Steven Suskin, reviewing the new Broadway cast for Variety, wrote " What a difference a diva makes.

David Rooney of Variety wrote that Cruz " adds a serviceably malevolent edge to Chole's apparent madness.

Creator Charles Randolph told Variety that he wrote the part with Gellar in mind, and described Gellar's character as having " a kind of zealous immaturity – like a drug addict with a to-do list.

Todd McCarthy in Variety magazine wrote, " One of the film's indisputable triumphs is its soundtrack, which mixes Carter Burwell's original score with classic pop tunes and some fabulous covers.

In 1952, Variety wrote that the film " effectively serve the purpose of a framework for all the atmosphere and excitement of the circus on both sides of the big canvas.

The film met with generally positive reviews ; Roger Ebert gave it three and a half stars and described it as a " very good film ... with moments evoking great emotion ", while Variety Todd McCarthy wrote, " Inspirational on the face of it, Clint Eastwood's film has a predictable trajectory, but every scene brims with surprising details that accumulate into a rich fabric of history, cultural impressions and emotion.

The staff at Variety magazine wrote, " Combining dramatic content of four Eugene O ' Neill one-act plays, John Ford pilots adventures of a tramp steamer from the West Indies to an American port, and then across the Atlantic with cargo of high explosives.

" Variety wrote that the film was the most unsatisfying of the original three films and that " The acting here is generally unimpressive and in the case of Sarah's romantic partner, Miguel ( Antone DiLeo Jr ), unintentionally risible.

Reviewing the story, critic Zack Handlen wrote, "' Second Variety ' is grim, violent, and suspenseful.

The staff at Variety magazine wrote of the film, " Trademark of John Ford's direction is clearly stamped on the film with its shadowy lights, softly contrasted moods and measured pace, but a tendency is discernible towards stylization for stylization's sake.

" The film industry trade paper Variety magazine wrote, " The film is unmatched in the scenes featuring Mostel and Wilder alone together, and several episodes with other actors are truly rare.

Variety wrote: " Based on the novel by Arthur Hailey, over-produced by Ross Hunter with a cast of stars as long as a jet runway, and adapted and directed by George Seaton in a glossy, slick style, Airport is a handsome, often dramatically involving $ 10 million epitaph to a bygone brand of filmmaking " but added that the film " does not create suspense because the audience knows how it's going to end.

" Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote " An exceptionally tasty contempo comedic romance, ' Jerry Maguire ' runs an unusual pattern on its way to scoring an unexpected number of emotional, social and entertaining points.

Emanuel Levy of Variety wrote: " Teaming for the first time Kevin Spacey and Samuel L. Jackson, arguably the two best actors of their generation, in perfectly fitting roles is a shrewd move and the best element of this fact-inspired but overwrought thriller.

Variety magazine's reviewer wrote: " Considerable excitement is whipped up in this suspense drama, and fans who go for tight action will find it entirely satisfactory.

The film received a mixed reception, Variety wrote, " as a lighthearted satire on British army life during the last war, Private's Progress has moments of sheer joy based on real authenticity.

The film was critically well-received ; the Variety reviewer wrote " Hawke ... gives a haunting performance.

Variety wrote that Hawke's part " shows signs of coming to new life as a screen actor after somnolent turns in the likes of Snow Falling on Cedars.

The Variety reviewer wrote: " While Ethan Hawke uses the space confidently, he allows his talented cast to push mannered material further into self-consciousness.

Charles Isherwood of The New York Times called it " dismal " and Steven Suskin of Variety wrote that it had " a tunestack only one quarter as imperishable " as Jersey Boys.

In Variety magazine, Todd McCarthy wrote, " The director's visual and aural dapplings are strikingly effective at their best, but over the long haul don't represent a satisfactory alternative to in-depth dramatic scenes ; one longs, for example, for even one sequence in which Ali and Dundee discuss boxing strategy or assess an opponent ", but he did have praise for the performances: " The cast is outstanding, from Smith, who carries the picture with consummate skill, and Voight, who is unrecognizable under all the makeup but nails Cosell's distinctive vocal cadences ".

" Variety wrote: " Undone by its best intentions, I Am Sam is an especially insipid example of the Hollywood message movie.

Variety wrote, " Laird's dialog is adult, intelligent and has a rhythmic beat.

The staff at Variety magazine gave the film a positive review and wrote, " Playing a discharged naval flier returning home from the Pacific first to find his wife unfaithful, then to find her murdered and himself in hiding as the suspect, Alan Ladd does a bangup job.

" Variety wrote " script vividly brings to life the principal characters in this story of a shattered marriage, though Pinter's resort to flashback technique is confusing in the early stages.

