Category Archives: Variety

Kate Winslet to Be Honored at Zurich Film Festival Before Screening of ‘Lee’
Kate Winslet is to be honored at the Zurich Film Festival, which runs Oct. 3 - 13. On Oct. 7, Winslet will accept the festival’s Golden Icon Award and present her latest film, “Lee.”...
Leo Barraclough Aug 07, 2024

Mélanie Laurent, Guillaume Canet on Playing Doomed Royals Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI in ‘The Flood,’ Accepting Locarno’s Davide Campari Award
Co-stars Mlanie Laurent and Guillaume Canet will receive the Excellence Award Davide Campari at Locarno, dedicated to actors with extraordinary careers. “I would be sad if Mlanie was getting it ...
Jamie Lang Aug 07, 2024

Jack Black Says Tenacious D Will ‘Be Back’ Following Tour Cancellation Due to Kyle Gass’ Trump Shooting Remark: ‘These Things Take Time’
Jack Black has weighed in on the future of Tenacious D after his band partner, Kyle Gass, made a controversial remark about Donald Trump’s attempted assassination in July, which prompted Black t...
Michaela Zee Aug 06, 2024

‘Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes’ Review: Nanette Burstein’s HBO Documentary Reveals How Elizabeth Taylor’s Life Became a Parable
On these tapes, Taylor's voice is singular in its expressiveness - she is insolent, mournful, sexy, outraged, dripping with debauched delight, and always casually candid. Her words invest even the mos...
Owen Gleiberman Aug 06, 2024

At a ‘Reefer Madness’ Reunion Concert, Kristen Bell, Christian Campbell and Other Cast Veterans Retell the Satirical Show’s History Via Signature Songs and Cut Numbers
If you were cataloging the signs of a stage musical that has had a robust life over a period of not just years but decades, here are two things that might be included on that list: A) The show engende...
Chris Willman Aug 06, 2024

Daisy Ridley Reveals Graves’ Disease Diagnosis
In a recent feature with Women’s Health, Daisy Ridley revealed that she was diagnosed with Graves’ disease in September of 2023. Graves’ disease is a disorder of the immune system th...
Jack Dunn Aug 06, 2024

Disney Entertainment TV Streamlines Casting Operations for Disney Branded TV, Hulu, ABC, 20th TV and Onyx
Disney Entertainment Television is streamlining its casting operations among multiple departments under the leadership of Sharon Klein. Disney’s new casting hierarchy structure maintains a dedic...
Cynthia Littleton Aug 06, 2024

Director Robert Schwartzman to be Honored at the Maui Film Festival – Film News in Brief
The Nick Jonas-starring “The Good Half” director Robert Schwartzman will be honored at the Maui Film Festival, which will take place from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2 at the Maui Arts and Cultural C...
Diego Ramos Bechara Aug 06, 2024

Jay Kanter, Agent to Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroe and Production Executive, Dies at 97
Jay Kanter, agent to superstar Hollywood clients including Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly, died Tuesday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 97. His son, Adam Kanter of Independent Arti...
Pat Saperstein Aug 06, 2024

Tim Walz Says He Looks Forward to Debating JD Vance If He’ll ‘Get Off the Couch’
Making his debut as a vice presidential candidate on Tuesday, Tim Walz staked his claim to Middle American values and argued that former President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, are R...
Gmaddaus Aug 06, 2024