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Mariska Hargitay Teases Christopher Meloni’s ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Return Ahead of Season 28 Premiere
It appears Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson will reunite once again on “Law & Order: SVU” — at least for an episode. Mariska Hargitay shared two photos of herself and Christopher Meloni on the set...
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Dolly Parton’s Manager Files for Restraining Order Against Fired Nephew, Alleging Ex-Security Head Sent ‘Terrorizing’ Texts and Threatened to ‘Destroy...
Dolly Parton’s longtime manager has filed for a restraining order against her nephew, who until being fired a week ago was her head of security, alleging that the family member is engaged in a campaig...
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Berlinale Title ‘Lali’ to Open Tasveer Film Festival’s 21st Edition (EXCLUSIVE)
Seattle’s Tasveer Film Festival & Market has unveiled its 21st edition lineup: 136 films from 16 countries screening Oct. 13-18, opening with Sarmad Sultan Khoosat’s “Lali,” a Berlinale Panorama t...
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Variety Power Of Women: Los Angeles Event Announces Channing Dungey, Queen Latifah, Lauren Graham, Marc Maron as Presenters
Variety has announced the presenters for this year’s Power of Women event on Wednesday, Sept. 23 in Beverly Hills. The event, in partnership with Lifetime, celebrates the Power of Women honorees, who ...
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Impact Fund for Global South Creators Launches at Toronto With Focus on Distribution and Audiences (EXCLUSIVE)
A new impact fund backing creators from the Global South launched at the recently concluded first edition of the Toronto Film Festival market, with a model built around getting films in front of audie...
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David Worth, Director of ‘Kickboxer’ and DP of ‘Any Which Way You Can,’ Dies at 86
David Worth, director of films including “Kickboxer” and DP on numerous films including Clint Eastwood’s “Any Which Way You Can,” died Sept. 4 in Sunland, Calif. He was 86. Worth started out as direct...
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Clavicular Posts Video After Being Charged With Rape and Drugging: ‘Theres Better Ways to Make Money Then Suing Someone’
“Looksmaxxing” influencer Clavicular has shared his first video on social media since news circulated Monday that the online personality had been charged with rape and drugging in Massachusetts. In th...
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‘The Housewife’ Review: Naomi Watts Anchors a Watchable but Underpowered True Story of Hidden Nazism in Suburban Queens
Long before the relevant authorities do, you’ll figure out the secret that immigrant homemaker Hermine Ryan (née Braunsteiner) holds close to her chest in “The Housewife” — a giveaway that may be the ...
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Judge in Paramount-State AGs Case Still Has Questions, Schedules Hearing on Settlement Terms
Paramount’s deal with the 12 state attorneys general to settle their antitrust lawsuit over the Warner Bros. Discovery merger is not official just yet: The judge in the case has some “outstanding ques...
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Rob Bonta Sued Paramount to Counter Political Influence, Then Fell Victim to It
When Rob Bonta sued to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger in July, he said he was doing so because the Trump administration had failed to act for political reasons. “They are greenlighting deals ...
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Tom Cruise Welcomes Prince William and Kate Middleton at ‘Digger’ World Premiere in London: ‘We Love Them and Really Appreciate What They Do for the A...
Tom Cruise world premiered his new film “Digger” on Tuesday night to an enthusiastic audience in London that included some royal guests. Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales got a front row...
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Ari Emanuel on Outrunning ‘Entourage,’ the Art of the Phone Call and the Stolen Commission that Still Hurts
The Thomas Guide Is a map that painstakingly details how to navigate Los Angeles by car. It’s a spiral-bound relic that almost none of your junior executives remember. Your assistant thinks it’s a ran...
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‘Digger’ First Reactions Split Over Tom Cruise’s ‘Baffling,’ ‘Unpleasant’ and ‘Brave’ New Movie: ‘The Divide on This Is Going to Be Wide’
Tom Cruise’s star vehicle “Digger” has finally been unveiled to members of the film press, who have been left divided by the satirical black comedy. The latest directorial effort from “Birdman” and “T...
