Category Archives: Variety

Margaret Menegoz, Celebrated Producer of Michael Haneke, Wim Wenders and Eric Rohmer, Dies at 83
Margaret Menegoz, the producer of world-famous auteurs such as Michael Haneke and Wim Wenders, has died at the age of 83. Menegoz was celebrated for her leadership of Les Films du Losange, an acclaime...
Elskes Aug 11, 2024

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Crosses $1 Billion at Global Box Office
“Deadpool & Wolverine” is the newest member of the billion-dollar club. The superhero sequel, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as their comic book alter egos, has grossed $494.3...
Rebecca Rubin Aug 11, 2024

‘Industry’ Gets Deeper and Darker in a Deliciously Deplorable Season 3: TV Review
The first two seasons of HBO’s banking drama “Industry” were about Gen Zers overcome by the viciousness of high finance. The show’s third season focuses on the characters embra...
Aramide Tinubu Aug 11, 2024

‘Invention’ Filmmakers Courtney Stephens, Callie Hernandez Talk Dead Dads, American Mythology and Innovative Filmmaking from Locarno
After the death of her father, Carrie (Callie Hernandez), the protagonist of “Invention,” finds herself the beneficiary of a patent for an electromagnetic healing device-modeled after one ...
Jamie Lang Aug 11, 2024

Box Office: ‘It Ends With Us’ Scores $50 Million Opening Weekend, ‘Borderlands’ Flops With $8.8 Million
Colleen Hoover’s literary sensation “It Ends With Us” is now a box office smash. A film adaptation of her 2016 novel, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni (who also directed), ha...
Rebecca Rubin Aug 11, 2024

Creating ‘Kaos’: Writer Charlie Covell and Star Jeff Goldblum Talk Bringing Greek Myths to Life in New Netflix Series
The upcoming Netflix drama "Kaos" is an old tale with a distinctly modern spin. Jeff Goldblum stars as Zeus, king of the gods, but in this telling he's an aging, sexually incontinent, increasingly par...
K.J. Yossman Aug 11, 2024

‘The Sparrow in the Chimney’ Review: A Heady Summer Bonfire of Combustible Family Relations
The opening frame of “The Sparrow in the Chimney” evokes a kind of art-directed ideal of country living: In a spacious, rustically textured farmhouse kitchen, mid-afternoon sunlight pours ...
Guy Lodge Aug 11, 2024

Fantastic Four and Doctor Doom Coming to ‘Fortnite’ as Disney and Epic Games Reveal Details of Gaming Collaboration Plans
Disney and “Fortnite” developer Epic Games unveiled details of a broad plan to integrate Disney brands and characters into Epic’s cutting-edge game franchise during the company’...
Jennifer Maas Aug 10, 2024

‘The Simpsons’ To Produce Four New Episodes Exclusively For Disney+ — Including A New Christmas Two-Parter
As “The Simpsons” prepares to launch its Season 36 this fall on Fox, that won’t be the only place to catch new episodes of the long-running animated series. The executive producers b...
Varietyschneider Aug 10, 2024

Jamie Lee Curtis Receives Honorary Degree From American Film Institute: ‘I Am the Representation of the Underachiever Who Has Achieved’
Jamie Lee Curtis was awarded with an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts by the American Film Institute at the conservatory's commencement ceremony. The Oscar winner was the keynote speaker at the event, ...
Selena Kuznikov Aug 10, 2024