Category Archives: Variety

‘Rust’ Director Speaks Out on Fatal Shooting, Finishing the Movie and Having ‘No Relationship’ With Alec Baldwin: ‘We’re Not Friends. We’re Not Enemies’
“Rust” director Joel Souza has given his first interview about the shooting that occurred on set in October 2021, where a prop gun held by star Alec Baldwin fired a live bullet that killed...
Ellise Shafer Aug 15, 2024

‘Youth (Hard Times)’ Review: Wang Bing’s Labor Documentary Sequel Disorients With a Purpose
Just when it seems like Wang Bing’s textile documentaries might run out of observations, the Chinese filmmaker’s “Youth (Hard Times)” - the second in his planned trilogy - pres...
Siddhant Adlakha Aug 15, 2024

How to Watch the 2024-25 La Liga Live Online Without Cable
Spain’s premier football LaLiga EA Sports kicks off its 94th season of play this week, running from Thursday, Aug. 15 through Sunday, May 25, 2025. To begin the season, Athletic Club battles...
Rudie Obias Aug 15, 2024

After a Hiatus, ‘Emily in Paris’ Is Back to Being a Delusional Don Draper in Season 4: TV Review
You can chart the decline and fall of the American dream through the prism of Darren Star protagonists. Carrie Bradshaw of "Sex and the City" could afford an apartment full of Manolo Blahniks as a fre...
Alisoncolleherman Aug 15, 2024

Edinburgh Film Fest Boss Paul Ridd on Resurrecting the Shuttered Event and Creating a ‘Discovery Festival’ for New Talent
Less than two years ago, it looked like the Edinburgh International Film Festival - the world's oldest continually running film festival - was no more. In October 2022, just two months after its ...
Alex Ritman Aug 15, 2024

Norway’s Erik Poppe on His Haugesund, Toronto-Bound ‘Quisling – The Final Days,’ Upcoming Jon Fosse Adaptation and Movie Based on ‘The Scream’ (EXCLUSIVE)
One of Norway's biggest export names, whose credits include Juliette Binoche starrer "1,000 Times Good Night" and Golden Bear nominee "Utya- July 22," director Erik Poppe will kick off the Norwegian F...
John Hopewell Aug 15, 2024

‘Jackpot!’ Review: The Lottery Plot’s Preposterous, but Awkwafina and John Cena Are a Winning Combo
The ceiling's pretty low on the action comedy category - a genre whose biggest hits tend to pepper anemic shootouts with wisecracks from former "Saturday Night Live" stars. With Prime Video entry "Jac...
Peter Debruge Aug 15, 2024

Salaud Morisset Boards ‘Under the Volcano’ Ahead of Toronto Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris- and Berlin-based sales house Salaud Morisset has picked up international sales for "Under the Volcano," which is set to world premiere in the Centrepiece section at Toronto Film Festival next m...
Leo Barraclough Aug 15, 2024

Ralph Fiennes, Saoirse Ronan, Peter Sarsgaard, Pamela Anderson Star in Films Selected for Zurich’s Gala Lineup
The Zurich Film Festival has revealed the first titles in their Gala section, which includes several films that will bring star power to the red carpet and directors with award-winning credentials. Am...
Leo Barraclough Aug 15, 2024

Wally Amos, Famous Amos Cookies Founder, Dies at 88
Wallace “Wally” Amos, founder of the chocolate chip cookie brand Famous Amos, has died. He was 88. Amos died Tuesday at this home in Honolulu, his children Shawn and Sarah Amos told the Ne...
Michaela Zee Aug 15, 2024