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‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’ Review: The Ultimate Spoof Band Gets a Cheeky Send-Off, With a Little Help From Their Friends

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Disney+’s ‘Tempest’ Directors Navigate International Waters With Korean Spy Thriller: ‘Filled With Obstacles and Intricacies’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Steven Spielberg Recalls ‘Jaws’ Drama at Academy Museum Unveiling: “Thought My Career Was Over”

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LISTEN: The Transformation of Kathy Bates; Variety’s TV Producers Impact Report: Who Made the Cut?

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Israeli Film Industry Leaders Call Growing Boycott “Counterproductive”

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MSNBC Apologizes for Analyst Matthew Dowd’s Commentary on Charlie Kirk’s Death: ‘Insensitive and Unacceptable’

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Marlon Wayans Reveals What Films Could Be Spoofed in ‘Scary Movie 6’

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Channing Tatum Says His “Biggest Mistake” Is Turning Down Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Adaptation

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HarbourView Equity Partners Leads $30 Million Investment in ‘Iyanu’ Producer Lion Forge Entertainment

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Jennifer Gonring Steps Down as CEO of Hollywood Political Firm Gonring Lin Spahn, Launches Consultancy

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‘The Eyes of Ghana’ Filmmakers on Spotlighting the Political Power of Cinema: ‘We Can Keep the Torch of Truth Burning’

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Kirsten Dunst Doesn’t Want Another ‘Bring It On’ Sequel: “Leave Good Things Where They Are”

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Daniel Day-Lewis Speaks Out on Ending Acting Retirement After Eight Years: I Felt ‘Hollowed Out’ but ‘I Never Stopped Loving the Work’

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Jerry Seinfeld Claims ‘Free Palestine’ Movement Doesn’t Say What It Means in Controversial KKK Comparison

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‘Observer’ Doc Director Ian Cheney on Embracing Bespoke Distribution: ‘We Are Curating an Event That Reminds Us Why We Make These Films’

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Jimmy Kimmel on Charlie Kirk’s Shooting Death: Can We Stop ‘Angry Finger Pointing’ and ‘Agree It’s Horrible and Monstrous to Shoot Another Human?’

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‘Sound of Freedom’ Distributor Angel Studios Closes Deal to Become Publicly Traded Company Valued at $1.6 Billion

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‘Barrio Triste’ Director Stillz on the Personal History Behind His Found Footage Crime Epic and How Making Bad Bunny’s Music Videos Fuels His Creativity — TIFF

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Steven Spielberg Praises ‘Jaws’ at Academy Museum Exhibit: It ‘Cost Me a Pound of Flesh, but Gave Me a Ton of Career’

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Charlie Kirk Dies at 31 After Being Shot at Campus Appearance

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Quinta Brunson, Disney TV’s Craig Erwich, John Stamos Join Variety Entertainment and Technology Summit Programming

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Lena Dunham Traces ‘Girls’ Fame, Chronic Illness and Heartbreak in Upcoming Memoir ‘Famesick’

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Ryder Cup Merch Drops at Dick’s Sporting Goods: Shop the Exclusive Collection Here

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Toronto Film Fest Hit by Protest Over Oct. 7 Doc as Israeli, Palestinian Flags, Accusations Fly

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Eunice Kim Out as Netflix’s Chief Product Officer

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Polly Holliday, Who Played Flo on ‘Alice,’ Dies at 88

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‘Morning Show’ Star Reese Witherspoon on Rise of Female TV Creators: ‘All the Pushing Has Actually Paid Off’

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Jerry Seinfeld Compares ‘Free Palestine’ Movement to KKK in Controversial Remarks at Duke: ‘Just Say You Don’t Like Jews’

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Trump Reacts to Shooting of MAGA Influencer Charlie Kirk: ‘God Bless Him!’

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‘Survivor’ Is the Most Watched Emmy-Nominated Series of 2025

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HOMAGE’s NFL Starter Collection Makes It Easy to Rep Your Sports Team in Style

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Deepak Chopra, Lukas Graham, Katie Couric and More to Headline Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day Festival & Gala (EXCLUSIVE)

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Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Shot During Utah Debate

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Oldenburg Film Festival: Five Can’t-Miss Movies

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‘Degrassi: Whatever It Takes’ World Premiere to Go Ahead as Legal Dispute Resolved

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Paramount Skydance Hires Meta Exec Dane Glasgow as Chief Product Officer

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‘Hamnet,’ ‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘No Other Choice’ to Screen Texas Premieres at Austin Film Festival – Film News in Brief

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‘Superman’ Sequel ‘Man of Tomorrow’ Is the Story of Superman and Lex Luthor Teaming Up Against a ‘Much Bigger Threat’; Filming Eyes April 2026 Start

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Lachlan Murdoch, Fresh Off Consolidating Power Over Fox Corp., Says Resolution of Family Drama ‘Gives Us a Clarity About Our Strategy Going Forward’

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Julia Roberts, Solange Knowles, Emma Roberts and More Kick Off NYFW With Jacquemus and Veuve Clicquot

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Bad Bunny Says He Didn’t Include U.S. in Tour Dates Due to Fear of ICE Raids

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How ‘The Studio,’ ‘The Traitors,’ ‘Hacks’ and Other Emmy-nominated Shows Told Their Stories with Picture-Perfect Locations

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‘Power: Origins’ Casts Spence Moore and Charlie Mann as Ghost and Tommy in Starz Prequel

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French Oscar Shortlist Includes Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague,’ Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ and Rebecca Zlotowski’s ‘A Private Life’

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‘Overcompensating’ Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon

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David Letterman Brings Together His NBC and CBS Legacies by Adding 1,800 ‘Late Night’ Episodes to His Samsung TV Plus Channel

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav on Why HBO Max Isn’t ‘Pushing’ Password-Sharing Crackdown Yet

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Édgar Ramírez on Immigrants, Grief and Producing His First Feature Film: “I Become Like a Rabid Dog”

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Chelsea Peretti Signs With Linden Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)

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Vimeo to Be Acquired for $1.38 Billion in Cash by Italian Tech Firm Bending Spoons

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