Alexander Payne’s bittersweet Christmas dramedy “The Holdovers” is hitting Peacock on Dec. 29. The movie, from Focus Features, follows three lonely people stuck at a snowy boarding school over the holidays. It debuted in theaters in October and earned rave reviews, including from Variety‘s own
Dan O’Neill was 53 years ahead of his time. In 1971, he launched a countercultural attack on Mickey Mouse. In his underground comic book, “Air Pirates Funnies,” the lovable mouse was seen smuggling drugs and performing oral sex on Minnie. As O’Neill had hoped, Disney
Actor, writer and filmmaker Honey Lauren (“Deadwood,” “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”) has set the cast for her feature directorial debut “Mistake.” The indie drama stars Dominic Bogart (“American Primeval,” “The Glass Castle,” “The Birth of a Nation”), Matt Bogart (“Jersey Boys Live!”), Emmy winner and Golden
Russell Brand’s production company has posted a profit of £2.9 million ($3.7 million), according to accounts filed this week. Pablo Diablo’s Legitimate Business Firm Limited, of which Brand is the sole director, filed its 2022 accounts at U.K. business registrar Companies House on Dec. 21.
South Park: Snow Day, the upcoming four-player cooperative adventure first announced in August, is coming on March 26. A new trailer shows off more of the game’s frosty action and, of course, the series’ signature foul-mouth humor. As the New Kid, players join Cartman, Stan, Kyle,
Earlier this week, ransomware group Rhysida released more than a terabyte of data it illegally obtained by hacking Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 developer, Insomniac Games. The hacked data comprised of more than 1.3 million files, for a total of 1.67 terabytes of data, including information about
Lionsgate unveiled details of the long-awaited separation of its studios business and the Starz TV network and streaming division. The company announced Friday that its studio business, comprising its TV and film production and distribution segments and a content library with 18,000-plus titles, will spin
Ella Glendining is both the director and subject of documentary “Is There Anybody Out There?,” a global search for someone with a body that looks like hers. The film debuted at Sundance this year and went on to achieve global acclaim, winning a slew of