17 Rom-Coms That Probably Never Should Have Been Made

Meta Mazaj Guest ColumnistFor Variety‘s Writers on Writers, Meta Mazaj pens a tribute to “A Hero” (screenplay by Asghar Farhadi). In Asghar Farhadi’s films, the institutional boxes his characters live in, seemingly solid structures of any society — justice system, civil law, family, religion — crumble in the face of the complexity of human situation.His latest brilliant drama, “A Hero,” opens with the protagonist, Rahim, in just such a box, a prison, where he is serving a sentence due to unpaid

Lifetime has added Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez, starring Ben Savage, Lindsay Navarro, and Erica Durance, to its February movie release line-up.

For the past seven years, filmmaker Matthew Vaughn has been scratching his spy film itch with his ‘Kingsman’ franchise. Over the course of three films (the third of which, “The King’s Man,” arriving this week, read our review here), Vaughn has shown himself to be a pretty solid director of superspy material.

Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navaro has explained how he almost joined Guns N’ Roses, but didn’t show up to the audition.Following the break-up of Jane’s Addiction in 1991 and the departure of Izzy Stradlin from Guns N’ Roses, frontman Axl Rose apparently “really wanted” Navaro to join his band.Speaking to the Appetite For Distortion podcast, Navaro explained how they “talked nearly every day about ideas and the way the band could work with me.“At that time in my life though, I just wasn’t

It’s been more than two decades since Bret Hart retired from professional wrestling, but could a return to the WWE be in the cards?

90 Day Fiancé star Stephanie Matto, 31, has clapped back at critics of her unusual side job: selling jars of her farts. “People judging me for selling my jarred farts.

Blake Lively shocked Ben Affleck while the pair was filming the 2010 movie . The film, which was directed by Affleck, took place in the Oscar winner's hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. During a Tuesday interview on, Affleck recalled taking co-star Lively around his old stomping grounds, and noted that the alum had a very surprising reaction. "I took Blake Lively, who was terrific in, and she was really eager to learn from the people and wanted to go around and do research," he recalled.

Matthew McConaughey is opening up about his decision not to run for Governor of Texas. On Tuesday's episode of , the 52-year-old actor revealed why now isn't the right time for him to get into politics.«It was a two-year consideration that I came to the decision, really, over the last couple of months,» he said.

Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick have an epic love story spanning almost 30 years. Find out more about their romance, from early days to marriage to children. 

Proud of her modern-day Brady Bunch. Gina Kirschenheiter gives boyfriend Travis Mullen “a lot of credit” for helping her and Matt Kirschenheiter make amends after the Real Housewives of Orange County star accused her ex-husband of domestic violence.

Matthew McConaughey, 52, is a successful actor who has made quite a name for himself over the years, but he also now has quite a leading lady by his side through it all. Camila Alves, 39, married the Dazed and Confused star in 2012 and they share three children together, including Levi, 13, Vida, 11, and Livingston, 8. They have showed off their loving family in various moments and we’ve heard about their love through quotes of their own over the years.

Marta Balaga In his film “The Mute Man of Sardinia” (“Il Muto di Gallura”) Turin-born Matteo Fresi reignites the feud between the Vasa and Mamia families, which caused the deaths of more than 70 people in mid-19th century Sardinia.

A post shared by Meadow Walker (@meadowwalker)Meadow also encouraged her followers to consider the Paul Walker Foundation for Giving Tuesday in a separate Instagram post. “To honor my dad’s legacy, we hope you’ll join us to Do Good,” she wrote.

EXCLUSIVE: Dear Media, the female-focused podcast company, is moving into scripted audio series for the first time with a romantic comedy starring Sarah Hyland and Harvey Guillén.

Matthew McConaughey has given an answer to those who've been asking whether or not he'll be running for governor in the state of Texas. It seems now is not the right time for the actor.The Oscar-winner took to Instagram on Sunday to share an inspirational video with his fans, and explained that he's been giving the possibility a lot of thought recently.«Over the past two years, I've been working on the answer to the question of how I can be most useful in this life, going forward.