Pierre Branco, general manager for Warner Bros. Discovery in France, Benelux and Africa, is stepping down from his position, Variety has learned. Branco took the job a year ago […]
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Spotify’s deal with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle failed because ‘consumers’ weren’t ‘happy’: CEO
The Duchess and Prince’s Harry’s company Archewell Audio produced a mere 12 podcasts during a two-and-a-half year span, after signing with Spotify in December 2020.
Oscars Predictions: Best Sound – The Aural Achievements of ‘Oppenheimer’ Are Undeniable, but Will the Academy Agree?
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and […]
Cord Jefferson’s ‘American Fiction’ Wins Toronto Film Festival Audience Award
“American Fiction,” Cord Jefferson’s blistering satire of race and media, captured the Toronto International Film Festival’s people’s choice award, bolstering its Oscars chances. TIFF’s people’s choice award is considered […]
‘Invisible Beauty’ Review: A Bespoke Documentary Befitting a Fashion Industry Force
There is much that is lovely to gaze upon in the elegantly tailored documentary “Invisible Beauty,” about fashion maverick Bethann Hardison, whose role in her industry, starting in […]
TIFF Audience Award Predictions: What Movie Will Get an Oscar Boost?
What will the people choose? In its final stretch, on Sunday, the Toronto International Film Festival will announce the film chosen by the public for the People’s Choice […]
Oscars Predictions: Adapted Screenplay – Could Ava DuVernay Become the Third Black Woman Screenwriter Ever Nominated for ‘Origin?’
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and […]
‘Origin’ Could Make Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor the Next Halle Berry in Lead Actress, and Give the Oscars Its First Ava DuVernay in Best Director
Every awards season, pundits leave themselves open to late-year breakers. This is where a film not necessarily on anyone’s radar comes in and walks away with the industry’s […]
Sundance Winner ‘The Eternal Memory,’ From ‘The Mole Agent’s’ Maite Alberdi, Smashes Box Office Records in Chile
“The Eternal Memory,” Chilean documentarian Maite Alberdi’s follow-up to the Oscar-nominated “The Mole Agent,” is smashing box office records in Chile. Bowing Thursday Aug. 24 in 70 […]
Where to Watch All the ‘Conjuring’ Movies Online Ahead of ‘The Nun II’
The $2 billion-grossing “Conjuring” universe will grow by one more film this Friday with the release of “The Nun II,” which will see Taissa Farmiga reprise her creepy […]
‘Origin’ Review: Ava DuVernay’s Monumental Look at ‘Caste’ Frames America’s Most Difficult Conversation
In “Origin,” Ava DuVernay weaves a centuries- and continents-spanning narrative feature around the ideas of Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson, who rejects the word “racism.” It’s not that […]
National Beer Lover’s Day: Here’s which beer embodies your zodiac sign
Beer is the source of both bane and blessing as it leads to bloat, shaky decision making and head throbbing but can also allegedly save your life during a heat wave. In celebration of suds, we have matched a zodiac sign to the beer that best embodies, or imbibes it.