First Lady Jill Biden and the History Channel have updated the decades-old White House tour in an effort to help students learn about the presidential mansion’s living history. “I’ve been a classroom teacher for 40 years, and I know learning has to be interactive and engaging. It has to evoke the senses, and you have […]

For “Anora” star Mikey Madison, who plays a New York sex worker entangled with the son of a Russian Oligarch in Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner, “besides winning the Palme” back in May, the “highlight” since wrapping was hosting a screening for real-life sex workers and strippers. “That was something I wanted to do for […]

Director Parker Finn beat the odds with the first “Smile” film. Shot for $17 million, the 2022 horror turned into a box office behemoth grossing over $200 million worldwide. So while shooting “Smile 2,” Finn took the same approach, pushing his budget and schedule to the limits in a process he described as fitting “a […]

The U.K. premiere of Damien Leone’s holiday slasher “Terrifier 3” was something straight out of a horror movie. Eleven audience members walked out of the theater, nine during the opening scene, and one on-looker lost their lunch watching the latest escapades of series mascot Art the Clown, played by David Howard Thornton. While a screening […]

Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut “Woman of the Hour” premieres on Netflix Oct. 18, telling the true story of how American serial killer Rodney Alcala won “The Dating Game” in 1978. Alcala, born in San Antonio, Texas on Aug. 23, 1943, was a serial killer and sexual predator who committed most of his crimes in California […]

The Coca-Cola Company has named Netflix’s chief content officer Bela Bajaria the latest member of its board of directors. Her role is effective immediately and brings Coca-Cola’s board membership to 12. At Netflix, Bajaria oversees all film and television for the streamer in all languages and manages the spending of its $17 billion annual content […]

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will honor Angelina Jolie with the Maltin Modern Master Award at its 40th annual edition on February 5, 2025. Established in 1995, the Modern Master Award was created to honor filmmakers who have changed the movie industry through significant contributions and impact. The award was renamed the Maltin Modern […]

Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier will interview presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris on Oct. 16 in the battleground state of Pennsylvania where Harris leads presidential opponent Donald Trump by 4 percentage points. The interview will air during “Special Report with Bret Baier” at 6 p.m. ET, marking Harris’ first formal interview on […]

Apple TV+ has released the trailer for “Silo” Season 2. Based on Hugh Howey’s trilogy of dystopian sci-fi novels, the second season premieres Nov. 15 with new episodes airing every Friday until Jan. 17. According to an official logline, “‘Silo’ is the story of the last ten thousand people on earth, their mile-deep home protecting […]

Just as “Saturday Night Live” celebrates its 50th season on the air, Jason Reitman’s “Saturday Night” is hits theaters, chronicling the humble beginnings of the legendary late-night sketch show. Premiering in 1975, “NBC’s Saturday Night” featured eight original cast members dubbed the “Not Ready for Prime-Time Players”: Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, […]

While some productions are plagued by COVID-19, union disputes and scheduling conflicts, Karrie Crouse and Will Joines had their hands full with “rattlesnakes, lighting strikes, dust storms and locusts” while shooting their Dust Bowl-era horror, “Hold Your Breath.” “There was one day where we had to stop shooting because an actual dust storm shut our […]

As an American, writer Patrick Radden Keefe knew tackling the story of Northern Ireland during the tumultuous 1970s in his book “Say Nothing” would be a challenge. From an outsider’s perspective, native readers would not be easily convinced his interpretation of The Troubles was worth reading. However, the book went on to spend six weeks […]

Entertainment journalist and longtime Variety contributor Scott Huver takes a racy look at celebrity vice in his first book, “Beverly Hills Noir: Crime, Sin and Scandal in 90210.” Published by Simon and Schuster on Oct. 1, the true crime exposé serves as both a deep dive into the fledgling years of the 90210 and a […]

Producer Checka Propper has been named the new head of television at Color Force, the production company behind series like “Pose” and “American Crime Story: The People V OJ Simpson.” In her role, Propper will oversee the Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson-run company’s television slate and work closely with FX, which just expanded their exclusive […]

A24 has released the trailer for its new erotic thriller “Babygirl,” which debuted in competition at the 81st Venice Film Festival on Aug. 30 and will open in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day from A24. Nicole Kidman won the best actress prize at Venice for her performance in the film. According to the official logline, […]

Jason Davis, founder of Australian talent firm Unbridled Management, has joined Los Angeles-based management company 5X Media as a partner and manager. Before joining 5X, Davis sold Unbridled in 2018 to join the Australian financial service Afterpay as a key strategic digital creator and celebrity brand amplification adviser. In his new role, Davis will work […]

NASCAR Studios and Words + Pictures have partnered to form Full Speed Entertainment, a new production partnership that will develop and produce racing documentaries, series, special events studio shows and podcasts. One of the banner’s first projects will be Season 2 of the NASCAR docuseries “Full Speed,” Variety has learned. The new season is set […]