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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Draws Record 34 Million Viewers on NBC, Peacock in Early Numbers

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Draws Record 34 Million Viewers on NBC,...

2025-11-29

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was no turkey for NBC. In fact, the broadcaster’s 2025 airing of the annual event is poised to record its biggest combined...

‘Tale of the Land’ Director Loeloe Hendra Brings Migrant Worker Drama to JAFF Future Project

‘Tale of the Land’ Director Loeloe Hendra Brings Migrant Worker Drama to JAFF...

2025-11-29

Loeloe Hendra, whose feature debut “Tale of the Land” won the Fipresci Award at the Busan International Film Festival and screened at the Jogja-Netpac Asian...

‘Canopy’ Director Aaron Wilson Brings Australia-Indonesia Romance ‘Under the Banyan Moon’ to JAFF Future Project

‘Canopy’ Director Aaron Wilson Brings Australia-Indonesia Romance ‘Under the...

2025-11-29

Aaron Wilson, whose debut feature “Canopy” premiered at Toronto, has a new project selected for the JAFF Future Project with “Under the Banyan Moon,” a...

‘The Beatles Anthology’ Gets a New Ending: Director Oliver Murray on How Episode 9 Finally Put a Sweeter Cap on the Group’s Historic Docuseries

‘The Beatles Anthology’ Gets a New Ending: Director Oliver Murray on How...

2025-11-29

The newly refurbished version of “The Beatles Anthology” has been rolling out on Disney+ over a period of days this week, with a newly commissioned Episode 9...

Guillermo Galoe’s ‘Sleepless City’ Wins Best Film at Qatar’s Inaugural Doha Film Festival

Guillermo Galoe’s ‘Sleepless City’ Wins Best Film at Qatar’s Inaugural Doha...

2025-11-29

Guillermo Galoe’s “Sleepless City,” a hybrid drama set inside Europe’s largest informal settlement, took the top narrative prize at the inaugural Doha Film...

Indonesia-Malaysia Co-Productions Surge With Four New Film Projects at JAFF Market

Indonesia-Malaysia Co-Productions Surge With Four New Film Projects at JAFF...

2025-11-29

A quartet of Indonesian-Malaysian film co-productions was unveiled at the JAFF Market, signaling an uptick in collaboration between the two Southeast Asian...

Oscar Predictions: Best Actor — Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio Solidify as Ethan Hawke Emerges as the Season’s Wild Card

Oscar Predictions: Best Actor — Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio...

2025-11-29

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for...

Kamila Andini’s ‘Four Seasons in Java’ Lands International Production Alliance for Forka Films

Kamila Andini’s ‘Four Seasons in Java’ Lands International Production...

2025-11-29

Indonesian production company Forka Films has unveiled a production consortium for auteur Kamila Andini’s upcoming feature “Four Seasons in Java,” scheduled...

‘Qodrat 3,’ ‘Mayat Hidup’ Among Magma Entertainment Slate at JAFF Market

‘Qodrat 3,’ ‘Mayat Hidup’ Among Magma Entertainment Slate at JAFF Market

2025-11-29

Leading Indonesian studio Magma Entertainment has confirmed “Qodrat 3,” the latest instalment of their hit franchise, at the JAFF Market. Founded by siblings...

France Deepens Indonesian Cinema Partnership Through Expanded Film Lab, Festival Initiatives: ‘A Lot of Stories to Tell’ (EXCLUSIVE)

France Deepens Indonesian Cinema Partnership Through Expanded Film Lab,...

2025-11-29

France and Indonesia are strengthening their strategic cultural partnership through an expanded suite of cinema initiatives, as the France-Indonesia Film Lab...

LAPD Confirms Investigation of D4vd’s Trip to Santa Barbara Location

LAPD Confirms Investigation of D4vd’s Trip to Santa Barbara Location

2025-11-25

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed Tuesday they are investigating a trip singer D4vd took to the Santa Barbara area sometime during the spring of...

Education Through Music-Los Angeles Set to Honor Diane Warren – Film News in Brief

Education Through Music-Los Angeles Set to Honor Diane Warren – Film News in...

2025-11-25

Tuesday, November 25 Education Through Music-Los Angeles is set to honor songwriter Diane Warren. It will host the 20th Year Benefit Gala at the Skirball...

WAVES Film Bazaar’s Screenwriters Lab Emerges as Vital Development Pipeline for Indian Cinema: ‘Nothing Is More Important Than the Filmmaker’s Voice’

WAVES Film Bazaar’s Screenwriters Lab Emerges as Vital Development Pipeline...

2025-11-25

The National Film Development Corporation’s Screenwriters Lab at the WAVES Film Bazaar has established itself as a crucial launching pad for independent...

‘Ramayana’ Aims to Set New Global Benchmark for VFX, Director Reveals at WAVES Film Bazaar

‘Ramayana’ Aims to Set New Global Benchmark for VFX, Director Reveals at...

2025-11-25

Nitesh Tiwari said his upcoming “Ramayana,” described as India’s most expensive film, is being built to deliver a level of visual scale and craftsmanship...

‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Preview: Where Did We Leave Off at the End of Season 4?

‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Preview: Where Did We Leave Off at the End of...

2025-11-25

It’s time to start running up that hill again. But since it’s been more than three years since “Stranger Things” aired its fourth season finale, the trek...

