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French box office revenues have fallen for nine straight months, with local companies facing their first financial crisis since the pandemic. And after the 2024 milestone that positioned France as Europe’s healthiest theater market, a market unlike anything anyone had seen before arrived. In most other countries, this sudden disruption would have led to a wave of cinema closures, but in France, where the film industry benefits from a strong support system, the National Cinema Commission (CNC) has devised a targeted plan to rescue small and medium-sized exhibitors. Under the initiative, first outlined at the Congres des Exploitants (France’s annual…
Charter Communications has launched its first App Store as part of a larger push to promote broadband and video services that provide easy access to a variety of streaming platforms, not just cable channels. With its “Seamless Entertainment” campaign, starring Tracy Morgan in a series of saucy spots, Charter aims to position itself as a portal to subscribers to Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Paramount+ and more, much like Amazon Prime Video and Roku do for their subscribers. Charter held an event in Manhattan on Oct. 9 as part of Advertising Week to show off new features and its marketing position…
What you need to know Paris Hilton reveals what a rare day off is like for her in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE Paris Hilton also details what’s left on her bucket list after doing so much throughout her career Hilton is a mother of two, businesswoman, singer, actress, fashionista, philanthropist, author, DJ, model, and more Paris Hilton is full and crowded as usual! In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the multihyphenate star, 44, said she knows she’s always doing a little bit of everything. “I don’t have a lot of time off, because there are a million things going…
Selena Gomez wore a chic white blazer dress to her wedding rehearsal dinner, design house Ralph Lauren revealed on Friday. In a photo carousel shared to social media platforms, the iconic designer showed off details of Gomez’s various wedding dresses. Gomez wore it two weeks ago during her lavish weekend wedding to Benny Blanco in Santa Barbara, California. In the last five photos in the carousel, the “Wizards of Waverly Place” alum was seen wearing a short white double-breasted blazer dress adorned with a voluminous white flower on the left lapel. The dress featured sparkling mother-of-pearl buttons and a delicate…
Mark Hamill has spent nearly five decades in the spotlight, but the actor insists he’s still learning to disappear. “The definition of a character actor is an actor that disappears, and you see only the character,” Hamill says about his role in Mike Flanagan’s “The Life of Chuck,” which won the Toronto International Film Festival Audience Award in 2024 before being acquired by Neon. In Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novella, Hamill plays an aging accountant — an intimate and surprising departure from the larger-than-life characters that made him famous, such as Luke Skywalker from the “Star Wars” series. The…
2025 was a strong year for horror films, both in terms of non-stop release schedules and numerous box office hits. From monster openings to movies like “Sinners” and “Final Destination Bloodlines” to viral streaming debuts like “Dead Mail” and “Best Wishes to All,” there’s plenty for any horror fan to catch up on. There’s plenty more coming this year, including Black Phone 2 and Predator: Badlands. Below, check out Variety’s list of the best horror movies of the year so far. We hope this selection will spark a lively discussion and encourage you to add some new titles to your…
“On Patrol: Live” host and executive producer Dan Abrams promises “some surprises for viewers” this weekend to celebrate the show’s 300th episode on Reelz. “We may even go on a little field trip in the coming weeks to celebrate the milestone. We’ll keep you posted on that,” he added. “On Patrol: Live” airs live Fridays and Saturdays from 9 p.m. to midnight ET and uses more than 50 live cameras to follow police officers responding to police and sheriff’s calls across the country. To commemorate the 300th episode milestone, the show promises to air a segment this weekend highlighting its…
Celebrities have been everywhere this week. In Rome Jeremy Allen White is quite the handsome leading man at the Rome premiere of his new movie, while George and Amal Clooney touch down in London for Jay Kelly. Oscar Isaac is dapper in Paris as Timothée Chalamet keeps it casual in New York. Here are the best photos of celebs out and about this week. Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings! Ready for His Close Up Jeremy Allen White. Franco Origlia/Getty Leading man Jeremy Allen White gives his sleek hair a quick brush at the Rome premiere…
When director Simon Stone first read the script for Netflix’s latest psychological thriller, The Woman in Cabin 10, it was like being transported back in time. Stone told Variety that the film, which is based on Ruth Ware’s 2016 novel of the same name, “was really interesting to me because it felt like a movie from a time when they weren’t making movies anymore.” “The script itself is very Hitchcockian. It’s from the era of thrillers, made in the last politically crazy period of the world after Watergate.” The Woman in Cabin 10, currently streaming on Netflix, follows Ro Blacklock,…
Cameron Britton, Bill Heck and Justin Bartha round out the cast of Apple TV+’s upcoming limited series about iconic magicians Siegfried and Roy. The series, titled “Wild Things,” stars Jude Law and Andrew Garfield, with previously announced cast members including Justin Theroux, Jessica Madsen, and Brett Gelman. The eight-episode drama is based on the Apple Original podcast “Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy.” The show’s official logline states, “The story tells the story of a wild ride between two of history’s greatest showmen and magicians, who are tasked with transforming Sin City into a family-friendly destination, along with the White Tiger.…