Category Archives: Variety

Steve Guttenberg Battles Pacific Palisades Fire, Helps Clear Roads for Crews and Evacuees: ‘Get Your Loved Ones and Get Out’
“Police Academy” star Steve Guttenberg is doing his part to help evacuees escape the 1200-acre inferno ravaging the Pacific Palisades. While moving abandoned cars on Palisades Drive, Gutte...
Jack Dunn Jan 07, 2025

CNN Defamation Trial: Jurors Are Urged to ‘Send a Message’ to Mainstream Media
An attorney urged jurors on Tuesday to “send a message to the mainstream media” by finding that CNN defamed a security contractor in a 2021 report about Afghan refugees. Zachary Young is s...
Gmaddaus Jan 07, 2025

Asia-Pacific Video Market Set for $16.2 Billion Growth by 2029, Report Finds
The Asia-Pacific video industry is poised for significant expansion, with online platforms driving revenue growth while traditional TV faces headwinds, according to a new report from Media Partners As...
Naman Ramachandran Jan 07, 2025

Delta Inks Exclusive Pact with YouTube for In-Flight Viewing as Airline Enhances Entertainment Experiences and Courts Showbiz Passengers
LAS VEGAS — Delta is ramping up content-related offerings on its flights as the nation’s dominant air carrier banks on exclusive YouTube access, better WiFi and AI-powered convenience to c...
Cynthia Littleton Jan 07, 2025

Nicole Kidman on ‘Babygirl,’ Lessons She Learned From Stanley Kubrick and the 1997 Vanity Fair Oscar Party With Madonna and Courtney Love: ‘That Made My Year’
If you think Nicole Kidman is playing the title role in "Babygirl," the Oscar-winning actress wants a word with you. It's just a few days before Christmas and I am talking to Kidman over Zoom for the ...
Marcmalkin Jan 07, 2025

Robert Pattinson’s Batman Moving into James Gunn’s DCU Depends on ‘Whether It Makes Sense,’ Says Matt Reeves: ‘We’ll Have to See Where That Goes’
DC Studios co-chief James Gunn stirred up buzz among comic book movie fans when he recently said on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that he’s “contemplated” bringing Rob...
Zack Sharf Jan 07, 2025

Mindy Kaling Calls Meghan Markle Backlash ‘Unnecessary’ and a ‘Waste of Time’ After Appearing in Her Netflix Series ‘With Love, Meghan’
At the Golden Globes red carpet, Mindy Kaling responded to the backlash against Meghan Markle ahead of the release of her Netflix cooking show “With Love, Meghan” on Jan. 15. Since marryin...
Matthew Minton Jan 07, 2025

As ‘Complete Unknown’ Rekindles Interest in 1965 Folk-Rock Scene, Watch ’60s Icon Donovan Reveal ‘Secret History’ in Video Essay
One of the chief pleasures of James Mangold's acclaimed new Bob Dylan film biography "A Complete Unknown" comes from the assistance it provides to old-timers often trying, usually failing, to explain ...
Pat Saperstein Jan 07, 2025

‘Anora,’ ‘Nosferatu,’ ‘Nickel Boys’ and More Could Use DGA, PGA and WGA Noms for Big Boosts in Oscar Race
After Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony, Hollywood has officially entered the "playoff" stage of Oscar season. With over two dozen films vying for nominations across all Academy Award categories, the ne...
Clayton Davis Jan 07, 2025

Matthew Perry Gifted Lisa Kudrow the ‘Friends’ Cookie Jar in 2004. She Found the Note He Left Inside It 20 Years Later and After His Death: ‘Timing Is Everything’
Lisa Kudrow revealed during an interview on “The Drew Barrymore Show” (via People) that she recently discovered a note the late Matthew Perry left for her inside the “Friends” ...
Zack Sharf Jan 07, 2025