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John Travolta Now Owns a Dozen Berets Because ‘Men Can Have Fun, Too. Why Not Change it Up?’
John Travolta has wholeheartedly embraced the beret as his trademark look since his headline-making appearances at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this month. At the DGA premiere Thursday of his dire...
Pat Saperstein May 28, 2026

Documentary Emmys: HBO’s ‘Prime Minister’ Lands Top Prize; Nat Geo and Netflix Lead Winners List
“Prime Minister,” the HBO original documentary about popular New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern, was named best documentary at Thursday’s Documentary Emmy Awards. The doc, directed by...
Varietyschneider May 28, 2026

Indie Film Zine Ritual Launches at L.A. Theaters; Patton Oswalt, Edgar Wright Among Contributors
Ritual, a new independent zine celebrating movie theater culture, has launched at select Los Angeles theaters. Launched by Greg Longstreet, whose L.A.-based public relations firm Empirical is focused ...
William Earl May 28, 2026

‘Half Man’ Creator and Star Richard Gadd on the ‘Ambiguous’ Finale, That ‘Grueling’ Fight and [SPOILER]’s Death: ‘It Felt Like the Right Way to End a Show Like This’
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for the series finale of the HBO/BBC drama "Half Man," now streaming on HBO Max. For the past six weeks, Richard Gadd's sophomore drama, "Half ...
K.J. Yossman May 28, 2026

Martina McBride Becomes Fourth Performer to Withdraw From D.C. Concert Series as Backlash to Trump-Backed ‘Freedom 250’ Grows
Country star Martina McBride has become the latest performer to back out of the upcoming “Freedom 250” concerts on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., posting on her social accounts Thu...
Chris Willman May 28, 2026

‘Hacks’ Creators and Stars Dissect the Finale, Including That Twist Ending for Deborah and Ava
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the series finale of "Hacks," now streaming on HBO Max. Deborah Vance was never really going to die. But as "Hacks" said bon voyage with a series final...
Varietyschneider May 28, 2026

CBS Says Late-Night Deal With Byron Allen Will Generate $15 Million in Profit
How to make big, well, some bucks in late night? According to CBS, the trick is to cancel your traditional show and lease the time to someone else. The Paramount Skydance broadcast outlet, which has b...
Brian Steinberg May 28, 2026

LISTEN: ‘The U.S. Against the World’ Director-Producer Rand Getlin Documents the Road to the World Cup: ‘It’s a Coming of Age Story’
On today's episode of "Daily Variety" podcast, Rand Getlin, director-executive producer of the HBO documentary "U.S. Against the World: Four Years With the Men's National Soccer Team," discusses ...
Cynthia Littleton May 28, 2026

‘Deli Boys’ Stars Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh Break Down Season 2: Cocaine, Ping Pong, and Viral Mugshots
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for "Deli Boys" Season 2, which premiered May 28 on Hulu with all six episodes. Hulu’s crime comedy “Deli Boys” ramps things up in its s...
Joseph Otterson May 28, 2026

Cecilia Vega, Fired From ‘60 Minutes,’ Says She Fears ‘For The Future of the Legendary Broadcast’
Cecilia Vega, one of the “60 Minutes” correspondents ousted in Thursday’s reorganization of the CBS News magazine, says she’s worried about the future of the program and where ...
Brian Steinberg May 28, 2026