Category Archives: Variety

Donald Trump Reacts to Joe Biden Dropping Out of Presidential Race: He Is ‘Certainly Not Fit to Serve — And Never Was’
Former President Donald Trump reacted to Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday, following Biden’s inability to recover from a series of missteps and a po...
Meredith Woerner Jul 21, 2024

Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race
President Joe Biden has decided not to seek re-election, having failed to salvage his campaign after a disastrous debate performance on June 27 and a series of televised gaffes. “It has been the...
Gmaddaus Jul 21, 2024

Box Office: ‘Twisters’ Hits $123 Million Globally, ‘Despicable Me 4’ Surpasses $500 Million Mark
“Twisters” is taking the box office by storm, though it’s not resonating quite as strongly with international audiences. The film, a standalone sequel to the 1996 disaster epic "Twis...
Rebecca Rubin Jul 21, 2024

‘Faye’ Review: An Enticing Portrait of Faye Dunaway Looks at Where Acting Meets Life Meets ‘Difficulty’
"Faye," directed by Laurent Bouzereau, is one of those story-of-a-star documentaries that make me appreciate the no-frills precision of the HBO school of celebrity portraiture.
Owen Gleiberman Jul 21, 2024

Esta TerBlanche, ‘All My Children’ Actor, Dies at 51
Esta TerBlanche, best known for her role as Gillian Andrassy on “All My Children,” has died. She was 51. TerBlanche died on Thursday at her home, according to the County of Los Angeles Med...
Michaela Zee Jul 21, 2024

‘Twisters’ Rocks Box Office With Powerful $80.5 Million Opening Weekend
“Twisters” is taking the box office by storm. The movie, a standalone sequel to the 1996 disaster epic "Twister," has collected a massive $80 million in its debut. Heading into the weekend...
Rebecca Rubin Jul 21, 2024

Italian Drama ‘Nonostante,’ Munich Olympics Massacre Drama ‘September 5’ Set as Venice Horizons and Horizons Extra Openers
Italian drama "Nonostante” by actor-director Valerio Mastandrea, and 1972 Munich Summer Olympics drama "September 5″ - helmed by Tim Fehlbaum and starring Peter Sarsgaard - have been set a...
Nvivarelli Jul 21, 2024

‘Widow Clicquot’ Review: Haley Bennett Plays a Champagne Trailblazer In a Biopic More Still Than Sparkling
Amid the glut of corporate biopics we’ve had on our screens of late - “Air,” “BlackBerry,” “Flamin’ Hot” and so on - one for leading French champagne ho...
Guy Lodge Jul 21, 2024

Republic Pictures Acquires Munich Massacre Drama ‘September 5,’ Starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch (EXCLUSIVE)
Paramount’s Republic Pictures has acquired global sales rights – apart from Germany, Switzerland and Austria – to Tim Fehlbaum’s “September 5,” which stars Peter Sa...
Leo Barraclough Jul 21, 2024

African Noir Series ‘Acts of Man,’ Inspired by Real-Life Occult Crime Unit, Attracts Canadian, U.K. Partners (EXCLUSIVE)
South African filmmakers Sheetal Magan ("Paraya") and Sean Drummond ("Five Fingers for Marseilles") are teaming up on what they’ve dubbed an “African noir” series inspired by the inc...
Postcardjunky Jul 21, 2024