SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “Through the Valley”, the second episode of “The Last of Us” Season 2, now streaming on Max. Kaitlyn Dever delivered a chilling, emotionally devastating performance in Sunday night’s episode of HBO/Max’s “The Last of Us,” immediately propelling her into the center of the Emmy conversation. The acclaimed actress…
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Bong Joon Ho‘s “Mickey 17,” the first of Warner Bros.‘ eclectic, pricey 2025 slate of original films from name-brand directors like Ryan Coogler and Paul Thomas Anderson, isn’t getting the warmest arrival at the box office. The sci-fi comedy, starring Robert Pattinson as a pair of interstellar doppelgangers, earned $7.7 million across Friday and preview…
The 18th annual Women in Film Oscars party celebrated the achievements of the 65 women nominated at the 97th annual awards. The organization, Women in Film, has been advocating for gender equality since 1962 and has provided support during the #MeToo movement, COVID, the unions strikes, and more recently, the devastating wildfires. This year, WIF
Editor’s note: Variety has revived its “Tenpercenteries” column that chronicles the inner-workings and client signings of Hollywood’s top talent agencies and management firms. Tenpercenteries was a staple of Variety from the mid-1990s through the early 2010s. We’re happy to bring it back with a heightened focus on deals and dish involving showbiz’s top talent representation
Sunday might be billed as Hollywood’s biggest night, but it certainly won’t be outside of the Oscars ceremony. As the town readies for the last evening of awards season, theaters are seeing another muted weekend. Focus Features’ underwater thriller “Last Breath” is projecting a measured opening at $7.3 million. Meanwhile, Disney’s “Captain America: Brave New
David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to become a lounge singer under the name Buster Poindexter and act in films such as “Scrooged,” has died. His daughter Leah Hennessey confirmed that he died Friday at home in New York. He was 75. A statement
It’s a blockbuster month on streaming as “Wicked” and “Moana 2,” two of 2024’s biggest movies, make their arrivals on Peacock and Disney+, respectively. The former was a musical sensation with $728 million worldwide and 10 Academy Award nominations, including best picture, while the latter crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide and proved Moana is
Netflix has emerged victorious in the bidding war for Lena Dunham‘s new rom-com “Good Sex,” starring Natalie Portman. The film was revealed to buyers at last month’s European Film Market by CAA Media Finance and FilmNation, and Netflix is now closing a worldwide deal around the $55 million mark — one of the largest to
President Trump wants to vindicate late baseball great Pete Rose, who was banned by Major League Baseball from the game for life and from eligibility to be inducted into the Hall of Fame legacy over his gambling activities. Late Friday, Trump’s thoughts turned toward seeking to exonerate Rose, with the president saying he plans to
If at first you don’t succeed — and if, in fact, at first you misfire badly enough that it starts a national conversation — try, try again. After a healthy seven-month interval, in this case. Since singing what turned out to be a notorious version of the National Anthem at a high-profile ballgame last July,
Talk about a star-packed Oscar Week. The days and nights leading up to Hollywood’s biggest event of the year began this time around with the NAACP Image Awards and SAG Awards on Feb. 23. Just a couple of nights later, most of the nominees of the 97th Academy Awards gathered at the Academy Museum for
Following the tragic accident on the set of the film “Rust” that led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the documentary “Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna” aims to tell the true story of what transpired. The Hulu documentary takes viewers inside the fateful day of Oct. 21, 2021 and the spectacle
Sean Combs, long known by rap aliases like Diddy and Puffy, is facing an avalanche of lawsuits and legal trouble. The latest in his ongoing issues includes a new lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she was drugged and assaulted by Combs in 2000 when she was 16 years old. In the suit, filed
The Golden Globes organization is ending its policy of paying a $75,000 annual salary to former Hollywood Foreign Press Association members, who vote on the organization’s annual film and TV honors. The move comes as the former HFPA members were one year into a five-year deal, reached in June 2023 between the group and its
Robert Richter, an independent filmmaker and producer whose credits include nearly 90 documentaries on a wide range of subjects, died at his home in New York City on February 16 following complications associated with heart failure. He was 95. A three-time Academy Award nominee for best documentary short, Richter’s expanse of accolades included a 2008
The New York Times is asking a federal judge to dismiss Justin Baldoni‘s defamation suit against the paper for its role in publishing a bombshell report that ignited his legal battle with Blake Lively. Baldoni has accused the Times of working in coordination with Lively and her PR team on the Dec. 21 article entitled
SPOILER WARNING: This story discusses plot details from the Netflix series “Running Point,” which is now streaming. Kate Hudson has always been a sports fan, and growing up between California and Colorado meant cheering for the Denver Broncos, the Los Angeles Kings and, of course, the L.A. Lakers. As a teenager, Hudson would go to
Once Geoffrey Rush hit his mid-60s, he was offered more and more roles where his age was the focal point. Yet when he read the script for “The Rule of Jenny Pen,” the nursing home-set horror film offered a different angle. Rush plays Stefan Mortensen, a tough-talking judge who suffers a stroke and must live
Rob Lowe welcomed “Sex and the City” favorite Kristin Davis onto his “Literally!” podcast and the two discussed the lack of sexy movies in today’s Hollywood. Lowe remembered the studio dumping his 1988 movie “Masquerade” because “it was too sexy,” and the duo marveled over how that wouldn’t likely happen in the industry these days.
