Category Archives: Variety

Outsider Pictures Snags Costa Rican Oscar Entry ‘Memories of a Burning Body,’ Cannes’ ‘Something Old, Something New,’ Toronto Winner ‘They Will Be Dust’ (EXCLUSIVE)
L.A.-based Outsider Pictures, a U.S. distribution hub for Spanish-language cinema, has snagged North American rights to three International Oscar entries to the 97th Academy Awards: Costa Rica's "Memo...
Anna Marie de la Fuente Nov 21, 2024

‘Sing Sing’ Breakout Clarence Maclin on Oscar Buzz, If He’s Playing Himself, and Why Prison Theater Programs ‘Weren’t Just Art, They Were Survival’
It’s a Friday afternoon in Middleburg, Virginia. Clarence Maclin has just flown in to participate in a conversation celebrating the following day, during which he will receive the Impact Award a...
Clayton Davis Nov 21, 2024

‘Gladiator II,’ ‘The Piano Lesson,’ ‘Nickel Boys’ Use the Weight of Past Events to Tell Contemporary Stories
The past is ever present in our lives, so it's unsurprising that many movies lean on that juxtaposition in the stories they tell. In 2024, the past casts an espe- cially big shadow across films like "...
Todd Gilchrist Nov 21, 2024

Anne Rice’s ‘Talamasca’ Series at AMC Casts Maisie Richardson-Sellers (EXCLUSIVE)
Maisie Richardson-Sellers has been cast as a series regular in the upcoming AMC series “The Talamasca,” Variety has learned exclusively. The Talamasca is a secretive group featured in a nu...
Joseph Otterson Nov 21, 2024

CM Punk Joins Syfy Series ‘Revival’ (EXCLUSIVE)
WWE star CM Punk has joined the upcoming Syfy horror series “Revival” in a recurring role, Variety has learned exclusively. As previously reported, the show was picked up at Syfy back in M...
Joseph Otterson Nov 21, 2024

‘Jet Lag: The Game’ Team Sets Comedy Debate Series ‘Abolish Everything’ at Nebula (EXCLUSIVE)
The team behind indie streamer Nebula’s hit travel competition series “Jet Lag: The Game” has revealed their next project: “Abolish Everything!,” a comedy debate series b...
Jennifer Maas Nov 21, 2024

I Wanted My Four-Year-Old to Love Moviegoing. How Hard Could It Be?
When it came time to choose a name for our first child, my husband and I had a list of one. A couple of years before her birth, we'd been on an especially good date to see an Agns Varda film in repert...
Danvariety Nov 21, 2024

Viral ‘Boy Room’ Series Gets Home-Makeover Season 2 in Partnership With Amazon
“Boy Room,” the viral social media series that takes viewers into men’s horrifyingly messy dwellings, is getting a second season. However, this time there’s a twist, as product...
Ethan Shanfeld Nov 21, 2024

‘The Pitt’ Trailer: Noah Wyle Returns to the ER in Max’s New Hospital Drama
After nearly 15 years on “ER,” Noah Wyle puts his scrubs back on in Max’s new hospital drama series “The Pitt.” The show, from “ER” and “West Wing”...
Ethan Shanfeld Nov 21, 2024

The Oscar Trump Effect: How the Academy Could Reflect Our Turbulent Times
Do the Oscars care who won the presidency? As the country recovers from the emotional rollercoaster of the 2024 presidential election, Hollywood will be coping with this charged political atmosphere a...
Clayton Davis Nov 21, 2024