Category Archives: Variety
Barbra Streisand Sends Thank You Video Message to Cannes Film Festival for Honorary Palme: ‘Merci Beaucoup and Vive La Cinema!’
A knee injury may have kept Barbra Streisand away from Cannes this year, but it wasn’t enough to stop her sending a special video message for the festival’s closing ceremony, where she was...
May 23, 2026
‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’: Ludwig Göransson on How ‘American Gladiators’ Inspired the Pit Fight Scene and Why ‘Grogu’s World’ Theme Proved Challenging
SPOILER WARNING: This story discusses plot details for "The Mandalorian and Grogu," in theaters now. Back in 2019, when writer and director Jon Favreau asked composer Ludwig Gransson to score "The Man...
May 23, 2026
Romanian Director Cristian Mungiu Wins His Second Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival for ‘Fjord’
Cristian Mungiu’s complex moral drama “Fjord,” starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, has won the Palme d’Or for best film at the Cannes Film Festival, making the Romanian...
May 23, 2026
‘Paradise’ Star Shailene Woodley Created a Quiet Backstory for Annie That Never Made the Cut
Shailene Woodley suspects she left a bruise on Sterling K. Brown's arm during the birth scene in episode 4 of "Paradise." She was gripping him through the delivery, willing her breath to leave her bod...
May 23, 2026
‘The Yogurt Shop Murders’ Director on Completing the Story and Interviewing the Killer’s Daughter After the Case Was Solved: ‘I Thought I Was Going to Thow Up’
On September 27, 2025, a month after the fourth episode of HBO’s docuseries "The Yogurt Shop Murders" aired, Austin police announced that they had finally solved the 1991 cold case. Ro...
May 23, 2026
Stephen Colbert Follows CBS Finale 24 Hours Later With Hilarious Hour of Michigan Public Access TV, Featuring Jack White, Jeff Daniels, Eminem, Steve Buscemi and Byron Allen
On the final night of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” the host harked back to a stunt he did just prior to that show going on the air and said, "Technically our first show in July of...
May 23, 2026
‘The Secret Agent’ Breakout Tânia Maria Joins Leonardo Lacca’s ‘Sábado Morto’ (EXCLUSIVE)
"The Secret Agent" breakout Tnia Maria has joined Leonardo Lacca's "Sbado Morto" ("Dead Saturday," in literal translation). Produced by Kleber Mendona Filho and Emilie Lesclaux's banner Cinemascpio, t...
May 23, 2026
Disney Parks’ Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run Ride Gets ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Update
“This is the way.” After 18 months in the making, a brand new adventure tied to the release of “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” has made its debut on the Millennium Falco...
May 23, 2026
Box Office: ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Takes Off With $33 Million, ‘Obsession’ Has Higher Second Weekend Than Opening
After a seven-year absence, Disney brought "Star Wars" back to the big screen with "The Mandalorian and Grogu," which topped the box office heading into Memorial Day weekend. "The Mandalorian and Grog...
May 23, 2026
Nicolas Winding Refn Sets ‘Maniac Cop’ With Mubi, Goodfellas
Nicolas Winding Refn will direct a new version of “Maniac Cop,” with Mubi providing full financing and a wide theatrical release commitment across multiple territories. Goodfellas is co-pr...
May 23, 2026