Movies

All signs point to “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Elvis” and “The Fabelmans” all dominating the Oscar noms with eight apiece. But if “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Top Gun: Maverick” manage some pickups, they could join or surpass the group. On Jan. 24, AMPAS will unveil its nominees

International comedy star Eugenio Derbez has touched down in Utah for the world premiere of his latest dramatic turn in “Radical,” one of the opening night presentations at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Variety has an exclusive first look at the project, the story of an outside-the-box teacher in a crime-ridden Mexican border town. The film

Celebrity acting coach Sandra Seacat, whose students included Jessica Lange, Andrew Garfield and Laura Dern, died of natural causes Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif. She was 86. Seacat’s unique coaching style made her the acting teacher of a generation and helped actors create honest naturalist performances. Aside from Lange, Garfield and Dern, Seacat taught actors

Shooting on Netflix’s “The Decameron” has kicked off at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios, where the lavish period soap will be based for the next six months. The U.S. show, which is being made entirely in Italy, marks one of the biggest international productions lured by the storied studios in recent years. Hailing from executive producer Jenji

In Lisa Cortés’ documentary “Little Richard: I am Everything,” the man behind the hit songs, big hair and flamboyant personality is examined. The 98-minute doc, which premieres Jan. 19 at Sundance, traces the path of Richard Penniman, also known as Little Richard, from 1930s Macon, Ga., through underground Black drag clubs to segregated concert halls

Actor, writer and producer Maria Bello has signed for representation with the Agency for the Performing Arts. Consistently acclaimed in film and TV roles for decades, the signing with APA comes on the heels of Sony’s box office hit “The Woman King,” which Bello co-wrote and produced. Bello is best known for roles like her

Disney is going back to the grid. After multiple false starts, the studio is back on track for a third “Tron” movie, with Jared Leto attached to star and “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” director Joachim Rønning in talks to helm. Nominally titled “Tron: Ares,” the film would follow the groundbreaking 1982 film “Tron” starring Jeff

It’s only fitting that the Sundance Film Festival would mark its in-person return with a new movie from one of its most noted directors – Nicole Holofcener, the indie stalwart whose first film “Walking and Talking” put her on the map with its 1996 festival premiere. This Sunday, she will debut “You Hurt My Feelings,”

Robert Pattinson is no stranger to getting in shape for movie roles, from “Twilight” to “The Batman,” but the actor has also been vocal about the “insidious” body standards men face, both in and out of Hollywood. “Even if you’re just watching your calorie intake, it’s extraordinarily addictive — and you don’t quite realize how

“Not everything is about money!” exclaims bride-to-be Darcy at the rehearsal dinner for her idyllic-looking island wedding in the Philippines — a rebuke to her multi-millionaire father Robert, who wishes she’d let him pay to make the whole affair even more luxe. Perhaps she means it. Darcy claims she wanted to elope to avoid the

BAFTA’s bosses have stood by the involvement of juries across key categories of the org’s film awards, but note that annual reviews will continue to interrogate and potentially refine the process. The British Academy faced scrutiny for the 2022 film awards, where only two nominees in each performance category were the result of votes by

Netflix leads the distributor pack with 21 nominations at the EE BAFTA Film Awards, which were revealed on Thursday. The streamer scored 14 nods for “All Quiet on the Western Front,” three for “Pinocchio” and one each for “Blonde,” “The Swimmers,” “The Good Nurse” and “The Wonder.” Searchlight and A24 were not far behind with

World War One drama “All Quiet on the Western Front” leads this year’s BAFTA nominations with 14 nods, tying with “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” as the most-nominated non-English language film in the awards’ history. The Netflix drama — for which awards chances have quietly gathered steam in the last month — is up for best

Fast-rising Danish production powerhouse Motor, led by scribe Christian Torpe (“Silent Heart”, “Rita”) and producer Jesper Morthorst, has unveiled a splashy five-pic slate, led by the Göteborg Film Festival’s closing film “Camino” by Birgitte Stærmose and Tea Lindeburg’s pic in development “The Seal Woman,” to be pitched at the Discovery strand of Göteborg’s Nordic Film

Michael Porseryd is set to exit SF Studios, the Nordic powerhouse behind Tom Hanks starrer “A Man Called Otto,” as CEO. News comes as a shock to everyone as Porseryd recently spoke to Variety about the company’s involvement in “A Man Called Otto,” following a successful press launch of the film with Hanks and Rita

