Exemplifying the universal power of pop music on screen is a key scene in the FX limited series “Fleishman Is in Trouble.” As Jesse Eisenberg’s protagonist Toby Fleishman, a divorced father mired in loneliness and existential angst, walks down a New York City sidewalk with his two tweenage children, Hannah and Solly, an acoustic, Hebrew-language
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It’s hard not to judge “Missing” according to one’s own aptitude — much less appetite — for watching the world via devices, but that would be unfair to the sleight of hand pulled off by directors Nick Johnson and Will Merrick. Making their directorial debuts, the pair chronicle the labyrinthine story of a teenager’s search
Hindsight may be 20/20, but producer Jason Blum didn’t need the luxury of time to see that “M3GAN,” a horror movie about a diabolical robot-like doll, was destined for success. So much so, that Blum did something he’d never done in his nearly 30-year career: He publicly admitted his desire to make a sequel before
The steaming chaos and viciously hurled epithets of such reality shows as “Top Chef” and “Kitchen Nightmares” thankfully have no place in “Kitchen Brigade,” which sees a gifted chef train eager amateurs with quiet hauteur, exacting shallot-slicing demands and, in time, a dose of kindness. The stakes are higher, too, in director Louis-Julien Petit’s amiable
The CW has set the premiere dates for the final seasons of fan-favorite shows “Riverdale” and “Nancy Drew.” “Riverdale” Season 7 will debut on March 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, while “Nancy Drew” Season 4 will launch on May 31 at 8 p.m. Both shows will air their series finales on Aug. 23, with “Nancy
Allison Williams doesn’t consider herself a horror buff — in fact, she can only watch “Annabelle” by peeking through her fingers. Yet, after the runaway success of 2017’s “Get Out,” she finds herself with another horror hit on her hands: “M3GAN.” In the Blumhouse film, which slayed its way to a $30 million opening weekend,
Friends for more than 20 years, “RRR” stars N.T. Rama Rao Jr and Ram Charan say they relied on each another for the extensive shoot of S.S. Rajamouli’s Indian-Tollywood epic, which has taken global cinemas by storm. On this episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, the two actors celebrate the phenomenon of “RRR” and
“Elvis” director Baz Luhrmann has paid tribute to Lisa Marie Presley, the musician and only child of Elvis Presley, who died on Thursday at the age of 54 after suffering cardiac arrest. “Over the last year, the entire Elvis movie family and I have felt the privilege of Lisa Marie’s kind embrace,” Luhrmann wrote on
Casting rumors for James Gunn’s new Superman movie are running rampant across social media, but the writer-director and new DC Studios boss says none of it is true considering he’s stilling penning the screenplay. Gunn took to Twitter to debunk one user’s claim that “Euphoria” actor Jacob Elordi was rumored to be the new Superman
Fleetwood Mac co-founder and drummer Mick Fleetwood has shared the moving eulogy he wrote for Christine McVie, the band’s longtime singer and keyboardist, who died on Nov. 30. He delivered the eulogy at a memorial service in Malibu, Calif. that was attended by several members of the band, also including Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.
Variety has selected its list of 10 Brits to Watch for 2023, an honor the publication has been bestowing since 2013 on artists across all entertainment media. Past honorees include Harry Styles, Anya Taylor-Joy and Jodie Turner-Smith. The honorees will be profiled in the Feb. 8 issue of Variety and feted at the seventh annual Newport Beach
Disney+ has greenlit “Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, With Dave Letterman,” which will premiere on March 17, Saint Patrick’s Day. The news was announced by Disney Branded Television president Ayo Davis during the company’s presentation at the Winter 2023 Television Critics Association press tour. In the special, filmmaker Morgan Neville captures David
AMC’s Anne Rice TV universe is proving to be worth the investment, with the latest show in the lineup, “Mayfair Witches,” dethroning the first title, “Interview With the Vampire,” as AMC+’s biggest ever new series premiere. Debuting at 9 p.m. Jan. 8 on AMC and AMC+, along with a multi-network simulcast across AMC Networks’ BBC
HBO’s latest addition to its roster of prestige dramas, “The Last of Us,” is generating massive buzz ahead of its Jan. 15 debut as Hollywood increasingly embraces video game IP for movies and TV shows in an effort to reach built-in audiences. But Sony Interactive Entertainment is primed to benefit from Sunday’s series launch just
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You don’t necessarily have to be a dyed-in-the-wool journalist to get your own roost on CNN. The Warner Bros. Discovery-backed network is considering working with talent from across the parent company, according to a person familiar with the matter. These people might contribute segments, digital projects, series or documentaries, this person says. CNN CEO Chris
