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In “Mariinka,” Belgian filmmaker Pieter-Jan De Pue tells another story of the war in Ukraine — this time through the perspective of five young people. All of them were at a pivotal life milestone when the war broke out. Overnight their lives were changed. Through intimate observational footage, letters read in voiceover, archival footage of…
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks appeared on the “Decoder” podcast and was asked about his company’s recent deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, billed as a multi-year partnership to bring the “Harry Potter” universe to life through licensed toys and games as the WBD-owned network HBO reboots the franchise with a new TV series. The deal was…
Jack Conte, co-founder and CEO of creator-monetization platform Patreon, shared a lengthy rumination on artificial intelligence and the future of creative work in a new video. In the 43-minute video posted Tuesday, Conte argues that the future of creativity will remain human at its core, even as AI becomes ubiquitous. He says that the key…
Director Fokion Bogris was in his early 20s when he first met legendary Greek character actor Kostas Stefanakis. Through their unlikely friendship, the budding director got to dive headfirst into — and fall in love with — the then-dying underground scene of Greek B-movies. Following Stefanakis’ death, Bogris set out to tell the little-known story…
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Brent Lang unpacks what went wrong for Warner Bros.’ “The Bride” and what went right for Pixar’s “Hoppers” this weekend. And then we step into the Wayback Machine for a Vintage Variety rewind to look at the stories and personalities who were…
Perched on the bluffs above the Pacific Ocean, the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines is emerging as one of Southern California’s most compelling spring and summer travel plays — thanks in part to its deep ties to the PGA Tour and a growing calendar of golf experiences that turn the property into a front-row seat…
Sun’s out, guns out for Noah Beck, who is the latest actor to join the cast of Fox’s “Baywatch” reboot. The soccer ball-slinging TikTok star will play the series regular role of Luke, a rookie lifeguard who comes from a family of firefighters. Per the character description, “He’s the ultimate charming SoCal beach boy, a…
Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota has for many years been a forceful advocate for a level playing field in the live-entertainment industry, whether leading the “Save Our Stages” bill that brought some $16 billion in pandemic relief to independent venues and theaters to calling for an antitrust investigation into the ticketing business — and by…
“Country Joe” McDonald, who fronted the band Country Joe and the Fish and became an emblem of the 1960s antiwar counterculture through a prominent appearance at the Woodstock festival, died Saturday at age 84. The singer, born Joseph Allen McDonald, died of Parkinson’s in Berkeley, according to a statement on the group’s social media and…
