Oscar: Last News

An action-packed film that bagged five Oscars and was hailed as 'one of the best films of a generation' is set to grace our screens today.

An action flick that took home five Oscars and was dubbed 'one of the best films of a generation' is on TV today.

Nearly 20 years later, James Mangold is still finding inspiration in the musical biopic genre, despite previous jabs at his work.

Carolyn Giardina Rachel Morrison — the first woman to earn an Oscar nomination for cinematography — often picked up a camera and entered the ring to do handheld shots while making “The Fire Inside.” But this wasn’t a typical production for Morrison — she was the director on the inspirational drama about boxer Claressa Shields. And Morrison isn’t alone. “The Fire Inside” is one of a trio of movies marking the feature directorial debuts of some of the movie business’s most distinguished artisans.

Oscar nominated screenwriter, director, and producer Charles Shyer whose films include Private Benjamin, Baby Boom, and the 1991 remake of Father Of The Bride and its 1995 sequel Father Of The Bride II died Friday. No cause of death was given. He was 83.

A film hailed as a 'masterpiece' by fans and dubbed 'quite possibly the best movie ever made' is set to air on TV tonight, free of charge.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Tim Allen recently told Collider that he completed his “first five-hour [recording] session for Buzz” Lightyear’s return in Disney and Pixar’s upcoming “Toy Story 5.” The comedian has been voicing Buzz since the original “Toy Story” film in 1995 opposite Tom Hanks as the voice of Woody. He said “it’s really weird” to find his Buzz voice again, five years after the release of “Toy Story 4.” “It’s a very, very clever story,” Allen teased of the upcoming fifth installment. “Do you wanna do five of these? I don’t really believe it’s about the money.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large There’s a reason why even streamers like Netflix now want a piece of the live sports action. It’s what rules our viewing habits, as witnessed by Variety‘s annual list of the year’s 100 most-watched primetime telecasts. A full 75 out of those 100 slots went to sports (up from 56 last year), thanks to 45 NFL games (the same as last year), 19 Paris Summer Olympics installments and both the NBA Finals (four out of five games) and a big World Series.

Adrien Brody opened up about the challenges that he faced after filming his Oscar-winning performance in The Pianist.

Leonardo DiCaprio and girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti enjoyed some family time amid the holidays.

Don’t expect Denis Villeneuve to take a call while making Dune Messiah, and not because the signal is weak on Arrakis.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Fans of “Downton Abbey” were devastated when Maggie Smith, aka the Dowager Countess, died in September. Smith had starred in both the TV series and in both movies, with the Countess character dying at the end of “Downton Abbey: A New Era.” Now executive producer Gareth Neame promises that the third film, due Sept.

Matt Minton mminton@variety.com After months of speculation about Christopher Nolan’s follow-up to his critical and box office hit “Oppenheimer,” which won him the Best Director Oscar, Universal Pictures unveiled before the holidays on X that he will be bringing Homer’s “The Odyssey” to the big screen. “The Odyssey” is a classic piece of literature by Homer that is divided between 24 different books, preceded by “The Iliad.” It tells the 10-year journey story of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he travels home after the Trojan War.

Variety‘s crop of international breakouts — actors and filmmakers — includes the creator and stars of one of the most talked about TV shows of the year (and one which could leave Netflix with a tasty legal bill), the writer/director of a wild body-horror that took Cannes by storm and could give a beloved star her first brush with the Oscars and a first-time feature director who enjoyed a record-breaking opening weekend at the box office. See the list of 12 (well, 11, but you’ll see) international breakouts of the year below.

Just Jared previously profiled some of the most famous celebrity vegans, and now, we’re taking a closer look at some of the celebrities who quit being vegan and started eating animal products again.

Siddhant Adlakha There’s a haunting quality to Ecuadorian Oscar submission “Behind the Mist,” Sebastián Cordero’s intimate documentary on scaling Mount Everest. On one hand, Cordero’s twinning of mountaineering and filmmaking reveals spiritual similarities to both endeavors.

Timothee Chalamet is back on the big screen as legendary singer Bob Dylan in the new movie A Complete Unknown, which is getting plenty of Oscar buzz.

, 22 years later?) But at age 58, she’s here to tell you that even .In Berry’s case, she wasn’t even aware of it—suffering through like sudden sweats, headaches, and memory loss for years before finally learning the reason why, at 54.“When I found out that I was in peri and that none of my doctors had even mentioned this time of life to me, it just got me on fire to get all the information I could about myself, for myself,” Berry tells Glamour.The actor rose to fame playing fashion-obsessed waitress Caroline Channing on 2 Broke Girls, and now stars as Gemma Johnson on the long-running CBS sitcom The Neighborhood.The more she learned about menopause, the more passionate she felt about the topic—eventually launching Respin, a health and wellness platform serving women throughout their menopause experience. ( will launch in January 2025.)“I realized if I knew so little [about menopause], I'm sure so many other women have the same little information,” she says.Since then, Berry has lobbied for the bipartisan and appears alongside four medical experts in the first-ever women’s health class on MasterClass, streaming now.Ahead, Berry talks to Glamour about what prompted her second act, , and how just how great it felt getting to wear that iconic Oscars dress again.Glamour: In “The Magic of Menopause,” you admit you didn’t think about menopause until you were well into perimenopause.

Denzel Washington has been baptised and received a minister’s licence just days before his 70th birthday.The Gladiator 2 and Training Day star will celebrate the milestone on Saturday (December 28), and to mark the occasion he has been baptised at the Kelly Temple Church of God in Christ in Harlem, New York.Taking place at a ceremony on Sunday (December 22), the double Oscar winner was also presented with a minister’s licence, which means he will be eligible to be ordained as a priest in the future.The event was live-streamed on the church’s Facebook page and saw Washington speak about the importance of his faith.“In one week I turn 70. It took a while but I’m here,” he said to the congregation.

Fans of the famous film Home Alone would be amazed to see how one of its stars has changed 32 years after the movie's release.

The movie 28 Days Later is getting a sequel in 2025, but the film has not been available for at-home viewing in a long time.