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Fasten Films Revs Up Catalan Cinema (EXCLUSIVE)

Adrià Monés’ Fasten Films, producer of Cannes-selected “The End of It,” “Strawberries” and “Rehearsals of a Revolution,” has announced a new slate of films led by Catalan talent Mar Coll, Maria M. Bayona, Adrià Garcia and Nely Reguera. Fasten is also developing debut features from Víctor Alonso-Berbel, Jordi Boquet, Carlos Lechuga and Oriol Pérez, positioning […]

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‘In the Grey’ Review: Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill and Eiza Gonzalez Magazine-Cover Their Way Through Guy Ritchie’s Attractive Time-Killer

Guy Ritchie is a filmmaker and series creator whose prodigious busyness in terms of both workload and story approach has its compensations. It’s foolish to expect what is so rarely a part of Ritchie’s subset of heist movies, from early ones like “Snatch” a generation ago, through to his latest, “In the Grey.” In these […]

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India’s Indie Filmmakers Form Collective to Fight Theatrical and Streaming Barriers (EXCLUSIVE)

More than 120 Indian filmmakers and producers have united to establish the Independent Filmmakers Assn. of India, a not-for-profit collective designed to improve theatrical access, distribution pathways and streaming visibility for the country’s independent sector. IFAI made its formal public debut at the Cannes Film Festival, with actor-producer Anshuman Jha and filmmaker Devashish Makhija representing […]

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Bill Maher Mocks Trump for Getting Played by China’s Xi Jinping: ‘He Holds the Cards Now’

Recent weeks of “Real Time with Bill Maher” have seen the acerbic comic grill probable Democratic presidential hopeful Gavin Newsom for suing Fox News, comparing the California governor’s litigiousness to Trump, and joking that the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s purported suicide note sounds an awful lot like his good pal Trump. On Friday night’s […]

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Fifth Season and HarbourView Equity Partners Set Multi-Picture Financing Pact

Fifth Season and HarbourView Equity Partners have set a multi-picture financing pact that will help the indie film and TV production outfit bring to life a number of projects including Dev Patel’s “The Peasant” and the Mila Kunis thriller “Nightwatching.” The deal adds to the film, TV and music investment bets that HarbourView Equity is […]

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‘Colony’ Director Yeon Sang-ho on AI, Individuality and Why Zombies Still Matter

Yeon Sang-ho’s “Colony” premiered in the Midnight Screenings section at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, marking the “Train to Busan” director’s return to the zombie genre. This time, he infuses it a distinctly contemporary twist that reflects anxieties about artificial intelligence, collective behavior and the erosion of human individuality. “All along my works, I […]

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‘Sonic 4’ Wraps Shooting; First Look at Metal Sonic Revealed

Director Jeff Fowler has wrapped filming on “Sonic the Hedgehog 4.” Fowler, who directed all three “Sonic” films, shared the news via X. He wrote, “On behalf of this amazing cast/crew, we have filmed the BEST Sonic Movie yet and can’t wait to share.” He also shared a photo of himself in the director’s chair […]

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‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’ Review: John Travolta’s Slim and Winning Boyhood Reverie of Air Travel in the Lost-Paradise Age of TWA

"Propeller One-Way Night Coach" is sometimes funny in a light way, but it's mostly sincere. Travolta wants to share how much he loved being on this plane: the wide-eyed wonder of it all — and, underneath that, the feeling that he was protected. (That’s the feeling 1962 could give you.)

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Tony Seiniger, Poster Designer and Movie Marketer, Dies at 87

Tony Seiniger, known as “The Godfather of Movie Advertising” for his work on campaigns for films including “Jaws,” died May 11 in Atlanta. He was 87. Born in New York City, he studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. He got his start at EUE/Screen Gems in New York, working in commercial production and […]

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‘Dutton Ranch’ Series Premiere Episodes: Craziest Moments and Burning Questions, From A Cold-Blooded Murder to Beth and Rip’s Steamy Shower Scene

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the two-episode series premiere of “Dutton Ranch,” “The Untold Want” and “Earn Another Day,” which are now streaming on Paramount+. “Yellowstone” fans, rejoice! We’ve missed the primetime soap since it wrapped in 2024. Sure, we’ve had “Marshals,” but given that it’s more of a procedural, “Dutton Ranch” is going […]

