‘Grantchester’ Oral History: British Mystery Premieres Final Season

‘Grantchester’ Oral History: British Mystery Premieres Final Season

“Grantchester” begins its final season on June 14, with crime-solving vicars who seem to face far too many murders for one small British village. Variety spoke with the core cast members about staying with the same sharply written, witty and emotional show for 11 seasons, spanning the prim 1950s to the swinging ‘60s. It may … Read more

This Film on Magic Trick Theft Feels Like a High-Stakes Thriller

This Film on Magic Trick Theft Feels Like a High-Stakes Thriller

Stealing Magic delves into a cat-and-mouse game involving illusionists who travel the world to find the people stealing their tricks online The premise to one of the best films of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival sounds more like an imaginative feature than a real-life documentary: When a group of anonymous online thieves steal highly coveted … Read more

Disclosure Day Box Office Opening, Masters of the Universe Suffers Huge Drop

Disclosure Day Box Office Opening, Masters of the Universe Suffers Huge Drop

“Disclosure Day,” a sci-fi adventure from Steven Spielberg, opened to No. 1 at the domestic box office with $44 million from 3,824 theaters. Those ticket sales were above estimates of $35 million, though below the $50 million that rival studios argue a film of this scale should earn in its debut to justify its price … Read more

Protests set to grip Geneva ahead of G7 summit

Protests set to grip Geneva ahead of G7 summit

Thousands of protesters were expected to rally in Geneva on Sunday under a heavy police presence ahead of the G7 summit in Evian in neighbouring France, amid fears of a repeat of the violence that marked a similar summit in 2003. The “No-G7” coalition of more than 60 associations, unions and left-wing groups aims to denounce … Read more

Bruce Springsteen Sings ‘People Have the Power’ With Bono, Patti Smith

Bruce Springsteen Sings ‘People Have the Power’ With Bono, Patti Smith

When Bono walked onstage at New York’s BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center on June 13 to present Bruce Springsteen with the Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award, he began his speech by winding the clock back to 1975. He was 15 then. “I was off to being very good at being no good, but … Read more

London, Tokyo agree $24-bn investment deal

London, Tokyo agree -bn investment deal

Britain and Japan on Sunday sealed a sweeping economic and technological partnership, expected to generate over £18 billion ($24 billion) in investment, during a visit to London by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Takaichi held talks at his Downing Street office, ahead of them attending a G7 summit in … Read more

See Olivia Rodrigo Surprise No Doubt at Band’s Final Sphere Show

See Olivia Rodrigo Surprise No Doubt at Band’s Final Sphere Show

“I’m just a girl who wants the last hug at the last Sphere show,” superfan Rodrigo requests of Gwen Stefani as band’s residency wrapped up Saturday No Doubt performed the final show of their 2026 Sphere residency Saturday in Las Vegas, where a surprise guest briefly joined them onstage: Olivia Rodrigo. Throughout the 18-show Sphere … Read more