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Dublin-based "Irish Blood" producers Deadpan Pictures and Canadian shingle Shaftesbury Films are teaming up again on "The Roaring Banshees," an adaptation of the hit play by John Mo…
Ken Jacobs, the pioneering experimental filmmaker noted for incorporating manipulated found footage into a series of films over more than seven decades, died Sunday in Manhattan. He was 92. …
Zelda Williams, the daughter of Robin Williams and the director of the romantic comedy "Lisa Frankenstein," recently took to her Instagram story to tell people to stop sending her AI-generat…
The Troubadour has probably never been mentioned as many times from the stage of the Greek as it was Friday night. This was because the headliner, country star Megan Moroney, had to keep pin…
Monday is usually a day of rest for Broadway. But instead of catching up on sleep, this season's biggest stars were out in force at Variety's Business of Broadway Breakfast to preview the fa…
Lukas Gage is living his true authentic life like never before. The openly gay 30-year-old actor " best known for "The White Lotus," "You" and "Companion," among others " tells all in his ne…
Tom Blyth's acting career hit a newfound peak when he starred as a young Coriolanus Snow in 2023's "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes," which topped the box office on it…
After winning the Emmy for her work as Dana Evans in "The Pitt," Katherine LaNasa is revealing where she's keeping her freshly minted trophy. "It's on a bar cabinet that divides our living r…
If Barbie pink was the color of summer 2023 and slime green the shade of 2024's Brat Summer, then it only makes sense that Wicked Green usher in fall 2024. One year later, and the dark olive…
Legendary "Saturday Night Live" writer Jim Downey is the subject of a new documentary coming to Peacock on Oct. 17. Titled "Downey Wrote That," the hour-long film will highlight the sketches…
On today's episode, Variety's Rebecca Rubin breaks down the Taylor Swift effect on the box office as her album release party for "Life of a Showgirl" hit the multiplexes for one weekend only…
Cyndi Lauper may have said farewell to touring, but it wasn't a farewell to live shows altogether. Making good on her promise that her goodbye tour this year did not mean an end to concerts …
Abramorama announced that it has acquired North American theatrical rights to "You Got Gold " A Celebration of John Prine," a documentary from the tribute concert for the legendary singer-so…
Jilly Cooper, the famed and hugely prolific British author best known for her hugely popular steamy romance novels, has died. She was 88. According to her agency, Curtis Brown, Cooper died f…
"The Graham Norton Show" has been renewed for another three seasons at the BBC. The long-running talk show, which is currently airing its 33rd season, had superstar Taylor Swift on for its m…
The equation has been reversed on CBS' recent "Grammy Salute" specials: They were traditionally all-star salutes where the legendary artist being feted makes a cameo appearance at the end (a…
When Broadway star Aaron Lazar was cast for a guest spot on the Amazon MGM series "Countdown," he wasn't expecting to bond with star Eric Dane in the way that they did. "When I met Eric and …
A White House rep has responded to the first cold open of "Saturday Night Live" season 51, which targeted Donald Trump and FCC chair Brendan Carr for their recent clampdown on late-night TV.…
Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month's best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I'm William Earl, the executive digital director…
Kimberly Hébert Gregory, an actress known for her role in HBO's "Vice Principals," died on Oct. 3. She was 52. Gregory's ex-husband and actor Chester Gregory posted about her death on Faceb…
NBC has the past several weeks detailed many changes at "Saturday Night Live," particularly among the show's cast. But one of the most important shifts at the program has gone undisclosed " …
The first Weekend Update of season 51 of "Saturday Night Live" pulled no punches, touching in on several pop culture topics such as Diddy's sentening, J.K. Rowling's endless tweets against t…
It's all Huntr/x all the time " even for Bad Bunny. The reggaeton star and actor was the host of the season premiere of "Saturday Night Live" where he appeared in a skit alongside the singin…
Bad Bunny kicked off Season 51 of "Saturday Night Live" with a bilingual monologue that referenced his upcoming gig as the Super Bowl halftime show headliner " and the right-wing backlash to…
Colin Jost portrayed Pete Hegseth during the first cold open of the 51st season, lamenting that "Our military is gay as hell!" But also mourning that "it's also never been fatter!" This mirr…