Archive - Portrait: The Rough Cuts

What to Watch This Thanksgiving Weekend

Our Special Holiday Edition is here. Plus - all the deadlines to get a jump on this long weekend.

Nov 26

The Gladiator/Wicked Showdown is here.

Plus: A big week for docs and acquisitions; troubled Trump times at CNN; last chance for November deadlines

Nov 21

Streaming is dead; long live streaming

Plus: Publicis acquires Picture Motion; over 700 Portrait filmmakers featured at festivals this week; the Thanksgiving box office showdown; the holiday…

Nov 14

Entertainment examines the election

Plus: groundbreaking film audience research; acclaimed adaptations hit theaters; AFM + Critics Choice Awards

Nov 7

October 2024

New Hollywood tax credits in play?

Plus: Thrillers for Halloween… and The Election ; Eisenberg, Culkin, and Eastwood Films Hit Theaters; Fall Award Season Gets Rolling

Oct 31

“You never know where Academy voters may be lurking.”

Plus: How a Hollywood bust became a streaming hit; Variety's Cinematographers to Watch; Exceptional final seasons streaming now

Oct 24

A crackdown on unearned film credits

Plus: New award opportunities; new films from directors at the top of their game; a packed fall industry circuit keeps rolling

Oct 17

Pharrell, Trump, and Lorne Michaels walk into a theater

Bold new biopics this week; Why one $17M deal may be the last of its kind; Portrait as official networking app for fall fest season

Oct 10

A week of industry wars, flops and festivals

Plus: Saoirse Ronan's masterclass hits theaters; so many acquisitions

Oct 3

September 2024

Lucas Shaw's 5 reasons to be optimistic about the entertainment business

Plus: Portrait hosts Gotham Week Project Market; Mark Duplass tells us how to make our own TV show - and get Netflix to buy it.

Sep 26

Lionsgate's Bold Bet on AI

Plus: Introducing Portia, your Portrait guide; Sundance winners premiere in theaters; Emmy and TIFF hot takes.

Sep 19

How do you turn a $20m indie into a streaming phenomenon?

Plus: All the big movie sales this fall; Five burning questions for Hollywood this fall; TIFF recap

Sep 12

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts