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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...
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...
How ‘F1: The Movie’ Was Filmed at Real Grand Prixs, With Brad Pitt and Damson Idris Driving 180 MPH
The cast and filmmaking crew of the blockbuster hit break down the movie’s biggest races, and how they gained unprece...
New Johnny Depp Movie Will Adapt Acclaimed 1967 Book
Academy Award nominee Johnny Depp has signed on to star in the upcoming film adaptation of The Master and Margarita. ...
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...
The LA Art Show Returns for Its 31st Year, Showcasing Global Artists
The event will feature a blend of talented artists, ranging from internationally acclaimed masters to rising stars, i...
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...
‘Assistants vs. Agents’ Founder Warner Bailey Signs With UTA
His meme page-turned-media company was launched in 2018 while Bailey was an assistant at WME.
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...
‘Ella McCay’ Review: Emma Mackey Battles to Breathe Authenticity Into James L. Brooks’ Antiquated Sentimental Comedy
Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Lowden, Woody Harrelson, Albert Brooks and Ayo Edebiri also star in this portrait of a young w...
Sundance Sets 2026 Lineup With Charli XCX, Olivia Wilde, Salman Rushdie and Courtney Love Films
The lineup of 90 films and seven episodic projects has been revealed as officials ready for a milestone moment: the f...
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...
Ella McCay Review: 2025’s Worst Written Movie
Ella McCay fascinates me. Many movies don’t work because they have broad, overarching issues that hold the film back,...