse House as a tech-forward entertainment company, has tapped veteran technology executive Karandeep Anand as its first...
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