If Shaft took blaxploitation to the mainstream, then Super Fly took blaxploitation to the top of the box office, knocking off The Godfather as the highest grossing film in America, according to the 4 October 1972 edition of Variety.

Todd McCarthy of Variety called the film " a once-over-lightly rehash of mostly stale Allen themes and motifs " and added, " The spectacle of Kenneth Branagh and Judy Davis doing over-the-top Woody Allen impersonations creates a neurotic energy meltdown.

In 2006, Longthorne performed again at the London Palladium, and in 2007 the Variety Club awarded him their Lifetime Achievement Award, which placed him amongst past recipients such as Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Wayne Dobson, Freddie " Parrot Faced " Davies and Gary Wilmot.

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In a Variety interview discussing Jackie Brown, Lee said: " I'm not against the word ... and I use it, but Quentin is infatuated with the word.

Starring opposite Tracy was Fredric March, a pairing Variety described as " a stroke of casting genius ...

In a review, Variety magazine attributed its massive success to Astaire's presence: " The main point of Flying Down to Rio is the screen promise of Fred Astaire ...

Several critics have compared the film favorably to Bergman's 1973 film, Scenes from a Marriage, including Joseph McBride in Variety, who found it Allen's " most three-dimensional film to date " with an ambition equal to Bergman's best even as the co-stars become the " contemporary equivalent of ...

Variety described it as " a self-important, egomaniacal, wonderfully choreographed, often compelling film " and added, " Roy Scheider gives a superb performance as Gideon, creating a character filled with nervous energy ...

" Variety was less impressed, stating that while the " sly actor conveys the character's snaky, premeditated Don Juanism ... he lacks the devilish charm and seductiveness one senses Valmont would need to carry off all his conquests.

Variety magazine called the film a " stirring epitaph " and a " sentimental, romantic saga ... well worth seeing.

At the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards in September, Sting won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program, for his A & E special, Sting in Tuscany ... All This Time.

A review in Variety magazine included: " Fritz Lang's production and direction ably project the sordid tale of the romance between a milquetoast character and a gold-digging blonde ... Edward G. Robinson is the mild cashier and amateur painter whose love for Joan Bennett leads him to embezzlement, murder and disgrace.

The staff at Variety magazine liked the film, especially the acting, writing, " Miller's grueling drama illustrates how the unquenchable lure of alcohol can supersede even love, and how marital communication cannot exist in a house divided by one-sided boozing ... Lemmon gives a dynamic and chilling performance.

The staff at Variety magazine gave the film a positive review, writing, " Sumptuous Technicolor mounting and a highly exploitable story lend considerable importance to Leave Her to Heaven that it might not have had otherwise ... Tierney and Wilde use their personalities in interpreting their dramatic assignments.

In his review in Variety magazine, film critic Todd McCarthy wrote, " After making the grade internationally with the sleeper hit, Gregory's Girl, Scottish writer-director Bill Forsyth has broken the sophomore sesh jinx the only way he could, by making an even better film ...

A review by Richard Kuipers in Variety praised it as " a pleasant gambol through the backwoods of Quebec ... Given plenty of room to work off each other, the members of this fine ensemble keep pic on track ... Big plus is the music and heartfelt songs by Philippe Katerine ".

" Variety magazine liked the acting and wrote, " This story of a $ 2 million race track holdup and steps leading up to the robbery, occasionally told in a documentary style which at first tends to be somewhat confusing, soon settles into a tense and suspenseful vein which carries through to an unexpected and ironic windup ... Hayden socks over a restrained characterization, and Cook is a particular standout.

Variety was a bit more charitable in remarking, " It doesn't matter what degree of talent she possesses ... nobody ever starved possessing what she's got.

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The staff at Variety said the film's chief assets were " outstanding performances by its stars and an emotional punch that lingers ... Other cast members are adequate, but roles suffer from editorial cuts ( confirmed by director ) that leave sub-plots dangling.

Variety critic Derek Elley said the film " delivers very likable, if sometimes dramatically wobbly, results ...

" Her performance in the film was well received: David Germain of the Associated Press wrote, " Gyllenhaal humanizes her so deeply and richly ... that Sherry elicits sympathy even in her darkest and weakest moments ", and Dennis Harvey of Variety called her performance " naturalistic ".

" However Derek Elley in Variety thought it " Manages to sustain its single-joke premise ... over feature length.

The staff at Variety also believed the film was derivative, and wrote, " The familiar artifice of placing the scribe in parallel plight, with the newspaperman arrested for two slayings and only clearing himself because of his sweetheart's persistent search for the real slayer, is used ... Boris Ingster's direction is too studied and when original, lacks the flare to hold attention.