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‘Gentle Monster’ Review: Léa Seydoux Brings Gravity to a Harrowing End-Of-Family Drama

It is ironic, in a film of precious little irony, that Marie Kreutzer’s intelligently made but unremittingly bleak “Gentle Monster” — the Austrian director’s Cannes competition-selected follow-up to her Un Certain Regard prizewinner “Corsage” — should not only begin and end with a trampoline, but should to some degree pivot on the uncomplicatedly happy image […]

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Guillaume Canet’s ‘Karma,’ Starring Marion Cotillard, Earns 6-Minute Ovation at Cannes Premiere

“Karma,” Guillaume Canet’s gripping religious cult thriller starring Oscar-winning actor Marion Cotillard, earned a six-minute standing ovation at Cannes on Friday. The edge-of-your-set French movie, which is produced by Iconoclast with Canet’s Caneo banner, world premiered in the Special Screenings section in the official selection. “Karma” is the second film that Canet has brought to […]

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‘Chad Powers’ Star Glen Powell Is Everywhere, But He Promises He’s Not Burnt Out: ‘I Think People Are Worried About Me’

Glen Powell knows he seems to be everywhere right now — but he makes no apologies for it. “I find that being hard working, it’s something I really admire in my colleagues and other people,” Powell tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast. “I mean, work ethic is something, especially when you’re on a film set and […]

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Top Limited Series Writers on Adapting Novels and Finding the Right Stars to Play Presidents, Serial Killers and Real-Life Lovers

The writers and creators behind some of TV’s biggest limited series took to the stage at Variety’s Night in the Writers Room on May 7 to give audiences a glimpse into their production processes and adapting material for television. Moderated by Variety’s Senior Artisans Editor Jazz Tangcay, this year’s panel featured Annie Weisman of “Imperfect […]

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Jack Johnson on How a Surfing Injury, Warning From Chris Rock and Deadly Shark Attack Shaped ‘SURFILMUSIC’ Documentary (EXCLUSIVE)

Chris Rock had it all wrong, as it turned out, when he once laid some cynical conventional wisdom about show business on Jack Johnson. In December 2003, a 28-year-old Johnson found his way onto “The Late Show with David Letterman.” A few years prior, the Oahu native had been chasing a future as a professional […]

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‘Dutton Ranch’ Stars Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser on Creating Beth and Rip’s Steamy Chemistry: ‘We Take Care of Each Other’

One of TV’s most beloved couples is back. Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser have reunited to play Beth and Rip once more on the “Yellowstone” spinoff “Dutton Ranch.” The first two episodes are now available to watch on Paramount+. The series takes place six months after the couple’s modest Montana ranch burns down, and they […]

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‘Outlander’ Post-Credits Scene Honors Author Diana Gabaldon: Every Easter Egg and Cameo in the Series’ Final Moments (EXCLUSIVE)

After eight seasons, Starz’s “Outlander” wrapped up with Claire (Caitríona Balfe) and Jamie’s (Sam Heughan) timeless love story getting a powerful (yet ambiguous) ending. While the last moments of the finale, which aired on Friday, May 15, show Claire and Jamie, seemingly dead, opening their eyes and taking another breath (read their full interpretation of […]

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‘John Lennon: The Last Interview’ Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Documentary Captures John Lennon at His Happiest…and Most Messianic

John, in "The Last Interview," comes off as just about the happiest he has ever been. But he’s so high on the life he’s leading that he’s also at his most messianic. And a little of that goes a long way.

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Elon Musk Doubles Down on Slamming ‘The Odyssey’ Casting: ‘Who Specifically Is the A–hole Who Added DEI Lies to Academy Awards Eligibility?’

Elon Musk is continuing his campaign against Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” asserting that the Academy’s diversity guidelines are responsible for the director selecting a diverse array of cast members for the historical epic. “Who specifically is the asshole who added DEI lies to Academy Awards eligibility instead of it just being about making the best […]

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‘Outlander’ Series Finale: Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan and EP on Celebrating the Final Sex Scene, That Callback to the Pilot and What the Ending Means: ‘That Door Was Never Going to Be Closed’

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for “And the World Was All Around Us,” the series finale of “Outlander,” now streaming on Starz. Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan don’t know what to make of that final shot of the “Outlander.” But they know what they were feeling in the moment as they filmed it nearly […]

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‘Yesteryear’ Author Caro Claire Burke on Her Bestselling Tradwife Novel, Writing an ‘Acidic’ Influencer and How the Anne Hathaway-Backed Film Adaptation Will Be ‘Faithful’ to the Material

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains major spoilers for the novel “Yesteryear.” It’s safe to say that Caro Claire Burke’s delightfully horrifying novel “Yesteryear” — in which the fictional tradwife influencer Natalie Heller Mills winds up transported back to the days of, well, yesteryear — is the book of the moment. Since its April 7 release, […]

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As Her Emmy-Winning Nat Geo Series ‘Trafficked’ Ends, Mariana van Zeller Launches New Indie Media Company (EXCLUSIVE)

As “Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller” ended its award-winning run on Nat Geo last September, van Zeller has moved on to a new chapter in her career. The Emmy, Peabody and DuPont Award-winning journalist has launched The Hidden Third, a new independent production company. The news was announced by van Zeller and Muck Media, the […]

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Christopher Nolan Says ‘The Odyssey’ ‘Needed to Be the Biggest Film’ He’s Made as He Cuts and Glues Together Imax Film in ’60 Minutes’ Interview (EXCLUSIVE)

Christopher Nolan takes viewers behind the scenes of the intimate process of putting together an Imax film in a ’60 Minutes’ interview about “The Odyssey.” In one of two clips exclusively obtained by Variety, Nolan says to “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley, “In taking on ‘The Odyssey,’ it does become about scale. It needed to […]

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Swiss Autofiction ‘Summer Drift’ Brings Friendship and Reclamation to ACID at Cannes

Swiss-French feature “Summer Drift,” premiering at ACID Cannes Saturday, May 16, follows Johanna Schopfer, a watch factory worker in Geneva whose summer obsession with restoring her vintage VW Beetle becomes a personal and political act of reclamation. Directed by Céline Carridroit and Aline Suter, the film moves between documentary and autofiction, using reconstructed scenes and […]

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‘The Lowdown’ Season 2 Casts Martha Plimpton, Clifton Collins Jr. (EXCLUSIVE)

Both Martha Plimpton and Clifton Collins Jr. have joined “The Lowdown” Season 2, Variety has learned exclusively. The pair are the latest new additions to the second season of the FX series, alongside Tommy Lee Jones, Betty Gilpin, and Austin Amelio. Ethan Hawke stars in the series, with the Season 1 cast also including Keith […]

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Harvey Weinstein Rape Case Ends in Mistrial as Jury Unable to Reach Verdict

The jury in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial in New York has deadlocked, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial. After three days of deliberations, the jurors were unable to reach a verdict on a charge of third-degree rape for which Weinstein had been tried twice previously. Judge Curtis Farber gave prosecutors 30 days to decide […]

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Facing the Fascism: How This Season’s Emmy Contenders Pepper Storytelling With Real-World Perils

On this final season of Prime Video’s “The Boys,” Homelander — played by Antony Starr and described by showrunner Eric Kripke as “our sociopathic Superman” — decides he’s going to be the new God, and he’s going to make the world believe he’s the new God. “We had endless conversations about, like, is that too […]

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John Travolta Surprised at Cannes With Honorary Palme d’Or: ‘This Is Beyond the Oscar’

John Travolta got a major Cannes surprise ahead of the world premiere of his directorial debut “Propeller One-Way Night Coach” when the festival surprised him with an honorary Palme d’Or, which is the Cannes equivalent of a lifetime achievement prize. Travolta was shocked and overwhelmed by the surprise honor, saying: “This is beyond the Oscar.” […]

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‘Boys of Tommen’ Amazon Series Sets Cast for Irish Young Adult Adaptation

Amazon Prime Video has announced the first cast members for “Boys of Tommen,” the upcoming adaptation of the bestselling book series of the same name, written by Irish author Chloe Walsh. Nancy Surridge is set to lead the cast as Shannon Lynch, described as “a shy and mysterious girl new to Tommen College,” and Conor […]

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Costa Rica Ramps Up Production as Local Filmmakers Expand Globally and Media Investment Grows

In 2019, Sofía Quirós made history with “Land of Ashes,” the first feature film from Costa Rica to be selected for the Cannes Film Festival, in this case, Critics’ Week. In the relatively short span of seven years, the small but mighty Central American country has considerably ramped up production and now celebrates another landmark […]

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Fasten Films Revs Up Catalan Cinema (EXCLUSIVE)

‘In the Grey’ Review: Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill and Eiza Gonzalez Magazine-Cover Their Way Through Guy Ritchie’s Attractive Time-Killer

India’s Indie Filmmakers Form Collective to Fight Theatrical and Streaming Barriers (EXCLUSIVE)

Bill Maher Mocks Trump for Getting Played by China’s Xi Jinping: ‘He Holds the Cards Now’

Fifth Season and HarbourView Equity Partners Set Multi-Picture Financing Pact

‘Colony’ Director Yeon Sang-ho on AI, Individuality and Why Zombies Still Matter

‘Sonic 4’ Wraps Shooting; First Look at Metal Sonic Revealed

‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’ Review: John Travolta’s Slim and Winning Boyhood Reverie of Air Travel in the Lost-Paradise Age of TWA

Tony Seiniger, Poster Designer and Movie Marketer, Dies at 87

‘Dutton Ranch’ Series Premiere Episodes: Craziest Moments and Burning Questions, From A Cold-Blooded Murder to Beth and Rip’s Steamy Shower Scene

‘Gentle Monster’ Review: Léa Seydoux Brings Gravity to a Harrowing End-Of-Family Drama

Guillaume Canet’s ‘Karma,’ Starring Marion Cotillard, Earns 6-Minute Ovation at Cannes Premiere

‘Chad Powers’ Star Glen Powell Is Everywhere, But He Promises He’s Not Burnt Out: ‘I Think People Are Worried About Me’

Top Limited Series Writers on Adapting Novels and Finding the Right Stars to Play Presidents, Serial Killers and Real-Life Lovers

Jack Johnson on How a Surfing Injury, Warning From Chris Rock and Deadly Shark Attack Shaped ‘SURFILMUSIC’ Documentary (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Dutton Ranch’ Stars Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser on Creating Beth and Rip’s Steamy Chemistry: ‘We Take Care of Each Other’

‘Outlander’ Post-Credits Scene Honors Author Diana Gabaldon: Every Easter Egg and Cameo in the Series’ Final Moments (EXCLUSIVE)

‘John Lennon: The Last Interview’ Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Documentary Captures John Lennon at His Happiest…and Most Messianic

Elon Musk Doubles Down on Slamming ‘The Odyssey’ Casting: ‘Who Specifically Is the A–hole Who Added DEI Lies to Academy Awards Eligibility?’

‘Outlander’ Series Finale: Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan and EP on Celebrating the Final Sex Scene, That Callback to the Pilot and What the Ending Means: ‘That Door Was Never Going to Be Closed’

‘Yesteryear’ Author Caro Claire Burke on Her Bestselling Tradwife Novel, Writing an ‘Acidic’ Influencer and How the Anne Hathaway-Backed Film Adaptation Will Be ‘Faithful’ to the Material

As Her Emmy-Winning Nat Geo Series ‘Trafficked’ Ends, Mariana van Zeller Launches New Indie Media Company (EXCLUSIVE)

Christopher Nolan Says ‘The Odyssey’ ‘Needed to Be the Biggest Film’ He’s Made as He Cuts and Glues Together Imax Film in ’60 Minutes’ Interview (EXCLUSIVE)

Swiss Autofiction ‘Summer Drift’ Brings Friendship and Reclamation to ACID at Cannes

‘The Lowdown’ Season 2 Casts Martha Plimpton, Clifton Collins Jr. (EXCLUSIVE)

Harvey Weinstein Rape Case Ends in Mistrial as Jury Unable to Reach Verdict

Facing the Fascism: How This Season’s Emmy Contenders Pepper Storytelling With Real-World Perils

John Travolta Surprised at Cannes With Honorary Palme d’Or: ‘This Is Beyond the Oscar’

‘Boys of Tommen’ Amazon Series Sets Cast for Irish Young Adult Adaptation

Costa Rica Ramps Up Production as Local Filmmakers Expand Globally and Media Investment Grows

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