Category Archives: Variety
AFM: Vegas Fails to Dazzle Indie Industry Despite Buyer Turnout and Influx of Packages
$700 dollars to rent a coffee machine? There were many topics of conversation at this year's AFM, not least the market's seismic switch from Santa Monica to Las Vegas and the (slightly more) sei...
Nov 08, 2024
‘The Last Rifleman’ Review: Pierce Brosnan Proves Poignant in a Nostalgia-Heavy World War II Story
An amalgam of a road trip dramedy, an emotional memory piece and a nostalgic look at the glory of World War II, "The Last Rifleman" wants to be many things. Alas, Kevin Fitzpatrick's script fails to g...
Nov 08, 2024
Nicole Scherzinger Apologizes After Supporting Russell Brand’s ‘Make Jesus First Again’ Post: ‘I Come From a Place of Love’
Nicole Scherzinger has apologized after facing backlash on social media Thursday evening after she posted a positive comment on an Instagram an post by Russell Brand in which he flashes a red hat read...
Nov 08, 2024
‘Yellowstone’ Cast Struggled After Kevin Costner’s Departure and Long Hiatus: ‘I Was Having a Really Hard Time Locking Back In’
One of television’s biggest shows is back after nearly two years. “Yellowstone,” the hit Paramount Network drama, is set to return on Sunday night for the second half of its fifth se...
Nov 08, 2024
James Gunn Says Joker TV Series With Barry Keoghan ‘Is Not Being Discussed Nor Has It Even Come Up at This Time’
Why so serious? DC Studios chief James Gunn is disputing multiple reports that have percolated across the internet that the studio has been pursuing a TV series starring Barry Keoghan as the Joker, a ...
Nov 08, 2024
Sabrina Carpenter Calls Herself ‘Best Old Artist’ After Earning Six Grammy Noms: ‘I Don’t Know How That’s Possible’
Sabrina Carpenter celebrated her six Grammy nominations from a tour bus earlier this morning and shared video clips of the moment. “Us on the tour bus this morning, take a shot every time we scr...
Nov 08, 2024
Denis Villeneuve Says ‘I Don’t Care’ If Quentin Tarantino Refuses to Watch ‘Dune,’ but ‘What I Did Was Not a Remake … I See This as an Original’
Denis Villeneuve recently participated in a Q&A with students at Concordia University’s Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal, Quebec (via Montreal Gazette) and brushed off Quentin Tar...
Nov 08, 2024
Anna Kendrick Was Terrified to Act With George Clooney on ‘Up in the Air’ Until He Told Her on Set: ‘I Get Insecure. Did They Even Hire the Right Guy?’
Anna Kendrick was the latest guest on “Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?” as her press tour for Netflix’s “Woman of the Hour” continued, and she told a heartfelt story abou...
Nov 08, 2024
16-Year-Old Josh Brolin Tried to Make His ‘Goonies’ Character Super Deep; Then Steven Spielberg Told Him: ‘Just Act. Just Say What’s on the Page’
Josh Brolin was 16 years old when he landed a role in “The Goonies.” He played Brandon “Brand” Walsh, a high-school jock and the older brother of Sean Astin’s Mikey. Spea...
Nov 08, 2024
Warner Bros. Wanted to Dismiss ‘Juror No. 2’ to Streaming, but the Film Proves Clint Eastwood Is Still Built for Theaters
If the Warner Bros. logo was a badge, as opposed to a shield, Clint Eastwood would be the man behind it: the tough, rule-bending guy who sticks to his guns, la Harry Callahan. So why is the studio doi...
Nov 08, 2024