Category Archives: Variety

Mexico’s Mayra Hermosillo Nods to Unconventional Families in Debut Feature ‘Vainilla,’ a Ventana Sur Favorite Backed by ‘Bardo’ Producer Redrum
With a heady dose of '80s nostalgia and the gravity that only a script full of fierce intergenerational matriarchs can bring to the table, Mexico's Mayra Hermosillo revealed a cut of her nuanced and b...
John Hopewell Dec 06, 2024

‘Small Town,’ the Awaited Comeback of Animation Legend Walter Tournier, Swooped on by Latido for International (EXCLUSIVE)
One of the most active of sales agents at this week's Ventana Sur, Madrid-based Latido Films has closed international rights on adventure-comedy "Small Town" ("Pueblo Chico") a parable of greed and in...
John Hopewell Dec 06, 2024

‘Crime Scene Kitchen’ Season 3 Winners on the Chocolate Mistake That Almost Cost Them the $100,000 Grand Prize
SPOILER WARNING: This story includes spoilers for the finale of Fox’s “Crime Scene Kitchen” Season 3. The Confectionator 3000 has spoken: Canadian baking duo Jessica Harrison and Len...
Jennifer Maas Dec 05, 2024

‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ Star Pauline Chalamet on That ‘Mortifying’ Sex Toy Scene: ‘I Was Red in the Face’
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers from Season 3, Episode 3 of “The Sex Lives of College Girls,” now streaming on Max. Pauline Chalamet's character Kimberly in "The Sex Lives of...
Emiliana Betancourt Dec 05, 2024

‘Swept Away,’ Avett Brothers’ Musical About a Brutal Shipwreck, Ending Broadway Run
“Swept Away,” a musical that mixed together a shipwreck, cannibalism and the music of the Avett Brothers, hoped to defy conventional wisdom about what constitutes a Broadway hit. Instead i...
Varietybrentlang Dec 05, 2024

How ‘Creature Commandos’ Recorded That Animated Sex Scene: ‘It Was Long Minutes of Us Kissing Our Hands’
SPOILER WARNING: This story discusses plot developments in Episode 2 of "Creature Commandos," now streaming on Max. When James Gunn created the animated DC Studios series "Creature Commandos" - about ...
Adam B. Vary Dec 05, 2024

Juanes and Ryan Castro Team Up for Festive ‘El Chucu Chucu’ Video
Spanish rock music veteran Juanes has teamed up with rising reggaeton star Ryan Castro for a festive and catchy new single, “El Chucu Chucu.” The song, the pair’s first collaboration...
Thania Garcia Dec 05, 2024

New Hotspots in Silver Lake and Echo Park Rev Up L.A.’s Ever-Changing Restaurant Scene
In Los Angeles, it often seems to be the best of times and the worst of times for restaurants simultaneously. Just as Silver Lake is mourning the departure of favorites All Day Baby and Alimento, new ...
Pat Saperstein Dec 05, 2024

Peso Pluma Drops New Single, ‘Gervonta’
Peso Pluma’s new single “Gervonta” was officially released on Thursday. Anchored in the style of msica Mexicana that helped launched his career, “Gervonta” sees Pluma agg...
Thania Garcia Dec 05, 2024

James Norton Defends the Throne From Invading Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in First Look Images from Medieval Drama ‘King and Conqueror’
James Norton looks set to defend the Anglo-Saxon throne from French invader Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in the first glimpse from upcoming medieval drama series "King and Conqueror." Norton plays Harold, Ea...
K.J. Yossman Dec 05, 2024