This year’s Oscar-worthy music is the most interesting mix in years. Veterans continue to supply well-crafted, traditional orchestral scores while new voices are contributing surprising sounds for daring filmmakers seeking something fresh. Let’s start with the most familiar duo: John Williams and Steven Spielberg. Seventeen of their 29 films together…
The Rescue
This year, the Turin region hosted two Hollywood blockbusters, Michael Mann’s “Ferrari” and Louis Leterrier’s “Fast X,” the 10th movie of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, as well as major TV productions, such as HBO series “My Brilliant Friend.” Local productions featured at the Cannes and Venice film festivals, and…
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The stunning scene was captured Nov. 5 on a now-viral, half-minute video posted on Shmurda’s social media accounts.
The Oscar buzz is so focused on Venice-Telluride-Toronto movies, you’d think 2022 started on Aug. 31. But there are treasures before then, including A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” DVV Entertainment’s Indian epic “RRR” and Paramount’s “Top Gun: Maverick.” Here are reminders of other films that opened before the fall-fest…
Why leave things to fate when you could take matters into your own hands?
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. If you’ve been struggling to come up with gift ideas this year, look no further: Oprah Winfrey, as always, has come to the rescue. As part of her annual…
The Rock arrives with the power of a pebble in this new action flick.
Though his movies have made billions at the box office and he’s been awarded pretty much every major accolade, from the Oscars to the Emmys to a Grammy, Ron Howard has achieved an honor even more rare: He’s maintained his reputation as one of the nicest guys in the business.…
At some point during the rescue, Takahashi was seen jumping into the water to aid in the rescue, but at some point disappeared beneath the waves.