‘A Statement’ Review: Just What We Need Right Now — Another Movie About Climate Change! But Tom McCarthy’s Historically Based Talkfest Reveals How Much We Knew in 1980
Varietyby Owen Gleiberman·5d ago
If you see only one movie this year about a super-geek task force of scientists, academics, lawyers, activists, and bureaucrats who meet in a hotel conference room in St.
Lawrence Rothman on Their New Album, ‘Here Lives Love/Sawdust to Stardust,’ a Growing Legacy Producing Other Artists, and the Talk with Bowie That Changed Everything
Varietyby Chris Willman·5d ago
Lawrence Rothman has a lot of nerve, starting an album with a song called “The Meaning,” and then daring to ask some of the questions inherent in the big picture created by those two words — like...
Paul Rudd Says He Stopped Bringing His Phone to Film Sets Because He’s ‘Addicted Like Everybody Else’: ‘They’re Facilitating Our Own Destruction’
Varietyby Antonio Ferme·5d ago
Paul Rudd plays the moderator of the first-ever meeting dedicated to solving America’s climate crisis in “A Statement,” the latest film from Oscar-winning director Tom McCarthy.
Jeremy Strong Defends Method Acting, Says He Doesn’t Feel the Need to ‘Apologize’ to Co-Stars Who May Think ‘I’m Taking It Too Seriously’
Varietyby Payton Turkeltaub·5d ago
Jeremy Strong, now infamous for his dedication to method acting, recently admitted he doesn’t feel the “need to apologize” to those he works with who may feel he is taking the process “too...
‘RuneScape’-Inspired Animation Series in the Works From Lyrical Animation and Jagex
Varietyby Payton Turkeltaub·5d ago
Lyrical Animation is developing a new animation series based on “RuneScape” in partnership with creator Charlie “MoistCr1TiKaL” White and game developer Jagex, the company’s CEO Jon Bellamy...
Guillermo Del Toro Defends ‘Digger,’ Calls the Film ‘Daring, Bold and Cinematically Complex’
Varietyby Tanya Fedak·5d ago
Guillermo Del Toro is publicly declaring his love for “Digger.” Del Toro took to X to call out naysayers of Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s film ahead of its Friday release.
Tony Gilroy Says Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Will ‘Destroy’ a ‘Healthy and Beautiful Business’ in ‘The Name of Venture Capital’: ‘It’s Tragic’
Varietyby Antonio Ferme·5d ago
Tony Gilroy blasted the “tragic” nature of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger at the world premiere of his new film, “Behemoth!” Produced on a $36 million budget, “Behemoth!” is representative of...
Pierre Le Gall’s Passionate Love Story ‘Flesh and Fuel’ Named Best Film at Zurich Film Festival
Varietyby Leo Barraclough·5d ago
French director Pierre Le Gall’s passionate love story “Flesh and Fuel,” which world premiered in Cannes’ Critics’ Week, won the top prize, the Golden Eye, at the 22nd Zurich Film Festival on...
'Verity' Cast Reveals Their Book Recommendations on Heels of Novel's Big-Screen Adaptation (Exclusive)
Varietyby Tim Chan·5d ago
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Jerry Golod, Producer of ‘Tales From the Darkside’ and Former CBS And NBC Executive, Dies at 87
Varietyby Tanya Fedak·5d ago
Jerry Golod, the producer of “Tales From the Darkside,” died following a brief battle with cancer at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on Wednesday. He was 87.
‘Coven Academy’ Creator Breaks Down Briar’s Family Tree, Dark Magic as an Addiction Metaphor, ‘Misogyny’ Against Witches — and a Deleted Kiss Scene
Varietyby Selome Hailu·5d ago
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Coven Academy,” now streaming on Disney+. “Coven Academy” was supposed to be the first true young adult drama in the history of Disney Channel.
Asghar Farhadi Says Films Like ‘Argo’ Perpetuate American White Savior Myth: ‘Who Asked You To Come and Save Us?’
Varietyby Rafa Sales Ross·5d ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Twice Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, who is at the Rio Film Festival to present “Parallel Tales,” spoke about the perceived hegemony of American cinema and how...
‘Behemoth!’: Why Tony Gilroy Needed Nine Composers to Score His Latest Film, and a Guide to Who Did What in the Film (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Jazztangcay·5d ago
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains minor spoilers for “Behemoth!” in theaters Dec. 4 Tony Gilroy’s “Behemoth!” bowed at the New York Film Festival Friday, and Lincoln Center’s Tully Hall seemed a...
Aaron Sorkin Says It ‘Never Occurred’ to Him That Jesse Eisenberg Wouldn’t Play Mark Zuckerberg in ‘The Social Reckoning,’ Claims the Paycheck Was a ‘Disincentive’
Varietyby Payton Turkeltaub·5d ago
Before Jesse Eisenberg declined to step back into the world of Facebook as Mark Zuckerberg for Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” the director admitted “it never occurred” to him that the actor...
Zach Bryan Wears ‘Free Palestine’ Shirt While Headlining Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium; Drummer Honors Slain Palestinian Girl
Varietyby Chris Willman·5d ago
Macklemore may have been barred from saying “Free Palestine!” at Robert Kraft‘s Gillette Stadium — and indeed, from anywhere else on Ed Sheeran‘s tour, as that headliner agreed with Kraft that the...
Box Office: ‘Digger’ Nosediving With $3.4 Million on Opening Day, ‘Verity’ Lands at No. 1 With $15.1 Million on Friday
Varietyby Payton Turkeltaub·5d ago
Not even a Tom Cruise-filled, all-stops-pulled press tour — including a GQ cover, a “New Heights” podcast appearance and a “Risky Business”-inspired jaunt down the “Jennifer Hudson Show” spirit...
Projeto Paradiso Founder Olga Rabinovich to Receive Inaugural Encounters Award at the São Paulo Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Rafa Sales Ross·5d ago
Philanthropist Olga Rabinovich will receive the inaugural Prêmio Encontros (Encounters Award) at this year’s Encontro de Ideias Audiovisuais, the industry platform of the São Paulo International...
‘April X’ Review: Connor Storrie Bides His Time in a Generic Sci-Fi Clone
Varietyby Guy Lodge·6d ago
It would be nice to say that Connor Storrie burns up the screen in “April X,” the star’s first film vehicle released since TV’s “Heated Rivalry” made him hot property, but it would be overstating...
New York’s Inaugural Muslim Film Festival Aims to Move Past Counter-Narratives, Unveils Lineup, Jury (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran·6d ago
A festival launching Oct. 11 at Manhattan’s SVA Theatre is positioning itself as an answer to the flattened, stereotyped picture of Muslims Western media often traffics in.
‘Behemoth!’ Review: Pedro Pascal Is a Classical Cellist Skating Through a Midlife Crisis in Tony Gilroy’s Elevated Bauble of a Music Drama
Varietyby Owen Gleiberman·6d ago
I was a classical musician growing up, so I’m probably more disposed than most to like a movie set in the classical-music world.
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