Category Archives: Variety

Mike Leigh Says Peterloo Gatherers Would Be ‘Horrified’ At Abstaining Voters, Wishes He Got Bigger Budgets for Contemporary Films
Renowned British filmmaker Mike Leigh believes that if the subjects of his 2018 historical drama "Peterloo" were alive to see the upcoming U.K. general elections they would be "not only horrified but ...
John Hopewell Jun 28, 2024

‘Family Portrait’ Review: Formally Astute Ensemble Piece Extracts the Unsettling Essence of a Wealthy Clan
Lucy Kerr's unnerving debut, "Family Portrait," opens with a sequence where a character is intent on materializing the title in literal fashion. Katy (Deragh Campbell), a 20-something, tries to wrangl...
Peter Debruge Jun 28, 2024

BTS and Seventeen Concert Films Head to Rakuten Viki (EXCLUSIVE)
A collection of concert films featuring K-Pop icons BTS and Seventeen will start to become available worldwide on Asian-themed streaming platform Rakuten Viki from next week. An agreement between agen...
Patrick Frater Jun 28, 2024

Karlovy Vary Selection ‘Second Chance’ Lands World Sales Deal With Diversion (EXCLUSIVE)
“Second Chance,” the directorial debut of Indian filmmaker Subhadra Mahajan, has been picked up for international sales by Thailand-based Diversion ahead of its world premiere at the 2024 ...
Naman Ramachandran Jun 28, 2024

Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tony Hale Sign On to Announce 76th Emmy Nominations on July 17
Emmy winners Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tony Hale have signed on to announce this year’s Emmy nominations, live on July 17, at 8:30 a.m. PT from Disney’s El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. The nom...
Varietyschneider Jun 28, 2024

Boss of France’s Powerful Film Board CNC Gets Three-Year Prison Sentence, Including Two Suspended, for Sexual Assault
Dominique Boutonnat, the president of the National Film Board, France's most powerful film institution, has received a three-year prison sentence, including two suspended, over sexual assault charges....
Elskes Jun 28, 2024

Ben Hardy Talks ‘Unicorns’ Role, Career Path: ‘Acting Is Very Close to Anthropology’
British actor Ben Hardy, whose credits include “X-Men: Apocalypse,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Netflix’s “Love at First Sight,” is one of the leads in upcoming f...
Naman Ramachandran Jun 28, 2024

TikTok Star Khaby Lame on His Tubi Comedy Series and Budding Acting Career: ‘My Dream Is to Win an Oscar!’
Khaby Lame brought his comedic chops to the U.S. — and the producers of his new unscripted series, “Khaby Is Coming to America,” are hoping his millions of TikTok fans will come alon...
Todd Spangler Jun 28, 2024

Taormina Film Festival Harnesses Power of Hollywood, Independent Cinema to Drive 70th Edition
The world premiere of Mitzi Peirone's horror film "Saint Clare" will open the Taormina Film Festival, this year celebrating its 70th anniversary edition. The adaptation of Don Roff's novel stars Bella...
Leo Barraclough Jun 28, 2024

Marco Mueller Takes Taormina Film Festival Back to Formula Used in Golden Age (EXCLUSIVE)
Veteran festival director Marco Mueller was only hired to take over as the artistic director of the Taormina Film Festival in April this year. "I'm stressed out," he told Variety, two weeks ahead of t...
Leo Barraclough Jun 28, 2024