The Oscars
Diane Keaton’s Quiet Power Play That Put Al Pacino In The Godfather
The studio balked at Al Pacino for The Godfather—until an electric screen test with Diane Keaton forced a U-turn and cemented him as Michael Corleone.
October 21, 2025 7:54 pm
2025 Oscar Winner No Other Land Rejected a MUBI Deal: Here’s How to Watch It
Fresh off its 97th Academy Award win for Best Documentary Feature, No Other Land is finally hitting U.S. streaming — and in a surprise twist, its creators are bypassing MUBI to self-release their searing chronicle of Palestinian displacement.
October 18, 2025 3:01 pm
Even Ryan Gosling Wouldn’t Have Saved Tron: Ares — Why Fans Already Forgot His 9-Year-Old Flop
Tron: Ares is dead on arrival, says a top industry agent, a reboot nobody asked for—and not even Ryan Gosling could have saved it from box office disaster.
October 18, 2025 12:53 pm
Frozen 3 Just Hit a Major Production Milestone
Kristen Bell says she’s already read the Frozen 3 script and that production is about to begin, teasing a sooner-than-expected return to Arendelle.
October 17, 2025 2:27 pm
Everything Everywhere All at Once Creators’ Next Movie Just Got a New Release Date
After conquering the Oscars with Everything Everywhere All at Once, the Daniels have locked a new release date for their next feature, shifting from the previously slated June 12, 2026 bow.
October 17, 2025 12:53 am
Daniel Day-Lewis Names the One Oscar-Winning Film Hollywood Wouldn't Make in 2025
Three-time Best Actor winner Daniel Day-Lewis reveals which of his Oscar-winning films — My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood, or Lincoln — Hollywood wouldn’t make in 2025.
October 16, 2025 12:45 pm
OBAA's Mexican Whistle Scene Proves Leonardo DiCaprio Deserves Another Oscar
Hunting the man who snatched his daughter in One Battle After Another, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Bob loses the trail at a dusty crossroads, trades a crackling beat with two Mexican locals—and caps it with a razor‑sharp whistle that steals the scene from Sean Penn.
October 16, 2025 12:15 pm
Jennifer Lopez Reveals the One Oscar-Nominated Role She Regrets Passing On
Jennifer Lopez says the one that got away still haunts her: she turned down Adrian Lyne’s Unfaithful and then watched another actress earn an Oscar nomination for the role.
October 16, 2025 9:35 am
Diane Keaton Gets AMC Tribute: Annie Hall and Something's Gotta Give Return to 100 Theaters
AMC Theatres is spotlighting Diane Keaton with re-releases of Annie Hall and Something's Gotta Give at 100 locations, bringing an icon’s wit and warmth back to the big screen.
October 14, 2025 2:22 pm
KPop Demon Hunters Sets Netflix Record as Creator Teases Live-Action Movie
KPop Demon Hunter is 2025’s breakout juggernaut, blitzing charts and the box office, and the Netflix original’s creator Maggie Kang told the BBC a live-action adaptation is in the works.
October 13, 2025 2:19 pm
One Battle After Another Just Outgunned Steven Spielberg’s Most James Bond-Like Movie at the Box Office
Despite a soft box-office run, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another has edged past Steven Spielberg’s Munich, hitting $138 million worldwide to Munich’s $131 million.
October 13, 2025 10:00 am
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Becomes Highest-Grossing International Film Ever in the U.S., Toppling an Oscar Winner
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle storms to No. 1, dethroning Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
October 13, 2025 8:05 am
Three Years Before Parasite, The Oscars Snubbed the Korean Masterpiece That Deserved Best Picture
Park Chan-wook put Korean cinema on the global map, yet his Oscars shelf remains bare. Fans may champion Oldboy or Decision to Leave, but his clearest shot at Best Picture was 2016’s The Handmaiden — a career peak the Academy let slip.
October 12, 2025 7:26 am
Will Smith’s Best Action Sequel Reportedly Shelved — What Went Down Behind the Scenes
Bright turbocharged Netflix’s Q4 2017 revenue and subscriber growth, setting the stage for a sequel—until allegations against the screenwriter slammed the brakes on Bright 2.
October 10, 2025 11:13 am
The Good Boy Dog Just Ignited an Oscars Debate: Should Animal Performances Get Their Own Category?
Hollywood’s awards race just got a new contender: Indy the Dog, the breakout of Good Boy, has written to the Academy seeking an Oscar nomination after earning widespread praise for his chilling performance.
October 10, 2025 10:01 am
Can Timothée Chalamet’s Marty Supreme Sweep the Oscars? Every Potential Win, Ranked
Timothée Chalamet storms back to theaters this Christmas with Marty Supreme, already igniting awards buzz. The trailer’s dazzling visuals and gut-punch emotion have fans calling it his next Oscar-caliber turn before it even opens.
October 8, 2025 7:13 pm
From Quirky Misfires to Masterpieces: Wes Anderson’s Films Ranked From Worst to Best
Time to talk about Wes Anderson. For 30 years, the Texas-born auteur has turned cinema into a pastel-precise diorama—13 features, an Oscar-winning anthology, and frames engineered to the millimeter. Whether you swoon or roll your eyes, his meticulous style has reshaped the modern movie palette, and it’s impossible to look away.
October 8, 2025 6:16 pm
Timothée Chalamet’s Marty Supreme: Release Date, Cast, Plot — And What It’s Really About
A24 takes its biggest swing yet with Mary Supreme, a $70 million sports comedy-drama led by Timothée Chalamet. Directed by Uncut Gems filmmaker Josh Safdie and co-written with Ronald Bronstein, it surpasses the budget of last year’s Civil War as it heads to theaters.
October 8, 2025 7:40 am
Marty Supreme First Reactions: Timothee Chalamet Steals the Oscar Spotlight, Leaving Dwayne Johnson Behind
Timothee Chalamet squares up to Dwayne Johnson as first reactions to Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme — inspired by table tennis maverick Marty Reisman — come in hot, with Variety’s co-editor-in-chief weighing in on X.
October 7, 2025 1:26 pm
Why Jennifer Lopez Won’t Play the Oscar Game for Kiss of the Spider Woman
Jennifer Lopez roars back to the big screen with a performance already lighting up awards chatter — but for Kiss of the Spider Woman she’s keeping the Oscar talk in check, as she shared on CBS Sunday Morning.
October 7, 2025 12:13 pm