K. Bhagyaraj, Prolific Tamil Cinema Writer-Director-Actor, Dies at 73
K. Bhagyaraj, the writer-director-actor who was one of Tamil-language cinema's defining creative figures, died on June 27. He was 73.
Zach Braff on Keeping the ‘Scrubs’ Revival Grounded and Appealing to Its Passionate Fan Base: ‘There Was a Lot of Pressure’
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Emmys: Outstanding Variety Series — The New Rules That Could Produce Four Winners and a Potential ‘SNL’ Snub
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Kitty Bruce, Daughter of Comedian Lenny Bruce, Dies as 70
Kitty Bruce, the daughter of comedian Lenny Bruce and Harriett “Honey” Bruce, died May 13 in Pittston, Pennsylvania.
Dick Parry, Saxophonist Who Played Classic Solos on Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ and ‘Wish You Were Here’ Albums, Dies at 83
Dick Parry, a sax player well known to rock fans for his solos on 'Money,' 'Us and Them' and other Pink Floyd classics, has died at 83.
Get 50% Off MasterClass Courses From Spike Lee to Mark Cuban This Memorial Day
The best MasterClass deal is an annual standard plan which discounts the price down to just $5/month, a 50% discount, with this Memorial Day sale.
Ben Stiller, Mike Judge Team for Apple TV Comedy Series ‘Protective Custody’
Ben Stiller and Mike Judge are developing a comedy series at Apple TV, Variety has learned.
Missing ‘Virgin River’ Actor Stewart McLean May Have Been Murdered, Investigators Say After Uncovering Evidence
TV actor Stewart McLean may have been murdered after being missing for a week, investigators say.
Inside ‘Sh(AI)ved,’ the AI-Created Vintage Adult Film Collection Unveiled at Cannes: ‘Splendid, Volcanic Orgasms’
Variety goes inside "Sh(AI)ved," an AI-generated short film collection drawn from 1976 erotic magazine spreads and unveiled at Cannes.
‘Maverick — The Epic Adventures of David Lean’ Review: How the Director of ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ Expressed His Turbulent Life in His Grand Visions
Barnaby Thompson's enthralling documentary celebrates a director who was one of the visionaries of movies. But his personal life was a mess.
‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Review: Valeska Grisebach’s Wildly Audacious Small-Town-Gangster Epic Harvests Genre From the Drama of Real Life
In 'The Dreamed Adventure' director Valeska Grisebach harvests a genre crime epic from the everyday drama of real life in a Bulgarian border town