Category Archives: Variety

‘Alarum’ Review: Sylvester Stallone Parachutes Into Busy but Unconvincing Spy-Jinks
There are some types of screen narratives that probably shouldn't be attempted on limited means, and "international espionage thriller" may well be one of them. That notion is illustrated by "Alarum,"...
Dharv2014 Jan 16, 2025

Justin Baldoni Lawsuit Alleges Blake Lively Used Taylor Swift to Pressure Him Amid ‘It Ends With Us’ Fight
The legal battle between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively in the aftermath of “It Ends With Us” expanded its blast zone Thursday morning, with a new lawsuit by Baldoni including text messag...
J. Kim Murphy Jan 16, 2025

David Lynch Was a Legendary Filmmaker. With ‘Twin Peaks’, He Left His Mark on Television
David Lynch will forever be known as a film auteur, though the consummate artist never restricted himself to a single medium. Painting, radio and even coffee production all fell within his repertoire ...
Alisoncolleherman Jan 16, 2025

The David Lynch Projects That Never Got Made, From ‘Ronnie Rocket’ to ‘Dune Messiah’ and ‘Wisteria’
David Lynch transformed the landscape of cinema with films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive,” and changed the parameters of television with “Twin Peaks.” Fr...
Todd Gilchrist Jan 16, 2025

David Lynch Was a Singular Filmmaker Whose Dreams Will Always Walk With Us
There are certain artists who are so visionary, so daring in their originality, whose work casts such a primal and enduring spell that it literally becomes hard to imagine the world without them. Davi...
Owen Gleiberman Jan 16, 2025

NBC and Peacock Holiday Content Reached 88 Million Viewers From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day (EXCLUSIVE)
Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, NBCUniversal’s slate of holiday programming reached a total of 88 million average viewers. That total comes from a combination of Nielsen’s m...
Selome Hailu Jan 16, 2025

‘Fire Country’ Cast Encourage Red Cross Donations Amid Wildfires, Thank First Responders Risking Their Lives: ‘You Are True Heroes’
The “Fire Country” cast has come together to support the first responders who are helping with the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires and asking for viewers to do everything they can to help. &...
Emily Longeretta Jan 16, 2025

Adam McKay Says ‘Don’t Look Up’ Was ‘Hated’ by ‘Critics and Cultural Gatekeepers’ but Seen by an Estimated ‘400 Million to Half a Billion’ People on Netflix
Adam McKay said in an interview with NME that his satirical comedy “Don’t Look Up” was seen by an estimated “400 million to half a billion” people on Netflix despite bein...
Zack Sharf Jan 16, 2025

TikTok Ban: Biden Administration Says It’s up to Trump to Figure Out Next Steps
President Biden, on the eve of leaving office, is punting the issue of the U.S. government’s enforcement of the law requiring TikTok’s Chinese parent to sell its stake in the app or face a...
Todd Spangler Jan 16, 2025

The ‘Twilight’ Cullen House Has Finally Been Lego-fied
Time to pick up the pieces and start building, because one of the most iconic houses in film history has finally been Lego-ified. There is now a Lego build of the famous Cullen house, where many of th...
Atingley4 Jan 16, 2025