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“I was half-dreading the 100th anniversary, but in fact, the research and the events that happened were very, very considered,” says Murphy. “In 1966, it was just an utterly unquestioning, nationalist commemoration. I remember as a schoolgirl buying into that, like a lot of us did, in those days. There was a TV series that went on all week, called Insurrection, a mockumentary of each day of the Rising. I’ve seen it since; it’s kind of fascinating. We were kind of thrilled by that. We felt it was like a totally accurate representation of the way things were, had televi...

The Best Actor trophy, which seemed to be the night's one safe bet, went to Hopkins instead for playing a man suffering through the throes of dementia. Somewhat ironically, Hopkins was not in attendance to accept the award and the night ended abruptly after his name was announced. Making matters more awkward, Academy Awards producers switched up the traditional order in which the Oscars are handed out. Best Director, an award normally saved for later in the show, went to Chloé Zhao early in the evening. Best Picture, the award typically given last, went to Nomadland with two awards remainin...

New Movies to Watch This Week: 'In the Earth,' 'Beast Beast,' 'We Broke Up,' 'Hope' Peter Debruge, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail With traditional release patterns still in turmoil as Hollywood and the world adjusts to the pandemic, it can be intimidating to keep up with when and where new films are being released — but the truth is, there are more movies coming out each week now than ever before. It’s just a question of where to look. Let Variety help you find that next well-earned bit of escapism, whether it’s a Milla Jovovich stunt spectacular (like “The Rookies”) or a sexy J...

Enter email address You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. The SAG Awards were presented last weekend, with prizes in the movie categories going to Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Yuh-Jung Youn, Daniel Kaluuya and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” cast. It was the first time all four individual movie honors went to people of color. Glenn Whipp took a look at what the winners might mean moving forward, as the quartet of SAG acting winners have gone on to win on Oscar night in two of the last three years. This being such an out-of-the-ordinary awards ...

UTA Signs ‘My Octopus Teacher’ Filmmaker, Oscar Nominee Pippa Ehrlich (EXCLUSIVE) Variety 2 hrs ago Pippa Ehrlich, director, co-writer and editor of the Oscar-nominated documentary “My Octopus Teacher,” has signed with UTA for representation in all areas. “My Octopus Teacher” follows producer-narrator Craig Foster as he free-dives in a cold underwater kelp forest in South Africa and develops a relationship with a wild common octopus and documents a year in the unusual (and beautiful) friendship. The hit nature documentary, Netflix’s first original doc from South Africa, also m...