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D’Wayne Wiggins, Founding Member of Tony! Toni! Toné!, Dies at 64
D'Wayne Wiggins, one of the founding members of R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!, has died. He was 64.
Addded Mar 8, 2025
A Lifeline for Indie Venues: Can a New Tax on Arena and Stadium Concert Tickets Save the U.K.’s Grassroots Circuit?
With U.K. independent music venues closing at an alarming rate, a new steers £1 from each arena and stadium concert ticket to indies. Can it work?
Addded Mar 5, 2025
A Rare Encounter With Dolly Parton’s Elusive Husband, Carl Dean: What a Journalist Learned From Her Glimpse of the Couple at Home
One of the few journalists ever to meet Carl Dean, Alanna Nash, recalls what it was like encountering Dolly Parton's very reclusive husband at home.
Addded Mar 5, 2025
Hollywood Ditches DEI to Avoid Donald Trump’s Wrath
From Disney to Paramount Global, Hollywood companies that once embraced DEI initiatives are ditching these programs to avoid blowback from Trump.
Addded Mar 5, 2025
Inside ‘Anora’s’ Oscar Victory: How Scrappy Indie Neon Pulled Off Its Second Best Picture Win in 5 Years
Neon, the indie behind 'Anora,' pulled off its second best picture win thanks to branded thongs, pop up stores and sex worker screenings.
Addded Mar 5, 2025
How ‘I’m Still Here’ Broke U.K. Box Office Records: ‘Brazilian Enthusiasm,’ Awards Season Buzz and Altitude’s Clever Scheduling
Capitalising on enthusiasm from local Brazilians and awards season buzz, Altitude helped I'm Still Here land the U.K.'s biggest Latin American opening
Addded Mar 4, 2025
How Category Fraud, Social Media Scandals and Independent Film Defined an Unpredictable Oscars Season
The 2025 Oscars season was defined by category fraud, social media scandals, and needed lifeline for independent cinema.
Addded Mar 4, 2025
We (Barely) Survived 24 Hours at the Movies: An Unhinged Timeline of AMC’s Oscars Best Picture Marathon
We survived 24 hours inside a movie theater for AMC's best picture marathon, a showcase of 9 Oscar nominees. Here's our unhinged timeline of events.
Addded Mar 3, 2025
Oscars 2025 Winners: ‘Anora’ Leads With 5 Wins Followed by ‘The Brutalist’ With 3
See the full winners from the 2025 Oscars. 'Anora' led with five wins followed by 'The Brutalist' with three.
Addded Mar 3, 2025
Disney Sees Sell-Out for Oscars Ads -- And Not Just on TV
DIsney says it has sold out all commercial inventory for Sunday's Oscars, and notes packages include TV, streaming, social and more.
Addded Feb 28, 2025
Gene Hackman Remembered: How the ’70s Acting Legend Left His Mark and Shaped ‘The Conversation’
Gene Hackman will be remembered for the Oscar-winning 'French Connection' and 'Unforgiven' as well as 'Scarecrow' and 'The Conversation.'
Addded Feb 28, 2025
James Bond’s Road to Amazon: Barbara Broccoli’s Tight Control, Snubbing Christopher Nolan and More
Following a year of fraught negotiations, Amazon will soon have a full grip on the franchise that has spawned 25 films about Agent 007.
Addded Feb 27, 2025
Kim Basinger Gives Rare Interview on ‘9½ Weeks’ Feud Rumors, Intimacy Coordinators and Why She’s Not Retired: I’m ‘Picky’ and There’s ‘A Lot of Bad Material’
Kim Basinger gives a rare interview to Variety about her Oscar win, her love for Alec Baldwin and the emotional toll of '9½ Weeks.'
Addded Feb 27, 2025
Tatum O’Neal Is Still Here: The Oscar Winner on Surviving Addiction, a Stroke and Coming to Terms With Being Left Out of Her Father’s Will
Tatum O'Neal, the youngest Oscar winner in history, tells all to Variety about surviving drug addiction, a stroke and life after her father's death.
Addded Feb 26, 2025
Who Will Run ‘Star Wars’ After Kathleen Kennedy Leaves? One of Hollywood’s Hottest -- and Hardest -- Jobs Opens Up
When Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy exits, who will take over the future of "Star Wars"?
Addded Feb 26, 2025
Sam Fender on New Album ‘People Watching’ and Why Rock Music’s ‘Grassroots Scene Has Been F—ing Decimated’: The Industry Is ‘Inaccessible for Working-Class People’
Sam Fender dives deeper into the themes of 'People Watching,' working with the War on Drugs' Adam Granduciel and the state of rock music today.
Addded Feb 25, 2025
Timothée Chalamet Wants to ‘Be One of the Greats’ -- And He Was Right to Say It
Timothée Chalamet, star of Bob Dylan biopic 'A Complete Unknown,' used his SAG Awards speech to declare his desire to pursue greatness.
Addded Feb 25, 2025
How China’s ‘Ne Zha 2’ Beat ‘Inside Out 2’ to Become the Highest-Grossing Animated Film in History
How did China's "Ne Zha 2" become the year's biggest box office breakout?
Addded Feb 25, 2025
Roberta Flack, ’70s R&B Vocalist Known for ‘Killing Me Softly,’ Dies at 88
Roberta Flack, best known for her '70s hits 'Killing Me Softly' (later covered by the Fugees) and 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,' has died.
