Category Archives: Variety

How to Watch the 2026 American Music Awards Live Online
The 2026 American Music Awards will air live on May 25 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on CBS and Paramount+. Cable-cutters can also stream the ceremony live on DirecTV and Hulu + Live TV via your local CBS ...
Arushi Jacob May 25, 2026

How Marlon Wayans Survived Hell, Hollywood and Harvey Weinstein
On the surface, "Scary Movie" may seem like just another summer sequel mining nostalgia for profit. But for Marlon Wayans, the film's writer, producer and star, it represents the culmination of a quar...
William Earl May 25, 2026

Memorial Day Weekend Box Office: ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Opens to $100 Million Domestically, $163 Million Globally
Disney’s “The Mandalorian and Grogu” ignited to $100 million at the domestic box office over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. That’s ever-so-slightly behind Sunday’s est...
Rebecca Rubin May 25, 2026

Ira Sachs on ‘The Man I Love,’ Queer Cinema in the Age of Trump and Casting Straight Actors in Gay Roles: ‘I Don’t Ask People Who They’ve Slept With’
For four decades, Ira Sachs has chronicled queer life in New York, shining a light on the artists and iconoclasts whose work gives the city such a vibrant, transgressive edge. “The Man I Love,...
Varietybrentlang May 25, 2026

Netflix Brazil Unveils Its First Medical Series, Plus an Evangelical Special, a Third Melodrama and an Open Marriage Comedy (EXCLUSIVE)
In the run-up to Brazilian mega creativity forum Rio2C, Netflix Brazil has unveiled five new titles which show it still exploring new genres and launching new industry partnerships. At stake for Netfl...
John Hopewell May 25, 2026

Lebanese Comic John Achkar’s Special at L’Olympia Hall Acquired by Arabic Streamer MBC Shahid in ‘Milestone’ for Arabic Stand-Up
Leading Middle East streamer MBC Shahid has picked up Lebanese comedian John Achkar's stand-up comedy special "Tryin'" ("Aam Jarrib") filmed at Paris' legendary L'Olympia concert hall in what is being...
Nvivarelli May 25, 2026

‘Triptych,’ ‘Dark Hope,’ ‘Naked’ Among Standouts at Conecta Magaluf-Mallorca Pitch Lineup
Art-world thriller "Triptych," from Studio TF1's Kubik Films; RTP-backed Afro-Portuguese music drama "Dark Hope" and "Naked," a new drama from "Sirt" producer Corte y Confeccin de Pelculas figure amon...
Emiliano de Pablos May 25, 2026

James Gray Says ‘Ad Astra’ Was ‘Taken Away’ From Him and Made Longer by 20th Century Fox: ‘It Would Have Been a Very Different Movie’
James Gray has revealed that the released version of his 2019 Brad Pitt-starring “Ad Astra” was not his cut - and was actually made longer than he wanted by the studio, 20th Century Fox. S...
Alex Ritman May 25, 2026

Pope Leo Issues AI Manifesto Warning That ‘Opaque Algorithms’ Controlled by a ‘Few’ Companies Can Bring ‘New Forms of Dehumanization’
Pope Leo XIV on Monday launched an impassioned call for regulation of Artificial Intelligence, warning that “opaque algorithms," controlled by a handful of powerful private companies, can bring ...
Nvivarelli May 25, 2026

Boots Riley Says Cannes Didn’t Pick ‘I Love Boosters’ or ‘Sorry to Bother You’ and Chose ‘The Idol’ Over ‘I’m a Virgo’: ‘They Just Don’t Like My Stuff. All Good’
Neon may be the toast of Cannes - again - after landing its seventh consecutive Palme d’Or on Saturday thanks to “Fjord,” but according to Boots Riley, the distributor could have had...
Alex Ritman May 25, 2026