61 stories by "J. Kim Murphy"
Rebekah Del Rio, a singer-songwriter who achieved cinematic legend with her performance of "Llorando" in David Lynch's 2001 opus "Mulholland Drive," died June 23 at her residence in Los Ange…
Variety's "Actors on Actors" Season 22 was the franchise's most successful social campaign ever for an Emmys season. The video series, which pairs actors in conversation with one another to …
There's a ghost of Christmas future for Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe. The pair are eyeing a reunion on a new adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" at Warner Bros. While no tal…
The first bow of "Étoile" is also its last. Prime Video has canceled the ballet series from "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, despite the strea…
Hulu has picked up an untitled feature from comedy duo BriTANIcK, Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher, that will be led by "Stranger Things" star Gaten Matarazzo and "The Goldbergs" breakout Sea…
Jimmy Kimmel joined in on the late-night host riff session tackling Elon Musk and President Trump's escalating feud, which has seen the tech billionaire leave the administration and allege t…
George Wendt, an American actor and comedian who earned six consecutive Emmy nominations for his performance as Norm Peterson on the beloved NBC comedy series "Cheers," died Tuesday morning …
As Amazon MGM readies a new reboot of the James Bond franchise, Helen Mirren admits that she "never liked" the British spy series because of "the way women were" presented in it. While the p…
"Gilmore Girls" has proven to be one of the prime broadcast sitcoms to have achieved extended life on streaming, even receiving a Netflix revival season "A Year in the Life" in 2016. However…
Gene Hackman, a two-time Oscar winner for "The French Connection" and "Unforgiven," and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, were found dead Wednesday afternoon in their Santa Fe, N.M.…
NBC's months-long commemoration of the 50th anniversary of "Saturday Night Live" is finally reaching its apex. The network welcomed hundreds of stars to Radio City Music Fall on Friday eveni…
"Wicked" director Jon M. Chu beat out several Oscar nominees for best director at the Critics' Choice Awards Friday evening, taking home the prize from that body. The filmmaker seemed stunne…
Cynthia Erivo is already going to the Oscars as a best actress nominee for "Wicked," but some have expected the star to have a bigger spotlight during the ceremony. As reported by Puck, the …
Tony Roberts, who appeared in Woody Allen films including "Annie Hall" while enjoying a long, bountiful career on Broadway, died Friday due to complications of lung cancer. He was 85 years o…
When Donald Trump was invited to host "Saturday Night Live" just months after launching his presidential campaign in 2015, the decision stunned staffers and left months of lingering tensions…
In her documentary "Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore," the star continues to explore the at times lonesome space she has occupied since bursting on the scene in 1986: that of being a represe…
Laura Benanti may have led the Broadway revival of "She Loves Me" with Zachary Levi in 2016, but the actress certainly doesn't share the sentiment of the title. Benanti opened up about the i…
"Wicked" is pocketing lots of green, with the Universal release coming in on the upper side of projections to head toward the third-biggest domestic opening of the year. Now forecasting a $1…
Nicole Scherzinger, currently starring in Broadway's new production of "Sunset Blvd.," drew criticism on social media Thursday evening after she posted a positive comment on Instagram, beami…
Each new Broadway season brings an exciting group of fresh talents to the spotlight " and this season is no exception. Variety is proud to announce the 2024 edition of its annual 10 Broadway…
It all started with Joaquin Phoenix's dream. Shortly before shooting wrapped on "Joker," Phoenix confessed to Todd Phillips, the filmmaker who had reimagined Batman's greatest enemy as an as…
Korean cinema technology company CJ 4DPLex has appointed longstanding CJ Entertainment & Media exec Joon Beom Sim as its new CEO, set to lead the Seoul-based producer of premium large fo…
Todd Haimes, a major force of New York theater who rescued the Roundabout Theater Company and developed it into one of the country's premier nonprofit theaters, died Wednesday in New York Ci…
Barney's back. Neil Patrick Harris is set to reprise his star-making role of Barney Stinson on the upcoming mid-season finale of the Hulu original spinoff series "How I Met Your Father." Har…
Angela Bassett has simply done the thing once again. After being name-dropped by Ariana DeBose in a rap that opened the BAFTA Film Awards, the "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" star tells Var…