Category Archives: Variety

Could the New Netflix JonBenét Ramsey Docuseries Lead to an Arrest? Director Joe Berlinger Thinks So
The unresolved case of JonBent Ramsey has been the subject of countless documentaries and dramatic television retellings throughout the last 28 years. The latest content about the case is Netflix̵...
Addie Morfoot Nov 24, 2024

‘Wicked’ Box Office: All the Records the Movie Musical Shattered on Opening Weekend
Musicals aren’t the most successful genre at the box office (see: “Cats,” “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Joker: Folie Deux”). But song-and-dance films may be enjoyin...
Rebecca Rubin Nov 24, 2024

‘Wicked’s’ Color Grading Is Intended to ‘Immerse People Into Oz, to Make It a Real Place,’ Says Director Jon M. Chu: If It Was ‘Fake,’ Then the Relationships and Stakes ‘Wouldn’t Feel Real’
Eighty-five years after the release of "The Wizard of Oz," director Jon M. Chu brings back this magical world to the big screen in "Wicked,” the film adaptation of the Broadway classic starring ...
Emiliana Betancourt Nov 24, 2024

‘Wicked’: What Happened to the 9 Million Tulips Planted for the Film?
Sweet Oz! "Wicked" fans now have a chance to visit Munchkinland. Well, sort of. When Jon M. Chu was making the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical, practical sets were a must. "Wicked's" gra...
Jazztangcay Nov 24, 2024

How ‘The Piano Lesson’ Builds on Denzel and Pauletta Washington’s Family Legacy With Malcolm, John David and Katia Washington Taking the Lead
It's been a big weekend for the Washington family. While patriarch Denzel Washington chewed the scenery on multiplex screens in "Gladiator II," the next generation of Washingtons stormed onto streamin...
Angelique Jackson Nov 24, 2024

How ‘Gladiator 2’ Composer Harry Gregson-Williams Honored Hans Zimmer’s Original Score
Composer Harry Gregson-Williams understood the assignment when director Ridley Scott asked him to score "Gladiator 2." "It was to embody the spiritual essence of the first film, but move forward into ...
Jazztangcay Nov 24, 2024

‘Wicked’ Leads Global Box Office With $164 Million, ‘Gladiator II’ Surpasses $220 Million Worldwide
“Wicked” debuted to $164.2 million at the global box office, a towering figure that includes $50.1 million in overseas ticket sales. Universal’s big-budget adaptation of the hit musi...
Rebecca Rubin Nov 24, 2024

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘GNX’ Is a Meticulous, Versatile, Hard-Hitting Masterpiece: Album Review
Midway through his snarling Drake diss, "Not Like Us," Kendrick Lamar issued a succinct, but forceful personal mandate: "Sometimes you gotta pop out and show n—as." It was both a plan of action ...
Jem Aswad Nov 24, 2024

‘Interior Chinatown’ Star Chloe Bennet on Her Theories About That Cliffhanger Ending and Being Told She Doesn’t Look ‘Asian Enough’
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains major spoilers from "Interior Chinatown," now streaming on Hulu. Chloe Bennet knows what it is like to straddle two worlds - both in life and on television. For ...
Kate Aurthur Nov 24, 2024

Cinematography Work at Camerimage Festival ‘Radically Different,’ Jury Members Say
Jurors at the EnergaCamerimage cinematography fest say the Golden Frog main competition films have been remarkably varied and inspiring in the event's 32nd edition. The 12 competing films "were radica...
Leo Barraclough Nov 24, 2024