Czech Republic Increases Film Fund
The Czech Republic is becoming an even friendlier place for filmmakers, according to Helena Frankova, CEO of the country's State Film Fund. At a session Monday at the Cannes Festival, Frankova said h…
Timothy M. Gray
Cannes Film Festival: Festgoer Alert
Have fun, but be careful. Crime rises when unemployment is up, and French unemployment is up. Big crowds attract pickpockets, but locals say they've gotten more brazen.
Cannes Film Festival Opening: A 'Great' Evening
There was plenty of Baz-razzmatazz as the 66th Cannes Film Festival bowed with a mix of fun, lofty hopes and melancholy that F. Scott Fitzgerald would have appreciated. In the spirit of opener "The Gr…
Beginner's Guide to Parties at Cannes
If you're a Cannes newcomer, there are only three things you absolutely need to know: How to converse with the natives, how to converse with festgoers and how to maneuver the parties.
The Fickle Fetes: Cannes Parties Can Outperform the Pics
The 12-day Cannes gathering is actually four events in one: the festival, the market, the media binge and an international schmooze-a-palooza, where people from the other three groups can meet with…
It's Time for a Bold Oscarcast, With More Show and Less Biz
Be bold. Leave 10 "money categories" on the air; present the other awards during commercial breaks...
Margaret Thatcher Was Media's Target and a Fave Subject
Margaret Thatcher, who died Monday of a stroke, age 87, was one of the U.K.'s most politically divisive figures in recent history -- and, as a result, was a media favorite. She became a pop-culture fi…
Why Oscar Remains the Gold Standard
Awards are a way of taking a breath and saying "Yeah, there's a lot of crap out there, and there are a lot of interesting failures, but some work is pure gold." Or worthy of gold.
Politics, the media and Oscar: pure torture
Final voting for the 85th annual Academy Awards officially begins today, which means nominees shift from high gear into turbo drive. This "exciting" time can be stressful, as folks work the kudos…
Voices looking for solutions: an introduction to Variety's special issue on…
Jan. 15 would have been the 84th birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. And Nov. 22 will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. So 2013 is bookended with reminders that we live…
