Category Archives: Variety
John Travolta Now Owns a Dozen Berets Because ‘Men Can Have Fun, Too. Why Not Change it Up?’
John Travolta has wholeheartedly embraced the beret as his trademark look since his headline-making appearances at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this month. At the DGA premiere Thursday of his dire...
May 28, 2026
Documentary Emmys: HBO’s ‘Prime Minister’ Lands Top Prize; Nat Geo and Netflix Lead Winners List
“Prime Minister,” the HBO original documentary about popular New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern, was named best documentary at Thursday’s Documentary Emmy Awards. The doc, directed by...
May 28, 2026
Indie Film Zine Ritual Launches at L.A. Theaters; Patton Oswalt, Edgar Wright Among Contributors
Ritual, a new independent zine celebrating movie theater culture, has launched at select Los Angeles theaters. Launched by Greg Longstreet, whose L.A.-based public relations firm Empirical is focused ...
May 28, 2026
‘Half Man’ Creator and Star Richard Gadd on the ‘Ambiguous’ Finale, That ‘Grueling’ Fight and [SPOILER]’s Death: ‘It Felt Like the Right Way to End a Show Like This’
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for the series finale of the HBO/BBC drama "Half Man," now streaming on HBO Max. For the past six weeks, Richard Gadd's sophomore drama, "Half ...
May 28, 2026
Martina McBride Becomes Fourth Performer to Withdraw From D.C. Concert Series as Backlash to Trump-Backed ‘Freedom 250’ Grows
Country star Martina McBride has become the latest performer to back out of the upcoming “Freedom 250” concerts on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., posting on her social accounts Thu...
May 28, 2026
‘Hacks’ Creators and Stars Dissect the Finale, Including That Twist Ending for Deborah and Ava
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the series finale of "Hacks," now streaming on HBO Max. Deborah Vance was never really going to die. But as "Hacks" said bon voyage with a series final...
May 28, 2026
The Series Finale of ‘Hacks’ Showed What the Rest of Season 5 Was Missing
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the series finale of "Hacks," now streaming on HBO Max. In the closing minutes of "Hacks," Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder...
May 28, 2026
CBS Says Late-Night Deal With Byron Allen Will Generate $15 Million in Profit
How to make big, well, some bucks in late night? According to CBS, the trick is to cancel your traditional show and lease the time to someone else. The Paramount Skydance broadcast outlet, which has b...
May 28, 2026
LISTEN: ‘The U.S. Against the World’ Director-Producer Rand Getlin Documents the Road to the World Cup: ‘It’s a Coming of Age Story’
On today's episode of "Daily Variety" podcast, Rand Getlin, director-executive producer of the HBO documentary "U.S. Against the World: Four Years With the Men's National Soccer Team," discusses ...
May 28, 2026
‘The White Lotus’ Recreates Dramatic Cannes Closing Night With Laura Dern, Steve Coogan, Ari Graynor and Max Greenfield
After wrapping its Saint-Tropez leg at the posh Chateau de la Messardiere, the production of Mike White’s hit anthology series "The White Lotus" Season 4 has moved to Cannes, where it has taken ...
May 28, 2026