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Ethan Hawke’s Telluride Tribute and Previous Oscar Misses Boost His Best Actor Bid for ‘Blue Moon’

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Nepo: The Next Generation

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Telluride: Jafar Panahi on Hand, George Clooney Not, as Fest Kicks Off with Patrons Brunch and ‘La Grazia’ Preview

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Park Chan-Wook’s Twisted Thriller ‘No Other Choice’ Embraced at Venice With 6-Minute Standing Ovation

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‘Mortal Kombat II’ Delays Release to Summer 2026

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‘My Life With the Walter Boys’ Love Triangle on Team Alex v. Team Cole — ‘She Does Truly Love Both!’ — and That Massive Cliffhanger

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Why ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Director Edward Berger Wanted to Create a ‘Pop Opera Full of Humor, Drama and Contradictions’

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Paul Mescal, Jeremy Allen White, Elle Fanning Kick Off Telluride With Splendor and Schmoozing on the Mountain

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Questlove’s ‘The Aristocats’ Live-Action Film Tabled by Disney: ‘There’s Over 20 Projects That I Could Get To Do’

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Austin Butler on Being Mischaracterized as a Method Actor: “I Can Become Incredibly Obsessive”

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Meta’s Unauthorized AI Chatbots for Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Others Made ‘Sexual Advances,’ Sent Pics Showing Celebs ‘Dressed in Lingerie,’ Report Says

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‘SNL’: Every Cast Member Leaving Ahead of Season 51

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‘The Toxic Avenger’ Director on Concerns It Would Get Shelved, Luring A-List Talent Into an Unrated Splatterfest and Sequel Hopes

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Channing Tatum, Oscar Isaac, Zazie Beetz Starring in Crime Drama ‘Kockroach’

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‘After the Hunt’: What the Critics Are Saying

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Greenlandic Filmmaker Inuk Silis Høegh Readies Feature Documentary ‘Orsoq,’ About Life in Solitude at the World’s Edge

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Luca Guadagnino and Julia Roberts’ Divisive #MeToo Movie ‘After the Hunt’ Gets Hero’s Welcome in Venice

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Julia Roberts Wipes Away Tears, Blows Kisses and Hugs Luca Guadagnino During 6-Minute Venice Standing Ovation for ‘After the Hunt’

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‘No Other Choice’ Review: Park Chan-wook’s Dazzling Murder Comedy is a Masterclass in Controlled Chaos

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Best Hisense TV Deals for Labor Day: Save Up to 50% on Massive 100-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart TVs Online

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‘The Ivy’ Director Talks Venice Premiere, Upcoming Drama ‘Amapola,’ About Sex Trafficking Victims Trying to Rebuild Their Lives

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Venice Gap-Financing Market Casts Wide Net With Diverse Crop of Talents Looking for Completion Funds

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Slovak Director Tereza Nvotová Shocks with ‘Father’ Inspired by ‘Hundreds of Cases All Around the World’: ‘This Happens to Good People’

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Chicken & Egg Film’s $450,000 Research and Development Grant Awarded to 29 Doc Filmmakers (EXCLUSIVE)

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Variety’s 10 Assistants to Watch Class of 2025 Honored at Universal Studios

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How Regina King Found Support in ‘Caught Stealing’ Co-Star Austin Butler: ‘I Was Grateful to Have Someone Understand the Depth of Grief‘

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Metallica Shreds Tiny Hamptons Show for David Zaslav, Sylvester Stallone and Dozens of Die-Hard Fans: Concert Review

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Could Gen Alpha Save Movie Theaters? New Survey Shows Why ‘Minecraft’ and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Had Huge Success With Kids

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‘Yellowjackets’ Star Simone Kessell Among Cast Additions to Chris Hemsworth’s Amazon MGM Film ‘Subversion’ (Exclusive)

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Tom Waits Plays a Weird Reclusive Dad in Teaser for Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’

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‘La Vie en Rose’ Producer Alain Goldman on His Venice Film ‘At Work’ and Next Projects With Lazslo Nemes’ and ‘Shtisel’ Creative Team

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Sabrina Carpenter on Her Favorite ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Songs and Overcoming Self Doubt: ‘B—-es Wish They Were You’

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Moroccan Director Maryam Touzani Wanted to Challenge ‘Society’s View on Aging’ and Sexuality With ‘Calle Málaga’ — Watch Exclusive Clip

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Devon Walker Responds to Fan Support After ‘SNL’ Exit: ‘Y’all Acting Like We Died’

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‘At Work’ Review: A Writer Is Both Inspired and Exploited by the Gig Economy in Valérie Donzelli’s Perceptive Character Study

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‘After the Hunt’ Review: Luca Guadagnino’s Sexual-Accusation Drama Plays Like a Muddled ‘Tár,’ With Julia Roberts as a Scheming Professor

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As ‘My Life With the Walter Boys’ Returns for Season 2, Wattpad Boss Reveals How the Writing Platform Became a Hollywood Hit Maker

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AI-Themed Animated Anthology ‘AI: Love & Hate’ Gets Three-Studio Team (EXCLUSIVE)

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Au Revoir Conrad and Jeremiah: Belly Starts a New Life in Paris in ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Finale Trailer

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Venice: Werner Herzog Doc ‘Ghost Elephants’ Sells to National Geographic (Exclusive)

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Venice Documentary ‘Do You Love Me,’ a ‘Love Letter’ to Beirut, Picked Up by Light Dox as Clip Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Final Episodes Trailer: Belly Makes Some New Friends in Paris — And Gets a Letter From Conrad

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Kristen Stewart’s Directorial Debut ‘The Chronology of Water’ to Close Oldenburg

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The Trade Desk’s Matthew Henick Talks Ventura, the OS Looking to Change the Smart TV Game

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Variety’s Venice Digital Daily, Day 1: Lido Market Lines Up Big Names

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Cédric Jimenez on ‘Dog 51,’ French Sci-Fi, and Pitting Real Actors Against AI

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Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes Creates a Chill Masterpiece With ‘Essex Honey’: Album Review

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Alan Ritchson on His ‘Super-Unique’ Dialogue-Free Revenge Thriller ‘Motor City,’ Making ‘Action Better Than Anybody’ and the Conversation He Had With James Gunn About Playing Batman

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Watch College Football This Weekend with Sling TV’s New Pass Plans — Prices Start at $4.99

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Ridley Scott Is ‘Proud’ He Turned Down $20 Million to Direct ‘Terminator 3’: ‘I Thought “F— Me.” But I Couldn’t Do It. It’s Not My Thing’

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