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Varietyby Nvivarelli11 Sept 2026
Paris-based Italian director Tommaso Usberti’s romance “Before the War,” a reflection on racism and toxic masculinity set in the Northern Italian plains, is the big winner of the Venice Critics’...
Varietyby Atingley411 Sept 2026
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Varietyby Alex Ritman11 Sept 2026
With so much of the frenzied James Bond interest centered on who might be taking over from Daniel Craig as 007, something many believe is going to be announced imminently, the matter of the...
Varietyby William Earl11 Sept 2026
Scott Waugh thinks about big set pieces differently than other filmmakers. Waugh began his career as a stunt performer at 12 years old, following in the footsteps of his father, career Hollywood...
Varietyby Varietyschneider11 Sept 2026
As we head into Emmy week and celebrate this season’s bounty of top-notch televised entertainment, can we put to bed the fallacy that Hollywood has somehow run out of ideas?
Varietyby Guy Lodge11 Sept 2026
Nicolas Pariser makes solid, philosophically absorbed films — like “The Great Game” and “Alice and the Mayor” — that make no apologies for engaging with social and political trends.
Varietyby Carolehorst11 Sept 2026
Alexandra Pechman dipped into her own story for “Magazine,” a coming-of-age tale set in the early 2010s in a New York City print scene on the verge of change from forces it can’t imagine.
Varietyby Alex Ritman11 Sept 2026
“SNL U.K.” returns to screens on Sep 12 for season 2, Sky’s high-profile U.S. import splashing down into Britain’s nascent live TV sketch show waters for a second time.
Varietyby Nvivarelli11 Sept 2026
Argentinian director Maria Aparicio’s drama “Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion” — which mixes personal and political elements — has scored the Venice Days director’s award, the section’s top...
Varietyby Todd Spangler11 Sept 2026
On Sept. 11, 2001, after the deadliest terrorist attack on the U.S. in history, Variety reporters and editors swung into action to put out the daily paper.
Varietyby Siddhant Adlakha11 Sept 2026
Although its story unspools on the precipice of the U.S.-Iran war, Ali Asgari’s gentle family drama “A Bit of Light” was filmed in the conflict’s wake, under shellfire in Tehran.
Varietyby Atingley411 Sept 2026
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Varietyby Carolehorst11 Sept 2026
With TIFF premiere “Ancestors,” Irish filmmaker David Turpin creates a story about the simple acts of human connection, love and how our dreams and fantasies can boost our spirits when everything...
Varietyby Carolehorst11 Sept 2026
Cartoon Saloon animator Louise Bagnall makes her feature directorial debut with “Julián,” based on the children’s book “Julián Is a Mermaid” by Jessica Love.
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran11 Sept 2026
“Every Living Thing,” a Canada-India-U.A.E. documentary feature about the global water crisis, is making its international market debut at the Toronto Film Festival market, with VIBE (Visually...
Varietyby Elskes11 Sept 2026
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “De Gaulle,” Antonin Baudry’s sprawling two-part historical epic that premiered out of competition at Cannes and was just shortlisted...
Varietyby Marlow Stern11 Sept 2026
In 2014, Laverne Cox made history as the first transgender person to appear on the cover of Time magazine under the headline “The Transgender Tipping Point.” The accompanying story, written by Katy...
Varietyby Marta Balaga11 Sept 2026
Norway’s Oscar submission “Growth of the Soil,” based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel, has already become a significant event in its native country.
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran11 Sept 2026
“Dastur: Teris Bata,” the sequel to Kazakhstan’s record-breaking horror hit “Dastur,” has found an international sales partner in Bangkok-based Fearfolks, which has boarded world sales rights...
Varietyby Leo Barraclough11 Sept 2026
It is no wonder Belgian cinema has risen internationally in recent years. Cinema is, after all, a language, and Belgian filmmakers come from a country built on the need to understand language as a...
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