SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details about "The Beauty" Episode 3, now streaming on Hulu. Amelia Gray, the 24-year old model and daughter of Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin, isn't surprise…
Rory Kennedy touched down at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival as the director of the upcoming documentary "Queen of Chess." The film chronicles the 15-year success of Hungarian chess prodigy …
In 2018, Iliza Shlesinger wrote down, "what if high school came back to bite you in the ass?" Over many, many rewrites, as well as several false starts and stops, that germ of an idea culmin…
"Once upon a time, there lived an extraordinary man who connected all of us in this room," Ethan Hawke narrated to kick off the Sundance Institute's annual gala, fittingly a tribute to the f…
"I Want Your Sex," an erotic thriller starring Olivia Wilde as a sexually assured artist who embarks on a sadomasochistic relationship with her gallery assistant, got Sundance's pulse racing…
Laura Adler, a former Casting Society administrator and casting director, died on Thursday in Los Angeles following a brief illness. She was 65 years old. For 16 years, Adler worked as a cas…
The Kennedy Center has lost another one of the few remaining stars on its 2026 schedule, as the legendary soprano Renée Fleming has dropped out of an appearance at the embattled venue previ…
Casper Kelly says his love of analyzing and dissecting pop culture started when he was very young. "Back in the day, they had Mad Magazine, which had movie parodies and would deconstruct the…
Composer Peter Peter is just as surprised by the runaway success of "Heated Rivalry" as everyone else. "It was an honor and it went so fast," the Canadian singer-songwriter and producer …
If life is a contest, the way the folks at Guinness World Records seem to treat it, how exactly does one win? Is it by amassing the most assets? The most wisdom? Some might argue that succes…
"The Wicker Husband," a short story by Ursula Wills-Jones, tells of an isolated, mocked woman who commissions a basket maker to weave her a husband. This wicker man becomes a devoted partner…
Riz Ahmed goes full James Bond, sort of, in Prime Video's upcoming comedy series "Bait," which world premiered on the opening night of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival ahead of its streaming …
If there was a reason for veteran actor Edward James Olmos to resurrect his magnetic role in "Zoot Suit," it's to honor the man behind that landmark work centering the Mexican American exper…
Eline van der Velden is the CEO and founder of AI company Particle6, which is behind AI "actor" Tilly Norwood. The creation became the center of a Hollywood hailstorm in late 2025 after Van …
The lights are back on at the Muppet Theatre, and Kermit the Frog is ready to wrangle Miss Piggy and the rest of his unruly ensemble for a brand-new special. Disney+ and ABC unveiled the tra…
Judd Apatow believes that Americans need to "think long-term, get involved, and make sacrifices" to survive the turbulent state of the world. The director, at the Sundance Film Festival for …
Scentbird is stepping onto the runway. The fragrance subscription platform has signed on as the first-ever scent brand to integrate directly into "RuPaul's Drag Race." The partnership will d…
Sky has tapped Lisa Clark to serve as commissioning executive on "Saturday Night Live U.K.," where she will collaborate with the broadcaster's unscripted entertainment division under Phil Ed…
A cross-cultural tale of grief and dance, Josef Kubota Wladyka's "Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!" stems from an intimate place, but ends up emotionally inert thanks to its style. Its key strengt…
Kerry Washington was honored with the Elevate Prize Catalyst Award at the Democracy on the Screen " and on the Line event Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival. The star also announced she'…
"Comedy is my day job," says Eddie Izzard. "Shakespeare started with his comedies, then he moved to his dramas and tragedies, and that's what I'm doing." Even the Bard might have to step bac…
Natalie Erika James' new film "Saccharine" opens with a shot of a jelly donut getting devoured, and then the footage is spun in reverse, with the bloody-looking goo getting sucked back into …
Chris Noth is finally discussing the end of his friendship with Sarah Jessica Parker. The two were co-stars for many years on "Sex and the City" as Mr. Big and Carrie Bradshaw, roles they re…
Amazon Prime Video's "Barbershop" TV series has added eight new actors in guest star roles, Variety has learned. The new additions are: Zack Fox ("Abbott Elementary," "The Vince Staples Show…
Over 30 years after Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie for his novel "The Satanic Verses," the author traveled to Chautauqua, N.Y., in 2022, for a speaking engag…