James Gunn looks tired but energized as he settles into his chair for the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, having just flown in from Atlanta. He’s already into pre-production on “Man of Tomorrow,” the ...

Prince is seeing a significant Spotify streaming boost in his catalog thanks to key syncs in the series finale of “Stranger Things.” Since the episode debuted on New Year’s Eve, “Purple Rain” has seen ...

When Sean Baker’s “Anora” won both the Palme d’Or at Cannes — followed by best picture at the Oscars — those honors reinforced what Variety had been saying a decade earlier, when the filmmaker ...

Audiences flocked to cinemas to say goodbye to the Upside Down over New Year’s. The results are good news for theaters, which are having a robust holiday season after a disappointing year that saw ...

PERRY TWP. – Variety’s Restaurant, a familiar stop for comfort food for nearly three decades, is closing. The restaurant will shut down its original location at 2843 Lincoln Way E at 3 p.m. Dec. 31.

Netflix reports that it achueved its highest Christmas Day viewership of all time this year, with the second volume of “Stranger Things” leading the charge. While an exact viewership total for Dec. 25 ...

“Coming off our biggest Actors on Actors ever, these Directors on Directors conversations will continue to surprise and engage film fans around the world,” said Variety’s co-president and co-editor-in ...

“Stranger Things” has been review bombed after the Dec. 25 release of Season 5 Vol. 2. The recent episodes have dragged the season’s fan-driven Rotten Tomatoes score from the 70s down to 56%, a stark ...

Source: Nielsen NPM, Big Data Plus Panel (12/30/2024-11/30/2025, Live+7 and 12/01/2025-12/14/2025, Live+SD) vs. Panel Only (01/01/2024-12/01/2024, Live+7 and 12/02/2024-12/15/2024, Live+SD) Mon-Sat ...

Beyoncé is now a billionaire — making her the fifth musician to reach the milestone, according to Forbes. The pop singer joins her husband, Jay-Z, along with Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen and ...

“I don’t know if the saga goes beyond this point. I hope it does,” Cameron told EW. “But, you know, we prove that business case every time we go out… If we don’t get to make 4 and 5, for whatever ...

Christmas proved to be a merry time at the box office, with moviegoers heading back to Pandora and also picking up their ping-pong paddles for the holidays. James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” made ...