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…
In Tokyo for the screening of his 1985 biopic "Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters" at the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival, Paul Schrader was an upbeat mood when he walked the opening ni…
Ethan Hawke recently joined Vanity Fair for a career retrospective video interview and remained in awe that he got the chance to watch Robin Williams act on the set of 1989's "Dead Poets Soc…
Rachel Sennott and Josh Hutcherson aren't too worried about their families watching their sex scene in the first episode of the new HBO Max comedy series, "I Love LA." "I warned my parents,"…
In creating the world of Nia DaCosta's "Hedda," hair and makeup artist Sharon A. Martin created a new phrase to explain the aristocratic world of mid-century England. "I coined the phras…
"The Brutalist's" Emma Laird and "Dunkirk" star Fionn Whitehead are British composers whose frail bond begins to unravel on a Greek island holiday in Alex Burunova's "Satisfaction," a psycho…
Vidiots, the non-profit film organization that operates the historic Eagle Theatre and video rental store in Los Angeles, will commence 40th anniversary celebrations this November " beginnin…
Fusion Entertainment has added writer and director Elliot Tuttle to its roster of management clients. The move follows the debut of Tuttle's provocative feature debut "Blue Film," which prem…
Adam Driver will star in a hostage drama series from Netflix titled "Rabbit, Rabbit." The show is written by Peter Craig ("The Town," "The Batman") and directed by Philip Barantini, who won …