Category Archives: Variety

How ‘Den of Thieves 2: Pantera’ Pulled Off Its Climactic Chase Using Electric Cars
"Den of Thieves 2: Pantera" features the world's first electric car chase. When writer and director Christian Gudegast was thinking about the film's sequel, he knew he needed to raise the stakes...
Jazztangcay Jan 18, 2025

Gwen Stefani’s No Doubt to Perform at FireAid Benefit Concert
Gwen Stefani’s No Doubt is reuniting for the FireAid benefit concerts to raise money for those most affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. Taking place at both the Intuit Dome and Kia Forum on J...
Jack Dunn Jan 18, 2025

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2 — How to Watch the MMA Event Live Online
The UFC is headed to the “City of Champions” for UFC 311. The main event is a highly-anticipated rematch title fight between Russian Islam Makhachev (26-1-0) defending his lightweight cham...
Rudie Obias Jan 18, 2025

Donald Trump Says He Will ‘Most Likely’ Give TikTok 90 More Days to Avoid U.S. Ban Once in Office: ‘We Have to Look at It Carefully’
The fight for TikTok may not be over just yet. While speaking with NBC’s Kristen Welker on Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump said he will “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day grac...
Jack Dunn Jan 18, 2025

After L.A. Fires, Bringing Production Back Has Become More Urgent Than Ever
Survive till 2025, they said. They didn't say what would come next. A week into the new year, wildfires devastated Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Altadena, causing an estimated $250 billion in damage. ...
Pat Saperstein Jan 18, 2025

Claire van Kampen, Theater Composer, Director and Wife of Mark Rylance, Dies at 71
Claire van Kampen, a theater composer, director, playwright and the wife of actor Mark Rylance, has died. She was 71. According to an announcement from her family, van Kampen died on Saturday morning ...
Ellise Shafer Jan 18, 2025

Box Office: ‘Wolf Man’ Closely Dogged by ‘One of Them Days’ After $4.4 Million Opening Day, ‘Mufasa’ Primed to Pounce Back on No. 1
It’s one of those weekends at the box office, with two new releases pawing at one another in a closer-than-expected race. Sony’s buddy comedy “One of Them Days” is coming in on...
J. Kim Murphy Jan 18, 2025

Meet Lumon’s Child Boss: ‘Severance’ Star Sarah Bock on Mastering Ms. Huang’s Sinister Stare and Her First Set Experience: ‘I Definitely Had a Lot of Imposter Syndrome’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 1 of "Severance," streaming now on Apple TV+. When a 15-year-old Sarah Bock first read the script for the second season premiere of ...
Atingley4 Jan 18, 2025

‘Murderess’ Review: Ocassionally Intriguing Depiction of Greek Midwife’s Mental Spiral Fails to Cohere
With a title like "Murderess," there can be little surprise where Greece's submission to the Oscar international feature category is headed. The third adaptation of Alexandros Papadiamantis’s ac...
Peter Debruge Jan 18, 2025

‘Back in Action’ Review: Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz in a Domestic Spy Caper as Generic as Its Title
Watching "Back in Action," it feels like some producer took the original, overblown, raucous-with-gunfire-and-highway-crashes 2005 movie version of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," the one that wasted Brad Pit...
Owen Gleiberman Jan 17, 2025