Category Archives: Variety

Rare Ella Fitzgerald Concert Recording Due for Release Next Month
There are few things music geeks love more than an unearthed, previously unknown recording, and that's exactly what's in store for fans of iconic jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. On Feb. 28, an album of a...
Jem Aswad Jan 17, 2025

Starz’s ‘The Couple Next Door’ Is an Absurd Yet Sexy Thrill: TV Review
While often picturesque, full of perfectly manicured lawns and neighborly people, suburbia typically has more going on than what meets the eye. “In Starz's six-part psychological thriller "The C...
Aramide Tinubu Jan 17, 2025

R. Madhavan Confronts Banking Corruption in ZEE5 Global Thriller ‘Hisaab Barabar’: ‘The New Indian Is an Empowered Person’
Indian actor R. Madhavan faces off against a ruthless banking system in financial thriller “Hisaab Barabar,” set to premiere on streaming platform ZEE5 Global. The film, which made its wor...
Naman Ramachandran Jan 17, 2025

Berlinale Series Market: Fernando Meirelles, Alex de la Iglesia, ‘Borgen’s’ Maja Jul Larsen to Unveil New Shows
Berlinale Series Market Selects has revealed its lineup. The European Film Market's "boutique market for serial content from all over the world" will welcome Spanish shows in Berlinale Market Selects,...
John Hopewell Jan 17, 2025

Anheuser-Busch Sends Budweiser Clydesdales Back Down Local Path to Super Bowl Audiences
Will you have your eyes peeled for the stately Budweiser Clydesdales during Super Bowl LIX? Only a certain section of the TV audience will get to see the venerable commercial beasts. Anheuser-Busch In...
Brian Steinberg Jan 17, 2025

Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Adaptation for Netflix Gets Imax Release
Greta Gerwig has leveraged her “Barbie” star power to convince Netflix to give her the big, broad theatrical release she wanted for “Narnia,” her adaptation of C.S. Lewis’...
Varietybrentlang Jan 17, 2025

Anurag Kashyap-Backed Indian Drama ‘Tiger’s Pond’ Lands at Loco Films Ahead of Berlinale Bow (EXCLUSIVE)
French sales outfit Loco Films has acquired international rights to “Tiger’s Pond” (Vagachipani), the latest film championed by celebrated Indian auteur Anurag Kashyap. The dark crim...
Naman Ramachandran Jan 17, 2025

Comedian Loses Copyright Lawsuit Against Steve Coogan’s Production Company Over Sitcom
Comedian Harry Deansway has lost his case against Steve Coogan's production company Baby Cow over a sitcom he claimed infringed his copyright. A judge in London's High Court has ruled that Baby Cow se...
K.J. Yossman Jan 17, 2025

Isabella Rossellini Remembers David Lynch: ‘I Loved Him So Much’
Isabella Rossellini has paid tribute to the late David Lynch, who died on Thursday at 78. The legendary actress, who had her breakthrough role in Lynch’s 1986 film “Blue Velvet” and ...
Ellise Shafer Jan 17, 2025

‘William Tell’ Director Nick Hamm on Casting Baddie Claes Bang as a Hero and Juxtaposing Bloodiness and Beauty: It’s ‘“Sound of Music” With Violence’
Having directed psychological thrillers (2001's "The Hole," which gave Keira Knightley her first major role), music comedies (2011's "Killing Bono") and comedy-thrillers based around the famed DeLorea...
Alex Ritman Jan 17, 2025