Category Archives: News
Ross McElwee’s ‘Remake’ Wins Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary at Venice Film Festival
Ross McElwee's "Remake" has won the Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary at the Venice Film Festival. The prize, presented by Artemis Rising Foundation, honors a documentary feature film in Veni...
Leo Barraclough Sep 06, 2025
Eugene Levy and Martin Short on How a 1972 Toronto Production of ‘Godspell’ Changed the Course of Their Careers and Comedy History
Would comedy be the same without the 1972 Toronto production of “Godspell”? So many of the performers who turned “SCTV” and “Saturday Night Live” into cultural phen...
Varietybrentlang Sep 06, 2025
Venice Jury Boss Alexander Payne Responds to Backlash Over Not Giving ‘Voice of Hind Rajab’ the Top Prize, Rejects Claim a Juror Threatened to Quit: Don’t ‘Believe Everything We Read Online’
After awarding this year’s Golden Lion for best film to Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother,” Venice Film Festival jury president Alexander Payne faced a flurry of que...
Ellise Shafer Sep 06, 2025
Foreigner pitch themselves as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding band: “We know what love is”
Foreigner have offered their services to be the wedding band for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour comes to an end: a look at its massive gl...
Max Pilley Sep 06, 2025
‘Beating Hearts’ Producer Hugo Selignac on Delivering His Biggest Movie With Venice Closing Pic ‘Dog 51’ and Luring Quentin Dupieux, Leos Carax (EXCLUSIVE)
The French box office market has been morose lately, but French producer Hugo Selignac has been somewhat immune to the ongoing gloom. A hip Parisian who speaks his mind, chain-smokes and loves to win,...
Elskes Sep 06, 2025
Ryan Reynolds Enraged Denzel Washington When His Phone Rang During Emotional ‘Safe House’ Scene: ‘Who the F—‘s Phone Is That?’
Ryan Reynolds took the stage at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 5 for a discussion about his career following the premiere of the documentary he produced, “John Candy: I Like Me...
Andrew McGowan Sep 06, 2025
Please Don’t Destroy Reunites For First Time Since John Higgins’ ‘SNL’ Exit, Confirms Staying Together: ‘It’s PDD Forever Baby!’
Please Don’t Destroy isn’t going anywhere. The “Saturday Night Live” comedy trio, comprised of Ben Marshall, Martin Herlihy and John Higgins, reunited Friday night in Portland ...
Jack Dunn Sep 06, 2025
‘I Wanted to Live on for Hamnet’: Jacobi Jupe Breaks Down in Tears, Consoled by Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal
Twelve-year-old Jacobi Jupe, who plays the title role in "Hamnet," broke down in tears during the Variety interview at the Toronto International Film Festival, describing the devastation of embodying ...
Clayton Davis Sep 06, 2025
Only The Poets to play Brixton Academy with £1 tickets in aid of LIVE Trust
Only The Poets will become the first band to ever charge £1 for tickets for a gig at London’s O2 Academy Brixton in February. READ MORE: UK grassroots venues suffering from “the...
Max Pilley Sep 06, 2025
Christopher Woodrow Tapped as Chairman of Eli Roth’s The Horror Section (EXCLUSIVE)
Christopher Woodrow has been appointed chairman of the board of Eli Roth's The Horror Section. In his new role, Woodrow will work alongside Roth and CEO Jon Schnaars to shape the company's s...
Varietybrentlang Sep 06, 2025