Category Archives: Variety

‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ Teases Donald Trump For Moving Inauguration Inside: ‘You Weather Cuck!’
Stephen Colbert opened Monday’s inauguration day edition of CBS’ “The Late Show” by giving us permission to live by “airport rules” for the next four years: “...
Varietyschneider Jan 21, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s Inauguration Address: ‘More Ominous Than I Anticipated’
Jimmy Kimmel addressed the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump on Monday night’s edition of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” and noted how odd the ceremony turned out to be - just as ̶...
Varietyschneider Jan 20, 2025

India’s Hansal Mehta Launches True Story Films With $58 Million Production Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
Multiple award-winning Indian director Hansal Mehta (“Scam 1992,” “Shahid”) is diving into the production game, launching True Story Films with producer Sahil Saigal in a strat...
Naman Ramachandran Jan 20, 2025

‘The New Year That Never Came’ Review: A Tragicomic Tangle of Romanian Lives at the End of an Era
Many a short film that is later expanded into a feature feels reverse-engineered for that specific purpose: an eye-catching taster of what is clearly intended as a larger work, though perhaps not whol...
Guy Lodge Jan 20, 2025

‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ Actors Jim Parrack and Natacha Karam on Judd’s Relapse Without Grace, Marjan’s Quick Choice and ‘Truly World-Ending’ Final Episodes
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers from Monday’s episode of Fox’s “9-1-1: Lone Star,” titled “All Who Wander.” The 126 returned Monday with the first of ...
Jennifer Maas Jan 20, 2025

Laura Dern Wishes David Lynch Happy Birthday: ‘I Will Love and Miss You Every Day for the Rest of My Life’
Laura Dern shared a heartfelt birthday message on Instagram Monday to her lifelong collaborator David Lynch, four days after news broke of his death. “Happy birthday, tidbit,” Dern wrote. ...
Ellise Shafer Jan 20, 2025

John Sykes, Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy Guitarist and Co-writer of ‘Still of the Night’ and ‘Is This Love,’ Dies at 65
John Sykes, a veteran hard-rock guitarist who was a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and the Tygers of Pan Tang, has died, according to a post on his official Facebook page. He had battled cancer for ...
Jem Aswad Jan 20, 2025

Elon Musk Generates Controversy With Hand Gesture at Trump Inauguration Event, Draws Comparison to Fascist Salute
X owner Elon Musk generated controversy hours after Donald Trump was inaugurated as the nation’s 47th president with a gesture made during a speech that drew immediate comparisons to a fascist s...
Jack Dunn Jan 20, 2025

Shania Twain and Brandi Carlile on Teaming Up for an All-Female-Headliner Festival, and Why Women Supporting Women Is Always ‘Right on Time’
Shania Twain’s “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” wasn’t literally written to be sung along with by a nearly all-female audience, but the ’90s smash might have received its ulti...
Chris Willman Jan 20, 2025

What It Takes to Get On the Oscar International Shortlist Without a Major U.S. Distributor
Out of the 15 films that were named to this year's Oscars shortlist for Best International Film, major distributors like Netflix backing "Emilia Prez" and Sony Pictures Classics behind "I'm Still Here...
Matthew Minton Jan 20, 2025