On Sunday, Showtime debuts “Twin Peaks,” a continuation of the 1990 series that is unique in TV history — the show has maintained a fan base after a quarter century, even though there were only 30…
After the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on Tuesday unveiled its producers and host for next year, AMPAS president Cheryl Boone Isaacs enthused, “These are the right people at the right…
Every Cannes Film Festival is important, but only a handful of the editions have been game-changers. As the festival celebrates its 70th birthday, here are five events that altered the DNA of Cannes…
On March 24, 1976, Variety reported that George Lucas had begun filming "Star Wars," an $8 million film for Fox, in Tunisia. Alec Guinness would play "a bearded old desert rat who was once a leading…
When "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" opened May 2, 1997, Variety described it as an "odd mix of sophisticated and lowbrow humor" but was enthused about the Mike Myers-Jay Roach…
Barbara Walters made television history in 1976 as the first woman to anchor a nightly newscast at a time when the three networks were the principal source of information for many Americans. Walters…
The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, running April 27 to May 4, will screen a record 184 films from 31 countries. The 33rd annual event also has an innovation this year as an Oscar-qualifying…
LaTanya Richardson Jackson's career is about hard work and continuity. Last year, she appeared in "The Taming of the Shrew" at the Public Theatre, a relationship that began in the 1970s. And this…
On March 21, 1990, Touchstone Pictures previewed "Pretty Woman" at the Avco Westwood near UCLA, two days before its national launch. Variety columnist Army Archerd reported that laughter drowned out…
When the TV series "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" debuted March 10, 1997, Variety described it as a cross between "The X-Files" and "Clueless." Creator Joss Whedon hadn't been happy with the 1992 movie…
Were you thrilled or disappointed in the films this year? In an effort to sum up the themes of the last 12 months of cinema, we posed three questions to a panel of Variety critics and pundits. 1. How…
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