Category Archives: News
Laura Dern Gave a Moving Tribute to Late Mother Diane Ladd in Recent Interview: She ‘Taught Me to Lead With Empathy and Purpose’
Laura Dern loved her mother, and that was evident anytime she had a chance to talk about it. In a conversation recorded just two weeks before her mother Diane Ladd's death on Monday, the Oscar-winning...
Clayton Davis Nov 03, 2025
French Publishers Bring Shoot The Book Initiative Back to Taiwan Creative Content Fest
The Socit civile des diteurs de langue franaise (SCELF), the French-language publishers’ association, is returning to Taipei for the second edition of Shoot The Book! at the Taiwan Creative Cont...
Naman Ramachandran Nov 03, 2025
Volos Films Unveils International Slate at Taiwan Creative Content Fest, Eyes Scripted Drama Expansion (EXCLUSIVE)
Volos Films is betting big on genre-bending storytelling as it unveils a new slate at Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), marking the production company’s pivot into scripted drama series along...
Naman Ramachandran Nov 03, 2025
Best Horror of November 2025: ‘Predator: Badlands,’ ‘Keeper,’ Nicolas Cage in a Scary Movie About Jesus’ Teen Years and More
Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month's best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I'm William Earl, the executive digital director of Variet...
William Earl Nov 03, 2025
‘One Piece’ Season 3 Adds Cole Escola as Bon Clay
Cole Escola has joined the cast of Netflix’s “One Piece” for Season 3. They will play Bon Clay in the show, which is a live-action adaptation of the manga series of the same name. Th...
Selome Hailu Nov 03, 2025
Reese Witherspoon Did Not Return to ‘SNL’ for Nearly 15 Years After Hosting the First Episode After 9/11: It ‘Was Too Much Responsibility for a 24-Year-Old Girl’
Reese Witherspoon appeared on the “Armchair Expert” podcast and spoke candidly about not appearing on “SNL” for nearly 15 years after she made her hosting debut on the showR...
Zack Sharf Nov 03, 2025
Donna Jean Godchaux, former singer with the Grateful Dead, dies aged 78
Donna Jean Godchaux, who sang with the Grateful Dead throughout the 1970s, has died at the age of 78. The news was confirmed in a statement shared with Rolling Stone by her representative Dennis McNal...
Max Pilley Nov 03, 2025
‘Snowfall’ Spinoff Ordered to Series at FX
The “Snowfall” spinoff has been ordered to series at FX. As previously reported, “Snowfall” stars Gail Bean and Isaiah John will reprise their roles from the original show in t...
Joseph Otterson Nov 03, 2025
CBS News Talent Chief Laurie Orlando is Latest Executive to Exit
Laurie Orlando, who has supervised talent recruitment and strategy at CBS News for nearly a decade, is leaving the Paramount Skydance operation — the latest of the news division’s senior e...
Brian Steinberg Nov 03, 2025
Download Festival 2026 line-up: headliners and 90+ names revealed
Download Festival have announced that Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park will headline the event in 2026. READ MORE: Download boss Andy Copping on the 2025 line-up: “The festi...
Max Pilley Nov 03, 2025