As part of Variety’s Directors on Directors series, “Oppenheimer” director Christopher Nolan weighed in on Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II.” In Ridley Scott’s first “Gladiator,” Maximus asks us, “Are you not entertained?” and we’re confronted with the truth of why we’d visit the Colosseum through a movie. Scott knows we’re not there for insights into Roman […]

Over the last several years, the entertainment industry has been rocked by a succession of body blows. It came out of a global pandemic only to be hit with dual strikes (WGA and SAG-AFTRA) that caused historically long labor stoppages, which were followed by a work slowdown brought on by a deflation of the streaming […]

When Felicity Jones hits the screen in “The Brutalist,” it’s like a bucket of cold water dashed on the pretensions of the characters we’ve already spent some 90 minutes with, learning about their struggles, dreams, histories. Erzsébet (Jones) is smart, highly educated and most important, skeptical, in contrast to her husband, László Toth (Adrien Brody), […]

Described by some as “Euphoria” meets “Succession,” Mickey Down and Konrad Kay’s “Industry” stakes out territory that is all its own. Driven by exceptional ensemble performances, Season 3 of the drama set in a London investment bank skewered the global financial system, class and the media, while also tackling racism, misogyny, addiction, sexual assault and […]

The sky appears to be the limit for South Florida luxury residential real estate. Billions of dollars in luxury condominium towers are in the pre-sales, planning and construction pipeline. March 2024 saw a record condo price for the state when a penthouse at Miami Beach’s Shore Club Private Collection went under contract for $120 million. […]