Often the best movies of the second half of the year come almost preordained as the Oscars Industrial Complex revs into high ...

In my previous article in April entitled “When Parents Fail to Lead,” I discussed parents establishing and enforcing ...

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the ...

In the 32 years since penning “Jurassic Park,” David Koepp has established himself as one of Hollywood’s top screenwriters not through the boundlessness of his imagination but by his expertise in ...

Focus Features is no longer Focus Features. It’s FilmDistrict — with a new owner and a new name. That’s the takeaway from Universal’s announcement on Tuesday, which unveiled the label’s ...

The London-based Focus Features International will close its doors on Dec. 31, marking the final step in a dramatic overhaul of the Universal-owned specialty division. Official word of the closure ...

Celebrating its 15th anniversary, Focus Features has in that time become a fixture of the art-house scene and awards circuit. The company is known for releasing such movies as “Brokeback ...

Focus Features has announced a shift in ideology, folding in FilmDistrict and focusing on a broader cache of product. While the label isn't dead, the identity will most certainly change.

Current CEO James Schamus, who co-founded Focus Features more than 12 years ago, will leave the company to concentrate on Ang Lee’s next film, which he is producing with Lee and developing at ...

Variety ranks the 30 best films from Focus Features, celebrating its 20th anniversary, including "Brokeback Mountain" and "Atonement." ...

Focus Features has set a limited Thanksgiving release of November 27 for two-time Oscar winner Chloé Zhao's Hamnet. The movie will go wide on December 12. Hamnet, which Zhao co-wrote with Maggie ...

Neil Young tribute band feel-good drama Song Sung Blue with Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson will hit U.S. theaters on Christmas Day 2025. Written and directed by Craig Brewer, the movie is based on a ...