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Venice Film Festival Responds to Pro-Palestine Open Letter From International Filmmakers, Saying...
A large group of mostly Italian film industry professionals, including auteurs Marco Bellocchio, Matteo Garrone and Alice Rohrwacher, has launched an appeal for the Venice Film...
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‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight’ Review: Embeth Davidtz Captures a Changing Africa Through a...
The title’s a problem, but it would be a crying shame to let that discourage you from seeing “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight,” which is precisely the sort of intelligent,...
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Ex ‘Queer Eye’ Host Bobby Berk Got Called Out by Co-Star Karamo Brown for Announcing HGTV Show in...
Interior designer Bobby Berk was one of the original five hosts of Netflix’s reality show “Queer Eye” — aka the Fab Five — but left after the Season 8 in 2023 and is now set to...
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‘Long Story Short’ Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg on Grief, Following Up ‘BoJack Horseman’ and Why...
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Season 1 of “Long Story Short,” now streaming on Netflix. The adult animated sitcom “Long Story Short” begins with a family...
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Nicolas Cage in Talks to Star in ‘True Detective’ Season 5
Nicolas Cage is nearing a deal to star in “True Detective” Season 5 at HBO, Variety has learned from sources. Details are being kept under tight wraps on the new season, but it...
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LISTEN: The Wizardry of Industrial Light and Magic; ‘Long Story Short’ Celebrates Judaism
Industrial Light and Magic has defied gravity and other forces to remain a leading light of the visual effects sector for half a century. As the company marks its golden...
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Laufey Talks Music Education and Overcoming Genre Snobbery at Grammy Museum Chat and Concert
As a formally trained multi-instrumentalist and a pop starlet, Laufey has long seemed like the poster girl for everything the Grammys represent or hope to represent. (And by...
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‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 Launches With a Full-Frontal Orgy Extravaganza and a Multiversal Twist
SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments in Season 2, Episode 1 of “Peacemaker,” currently streaming on HBO Max. When James Gunn first premiered “Peacemaker”...
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Erik Menendez Denied Parole as Board Cites ‘Blind Spots’ in Rehabilitation
A hearing panel on Thursday denied parole for Erik Menendez, finding that he has more work to do to rehabilitate himself before he can be released from prison. The two-person...
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Aura Entertainment Acquires ‘Satisfied,’ Doc About ‘Hamilton’ Star Renée Elise Goldsberry
Aura Entertainment has acquired “Satisfied,” a documentary that follows “Hamilton” star Renée Elise Goldsberry. In the film, which draws its title from the hit “Hamilton” song...
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How to Watch ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 Online
After the success of director James Gunn’s “Superman” this summer, Warner Bros. and DC Studios is on a roll with new movies and TV shows. And now, season two of “Peacemaker”...
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Draggan Mihailovich Named ’60 Minutes’ Executive Editor
Draggan Mihailovich has been named the next executive editor of CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” filling a key role after its previous occupant, Tanya Simon, was elevated to lead the...
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An Oscar Season With No Kings: Why the Upcoming Awards Race Has No Ruler
Nine months into 2025, the machinery of Oscar campaigning has reached peak operational velocity. But beneath the familiar choreography lies something unprecedented: genuine...
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Music Industry Moves: Mom+Pop and Virgin Music Group Announce Partnership
Indie stalwart Mom+Pop Music has partnered with Virgin Music Group distribution in a move to “support the continued growth” of the long-running indie label, the companies...
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Oscar Predictions: Best Actor — Daniel Day-Lewis, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B. Jordan and More Lead...
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming...
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Pete Parsons Steps Down as CEO at PlayStation’s Bungie; Justin Truman Takes Over as Studio Head...
Longtime CEO at PlayStation’s Bungie, Pete Parsons, is stepping down from his post at the video game developer behind “Destiny 2” and the upcoming “Marathon.” Parsons will be...
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Oscar Predictions 2026: Venice and Telluride Will Spark the Start of Awards Season
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming...
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Tyler, the Creator, Childish Gambino, Doechii to Perform at Camp Flog Gnaw 2025
Tyler, the Creator, Childish Gambino and Doechii are just a few of the artists set to perform at Camp Flog Gnaw 2025, taking place Nov. 15-16 on Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium...
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How ‘Will Trent’ Choreographers Pulled Off That Dance Sequence With Less Than Four Days of Prep Time
Emmy nominated co-choreographers Danielle Sten-Guillermo and Lance Guillermo had very little time to pull off the hallucination dance sequence on “Will Trent.” They had less...
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Edward Berger, Claire Denis, James Vanderbilt Join San Sebastian Main Competition Lineup
Edward Berger’s “Ballad of a Small Player,” Claire Denis’ “The Fence” and James Vanderbilt’s “Nuremberg,” are set to play in main competition at September’s San Sebastian Film...
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‘Beast’ Director Baltasar Kormákur to Make Acting Comeback Next to ‘Severance’ Star Ólafur Darri...
In a major coup, director Baldvin Z (“Black Sands,” “Life in a Fishbowl”), also co-owner of Icelandic production banner Glassriver, has convinced heavy-hitter director-producer...
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Haugesund Opener ‘Battle of Oslo’ Has Become ‘Unpleasantly Relevant,’ Says Director Daniel Fahre:...
This year’s opening film of the Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund might be about the “Battle of Oslo” – or rather, the sinking of German cruiser Blücher back in...
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‘The Witcher’ Actor Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Also a Co-Showrunner on ‘Blackport,’ Preps Icelandic...
Top Icelandic actor-writer-producer Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (seen in “The Witcher,” “The Borgias,” “Lamb”), also the co-showrunner of the Series Mania winning show “Blackport,”...
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‘Fleabag’ Producer Joe Lewis Backs Off-Broadway Hit ‘Invasive Species’ for London Transfer...
“Fleabag” and “100 Foot Wave” producer Joe Lewis is backing the London transfer of off-Broadway hit “Invasive Species,” with his company Amplify Pictures coming aboard as...
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‘Parasite’ Producer Barunson E&A Partners With Indonesian Horror Master Joko Anwar
Barunson E&A, the Korean studio behind Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning “Parasite,” will handle worldwide sales for acclaimed Indonesian filmmaker Joko Anwar’s production company...
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‘Salaam Bombay’ Scribe Sooni Taraporevala to Pen Biopic of Vicky Roy, Street Child Turned...
Award-winning Indian screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala has been tapped to write “Street Dreams,” a biopic based on the remarkable true story of Vicky Roy, a former street child...
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Tom Cruise’s Joints in His Fingers ‘Separated From Force’ During Plane Stunt in ‘Mission:...
Tom Cruise is known for suffering for his art, but just how much is revealed in a bonus feature as part of the digital release of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.”...
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‘Alien: Earth’ Premiere Hits 9.2 Million Views in Six Days
The first episode of “Alien: Earth” reached 9.2 million views worldwide through its first six days of streaming. That total, calculated by dividing the total amount of time...
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‘Long Story Short’ Is About ‘Jewish Joy,’ Says Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg: ‘I Think a Lot of...
“BoJack Horseman” creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s new animated series, “Long Story Short,” is unapologetically Jewish in the best and funniest possible ways. Inspired by...
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Kevin Costner Fires Back at ‘Patently False’ Allegation Over ‘Horizon 2’ Rape Scene: ‘An Absolute...
Kevin Costner has fired back at a lawsuit from a “Horizon 2” stunt performer who claims that she was forced to perform an unscripted rape scene in violation of union protocols....
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