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G. Gordon Liddy, the colorful chief operative in the Watergate scandal who went to prison for his crimes and later cut a wide swatch across pop culture as a talk show host and actor, has died. He was 90. His son, Thomas P. Liddy, confirmed his death to the Washington Post, but did not provide

“Mortal Kombat,” an adaptation of the popular video game, has been delayed a week. The Warner Bros. fantasy-action film was originally scheduled for April 16 and is instead coming out on April 23. It will premiere both in movie theaters and on HBO Max. The postponement comes the day before Warner Bros. plans to release

Adam Neumann had a vision. The WeWork co-founder wasn’t just renting temporary office space. He was reconstructing the sense of community that had been lost by remote working and email and the other technological advances that had left people feeling more disconnected from their neighbors and colleagues. Initially, financiers bought what Neumann was selling, with

The pandemic isn’t over yet, but the picture of moviegoing in Los Angeles is looking brighter. The country’s most populous county is moving into California’s orange tier, the third step in the state’s reopening plan, on Tuesday. Hitting that milestone requires fewer new coronavirus cases daily per 100,000 people and a test positivity rate under

Hollywood is full of filmmaking collectives — camps of creative people who met at the bottom and carry each other, hopefully, to great heights. Particularly sacred (and occasionally fraught) is the relationship between producer and director, a delicate balance of trust and honesty. Approaching nearly 20 years in that dynamic are Oscar nominee Lee Daniels

Emmy winner Jeremy Strong will star as Jonas Salk, the inventor of the polio vaccine, in the upcoming film “Splendid Solution.” Produced by Bron Studios and 21 Laps, the feature film adapts Jeffrey Kluger’s 2004 New York Times best-selling novel of the same name, which follows Dr. Salk on his quest to find a cure

Back in my early days as a film critic, I took a certain unseemly pleasure in mocking inadvertently funny flops — fiascoes like “The Lonely Lady,” “The Room” and pretty much anything by Uwe Boll — so it’s easy to recognize the impulse with which “Alien on Stage” directors Lucy Harvey and Danielle Kummer drove

In a Tuesday meeting for the studio and personal reps of Oscar nominees, producer Steven Soderbergh called the logistics of organizing this year’s ceremony “mind-numbing.” The producers announced they would add venues in London and elsewhere for participants who are not able to travel because of COVID restrictions. “London is 100 percent confirmed. We’re in

He’s been dissolved at the bottom of the ocean, frozen solid in an iceberg, blown up in a volcano, disintegrated in an atomic meltdown, and killed by missiles on the Brooklyn Bridge, but thanks to the millions of fans who love him, Godzilla will never die. Japan’s biggest star returns again in “Godzilla vs. Kong,”

Film and television producer Will Packer will serve as the jury president for the 2021 American Black Film Festival (ABFF). The annual festival celebrates its 25th anniversary this year with a hybrid model, with live events held Nov. 3-7 in Miami Beach, Fla., followed by a week of virtual events on abffplay.com (available from Nov.

“Diana,” a musical about the people’s princess, will premiere on Netflix ahead of its Broadway debut. The show had completed only a few preview performances (and was expected to officially open last March) before Broadway went dark due to the pandemic. In an unprecedented move, a live stage recording of “Diana” is coming to Netflix

Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions and Indeed have teamed up to spotlight 10 Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) filmmaker teams, debuting each of their films at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Under the companies’ “Rising Voices” partnership, the filmmakers have been awarded a $100,000 production budget and crew (via

Lionsgate has released the official trailer for the ninth installment of the “Saw” franchise, “Spiral: From the Book of Saw,” which will release theatrically on May 14. The film follows an esteemed police veteran (Samuel L. Jackson), his son Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks (Chris Rock) and Zeke’s rookie partner William Schenk (Max Minghella) investigating a

Actors Luke Evans (“Beauty and the Beast,” “The Alienist”), Jacob Tremblay (“Room,” “Wonder”) and Olga Kurylenko (“The Death of Stalin,” “Quantum of Solace”) are in talks to star in “Bear Season,” a new coming-of-age immigrant drama from director Simon Aboud (“This Beautiful Fantastic”). “Bear Season” will be produced out of Toronto by Branded Pictures Entertainment

Last week, Walt Disney Studios announced a flurry of release date changes for its upcoming film slate, kicking a number of premium titles down the road as COVID-19-stricken movie theaters slowly reopen. Buried among seismic moves like Marvel’s “Black Widow” heading to theaters and Disney Plus on the same day was yet another push for

