More than once, incensed characters accuse the mad doctor of being the true "monster" in Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" " not to be confused with Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," even tho…
Ed, in "Late Fame," goes on a journey " into his past, but really into the question of whether who he was and what he was can still exist in the present.
For Kent Jones and Samy Burch, nearly everything about making their new Venice-premiering drama, "Late Fame," was kismet. The two had never met before discussing the film " an adaptation of …
By some perverse coincidence, this year at the Telluride Film Festival, there were three movies about William Shakespeare's "Hamlet," but it's the one spelled with the "N" that confronts the…
It's alive! It's at the Venice Film Festival! But it's not a cautionary tale about artificial intelligence. Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein," starring Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac, follow…
In his autobiography, Keith Richards described "As Tears Go By," a disarmingly simple ballad that he and Mick Jagger composed under duress, as "a terrible piece of tripe." You can see why, g…
If you watched Ken Burns' 16-hour "Country Music" documentary when it came out in 2019, you might've been wishing that every legend whose life flashed by too fast could get his or her own br…
In a quaint theater in the Colorado mountains where we lay our scene, a clear Oscar contender emerges. Before Chloé Zhao's anticipated drama "Hamnet" held its world premiere at the Tellurid…
Bruce Springsteen personally delivered his unconventional and highly emotional biopic "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" on Friday night at the Telluride Film Festival. Before a crowd of…
In an industry where even "Weird Al" Yankovic has a movie about his life story, it's about time the Boss got his due. But "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" isn't just another assembly-l…
Is it time for the "Hawke" to swoop in and nab his Oscar prey? After four Academy Award nominations spanning both acting and writing, Ethan Hawke may have found the role that finally earns h…
Edward Berger has left the secret hallways of the Vatican in "Conclave" for the glitzy world of Macau in his latest film, "Ballad of a Small Player." In the movie, Colin Farrell's character …
There's a shakeup at Studio 8H, as a handful of "Saturday Night Live" cast members have left the show ahead of its 51st season. The exodus began on Aug. 25 with the departure of Devon Walker…
Macon Blair saw the controversial 1984 film "The Toxic Avenger" as many Millennials did: on a contraband videotape courtesy of a friend's older brother. The 12-year-old Blair was exactly the…
Slovak Director Tereza Nvotová didn't want to make "Father." "To be honest, I thought: 'I can't do it. I don't know how.' These kinds of movies can be so heavy " you just feel like you're…
The Hamptons was faced with culture shock on Thursday night when some of Metallica's most faithful fans descended upon the upscale vacation spot for an intimate, invite-only show to see the …
Devon Walker has responded to support from "Saturday Night Live" fans after he announced he is exiting the show after three seasons. "Ohhh my boys," wrote a social media user who posted phot…
Geena Rocero is making her mark behind the camera. The four-time Emmy-nominated director's scripted directorial debut, sci-fi short "Dolls," has dropped its first trailer ahead of its world …
Charlie Kaufman's Venice-premiering short film, "How to Shoot a Ghost," has revealed its first trailer. Starring Jessie Buckley and Josef Akiki, the 27-minute film " which debuts out-of-comp…
Julia Roberts defended her new film "After the Hunt" at a heated Venice Film Festival press conference, where the star was questioned about the film's statements surrounding the #MeToo movem…
In the opening credits of "After the Hunt," a #MeToo-themed thriller, director Luca Guadagnino evoked the classic aesthetic of Woody Allen, listing the actor's names in alphabetical order on…
Italian director Enrico Maria Artale wasn't scared of referencing Jacques Audiard's 2009 Oscar-nominated drama in his eight-episode series "A Prophet," now premiering in Venice. But others w…
No city on earth feels more like the mythical land of Oz than Las Vegas, with its tacky towers and the hordes of dreamers who make the trek, desperately hoping to have their wishes granted "…
Heidi Gardner is leaving "Saturday Night Live" after eight seasons, multiple sources tell Variety. The news comes amid a shake-up at the NBC sketch comedy series, which this week saw the dep…
Mindy Kaling's upcoming Hulu comedy series "Not Suitable for Work" has found its five series leads. Variety has learned that Ella Hunt ("Saturday Night," "Dickinson"), Avantika ("Mean Girls,…