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Academy Needs to Keep Oscar Attendees Safe

Uncovered

David Zaslav Gets Under the Hood of Warner Bros. Discovery • Chief exec aims to hit the ground running after regulators approve AT&T spinoff deal

Irreverent Producer-Director Made Comedy Its Own Rebellion • Ivan Reitman: 1946-2022

A Surprising Ride for ‘Drive My Car’

ENTERTAINMENT’S DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDE

Hollywood Touches Down at the Super Bowl • The big game featured L.A. commercial shoots, music stars from the city — and a made-for-TV ending

Subdued Berlin Battles Through Pandemic • Virtual market yields fewer sales but indie lineup is robust and provocative

Lessons From My Mother, Jacqueline Avant • She never let me leave the house without the knowledge of my history

Beyond ‘Boba’: Lucasfilm Jumps to Light Speed • ‘Willow’ and ‘Andor’ series coming later this year as Disney Plus steps up its ‘Star Wars’ content

Stars of Upcoming TV Shows

Can ‘Dune’ Become the New ‘Cabaret’? • How Denis Villeneuve’s director snub can help the film in the artisan races

OUR TOWN • JUST FOR VARIETY

Awards Season Prep Talk

The Blame Game: Andy Warhol Goes to Trial in New Musical

EXPOSURE

KEN BURNS is scared about the future of America. • Ken Burns’ documentaries help define the American experience; he’s back with a new film — and an urgent warning

BACK ON THE CASE • The return of ‘Law & Order’ offers Sam Waterston the surreal experience of revisiting prosecutor Jack McCoy after 11 years

Characters at a Crossroads • Several picture nominees tell stories of pivotal moments in a young life

SAG Awards Offer First Look at Voters’ Thoughts • Film noms put family to the fore, while ‘Squid Game’ opens up foreign-language series

What Buzz Does in Year of Uncertainty • Pandemic punditry throws Oscar’s parallel race off course

Adam McKay Is Seriously Funny • Walk of Fame honoree finds the intersection between terror and humor

SCAD TVfest Grows Virtual Success in 10th Edition • Format allows for more participation from home and abroad

Variety Inaugural Showrunner Award Honors ‘Hacks’ Triumvirate • Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello and Paul W.Downs dug deep to create the HBO Max hit

Surface Changes Create Character Alterations • Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild nominations target transformations

For ‘Uncharted’ Crew, the Game’s the Treasure • Creatives aimed to stay true to the look and sound of the PlayStation original while planting a few Easter eggs

‘Catch the Fair One’ Cinematographer Leans Into Darren Aronofsky’s Influence

Wealth — and Vulnerability — on the Nile

NINTH ANNUAL MAKE-UP ARTISTS & HAIR STYLISTS GUILD AWARDS

Fire

Space Force

Elsie Fisher • “It was fun to feel like I was back home every weekday while we were all getting slaughtered.”