Netflix says it has a plan to hit net zero greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2022, with a big part of the streaming giant’s efforts aimed at operating more eco-friendly film and TV productions. The “Net Zero + Nature” plan was outlined Tuesday in a blog post by Emma Stewart, PhD, who joined

Qatar-based media organization Doha Debates and Maine’s Point North Institute have teamed up to launch Solutions Cinema, an innovative online film festival dedicated to diversity and social change. The month-long event, which kicks off April 1, comprises free screenings of 12 films – some of which are shorts – and interactive discussions. Registered participants will

Taiwan’s four top cinema exhibition chains have joined forces to launch new feature movie production company Bole Film. The company aims to bring between three and five new films per year to market. Bole is backed by VieShow Cinemas, Showtime Cinemas, Ambassador Theatres, and Shin Kong Cinemas, with the support of Taiwanese Creative Content Agency (TAICCA)’s National

Seth Rogen took to Twitter on Monday night to clarify “a story that has emerged” from his recent interview with British GQ. In the interview, Rogen is asked about a rumor that Emma Watson “stormed off the set” of his 2013 film, “This Is the End,” after refusing to shoot a scene involving Danny McBride

Mon. March 29 Lionsgate has dated Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson’s “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” for June 16. Salma Hayek co-stars in the sequel to the 2017 “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” which grossed $176 million worldwide. The comedy action film sees the return of bodyguard Michael Bryce, played by Reynolds and hitman Darius Kincaid, played

America has the Oscars; France has the César Awards. In a normal year, being nominated for 13 of the latter would be a sign of an exceptional achievement in French cinema — a phenomenon on par with “Amélie” or “A Prophet” commanding recognition in nearly every category en route to worldwide acclaim. But 2020 was

Thundercats are on the move, again. “Godzilla vs. Kong” director Adam Wingard is attached to helm a computer-animated adaptation of the beloved 1980s Rankin Bass animated series “Thundercats” for Warner Bros., from a script Wingard will write with frequent collaborator Simon Barrett (“You’re Next,” “The Guest”). Dan Lin of Rideback and Roy Lee of Vertigo,

Village Roadshow Entertainment Group has appointed Tristen Tuckfield as the company’s executive VP of feature film. Tuckfield will work with Jillian Apfelbaum, executive VP of feature film, to co-run Village Roadshow Pictures film content across all platforms. Tuckfield and Apfelbaum both report to CEO Steve Mosko. “I know that Tristen will pair perfectly with Jillian

Armie Hammer has been dropped from another film, in the wake of sexual assault allegations and continuous online chatter that has been spiraling across social media since the beginning of the year. Hammer is no longer attached to the thriller “Billion Dollar Spy,” Variety has learned exclusively. Hammer was set to star opposite Mads Mikkelsen

The story of Rita Moreno’s triumphant career is coming to theaters this summer. Following its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Roadside Attractions has acquired the rights to “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It.” It will debut in theaters on June 18. “Stars like Rita are few and

Regina King, Angela Bassett, Connie Britton, Tony Shalhoub, Marin Hinkle, Savan Kotecha, Tony Hawk, Michael McDonald and Foloke Olowofoyeku have been named as presenters for the 11th annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards. The April 11 ceremony, which will be hosted virtually this year, will also include performances by Golden Globe best actress winner Andra

Guests at this year’s Oscars telecast might not want to get too comfortable when they take their seats at Union Station. That’s because the show’s producers are weighing a plan that would rotate nominees and presenters in and out of the area where the awards are being handed out as a COVID precaution. Cleaning crews

National Geographic Documentary Films has acquired Oscar-nominated director Matthew Heineman’s documentary “The First Wave,” which will be released theatrically by Neon later this year. Produced by Participant and Heineman’s Our Time Projects, the documentary will present a ground-level view inside a New York hospital amid the initial explosion of COVID-19. The “first wave” of the

Could Asgard’s band of merry players be getting a gladiator? Russell Crowe will appear in an unspecified role in Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Love and Thunder,” which is currently in production in Australia with director Taika Waititi and stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson and Christian Bale. The fourth “Thor” movie has lined up several

“Minari” star Alan S. Kim has already captured audiences and critics’ hearts, and now the young star has landed new agents. The eight-year-old has signed with CAA for representation in all areas. Kim earned rave reviews for his breakout performance as David Yi in Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari,” which has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including