Category Archives: Variety
‘11 Rebels’ Review: A Dirty Near-Dozen Deliver the Goods in a Rip-Roaring Samurai Spectacle
A decades-old unproduced screenplay set during Japan's 1868-'69 civil war has been dusted off and given thoroughly modern action-movie treatment in Kazuya Shiraishi's "11 Rebels." A highly entertainin...
Oct 30, 2024
‘Martha’ Review: R.J. Cutler’s Splendid Documentary Taps Into Everything We Love, and Don’t, About Martha Stewart
In a certain way, she put a turkey in puff pastry so that you didn't have to (but could dream about it as if you were the one who'd done it). She turned "homemaking" into a so-real-you-could-touch-it-...
Oct 30, 2024
Netflix 2022 Doc ‘White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch’ Helped Propel Arrest of Retailer’s Former CEO Mike Jeffries
Two years after the release of the Netflix documentary expose “White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch,” the retail company’s former CEO Mike Jeffries was arrested ...
Oct 30, 2024
Disney Snares Grammys From CBS in First Change for Music Awards in 50 Years
Disney hopes the Grammys can sing a new tune. The annual music awards program, which has been shown on CBS since 1973, will move to Disney outlets starting in 2027. The company said it will simulcast ...
Oct 30, 2024
‘The Unseen Sister’ Review: Beijing-Set Tale of Sisters Separated for 17 Years Comes Home Strongly After a Slowish Start
A brief moment that determined the vastly different destinies, fortunes and identities of two sisters from Yunnan on the China-Myanmar border is at the heart of "The Unseen Sister," a mix of crime sus...
Oct 30, 2024
Cynthia Erivo Says Publicly Slamming ‘Wicked’ Fan Posters as ‘Offensive’ Was a ‘Human Moment,’ but ‘I Probably Should’ve Called My Friends’ Instead
Cynthia Erivo admitted to Entertainment Tonight that she “probably should have called” her friends about her frustrations with “Wicked” poster fan edits instead of publicly spe...
Oct 30, 2024
TeamTO President Guillaume Hellouin Explains Why His Company Has Agreed to a Riva Studios Buyout (EXCLUSIVE)
French indie animation powerhouse TeamTO, which announced insolvency in September, has accepted an acquisition bid from Milan-based Riva Studios, which is subject to approval from the Tribunal Commerc...
Oct 30, 2024
Ubisoft Shoots Down Rumor ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Could Be Further Delayed as It Explores Sale of ‘Non-Core Assets’
Ubisoft leadership quelled concerns Wednesday that “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” might once again be pushed on the release calendar amid ongoing buyout speculation at the French video g...
Oct 30, 2024
Nicky Jam Retracts Donald Trump Endorsement, Says He’s ‘Stepping Away’ From Politics: ‘Puerto Rico Deserves Respect’
Puerto Rican artist Nicky Jam walked back his endorsement for presidential candidate Donald J. Trump on Wednesday. In a video uploaded to Jam’s Instagram, the reggaeton star is seen sitting in a...
Oct 30, 2024
Jon Stewart Tells the Media to ‘Focus on Trump’ and Not the ‘Terrible’ Jokes at His Rally: ‘Focus on the Guy’ Who Wants to ‘Deport Everybody’
In the days leading up to the election, Jon Stewart wants the media to focus on Donald Trump, rather than the “terrible jokes” that others told at his Madison Square Garden rally. “T...
Oct 30, 2024