The Brutalist Report

Variety

• ‘Rhizome’ Explores Legacy of Laos Secret War at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market [29d]
• Cross-Border LGBTQ+ Drama ‘Polaris’ Debuts at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market [29d]
• Comedian Iliza Shlesinger Unplugged: ‘I’m Not Just Some Road Dog Who’s There to Tell Some Dick Jokes’ [29d]
• Variety Nominated for 107 National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards [29d]
• Soccer-Themed Indonesian Animated Feature ‘Garuda: Dare to Dream’ Bows at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market [29d]
• ‘A House of Dynamite’ Sparks Internal Pentagon Memo Disputing Accuracy of Netflix’s Nuclear Doomsday Thriller [29d]
• Rafael Manuel’s ‘Filipinana’ Tees Up at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market [29d]
• Tokyo Programming Chief Ichiyama Shozo on Digital Evolution, Diversity and Discovery [29d]
• Kate Hudson, Hugh Jackman and ‘Song Sung Blue’ Director Craig Brewer Salute Neil Diamond (and Call Him on FaceTime) at AFI Fest Premiere: ‘It’s a Dream Come True’ [29d]
• Tokyo Chair Ando Hiroyasu Champions Asian Cinema, Women’s Empowerment at 2025 Festival [29d]
• Taylor Swift Adds Third Week at No. 1 on Albums and Songs Charts; Olivia Dean and Leon Thomas Enter Top 10 [29d]
• Paramount Skydance to Lay Off About 1,000 Employees This Week, With Additional Cuts Expected Later [29d]
• Jason Kelce Teams Up With ‘Predator: Badlands’ for New Garage Beer Short Film ‘Thermal Buzz,’ Reveals Trailer (EXCLUSIVE) [29d]
• Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch Talk Film Debuts, Sharing Scenes with Oscar Winners at Newport Beach Film Fest [29d]
• The Arcade Game Seen Everywhere in the ’90s Is Now Available to Buy for Your Home [29d]
• Eva Longoria in Talks to Join George Clooney for Cameos in Netflix’s ‘Call My Agent’ Movie Produced by Mediawan (EXCLUSIVE) [29d]
• Lululemon Breaks Into Sports Merchandising With Official NFL Collection [29d]
• ‘America’ Trailer: Brazilian Director Aly Muritiba’s Timely Short Film Follows a Love Story Threatened by ICE Raids [29d]
• Lucy Liu Peacock Series ‘Superfakes’ Casts Ken Leung [29d]
• Everybody Loves Wanda Sykes: The Comedy Legend on Ending ‘The Upshaws,’ Why Her Character Is Straight and Why She Won’t Censor Herself in Trump’s America [29d]
• Tonislav Hristov Talks Music Doc About Rock Band The Rasmus and Tackling Pre-Election Fake News in ‘Truth or Dare’: ‘It Affects Your Life’ (EXCLUSIVE) [29d]
• This Stevie Nicks Barbie Pays Homage to Singer’s Debut Solo Album ‘Bella Donna’ [29d]
• LISTEN: Box Office: Why ‘Chainsaw Man’ Cleared a Path at the Turnstyles; Lucca Comics & Games Brings Cosplay to Medieval Italian Town [29d]
• Maja Pencic Explores Pathos and Dreams on the Streets of Prague in Documentary ‘Minimum Love’ [29d]
• Uber Elevates ‘Uber One’ Into a Lifestyle Membership With F1 Rodeo Party in Austin [29d]
• 14th Annual Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards Honorees Announced in Partnership With Variety [29d]
• Quentin Tarantino Stars Opposite Simon Pegg, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Sofia Boutella in Jamie Adams’ Next Film ‘Only What We Carry’ [29d]
• Why Netflix and AMC Theatres Are Finally Getting Into Business Together for ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Stranger Things’ and More [29d]
• Hollywood’s American French Film Festival Celebrates Cultural Inspiration Including Honors to Jodie Foster and Richard Linklater [29d]
• Mel Gibson’s ‘Resurrection of the Christ’ Casting Kasia Smutniak as Mary Sparks Backlash From Polish Far-Right Groups Over Abortion Views [29d]
• Diddy to Be Released From Prison in May 2028 [29d]
• Sherlock Holmes Creator Arthur Conan Doyle Gets Indo-British Period Drama (EXCLUSIVE) [29d]
• Israeli Industry Figures From DocAviv, CoPro and Kan Turned Down From IDFA as Festival Endorses Boycott (EXCLUSIVE) [29d]
• Luke Evans Wants You to Know His Clothing Line Is Not Just Another Celebrity Brand: ‘This Is All My Own Money, and We Built It From Scratch.” [29d]
• ‘The Napa Boys’ U.S. Rights Acquired by Magnolia Pictures [29d]
• Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ to Be Honored With SFFILM’s Sloan Science in Cinema Prize – Film News in Brief [29d]
• Director Valerie Weiss Signs With Sugar23 (EXCLUSIVE) [29d]
• ‘Fiume o Morte!’ Wins Best Film, Director and Screenplay at Inaugural Adriatic Film and TV Awards [29d]
• NBC News Launches Campaign to Focus on ‘Reporting for America’ [29d]
• Murray Bartlett Joins Netflix’s ‘All the Sinners Bleed’ [29d]
• ‘A House of Dynamite’: Why Its Controversial Ending Actually Works [29d]
