Category Archives: Variety
‘Xoftex’ Director Noaz Deshe Works on Ukraine Documentary With Pussy Riot’s Pyotr Verzilov, ‘House of Cards’ Creator Beau Willimon
Noaz Deshe, whose "Xoftex" had its world premiere this week in competition at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, is in post-production with his next project. Deshe tells Variety the new film is a documen...
Jul 04, 2024
‘Windless’ Review: A Powerfully Evocative Portrait of a Reluctant but Redemptive Homecoming
Our striking introduction to Kaloyan (Ognyan Pavlov) in Pavel G. Vesnakov’s potent and profound “Windless” is as an out-of-focus blur, smoking a cigarette in the foreground. Beyond h...
Jul 04, 2024
‘The Boys’ Showrunner on Hughie’s Sticky Tek Knight Encounter, That Zendaya Reference and Firecracker’s Big-Hearted Gift to Homelander
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Episode 6 of "The Boys" Season 4, currently streaming on Amazon's Prime Video. This week on “The Boys”: Homelander (Antony Starr)...
Jul 04, 2024
Jeffrey Dean Morgan and ‘The Boys’ Creator on That Kessler-Butcher Twist: ‘We Didn’t Want to Save It for the End’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Episode 6 of "The Boys" Season 4, currently streaming on Amazon's Prime Video. Welp! If you were among “The Boys” fans who guesse...
Jul 04, 2024
The Best Fourth of July Sales to Shop Today: From Le Creuset to Apple
There’s no lack of fun elements to any Fourth of July celebration: a delicious family barbecue, fireworks, warm nights that mark what feels like the first true day of summer. But the unbeatable ...
Jul 04, 2024
Box Office: ‘Despicable Me 4’ Ignites July Fourth Holiday Moviegoing With $27 Million Debut
Gru and his gang of minions are setting off box office fireworks this Independence Day. “Despicable Me 4,” the latest entry in Universal and Illumination’s wildly successful animated...
Jul 04, 2024
LGBTQ Romance Breaks Barriers in James Krishna Floyd and Sally El Hosaini’s ‘Unicorns’
Actor James Krishna Floyd makes his directorial debut with “Unicorns,” a film that delves deep into the complexities of identity within the U.K.’s South Asian LGBTQ+ community. From ...
Jul 04, 2024
Zach Bryan Brings In Bruce Springsteen for a Feature on ‘The Great American Bar Scene,’ a Record Steeped in the Boss’ Quieter Side: Album Review
In the title track of “The Great American Bar Scene,” the 19-track album Zach Bryan is putting out for the 4th of July, the singer-songwriter name-checks a Bruce Springsteen song, “S...
Jul 04, 2024
Holly Willoughby: Security Guard Found Guilty of Kidnap and Murder Plot Targeting Former ‘This Morning’ Presenter
An Essex man has been found guilty of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder former “This Morning” presenter Holly Willoughby. According to the BBC, Chelmsford Crown Court ruled that 37-year-...
Jul 04, 2024
Artificial Intelligence Takes Spotlight at Bucheon Fantasy Film Festival With Conference, Dedicated AI Competition
Leading Korean actor Son Ye-jin received a huge roar of applause as she greeted fans and rounded off the Thursday red-carpet ceremony at the opening of Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (B...
Jul 04, 2024