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Pope Francis is set to feature in a documentary filmed in the Sistine Chapel about the universal power of pop culture and the performing arts, titled “Preacher of Beauty: A Spiritual Journey Through Art and Faith.” The documentary will feature the pontiff in conversations with unspecified prominent international artists. It is being produced by Italy’s […]

Netflix has released the trailer for its new limited series “Zero Day,” which features an ensemble cast of Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Lizzy Caplan, Connie Britton, Joan Allen, Matthew Modine and Angela Bassett. The six-episode procedural thriller hits the streamer on Feb. 20. According to an official logline, “Zero Day” follows “Robert De Niro […]

GLAAD has unveiled the nominees for its 36th annual GLAAD Media Awards, with Variety securing two noms for outstanding print article (senior entertainment writer Adam B. Vary’s piece on Joe Locke) and magazine overall coverage. Other nominees include “Wicked,” “Queer,” “Love Lies Bleeding,” “My Old Ass,” “Abbott Elementary,” “Hacks,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” […]

Software giant Adobe is making an additional $5 million commitment — on top of its $6 million pledge last year — to support underrepresented creators and filmmakers in the film and TV industries. Established in 2024, the Adobe Film & TV Fund is providing assistance to “thousands of emerging creators, fostering greater representation and inclusion […]

The Songwriters Hall of Fame has unveiled its class of 2025: Parliament-Funkadelic founder George Clinton; Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons of the Doobie Brothers; country hitmaker (and Variety‘s 2023 Hitmakers Songwriter of the Year) Ashley Gorley; veteran pop and R&B songwriter-producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins; the Beach Boys’ Mike Love; and ‘60s hitmaker Tony Macaulay.

Judi Dench has revealed that her deteriorating eyesight has gotten to the point where she can no longer attend events or go out alone. “Somebody will always be with me. I have to now because I can’t see and I will walk into something or fall over,” said the celebrated Oscar-winning star, speaking on the […]