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British actor Naomi Watts, at the San Sebastián Film Festival to receive this year’s prestigious Donostia Award, spoke about opportunities in the industry for women over 50. Talking a week after Sarah Paulson told Variety about the lack of film offers following her spellbinding portrait of Marcia Clark in “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American […]
No Spanish industry initiative is likely to drive more conversation at this year’s San Sebastián Festival than the latest moves by the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT). Over the past 12 months, state-backed venture capital fund SETT, the investment driver of the Spain Audiovisual Hub, has plowed €215.6 million ($252.3 million) into Spain’s film, […]
World-premiering in the San Sebastián Festival’s main competition, Javier Ruiz Caldera’s time-warping drama ‘5 More Minutes’ (‘5 Minutos Más’) suggests one way an on-the rocks relationship may come closer together again: by plunging them into the makings of a global apocalypse. Writer-star Berto Romero (“The Other Side”) and Belen Cuesta (“The Endless Trench”) play a […]
In real life the actress says she is just like the character she's playing in Sense and Sensibility.
A dog is indeed a man’s best friend. A New Directors contender at the San Sebastián Film Festival, “Morro” explores the unlikely bond between a man and the dog he inadvertently adopts. It is Rodrigo Garcia Saiz’s (“Lluvia”) sophomore feature and, by his own account, his most personal film to date. The titular Morro is […]
Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Portugal’s preeminent Queer Lisboa – International Queer Film Festival kicked off Friday with a vast program showcasing the latest in LGBTQ cinema, from established filmmakers to new voices, and a look back at the underground counterculture and revolutionary works of activist filmmakers on both sides of the Atlantic. Lisbon’s […]
“Ninjago Legends: Duskfall” is premiering in Korea this weekend ahead of a worldwide release on Lego’s YouTube channel. The anime-style shorts feature some of “Ninjago’s” most beloved characters as they encounter new challenges and new battles while bringing back some familiar voices from the original show as well as “Ninjago Dragons Rising.” The series of […]
“The Blind Ants” (“Inurri Itsuak”), the third feature by director Igor Legarreta (“All the Moons,” “When You Stop Loving Me”), had it world premiere on Sept. 18 at the 74th San Sebastián International Film Festival. Part of the Zinemira section, which is dedicated to Basque productions, the film is competing for the Irizar Award for […]
The actors starring 'Thank you, team', Netflix's new comedy, along with Raúl Tejón and Blanca Martínez
The actress collects the honorary award in an act within the San Sebastián festival. "I like to be addressed. I stand and open my eyes and ears and start to kneel," he says.
35 years ago, the pop star built the foundations of the current 'documentalities' by showing itself without filters in a film on its' Blond Environment 'tour. It was a hit in the locker, but almost no one keeps a good memory.
"Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been" tracks the unique fusion of glory, injustice, fleeting opportunity, dashed dreams, resilience, and latter-day recognition that defines her story. The movie, like Love’s life and career, is a one-of-a-kind ride, and by the end you don’t just feel like you know and understand this remarkable artist. You feel closer to the center of the mysteries of pop.
In “Without Blood,” written and directed by Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek plays Nina, a woman who spends her adult life looking for the three men responsible for the wartime murder of her father and brother when she was just a child. In two of the cases, her revenge is fatal. But then she meets the […]
It’s week two in the NFL season and we’re already seeing a big rivalry game between two NFC North teams. Although both the Vikings and the Bears are 1-0 on the season, this game has a little more weight since it’s a division matchup. Whichever teams wins this Sunday, they’re one step closer to winning […]
The director of EL PAIS talks at the Ideas Festival about the challenges for the press in the face of mistrust in democracy and violence in Latin America
Sesame Street has a half-century-long tradition of legendary musical guests and innovative adaptations: from Stevie Wonder’s iconic performance in the early ‘70s to Tony Bennett retrofitting his timeless classic “Fly Me to the Moon” to be a story about the show’s worm character Slimy on an expedition to the moon (“Slimy to the Moon,” of […]
Disney kicked off its first creator event Created in L.A on Thursday night at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. Over 350 creators, innovators and industry leaders came together for the first day of a two-day event with the idea to exchange ideas, build relationships, and explore the future of creator-led storytelling and the business behind […]
It’s bittersweet news for “Sweet Magnolias.” The romantic drama starring JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott and Heather Headley has been canceled at Netflix after five seasons. But Swisher, alongside “Sweet Magnolias” creator Sheryl J. Anderson, are pairing up for a new drama series ordered by the streamer titled “Ladies of the House.” Anderson will serve […]
A mere 10 minutes into the Season 2 premiere of “MobLand,” aptly titled “I Wanna Be Your Dog,” there is a massacre at the racetrack. Increasingly on edge and triggered by his son Kevin’s (Paddy Considine) disloyalty, Conrad Harrigan (Pierce Brosnan), patriarch of the Harrigan crime family, lets his temper get the best of him. […]
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual […]
