Category Archives: Variety

Nikki Haley Joins PR Firm Edelman as Vice Chair
Nikki Haley, who challenged Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination before exiting the race and endorsing him, has been hired as an adviser to PR giant Edelman. Edelman on Wednesd...
Todd Spangler Sep 04, 2024

French Animation Producers Adapt as Global Commissioners Tighten Their Belts
The fall market and festival season is traditionally a thrilling time for the French animation sector as companies prepare to unveil new projects, partnerships, and distribution deals at events such a...
Jamie Lang Sep 04, 2024

Palestinian-European Co-Production ‘Happy Holidays’ Looks to Spark Dialogue About Traditions and Values
Drama "Happy Holidays" marks the long in the works solo directing debut of Palestinian director Scandar Copti, an Oscar nominee as co-director of "Ajami" (2009). Launching with prime slots in Venice H...
Carolehorst Sep 04, 2024

The Network Acquires Docuseries ‘Kingdom of Dreams,’ Which Takes On the High Fashion Industry (EXCLUSIVE)
The Network - the free ad-supported on-demand streamer behind John Leguizamo’s drama series "The Green Veil," has secured its next program acquisition” “Kingdom of Dreams,” a d...
Varietyschneider Sep 04, 2024

‘Whiplash’ to Screen With Live Jazz Band Led by Justin Hurwitz at Beverly Hills Concerts (EXCLUSIVE)
“Whiplash” is headed to Beverly Hills. In celebration of the film’s 10th anniversary, “Whiplash: In Concert,” conducted by Oscar-winning composer Justin Hurwitz, will deb...
Jazztangcay Sep 04, 2024

Playtime Sells Yeo Siew Hua’s Venice Competition Title ‘Stranger Eyes’ Across Key European Markets Ahead of World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
“Stranger Eyes,” Singaporean director Yeo Siew Hua‘s feature on modern surveillance culture, has been sold by Playtime to a raft of territories ahead of its world premiere at th...
Elskes Sep 04, 2024

Coco and Clair Clair on Clairo’s ‘Pretty’ Cosign, the ‘Extreme Environments’ That Birthed New Album, ‘Girl,’ and Their Rise as Independent Artists
When it came time to create Coco and Clair Clair's third album, “Girl,” the duo comprised of Taylor Nave and Claire Toothill were in the mood to record covers of other people’s songs...
Thania Garcia Sep 04, 2024

Isabella Rossellini on Hollywood Ageism, Playing a Scene-Stealing Nun in ‘Conclave,’ and Becoming a Long Island Farmer
Isabella Rossellini puts down her fork, straightens her back and shows me how she nailed a pivotal moment in her new movie, "Conclave," a Vatican-set thriller that unfolds a world away from her 28-acr...
Varietybrentlang Sep 04, 2024

Indie Films Are Staging a Box Office Comeback. How Will That Affect the Toronto Film Festival?
Over the past few months, a twisted killer, a nonagenarian avenger and a talk show host with a deadly interest in the occult have reinvigorated an indie film business that had been in a prolonged slum...
Varietybrentlang Sep 04, 2024

‘The Quiet Son’ Review: Vincent Lindon Stars in a Stolid Parenting Drama With a Social-Issues Slant
If you’re one of those people whose first instinct in cases of youth violence is to blame the parents, “The Quiet Son,” the new Venice-competing title from directors Delphine and Mur...
Jessica Kiang Sep 04, 2024