Category Archives: Variety
‘Imperfect Women’ Creator on That Shocking Finale, Changing the Book’s Whodunit and What That Last Moment Might Mean
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains major spoilers from "The Bridge," the finale of Apple TV's "Imperfect Women." Were Mary (Elisabeth Moss), Eleanor (Kerry Washington) and Nancy (Kate Mara) - the ...
Apr 29, 2026
Where in the Actual Hell Is Randy Newman? And Other Questions Raised by the New York Times’ Greatest Living American Songwriters List
“Who’s Madeline?” is still the year’s preeminent pop-music question. But coming up close behind that: “Where the eff is Randy Newman on the New York Times’ list of ...
Apr 29, 2026
Renny Harlin’s Life in Movies: ‘Deep Water’ Director On His Lost Spielberg Film, Michael Douglas Ghosting Him and Blazing Trails for Female Action Heroes
The Polo Lounge is packed during lunchtime in late March. A boys’ club of agents chomp artisanal breadsticks, and about 15 ladies lunching after a corporate award ceremony gab into the void of a...
Apr 29, 2026
Disney Stands Its Ground in the Face of Trump’s Jimmy Kimmel Temper Tantrum and FCC Harassment
When it comes to the barrage of nonsense coming from this White House, sometimes no response is the best response. Disney has clearly learned its lesson from last year's Jimmy Kimmel media firestorm, ...
Apr 29, 2026
Eva Longoria and ‘The House of the Spirits’ Team to Lead NALIP’s Diverse Women in Media Forum
Eva Longoria and the team behind Amazon Prime Video’s “The House of the Spirits” will be among the notable multihyphenates, actors, writers and producers who are set to take part in ...
Apr 29, 2026
Jeremy Strong Starring in Escape Thriller ‘The Passenger’ From Director Magnus von Horn, FilmNation Launching Sales in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
Jeremy Strong will star in “The Passenger,” a historical escape thriller from Magnus von Horn. FilmNation Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights, excluding German-speaking territories...
Apr 29, 2026
LISTEN: Kacey Musgraves Embraces Her Silly Side With ‘Middle of Nowhere’ Album and Tour
On today's episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Cover Story segment, Variety's Chris Willman details his interview with country star Kacey Musgraves as she begins a new chapter of he...
Apr 29, 2026
Amazon Posts $181.5 Billion in Revenue and Smashes Wall Street’s Q1 Earnings Expectations
Amazon reported its first-quarter 2026 earnings results Wednesday, revealing sales at its cloud business, Amazon Web Services (AWS), were up 28% year over year to $37.6 billion from January to March. ...
Apr 29, 2026
Meta Q1 Revenue Soars 33% in Q1, Net Profit Hits $26.8 Billion Ahead of Mass Layoffs
Even as Meta continues make money hand over fist, the tech giant is set to make a large round of layoffs to optimize operations — and as it continues to plow billions into AI projects. Meta, the...
Apr 29, 2026
YouTube Pumps Up Ad Sales 10.7% to $9.9 Billion in Q1
Time spent viewing on YouTube, the internet’s most massive video platform, keeps growing at a healthy clip — and with it, YouTube continues to see a double-digit uptick in ad revenue. YouT...
Apr 29, 2026