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CNN’s New ‘All Access’ Subscription Streamer Puts Bigger Spotlight on Mobile Viewers

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Barbie Dreams, Therapy, and Smugglers: Tallinn Fest Unveils Baltic Competition Titles

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Alief’s Queer Neo-Noir ‘The Activist’ Sells to TLA Releasing for North America and HBO Max for the Baltics Ahead of Tallinn (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Springsteen’ Leads U.K.-Ireland Box Office as ‘Regretting You’ and ‘Chainsaw Man’ Open Strong

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Mike White and Sydney Sweeney Want to Compete on ‘The Amazing Race’ Together

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Nikias Chryssos’ Supernatural Body-Horror Film ‘Bloody Tennis’ Boarded by the Playmaker Ahead of AFM Launch (EXCLUSIVE)

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Tokyo Film Festival Competition Jury President Carlo Chatrian Sounds Alarm on Distribution Crisis

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Tallinn Black Nights Fest Unveils Baltic Film Competition, With Cannes Hit ‘Two Prosecutors’ Set as Opener

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Zohran Mamdani Says the ‘Days of Endorsements Deciding Elections’ Are Over

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Microdrama Hit ‘From Rags to Rank One’ Gets Sequel in Rare Format Move (EXCLUSIVE)

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Manoj Bajpayee’s ‘The Family Man’ Season 3 Sets Premiere Date on Prime Video (EXCLUSIVE)

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Japan’s Lily Franky to Star Alongside Fan Bingbing and Gabriel Byrne in Wayne Wang’s ‘Diary of a Mad Old Man’

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Japan Readies Major Industry Showcase as 2026 Cannes Market Country of Honor

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Jon Stewart Says Trump Is ‘Definitely’ Planning to Serve Third Term: You Don’t ‘Build a 90,000 Square Foot Ballroom for the Next Guy’

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Jennifer Lawrence Reflects on Old Interviews, Calls Ariana Grande’s ‘SNL’ Impression of Her ‘Spot-On’

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‘Terrifier’ Star Sues Producers, Alleging Unpaid Royalties and Filming Nude Scene Without Consent

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‘Wicked: For Good’ Poised to Cast Another Spell on the Oscars as First Reactions Call It a ‘Heartbreakingly Tender Conclusion’ With ‘Jaw-Dropping Performances’

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Jennifer Lawrence Once Told Viola Davis “I Lose So Much Control Over My Craft When I Have to Do Press”

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‘DWTS’ Alum Maks Chmerkovskiy Slams ‘Absurd’ Casting of Taylor Swift’s Dancer Jan Ravnik as Pro: ‘There’s Zero Foundation’

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‘Scrubs’ Revival Loses Co-Showrunner in Midst of Production: Tim Hobert Exits, Aseem Batra Stays on

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Brandi Carlile on Leaving Behind Superstar Collabs With ‘Returning to Myself,’ While Still Cherishing Community — and Why She and Joni Have an Even Tighter Connection Now

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‘The Pitt’ Has Inspired More Organ Donation and End-of-Life Planning, According to USC Norman Lear Center Study

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‘The Wrecker’ Review: A Lively If Ludicrous Flashback to Retro Screen Machismo at Its Most Cartoonish

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‘Rhizome’ Explores Legacy of Laos Secret War at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market

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Cross-Border LGBTQ+ Drama ‘Polaris’ Debuts at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market

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Comedian Iliza Shlesinger Unplugged: ‘I’m Not Just Some Road Dog Who’s There to Tell Some Dick Jokes’

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Variety Nominated for 107 National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards

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Soccer-Themed Indonesian Animated Feature ‘Garuda: Dare to Dream’ Bows at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market

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‘A House of Dynamite’ Sparks Internal Pentagon Memo Disputing Accuracy of Netflix’s Nuclear Doomsday Thriller

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Rafael Manuel’s ‘Filipinana’ Tees Up at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market

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Tokyo Programming Chief Ichiyama Shozo on Digital Evolution, Diversity and Discovery

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Kate Hudson, Hugh Jackman and ‘Song Sung Blue’ Director Craig Brewer Salute Neil Diamond (and Call Him on FaceTime) at AFI Fest Premiere: ‘It’s a Dream Come True’

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Tokyo Chair Ando Hiroyasu Champions Asian Cinema, Women’s Empowerment at 2025 Festival

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Amazon to Lay Off Up to 30,000 Corporate Employees (Report)

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Jennifer Lawrence Says She Was ‘Annoying’ in Old Interviews and Gets Why the Public ‘Rejected’ Her Personality: ‘I Lose Control Over My Craft When I Have to Do Press for a Movie’

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Taylor Swift Adds Third Week at No. 1 on Albums and Songs Charts; Olivia Dean and Leon Thomas Enter Top 10

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‘The Chronology of Water’ Star Imogen Poots to Receive Denver Film’s Excellence in Acting Award

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Paramount Skydance to Lay Off About 1,000 Employees This Week, With Additional Cuts Expected Later

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Jason Kelce Teams Up With ‘Predator: Badlands’ for New Garage Beer Short Film ‘Thermal Buzz,’ Reveals Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

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Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch Talk Film Debuts, Sharing Scenes with Oscar Winners at Newport Beach Film Fest

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The Arcade Game Seen Everywhere in the ’90s Is Now Available to Buy for Your Home

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Eva Longoria in Talks to Join George Clooney for Cameos in Netflix’s ‘Call My Agent’ Movie Produced by Mediawan (EXCLUSIVE)

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Lululemon Breaks Into Sports Merchandising With Official NFL Collection

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‘America’ Trailer: Brazilian Director Aly Muritiba’s Timely Short Film Follows a Love Story Threatened by ICE Raids

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Lucy Liu Peacock Series ‘Superfakes’ Casts Ken Leung

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Everybody Loves Wanda Sykes: The Comedy Legend on Ending ‘The Upshaws,’ Why Her Character Is Straight and Why She Won’t Censor Herself in Trump’s America

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‘Majonezë’ Wins AFI Fest’s Short Film Grand Jury Prize

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Tonislav Hristov Talks Music Doc About Rock Band The Rasmus and Tackling Pre-Election Fake News in ‘Truth or Dare’: ‘It Affects Your Life’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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This Stevie Nicks Barbie Pays Homage to Singer’s Debut Solo Album ‘Bella Donna’

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LISTEN: Box Office: Why ‘Chainsaw Man’ Cleared a Path at the Turnstyles; Lucca Comics & Games Brings Cosplay to Medieval Italian Town

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