India headquartered Bengali-language focused streamer Hoichoi has unveiled eight originals targeting the booming Bangladesh market on its 2023 slate. The slate features a mix of established and emerging talent. Adapted from the novel “Priscilla” by Mashiul Alam, “Delta 2051” is set in a dystopian future Bangladesh. Directed by Krishnendu Chattopadhyay, executive produced by Syed Ahmed

In a short 11-film career Indian actor Varun Tej has already made an impact and is set to soar with his next two projects. Tej headlines the cast of an as-yet-untitled project set in the world of the Indian Air Force, backed by Sony Pictures International Productions and Renaissance Pictures, that will take off in

Power and privilege are often parts of the same formula — one almost inevitably leads to the other. The films of this award season examine the phenomenon in myriad ways: from factual to fictional, and within institutions as disparate as the military and the classical music community. The directors behind “The Inspection,” “Devotion,” “The Woman King”

The diversity of animated features — both content and assembly — continues to evolve in lockstep with filmmaking technology’s almost daily leaps and bounds. This ever-changing landscape creates new challenges and opportunities for directors to tell stories that encapsulate everything from epic blockbuster spectacles to personal, relationship-driven dramas.  “Animation is such a powerful medium in

Oscar winner Susan Sarandon is ready for the stage musical adaptation of “Thelma & Louise.” As Variety was the first to report, Amanda Seyfried and Evan Rachel Wood are currently workshopping the show in New York City. “I think that’s fabulous. They’re both great,” Sarandon, who starred in the iconic 1991 film opposite Geena Davis,

James Cameron’s “Avatar” franchise was made for viewing in premium large format theaters such as IMAX 3D and Dolby Cinema, but that doesn’t mean watching the movies at home is a bad idea. The Oscar-winning director recently spoke to NPR about different viewing methods for “Avatar,” and he said a “good experience” can still be

Awards voters love a transformation: Gary Oldman in “Darkest Hour,” Jessica Chastain in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” and Christian Bale in “Vice” are just some of the recent winners who disappeared into their roles. And the recent Makeup and Hairstylists Guild (MUAHS) nominations seem to be an indicator of the trend continuing this year.

Ahead of the 95th Oscar nominations announcement on Tuesday, Bill Kramer, the Academy CEO, shared in a letter to AMPAS members that the organization saw “record-breaking participation” for this year’s nominations, producing the largest voter turnout in the Academy Awards’ 95-year history. Following the close of Oscar nomination voting, which concluded on Tuesday, Jan. 17

Cinedigm announced today the acquisition of North American rights to “Yelling Fire in an Empty Theater,” the feature debut of writer-director Justin Zuckerman. Starting Jan. 24, the film will be available for viewing exclusively on Fandor, Cinedigm’s official streaming platform. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Fandor and Cinedigm on the film, who are really

Get ready for more “M3GAN.” The internet’s favorite demonic dancing doll is returning to theaters in 2025. “M3GAN 2.0,” a sequel to Atomic Monster and Blumhouse’s campy thriller, is officially in the works. Universal has scheduled the movie to debut in theaters on Jan. 17, 2025. Screenwriter Akela Cooper is returning to pen the sequel.

Saban Films has secured global distribution rights to the crime thriller “Clean Up Crew” in all territories but Spain and Italy. “The Survivalist” helmer Jon Keeyes directs Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Oscar winner Melissa Leo and Oscar nominee Antonio Banderas in the tale of a crime scene clean-up crew that finds a briefcase full of cash

Jonah Hill’s “You People” co-stars are weighing in on the actor’s decision not to promote or do press for his films because of the toll it takes on his mental health. “Life is tough for all of us,” Lauren London told Variety Tuesday at the “You People” premiere at the Regency Village Theatre in Los

Establishing herself as one of the world’s few Arctic Circle feature film producers, having set up shop in Norway’s Tromsø, former Mer Films production exec Elisa Fernanda Pirir is launching her own production company, Staer, which is backing productions by Morocco’s Nabil Ayouch and Colombia’s Juan Carlos Arango, among others, as she also develops her

For documentary filmmakers seeking distribution for independently made projects, Sundance is the golden ticket. It’s where a few lucky doc directors can nail down seven-figure deals with major distributors including Netflix, Amazon or Apple TV+ every year. But this year, with streamers not only tightening their purse strings but also increasingly commissioning their own content,

“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” “Living,” “She Said,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Women Talking are among the film nominees for this year’s USC Libraries Scripter Awards. In addition, television episodes of “The Crown,” “Fleishman Is in Trouble,” “Slow Horses,” “Tokyo Vice” and “Under the Banner of Heaven” were also recognized. A strong bellwether for the Oscars’