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TVLine Acquired by Static Media
2025-08-25
Penske Media Corp. has sold TVLine, the 15-year-old digital news platform focused on TV news, interviews and reviews, to digital media company Static Media....
YouTube TV May Drop Fox News, Fox Local TV and More Channels in Contract Dispute
2025-08-25
YouTube TV’s millions of subscribers could lose Fox News, FS1, local Fox TV stations and more as soon as this Wednesday if the Google-owned video service...
Frank Price, Former Universal and Columbia Studio Head, Dies at 95
2025-08-25
Veteran motion picture and television executive Frank Price, who had more than one go-round at both MCA/Universal and Columbia Pictures, died Monday in Santa...
David Spade Considered Using a Gun to Scare Off Five Men Who Followed Him...
2025-08-25
David Spade revealed on the latest episode of his “Fly on the Wall” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) that he considered using a gun to scare off...
The Most-Anticipated Movies of 2025
2025-08-25
This year’s slate of films promises a little something for everyone. With a mix of highly anticipated comic book reboots, adaptations from best-selling...
‘The Truth About Jussie Smollett?’ Director Says the Doc Was Not Made to...
2025-08-25
In the Netflix documentary “The Truth About Jussie Smollett?”, police, lawyers, journalists, investigators, and Smollett rehash the events of January 29,...
‘The Waterfront’ Canceled at Netflix After One Season
2025-08-25
“The Waterfront” has gone overboard at Netflix. The streamer has canceled the crime series, just over two months after its first season debuted. Created by...
Dulac Distribution Nabs French Rights to Toronto, San Sebastián Competition...
2025-08-25
Dulac Distribution has pounced on the French rights to “The Currents” (“Las Corrientes”) from Luxbox Films in advance of the drama’s world premiere at the...
Netflix Sets Opening Dates for Permanent Entertainment and Shopping Venues in...
2025-08-25
Netflix has set the opening dates for its much-hyped, 100,000-square-foot permanent entertainment and shopping destinations in Philadelphia and Dallas....
Four Journalists Working for Outlets Including AP, Reuters, Al Jazeera,...
2025-08-25
Four journalists working for international press outlets including the Associated Press, Reuters, and Al Jazeera, were killed on Monday by an Israeli strike...
Wynton Marsalis to Premiere New Work, ‘Afro!,’ to Open Jazz at Lincoln...
2025-08-25
Jazz at Lincoln Center will launch its “Mother Africa” season with the world premiere of “Afro!,” a new commission by managing and artistic director — and...
‘A Poet’ by Colombia’s Simon Mesa Wins Best Feature, Director at 21st Sanfic
2025-08-25
Colombia’s Simón Mesa continues to collect more post-Cannes laurels, winning best feature at the 21st Santiago Int’l Film Festival (Sanfic) in Chile, which...
Blood Window Vertical Launches in Mexico
2025-08-25
Created in response to a major shift in the audiovisual landscape, Mexico is hosting Blood Window Vertical, a two-day intensive program designed to support...
Radial Entertainment Names New Leadership Team
2025-08-25
Radial Entertainment has unveiled its senior leadership team as the newly formed global entertainment company looks to capitalize on its massive content...
‘Fortnite Festival’ Sets Gorillaz as Headliners for Season 10
2025-08-25
The tenth season of “Fortnite Festival” launches in “Fortnite” Aug. 26 with the band Gorillaz set as the headlining musical artist for the in-game event,...
Julia Schlaepfer, Michael McElhatton and David Strathairn Join ‘The Bard’ as...
2025-08-25
“The Bard,” Kevin Willmott’s upcoming drama about enslaved man and celebrated poet George Moses Horton, has rounded out its cast. The film — first announced...
Imagen Awards: Danny Trejo, John Leguizamo and Liza Colón-Zayas Win
2025-08-25
Danny Trejo, the indie film “Bob Trevino Likes It,” starring John Leguizamo and Barbie Ferreira, and “The Bear” breakout Liza Colón-Zayas were among the...
Spain’s Sideral to Produce and Distribute Juan Diego Botto Femicide Drama...
2025-08-24
Madrid-based Sideral, an integrated production-distribution-sales label which debuted in 2023 at the Berlinale, has announced plans to produce and distribute...
Box Office: Netflix’s ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ Leads With Estimated $18 Million...
2025-08-24
In a box office twist, a film from the theatrical-averse Netflix appears to be No. 1 on North American charts. “Kpop Demon Hunters,” a sing-along version of...
Jerry Adler, Hesh Rabkin on ‘The Sopranos,’ Dies at 96
2025-08-24
Jerry Adler, a former Broadway producer and manager who turned to acting in his sixties and became known to audiences as Hesh Rabkin on “The Sopranos,” died...
Box Office: ‘Weapons’ Crossing $200 Million, ‘Materialists’ Hits $85 Million...
2025-08-24
“Weapons” is imminently crossing the $200 million mark at the global box office with ticket sales for the R-rated horror film at $199.4 million to date. Over...
‘Caught Stealing’ Review: Austin Butler Plays a Relatable Loser in Darren...
2025-08-24
There are two key tests of what makes a movie star. The first is whether the actor in question can carry a movie. That’s something Austin Butler does with an...
Summer Box Office Won’t Reach $4 Billion Milestone After All
2025-08-24
Heading into the summer, Hollywood was bullish that several promising blockbusters would be able to propel ticket sales above $4 billion for only the second...
Kumail Nanjiani Signed on for Six Marvel Movies Before ‘Eternals’: I Thought...
2025-08-24
Kumail Nanjiani says that he signed on for six Marvel movies when he was cast as the superhero Kingo in Marvel Studios’ “Eternals,” but that the film’s...
How Benjamin and Jodie Caron Went from Playing Business in Their Childhood...
2025-08-24
Growing up above their parent’s pub in the West Midlands, England, Benjamin and Jodie Caron would bustle around the office pretending to oversee a business....
These Stadium-Approved Clear Bags Will Get You Through Security With Ease
2025-08-24
Football season is here and if you’re heading to the stadium to take in a game, you’ll want to pay attention to what you’re bringing — and not bringing —...
‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ Review: A Screenwriter Pursues Her Own Story In...
2025-08-24
Three years ago, Japanese director Shô Miyake enjoyed an arthouse breakthrough with his gorgeous, unconventionally delicate boxing movie “Small, Slow But...
Queer Romance ‘Places Half Empty’ Explores Love and Belonging in Viktor...
2025-08-23
Hungarian filmmaker Dorka Vermes, whose debut feature “Árni” was nominated for a Queer Lion Award at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, is developing her...
‘Daily Variety’ Podcast Recap: ‘Frankenstein’s’ Long Journey to Venice, ESPN...
2025-08-23
That was the week that was for Variety — as covered on the “Daily Variety” podcast, hosted by co-Editor in Chief Cynthia Littleton. Variety‘s Brent Lang and...
‘Palm Royale’ Sets Season 2 Release Date at Apple TV+, Drops First Look...
2025-08-23
Apple TV+ has unveiled first-look images from Season 2 of its comedy series, “Palm Royale,” starring Kristen Wiig and Laura Dern. The series returns on...