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Oscar Predictions: Best Production Design — The Ships of ‘Frankenstein,’ the 1930s of ‘Sinners’ and the Futuristic Past of ‘Fantastic Four’ Battle for Voters
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the...
College Football Playoff Bracket Sets Teams, TV Schedule
The College Football Playoff bracket has set its 12 teams and TV schedule, with undefeated Big Ten champion Indiana H...
Phillips’ New York Watch Auction Is Highest Grossing in History at $43.5 Million
Francis Ford Coppola's custom watch led the sale at $10.8 million.
Netflix Chief Ted Sarandos Scored White House Meeting With Trump Ahead of Warner Bros. Deal
Ted Sarandos scored a critical sit-down with President Donald Trump in the weeks leading up to Netflix’s successful $...
Kristen Stewart Says Acting Is ‘Unmasculine’ and Asks: ‘Have You Ever Heard of a Female Actor That Was Method?’
Kristen Stewart is weighing in on the Method acting debate. “The Chronology of Water” director recently told the New ...
Michael Keaton And Sean Douglas On Exploring Grief, Nostalgia & AI In ‘Sweetwater’ Short Film
The complex conversation over artificial intelligence’s growing prevalence in the industry continues. But at least th...
Francesca Scorsese on the One Thing She Wouldn’t Do While Directing ‘Saints’ Episode, Her Father’s Bible Bedtime Stories and Drifting Away From the Church
There was one thing Francesca Scorsese wasn’t comfortable doing when she directed an episode for her father’s Fox Nat...
Joachim Trier And Renate Reinsve On ‘Sentimental Value’, 15 Years And Three Films: “I’m So Proud That We Keep Working Together”
Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier reunites with his Oslo neighbor, acclaimed actor Renate Reinsve for their third col...
Variety Hitmakers Gallery: Sabrina Carpenter, the ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singers, Addison Rae, Tate McRae, Alex Warren, Tyler, the Creator and Other Stars Hit the Red Carpet
Variety‘s Hitmakers event brought much of the cream of the crop of the talent that has moved and shaken the charts in...
Connie Chung Slams CBS News’ “Greedy Owners” Amid Bari Weiss Takeover: “Truth Doesn’t Hold Value Anymore”
As Bari Weiss revamps CBS News, one television journalist veteran is mourning the newsroom as she knew it. CBS News a...
‘The Age Of Disclosure’ Director Dan Farah Explains “Cold War” For Alien Technology – Contenders Documentary
Unidentified flying objects and Area 51 are conspiracy theories no more. Director Dan Farah interviewed 34 government...
‘Viva Verdi!’ Reveals How Great Opera Composer Made “Dreams Come True” At Retirement Home For Musicians – Contenders Documentary
Giuseppe Verdi composed some of the greatest operas ever – La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Rigoletto, Aida, Otello and man...
‘Anaconda’ Director Debuts Unseen Footage for “Off-the-Rails” Comedy, Teases Future of Franchise
Tom Gormican told the CCXP crowd that the reimagining of the 1997 horror film centers on "a meta concept that is a ce...
‘Trade Secret’ Director Abraham Jofee Says Time Allowed Him To Expose Polar Bear Trade – Contenders Documentary
Abraham Joffe has documented wildlife in the ocean and the Arctic in films including Ghosts of the Arctic, Our Oceans...
Sean Baker Says “Filmmakers Need to Put Their Foot Down” in Response to Netflix–Warners Deal
The indie filmmaking hero said he’ll insist on a 100-day theatrical run for his next feature and has no plans to “go ...
‘Landman’ Season 2 Episode 4: Craziest Moments and Burning Questions, From a Graveyard Meltdown to a Surprising Drunk Hookup
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from Season 2, Episode 4 of “Landman,” “Dancing Rainbows,” which premiered...
Didn’t Get a Tom Cruise Coconut Cake? Hollywood’s Other Favorite Holiday Treats
Dig into the designer sweets the industry loves gifting during the holidays — and who’s lucky enough to unwrap them.
Martin Parr Dies: Influential Documentary Photographer & Chronicler of British Life Was 73
Martin Parr (CBE), the acclaimed British documentary photographer whose vivid, intimate, and often satirical images d...
‘The Hemingway’ Directors Evan Mathis & Patrick Sean O’Brien Capture Truth And Humor Of ALS – Contenders Documentary
The documentary short The Hemingway captures co-director Patrick Sean O’Brien’s life with ALS. O’Brien reached out to...
‘Relentless’ Diane Warren Overcame Slammed Doors & Mom’s Disapproval To Become Songwriting Great – Contenders Documentary
Songwriter Diane Warren will do anything to get a great singer to record one of her tunes – up to and including latch...