Middle Eastern director Amine Lakhnech makes his feature debut with the Netflix comedy The Fakenapping starring the acclaimed ...

A Bollywood sequel to an award-winning legal comedy film series skyrockets on streaming just weeks after the film's release on Netflix.

On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Owen Gleiberman and Peter Debruge, Variety’s chief film critics, detail the how and the why behind their selections for Variety’s new 100 Greatest Comedy ...

Sony Pictures International Productions (SPIP) has signed a multi-year agreement with the Film Committee at Media City Qatar to co-finance Arabic-language films from the Middle East and North Africa.

Looking for a comedy on Prime Video that’ll make you smile, but don’t want to scroll through a bunch and have to decide? We get that. So, it’s a good thing you’re here. Like any streamer, Prime Video ...

Look for Arab cinema and lots of docs at festivals this week. First up is the always impressively programmed Arab Film Festival, presented by the San Francisco-based Arab Film and Media Institute, ...

Many of the most beloved horror movies have scenes, like Linda Blair’s rotating head in “The Exorcist,” that are so absurd they practically invite satire. But other horror films build the laughs ...

Vertical has acquired the feature that counts David Lowery as executive producer. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter The sex comedy feature Messy is ready to mingle with theatergoers.

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The comedy lineup on Netflix has always been strong, but the streamer suffered a loss in the genre ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Mel Brooks’ iconic satire Blazing Saddles pushed every boundary possible when it was first ...