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, " 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.

The movie Screamers, based on Dick's short story Second Variety, features a group of robot weapons created by mankind to act as Von Neumann devices / berserkers.

His talents of every kind powerful from Nature, and not meanly cultivated by Letters, his social Virtues in all the relations, and all the habitudes of Life renderd him the center of a very great and unparalleled Variety of agreeable Societies, which will be dissipated by his Death.

He was also named one of the top 10 " Icons of the Century " by Variety magazine.

Cruz's performance in the film was praised by film critics, with Jonathan Holloland of Variety magazine writing " if confirmation is still needed that Cruz is an actress first and a pretty face second, then here it is.

According to a Variety article by Peter Bart in the May 15, 2005, issue, Nichols had become obsessed with Simon and Garfunkel's music while shooting the film.

Response from Variety after the initial release reflects the outrage generated by Romero's film: " Until the Supreme Court establishes clear-cut guidelines for the pornography of violence, Night of the Living Dead will serve nicely as an outer-limit definition by example.

* Variety show – a combination of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère ( master of ceremonies ) or host.

Micky said later that someone at Screen Gems forgot to contact his agent to inform him the series was picked up by NBC ; he wound up learning about his new job by reading the announcement in Variety.

This continued until Ellington basically signed exclusively to Brunswick in 1932 and stayed with them through late 1936, when Irving Mills put him on Mills ' new Master label, and various small groups within Ellington's band recorded on Mills ' Variety label ' fronted ' by his 4 main soloists, Barney Bigard, Rex Stewart, Johnny Hodges and Cootie Williams.

The premier of the revue “ Formidable ” is a “ Royal Variety Performance in Paris ”, one of the most prestigious official events in Britain, attended each year in London by a member of the Royal Family.

For the tenth straight year the festival will present Variety Critics ' Choice: new and interesting films of mainly European production selected by critics working at this prestigious magazine.

* Citrus Variety Collection by the University of California

A 1940 article in Variety credited a 1932 NBC play, Drink Deep by Don Johnson, as the first stream-of-consciousness play written for American radio.

Even at the time of its release, Variety noted that the " story bespeaks authority in detail, obviously explained by the fact that Capt.

In September 2010, Variety announced that a 3D film version was being planned by producers Don Murphy and Michael Preger.

" Second Variety " is an influential short story by Philip K. Dick first published in Space Science Fiction magazine, in May 1953.

According to a 2001 article in Variety, Dreamworks paid US $ 2. 6 million to acquire the rights to the novel from Warner Bros. for a proposed movie version starring and / or directed by Ben Stiller, although production was never begun.

Radner won an Emmy Award for " Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music " for her performance on Saturday Night Live in 1977.

Her performance was regarded as " memorably touching " by Variety magazine, and critic Roger Ebert commented, " Her first kiss is one of the most perfect little scenes I've ever seen in a movie.

Built in 1981 the centre has a large swimming pool, conference facilities and live entertainment including their famous Summer Pantomimes and Summer Variety Shows produced by local entertainers Hanton & Dean.