Variety at Berlin
Day 4 coverage from the virtual European Film Market
Top Story
Hero’s Journey
COVER STORY | With his Disney Plus series "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," Anthony Mackie soars to leading-man status at Marvel.
TV
Chris Harrison Says He Plans to Be Back as 'Bachelor' Host; Michael Strahan Calls Apology 'Surface Response'
Music
Miley Cyrus Signs With Columbia Records
Singer Miley Cyrus has signed with Columbia Records after seven years and four albums on RCA. A source close to the situation tells Variety that even though both Columbia and RCA are Sony-owned…
Digital
Jack Dorsey’s Square to Acquire Jay-Z’s Tidal Platform for $297 Million
Square, the payments-processing company led by CEO Jack Dorsey, announced plans to buy a “significant” majority stake in Tidal, the music and entertainment streaming platform run by Jay-Z. Square…
Film
Alamo Drafthouse Tried to Outlast the Pandemic But Ran Out of Time
Alamo Drafthouse furloughed staff, rented out theaters, paused development projects and more to weather COVID-19, but it wasn't enough.
Latest News
Golden Globes
Reviews
-
‘Debris’
NBC's new alien drama "Debris" evokes "The X-Files" and "Fringe" with intriguing mysteries and some decently spooky moments.
-
‘Punky Brewster’
Soleil Moon Frye has always had the ability to capture audiences.
-
‘It’s a Sin’
Russell T Davies' new series takes us to the London of the 1980s.
-
‘Amend’
Will Smith leads a six-part seminar on the 14th Amendment, a primer in equal rights.
-
‘Chaos Walking’
Doug Liman delivers action with a high-concept hook -- we hear everything the characters are thinking -- that quickly wears out its welcome.
-
‘Raya and the Last Dragon’
"Blindspotting" director Carlos López Estrada joins "Big Hero 6" helmer Don Hall in this action-driven shot at updating the Disney formula.
-
‘Moxie’
Gen-Z-centric female empowerment story manages to be just memorable enough through its charming ensemble and inclusive values.
-
‘Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry’
R.J. Cutler's film shines a light on the old-meets-new electricity that's made Billie Eilish the quintessential pop star of the 21st century.
-
Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight’
Dave Grohl promised an album you can groove to, and he delivered with Foo Fighters' latest, "Medicine at Midnight."
-
Zayn’s ‘Nobody Is Listening’
Former One Direction member Zayn Malik embraces an intimate, less-pop type of R&B for his third solo album, "Nobody Is Listening."
-
Eminem’s ‘Music to Be Murdered By – Side B’
Eminem stays within his comfort zone, for better and for worse, on "Music to Be Murdered By – Side B," his second album release in 2020.
-
Paul McCartney’s ‘McCartney III’
Paul McCartney returns to the idea of a true solo album with "McCartney III," a quarantine record where DIY randomness is part of the charm.
-
‘The Comeback’
Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen's riotous West End comedy "The Comeback" is a triumph, but London theater closures stopped it in its tracks.
-
‘Death of England: Delroy’
Starring "Hamilton's" Michael Balogun and performed on the eve of England's second lockdown, the play is sure to be seen again.
-
‘The Last Five Years’
This smart revival of Jason Robert Brown's musical plays in a London theater cleverly redesigned for COVID-era safety.
-
‘The Outside Dog’ & ‘The Hand of God’
Kristin Scott Thomas and Rochenda Sandall headline two Alan Bennett monologues, which even under social distance pack a punch.
Politics
TV
Film
Voices
Music
Theater
Awards
Special Report
Berlin Film Festival
By any terms, Berlin’s 2021 European Film Market will deliver its smallest pre-sales market in years. COVID-19 has put back productions, created distribution bottlenecks and provoked huge uncertainty about cinema theater re-openings.