Category Archives: Variety

"The Penguin" is set one week after the events of Matt Reeves' 2022 movie "The Batman," but it would be too simplistic to call it a villain origin story. Instead, HBO's limited series - created by Lau...

North American fans of Dua Lipa who’ve been clamoring for the U.S. to get a piece of the “Radical Optimism” tour will get their day… but they’ll have to wait for it, as L...

Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud’s "Love," which premiered in Venice competition, and received the film critics’ prize Bisato d’Oro, has sold to additional European territories....

Roy Wood Jr. is about to launch a new comedy show that, if all goes well, will feature people who aren't supposed to be funny cracking wise on a network that isn't known for making people laugh. "I li...

Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional charges in New York, a prosecutor announced at a hearing on Thursday. The former producer was not present for the hearing, as he continues to recover f...

The 60th anniversary of the peak year for Beatlemania in the United States, 1964, is being celebrated with the release of “The Beatles: 1964 U.S. Albums In Mono,” a forthcoming boxed set t...

The American French Film Festival (previously called COLCOA) is back with a bang after being canceled last year due to the WGA and SAG/AFTRA strikes. The 28th edition of the festival will play two of ...

“Wicked 2” has changed its release date, bumping up five days to open Nov. 21, 2025. The sequel was previously slated for Nov. 26, 2025, which would have put it up against Disney’s &...

The Zurich Film Festival will honor Swedish actor Alicia Vikander, who won an Oscar with “The Danish Girl,” during its 20th edition, which runs Oct. 3-13. Vikander will accept the festival...

Netflix has acquired feature documentary “Yintah” for U.S., U.K. and Canadian distribution. The acquisition comes just ahead of the film’s Camden Intl. Film Festival premiere on Sept...