Category Archives: Variety

TCM Warns Viewers of Potential Disruptions as Classic Movie Channel Upgrades its Broadcasting Technology
If you’re a fan of Turner Classic Movies, you may experience some interruptions in the coming weeks. TCM, the Warner Bros. Discovery owned cabler that specializes in vintage films, released a vi...
Jack Dunn Nov 08, 2024

‘The Super Elfkins’ Sells to Multiple Territories Following International Premiere at AFM (EXCLUSIVE)
CGI-animated feature “The Super Elfkins” has been sold to several territories, following its international premiere at the American Film Market in Las Vegas. The film, which won the kids a...
Leo Barraclough Nov 08, 2024

‘Saturday Night’ DP Eric Steelberg Explains the Choreography of That Crucial Opening Shot
Jason Reitman's "Saturday Night" opens with a roughly 3 12-minute single shot in which the camera quickly weaves through Studio 8H, capturing the chaos and energy as the now-iconic NBC series "Saturda...
Carolyn Giardina Nov 08, 2024

‘Penguin’ Star Deirdre O’Connell, Jonathan Banks Among 9 Cast in Netflix Limited Series ‘Beast in Me’
The Netflix limited series “The Beast in Me” has added nine new cast members, Variety has learned exclusively. The new cast members are: Deirdre O'Connell (“The Penguin,” Broad...
Joseph Otterson Nov 08, 2024

Rapper Lil Durk Facing Life in Prison After Additional Charges in Murder-for-Hire Plot
After Lil Durk was arrested in Florida last month on charges related to murder-for-hire, the rapper is now facing two additional charges in his case that could put him behind bars for life. The rapper...
Steven J. Horowitz Nov 08, 2024

Ray Romano’s Identical Twin Sons Confront Their Quarter-Life Crisis, Codependency and Growing Up With a Famous Dad in Their New Documentary
As Matt and Greg Romano entered their mid-20s, they began to feel stuck. The identical twins, who are the sons of “Everybody Loves Raymond” star Ray Romano, had dropped out of college afte...
Varietybrentlang Nov 08, 2024

‘The Simpsons’ Sings Musical Number About Homer Not Wanting to Buy Marge Tampons (EXCLUSIVE)
“The Simpsons” has been in an experimental mode as of late, trying big swings like its “series finale” Season 36 premiere and its recent, spot-on parody of “The White Lot...
Varietyschneider Nov 08, 2024

Box Office: Hugh Grant’s ‘Heretic’ Makes $1.2 Million in Previews
Halloween may be over, but the scares keep on coming. A24 and Hugh Grant’s new horror movie “Heretic” is launching at the box office this weekend, and it’s made $1.2 million so...
Jordan Moreau Nov 08, 2024

A+E’s Survival Competition Format ‘Alone’ Travels to India With Streaming Platform Arré
A+E Global Media Group will partner with streaming platform operator Arr Studio to bring its global hit survival competition format “Alone” to India for the first time. “Alone,”...
Leo Barraclough Nov 08, 2024

‘Gladiator 2’ Production Designer Arthur Max Made Everything Bigger and Better: It Was ‘Gladiator’ on ‘Steroids’
Ridley Scott had one directive for production designer Arthur Max on "Gladiator II": "I want to go big. I want to imply the grandeur of the Roman Empire," he told the veteran artisan. Max, who has bee...
Jazztangcay Nov 08, 2024