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This AI Startup Made a 24-Hour AI News Channel. Who Wants This?
Is there an audience for AI-delivered news? Public data says no, and previous attempts to deliver such ventures have yie...
Christy Knowings, Nickelodeon’s ‘All That’ Cast Member, Dies at 46
Christy Knowings, who was a cast member on Nickelodeon’s children sketch comedy show “All That,” died Tuesday. She was 4...
Netflix Shuts Down Studio Behind ‘Unhinged’ Game 6 Weeks After Release
Netflix is shutting down two studios, including the developer behind horror game, “Unhinged,” which released less than t...
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singer Ejae ‘Made Mistakes’ During BAFTAs Performance After Seeing Leonardo DiCaprio: ‘He Was Not Smiling’ and ‘That’s What Put M...
Leonardo DiCaprio could throw any of us off of our game — as EJAE can testify. The “KPop Demon Hunters” vocalist spoke w...
Will Smith’s ‘King Richard’ Co-Star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Defends the Oscars Slap: ‘I Stand By That’ Because the First Amendment Should Not ‘Protect A...
When it comes to Will Smith’s shocking Oscars slap, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is sticking with her “King Richard” co-star. T...
Creator Agency Fixated Taps Mary Murcko as Chief Revenue Officer
Media biz veteran Mary Murcko has joined Fixated, an agency that provides support services for creators ranging from tal...
6 Things You Need to Know About the Shocking $12.5 Billion Lakers Sale
Read this article on Variety’s sister website Sportico. The record-breaking Los Angeles Lakers sale, announced Wednesday...
Netflix FTX Series ‘The Altruists’ Sets November Release Date, Drops First Look Photos
Netflix has set the release date for “The Altruists,” inspired by Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison’s rise and fall...
Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco Launching New SiriusXM Interview Show With Guests Including Jerry Seinfeld and Ray Romano (EXCLUSIVE)
Sebastian Maniscalco is hosting a new monthly series on SiriusXM, “We Got Company,” in which the veteran stand-up comedi...
Emilia Jones to Star in Netflix Series Adaptation of ‘The Retrievals’ Podcast
Emilia Jones has been cast in a lead role in the upcoming Netflix limited series “The Retrievals,” Variety has learned. ...
Instagram Unveils ‘More Modern’ New Logo, and People Are Already Making Fun of It
Meta’s Instagram proudly launched a new logo Thursday — its first update in a decade — and the trolling has already begu...
Amy Sedaris Joins Ben Stiller, Benicio Del Toro in Apple TV Comedy ‘Protective Custody’
Amy Sedaris is the latest addition to the Apple TV comedy series “Protective Custody,” Variety has learned. Sedaris will...
Shannon Elizabeth’s Long, Bumpy Road to OnlyFans Stardom
Shannon Elizabeth is no stranger to breaking the internet. Following the release of 1999’s “American Pie,” the cumming-o...
Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning Legal Drama Series ‘Discretion’ Casts Stephan James, Colton Ryan
Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning’s upcoming legal thriller series “Discretion” at Paramount+ is officially in production, ...
Ken Russell’s Controversial NC-17 Horror Film ‘The Devils’ Sets First Look at Restored Cut – Film News in Brief
Ken Russell’s controversial film “The Devils” will finally be seen in its original form, as seen in a new trailer for th...
Nicole Kidman Got Warned About Marrying Tom Cruise But Fired Back: ‘I Don’t Care. I’m in Love… Of Course I’ll Throw My Career Away’
Nicole Kidman said in a new British Vogue cover story that she was repeatedly warned about marrying Tom Cruise because i...
‘Off Campus’ Casts Shay Rudolph as Summer Di Laurentis in Season 2
“Off Campus” has found its Summer Di Laurentis. Amazon Prime Video’s college soap has cast Shay Rudolph in the guest rol...
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Hits $700 Million at Domestic Box Office, One of Seven Movies to Ever Reach the Milestone
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has surpassed $700 million in domestic ticket sales, becoming the fastest film to notch the ...
Oscars: Switzerland Selects ‘Who is Still Alive’ About Palestinians Who Escaped Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
“Who is Still Alive,” a documentary directed by Nicolas Wadimoff that gives voice to Gaza humanitarian crisis survivors ...
‘The Odyssey’ Sets 20,000 Screen China Release, Including Near-Total Imax Commitment (EXCLUSIVE)
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” will open on more than 20,000 screens across mainland China, including some 90% of the...
‘Amores Perros’ Exec Producer Francisco González Compean and ‘Counterattack’ Director Chava Cartas Launch Durango Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Action sells. And it’s what has driven leading Mexican producer Francisco González Compean (“Amores Perros,” “Instructio...
