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NBCU Faces Another Olympic Challenge — and Opportunity • The U.S. broadcaster is grappling with pandemic obstacles and a diplomatic boycott
Five Sundance Takeaways • Breaking down the virtual fest after its first weekend
Beyond Barbie • Mattel Studios president Robbie Brenner reaps the fruits of a movie slate based on blockbuster toys
Master of the Universes • Fanthropology is advising studios how to artfully expand their IP
‘Gomorrah’ Goes Out With a Bang on HBO Max • Italo Mob drama had to overcome U.S. distribution hurdles before turning into an international hit
‘None of Us Guessed How Good He Was Actually Going to Be’ • Louie Anderson 1953-2022
‘He Knew He Was Going to Be It’ • Meat Loaf 1947-2022
Variety Ups Dea Lawrence
COST OF PROGRAMMING WORLDWIDE TO EXCEED $230 BILLION IN 2022
If I Had an Oscar Ballot… • Here’s how this awards editor would vote in the major Academy Award categories
OUR TOWN • JUST FOR VARIETY
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The Go-To Fashion Brands of ‘Euphoria’ Season 2
ACTORS ON ACTORS
LADY GAGA & JAKE GYLLENHAAL
NICOLE KIDMAN & KRISTEN STEWART
KIRSTEN DUNST & JAMIE DORNAN
REGINA KING & AUNJANUE ELLIS
JANIER BARDEM & DANIEL CRAIG
JESSICA CHASTA & RITA MORENO
PENĒLOPE CRUZ & BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH
ARIANA SIMU DEBOSE & LIU
BRADLEY COOPER & MAHERSHALA ALI
ANDREW GARFIELD & RACHEL ZEGLER
JARED OSCAR LETO & ISAAC
MARLEE MATLIN & BRADLEY WHITFORD
My Lonely Heart Calls • WHITNEY HOUSTON’S SEXUALITY WAS THE SUBJECT OF MUCH SPECULATION, A STORY THAT, FOR BLACK QUEER ARTISTS, IS AS OLD AS THE ART ITSELF
Manhattan Transfer Harmonizes for Five Decades • Album to be released this year and then a tour, COVID permitting
Marilyn Bergman Left Behind Great Lyrics • Husband-and-wife team penned poetry that won Emmys, Oscars and Grammys
Variety ’s 10 to Watch Series Celebrates 25 Years of Highlighting Talent • Emerging creatives go on to projects that draw acclaim and awards
Variety ’s Winter Entertainment Summit Peeks at the Future • Panelists delve into key audience trends set to impact industry
Transformation From the Top • How hair team turned Lily James and Sebastian Stan into Pam and Tommy
Designer Duds for an Animated Lion in ‘Sing 2’
Writing a Love Song About Doom — and Science
Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
The Afterparty
Renate Reinsve • “I wasn’t having fun anymore. So I was going to quit.”