Category Archives: Variety

Korea Box Office: ‘Colony’ Continues Dominant Run While ‘Backrooms’ Debuts in Second
Local action-horror feature “Colony” maintained its firm grip on the South Korean box office during the weekend of May 29-31. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by...
Naman Ramachandran Jun 01, 2026

Charli xcx Reveals New Album ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ Will Release in July — and Martin Scorsese Is on the Cover
Charli xcx’s new era is officially upon us. The “Brat” singer revealed on Monday that her seventh studio album is titled “Music, Fashion, Film” and releases July 24. Char...
Ellise Shafer Jun 01, 2026

‘Backrooms’ Box Office: 5 Takeaways After Kane Parsons’ Horror Hit Obliterated Opening Weekend Expectations
This weekend, “Backrooms” entered the mainstream. A24’s buzzy horror film, directed by 20-year-old YouTube phenom Kane Parsons, obliterated box office expectations with $81 million d...
Rebecca Rubin Jun 01, 2026

Jimmy Kimmel ‘Felt Defeated’ by Stephen Colbert’s Cancellation and Says Late-Night TV Is Not ‘Dying of Natural Causes’: ‘We’re Being Poisoned’
Jimmy Kimmel has some thoughts on the purported death of late-night television. The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host opened up in a new interview with Vulture about the future of the genre follow...
Ellise Shafer Jun 01, 2026

Roots Picnic 2026 Delivers Knockout Performances From Erykah Badu, Kehlani, De La Soul and T.I.
Another year, another Roots Picnic on the books. This year, the legendary Roots crew staged the almost decades-old festival at Philadelphia’s Belmont Plateau, assembling a lineup that offered th...
Steven J. Horowitz Jun 01, 2026

Conecta Magaluf-Mallorca: Buzz Titles, AI, What’s Shocked in TV, Latin America’s Microdrama Bonanza and Other Takeaways
Unspooling over May 25-28 in the Meli Calvi Beach Hotel at Magaluf, Mallorca, the 10th anniversary of edition Conecta afforded extraordinary vistas of Magaluf Bay, its turquoise Mediterranean waters w...
John Hopewell Jun 01, 2026

BBC Director of Comedy Jon Petrie Exits to Join Hat Trick Productions
Jon Petrie, the BBC’s director of comedy, is leaving the broadcaster to join Hat Trick Productions. Petrie will become the new creative director of Hat Trick, the independent comedy production c...
Ellise Shafer Jun 01, 2026

Basque Talent Day Spotlights New Generation With Jiu-Jitsu Drama, LSD Nuns and a Ukulele
Zineuskadi's Talentuaren Gunea, the Basque Country's emerging talent showcase, returned May 29 with a slate pointing to a new generation of creators thinking beyond graduation shorts towards series, g...
Callum McLennan Jun 01, 2026

Mahesh Babu’s AMB Cinemas to Host Imax’s Hyderabad Return Ahead of ‘Varanasi’ Release (EXCLUSIVE)
Imax Corporation and Asian Cinemas have struck a deal for three new Imax with Laser locations in India through the AMB Cinemas brand - with the first set to open at AMB Classic in Hyderabad, the luxur...
Naman Ramachandran Jun 01, 2026

Zee Lands FIFA Soccer Rights for India, Covering World Cups Through 2034
Zee Entertainment Enterprises has secured Indian broadcast and streaming rights to 39 FIFA soccer events spanning 2026 to 2034, including the FIFA World Cup 2026, FIFA World Cup 2030 and FIFA Women's ...
Ellise Shafer Jun 01, 2026