Sneaking up on the Karlovy Vary Film Festival audience following its Cannes debut, Valdimar Jóhannsson’s Icelandic-Swedish-Polish drama “Lamb” has some surprises in store. Luckily, according to its first-time director, the reviews of the film that sees Noomi Rapace as a woman living in complete isolation with her husband in rural Iceland, dreaming of becoming a
Universal and MGM’s “Candyman” is expected to slay the domestic box office in its opening weekend, with a projected gross of $20.7 million. The horror film, directed by Nia DaCosta, raked in $9.1 million from 3,569 theaters on Friday, and is expected to add another $11 million to its total by the end of the
By Jaime Lee Curtis’ own admission, she’s had a hell of a career, filled with all sorts of opportunities. “I’m an actor. I write books for children. I create websites and podcasts. I have sold yogurt that makes you poop. I’ve done Hertz commercials with O.J. Simpson,” she says. “I’ve been able to do so
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French sales agent Wild Bunch TV has acquired “The Rope,” a new fantasy drama series produced by Les Films de l’Instant and co-produced by Arte France and Versus Production which is premiering at this year’s Series Mania festival in Lille. In the fantasy thriller, co-written and directed by Dominique Rocher (“The Night Eats the World,”
When Audra McDonald was nine, she was offered to play “the little Black servant girl” in a production of William Gibson’s “The Miracle Worker.” McDonald desperately wanted the part, but her parents stepped in and refused. “The said no, it’s a demeaning role, you don’t have to do that, there are other roles you can
Afghan filmmaker Sahraa Karimi, who was at the Venice Film Festival in 2019 with female-centric drama “Hava, Maryam, Ayesha,” will soon be traveling back to the fest to raise awareness about the plight of filmmakers in her country after the Taliban’s reclamation of power. Karimi is also head of state-run company Afghan Film –– the
Play video content TMZSports.com Usain Bolt isn’t mincing words, flat-out telling TMZ Sports that Tyreek Hill can NOT beat him in a race … and he’s fully willing to prove it on the track!! And, he’ll even risk one of his 8 Olympic gold medals. We spoke to the 35-year-old track legend — the fastest
From RZA to Jon Favreau, artists, filmmakers, journalists and activists gathered on Aug. 26 for Variety‘s inaugural Truth Seekers Summit, in partnership with Rolling Stone and presented by Showtime Documentary Films. The summit explored the art of documentary and investigative storytelling. Here are 10 takeaways from the two-day event. RZA Was Inspired By Robert De
As music has become an increasingly integral component of the storytelling process, thanks to such series as “Pose” and “Bridgerton,” the role of the music director has changed. “I’m seeing music being used in ways that you didn’t see before,” says Harvey Mason Jr. He landed two nominations this year for “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,” earning
H.E.R. has signed on for her first acting role, landing the part of Squeak in Blitz Bazawule’s forthcoming adaptation of “The Color Purple” for Warner Bros. H.E.R. is already an Oscar winner, earning the best original song trophy in April for her song “Fight For You,” from Warner Bros.’ “Judas and the Black Messiah.” The
The cover to Halsey’s “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power” reveal set the internet abuzz when it was unveiled earlier this year. Now that the album is out, stylist Law Roach, who counts Celine Dion, Zendaya, Kerry Washington and Tiffany Hadish among his clients, is revealing the a bit about the creative process.
