Category Archives: Variety

Diplo Accused of Distributing Revenge Porn in New Lawsuit
DJ and producer Diplo has been sued for distributing revenge porn, marking the second accusation lobbed against him for the same offense in less than a year. In the suit, filed in California on Thursd...
Steven J. Horowitz Jun 27, 2024

‘The Vourdalak’ Review: Mood and Marionettes Make for a Pleasingly Odd French Vampire Drama
Vampires are eternal, and so are movies about them. The genre shows no signs of going bloodless anytime soon, even if the oldest texts continue to inspire some of its most compelling entries. Consider...
Michael Nordine Jun 27, 2024

IATSE Reaches Deal on Area Standards Agreement
IATSE has reached a tentative deal on the Area Standards Agreement, the contract that covers 20,000 film and TV workers around the country, including those in Louisiana, New Mexico and Georgia. The de...
Gmaddaus Jun 27, 2024

Alamo Drafthouse Takes Over Bankrupt Franchisee Theaters in Texas and Minnesota
Alamo Drafthouse is taking over the six franchisee locations that closed in June due to bankruptcy. The venues, including five Texas locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as well as a Minnesota ven...
Rebecca Rubin Jun 27, 2024

Jeremy Renner Says Avengers Cast Love Is Real and ‘Not Just For Instagram. We F—ing Hate That S—‘: I’d Rather ‘Go to Jail With Downey Jr. Than Do Something Amazing By Myself’
Jeremy Renner graces the July/August cover of Men’s Health magazine, where he opened up about the overwhelming support he received from his Marvel Cinematic Universe co-stars following his near-...
Zack Sharf Jun 27, 2024

‘A Family Affair’ Review: Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman’s Hollywood-Set Rom-Com Has No Heat
Among the perennial reasons we go to the movies is the onscreen heat between impossibly charismatic stars. The summer of 2024 has delivered the goods in that department so far: Consider the sweltering...
Tomilaffly Jun 27, 2024

Lupita Nyong’o on Cementing Her Scream Queen Status with ‘A Quiet Place Day One’ and the Advice She Gave Joseph Quinn About Joining the MCU
The (silent) Scream Queen has emerged. Following Lupita Nyong’o’s role as a tethered clone with a shaky voice in Jordan Peele’s 2018 film “Us,” the Academy Award-winning ...
Lexi Carson Jun 27, 2024

Jomboy Media Strikes Deal to Run Its ‘Warehouse Games’ on Bally Sports (EXCLUSIVE)
Indie sports media brand Jomboy Media has partnered with regional sports network Bally Sports to air its “Warehouse Games” franchise, which includes ball in play, floorball, blitzball and ...
Varietyschneider Jun 27, 2024

NFL Socked With $4.7 Billion Verdict in Sunday Ticket Case, League to Appeal Decision
A federal jury in L.A. ordered the NFL to pay aggrieved sports fans a total of $4.7 billion after finding the league conspired with DirecTV to increase the price of the exclusive Sunday Ticket games p...
Todd Spangler Jun 27, 2024

Matty Matheson on ‘The Bear’ Season 3, That ‘Bigger Than Life’ Guest Star and His Hilarious First Encounter With Jamie Lee Curtis
SPOILER WARNING: This interview contains spoilers for “The Bear,” including a surprise cameo. Matty Matheson has spent his career running restaurants. Now, he’s focused on a fictiona...
Ethan Shanfeld Jun 27, 2024