Category Archives: Variety
Cannes Film Festival to Open With 1920s-Set French Movie ‘La Venus Electrique’
Pierre Salvadori's ambitious period comedy “La Vnus lectrique” is set to premiere on opening night of the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 12. As per Cannes rules, the film ...
Apr 01, 2026
ESPN Launches ‘Courtside,’ Its New Women’s Final Four AltCast
ESPN will present some fancy footwork during its telecasts of the Women’s Final Four. For six years, ESPN found success with Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi at the helm of a special ESPN2 “altc...
Apr 01, 2026
Stephen Colbert Baffled by the 22% of Americans Who Still ‘Strongly Approve’ Trump: ‘I Want Gas to Be Expensive! I Want the Kennedy Center Blown Up!’
Stephen Colbert is both happy and dumbfounded over Donald Trump’s latest poll numbers, expressing bafflement during his March 31 monologue on CBS’ “The Late Show” over how 22.4...
Apr 01, 2026
‘The Last One for the Road’ Leads Italy’s David Awards Nominations, Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘La Grazia’ Also a Frontrunner
Francesco Sossai’s sophomore feature “The Last One for the Road,” which launched from Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, is the surprise frontrunner for Italy’s David di Donatell...
Apr 01, 2026
YouTube’s 2026 Upfront Taps Trevor Noah as Host, Chappell Roan to Perform
YouTube is coming back to TV upfronts week with Trevor Noah serving as emcee of its 2026 Brandcast presentation for advertisers, along with a big group of YouTube creators including Dude Perfect and A...
Apr 01, 2026
Anna Faris Explains Becoming Candy Crush’s Bubblegum Troll, the ‘Toy Story 5’ Rumor and Teases That Cindy Campbell Gets ‘Revenge’ in ‘Scary Movie 6′ (EXCLUSIVE)
Anna Faris has been sort of a gamer since at least 2003, when she says she "became crazy about puzzles." "But now I get to play them on my phone," she tells me. I am talking to “The House Bunny"...
Apr 01, 2026
‘The Lady’ Stars Mia McKenna-Bruce and Ed Speleers on Bringing Jane Andrews and Tommy Cressman’s Tragic Story to Screen: ‘We’ll Never Know What Happened Behind Closed Doors’
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for Episode 3 of “The Lady,” available now on Britbox in the U.S. Based on the way Mia McKenna-Bruce and Ed Speleers’ characters first meet...
Apr 01, 2026
ICEX Consolidates Spain’s Audiovisual International Push in Leaner 2025 Cycle
As movies face a challenging international market, sure to be discussed at te Cannes Festival, public funded-sector promotion becomes vital and one reason for a national cinema’s popularity abro...
Apr 01, 2026
Mahesh Babu’s ‘Athadu,’ Vidhu Vinod Chopra Titles and Hollywood Classics ‘My Fair Lady,’ ‘West Side Story’ Lead Prasad Corp’s Bid to Turn India Into a Global Restoration Hub (EXCLUSIVE)
India holds one of the world's largest film archives. Abhishek Prasad believes it is also one of the industry's most underexploited commercial goldmines. The director and CTO of Prasad Corp is not the...
Apr 01, 2026
BBC Says Scott Mills Was Fired After ‘New Information’ Came to Light, Confirms It Knew About Prior Police Investigation: ‘We Are Doing More Work to Understand the Detail’
The BBC has admitted that it was aware of a police investigation into allegations Scott Mills engaged in sexual offenses involving a teenage boy. One of the BBC’s top radio presenters, Mills was...
Apr 01, 2026