Disney+, Disney Channel and National Geographic Content revealed first-looks and premiere dates for a number of their shows at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Friday. Among the shows featured during the day were “American Born Chinese” fpr Disney+, “A Small Light” for National Geographic and Disney+, and “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil
A revival of “Phineas and Ferb” from original series creator Dan Povenmire has been ordered under Povenmire’s new overall deal with Disney Branded Television. 40 new episodes of the iconic animated series will be produced, which will be split up into two seasons. The announcement was made by Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television,
The upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black” has unveiled a first look image of Marisa Abela in character as the Grammy-winning icon. The photo debuted as Studiocanal announced it was partnering with Focus Features and Monumental Pictures on the music drama. Sam Taylor-Johnson, best known for helming “50 Shades of Gray” and “Nowhere Boy,” is
When Amanda Seyfried won a Golden Globe on Tuesday night, she wasn’t in the Beverly Hills ballroom due to being “deep in the process of creating a new musical” — and now we may know what that is. Insiders tell Variety that Seyfried is involved with a workshop on the musical version of “Thelma &
Check one; check two. Is this thing on? No one seems to be talking about it, but Net-a-Porter is running a major sale on SKIMS items right now. Everything from comfortable bras and seamless thongs to the TikTok famous fuzzy robe and PJ set are marked down. People lose their minds over just about anything
Rapper Iggy Azalea has joined OnlyFans, planning to release a stream of exclusive and uncensored photos, videos, music, illustrations and poetry as part of her “Hotter Than Hell” yearlong multimedia project. The “Hotter Than Hell X OnlyFans” collaboration, which marks Azaela’s first creative project in more than a year and a half, will encompass the
With the release of “Yellowjackets” Season 2 on the horizon, Showtime dropped an official teaser that offers a glimpse at the horrors in store for the Wiskayok High School women’s soccer team. The preview presents a first look at “Lord of the Rings” star Elijah Wood as a citizen detective named Walter, who is confirmed
Morgan Freeman has joined the cast of Taylor Sheridan’s upcoming drama series “Lioness” at Paramount+, Variety has confirmed. “Lioness” is based on a real-life CIA program. Per the official series description, it follows “Cruz Manuelos (Laysla De Oliveira), a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine recruited to join the CIA’s Lioness Engagement Team to help bring
Sony Interactive Entertainment has tapped Ben King, a former Apple services executive, as senior VP of direct-to-consumer, overseeing the gaming division’s PlayStation Store and PlayStation’s DTC businesses. At Sony Interactive Entertainment, King reports to Veronica Rogers, SVP, head of global sales and business operations. Most recently, King was chief subscription officer at sports-streaming venture DAZN,
Maude Apatow will make her New York stage debut as Audrey in the Off-Broadway revival of “Little Shop of Horrors.” She will appear in the musical from Feb. 7 through April 2, 2023. Apatow joins a cast stacked with theater vets that includes Tony Award winner Matt Doyle (“Company”) as Seymour, Tony Award nominee Bryce
“Cheaper by the Dozen” star Leo Abelo Perry has joined the cast of “Fast X” as the son of Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto, Variety can exclusively report. Perry will portray Brian Marcos, the son of Dom (Vin Diesel) and Elena Neves (Elsa Pataky). In 2017’s “The Fate of the Furious,” an infant Brian was kidnapped
Robbie Bachman, who co-founded and played drums for the hard-riffing 1970s Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died at the age of 69. His brother and bandmate Randy revealed the news on his Twitter account, writing, “Another sad departure. The pounding beat behind BTO, my little brother Robbie has joined Mum, Dad & brother Gary
Disney’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” has emerged as the highest Hollywood grosser of all time in India, beating the record set in 2019 by stablemate “Avengers: Endgame.” James Cameron’s return to Pandora is still in Indian cinemas and has a running total of INR4.6 billion ($56.6 million), beating the Russo brothers’ Marvel epic that
Has Elon Musk moved to cut off third-party Twitter apps from his social network? Or is Twitter just experiencing technical issues? Late Thursday, developers and users of multiple apps for accessing Twitter — including Tweetbot, Twitterrific, Fenix, Talon and Echofon — reported problems including being unable to log in or access their timelines. The reported
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