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All the Top Shows, Movies and Networks in the Merged Paramount-Warner Bros: ‘Yellowstone,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Mission: Impossible’ and DC Under One Roof...
In line with mega-mergers that have come before, the impending marriage of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery will lead to a media company packed with assets. What differentiates this deal ...
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‘60 Minutes’ Notches Ratings Gain Over Last Year, but Cedes Viewers From Season Premiere
CBS News’ “60 Minutes” shed some of the viewers it snared during its much-anticipated Season 59 debut as it grappled with the effects of CBS’ football programming on its audience, even as it notched a...
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Jake Paul’s Betting App Slams HBO After Cease and Desist Letter Sent Over ‘Entourage’ Reunion Ad: HBO ‘Does Not Own Jeremy Piven and Adrian Grenier’ (...
Jake Paul’s gambling app Betr has fired back at HBO after the cabler sent a cease-and-desist letter over an ad reuniting “Entourage” stars Jeremy Piven and Adrian Grenier. In the letter, HBO threatene...
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‘Compound’ Uses Security Camera Footage to Show the Violent Downfall of an Off-the-Grid Family, Reflecting America’s Increasing Surveillance State Par...
Sometimes films come out at a time that lines up eerily well with real life. As Americans debate the ethics of the nearly ubiquitous Flock cameras that are being placed in neighborhoods all throughout...
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‘Wonder Woman’ Director Patty Jenkins Says Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Is ‘Such Chaos’: ‘The Studio System Is in Bad Shape’
Patty Jenkins, Halle Berry, Regina King, Misty Copeland and others gathered at downtown Manhattan’s Locanda Verde on Tuesday morning for Tribeca and Chanel’s Through Her Lens luncheon. The timing was ...
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‘Crew Girl’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
Netflix’s latest YA drama series “Crew Girl” is racing right into Season 2, the streamer announced on Wednesday. “Crew Girl” came out on Sept. 10 and rowed to the top in the Netflix English TV Top 10,...
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Mahershala Ali Says ‘I Agree’ That Marvel Not Making ‘Blade’ Is the ‘Biggest Failure’ of Kevin Feige’s Career: ‘I Don’t Know Why It Didn’t Happen’
Mahershala Ali is dumbfounded like the rest of us when it comes to Marvel’s inability to get his “Blade” movie reboot off the ground. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige told the “Happy Sad Confused”...
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5 Things the Fall Festivals Told Us About the Oscar Race, From Julianne Moore and John Malkovich to ‘La Bola Negra’ and ‘I Play Rocky’
The fall festival triple crown ended the way it always does, with a Toronto audience getting the last word. On Sunday, those words were in Spanish. “La Bola Negra,” the sprawling Netflix epic from Los...
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Alec Berg Signs Netflix Overall Deal, to Develop Fraternity Drug Ring Comedy With Charlie Hall
Alec Berg has signed an overall deal with Netflix, Variety has learned. The highly-successful TV writer and producer has previously been under overall deals at 20th Television (formerly ABC Signature)...
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‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ Hits 12.1 Million Views in Four Days on Netflix
“Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story” shot to the No. 1 spot on the Netflix Top 10 after its debut last week, reaching a strong 12.2 million views in its first four days of streaming. That puts the proje...
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‘Voices’ Review: Singing Through Fear and Anxiety in a Detroit-Set Musical Thriller
Despite the generic title, “Voices” is quite the novelty. Mixing the rarely combined genres of chamber thriller and musical, the film takes place almost entirely in one location — a Detroit motel room...
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Don’t Lie, Don’t Cry and Use Common Sense: Adam Levy, Judge Judy’s Son, Joins the Family Business With ‘Adam’s Law’
Don’t lie and don’t cry. That sentiment has emerged as an unofficial motto for the daytime courtshow “Adam’s Law” after one week on the air. The Monday-Friday syndicated series debuted Sept. 14 as a b...
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Disney Promotes Cathleen Taff to President Entertainment Studios and Consumer Products
Disney has set Cathleen Taff as president of its newly combined Disney Entertainment – Studios and Consumer Products team. Beginning Oct. 4, the global licensing and publishing businesses will move un...
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