Category Archives: Variety

A24 Acquires ‘Pillion,’ Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling’s Kinky Queer Romance
A24 has bought U.S. distribution right to “Pillion,” a film described as a “fun and filthy romance with heart” and starring Alexander Skarsgard ("The Northman," "Succession") a...
Alex Ritman Oct 09, 2024

European Film Academy Selects ‘Flow,’ ‘Living Large,’ ‘Savages,’ ‘Sultana’s Dream’ and ‘Piano Player’ in Animation Award Contest
The European Film Academy has revealed the nominations in the animated feature film category of the European Film Awards. The nominated films are Gints Zilbalodis’ “Flow,” Kristina D...
Leo Barraclough Oct 09, 2024

Best Horror Movies: Stephen King on the ‘Helpless Terror’ of ‘Night of the Living Dead’
This essay by Stephen King on his favorite horror movie of all time is one of several contributed as part of Variety's 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time package. I thought deeply about this question,...
J. Kim Murphy Oct 09, 2024

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Nearly Cast Justin Theroux as Joker in the TV Movie That Harley Loves: ‘We Were Going to Shoot a Trailer at One Point’
One of the recurring jokes throughout “Joker: Folie Deux” is whether or not a television movie that was made based on Arthur Fleck’s life and killing spree (the events of the 2019 fi...
Zack Sharf Oct 09, 2024

Inside TikTok’s Money Squeeze on Independent Labels: ‘This Is a Classic Divide-and-Conquer Situation’
Earlier this year, when TikTok and Universal Music Group locked horns over their licensing agreement - and the world's largest music company removed nearly all of its artists and songwriters' work fro...
Jem Aswad Oct 09, 2024

Ken Jautz, CNN Executive Who Helped News Giant Run, to Exit
Ken Jautz, a key senior CNN executive who played a critical role in both making the news giant run properly and developing some of its best known personalities, will leave the Warner Bros, Discovery o...
Brian Steinberg Oct 09, 2024

LeBron James NBA Docuseries ‘Starting 5’ Is a Mediocre Ode to Excellence: TV Review
In the fourth episode of "Starting 5," the Netflix docuseries tracking the 2023-2024 season of the National Basketball Association through a handful of star players, LeBron James lets off some post-ga...
Alisoncolleherman Oct 09, 2024

Amazon’s Prime Day Is Here: These Are the Biggest Brands on Sale This Week
Prime Day 2025 is in full swing, and it’s back in even longer this year, running from now through July 11. There are multiple deals across tech, fashion, home entertainment, and beauty that are ...
Alisa Rendor Oct 09, 2024

Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal Electrify in Hulu’s Thrilling Boxing Drama ‘La Máquina’: TV Review
Two decades after their debut together in "Y Tu Mam Tambin" and more than a decade since "Casa de Mi Padre," lifelong friends Diego Luna and Gael Garca Bernal (who both serve as executive producers) h...
Aramide Tinubu Oct 09, 2024

‘Wicked: The Soundtrack’ Release Date Announced; Album Includes the 11 Songs from Act One of the Musical
“Wicked,” one of Broadway’s most popular modern-day classics, is coming to the big screen, with a soundtrack arriving in tandem with the film’s release. “Wicked: The Soun...
Emiliana Betancourt Oct 09, 2024