Category Archives: News
‘La Vie en Rose’ Producer Alain Goldman on His Venice Film ‘At Work’ and Next Projects With Lazslo Nemes’ and ‘Shtisel’ Creative Team
Alain Goldman, who produced "La Vie en Rose," which earned Marion Cotillard an Oscar, and most recently produced "An Offer and a Spy,” is having a milestone 2025. After delivering Alai...
Elskes Aug 29, 2025
Sabrina Carpenter on Her Favorite ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Songs and Overcoming Self Doubt: ‘B—-es Wish They Were You’
Under a golden Los Angeles sunset, Sabrina Carpenter and Spotify treated a select group of the pop star's most devoted fans to an evening at the storied Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The exclusive event...
Thania Garcia Aug 29, 2025
Moroccan Director Maryam Touzani Wanted to Challenge ‘Society’s View on Aging’ and Sexuality With ‘Calle Málaga’ — Watch Exclusive Clip
The screenplays of Moroccan multi-hyphenate Maryam Touzani ("Adam," "The Blue Caftan") always start from a personal place. Her latest, "Calle Mlaga," which screens in Venice and Toronto, is set in Tan...
Carolehorst Aug 29, 2025
Devon Walker Responds to Fan Support After ‘SNL’ Exit: ‘Y’all Acting Like We Died’
Devon Walker has responded to support from “Saturday Night Live” fans after he announced he is exiting the show after three seasons. “Ohhh my boys,” wrote a social media user w...
Ethan Shanfeld Aug 29, 2025
As ‘My Life With the Walter Boys’ Returns for Season 2, Wattpad Boss Reveals How the Writing Platform Became a Hollywood Hit Maker
The book-to-screen pipeline has existed for as long as Hollywood has been around, but the democratization of that process really only began within the past few years, thanks in part to writer-reader c...
Jennifer Maas Aug 29, 2025
AI-Themed Animated Anthology ‘AI: Love & Hate’ Gets Three-Studio Team (EXCLUSIVE)
Singapore studios HIP Studios and FizzDragon have partnered with Philippine indie publisher 8Letters in a memorandum of understanding to co-produce “AI: Love & Hate,” an animated antho...
Naman Ramachandran Aug 29, 2025
Venice Documentary ‘Do You Love Me,’ a ‘Love Letter’ to Beirut, Picked Up by Light Dox as Clip Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)
Light Dox has acquired sales rights to Lana Daher’s documentary “Do You Love Me,” which has its premiere in Venice Days, a sidebar to the Venice Film Festival. Variety debuts an excl...
Leo Barraclough Aug 29, 2025
‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Final Episodes Trailer: Belly Makes Some New Friends in Paris — And Gets a Letter From Conrad
Amazon released a new trailer for the final three episodes of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” Friday, revealing that Belly (Lola Tung) will make a whole new group of friends when she arrives ...
Jennifer Maas Aug 29, 2025
The Trade Desk’s Matthew Henick Talks Ventura, the OS Looking to Change the Smart TV Game
TV buyers will soon have yet another option when weighing what smart TV to purchase. Digital advertising giant The Trade Desk has been developing a new operating system, known as Ventura, which is set...
Andrew Wallenstein Aug 29, 2025
Variety’s Venice Digital Daily, Day 1: Lido Market Lines Up Big Names
If you can't be in Venice this year, Variety is bringing Venice to you. We're publishing daily digital editions, running Aug. 29 – Sept. 2, including all the latest news, reviews and star-studde...
William Earl Aug 29, 2025