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Billy Bob Thornton is more than happy to play a foul-mouthed Santa (“Bad Santa”) or a high school football coach (“Friday Night Lights”) or a NASA scientist (“Armageddon”), but one...

The recent assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan follows two assassination attempts on president elect Donald Trump over the summer.  In the July attempt on Trump’s life...

Mikey Madison begins Sean Baker‘s Palme d’Or-winning drama “Anora” as a stripper who accepts thousands of dollars to be exclusive with her rich Russian client, Vanya (Mark Eidelstein) for a...

PARISA TAGHIZADEH Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony...

The second film in the “28 Years Later” trilogy, “The Bone Temple,” has landed a Jan. 16, 2026 domestic release date from Columbia Pictures. The project’s MLK weekend release comes...

When Steve McQueen was casting “Blitz,” his World War II drama about the bombings over London, actress Saoirse Ronan expressed interest. But there was a hitch. The role of a mother...

The Palm Springs International Film Festival has set its Talking Pictures Program, which will include “Babygirl,” “Emilia Pérez,” “Maria,” “A Real Pain,” “Sing Sing” and “Wicked.” The screenings will be...

With “El Mal” and “Mi Camino” making the Oscar shortlist for original song, the “Emilia Pérez” tunes are one step closer to being nominated. If they do get Oscar noms,...

James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown” follows the rise of Bob Dylan, played by Timothée Chalamet, as a young musician who moves to New York in 1961, and it culminates with...

Any independent filmmaker will tell you that getting a movie financed, produced and released is akin to summiting a mountain. Rockslides, however, are less common. Brady Corbet had to brace...