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 7 of “Severance,” streaming now on Apple TV+. She’s alive! At least some version of her is, held captive on Lumon’s Testing Floor and shuttled from room to room, activating her severance chip and splitting her into several different identities. I’m talking about Gemma, of
Last February, Zendaya stepped onto the red carpet of the “Dune: Part Two” premiere as a metal-constructed cyborg. While robots are banned in the Frank Herbert-created “Dune” universe, the futuristic Thierry Mugler catsuit she wore was a look straight from the year 10,191 — and a clear nod to the sci-fi film’s themes about emerging
“Wicked” and “Agatha All Along” took top honors at the 62nd annual International Cinematographers Guild (ICG) Publicists Awards luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Friday. The ceremony honors individual publicists and unit still photographers who further publicity campaigns for film, TV and entertainment journalists. Variety’s senior entertainment reporter Angelique Jackson earned a nomination from ICG
The deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, remain under investigation, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adam Mendoza shared at a press conference Friday afternoon. In a statement, Mendoza stated that both Hackman and Arakawa’s bodies tested negative for carbon monoxide poisoning. The sheriff also disclosed that Hackman’s pacemaker recorded its “last event” on
Johny Jacobs Locked in with the artisans. The art of a natural beat. Johny Jacobs An assemblage of Milanese must-have Prada outerwear: shades, a trench coat, a bucket purse, and a choker necklace for ’90s appeal. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below Johny Jacobs Refining the total feelin’ with [stylists] Wayman and Micah. Johny Jacobs A
Alexandra Daddario was recently asked by Elle magazine to name the “most outrageous rumor” about herself “that won’t go away.” She didn’t hesitate to give an answer: “That I’m a bad actress.” “I’m not a bad actress,” Daddario said. “I’ve just done some projects that don’t showcase me in the way that I should be
“Bad Sisters” creator Sharon Horgan has inked a two-year first-look deal with HBO, which has also given Horgan and her production company Merman a straight-to-series order for a new comedy series in which she’ll write, exec produce and star. Per HBO, the series — the first to come from the new deal — will follow
1 Adriana Degreas Vintage Lily Long Dress With Straps When humidity and temperatures are soaring, an airy silhouette in earthy tones will always hit. Pull a denim jacket over your shoulders if that tropical breeze picks up. 2 PatBO Candy Linen Short Never overlook the versatility of linen. This high-waisted short is eternally flattering, and
With Milan Fashion Week in full swing, fashion show attendees—celebrities, editors, stylists, influencers, and the like—aren’t shying away from showcasing their best looks to date. It makes sense; this is the home to major houses known for statement-making pieces like Prada, Gucci, Diesel, Fendi, Jil Sander, and so many more. With that in mind, the
Antoni Porowski may not be as queer as you think he is. On today’s “Just for Variety” podcast, he says he’s the “Wicked” movie but that was actually his introduction to the beloved “Wizard of Oz” origin story. “Full disclosure, I hadn’t seen the musical and I wasn’t really sure what it was about before,”
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