Why It's Hard for Films like 'Hala' to get Made in Hollywood

“Velvet Buzzsaw” cast members Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, Billy Magnussen, and Natalia Dyer and director Dan Gilroy broke down what’s frightening about the modern-day art industry. “It’s a parable about greed,” Gyllenhaal explained at Variety’s Sundance Studio, presented by AT&T. “And also what we value, why we value it, and do we value [...]

Pete Davidson is familiar with Sundance, but not for the annual film festival. “I love Park City, Utah, because the last time I was here, I was in rehab,” Davidson told Variety about checking into the Cirque Lodge treatment center about four years ago. “It’s nice to be on the other side of it. And, [...]

Minhal Baig’s film “Hala” is based on her own life and dynamic with her parents, who are immigrants from Pakistan. Jada Pinkett Smith openly admits it was hard to make a movie like this in Hollywood. It’s due to those difficulties that Pinkett Smith said she got on board to help Baig expand her short [...]

Creators and showrunners from The Walking Dead,” “Star Trek: Discovery,” “The Chi” and more discuss the realities of writing for Hollywood.

Variety’s Michael Schneider sat down with writer’s from “The Big Bang Theory,” “Broad City,” “The Other Two,” and more.

Viola Davis’ full Power of Women speech praised the work of #MeToo founder Tarana Burke.