Category Archives: News
A Second-Generation San Francisco Theater Owner Is Ready to Retire. Can He Find a Buyer to Keep Independent Cinemas Alive in the City?
Frank Lee has spent nearly his entire life running movie theaters. At 70, after a long career as an independent theater operator in San Francisco, he and his wife and co-owner, Lida, are looking to se...
Abigail Lee Jun 10, 2025
Watch Bob Dylan narrate trailer for new Machine Gun Kelly album
Bob Dylan is the narrator of the trailer for MGK‘s (formerly known as Machine Gun Kelly) new album. READ MORE: A Complete Unknown review – don’t think twice about seei...
Aneesa Ahmed Jun 10, 2025
Michael Douglas Feted by Taormina as Fest Kicks Off: ‘I Am Touched Now When I Realize That Between My Father and I, We Made Over 150 Movies in the Span of 80 Years’
Michael Douglas on Tuesday was celebrated with a lifetime achievement award by Italy's Taormina Film Festival where “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," the multiple Oscar-winning classi...
Nvivarelli Jun 10, 2025
Broadway’s ‘Smash’ to Close After Getting Blanked at the Tony Awards
“Smash,” a meta TV-to-stage musical, will close on Broadway after failing to score any love at the Tony Awards. The show, which earned mixed reviews from critics, will play its final perfo...
Rebecca Rubin Jun 10, 2025
Scarlett Johansson Asked to Have ‘Thunderbolts*’ EP Credit Removed, Says Marvel Casts Get ‘So Enormous’ You Sometimes ‘Feel Like a Device’ to Move the Plot Along
Scarlett Johansson told David Harbour during a conversation for Interview magazine that she asked Marvel to remove her executive producer credit for “Thunderbolts*,” the Marvel tentpole th...
Zack Sharf Jun 10, 2025
Christian Music Star Michael Tait Confesses to Unwanted Sexual Advances on Men and Cocaine Use: ‘I Was Living Two Distinctly Different Lives’
Michael Tait, who became a Grammy-winning star in the Christian music world as a member of DC Talk in the ’90s, and continued that hit streak in recent years with a long stint as lead singer for...
Chris Willman Jun 10, 2025
Yes, That Really Is Bob Dylan Narrating MGK’s ‘Lost Americana’ Album Trailer
Bob Dylan narrates the trailer for MGK's upcoming “Lost Americana” album, sources confirm to Variety. In a teaser clip uploaded to MGK’s social media Tuesday, Dylan lends his gravell...
Thania Garcia Jun 10, 2025
Dakota Johnson Says Sandra Bullock Sent a Voice Note of Support After ‘Madame Web’ Won the Razzie Award for Worst Actress: ‘I Freaked Out’
Dakota Johnson revealed on Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast that Sandra Bullock reached out to her earlier this year after Johnson won the Razzie Award for worst actress. Bullock pr...
Zack Sharf Jun 10, 2025
Listen to Japanese Breakfast’s dreamy track “My Baby (Got Nothing At All)” from ‘Materialists’ soundtrack
Japanese Breakfast has released a dreamy new track called ‘My Baby (Got Nothing At All)’, taken from Celine Song’s new A24 film Materialists. Read More: Japanese Brea...
Aneesa Ahmed Jun 10, 2025
Tazbah Chavez to Direct NBC’s Native American Community Center Comedy Pilot (EXCLUSIVE)
Tazbah Chavez is set to direct NBC’s single-cam comedy pilot set at a Native American community center, Variety has learned exclusively. The cast for the pilot includes Jana Schmieding, Bobby Wi...
Joseph Otterson Jun 10, 2025