The film business has had to battle its way through everything from COVID shutdowns to strike-induced box office delays to steep competition from a tidal wave of high-priced streaming content over the past seven years. The contraction in theatrical releases and the post-pandemic downturn at
Hollywood’s self-care guru is back with another gift guide just in time for Mother’s Day — and there’s no orgasm-scented candle in sight. There are, however: eight vibrators, $16,000 worth of jewelry and more nutrient-rich elixirs and serums than one can count. Gwenyth Paltrow’s lifestyle
“The Equalizer” has been renewed for Season 5 at CBS, Variety has learned. “’The Equalizer,’ led by the incomparable Queen Latifah, has all the best elements of a powerful drama,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “The series is stacked with suspense, heroism, high
Harvey Weinstein’s accusers slammed the decision to overturn his New York rape conviction, saying it’s “profoundly unjust” and a “major step back.” The New York Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction on Thursday in a 4-3 decision, ruling that the trial showed prejudice
Laurent Cantet, the French director who won the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival in 2008 for his film “The Class,” has died. He was 63. A spokesperson for Cantet’s agency, UBBA, confirmed to Variety that he died on Thursday morning of an illness. “The
Cannes Classics, the festival’s selection for tributes and retrospectives, has announced the rest of its program after the previously-announced opening night film “Napoleon Par Abel Gance.” Among the highlights are a restoration of Charles Vidor’s 1946 “Gilda” to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Columbia Pictures,
More than 250 football players will descend on Detroit’s Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza this week for the 2024 NFL Draft, a three-day event spanning from Thursday, Apr. 25 through Saturday, Apr. 27. The 2024 NFL Draft officially kicks off on Thursday, Apr. 25
Vertical Entertainment has released the first trailer for its upcoming supernatural horror film “The Exorcism,” starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Simpkins. According to the official logline, “The Exorcism” follows Crowe as “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror