‘The Last Journey’ Review: Sweden’s International Oscar Submission Is a...
Unfolding as a humorous and heartbreaking road movie, the highly relatable “The Last Journey” is a tender portrait of the love that filmmaker Filip Hammar bears for his ailing 80-year-old father Lars....
View ArticleVikings, Hot Springs and Heavy Metal: How the Reykjavik International Film...
A post-metal band plays at a screening of a vintage Viking saga. Björk shows up to check out the latest films by Pedro Almodovar and Athina Rachel Tsingari. Filmmakers relax in warm mineral-laden...
View ArticleLumière’s Classic Film Market Discusses Universal’s Latest Restorations, ‘The...
The Lumière Film Festival’s International Classic Film Market (MIFC) marks its 12th edition with a wide-ranging program that examines the latest restorations from NBCUniversal and leading French...
View ArticleIsabelle Huppert, 2024’s Lumière Award Winner: An Appreciation
Useful as it may be for facts and stats, an actor’s Wikipedia page isn’t ever the go-to place for a complete, nuanced description of their thespian essence, and so it proves for Isabelle Huppert....
View ArticleTim Burton’s Unexpected Appearance Draws Massive Applause at France’s Lumière...
The 16th edition of the Lumière Film Festival kicked off in high style, with a glittering lineup of stars including Benicio del Toro, Tim Burton, Monica Bellucci and Vanessa Paradis plus high-profile...
View Article‘I, Robot’ Director Accuses Elon Musk of Taking His Ideas for New Tesla...
On Thursday, co-founder and CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, unveiled a long-awaited glimpse into the future with models for their new self-driving prototypes: the cybercab and the robovan. Also at the...
View ArticleKorea Box Office: ‘Executioner’ Claims Fifth Weekend Win as Market Slumps to...
Korean-made crime-comedy-thriller “I The Executioner,” a sequel to 2015 hit ‘Veteran,” continued to top South Korea’s weekend box office. Its victory, however, was a hollow one as Korea’s overall box...
View ArticleChina Box Office: ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ Rerelease Opens in...
“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” took second place at the mainland China box office over the latest weekend, leading off a season of re-releases that will encompass the full “Harry Potter”...
View ArticleDandelooo Sells ‘Hola Frida!’ Animated Feature in Mexico, Spain, Greece...
Emmy-winning French animation producer-distributor Dandelooo has closed sales for the animated feature “Hola Frida!” in Mexico, Spain and Greece. The film was part of a lineup announced by Dandelooo at...
View Article‘Gainsbourg’ Animated Documentary Offers Intimate, Revealing Portrait of...
Serge Gainsbourg, the French pop poet and provocateur who courted controversy while scaling the heights of stardom over the course of his decades-spanning career, is the subject of an upcoming animated...
View ArticleTransgender Icon Film ‘Granny Lee’ Set to Shoot in 2025 (EXCLUSIVE)
A new feature film chronicling the life of South African transgender icon Granny Lee is due to begin production in Johannesburg in April 2025. The project, titled “Granny Lee,” participated at the Film...
View Article‘Buffalo Kids’ Screenwriter Reveals Boy Who Inspired Animated Hit Died Two...
“Buffalo Kids” is a turn-of-the-century caper that follows two Irish orphans, Mary and Tom, as they traverse the U.S. in search of their uncle, meeting a cast of heroes and villains along the way....
View ArticleAnthony Hopkins to Star in ‘Maserati: The Brothers,’ Biopic of Famous Car...
Anthony Hopkins is attached to star in “Maserati: The Brothers,” an English-language biopic directed by Bobby Moresco about the family behind the high-performance automobiles that, along with Ferrari...
View ArticleGay Rom-Com ‘A Nice Indian Boy’ Unites ‘Deadpool’s’ Karan Soni, Jonathan...
Jonathan Groff singing Bollywood tunes is the centerpiece of “A Nice Indian Boy,” a groundbreaking gay rom-com that’s heating up the BFI London Film Festival. Director Roshan Sethi and stars Groff...
View ArticleXavier Dolan Confirms His Return to Filmmaking With New Film Mixing Horror...
Just over a year after announcing he was retiring from filmmaking, Xavier Dolan has confirmed he is working on a new feature project, which he hopes to shoot next year. The Québécois director was...
View ArticleWill ‘Terrifier 4’ End the Franchise? Creator Damien Leone Says: ‘I Can’t See...
Art the Clown may go on his final killing spree in “Terrifier 4.” Damien Leone, the writer-director behind the gruesome film series, exclusively shared with Variety when he believes the “Terrifier”...
View ArticleHow ‘Saturday Night’s’ Intense Ticking Score Was Created By Tap Dancing, a...
“Saturday Night” director Jason Reitman didn’t want a score that paid homage to “Saturday Night Live.” Musician Jon Batiste says, “He wanted a pressure cooker of a score, and I interpreted that to mean...
View ArticleExecutives from Walmart, iHeartMedia and TalkShopLive Discuss the Secrets of...
More highlights from Variety’s Executive Interview Studio, presented by Canva, during this year’s Advertising Week held in New York City. EVP of digital marketing at iHeartMedia Jeff Cucinell, sat down...
View ArticleJeff Goldblum Bets Against ‘Jurassic World’ Return: ‘Dr. Ian Malcolm May Have...
Jeff Goldblum believes he’s faced off with his last dinosaur. In an interview with Total Film for the publication’s final issue, the actor shares that he thinks his “Jurassic Park” character, the...
View Article‘Suburban Fury’ Review: Sara Jane Moore, Who Tried to Assassinate President...
The very premise of "Suburban Fury," with Moore, during the interviews, posed in ironic period backdrops like the rear seat of a '70s station wagon, makes her seem a classic performative personality —...
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