ENTERTAINMENT
Hayden Panettiere Says a ‘Well-Respected’ Oscar Winner Flashed His Testicles at Her When She Was 19
Hayden Panettiere wrote in her new tell-all that when she was 19, a “well-respected” and “Oscar-winning actor and director” exposed himself to her at a party. Revealing the story in...
Tiffany Haddish Gets Dramatic in Two Thrillers at the Cannes Market: ‘Audiences Are Desiring Real Storytelling’
Tiffany Haddish has no interest in imposter syndrome. She speaks with the certainty of someone who has already envisioned and earned every room she walks into. At this year’s...
Chilean Pinochet-Era Drama ‘The Red Hangar’ Sells to U.S., Spain, Italy (EXCLUSIVE)
“The Red Hangar” (“Hangar rojo”), Chilean Juan Pablo Sallato’s black & white fiction feature debut, which swept the Guadalajara Film Festival in April, has sold to U.S.-based company Pragda,...
ACM Awards Producers on What to Expect Sunday Night: Shania’s First Country Hosting Gig, Show’s Return to Vegas, 17 Performances in 2½ Hours and Meeting the Ella Langley Moment
Ella Langley has conquered not just the country world but the music world generally this year with her song “Choosin’ Texas.” But for the producers of the Academy of...
Ronda Rousey Destroys Gina Carano in Seconds, Jake Paul Gets Booed in Netflix’s Spotty MMA Debut
A number of storylines converged late Saturday night, as Ronda Rousey (12-2) clashed with Gina Carano (7-1) in the Octagon. The featherweight bout, streamed live on Netflix from LA’s...
Matilda Lutz, Suzanne Clément, Holt McCallany and Fernanda Urrejola Star in Nicolas Bary’s Futuristic Thriller ‘Increase’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Nicolas Bary (“Trouble at Timpetill”) is gearing up for his next feature, “Increase,” an English-language futuristic thriller starring an international cast led by Matilda Lutz (“Revenge”), Suzanne Clément (“Mommy”),...
Top Limited Series Writers on Adapting Novels and Finding the Right Stars to Play Presidents, Serial Killers and Real-Life Lovers
The writers and creators behind some of TV’s biggest limited series took to the stage at Variety’s Night in the Writers Room on May 7 to give audiences a...
David Letterman Sends Stephen Colbert Off ‘The Late Show’ in Style — By Destroying CBS Property
Stephen Colbert’s 11-year run as host of “The Late Show” will end on May 21. That its untimely end was announced mere weeks before the Trump-loyalist Ellison family finalized...
Pascal Plante’s ‘King’s Daughters,’ Starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Boarded by WTFilms (EXCLUSIVE)
WTFilms has acquired worldwide rights for Pascal Plante’s “King’s Daughters,” a historical survival drama spiced with folk-horror undertones, starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Laurie Babin, Lauréna Thellier, Zoé Adjani and newcomer...
Orgasms, Outrageous Murders and Blood-Soaked Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder: ‘Camp Miasma’ Confounds Cannes and Earns 6-Minute Ovation
Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section got off to an outrageous start with the world premiere of “Camp Miasma,” a queer slasher movie that’s equal parts uproariously funny and confoundingly...