Every writer dreams of selling the movie rights to their work, all the more so when a famous actor is putting up the money. But when Stephen Elliott optioned his memoir "The Adderall Diaries" to the…
Denzel Washington hit the bullseye again. “The Magnificent Seven,” the Oscar-winner’s first Western, topped the box office this weekend, picking up a solid $35 million. Hollywood’s star system has…
“Hunt for the Wilderpeople,” a New Zealand comedy-drama, has become the highest-grossing release for the Orchard, earning north of $5 million. It is also setting records with its on-demand sales…
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation requiring subscription entertainment database sites, such as IMDb, to remove an actor’s age if requested by the actor. The legislation, authored by…
If you're going to title your film "The Odyssey," you need to be pretty certain it's got enough narrative heft and thrust to justify the Homeric allusion.
SAN SEBASTIAN — Marking a year when Asian cinema pretty well cleaned up on top plaudits at San Sebastian, "I Am Not Madame Bovary," from vet Chinese director Feng Xiaogang, ("The Banquet,"…
Bill Nunn, the actor known for playing Radio Raheem in Spike Lee’s film “Do The Right Thing” and Robbie Robertson in Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” trilogy, has died. He was 62. Lee, who worked with Nunn…
Vision Films has set an Oct. 11 release for romantic comedy "Sam," the debut directing movie for Nicholas Brooks with his father Mel Brooks executive producing, Variety has learned exclusively. “Sam”…
MGM and Columbia Pictures’ “The Magnificent Seven” is leading the weekend box office charge after lassoing $12.7 million on Friday at 3,674 locations. The film, from director Antoine Fuqua, is…
Rufus Norris is a prominent and influential figure in the British stage scene, and one of an increasing number of London-based stage directors who are carving out a place for themselves in the movie…
SAN SEBASTIAN — The Basque government has activated a bank guarantee scheme for the cultural and creative industries channeled through a Basque guarantee specialist, San Sebastian-based Elkargi SGR…
