Category Archives: Variety

‘Love Island USA’ Renewed for Season 8, Sets June Premiere
A hot new cast of bombshells are about to enter the villa, as Peacock has renewed "Love Island USA" for Season 8. Ariana Madix will return to host the hit dating show, which will premiere on June 2 at...
Payton Turkeltaub Mar 13, 2026

‘My Brother’s Killer’ SXSW Review: A Macabre Real-Life Murder Goes Unsolved for Decades
A very cold case from 1990 gets reheated in "My Brother's Killer." Rachel Mason's documentary probes the mysterious murder that year of 25-year-old William Arnold Newton, who had appeared in several g...
Dharv2014 Mar 13, 2026

Irish American Producer David McCourt Interviewed 1,000 People About the American Dream’ in New Doc ‘Amerigo’: ‘Is It Still Possible? And If Not, Is This the Country We Want to Live In?’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Irish American documentary producer David McCourt sat down for a fireside chat with “Ocean’s Twelve” and “The Bourne Ultimatum” director George Nolfi at SXSW on Friday, w...
Selome Hailu Mar 13, 2026

Keke Palmer Gets Strange Marriage Proposal From a Fan While Speaking at SXSW; Taylour Paige Jokes ‘Sorry to This Man’
While Keke Palmer was on stage at SXSW on Friday, a fan rushed to the stage and asked her to marry him. Palmer was hosting a live recording of her podcast “Baby, This Is Keke Palmer” with ...
Selome Hailu Mar 13, 2026

Awards Circuit Podcast: Will Timothée Chalamet Win? How Many Times Will Paul Thomas Anderson and Ryan Coogler Hit the Stage?
As the 98th Academy Awards approach on Sunday, the latest episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast gathered the full roundtable to dissect what to expect. Chief awards editor Clayton Davis, TV ex...
Clayton Davis Mar 13, 2026

Why Chloe Grace Moretz Came Back to Rom-Coms After 12 Years for SXSW Premiere ‘Love Language’
In the SXSW player “Love Language,” a young woman left at the altar finds side gig writing wedding vows for brides-to-be. In her own way, the film’s leading lady Chloe Grace Moretz h...
Varietymattdonnelly Mar 13, 2026

‘Christiania’ Review: The Story of Copenhagen’s Utopian Experiment Is Told With Nostalgia and Doubt
Initially "Christiania" appears as a homage from a filmmaker to a place and time he feels a nostalgic pull for even though has not actually experienced it. In trying to tell the story of the Copenhage...
Murtada Elfadl Mar 13, 2026

Keke Palmer Sings Live at SXSW After ‘I Love Boosters’ Premiere as Boots Riley Talks Fighting Fascism With Fashion
The 2026 edition of the SXSW Film & TV Festival opened with a bang on Thursday: Boots Riley’s larger-than-life sci-fi comedy “I Love Boosters” served as the opening night film, b...
Selome Hailu Mar 13, 2026

‘Sinners‘ and ‘The Pitt’ Take Top Honors at ICG Publicists Awards
The publicity campaigns for "Sinners" and "The Pitt" took top honors at the 63rd annual International Cinematographers Guild Publicists Awards luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Friday. The cer...
Jazztangcay Mar 13, 2026

Richard Grenell to Step Down as Kennedy Center President Amid Institutional Turmoil
Richard Grenell will step down from his post as interim president of the Kennedy Center after a period of transitional turmoil for the institution. President Donald Trump announced Grenell’s dep...
Steven J. Horowitz Mar 13, 2026