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George Clooney Challenges Authoritarians in Powerful Speech in Venice: “Stories Are Always Dangerous to People Who Peddle in Fear”

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‘Judge Judy’ Celebrates 30th Anniversary With CBS Primetime Special ‘Unfiltered, Unforgettable’

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‘Lego Harry Potter’ Collection Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 (Gaming News Roundup)

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George Clooney Calls Out ‘Authoritarians’ and ‘People Who Peddle in Fear’ in Moving Venice Golden Lion Speech: They’re ‘Never the Heroes in History’

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‘Ink’ Review: Danny Boyle’s Gripping, Sizzling Film About How a People’s Paper Lost Its Humanity, and Won

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Sci-Fi Comedy Adventure Series ‘Maui & Elvis’ Unites New Zealand’s Whakaata Maori, Canada’s APTN

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‘S.W.A.T. Exiles’ Trailer: Shemar Moore Returns in High-Stakes Spinoff

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You’ll Never Guess Adam Scott’s Favorite Indiana Jones Movie

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Shaquille O’Neal’s ‘Dunkman’ Returns for Season 2

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Joel Crawford to Receive the Creative Impact in Animation Award from Variety at SCAD AnimationFest

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Elliot Page Says He’s Not Getting Lots of Offers After Acclaimed ‘The Odyssey’ Role

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Common, Patti LaBelle, Public Enemy and More to Be Honored at Black Music Action Coalition Gala

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Studios Greenlight $250 Million Movies With a “Go Big or Go Home” Approach. There’s Another Way

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Eva Longoria on How Sports Is Fueling Her Expanding Hyphenate Media Group, Including ‘NFL Hometown Eats’

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YouTube Travel Creator Drew Binsky Inks Netfix Deal

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Ryan Reynolds Premieres ‘Mayday’ in New York City, Andrew Scott is Under ‘Pressure’ in London and More Red Carpet Photos: September 2026

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Owen Thiele, Este Haim, Kate Berlant, Lisa Gilroy, Joel Kim Booster Join Variety’s Entertainment & Technology Summit

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Deadpool Creator Rob Liefeld Signs with Range (Exclusive)

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Kelly Clarkson Hits High Notes Singing ‘Golden’ During Final Talk Show; Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kristin Chenoweth and More ‘Blown Away’ by Performance

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David Byrne’s Hollywood Bowl Shows Put a Seal on One of the Greatest Rock Tours of All Time: Concert Review

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‘Black Book 2,’ ‘I’m Coming for You’ Headline Buzzy Slate of African Works in Progress at Inaugural TIFF Market (EXCLUSIVE)

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Nimesh Patel’s Netflix Special ‘Buy the Dip’ Sets September Release (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘I’m Hoping to See Sydney Sweeney’: Meet the Superfans Who Camp Out All Night for Celebrity Sightings at Venice Film Festival

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‘Harry Potter’ Trailer: Harry Wears the Sorting Hat, Tries Quidditch and Puts on Invisibility Cloak in HBO’s TV Remake

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Meryl Streep, Laura Poitras Join ‘My Undesirable Friends: Part II’ as Exec Producers (Exclusive)

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Javier Bardem, Marion Cotillard, Vanessa Redgrave Join ‘The Turning Door’ Animated Cast

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Javier Bardem, Marion Cotillard and Vanessa Redgrave Join Animated Fantasy Film ‘The Turning Door’

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Inde Navarrette Sets Best Actress Oscar Campaign for ‘Obsession’ as Focus Features Mounts Full Awards Push (EXCLUSIVE)

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How ‘The Challenge’ Turned Thailand’s Heat and Streets Into Part of the Competition

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Danny Boyle Celebrated at Variety’s Venice Pre-Opening Party as ‘Ink’ Star Jack O’Connell Praises His Ability to ‘Take Us Inside a World’

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‘My Notes on Mars’ Review: Mackenzie Davis and Rupert Friend Star in an Imperfect Breakdown of Marriage and Memory

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Robert Pattinson Says ‘The Batman 2’ Action Scenes Are ‘Significantly Harder’ and ‘I’m Feeling My Age When Fighting a Lot’

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‘The Girl With The Leica’ Review: An Impressionistic Portrait of Gerda Taro, the Woman Who Shared the Artistic Identity of Robert Capa

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‘Fall 2: Deadpoint’ Review: A Mostly Successful Sequel to the Dizzy Word-of-Mouth Sensation

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Wrongful Terrorism Case of Sri Lankan Student Set as Feature Doc ‘Framed’ by Australia’s Anupam Sharma, First-Look Poster Unveiled Ahead of Toronto Market (EXCLUSIVE)

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Jordan Firstman, Matteo Lane Lead U.S. Voice Cast of Cannes Breakout Comedy ‘Jim Queen’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Blackpink and ‘White Lotus’ Star Lisa Documentary ‘Always Lalisa’ Sets Global Release

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New Regency Takes International Rights to Ferran Adrià Series ‘Genesis’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Travis Kelce Breaks Down Wedding to Taylor Swift and Says Adam Sandler Officiating Was ‘Absolutely Insane’: ‘He’s the F—ing Best Person on This Planet’

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Chilean Alfredo Castro-Led Dark Comedy ‘After Elena’ World Premieres at Toronto Film Fest, Bows Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

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Rupert Murdoch Was “Very Happy” With the Casting of Danny Boyle’s ‘Ink’

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Rupert Murdoch ‘Is Very Happy’ Guy Pearce Is Playing Him in ‘Ink’; Actor Says Mogul’s Daughter Shared Praise

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George Clooney Tells Venice Studios Are Making Movies That “Need a Launchpad of a Film Festival Less and Less”

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Slavoj Zizek on Why We Seek Utopias in the Movies (Exclusive Trailer)

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George Clooney Tackles WBD Merger, Ruffalo Comments and AI: “I Would Like to Avoid Being in a Tampon Commercial 20 Years After I‘m Dead”

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Forget the Red Carpet — Venice’s Real Stars Are in the Documentaries This Year

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Maggie Gyllenhaal Takes on Venice Film Festival’s Lack of Women in Competition: “There’s a Systemic Problem”

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A Family and Country Are in Crisis in ‘Our Share of Sand’ (Exclusive Venice Clip)

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Siri Hustvedt Enters the World of Witches and Peter Zumthor in ‘From Inside Out’ (Exclusive Trailer)

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Brad Bird’s ‘Ray Gunn,’ Travis Knight’s ‘Wildwood’ Among BFI London Film Fest World Premieres

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