Category Archives: News
Philippines’ Quezon City Scores UNESCO Creative Cities of Film Designation
Quezon City has joined UNESCO’s Creative Cities of Film Network, becoming one of the first Southeast Asian cities to earn the designation. The Philippine metropolis joins a global network of 26 ...
Naman Ramachandran Nov 03, 2025
Filipino-Indonesian Co-Pro ‘The Void is Immense in Idle Hours’ Showcased by TAICCA at Taiwan Creative Content Fest
The Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) is spotlighting “The Void is Immense in Idle Hours,” a Filipino-Indonesian co-production examining grief and survival, at the Taiwan Creative Co...
Naman Ramachandran Nov 03, 2025
Peacock to Develop Taraji P. Henson Drama ‘The Accomplice’ Based on Novel Co-Written by Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson
The series adaptation of the novel “The Accomplice” starring Taraji P. Henson has landed at Peacock for development, Variety has learned. The project is based on the novel of the same name...
Joseph Otterson Nov 03, 2025
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