variety.com
Every variety.com story we have translated and published, newest first. · 3,936 stories
Culture
John Turturro Has Waited 40 Years for an Oscar Nomination. ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ Makes the Case
Forty years into a career that has made him one of American cinema’s most recognizable character actors, John Turturro has a Cannes best act
Culture
‘Woman Unknown’ Review: Some More Problematic Sex — and Its Consequences — by Denmark’s May el-Toukhy
Against the rubble gray and stiff mahogany with which director May el-Toukhy washes out her post-Second World War Copenhagen, the pops of cr
Culture
Macklemore Calls Out ‘Free Palestine’ Onstage, Spurring Petition Demanding He Leave Ed Sheeran Tour
Macklemore opened for Ed Sheeran on Friday night in New Jersey at the MetLife Stadium, and during his set the rapper sang out “Free Palestin
Culture
‘Agata the Writer’ Review: Mia Wasikowska Plays an Author Adrift and Short of Ideas, in a Sly, Witty Film With Plenty
As anyone who has made a great-author biopic (or even watched one, for that matter) can tell you, writing is among the hardest professions t
Culture
‘Possible Love’ Cast Sobs as Lee Chang-dong’s Epic Embraced at Venice With 6-Minute Standing Ovation
Acclaimed South Korean director Lee Chang-dong returned after 24 years to the Venice Film Festival, where he was warmly embraced with a 6-mi
Culture
‘The Echo Chamber’ Review: Luca Marinelli, Alicia Vikander and Susan Sarandon Reverberate Through a Smoky, Somber Single-Location Love Story
If you’re ever thinking of attempting a single-location film, choose that location with care. Make it high-ceilinged, light-filled, book-lin
Culture
Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Remains No. 1 in Sixth Weekend, Nears ‘Avengers: Endgame’ All-Time Domestic Record
Culture
At Telluride Film Festival, Bill Gates Compares Lack of Control Over AI to HAL in ‘2001’: ‘You Could Say “Please Shut Down,” and It Would Say, “OK, I Took That Under Advisement, But…”‘
Plenty of comparisons have been made in recent years between fast-developing artificial intelligence systems and HAL, the rogue computer in
Culture
Luc Besson Calls Madonna a ‘Phenomenon,’ Admits He’s Developing Another ‘Crazy’ Sci-Fi Story: ‘You Will Need a Ticket — And an Aspirin’
Luc Besson is writing another sci-fi story right now. “It’s going to be crazy, believe me. Maybe you will need a ticket and an aspirin at th
Culture
‘Possible Love’ Review: Korean Master Lee Chang-dong Returns With a Beautifully Mature, Quietly Colossal Relationship Drama
One of the key moments from Lee Chang-dong’s last film, 2018’s “Burning,” still glows bright in the memory. A girl mimes eating a tangerine,
Culture
‘September 5’ Director Tim Fehlbaum Working on a ‘Historical Film’ Set in Berlin as Swiss Filmmakers Take on Challenges and Opportunities of Shooting in English
Some of the main breakouts of Swiss cinema in 2026—and the few years that precede it—share one striking commonality: they are either entirel
Culture
Susan Sarandon Says She’s ‘Still Had Movies Taken Away Recently’ Over Palestine Support: ‘There Are Agencies That Are Telling People Not to Hire Me’
Susan Sarandon said she’s “still had movies taken away recently” over her outspoken support of Palestine. At the Venice Film Festival press
Culture
‘Woman Unknown’ Director May el-Toukhy Talks the Torment of World War II ‘Horizontal Collaborators’ and Venice’s Female Director Snub: ‘It’s a Structural Problem’
In “Woman Unknown,” May el-Toukhy takes a closer look at women accused of having relationships with German soldiers during World War II. “Wh
Culture
‘From Inside Out – The Architecture of Peter Zumthor’ Review: Wim Wenders’ Latest 3D Documentary Is an Architectural Marvel
The screen is usually a canvas, but it becomes a window to an enormous room in Wim Wenders’ latest 3D documentary, “From Inside Out – The Ar
Culture
Wim Wenders Clarifies His Stance on Filmmakers’ Role in Politics After Berlin Controversy: ‘We Are the Opposite of Politicians … We Are the Antidote’
Wim Wenders has clarified his much-discussed statement about filmmakers’ role in politics that kicked off a firestorm at Berlin Film Festiva
Culture
French President Emmanuel Macron Calls for a ‘New Multilateralism’ Across Creative Industries: ‘We Built a Civilization of Images. We Should Not Resign Ourselves to Watching It Deteriorate’
In 1895, the first public film screening happened. It was in the basement of the Grand Café, nearby the Paris Opera, with a program of 10 sh
Culture
Are Russian Filmmakers Finally Coming in From the Cold?
The Venice Film Festival found itself under fire in the weeks leading up to opening night over the inclusion of “DAU,” by Russian filmmaker
Culture
Groundbreaking Roma Director Alina Șerban on ‘Pain,’ ‘Joy,’ of Historic, Venice-Bound ‘I Matter’: ‘I Managed to Do Something Impossible’
Roma filmmaker Alina Șerban broke barriers long before she set foot on the red carpet this week at the Venice Film Festival, where her featu
Culture
Moonfish’ Director and Stars Lucy Liu and Morgan Spector Break Down Their Black-and-White Animated Film About Isolated Astronauts And Why It’s an Allegory for ‘The Current Human Condition’
For Lucy Liu, who has voiced memorable characters in everything from “Kung Fu Panda” to “Strange World,” being part of the independently mad
Culture
Dev Benegal’s Judith Blum Reddy Doc ‘Everything Is Not OK’ Acquired by Watermelon Pictures, Annemarie Jacir Aboard as EP (EXCLUSIVE)
Watermelon Pictures has acquired “Everything Is Not OK,” a documentary from director Dev Benegal chronicling the life of artist Judith Blum
Culture
San Sebastian, Busan-Bound Taiwanese Coming-of-Age Drama ‘Will You Still Be My Friend’ Boarded for Sales by Moveria, Trailer Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris-based Moveria has boarded international sales on Taiwanese filmmaker Lu Po-Shun’s debut feature “Will You Still Be My Friend,” which i
Culture
Lee Chang-dong, Jeon Do-yeon and Sul Kyung-gu on Class, Desire and Reunion in Venice Competition Drama ‘Possible Love’
Every great love story, in Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong’s telling, is secretly a story about love that cannot happen — class, status or fate
Culture
Wim Wenders on Why He Made a Documentary About Architect Peter Zumthor, and How Brad Pitt Helped Get It Made
Wim Wenders’ 3D documentary “From Inside Out,” which has its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday, examines the work of Prit
Culture
‘The Debut’ Review: Julianne Moore Is Astonishing in Jesse Eisenberg’s Funny and Dizzying Community-Theater Comedy
What holds it together is the suppleness of Eisenberg’s voice as a writer-director (the wit that singes, the story that never stops poking a
Page 83 / 164