Category Archives: Variety

‘Spellbound’ Review: Alan Menken Brings Vintage Disney Vibes to Skydance’s Second Animated Feature
The kid's gonna be fine. It's the parents who are not all right in "Spellbound," a straight-to-Netflix computer-animated fairy tale with a smart concept (what's a girl to do when her home life is shat...
Peter Debruge Nov 22, 2024

Jason Kelce Tackles Late-Night Series for ESPN
Jason Kelce is ready to blitz the ranks of TV’s late-night hosts in a limited-run wee-hours program on ESPN. “They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce” will air on five consecutive o...
Brian Steinberg Nov 22, 2024

‘Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.’ Review: Angel Studios’ Biopic of an Anti-Nazi WWII Hero Seems Unsettlingly Timely
If it had been released just two years ago, "Bonhoeffer" might have come across as simply the latest in a long line of respectable but predictable period dramas about brave Germans who dared to stand ...
Joe Leydon Nov 22, 2024

DirecTV Ditches Dish Deal
The U.S.’s two satellite TV providers aren’t getting hitched anymore, at least anytime soon. DirecTV on Thursday announced that it was nixing the agreement with EchoStar to buy Dish Networ...
Todd Spangler Nov 21, 2024

Bhutan’s Tallinn, Goa Title ‘I, The Song’ Sells to Fidalgo for Norway (EXCLUSIVE)
Bhutanese filmmaker Dechen Roder’s “I, The Song” has been acquired by Fidalgo Film Distribution for Norway. The film had its world premiere at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival...
Sahasranaman Ramachandran Nov 21, 2024

Aboriginal-Indian Film ‘Bidjara Kumari’ Unveiled at Film Bazaar (EXCLUSIVE)
“Bidjara Kumari,” a pioneering feature film bridging Australian Aboriginal and Indian cultures is taking shape, it was revealed at the ongoing Film Bazaar in Goa. The announcement comes as...
Sahasranaman Ramachandran Nov 21, 2024

Ridham Janve’s ‘Hunter’s Moon’ Is High Altitude Test of Human Nature – Film Bazaar Work-in-Progress
Ridham Janve, an already acclaimed director attending the Film Bazaar with his second film "Hunter's Moon" (aka "Kaatti Ri Raatti"), likens the editing process to a game of long-distance chess that he...
Patrick Frater Nov 21, 2024

‘Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It’ Review: Eye-Opening Look at the Organ Prodigy Who Fused with the Beatles and Helped to Forge Funk
Was he a sideman or a star? The only way you become a star is to chase it forcefully enough, and there was a lingering part of Preston that was more comfortable standing in the shadows.
Owen Gleiberman Nov 21, 2024

‘Say a Little Prayer’ Review: ‘Despacito’ Singer Luis Fonsi Stars in Well-Intentioned but Ordinary Latino Romantic Comedy
Latino actors have long been outspoken about the types of roles they are frequently relegated to in most American productions: criminals, migrants, housekeepers. On that front, the romantic comedy "Sa...
Peter Debruge Nov 21, 2024

iQiyi, Chinese Video Streamer, Profits Halved in Third Quarter
Chinese video streaming group iQiyi incurred setbacks in subscriptions and advertising, but was able to improve its content sales, leading to a July to September quarter that was down in revenue and p...
Patrick Frater Nov 21, 2024