By Dave McNary
Fox has set a Jan. 29 release date in the U.S. for the crime film “The Clan,” Argentina’s entry for the foreign-language category for the Academy Awards. The film, directed by Pablo Trapero from his…
By Christopher Vourlias
Greek media showed their discontent with government plans to overhaul TV licensing regulations by holding a 24-hour strike on Friday. The strike, which was called by the country’s largest journalist…
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By Whitney Friedlander
“That ’70s Show’s” Kurtwood Smith is adding another period piece to his resume. The character actor, who has a history of playing strong-minded types in projects like the first “Robocop” movie and…
By Variety Staff
Celebrity makeup artist Jake Bailey, who has worked with Katy Perry, Selena Gomez and Mariah Carey, among other pop stars, was reportedly found dead on Friday morning of an apparent suicide. He was…
By Mannie Holmes
The screening of “Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension” on Thursday was bittersweet, as franchise creator Oren Peli received the Trailblazer Award from Screamfest, which premiered the original…
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By Jacob Bryant
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” shattered ticket sales records earlier this week. According to theater marketing data firm Movio Media, men, with an average age of 34, were the ones who succumbed most…
By Todd Spangler
Lucky to be Canadian: Netflix subscribers in the Great White North will be able to stream “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in 2016, the only territory where the company currently has secured streaming…
By Peter Debruge
Four years in the making and 15,000 in the telling, French co-directors Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud's millennia-spanning "Seasons" does for beasts of the land what the duo's "Winged Migration"…
By Elizabeth Wagmeister
“Dallas Buyers Club” director Jean-Marc Vallée is in talks to direct David E. Kelley’s HBO limited series “Big Little Lies,” in which Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman will star, Variety has…
By Kristopher Tapley
Another healthy mix of period, fantasy and contemporary contenders mark a highly competitive race.