Category Archives: Variety

‘I Know Your Soul,’ Created by Oscar Nominee Jasmila Zbanic, Wins Drama Series Award at Sarajevo Film Festival
Bosnian crime drama “I Know Your Soul,” created by Jasmila bani – who directed Berlinale Golden Bear winner “Grbavica” and Oscar-nominated “Quo Vadis, Aida?” ...
Leo Barraclough Aug 19, 2024

Luxbox Acquires ‘One of Those Days When Hemme Dies!’ Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Sales agency Luxbox has acquired “One of Those Days When Hemme Dies!,” which has its world premiere in the Horizons section of the Venice Film Festival. The film is the feature debut of Tu...
Leo Barraclough Aug 19, 2024

High-Stakes Netflix Drama ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ From Anubhav Sinha Unveils Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
Netflix India has unveiled the first trailer for its upcoming series “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.” The titular hijack occurred in December 1999 when an Indian Airlines flight was commande...
Naman Ramachandran Aug 19, 2024

China Box Office: ‘Alien: Romulus’ Makes Robust Debut in Slowing Theatrical Market
"Alien: Romulus" enjoyed strong Saturday and Sunday showings in Chinese cinemas to take a robust opening weekend win and stay ahead of Japanese animation title "Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pen...
Patrick Frater Aug 18, 2024

Korea Box Office: ‘Alien: Romulus’ Grabs Opening Weekend Win as ‘Twisters’ Blows Softly
"Alien: Romulus" emerged on top of the South Korean box office on a weekend with five new-release titles in the top ten chart. The U.S. horror-thriller franchise film earned $3.47 million between Frid...
Patrick Frater Aug 18, 2024

St. Vincent’s ‘All Born Screaming’ Tour Further Certifies Her as Rock’s Dark (but Oddly Cheerful) Queen: Concert Review
St. Vincent has done some fairly high-concept tours over the last decade. Going out in support of 2017's "Masseduction" album, on her synth-pop-glorifying "Fear the Future Tour," she put pop-art video...
Chris Willman Aug 18, 2024

Mindy Kaling, Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn and More To Host the Democratic Convention
Kerry Washington, Mindy Kaling, Ana Navarro and Tony Goldwyn will host the 2024 Democratic National Convention which runs from Aug. 19 to Aug. 22. The DNC will have a host of big-name celebrity guests...
Jack Dunn Aug 18, 2024

Saint Vitus Bar, Brooklyn’s Heavy Metal Mecca, Closes Greenpoint Location Permanently
Saint Vitus Bar, the legendary Brooklyn heavy metal venue that has hosted countless up-and-coming bands as well as special club shows by Megadeth, Anthrax, Deafheaven, Killing Joke, Carcass, Against M...
Jem Aswad Aug 18, 2024

Pitbull Rejects Speculation That Kesha’s Name Was Intentionally Removed From ‘Timber’ YouTube Video
After some aggressive fan speculation, Pitbull went to X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday to address the rumors about why Kesha’s name was removed from the YouTube title of their 2013 music video, &...
Jack Dunn Aug 18, 2024

‘Coraline’ 15th Anniversary Re-Release Spurs Sales of Limited-Edition Blu-Ray Set Online
“Coraline” is back in theaters, as part of the 15th anniversary celebrations of the hit 2009 stop-motion film, and the re-release has spurred renewed sales of the original movie online. Am...
Tim Chan Aug 18, 2024