Category Archives: Variety

Shekhar Kapur, Oliver Jackson-Cohen Among Attachments to Jump Street’s Jewish Australian Screen Fund 2026 Slate; Inaugural Fellowship Launched (EXCLUSIVE)
Australia’s Jump Street Films has unveiled its 2026 slate for the Jewish Australian Screen Fund, headlined by attachments including Shekhar Kapur, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Yael Abecassis and Shlomi...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 04, 2026

Jodie Sweetin Says Candace Cameron Bure ‘Does Her Thing and We Sit on Very Opposite Sides’ After Claim ‘Full House’ Co-Star ‘Has Gone a Bit Dave Chappelle-y’
“Full House” star Jodie Sweetin recently appeared on an episode of the “Only Child With Bob the Drag Queen” podcast (via EW) where she briefly touched upon her politi...
Zack Sharf Mar 04, 2026

‘Whisperings of the Moon,’ ‘Silver’ and ‘Zumeca’ Among 2026 Slamdance Film Festival Award Winners
Films including "Whisperings of the Moon," "Silver" and "Zumeca" were among the winners at the 32nd Slamdance Film Festival. Dedicated to celebrating emerging filmmaking talent from around the world, ...
Payton Turkeltaub Mar 04, 2026

Padma Lakshmi on Building Her Own Cooking Competition After Being ‘Burnt Out’ by ‘Top Chef’: ‘I Didn’t Want to Go Back to Just Being Talent’
Padma Lakshmi didn't think she'd ever return to cooking competition shows. In 2023, when she stepped away from the Bravo touchstone "Top Chef" after hosting for 19 seasons, Lakshmi was "burnt out" and...
alisoncolleherman Mar 04, 2026

Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan to Reunite at Oscars for Rob Reiner Tribute; New Details Revealed
"When Harry Met Sally" co-stars Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan will reunite at the Oscars to honor Rob Reiner. Sources tell me that details now include Crystal talking about the late filmmaker and actor d...
marcmalkin Mar 04, 2026

Music Industry Moves: Create Music Group Completes $450 Million Fundraise, Company Valued at $2.2 Billion
Create Music Group has announced the successful completion of its latest funding round, valuing the company at $2.2 billion and securing over $450 million of new equity and debt capital to support its...
Jem Aswad Mar 04, 2026

How Director Carl Houston Mc Millan Moved Mountains and Got Gear Up Into a Cave to Put Lesotho on the Map With ‘Kabelo’
Exactly a year ago, U.S. President Donald Trump referred to Lesotho as an African nation that “nobody has ever heard of,” but it’s precisely in this ruggedly beautiful mountain kingd...
Leo Barraclough Mar 04, 2026

Terry Crews and Jermaine Harris to Star in Coming-of-Age Dramedy ‘Inauguration Day’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Terry Crews and Jermaine Harris are set to star in “Inauguration Day,” a coming-of-age film set in a high school on Jan. 20, 2009, the day of President Barack Obama’s inauguration. D...
Angelique Jackson Mar 04, 2026

‘The Bear’ to End with Season 5, Jamie Lee Curtis Says
“The Bear” is ending with its upcoming fifth season, according to recurring guest star Jamie Lee Curtis. The actress recently posted a photo of herself and co-star Abby Elliott from the se...
Selome Hailu Mar 04, 2026

Joburg Film Festival Encourages All Filmmakers to Express Their Views: ‘A Space Where Politics and Artistry Meet’
Following the brouhaha around whether art should be divorced from politics at the Berlinale, the organizers of the 8th Joburg Film Festival at Tuesday night’s opener were adamant that all voices...
Leo Barraclough Mar 04, 2026