‘Andhadhun’ Producer Matchbox Backs Film Adaptation of Honor Killing True Story ‘Shamed’ – WAVES Film Bazaar

‘Andhadhun’ Producer Matchbox Backs Film Adaptation of Honor Killing True...

2025-11-22

Matchbox Shots, the Mumbai-based banner behind “Andhadhun,” “Monica O My Darling” (Netflix) and “Scoop” (Netflix), is backing “Shamed,” an official...

How Brendan Fraser Confronted His Loneliness in ‘Rental Family’ and His Warning on AI Acting: ‘It Strikes Me as a Form of Plagiarism’

How Brendan Fraser Confronted His Loneliness in ‘Rental Family’ and His...

2025-11-22

Three years after his triumphant Oscar win for “The Whale,” Brendan Fraser has found his next deeply personal project in an unlikely place: Tokyo. In...

Marjorie Taylor Greene, After Break With Trump, Resigns From Congress

Marjorie Taylor Greene, After Break With Trump, Resigns From Congress

2025-11-22

Marjorie Taylor Greene, the firebrand who broke with President Trump over the Epstein files, announced Friday that she will resign from Congress. Trump...

Sustainability Sparks Calls for Industry Reform at International Film Festival of India: ‘The Beginning of a New Era’

Sustainability Sparks Calls for Industry Reform at International Film...

2025-11-22

Sustainability in filmmaking isn’t advancing fast enough, and real progress will require structural reform, cultural change, and mandatory standards — that...

Kendrick Lamar Comedy With ‘South Park’ Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone Removed From March Release Date: ‘We’re Working Hard at Finishing the Movie’

Kendrick Lamar Comedy With ‘South Park’ Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone...

2025-11-22

Kendrick Lamar and “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone aren’t ready to unveil their mysterious live-action comedy just yet. Paramount has...

India’s PTC Punjabi, Australia’s Temple Forge Three-Film Co-Production Pact (EXCLUSIVE)

India’s PTC Punjabi, Australia’s Temple Forge Three-Film Co-Production Pact...

2025-11-22

Indian entertainment platform PTC Punjabi has partnered with Australian production company Temple to co-present three Punjabi-language feature films under...

Cairo Award Winner Mohanad Yaqubi on Lebanese Filmmaker Jocelyne Saab: ‘It’s as If She’s Making the Film and I’m the Instrument Making This Happen’

Cairo Award Winner Mohanad Yaqubi on Lebanese Filmmaker Jocelyne Saab: ‘It’s...

2025-11-22

“Revolutionaries Never Die” was the winner of the top award at this year’s Cairo Film Connection, the industry program of the Cairo Film Festival. Variety...

Tallinn Black Nights Festival Awards: Family Dramas ‘The Good Daughter’ and ‘The Well’ Win Big at a Still Growing Event

Tallinn Black Nights Festival Awards: Family Dramas ‘The Good Daughter’ and...

2025-11-22

Two weeks after a triumphal opening to the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival with “They Will be Dust,” Catalan cinema, honored by a Focus at Tallinn this...

Spike Lee, Antonio Banderas Celebrate Each Other at Torino Film Festival

Spike Lee, Antonio Banderas Celebrate Each Other at Torino Film Festival

2025-11-22

Camaraderie stole the spotlight at the Torino Film Festival as Spike Lee and Antonio Banderas each dropped to one knee, presenting the other with a lifetime...

Italian Cinema Takes Spotlight With Honor and Urgency at Torino Opening Night

Italian Cinema Takes Spotlight With Honor and Urgency at Torino Opening Night

2025-11-22

A funny thing happened on the way to Turin, as the constellation of international guests gathered by the Torino Film Festival to represent world cinema...

Robert Pietranton, Warner Bros. TV Publicity Exec and Communications Vet, Dies at 56

Robert Pietranton, Warner Bros. TV Publicity Exec and Communications Vet,...

2025-11-20

Somewhere, Robert Pietranton is smiling and spinning his favorite tune, Bruce Springsteen’s “Walk Like a Man” from the “Tunnel of Love” album. The beloved...

‘The Way Home’ Ending With Season 4 at Hallmark

‘The Way Home’ Ending With Season 4 at Hallmark

2025-11-20

It’s time to say goodbye to the Landry family. “The Way Home” will end with its fourth season, set to be released on the Hallmark Channel in Spring 2026. The...

Disney+ and CJ ENM’s Tving Launch Bundle Deal in Korea

Disney+ and CJ ENM’s Tving Launch Bundle Deal in Korea

2025-11-18

Disney+ has forged a groundbreaking partnership with CJ ENM’s Korean streaming platform Tving, introducing bundled subscription packages that combine global...

Disney Pledges $5 Million to Rebuild Altadena’s Charles White Park With Help From Imagineers

Disney Pledges $5 Million to Rebuild Altadena’s Charles White Park With Help...

2025-11-18

Disney has pledged $5 million to help rebuild a park in Altadena that was destroyed by January’s wildfire, with help from the members of the company’s...

Pingyao, Warsaw Winner ‘The World of Love’ Makes a Mark at Korean Box Office, Earns Industry Acclaim

Pingyao, Warsaw Winner ‘The World of Love’ Makes a Mark at Korean Box Office,...

2025-11-18

Yoon Ga-eun’s “The World of Love” has emerged as a breakout success in South Korea’s independent film sector, drawing widespread praise from top-tier...