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LISTEN: Cinema United Chief Michael O’Leary on the Threat to Moviegoing From Netflix Buying Warner Bros.: ‘We Cannot Survive Simply on Blockbusters’
On today’s episode, Michael O’Leary, president and CEO of Cinema United, discusses the state of moviegoing and the re...
‘Lincoln Lawyer’ Season 4 Sets Netflix Release Date, Drops First Look at Mickey Haller Facing Murder Charge
“The Lincoln Lawyer” Season 4 officially has a premiere date on Netflix. The fourth season of the legal drama will de...
Tom Cruise's War Drama With Robert Redford Is A Forgotten Gem On Paramount+
If you've already seen Robert Redford's best-known movies, consider giving his less-discussed 2007 war drama (co-star...
How ‘Frankenstein’ Composer Alexandre Desplat Used a Silver Violin to Unlock the Creature’s Theme
As Guillermo del Toro’s go-to composer, Alexandre Desplat knew about the filmmaker’s desire to tell his version of Ma...
Pirates of the Caribbean Actor Johnny Depp Will Produce and Potentially Star in English Adaptation of The Master and Margarita
Pirates of the Caribbean actor Johnny Depp is set to produce and potentially star in an English-language adaptation o...
The Best Movies of 2025
Movies are the great escape. “Optimistic endings, passionate romances,” sings the incarcerated dreamer of “Kiss of th...
Former WGA East President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen Signs With Verve (EXCLUSIVE)
Lisa Takeuchi Cullen has signed with Verve for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. She continues to be r...
Karim Debbagh on Preparing for Moroccan Shoot of ‘Lords of War,’ Working on His ‘Biggest Shoot’ With ‘Matchbox’ and Making Directorial Debut With ‘Five Eyes’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Leading Moroccan line producer Karim Debbagh‘s Kasbah Films is ready for the shoot of “Lords of War,” Andrew Niccol’s...
Courtney Love Documentary ‘Antiheroine’ Unveiled by ‘Pamela, a Love Story’ Banner Dorothy St. Pictures: She ‘Has Waited a Long Time to Tell Her Story’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Courtney Love, one of the most influential female figures in alternative culture in the 1990s and 2000s, is getting t...
Sundance Programmers Break Down a 2026 Lineup Filled with Comedies and Lots of Charli XCX
Sundance Film Festival director Eugene Hernandez, program director Kim Yutani, and senior programmer John Nein walk I...
UTA Signs Agents vs. Assistants Founder Warner Bailey (EXCLUSIVE)
United Talent Agency has signed Warner Bailey, the founder of the media company Assistants vs. Agents, for representa...
‘Merv’ Producer Matt Baer on Making a Star-Powered Holiday Rom-Com in Today’s Hollywood
It took more than a decade for producer Matthew Baer to make “Merv,” the new holiday romantic comedy starring Zooey D...
‘Holding Space’ Journalist Tracy E. Gilchrist Launches Podcast Year After Viral ‘Wicked’ Interview
Tracy E. Gilchrist, the journalist behind the viral “holding space” interview with “Wicked” stars Cynthia Erivo and A...
Natalie Portman, Charli xcx, Chris Pine and Wu-Tang Clan Projects Set for Sundance Film Festival’s Final Edition in Park City
Oscar winners, pop stars and hip-hop legends will light up Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival’s last hurr...
Sundance Film Festival 2026 Lineup Includes New Films from Gregg Araki, Judd Apatow, Josephine Decker, Jay Duplass
Farewell, Utah: Natalie Portman in "The Gallerist" and Olivia Colman in "Wicker" will help see Sundance out of its lo...
‘Ella McCay’ Review: James L. Brooks Returns with an Old-Fashioned Dramedy Inspired by Screwball Films of Yore
Emma Mackey stars as an eager politician beset on all sides by personal struggles in a film that rewards serious susp...
Ella McCay Review: James L. Brooks' Screwball Melodrama Revels In Being Old-Fashioned
With Ella McCay, James L. Brooks' commitment to old-fashioned screwball melodrama in an irony-poisoned world feels co...
‘All Her Fault’ Hits 46 Million Hours Watched in Three Weeks, Peacock’s Biggest Series Launch Ever (EXCLUSIVE)
“All Her Fault,” Peacock’s mystery limited series starring Sarah Snook, Jake Lacy and Dakota Fanning, has become the ...
Bigger Isn’t Always Better: Why Media Mega Mergers Are No Substitute for Vision and Innovation
Much has been made in recent weeks about former Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes’ now-famous quip likening Netflix to Alba...
10 Best '70s Conspiracy Thriller Movies, Ranked
Conspiracy thrillers were all the rage in the 1970s, and we've put together a list of the best for you to watch next....