Adam B. Vary
Adam B. Vary is a senior film reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in Los Angeles.
Contact this reporter at adam.vary@buzzfeed.com
The Academy Awards Have Abandoned Plans To Give Some Oscars During Commercial Breaks After Facing Major Backlash
"The place is totally dysfunctional because they make decisions in secret and never actually talk to their members, even though it’s supposed to be serving the members," one Academy member told BuzzFeed News.
Adam B. Vary
• 3 days ago
The Fight Over The Michael Jackson Doc "Leaving Neverland" Is Getting Ugly
"People should reserve judgment until they see the film," a spokesperson for HBO said.
Adam B. Vary
• 10 days ago
A "Wicked" Movie Is Officially Coming To Theaters In 2021
Ariana Grande as Glinda and Lea Michele as Elphaba, perhaps? We can dream.
Adam B. Vary
• 10 days ago
“Leaving Neverland” Director Responds To Michael Jackson Family's Claim That His Film Is A “Public Lynching”
“What is the other side of the story?” Dan Reed told BuzzFeed News. “That there were people that Michael did not abuse?”
Adam B. Vary
• 21 days ago
Why Bryan Singer’s Latest Scandal May Not Affect Rami Malek's "Bohemian Rhapsody" Oscar Campaign
The Atlantic has published an explosive investigation about the Bohemian Rhapsody director — but it may not damage the movie's Academy Awards prospects.
Kate Aurthur
• 26 days ago
Director Bryan Singer Is Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Underage Boys In A New Report
Through his lawyer, Singer — whose film Bohemian Rhapsody was just nominated for Best Picture — denies allegations in the Atlantic that he had sex with underage boys.
Krystie Lee Yandoli
• 26 days ago
The Biggest Surprises From This Year's Oscar Nominations
No Best Director nomination for A Star Is Born's Bradley Cooper? Boo! Acting nominations for Roma's Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira? Yay!
Adam B. Vary
• 27 days ago
Anthony Rapp Talks About #MeToo, Kevin Spacey, And Online Bullies
The Star Trek: Discovery star said on BuzzFeed News’ Profile that he wants to help more men say #MeToo after he came forward with his story about Kevin Spacey.
Adam B. Vary
• One month ago
A "Green Book" Producer Tweeted In 2015 That He Saw Muslims "Cheering" On 9/11
Nick Vallelonga, who won a Golden Globe for Green Book's screenplay, had no comment when reached by BuzzFeed News, but later issued an apology.
Adam B. Vary
• One month ago
Here Are The Winners At The 2019 Golden Globes
Bohemian Rhapsody, Green Book, FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, and Netflix's The Kominsky Method are the biggest winners.
Adam B. Vary
• One month ago
Movies To Be Really Excited About In 2019
From Captain Marvel to The Lion King, and Us to Pokémon Detective Pikachu, there are a lot of new films to be excited about this year. In chronological order!
Kate Aurthur
• One month ago
Movies’ Biggest Winners And Losers In 2018
Superheroes and musicals smashed, while Han Solo and J.K. Rowling crashed.
Adam B. Vary
• One month ago
The 14 Most Shocking Movie And TV Scenes Of 2018
We laughed, we cried, we gasped — here are the moments we can’t forget from Infinity War, Jane the Virgin, Widows, and more. Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS ahead.
Louis Peitzman
• 2 months ago
The Revolutionary Inclusion Of "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse"
The team behind the new animated Spider-Man film explains how they made a superhero movie that is about representation — from a black-Latino kid from Brooklyn to a talking cartoon pig. Warning: SPOILERS.
Adam B. Vary
• 2 months ago
17 Songs That Defined Our 2018
Cardi B, Janelle Monáe, Ariana Grande, and Lady Gaga are among the artists who helped us survive another chaotic year.
Louis Peitzman
• 2 months ago
17 Songs That Defined Our 2018
Cardi B, Janelle Monáe, Ariana Grande, and Lady Gaga are among the artists who helped us survive another chaotic year.
Louis Peitzman
• 2 months ago
How “Philadelphia” Has, And Hasn’t, Changed How We See AIDS
Twenty-five years after Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington headlined the first studio movie about a gay man with AIDS, screenwriter Ron Nyswaner talked with BuzzFeed News about the film’s lasting impact — and what scene he still wishes had made the final cut.
Adam B. Vary
• 2 months ago
Gillian Flynn Explains How "Widows" Got Its Thrilling Ending
Flynn, who cowrote the script with director Steve McQueen, tells BuzzFeed News how the most riveting heist movie of the year arrived at its breathtaking climax. Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS.
Adam B. Vary
• 3 months ago
Queer Teen Movies Keep Getting Stuck In The Closet
From Boy Erased to Love, Simon, there has been a wave of movies this year about LGBT teenagers struggling to accept their sexuality — but there is so much more to being a queer kid than coming out.
Adam B. Vary
• 3 months ago
Kevin Spacey’s Last Movie Might Be Totally Fucked. Here’s Why.
Spacey finished making Gore — about literary icon Gore Vidal — just before sexual misconduct allegations broke against him. Excerpts from the film’s screenplay involving sex and sex workers reveal how hard it will be for this movie to see the light of day.
Adam B. Vary
• 3 months ago