Jezebel: Variety

Actress Takes Out Full Page Ad to Report That a Movie Somehow Raped Her

Erin Gloria Ryan — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:35:00 EST

Actress Kim Novak once made a name for herself freaking out onscreen in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. These days, she's making a name for herself freaking out in the pages of Variety and claiming that a recent movie that used part of the score from the classic thriller has literally raped her. A movie. Literally. Raped. Her. Oh, how embarrassing. More »

Patrick Bateman, Song And Dance Man.

Sadie Stein — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:30:00 EST

What happens when Spring Awakening meets Big Love? No, not a particularly awesome episode of Glee. Rather, American Psycho: The Musical! The creative team (who've worked on those projects, respectively) promise plenty of 80's pop. And gore. [Variety] More »

Variety: Maddow, Mad Men Influencing Entertainment

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EDT

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We scoured Variety's 12th annual Women's Impact Report, which recognizes the 50 female "movers and shakers" in entertainment, and learned Tina Fey may have been too honored this year, January Jones loves sharks, and Rachel Maddow is passionate about alcohol. More »

Suspect Arrested In Serial Killings; Clintons Bet $1,000 That Chelsea Wouldn't Wed

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:40:00 EDT

• Antwan Maurice Pittman, 31, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Taraha Shenice Nicholson, one of the five women police suspect were murdered by a serial killer in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. More »

Inglourious Basterds Is "No Masterpiece" According To Critics

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:20:00 EDT

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Quentin Tarantino's long awaited so-called "masterpiece" Inglourious Basterds opened today at Cannes, and although reviews of the film are varied, most seem to agree that it isn't his best work. More »

Is Hollywood Lacking In "Manly" Men?

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDT

Are there any tough guys left in America? Over on Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch Blog, Mandi Bierly links to a piece in Variety written by Anne Thompson, in which Thompson asks, "Where have the manly movie stars gone?" She claims the Hollywood machine has churned out nothing but boy-men. Johnny Depp? "Fey." Brendan Fraser? "Goofy." Keanu Reeves and Tom Cruise? Just not macho enough! When a studio wants a real manly type, they turn to the UK, Australia or Europe: Christian Bale, Gerard Butler, Hugh Jackman, Ewan Mcregor, Javier Bardem, Jason Statham. [Eric Bana! -Ed.] More »

Variety Honors, Offends Women in Entertainment

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:30:00 EDT

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In the world of film, as in life, women often don’t get the recognition they deserve. So we were excited to read Variety’s Women’s Impact Report ’08, the entertainment trade publication's 11th annual list of the 50 female “movers and shakers” in entertainment. This year the ladies of The View, Diablo Cody, and Erykah Badu made the list, as well as the lesser known producers and executives behind Gossip Girl, The Colbert Report, and The History Channel. We pored over the pages and pages of the report to give you the best/most interesting bits. Those, of course, after the jump. More »

The staggeringly talented Edie Falco has...

Jessica G. — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:40:00 EST

The staggeringly talented Edie Falco has been cast in a new Showtime series about "an iron-willed Gotham nurse balancing the challenges of an urban hospital and a difficult personal life." Falco is super-psyched about her character, telling Variety, "This character and the writing are truly thrilling." [Variety] More »

Cameron Diaz's Trick In A Box

Anna Holmes — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:28:19 EDT

*Inspired by Shirley MacLaine's assertion that the best parts for actresses fall into one of the above categories. More »

Mischa Barton Signs Up For 'Marissa Goes To Moscow'

Anna Holmes — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:43:50 EDT

*Inspired by Shirley MacLaine's assertion that the best parts for actresses fall into one of the above categories.

Reese Goes Street Urchin; Zooey Goes Running

Anna Holmes — Thu, 31 May 2007 10:47:29 EDT

*Inspired by Shirley MacLaine's assertion that the best parts for actresses fall into one of the above categories.

Eva Mendes To Be A Real Screamer

Anna Holmes — Tue, 22 May 2007 12:30:18 EDT

*Inspired by Shirley MacLaine's assertion that the best parts for actresses fall into one of the above categories.