Former Focus Features Exec Carlotta Florio Johnson Dies

George Folsey Jr., the veteran film editor behind classic films such as “Coming to America” and “Animal House,” died Dec. 29. He was 84. Variety learned the news from Folsey Jr.’s son Ryan Folsey, who is also an editor. Folsey Jr. was the son of cinematographer George J. Folsey. Folsey Jr.

“A Real Pain” will officially become available to rent/purchase on digital platforms starting Wednesday, Dec. 31, just in time to ring in the new year with two neurotic Jews. The film will also release on Blu-ray starting Tuesday, Feb. 4, and is available to pre-order on Amazon. The Jesse Eisenberg-directed film, which picked up four […]

Aaron Brown, a news anchor known for his coverage during CNN’s broadcast of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, died on Sunday in Washington, D. C., his family confirmed to CNN. He was 76. Brown began his career as a radio talk show host in Minneapolis before moving to local television in Seattle and eventually becoming […]

As expected, the second installation of “Squid Game” has been an immediate and massive success. Season 2 debuted with 68 million views in its first four days of availability — more than any other Netflix series has achieved in its premiere week, beating a record that “Wednesday” set with 50.1 million views in 2022.

Stephen Schwartz will see you now. The worthier wizard of “Wicked” is the one who wrote one of Broadway’s all-time top song scores and now, a little over two decades later, has overseen the transition of that music into a film that is almost certainly on the fast track for Best Picture contention.

Jim O’Heir’s new book “Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation” includes a conversation with co-star Chris Pratt in which the latter recalls putting his foot down over mean jokes during their time on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation.” O’Heir and Pratt starred in all seven seasons of the popular sitcom as […]