‘Coven Academy’ Creator Breaks Down Briar’s Family Tree, Dark Magic as an Addiction Metaphor, ‘Misogyny’ Against Witches — and a Deleted Kiss Scene

Tony Gilroy Says Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Will ‘Destroy’ a ‘Healthy and Beautiful Business’ in ‘The Name of Venture Capital’: ‘It’s Tragic’. Tony Gilroy blasted the “tragic” nature of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger at the world premiere of his new film, “Behemoth!” Produced on a $36 million budget, “Behemoth!” is representative of the mid-budget, adult-oriented drama that once sustained Hollywood’s theatrical business — and allowed filmmakers like Gilroy to make a name for themselves in the industry. […].

Pierre Le Gall’s Passionate Love Story ‘Flesh and Fuel’ Named Best Film at Zurich Film Festival. French director Pierre Le Gall’s passionate love story “Flesh and Fuel,” which world premiered in Cannes’ Critics’ Week, won the top prize, the Golden Eye, at the 22nd Zurich Film Festival on Saturday. The Golden Eye for best documentary went to Pete Muller’s “Bucks Harbor,” which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in the Panorama […].

‘Verity’ Cast Reveals Their Go-To Book Recommendations on Heels of Novel’s Big-Screen Adaptation (Exclusive). “Verity” is in theaters now, and based on projections, it could be the latest book-to-screen adaptation from author Colleen Hoover to top the box office charts. Now, the real-life cast of the romantic thriller are revealing what other books they enjoy, in an exclusive clip shared with Variety from Amazon News. Josh Hartnett, Anne Hathaway […].

Brilliance Of The Who’s Leader Shines In ‘Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes,’ Screening At Hamptons & Mill Valley. The British invasion of the mid-1960s was a multi-pronged attack, an assault led above all by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Who. Their seismic impact on American and world culture has been well documented. But of the leaders of those three mega-bands, perhaps the most mysterious remains Pete Townshend, The Who’s songwriter and […].

Algeria sent fighter jets to Niger to thwart ‘coup attempt’, president says. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says Algiers deployed warplanes to Niamey in late August following an attack by mutineers.

Jerry Golod, Producer of ‘Tales From the Darkside’ and Former CBS And NBC Executive, Dies at 87. Jerry Golod, the producer of “Tales From the Darkside,” died following a brief battle with cancer at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on Wednesday. He was 87. Throughout his career, Golod served as an executive at CBS and NBC, later launching JayGee Productions in the early 1980s. After seeing the success of Stephen King’s […].