Three and a half years into Time’s Up’s short lifespan, the nonprofit is making more of a case for why it might not be able to achieve its goals rather than becoming a victory for women seeking safer workplaces. It’s clear the organization started with good intentions. Springing out of the immediate chaos, confusion and
Actor, disability-inclusion advocate and double hand amputee John W. Lawson has been cast as Stanny in Paramount Players’ untitled “Pet Sematary” prequel, written and directed by Lindsey Beer. “I have myoelectric hands… or what people commonly call ‘cyborg,’” Lawson jokes. “But most of the time, it’s just my hooks.” This news makes the “Pet Sematary”
As Emmy voting draws to a close, the 2021 music nominations span rookies to regulars. Here’s a guide, sizing up the competition in seven categories including scoring, supervision and song. There is a wealth of music nominated across different sounds and genres. Variety breaks it all down in the annual Emmy chart. Music Composition for a Series
Romanian director Radu Jude, fresh off his Golden Bear win at Berlin with “Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn,” wouldn’t mind trying his hand at “Starship Troopers” next, he revealed during a Karlovy Vary Film Festival talk shared with Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa. Basing it “more on the book than the film,” he said, mentioning
When the first trailer debuted for “Candyman” — director Nia DaCosta and producer Jordan Peele’s “spiritual sequel” to the 1992 horror classic — there was a great deal of buzz about the use of a slowed-down remix of Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name” alongside the original movie’s haunting score. But upon further reflection — the
Despite an apparent last-minute sense of concern by Karlovy Vary fest organizers over international press coverage of Johnny Depp and his ongoing legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard over domestic abuse allegations, the rocker/actor/producer made his appearances without much fuss and introduced the docu he co-produced, “Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan”
Returning after not one but two cancellations caused by the pandemic, Karlovy Vary Film Festival moves into its final days, with artistic director Karel Och already looking back on the 55th edition, pushed back to Aug. 20-28. “It was a good decision to postpone,” he tells Variety, noting that the streamlined program, with 25 fewer
When the Foo Fighters aren’t trolling Westboro Baptists, preparing to receive the first-ever Global Icon Award at the 2021 VMAs and breathing life back into Madison Square Garden amidst a global pandemic, they’re doing what they do best: putting on a rock show. Last month a select group of lucky fans in Los Angeles were
“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” breakout star Lana Condor will be joined by Zoe Colletti (“Fear the Walking Dead”), Mason Versaw (“Gossip Girl”) and Aparna Brielle (“A.P. Bio”) in the Netflix comedy “Boo, Bitch.” “Boo, Bitch” centers on a high school senior who has lived her life under the radar. Over the course
Twenty years after the tragic events of 9/11, it’s hard to imagine anyone doesn’t have the images of the Twin Towers, whether on fire or collapsing, permanently etched in their brains. But there were other events of the day — from the crash at the Pentagon, to the hole United Airlines Flight 93 created in
Asian and Pacific Islander non-profit collective Gold House announced the launch of a Gold Open for Marvel Studios’ “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” in partnership with GoFundMe. Gold House’s Gold Open premieres, launched in partnership with CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) are an initiative that aims to drive box office
Following Tina Tchen’s departure, Time’s Up has named Monifa Bandele the interim CEO, Variety has learned. Bandele, a political strategist and activist, was previously chief operating officer for Time’s Up, which she joined in October 2020. Prior to Tchen stepping down yesterday, Time’s Up was in the process of bringing on an outside consulting firm
Drake’s highly anticipated next album “Certified Lover Boy” is nearly here…if a cryptic video on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” is to be believed. In an average-looking “SportsCenter” promo on ESPN, the video glitched in and out for a few seconds, and a man holding a cardboard sign reading “CLB September 3” briefly appeared with garbled audio. The
The 11th and final season of AMC Network’s “The Walking Dead” took a ratings hit in its linear premiere compared to its most recent season opener nearly two years ago. But viewership was on par with the Season 10 finale in April, proving there’s life in the franchise yet on linear TV even as more
The era of irrational exuberance was already running on fumes by the time the Twin Towers fell. The 9/11 terrorist attacks marked the end of the first frenzied wave of investment and hype about dot-com ventures that brought Silicon Valley, Wall Street and Hollywood together in the pursuit of riches, innovation and creativity. Not always
Discussions around increasing diversity and representation across the film industry have been multiplying in the past few years after global movements like #MeToo and Black Lives Matter spurred systemic change. Confronting these issues head-on was one of the main topics of discussion in Haugesund at this year’s Norwegian Intl. Film Festival, notably through the panel
“The Man Who Sold His Skin” and “Coda” stood out among films which picked up awards at the closing ceremony of the 49th Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund. For the festival’s grand reopening to the international market, after a restricted 2020 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance surpassed pre-pandemic levels with an all-time-high number
Javid Sina, an Afghan refugee based in Sweden, has had a life punctuated by borders. First in Iran, where he spent his childhood, and where as an Afghan he was abused, unable to go to school, and forced to educate himself through the books his family kept at home, from Dostoyevsky to Rumi. Then migrating