California's efforts to jumpstart the entertainment economy are showing early signs of success, as the California Film Commission saw a 400% spike in applications for tax credits in July. Th…
In 1988, a civil rights movement led to significant change. However, it's not discussed or even taught " until now. AppleTV+'s "Deaf President Now!" recalls how, in 1988, students at Gallaud…
You don't know what you've got till it's gone. And what we had in the "Sex and the City" sequel series "And Just Like That," which ends this week after three seasons, was a cringey, sweet, t…
What do Pokémon do when they're trapped inside of Poké Ball? Why are grass types super effective against water types? How do Escape Ropes really work? All of these questions have plagued "…
Jeff Ross is constantly traveling for work, flying across the country " often hitting multiple cities in the same weekend " for comedy gigs. But the veteran stand-up had held onto his Manhat…
"Vanilla," which will world premiere at Venice Film Festival in the Venice Days sidebar, has been picked up by Bendita Film Sales. The film is the feature directorial debut of Mexican actres…
"The View" co-host Ana Navarro posted a message on Instagram Thursday morning urging singer Gloria Gaynor to reject President Trump's Kennedy Center Honor. "A few years ago, I got to briefly…
Kerry Washington is back to (hopefully) save the world in Season 2 of "The Prophecy." The second installment of Bible-inspired Audible original drama "The Prophecy" " set against a backdrop …
Bones; earth; worker; murderer. These are not words that any language course would suggest as the basic building blocks for communication in a new tongue. But for Spanish-speaking Teresa (a …
A group of spunky seniors launch an armed rebellion against the employees of their retirement home, where they've been subjected to years of abuse and humiliation. Abandoned by their loved o…
A Sinéad O'Connor biopic is in development. Variety has learned that a film is in the works that will tell the story of the early life and career of the iconic Irish musician, who died in 2…
On the latest episode of the "Daily Variety" podcast, Clayton Davis joins co-Editor in Chief Cynthia Littleton to break down this week's cover story that paints a vivid portrait of "Severanc…
With the Television Academy officially revealing this year's Emmy nominees, attention turns not only to who's in the running " but what episodes the actors are submitting. Though the Emmys h…
For Jussie Smollett, there are clear-cut perpetrators in the story of the 2019 case that sent his once-ascendant career into a death spiral. "The villains are the two people who assaulted me…
"Human Specimens," Amazon MGM Studios' latest Japanese original for Prime Video brings together acclaimed actor Nishijima Hidetoshi with 20-year-old Kabuki theater prodigy Ichikawa SomegorÃ…
President Donald Trump has named Sylvester Stallone, Kiss and more as the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees. He is also set to host the event. Trump announced the news during a press conference o…
"We couldn't allow things to just trundle along," Andrew Lloyd Webber says. "We had to make a big change." He's drumming his fingers on the dining room table of his Upper West Side apartment…
Rhea Seehorn says walking on the set of her new Vince Gilligan series "Pluribus" was emotional. "I got to see some of the exterior sets when they were still building them, and they let me wr…
Fran Drescher is exiting the stage as president of SAG-AFTRA after a consequential tenure in which she led the union's 118-day strike against the major studios. But one of her key achievemen…
Spanish actor-director Eduardo Casanova takes on the Black Plague and HIV/AIDS pandemics in explosive miniseries "Silence" " as well as female vampires, suddenly faced with the shortage of "…
London's National Theatre is banking on Irish star power this winter with its upcoming production of "The Playboy of the Western World," and Variety can exclusively reveal the first trailer …
Alicia Silverstone wants to do right with the upcoming "Clueless" reboot. Back in April, it was announced that Silverstone would reprise her role of Cher Horowitz in a "Clueless" sequel seri…
Tour choreographer Yasmine Lee credits the stellar cast of the Neil Diamond musical "A Beautiful Noise" for the energetic buzz one feels when watching the show. Currently playing at Hollywoo…
"Romance & Cigarettes" " an ensemble musical dramedy starring the late James Gandolfini and Kate Winslet " will mark its 20th anniversary next week with a special screening at Southampto…
Filmmaker Park Chan-wook has responded to his expulsion from the Writers Guild of America, denying that he violated union rules that forbade writing during the 2023 writers' strike. The WGA …