05/27/2024
By Michaela Zee Johnny Wactor, an actor best known for his role as Brando Corbin in “General Hospital,” was shot and killed during a suspected catalytic converter […]
05/26/2024
By Hunter Ingram In Netflix’s “Ripley,” characters repeatedly call attention to the colors of the world around them. The blue hue of a painting; the purple paisley […]
05/26/2024
By Peter Debruge CANNES — Nine years after being named one of Variety’s Directors to Watch, Sean Baker won the Palme d’Or for “Anora,” a rowdy whirlwind romance between an […]
05/26/2024
By Selome Hailu The Regency era dominated TV screens during the week of May 17-23, as “Bridgerton” took not one, not two, but three top spots on Luminate‘s […]
05/25/2024
By Derek Lawrence After spending more than a decade of their lives spearheading the phenomenon that was HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” David Benioff and D.B. Weiss weren’t […]
05/25/2024
By Joe Otterson “The Girls on the Bus” are not going round and round. Variety has learned that Max has canceled the political drama after just one season. “While Max will […]
05/21/2024
BY REBECCA LEFFLER Agathe Riedinger’s debut feature Wild Diamond has dazzled buyers following its premiere in Cannes Competition, with France’s Pyramide International selling the film to key territories. The […]
05/21/2024
BY TIM DAMS AND MICHAEL ROSSER Iran’s independent filmmakers are making their presence felt in Cannes, despite the challenges they face at home or in exile abroad. A key […]
05/21/2024
BY JEREMY KAY Amid a generally positive market the familiar gripe of high asking prices has sent a clear message that buyers and sellers are finding it […]