Addded Feb 24, 2025
Joy Reid’s Sudden MSNBC Exit -- and How She Let Queer Viewers Down
Joy Reid's past blog posts about Charlie Crist and 'Brokeback Mountain' were homophobic; she never quite claimed them as her own
Addded Feb 24, 2025
At Berlin, New Talents and Youthful ‘Dreams’ Signal a Fresh Chapter for 75-Year-Old Fest
Variety chief critic Peter Debruge made the pilgrimage to Berlin for the first time since the pandemic to find a festival energized by new leadership.
Addded Feb 24, 2025
Baseball Strikes Out at ESPN: Sports Giant to End TV Rights Deal With MLB After Current Season
ESPN and Major League Baseball will break up after nearly 40 years together after the current season
Addded Feb 21, 2025
No Time to Delay: Why Amazon Took Control of James Bond as Next 007 Movie Remains in Limbo
A landmark James Bond deal between the Broccoli family and Amazon MGM has reshaped the course of cinema's most enduring franchise.
Addded Feb 21, 2025
James Blake on How Musicians Can Take Control of Their Careers, Touring and Releasing Music Off the Grid
James Blake is a Grammy-winning musician who felt the traditional music business wasn't working for him. So he took all of his business in-house.
Addded Feb 20, 2025
Archie Madekwe on Going From ‘Saltburn’ Survivor to Preyed-Upon Music Star in ‘Lurker’: It ‘Feels Tense and Anxiety-Inducing, but Is Laced With So Much Comedy’
The rising Brit describes how he was spotted by first-time director Alex Russell while in a Los Angeles coffee shop and even sang on the film.
Addded Feb 20, 2025
James Bond Shocker: Amazon MGM Gains Creative Control of 007 Franchise as Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson Step Back
Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are stepping back to focus on other projects.
Addded Feb 20, 2025
Hollywood Is Banking on ‘Mission: Impossible,’ ‘Jurassic World’ and ‘Zootopia 2’ to Bring Back the Box Office. Will It Work?
Hollywood has positioned 2025 as a rebound year for theaters, but will upcoming blockbusters deliver as promised?
Addded Feb 19, 2025
How Greg Gutfeld Became the Bill Maher of Fox News -- And Toppled Fallon and Colbert in the Ratings
Greg Gutfeld sounds off in a new Variety cover story on toppling Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel in the ratings.
Addded Feb 19, 2025
Raphael Saadiq Announces ‘No Bandwidth’ Tour, Plots New Album and Documentary
Raphael Saadiq announces his 'No Bandwidth' tour and discusses plans for his upcoming album and documentary.
Addded Feb 18, 2025
‘SNL50′ Was the Culmination of Lorne Michaels’ Vision, For Better and Worse
The 'Saturday Night Live' creator is more curator of talent than comic himself -- and the special proved it.
Addded Feb 18, 2025
Berlinale Chief Tricia Tuttle on Reinvigorating the Festival, Getting Timothée Chalamet and Keeping Standing Ovations Very Demure: ‘Everyone I Know Cannot Stand the Clap-O-Meter’
Tricia Tuttle talks her first year as Berlinale chief, nabbing stars like Timothée Chalamet and why standing ovations aren't her style.
Addded Feb 18, 2025
Read the First Chapter of Chief Correspondent Daniel D’Addario’s Awards-Season Novel ‘The Talent’
Actresses and egos collide in the new novel by Variety's Chief Correspondent.
Addded Feb 17, 2025
Peak TV Is Dead, Long Live 75% Peak TV: Ampere Analysis Talks TV Trends at the Berlinale Series Market
Ampere Analysis' Guy Bisson talks about the major trends steering global TV production at the Berlinale Series Market.
Addded Feb 17, 2025
Goodbye, ‘Cobra Kai’: Creators Explain Johnny’s Full-Circle Ending, How AI Helped Bring Back Mr. Miyagi and Expanding the ‘Karate Kid’ Universe
The 'Cobra Kai' creators break down the ending, finding Mr. Miyagi's body double and the future of the 'Karate Kid' show.
Addded Feb 14, 2025
Stephen Amell on Reviving ‘Suits’ for LA Spinoff, Overcoming His ‘Short Fuse’ on ‘Arrow’ and Learning From His Controversial Strike Remarks
Stephen Amell tells Variety about landing the lead role in "Suits" highly anticipated LA spinoff.
Addded Feb 14, 2025
The 100 Greatest TV Performances of the 21st Century
Variety breaks down the best TV performances of the 21st century, from Jeremy Allen White to Emma Stone and Sydney Sweeney.
Addded Feb 13, 2025
Berlin Film Festival Day 1: Todd Haynes Talks Trump Effect; New Berlinale Chief Outlines Vision; Johnny Flynn on ‘Prayer for the Dying’; Taiwan Brings Big Slate to EFM and More
The 75th Berlin Film Festival opened Thursday with Todd Haynes and other jurors talking about Trump's effect on film. Here are highlights from Day 1.
Addded Feb 13, 2025
Paul McCartney Electrifies New York’s 575-Capacity Bowery Ballroom With Career-Spanning Surprise Set
Paul McCartney and his band played an exhilarating 100-minute, career-spanning set Tuesday (Feb. 11) at a surprise show at New York's intimate Bowery Ballroom.
Addded Feb 12, 2025
Inside the Future of TV and Film Production After the L.A. Fires
Insights on how the tragic fires ravaging the heart of the entertainment industry alters the outlook for Hollywood long-form content output.
Addded Feb 12, 2025
Inside the Cable TV Hospice: Can NBCUniversal’s Divorce From MSNBC, Syfy, E! and More Prolong the Life of Once-Popular Channels?
Inside Cable TV's Future: As NBCUniversal sends MSNBC, Syfy, E!, USA and more to SpinCo, can it prolong the life of once-popular channels?
Addded Feb 12, 2025