Category Archives: Variety

5 Reasons ‘The Bride!’ Was Dead on Arrival at the Box Office
It’s alive, but it’s not exactly showing signs of life. “The Bride!,” director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s punk rock, feminist reinterpretation of “The Bride of Frankenstei...
Rebecca Rubin Mar 08, 2026

Katie Leung ‘Would Not Want to Go Back’ to Her Time Shooting ‘Harry Potter’ Movies: ‘I Was So Easily Influenced’
"Harry Potter" alum Katie Leung told Entertainment Tonight in a new interview that she wouldn't want to return to her days of playing Cho Chang in the hit fantasy franchise. “I was so young at t...
Arushi Jacob Mar 08, 2026

Country Joe McDonald, Woodstock Star Who Found Counterculture Fame With ‘I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag,’ Dies at 84
“Country Joe” McDonald, who fronted the band Country Joe and the Fish and became an emblem of the 1960s antiwar counterculture through a prominent appearance at the Woodstock festival, die...
Chris Willman Mar 08, 2026

Arden Cho, Ji-young Yoo, Chloe Zhao, Bowen Yang and More Honor Asian Heritage at Unforgettable Gala Awards
As “Kpop Demon Hunters” continues to shine over awards season, Arden Cho, who plays the speaking voice of Rumi, and Ji-young Yoo, the speaking voice of Zoey, were at the Unforgettable Awar...
Jazztangcay Mar 08, 2026

Box Office: ‘Hoppers’ Powers to $88 Million Globally, ‘The Bride!’ Flatlines With $13 Million Worldwide
Disney’s Pixar animal adventure “Hoppers” was No. 1 at the global box office with $88 million, an encouraging result for an original animated film. Meanwhile, this weekend’s ot...
Rebecca Rubin Mar 08, 2026

Quentin Tarantino Has Been Given a ‘Hall Pass’ to Use N-Word in Movies, Says Rosanna Arquette: ‘It’s Just Racist and Creepy’
While discussing her role in "Pulp Fiction" with The Sunday Times, Rosanna Arquette said that Quentin Tarantino has a "hall pass" to use the N-word in his films, which she thinks is "racist and creepy...
Jack Dunn Mar 08, 2026

Box Office: ‘The Bride!’ Bombs With $7 Million Opening Weekend, Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ Scores $46 Million Debut
This bride might need life support. Director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!,” a feminist reimagining of “The Bride of Frankenstein,” has collapsed in its box office debu...
Rebecca Rubin Mar 08, 2026

Swiss Period Drama ‘Silent Rebellion’ Takes Top Honors at Joburg Film Festival
Swiss director Marie-Elsa Sgualdo's "Silent Rebellion," a period drama that follows a rape survivor's defiant journey of self-discovery, won the top prize at the 8th Joburg Film Festival on Saturday. ...
Postcardjunky Mar 08, 2026

‘F1,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and ‘The Studio’ Among Cinema Audio Society Award Winners
The sound mixing teams behind "F1″ and "KPop Demon Hunters" won awards in the categories of live action feature and animated feature, respectively, at the 62nd Cinema Audio Society Awards for so...
Jazztangcay Mar 08, 2026

‘SNL’ Weekend Update Tackles Timothée Chalamet’s Ballet and Opera Flap, Trump, RFK Jr. and Kristi Noem
Timothe Chalamet’s comment on the contemporary state of opera and ballet in a CNN/Variety town hall last month was among the targets of “Saturday Night Live’s” “Weekend U...
Cynthia Littleton Mar 07, 2026