Sarajevo Industry Head on How Building a Talent Pipeline Makes Markets and Festivals More Vital Than Ever
The organizers of the Sarajevo Film Festival and its parallel industry arm, CineLink Industry Days, pride themselves on ...
Sarajevo Film Festival Head on How Southeast Europe’s Leading Cinematic Showcase Continues to ‘Forge Its Own Way’
The Sarajevo Film Festival returns to the Bosnian capital from Aug. 14 – 21 with festival director Jovan Marjanović prom...
Netflix’s ‘My Brilliant Career’ Is a Spunky Reimagining of the Australian Period Drama: TV Review
Based on the feminist writer Miles Franklin’s 1901 novel of the same name — and having been previously adapted in Gillia...
‘American Horror Story: 13’ Teaser Brings Back Jessica Lange and Rubber Man as FX Sets Release Dates for 13 Half-Hour Episodes
FX is finally lifting the curtain on “American Horror Story: 13,” courtesy of a new teaser trailer that confirms the ret...
‘Far From the Trees’ Review: A Richly Contemplative Journey of Physical and Mental Meanderings, Beautifully Combining 4K Digital with Super 16
Language and sounds trigger idyllic childhood recollections in Meritxell Colell Aparicio’s deeply personal, contemplativ...
‘How Long Gone’ to Host Inaugural Awards Show ‘The Goneies’ in New York (EXCLUSIVE)
Move over, Oscars: There’s a brand new awards show for bicoastal elitists. “How Long Gone,” the cult-famous culture podc...
San Sebastián Co-Production Forum: Celina Murga, Mariana Rondón, Matias Mariani, Santiago Loza and Christopher Murray Among Selected
Some of Latin America’s greatest arthouse directors –Celina Murga, Mariana Rondón, Santiago Loza, Matias Mariani and Chr...
‘Heated Rivalry’ Actor Dylan Walsh ‘in Trouble’ After Saying on Cameo That 12 New Episodes Are Being Shot: I’m ‘Stepping Away’ From the Platform
“Heated Rivalry” actor Dylan Walsh has found himself on thin ice after revealing details about upcoming episodes in a vi...
The Cure Plays the Hits — and Robert Smith Tears Up at ‘Just Like Heaven’ — in Nostalgic, Whimsical Øyafestivalen Set: Concert Review
For the first five minutes of the Cure’s headlining set at Øyafestivalen in Oslo, Norway, Robert Smith stared out at the...
‘Warrior Cats’ Animated Series Debuts First Footage, Character Model at Tencent Video Event
Tencent Video pulled back the curtain on its “Warrior Cats” animated series, showing fans early animation and character ...
‘Othello’ Royal Shakespeare Company Adaptation Starring Sharon D. Clarke Postponed as She Undergoes Cancer Treatment
The Royal Shakespeare Company has postponed its production of “Othello,” with Sharon D. Clarke set to play the title rol...
‘Drishyam’ Producer Panorama Studios Invests in Indian Vertical Streaming Platform Rocket Reels (EXCLUSIVE)
India’s Panorama Studios, the producer behind the Bollywood “Drishyam” franchise, has invested in Indian original storie...
‘Stranger Things’ Star Noah Schnapp to Make Stage Debut in London (EXCLUSIVE)
From the Upside Down of Hawkins to the boards of London. Noah Schnapp, best known as Will Byers in “Stranger Things,” is...
BTS’ V Reveals Right-Ear Hearing Loss Amid World Tour
BTS member V told fans in a Wednesday livestream that he is being treated for hearing loss affecting his right ear, whic...
Haugesund New Nordic Films Reveals Standout 36 Nordic Projects and 15 Fresh Pics Set to Woo 300 Industry Attendees
New Nordic Films, the industry confab and side-kick to the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway, h...
‘The Wrong Girls’ Review: Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat Are a Good Time in Dylan Meyer’s Shaggy Stoner Comedy
Debut writer-director Dylan Meyer practically achieves liftoff with her absurdist stoner comedy “The Wrong Girls,” starr...
Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market Names Japan 2026 Focus Country for Producer Hub
The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) has selected Japan as the 2026 Focus Country for its Producer Hub, a co-prod...
‘Far From the Trees’ Director Meritxell Colell on Turning Exile and Endangered Languages Into a ‘Body of Memory’
In “Far From the Trees,” (“Lejos de los árboles”) Meritxell Colell asks viewers to listen before they try to understand....
Ritchie Blackmore Performs With Deep Purple for the First Time Since Acrimonious Split in Early ’90s, After Warning Fans: ‘I Have Not Played Rock Musi...
Deep Purple fans had mostly given up any hopes of seeing the band ever share a stage with founding guitarist Ritchie Bla...
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