Here comes 72 hours of ballyhoo and bluster about the state of the television business. Spoiler alert: Every platform making a upfront presentation this week in New York will find the way to pitch themselves as No. 1 in something. But the network with the
If it weren’t for Tom Cruise, someone else might have played Alice in Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 erotic thriller “Eyes Wide Shut.” In a rare interview with Sight and Sound (via Us Weekly), Cruise said when he first met with the prolific director to discuss what
Singer-songwriter John Moreland says he has no regrets after his collaboration with Zach Bryan was yanked from streaming versions of the latter superstar’s latest album, in response to Moreland having taken a shot at him on social media. In fact, Moreland is doubling and tripling
Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” remained No. 1 at the box office, collecting $33.1 million in its second weekend of release. Ticket sales declined by 55% from its $74 million debut, marking a far better hold than recent Marvel adventures that slid significantly in their second weekends, such
Netflix has gifted fans a truly unhinged Mother’s Day treat: Tom Segura’s Peruvian mom Charo, absolutely eviscerating his new sketch comedy series, “Bad Thoughts.” In a riotous promo released to Variety exclusively, the “Your Mom’s House” comedian invites his actual mother to a private screening
Advertisers curious about whether to spend billions on TV commercials this year need to figure out what frightens them more — is it a fear of the unknown or a fear of missing out? Madison Avenue is grappling with a host of question marks in
Making a buck in the TV business isn’t as easy as it used to be. As a result, the glitzy showcases that networks put on for their advertisers aren’t as much fun as they once were, either. TV’s annual “upfront” has been a staple of
French-Tunisian director Erige Sehiri’s “Promised Sky,” which has its world premiere in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, has debuted its trailer. Luxbox is handling world sales. French distribution is by Jour2Fête. Sehiri’s last film, “Under the Fig Trees,” played in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight in 2022, and