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Talk of artificial intelligence tends to float somewhere up in the cloud. “The Technological Sublime,” a documentary from director Jannes Callens that heads to the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei, brings it back down to earth. The film follows the physical supply chain that keeps AI running, starting at quartz mines in the […]
An alien cat sent to seize Earth’s catnip supply gets sidetracked by a cozy couch and a steady diet of canned tuna in “Operation Maomao,” an animated sci-fi comedy series from Shaogao creator Jonathan Yu that is at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. The planned 26-episode series, with seven-minute installments, follows Agent […]
Natalia Dyer and Elijah Wood are set to join original cast members Samuel L. Jackson and John Cusack, who are currently negotiating the terms of their return, in a sequel to the 2007 supernatural horror film “1408,” Variety can reveal exclusively. Mikael Håfström, who directed the first film, returns to helm the sequel, which he […]
Olivia Rodrigo’s first holiday single, “Take Me Home (4 Christmas),” earned plenty of plaudits upon coming out of the gate late Thursday night — none greater than that offered by Chris Butler, the writer of the Waitresses’ classic 1981 song “Christmas Wrapping,” who said he’d been offered a sneak peek two months ago by Rodrigo. […]
As one of Hollywood’s staunchest Republicans, the late James Stewart perhaps wouldn’t be rolling in his grave in response to “Jimmy,” a biopic that — in focusing rather less on his artistry than on his military service — paints him in a glowingly conservative light. But either way, he deserves better than this hokey, superficial […]
Paul Howard, son of The Three Stooges’ Moe Howard, died earlier this week in Manhattan. He was 91. Paul Howard remained a guardian of his father’s legacy throughout his life, meeting generations of Stooges fans at conventions and events where he shared personal stories, family memories and insights into the life of Moe Howard. In […]
A man who has no memory of his past finds out that a patient is the sister he lost in “Wilderness of the Greenriver,” an animated feature from Barcelona-based Hong Kong director Ellis Kayin Chan that is at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. The film is set in a world where technology […]
“Enjoy Your Stay,” the Berlin Film Festival drama from “Goliath” director Dominik Locher and Filipino filmmaker Honeylyn Joy Alipio, has been acquired by Indonesian distributor Falcon and has its Indonesian premiere at Jakarta World Cinema. The film follows Luz, an undocumented Filipina cleaner at a Swiss luxury ski resort. “We heard about [stories of] Indonesian […]
Danny McBride’s “G.I. Joe” movie, starring Bradley Cooper, will march into movie theaters in 2028. Paramount announced on Friday that the film will get a wide theatrical release on Oct. 20, 2028. McBride will direct the reimagining of the “G.I. Joe” franchise — which kicked off with the Hasbro toy line and spawned comic book […]
One of the newest rivalries in college football is between Virginia Tech and SMU in the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference). The Virginia Tech Hokies (6-2) vs. SMU Mustangs (6-2) at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas. The game happens on Friday, Nov. 6, with a start time of 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. You […]
Sarah Finn is no stranger to the world of casting. Many will know her as the casting director for Marvel — she’s assembled every film in the MCU since 2008’s “Iron Man.” Her credits also include “Everything, Everywhere All at Once,” 2019’s “The Lion King” and “Chef.” Searchlight’s “Wild Horse Nine,” now in theaters, reunites […]
Robert Aramayo is kicking back, eating a doughnut. A red box of SK’s Donuts sits open on the table between us, lid flipped back, “Best Donuts in Los Angeles, Est. 1989” stamped across the top. I joke with Aramayo before the mics are hot: This is why I booked the interview. I wanted some free […]
Some genre movies are stripped-back exercises: lean, mean and to the point. Some films, like “Kung Fu Deadly,” take the opposite approach, dipping into multiple genres in a sumptuous visual feast. “Deadly” follows Danny and Frank (Steven He and Michael Tient), two hapless exterminators in Dublin, as they are called upon to combat a supernatural […]
The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division Friday announced that it closed its investigation into Fox Corp.’s $22 billion acquisition of Roku after finding the deal “is not likely to result in harm to competition.” However, Fox — which announced the completion of the Roku deal Friday — made several commitments to the DOJ in connection […]
Eight years after touring with a combination of audience Q&As and solo music, Nick Cave will return to North America with “Conversations With Nick Cave: An Evening of Talk and Music,” a followup to his 2019 tour of the same name. This followup is set to run for 25 dates in the U.S. and Canada […]
Jesse Eisenberg has a confession about the biggest moment in “The Debut.” When the crowd at the Telluride world premiere broke into mid-film applause after a showdown between Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti, also known as “the rent is due” scene, his first thought wasn’t relief. “Oh no! Can they go on the ride?” he […]
Common, the Academy Award, Emmy and Grammy-winning artist and actor, has joined Dana Nachman’s documentary short “The Second Life of Freddie Nole” as an executive producer, Variety can reveal exclusively. According to an official logline, “‘The Second Life of Freddie Nole’ follows an extraordinary man on what initially appears to be an ordinary day. Freddie […]
He’s been dissolved at the bottom of the ocean, frozen solid in an iceberg, blown up in a volcano, disintegrated in an atomic meltdown, and killed by missiles on the Brooklyn Bridge, but thanks to the millions of fans who love him, Godzilla will never die. Japan’s biggest star returns again in “Godzilla Minus Zero,” […]
Adam Driver opened up about why he said yes to playing Mister Sinister in the “X-Men” reboot after turning down many Marvel movies over the years. “I was a big fan [of ‘X-Men]. I mean, I was a fan of the other things too, but this one felt like the right time,” Driver said during […]
Macklemore is accusing some of America’s most iconic arenas of shutting his “Free Palestine” tour out. The rapper, who recently had dates in Dublin, Paris and London at the end of October, took to Instagram on Nov. 6 to say that he has been turned down by American venues, including New York City’s Madison Square […]
