Choreographer Parris Goebel was "born with a passion and love for dance." It was a passion that led to her collaborate with the duo of Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, as well as Rihanna on their…
In the shifting sands of Hollywood's attention economy, TikTok isn't just a disruptive force anymore " it's the unofficial showrunner of a new era. What started as a Gen Z-leaning social app…
Emily Blunt doesn't believe in half measures. Whether she's playing a time-looping soldier in "Edge of Tomorrow," a pill-popping commuter in "The Girl on the Train," or a grief-stricken wife…
Jessie Buckley is heading home, and there's a reason the excitement beaming from her is palpable. "I get to snuggle for 12 hours with my daughter on a plane," she says, with the relief of so…
Tate McRae kicked off the TIME100 Next Gala by debuting an acoustic version of her latest single "Tit For Tat" before a star-studded crowd. The pop star was honored by Time on Thursday night…
Although John Carpenter hasn't directed a movie since "The Ward" in 2010, the filmmaker has been busy with his video game and film composing works over the years. In fact, Carpenter is perfo…
Brandi Carlile's "Returning to Myself" album, her first solo release in four years, is likely to debut in the top 10 when album chart results come in this weekend. Her appearance on "Saturda…
In contemporary Brussels, married social worker Kika (Manon Clavel) dedicates herself to helping others until an affair, followed by personal tragedy, shatters her life as she has known it. …
In documentary "Writing Life " Annie Ernaux Through the Eyes of High School Students" Claire Simon takes on the work of the French Nobel Literature Prize winner " but not the writer herself.…
"The Captive" offers the intriguing concept of "Don Quixote's" author viewed through a lens more redolent of "Arabian Nights," spinning tales to keep himself alive while a hostage of Moors i…
The script for Samuel D. Hunter's "Little Bear Ridge Road" indicates that the play takes place at "a couch in a void." As the lights come up, we see it " a white leather monstrosity with sep…
Michael Greene Artists Agency will open offices in Malibu, Calif. and New York City. The agency will sign emerging talent, and shape an environment where "integrity, inclusion, and storytell…
"St. Denis Medical" is continuing to add to its guest star roster for Season 2. Variety has learned exclusively that Olympic gold medalist Adam Rippon has joined the show along with Paul Sch…
Four years after the fatal shooting on the set of "Rust," the man who supplied prop guns and blanks to the production has sued Alec Baldwin in a bid to clear his name. Seth Kenney, the owner…
The hymns are alive with the sound of music. Mona Fastvold's "The Testament of Ann Lee," a historical drama starring Amanda Seyfried as the 18th-century religious leader who founded the Shak…
The ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland's Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" might be the most recognizable shoes in cinematic history. But with the release of "Wicked: For Good" around the corner…
Ben Winston is known for producing live events that deliver great spectacle and surprise. Winston is about to take on the biggest assignment of his career, now that he's has been tapped to s…
Iliza Shlesinger wrote and stars in "Chasing Summer," an upcoming romantic dramedy directed by award-winning filmmaker Josephine Decker. The filmmakers say the picture will provide a "contem…
Only one person can say they've got a Stanley Kubick film, "Oppenheimer," "Stranger Things" and "The Simpsons" on their resume, and now Matthew Modine can check off the iconic animated serie…
In his seminal video essay "Los Angeles Plays Itself," a definitive exegesis on the sprawling metropolis and its depiction on screen, critic Thom Andersen takes issue with the city's nicknam…
Lily Allen has announced a slew of tour dates across the U.K. in support of her red-hot new album, "West End Girl." The English singer-songwriter made the announcement on Instagram Thursday,…
Kate Hudson, Sydney Sweeney, Wanda Sykes, Nicole Scherzinger and Jamie Lee Curtis were at the center of the star-studded Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime event in Los Angeles Wed…
Wanda Sykes accepted honors at Variety's Power of Women L.A. event on Wednesday evening, taking the stage for a speech in which she got candid about her preference for hiring women over men …
As part of Variety's Screening Series, "Kokuho" production designer Yohei Taneda and producer Chieko Murata joined Variety's co-editor-in-chief Cynthia Littleton for a candid conversation ab…
In a Tokyo screening room filled with filmmakers and creators from around the world, Oscar-winning art director Tim Yip delivered a clarion call for preserving human emotion in an age of art…