Category Archives: Variety

Maxime Saada Denies There Is a ‘Blacklist’ for Those Who Signed Petition Against Vincent Bolloré, but Warns Canal+ Group Won’t Ignore Fascism Claims
Canal+ boss Maxime Saada sought to clarify his controversial comments regarding signatories of a petition criticizing Vincent Bollor's growing influence over French media, insisting there would be "ab...
Elskes May 29, 2026

Apple TV’s ‘For All Mankind’ Spinoff ‘Star City’ Is a Flawless Alt-History Thriller: TV Review
In 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to land on the moon. In Apple TV's alternative-history sci-fiction drama "For All Mankind," which premiered in 2019, creators Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert...
Aramide Tinubu May 29, 2026

Mubi Snags Chilean Hit Sausage Comedy ‘Denominación de Origen’ for Latin America (EXCLUSIVE)
Global film distributor, streamer and production company Mubi has snagged Latin American streaming rights to Chilean sausage docu-comedy "Denominacin de Origen," a 2025 box office phenomenon in Chile,...
Anna Marie de la Fuente May 29, 2026

‘The Last Viking’ Review: Eccentric Danish Crime Comedy Casts Mads Mikkelsen Way Against Type
Though he’s a prolific screenwriter with a number of popular arthouse titles to his name (“After the Wedding,” “In a Better World,” “The Promised Land”), the ...
Guy Lodge May 29, 2026

‘Detective Chinatown’ Helmer Chen Sicheng’s Palliative Comedy ‘Being Towards Death’ U.K.-Bound With Trinity CineAsia
Trinity CineAsia has acquired U.K. distribution rights to “Being Towards Death,” the latest feature from “Detective Chinatown” franchise director Chen Sicheng and one of mainla...
Naman Ramachandran May 29, 2026

‘Game of Thrones’ Play ‘The Mad King’ Unveils Full Cast for Royal Shakespeare Company World Premiere
The Royal Shakespeare Company has unveiled a 36-strong cast for the play “Game of Thrones: The Mad King,” with Michael Shaeffer in the title role of King Aerys II Targaryen. The world prem...
Naman Ramachandran May 29, 2026

SXSW London Guide: The 9 Best Panels and Premieres to Catch, From Michelle Obama to the Russo Brothers to a New Virginia Woolf Film
SXSW London kicks off with near perfect timing: Just weeks earlier, the U.K.'s AI sector reported record investment numbers, underscoring London's status as the AI capital of Europe. "AI as the New Po...
Alex Ritman May 29, 2026

‘Mallorca Things to Do,’ ‘Naked,’ ‘To Catch an Old Lady’ Win at Conecta Magaluf-Mallorca
"Mallorca Things to Do," a tourist-crisis comedy from local outfit Bastera Films, led the winners at the 10th edition of Conecta Magaluf-Mallorca, taking the RTVE Play Award and one of three Acorde Aw...
Emiliano de Pablos May 29, 2026

Bret Michaels Is Fifth Act to Pull Out of ‘Freedom 250’ in D.C., Citing ‘Threats and Safety Concerns’ as Trump-Backed Shows ‘Evolved Into Something Divisive’
As Kris Kristofferson might have put it, “Freedom 250” is just another word for a festival with very few acts left to lose. As of Friday morning, five out of nine artists announced roughly...
Chris Willman May 29, 2026

‘Colony’ Review: Mob Mentality Can Be a Grisly Good Time When the Mob Is Zombies
With the global craving for Korean genre entertainments showing no sign of abating, it can’t be easy to be a filmmaker tasked with feeding the beast with ever bigger, better, bonecrunching-er no...
Jessica Kiang May 29, 2026