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‘Novocaine’ Amped Up the Romance and Limited Jack Quaid’s Head Wounds So It Was Funny, Not Grim: ‘We Didn’t Want His Face to Be...

Dan Berk and Robert Olsen grew up obsessed with the golden era of ’80s action movies, worshipping box office hits like “Midnight Run,” “Lethal Weapon” and “Die Hard.” When they came...

How to Be a Horror Icon: Samara Weaving on the Perfect Scream, Acting While Drenched in Blood and the Biggest Challenge Shooting Her New...

Samara Weaving is a certified Scream Queen. Although she’s had impactful roles in dramas (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” the series “Nine Perfect Strangers”), comedies (“Bill & Ted Face the Music”),...

‘F—toys’ Mastermind Annapurna Sriram Was Sick of Being Pigeonholed in Hollywood, So She Channeled John Waters to Make Her Gonzo Sexual Fantasia Debuting at...

Annapurna Sriram has a lengthy showbiz resume, acting in massive series like “The Blacklist” and “Billions,” indie films and other projects. Yet, after a childhood obsessed with daring cinema from auteurs...

Best Horror of March 2025: ‘The Woman in the Yard,’ ‘Opus’ and John Lithgow’s Nursing Home Thriller

Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month’s best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I’m William Earl, the editor of Variety.com and...

Oscars Snubs and Surprises: Mikey Madison Scores, ‘I’m Still Here’ Shocks and Diane Warren Has 16th Straight Loss

The 97th Academy Awards was a joyous affair, full of big orchestral numbers, celebrity singalongs and a triumphant hosting debut from Conan O’Brien. While “Anora” led the night with five wins,...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Legal Troubles, Explained: From ‘Freak-Offs’ to Sex Trafficking Charges to Million Dollar Lawsuits

Sean Combs, long known by rap aliases as Diddy and Puffy, is facing an avalanche of lawsuits and legal trouble. The list of lawsuits against Combs has only gotten longer as...

Geoffrey Rush on Battling John Lithgow (and His Twisted Hand Puppet) in Nursing Home Thriller ‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’: ‘It’s Like “The French...

Once Geoffrey Rush hit his mid-60s, he was offered more and more roles where his age was the focal point. Yet when he read the script for “The Rule of Jenny...

SAG Awards 2025 Snubs and Surprises: Timothée Chalamet Triumphs, ‘The Bear’ Flops and ‘Only Murders’ Shocks

The 2025 SAG Awards were brisk and joyous, honoring the award season’s hottest performances one week before the Oscars. But the night was also a tribute to everything from actors’ less-than-glam...

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