Variety has hired award-winning journalist Marlowe Stern as its chief correspondent to focus on covering the film industry.
In his new role, which begins today, Stern will write about Hollywood studios and talent agencies and profile top artists and filmmakers. Mr. Stern will be based in New York City and will report to Variety magazine’s editor-in-chief, Brent Lang.
“Mr. Marlowe joins Variety as we strengthen our investment in long-form investigative reporting,” said Ramin Setoudeh, co-editor-in-chief and co-president of Variety. “He is a multi-platform journalist who excels in print, digital, video and audio storytelling. We look forward to publishing his many exclusive articles on the business of Hollywood.”
“I couldn’t be more excited to join Variety’s talented team,” said Stern. “As a film geek who borrowed videos from the local library and scoured the AFI movie list as a kid, ran a film club, and amassed an embarrassingly large Criterion Collection, this is a dream come true. I can’t wait to get to work.”
After earning a master’s degree from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Stern worked as a reporter for The Daily Beast and Newsweek covering all aspects of the film industry, where his reporting on topics such as Jennifer Lawrence being paid less than her male colleagues and the #MeToo movement sparked change in Hollywood and won numerous awards. From 2014 to 2022, he served as senior editor for all entertainment coverage at The Daily Beast, before holding the same position at Rolling Stone.
In his spare time, Stern teaches reporting classes at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and attends Knicks games. My favorite movies are “Casablanca” and “Clueless.”
