Barry Keoghan has successfully made the jump from Oscar-nominee to internet boyfriend thanks to the success of “Saltburn.” Emerald Fennell’s thriller has turned the 31-year-old actor into a new kind of sex symbol — thanks to scenes in which he slurps Jacob Elordi’s bathwater, has
Eddie Cockrell, who reviewed films for Variety for many years and programmed for several film series, died of liver failure Dec. 29 in Sydney, Australia, according to his sister Ann. He was 67. Cockrell reviewed dozens of films for Variety from the Berlin, Karlovy Vary,
Awards Circuit Column: It’s decision time. After months of campaigning, festivalgoing, splashy premieres, magazine profiles and morning-show appearances, Academy voters will finally get their ballots this week (Thursday, Jan. 11). Hopefully, the organization’s nearly 10,000 members did their homework and watched as many of 2023’s
The Game Theorists creator MatPat has announced his retirement from YouTube. In a new video titled “Goodbye Internet,” MatPat, whose real name is Matthew Patrick, stated that March 9 would be his last day hosting his YouTube franchise and that he will be “handing off
Warner Bros. has undated Bong Joon-ho’s “Mickey 17,” starring Robert Pattinson. The studio also announce a move of “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” to a March 29 release date. Sources tell Variety that the decision to move the highly anticipated sci-fi movie from the
Carrie Coon — star of HBO’s “The Gilded Age” and “The Leftovers” — has joined the growing Season 3 cast of Mike White’s “The White Lotus,” HBO has announced. Earlier this week, the Emmy-winning HBO series added Parker Posey, Jason Isaacs, Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Michelle Monaghan
The “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” Season 4 ended with a dramatic bang as ratings for the finale reveal an audience of 2 million viewers tuned in to the climactic ending across all platforms over the course of three days, making it the most-watched
U.K. and India-based production outfit Avani Films is developing an eclectic slate including three feature films and a limited drama series. Avani Films is led by Anu Vaidyanathan, a filmmaker, comedian and previously a long-course triathlete representing India. The company’s output, which includes several shorts