Category Archives: Variety

‘Facing War,’ Documentary on Former NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg, to Open CPH:DOX
Tommy Gulliksen's documentary "Facing War," which depicts Jens Stoltenberg's final year as NATO secretary general, has been selected as the opening film of the Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festiv...
Leo Barraclough Feb 06, 2025

Robert De Niro Says Filming ‘Zero Day,’ His First Big TV Role, Was Like ‘Swimming the English Channel’: ‘I Gotta Keep Going, Otherwise I’m Gonna Sink’
Robert De Niro’s first foray into series television proved to be an endurance test for the legendary actor, who compared filming Netflix’s “Zero Day” to swimming the English Ch...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 06, 2025

‘Wild at Heart’ Producer Joni Sighvatsson Sets ‘The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden’ With The Global Ensemble Drama, Diprente Media
Hollywood Icelandic mogul Joni Sighvatsson, producer of David Lynch's Palme d'Or winner "Wild at Heart" and head of L.A.-based Palomar Entertainment, has partnered the Scandinavian powerhouse The Glob...
John Hopewell Feb 06, 2025

‘Wind, Talk to Me’ Review: A Filmmaker Works Through His Grief With Wit, Grace and Imagination
For many of us, periods of intense grieving don’t leave clear, linear memories. Time stretches, compresses and fragments, words and faces and gestures emerge irregularly from an overwhelmed blur...
Guy Lodge Feb 06, 2025

‘Kinda Pregnant’ Review: Amy Schumer Gets Her Comic Fury Back as a Teacher Who Pretends to Be Pregnant
In "Kinda Pregnant," it's Amy Schumer's go-for-broke honesty that's funny.
Owen Gleiberman Feb 06, 2025

Shu Qi, Lee Sinje Lead Netflix’s 2025 Chinese-Language Slate
Netflix has unveiled a five-series Chinese-language lineup for 2025, headlined by major stars and spanning genres from supernatural thrillers to romantic comedies. International film stars Shu Qi and ...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 06, 2025

Corneliu Porumboiu to Be Special Guest at Visions du Réel: His Films ‘Cast an Offbeat, Critical Eye on the Changes to Romanian Society’
Romanian filmmaker Corneliu Porumboiu will be the special guest at the 56th edition of documentary festival Visions du Rel, which runs April 4 - 13 in Nyon, Switzerland. There will be a retrospective ...
Leo Barraclough Feb 06, 2025

Filipino Rom-Com ‘My Love Will Make You Disappear’ Sets North American Bow (EXCLUSIVE)
ABS-CBN’s Star Cinema is betting big on romantic comedy again, setting a March 28 theatrical release for “My Love Will Make You Disappear” across the U.S. and Canada. The film marks ...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 06, 2025

Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Star Mackenyu Joins ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Voice Cast (EXCLUSIVE)
“One Piece” actor Mackenyu Maeda, known professionally as simply Mackenyu, has joined the voice cast of Ubisoft’s upcoming “Assassin's Creed Shadows.” Best known for play...
Jennifer Maas Feb 06, 2025

‘East of Wall’ Review: Three Generations of South Dakota Women Put a New Face on the Western
So much of the American cowboy mythos - the way they talk, the silhouette they cut, the clothes they wear - has been codified, if not invented wholesale, by Hollywood. From first shot to last, Kate Be...
Peter Debruge Feb 06, 2025