Category Archives: News
Streamer Rakuten Viki Makes Push for U.S. Asian Drama Fans With ‘K-Drama Day’ Ad Campaign Starring Will Poulter and Victoria Justice
Rakuten Viki is one of Asia’s top regional entertainment streaming platforms. The company clearly has ambition to grow in English-speaking markets as it mounts a “K-Drama Day” promot...
Cynthia Littleton Sep 26, 2025
Central Park SummerStage Benefit Party, Honoring Questlove, Raises Nearly $1 Million
On Thursday night, the City Parks Foundation 2025 Dinner & Dance Party Benefit, this year honoring Grammy-and-Oscar-winning drummer, filmmaker, author, DJ and producer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, ...
Jem Aswad Sep 26, 2025
Swedish Filmmaker Jonatan Etzler Talks Scandi Influence, Children on Set and His Mischievous Saoirse Ronan-Fronted TIFF, San Sebastian Player ‘Bad Apples’
Every class has its resident troublemaker, and in Swedish filmmaker Jonatan Etzler's ("One More Time") first English-language feature "Bad Apples," that troublemaker is named Danny. As feral as they c...
John Hopewell Sep 26, 2025
Jody Gerson and Phil Schermer Discuss Mental Health Initiatives and Partnering With Musicians at Variety Entertainment & Technology Summit
Jody Gerson and Phil Schermer were on hand to discuss the intersection of music, technology and mental health at Variety‘s Entertainment and Technology Summit in Los Angeles yesterday, discussin...
Steven J. Horowitz Sep 26, 2025
Variety’s Entertainment and Technology Summit Highlights AI Integrations, Capitalizing on Fandoms, Leveraging the Creator Economy and More
Variety's Entertainment & Technology Summit gathered top executives, marketing leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and creators across film, television and gaming on Thursday for a full day of k...
Giana Levy Sep 26, 2025
Electronic Arts in Talks to Go Private in Nearly $50 Billion Deal
Publicly traded video game giant Electronic Arts is closing in on a nearly $50 billion deal to become a privately held company, Variety has confirmed. As first reported by the Wall Street Journal Frid...
Jennifer Maas Sep 26, 2025
One Battle After Another’ and ‘Vineland’— What Paul Thomas Anderson Used and Cut Out of Thomas Pynchon’s Novel
This article contains spoilers for “One Battle After Another,” now in theaters. Ever since “One Battle After Another” entered development, rumors percolated that Paul Thomas An...
Andrew McGowan Sep 26, 2025
San Sebastián Wrap, From Jolie, Farrell and Lawrence to Trading, Questions of Waning U.S. Movie Dominance and Successful Gaza Protests
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain — An intense, sometime sunny San Sebastin Film Festival rounded its final bend on Friday with large Spanish-world production announcements, and a balance of stars - Angelina...
John Hopewell Sep 26, 2025
J.K. Rowling Praises Emma Watson Parody Video After the ‘Harry Potter’ Star Speaks Out on Their Rift Over Trans Comments: ‘I’m Here for All the Spoofs’
J.K. Rowling weighed in on Emma Watson’s viral interview on the "On Purpose With Jay Shetty" podcast by sharing a parody video of the “Harry Potter” actor’s appearance. Comedia...
Zack Sharf Sep 26, 2025
Liam and Noel’s brother Paul Gallagher denies rape and sexual assault charges
Paul Gallagher, the older brother of Oasis’ Noel and Liam, has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault. Today (Friday September 26), the 59-year-old appeared at Harrow Crown Cou...
Max Pilley Sep 26, 2025