Entertainment

“Looking for goshawks is like looking for grace: it comes, but not often, and you don’t get to say when or how,” writes Helen Macdonald in “H Is for Hawk,” a book I picked up by accident (all…
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Graham Greene, a Canadian actor best known for his Oscar-nominated turn in the 1990 film “Dances with Wolves,” died on Monday in Toronto after a battle with long illness. He was 73. Greene…
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The summer movie season may be officially over, but the biggest movie of the summer (and the year, for that matter) is coming to streaming. That’s “Lilo & Stitch,”…
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People love Guillermo del Toro, and that’s not hyperbole. Hollywood’s affection for the Oscar-winning auteur goes far beyond mere admiration. The Mexican filmmaker, who won best picture and…
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Is The Rock headed to the Oscars? Judging by the rapturous reaction to his performance in “The Smashing Machine” at the Venice Film Festival on Monday night, that seems to be the…
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Cadiz’s South Intl. Series Festival looks to be shaping up to deliver a highly eclectic third edition. Balancing world premieres with high-profile streamer releases, the official section shines a…
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More than a decade after his death, treasured American filmmaker Mike Nichols still inspires contemporary masters like Noah Baumbach. Writer-director Baumbach was honored for 30 years’ worth…
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Multiple top indie distributors have acquired Maryam Touzani’s “Calle Malaga,” following its premiere in Venice Film Festival’s Spotlight section. The film, which stars Carmen Maura, will have…
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If you can’t be in Venice this year, Variety is bringing Venice to you. We’re publishing daily digital editions, running Aug. 29 – Sept. 2, including all the latest news, reviews and…
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Those of us who first understood Shakerism not as a religious movement but as a mail-order furniture company — like a particularly elegant, artisanal version of Ikea — have much to learn from…
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