I spent my first decade in New York working at Variety’s former offices on Park Ave. South and more than once found myself sharing an elevator with James Earl Jones while he was on his way to or from Verizon to shoot commercials. The giant of an actor, who died today at age 93, never
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‘Relay’ Review: Riz Ahmed Excels in David Mackenzie’s Mostly Clever Paranoid Thriller
A striking legacy of 9/11 is how the United States government exploited national grief and panic to pass aggressive legislation stripping Americans of privacy rights. The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act, also known as the Patriot Act, was passed in October 2001, 45 days after
K-Pop Stars Jisoo of Blackpink, Felix and Lee Know of Stray Kids Look Perfectly Preppy at NYFW
Fashion’s love for K-Pop stars continues to expand, as Blackpink‘s Jisoo and Stray Kids members Felix and Lee Know stole the spotlight at Tommy Hilfiger’s New York Fashion Week show. The Spring 2025 collection show featured a slew of preppy and nautical looks on guests and models alike. Tommy Hilfiger welcomed attendees aboard a decommissioned
‘The Brutalist’: Venice Winner Brady Corbet Opens Up About the Tireless Seven-Year Journey Behind His Buzzy Epic
A monumental triumph of independent filmmaking is coming to a cinema near you. Brady Corbet’s 3.5-hour-long, seven-years-in-the-making historical epic The Brutalist finally secured a U.S. distribution deal over the weekend. The movie, which won Corbet the Venice Film Festival‘s best director prize Saturday, will be released by indie tastemaker A24 sometime later this year with
Max Minghella Sees a Lot of ‘Look Who’s Talking’ in ‘Shell,’ His Second Feature as a Director
Shell is Max Minghella‘s second feature film as a director. Dubbed a “dark comedy and body horror about society’s obsession with youth and good looks,” it stars none other than his The Handmaid’s Tale colleague Elisabeth Moss as a struggling actress opposite Kate Hudson as the CEO of a mysterious, and potentially monstrous, beauty company. The
CMA Awards: Beyoncé Snubbed; Morgan Wallen, Post Malone Earn Multiple Nominations
The 2024 CMA Awards have showered Morgan Wallen and Post Malone with multiple nominations but heavily snubbed Beyoncé, though she had one of the year’s biggest country albums with Cowboy Carter and biggest country songs with “Texas Hold ‘Em.” Wallen leads the way at the CMAs with seven nominations. He’s followed by Chris Stapleton and
Android 15 out to devs, Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 is here, Week 36 in review
Another week down, so let’s recap. Google released Android 15 to developers and Pixels are expected to get the update within “weeks”. Other makers should announce their update roadmaps shortly. Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3. The new mid-range platform comes to take over from the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 as the company seemingly
Deals: the Pixel 9 Pro Fold is here, the small Pixel 9 Pro is a week out
We welcomed the vanilla Google Pixel 9 and the Pixel 9 Pro XL flagship at the end of August, now attention shifts towards the small Pro and Google’s next-generation foldable. The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold shifts to a more traditional 20:9 aspect ratio for the cover display, compared to 17.4:9 for the original Pixel
Five things to expect with Apple’s new M4 Mac lineup this fall
Apple is expected to begin unveiling their M4 Mac lineup as soon as October, with updates to the iMac, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini to start off the new M4 transition. Although the event will probably be held in October, the new Macs might not ship until November. 16GB RAM as standard According to Bloomberg’s
Indie App Spotlight: ‘FitBee’ helps you track your nutrition with ease
Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact . FitBee is a modern calorie and macronutrient tracker for the iPhone, focused on speed and data accuracy. A lot of other