John Irvin, the British director of “Hamburger Hill,” the “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” miniseries and 1981’s “Ghost Story,” died Aug. 11. He was 86. His producers confirmed he died at the home of his sister-in-law in the U.K. The award-winning director’s career spanned several decades, each punctuated by a different focus. By the end of […]VarietyRead More
“Project Hail Mary” directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller recently appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast and revealed they showed a nearly four-hour cut of their space movie to a group of director friends. However, the results were “embarrassing.” “Our first official test screening went great, but we do a lot of earlier screenings…
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SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the Season 3 premiere of “House of the Dragon,” now streaming on HBO Max. “House of the Dragon” is back, with another main character being killed in epic fashion. In the Season 3 premiere of the “Game of Thrones,” and Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) loses yet another child….
SAG-AFTRA has sent out its “save-the-dates” for the next two awards ceremonies on Netflix. The Actor Awards (formerly known as the SAG Awards) announced that the 33rd annual ceremony, presented by the acting guild, will stream live on Netflix on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2027, at 8 p.m. ET. In addition, the organization also revealed the…
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Season 2 of the live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” now streaming on Netflix. Netflix’s live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender” is back for Season 2, following Aang’s (Gordon Cormier) journey to learn earthbending from the young, blind mentor Toph Beifong (Miyako), just as in the second season of the…
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair” “Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair” brings back one of television’s most beloved dysfunctional families, but this time out they get to hash out some of their emotional baggage. In a pivotal scene in the final episode, Malcolm (Frankie Muniz)…
Nathalie Baye, the acclaimed French performer who broke out in “Day for Night” and later appeared in “Catch Me If You Can” and “Downton Abbey: A New Era,” has died. She was 77. Baye died Friday evening at her home in Paris following complications related to Lewy body dementia, her family told Agence France-Presse. Born…
