Variety at Berlin
Day 4 coverage from the virtual European Film Market
Top Story
Critics Choice Awards
Netflix is showing up strong at the Critics Choice Awards, with wins for "The Crown," "The Trial of the Chicago 7" and "The Queen's Gambit."
Music
Taylor Swift, BTS, Harry Styles, Megan Thee Stallion, More to Perform at Grammy Awards
UPDATED: Bad Bunny, Black Pumas, Cardi B, BTS, Brandi Carlile, DaBaby, Doja Cat, Billie Eilish, Mickey Guyton, Haim, Brittany Howard, Miranda Lambert, Lil Baby, Dua Lipa, Chris Martin, John Mayer…
Film
‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Tops Sluggish Box Office With $8.6 Million
Disney's "Raya and the Last Dragon," a computer-animated fantasy adventure, opened to a sluggish $8.6 million from 2,045 screens.
Awards
10 Shocking Oscar Snubs and Surprises From the Last 10 Years
With Oscar voting officially underway, Variety looks back at some of the most shocking snubs and surprises from the last decade.
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.
-
‘Coming 2 America’
In the three decades since "Coming to America," the comedy has come to signify so much more to fans than this follow-up seems to recognize.
-
‘Boss Level’
Joe Carnahan's film could almost be a satire of how action heroes (and audiences) see the same thrills over and over again.
-
‘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.
-
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.
-
Drake’s ‘Scary Hours 2’
In a three-song teaser for an upcoming album, Drake quickly reestablishes what's best about his rap-kaleidoscope nature.
-
‘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.