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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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Maja Pencic Explores Pathos and Dreams on the Streets of Prague in Documentary ‘Minimum Love’

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Uber Elevates ‘Uber One’ Into Lifestyle Membership With F1 Rodeo Party in Austin

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14th Annual Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards Honorees Announced in Partnership With Variety

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Quentin Tarantino Stars Opposite Simon Pegg, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Sofia Boutella in Jamie Adams’ Next Film ‘Only What We Carry’

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Why Netflix and AMC Theatres Are Finally Getting Into Business Together for ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Stranger Things’ and More

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Hollywood’s American French Film Festival Celebrates Cultural Inspiration Including Honors to Jodie Foster and Richard Linklater

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Kate Hudson Praises ‘Song Sung Blue’ Co-Star Hugh Jackman: “It’s Hard Not to Fall in Love With Him”

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Mel Gibson’s ‘Resurrection of the Christ’ Casting Kasia Smutniak as Mary Sparks Backlash From Polish Far-Right Groups Over Abortion Views

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Diddy to Be Released From Prison in May 2028

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Sherlock Holmes Creator Arthur Conan Doyle Gets Indo-British Period Drama (EXCLUSIVE)

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Israeli Industry Figures From DocAviv, CoPro and Kan Turned Down From IDFA as Festival Endorses Boycott (EXCLUSIVE)

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Luke Evans Wants You to Know His Clothing Line Is Not Just Another Celebrity Brand: ‘This Is All My Own Money, and We Built It From Scratch.”

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Sabrina Carpenter Struts, Preens, and Sings While Sitting on a Toilet in Opening Night at Madison Square Garden: Concert Review

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‘The Napa Boys’ U.S. Rights Acquired by Magnolia Pictures

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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ to Be Honored With SFFILM’s Sloan Science in Cinema Prize – Film News in Brief

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Director Valerie Weiss Signs With Sugar23 (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Fiume o Morte!’ Wins Best Film, Director and Screenplay at Inaugural Adriatic Film and TV Awards

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NBC News Launches Campaign to Focus on ‘Reporting for America’

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Murray Bartlett Joins Netflix’s ‘All the Sinners Bleed’

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Feinberg Forecast: Scott Updates His Picks Post-AFI Fest, Pre-Halloween

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‘A House of Dynamite’: Why Its Controversial Ending Actually Works

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NASCAR Docuseries From Words + Pictures, Following Three New Drivers, to Debut on YouTube (EXCLUSIVE)

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