• NASCAR Docuseries From Words + Pictures, Following Three New Drivers, to Debut on YouTube (EXCLUSIVE) [29d]
• Discovery Global Plans 2026 Upfront, Assuming Warner Split Happens [29d]
• Martial Arts Icon Iko Uwais to Star in Hospital Siege Thriller ‘MRI,’ With K5 Set to Launch Sales at AFM (EXCLUSIVE) [29d]
• Hilary Duff Teases New Music Will Be Released ‘Really Soon’: ‘I Needed to Feel Safe’ and ‘Have the Right People in My Corner’ [29d]
• Demi Moore Says Tom Cruise ‘Was Quite Embarrassed’ by Her Pregnancy During ‘A Few Good Men’ Prep: ‘I Could Tell He Thought It Was a Bit Awkward’ [29d]
• Sydney Sweeney on Bond Girl Rumors, Oscar Contender ‘Christy’ and Defying the Sex Symbol Label: ‘You Shouldn’t Have to Hide or Cover Up in Any Room’ [29d]
• Demi Lovato Announces ‘It’s Not That Deep’ North American Tour [29d]
• John Dickerson to Exit CBS News, Raising Questions About ‘Evening News’ Future [29d]
• MSNBC Sets Official Date for MS NOW Name Change [29d]
• ‘Transformers’ Exec Producer Mark Vahradian, ‘American Sniper’ Producer Andrew Lazar Eyeing Co-Productions With Spain, Attend Zeta Studios’ Inaugural Creative Summit (EXCLUSIVE) [29d]
• Steve Coogan Settles Libel Claim Over Richard III Film ‘The Lost King,’ University Employee Who Sued to Receive ‘Substantial Damages’ [29d]
• Spike Lee Set for Torino Film Festival Award Ahead of ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Italian Premiere [30d]
• Cinemark to Add 70mm Imax Screens Ahead of Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ [30d]
• ‘Sherlock’ Actor Amanda Abbington Leads Agatha Christie-Inspired Drama ‘Jones,’ Made By Caracol Studios and RTP and Created by ‘Carga’s’ Bruno Gascon (EXCLUSIVE) [30d]
• Atresmedia Sells ‘La Ruta’ to Portugal’s NOS, as the Spanish Network’s Post-Mipcom Deals Surge (EXCLUSIVE) [30d]
• Jon Stewart Says He’s ‘Working on Staying’ at ‘The Daily Show’ Amid Paramount-Skydance Merger: ‘You Don’t Compromise on What You Do, and You Do It Until They Tell You to Leave’ [30d]
• ‘Stories of a Lie’ Picked Up for Sales by Odd Slice Films Ahead of IDFA World Premiere as Clip Debuts (EXCLUSIVE) [30d]
• Juliette Binoche, Fan Bingbing, Paul Schrader Light Up Tokyo Festival Opening Night as Japan Is Revealed as Cannes Market Country of Honor [30d]
• Series Mania Institute Launches Serial Bridges Baltics in Tallinn with New Shows From Raitis Abele, Gabija Siurbytė, Raoul Suvi (EXCLUSIVE) [30d]
• Fan Bingbing on Her Most Transformative Role Yet in Tokyo Competition Title ‘Mother Bhumi’: ‘I’ve Fully Immersed Myself’ (EXCLUSIVE) [30d]
• Björn Andrésen, Teen Star of Luchino Visconti’s ‘Death in Venice,’ Dies at 70 [30d]
• Fox News Set to Present Erika Kirk Interview, Fox Nation Documentary Series [30d]
• Veteran Film Sales Executive Thorsten Ritter to Leave Beta Cinema After 13 Years [30d]
• Flemish Noir Thriller ‘Night Creatures’ Picked Up by Picture Tree as Trailer Debuts Ahead of AFM Launch (EXCLUSIVE) [30d]
• Jonas Åkerlund to Direct Björn Borg’s Bestselling Memoir Adaptation for Banijay Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE) [30d]
• ‘Song Sung Blue’ Review: Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson Form a Neil Diamond Tribute Band in a Different Kind of Faith-Based Movie [30d]
• Vogue World Photos: Dakota Johnson, Nicole Kidman, Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda from ‘Black Panther’ and More Celeb Pics [30d]
• Parvathy Thiruvothu to Star in Don Palathara’s Next Alongside Dileesh Pothan (EXCLUSIVE) [30d]
• Korea Box Office: ‘Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc’ Leads Again [30d]
• Why Kate Hudson Could Be the Oscar Comeback Story of the Year With ‘Song Sung Blue’ [30d]
• China Box Office: ‘Row to Win’ Remains No. 1 as ‘Colorful Stage! The Movie’ Opens in Second’ [30d]
• Okada Junichi and Fujii Michihito on Netflix Japan’s ‘Last Samurai Standing’: ‘Tradition Survives Through Innovation’ [30d]
• ‘Warren Zevon: Join Me in L.A.’ Tribute Concert Gathers His Flock for a Night of Subversion and Tenderness on the Block: Concert Review [30d]
• Taylor Sheridan Poised to Set Lucrative Production Pact With NBCUniversal [30d]
• Shekhar Kapur Collaborator Studio Blo Partners With ‘Social Currency’ Producer Chad Greulach for AI Entertainment Push (EXCLUSIVE) [30d]
• ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Creators on the Premiere’s Shocking (and Disgusting!) Twists and Their Three-Season Plan for Pennywise [30d]
• ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Team Breaks Down That Insane Opening: ‘A Lot of Fantastic Practical Goo and Blood’ Brought the Killer Baby to Life [30d]
• Korean Action-Comedy ‘Boss’ Sells to Multiple Territories After Box Office Success [30d]