Variety

‘Incinerator’ Review: Award-Winning Japanese Portrait of a Teenage Loner Is Gentle to a Fault

Observing a seemingly ordinary world through the lens of teenhood can be a goldmine for filmmakers. From the perspective of young people who often feel awkward and out of place, common dynamics can look strange, while unexpected connections seem like the most natural thing in the world. Shuntaro Uchida’s “Incinerator”, which won the Jury Prize […]

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Variety

Wu Jing Honored at MIFFest, Says Hong Kong Action Cinema’s Influence Still Runs Through Every Wuxia Film Today

Wu Jing says the fingerprints of Hong Kong action cinema are still on every wuxia film made today, including his own. Speaking with Variety at the Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest), where he received the festival’s Excellent Achievement in Film Award, the actor-producer reflected on Hong Kong cinema’s enduring influence while celebrating a special screening […]

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Hollywood Reporter

MrBeast’s Newest Battle: Granting Wishes for Kids Battling Cancer (With Assist From LeBron James)

The new campaign, which launches with a new video from MrBeast aka Jimmy Donaldson, marks a collaboration between Beast Philanthropy, Stand Up to Cancer, Amgen and St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

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Variety

Katy Perry Slams Trump Administration for Using Song ‘Firework’ in Military Strikes Video: ‘I Absolutely Do Not Condone It’

Katy Perry has blasted the White House for using her 2010 hit song “Firework” in a TikTok post depicting footage of military strikes. The video, posted to the official White House TikTok account on Thursday, times the chorus’s lyrics — “boom, boom, boom” — to clips of bomb explosions with the caption “Iran has been warned.” […]

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Variety

‘Bad Counselors’ Review: A Stealthily Christian Comedy Makes Believers of Two Rowdy Frat Bros

In a summer heavy on films we’ve seen before in some shape or form, “Bad Counselors” is nothing if not a novelty: a faith-based message movie masquerading as a frat-bro farce, complete with PG-13 yocks and an “American Pie” alum cameo. Well, “masquerading” is perhaps unfair. Chris Dowling’s film is earnest in its attempt to […]

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Variety

‘Haunting Adeline’ Adult Graphic Novels in the Works Based on H.D. Carlton’s Divisive Dark Romance Amid Film Adaptation Backlash (EXCLUSIVE)

A graphic novel adaptation of author H.D. Carlton’s bestselling dark romance book “Haunting Adeline” is set to be released next year, Variety has learned. Developed and published by Deviant Ink Publishing, a romance and dark romance-focused illustrated formats publisher, the project will first release as a comic book series scheduled to launch in early 2027 […]

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Hollywood Reporter

How Bravo Struck Gold With ‘The Real Housewives of Rhode Island’

‘Housewife’ may not accurately describe all the castmembers of ‘The Real Housewives of Rhode Island,’ but the newest Bravo franchise is a hit just the same: “Basically, we found magic.”

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Hollywood Reporter

WNBA on Sling TV: Here’s How to Watch the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game Live Online

Livestream superstar players, such as Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, A'ja Wilson, Angel Reese, Breanna Stewart and others — fans can save big and stream with Sling TV.

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Variety

‘Lucky Lu’ Leads Winners at MIFFest’s Malaysia Golden Global Awards

Lloyd Lee Choi’s “Lucky Lu” claimed best film at the Malaysia Golden Global Awards, presented during the closing ceremony of the 9th Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) on Saturday. The U.S.-Canada co-production took the awards’ top honor, while the jury recognized filmmakers from across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas in a ceremony […]

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Variety

Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Holds Strong With $25 Million on Friday

With no major competition, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” extended its reign at the domestic box office as it entered its second weekend in theaters. “The Odyssey” added $25.9 million domestically on Friday, and by Sunday, it’s expected to make $84.5 million. That figure represents just a 32% drop from its excellent $124 million debut. Through […]

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Variety

Pamela Anderson Shines in the Year’s Most Twisted Movie: ‘I Like Stirring It Up’

Last week, Pamela Anderson went viral — for her lush, enchanting garden. She’d never felt comfortable with the whole “sex symbol” thing after all, referring to that pleasure-seeking period as “the blurry years,” and is relishing this softer, quieter chapter of her life, replete with reading, tending to her 15,000-square-foot garden on Vancouver Island and […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Luke Bracey Embraces Pa’s Faults in ‘Little House on the Prairie’: “We Didn’t Want Him to Be Perfect”

The Australian actor talks about taking on the role of Charles Ingalls and the character's naiveté — and playing "pretend dad" on set.

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Variety

Josh Sapan on Life After AMC Networks and Championing Disability on Screen: ‘Neurodivergent Artists Just Bring Something Unique in How They See the World’

Josh Sapan, the former CEO of AMC Networks, left the entertainment company he had led through the peak TV era in 2021. He had helped transform the network devoted to reruns of classic movies into a programming powerhouse responsible for some of the biggest shows of the aughts — a list that includes “Breaking Bad,” […]

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Variety

Here’s How to Watch Anthony Joshua vs. Kristian Prenga Boxing Pay-Per-View Live Online

The best boxers in the world travel to Saudi Arabia this weekend, where British fighter Anthony Joshua (29-4-0) takes on Albania boxer Kristian Prenga (20-1-0) in the heavyweight main event on Saturday, July 25. The Joshua vs. Prenga pay-per-view event takes place at Jeddah Superdome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Coverage and prelims begin at 1 […]

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Variety

LISTEN: California Film Commissioner Colleen Bell Talks State Tax Incentive Battles and Hollywood’s Future: ‘These Are Jobs Programs’

On the latest episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, Colleen Bell, director of the California State Film Commission, discusses her wins in her role as the Golden State’s film chief and the hurdles that remain to restore a high volume of TV and film lensing activity in Hollywood’s backyard. Bell says the past few years […]

entertainment  2h ago

Variety

Josh Sapan on Life After AMC Networks and Championing Disability on Screen

Josh Sapan, the former CEO of AMC Networks, left the entertainment company he had led through the peak TV era in 2021. He had helped transform the network devoted to reruns of classic movie into a programming powerhouse responsible for some of the biggest shows of the aughts — a list that includes “Breaking Bad,” […]

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The Guardian Culture

Euphoria gave me the courage to come out to my friend – now we’re together

I was uncertain about expressing my queerness, until I saw the way Zendaya and Hunter Schafer’s characters opened up to each other in HBO’s dramaI don’t remember the exact moment when I started catching feelings for my friend Ellen. It might have been when she trusted me to cut her hair into a feathered bob, or when I noticed she’d taken to keeping my favourite tea at her parents’ house. But in the summer of 2019, a month before our final year of school together, I realised I was falling in love

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Variety

Nike Releases New Air Jordan 4 Retro ‘Comic’ Sneakers: Here’s Where To Shop a Pair Online

Throughout his career in the NBA, Michael Jordan made a massive impact on the court, as one of the best players in the league. He also made an impact in pop culture with his Nike signature shoes, which have been getting various updates and rereleases in new colorways over the years. Nike is set to […]

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The Guardian Culture

‘People who commit heinous crimes can be victims’: Michael Mann on the provocative power of Manhunter at 40

As a stunning 4K restoration arrives in theaters, the director and cast reflect on creating the disturbing descent into a criminal underworldMichael Mann has shown time and again in films like Thief, Heat, Miami Vice and Public Enemies that he is one of American film’s greatest explorers of the underworld. “It’s like a kind of cultural anthropology,” Mann tells me from his office in Los Angeles. “If you make films, you get to do that in a different place with a different subject every few years.

entertainment  7h ago

The Guardian Culture

The perfect books for the beach … picked by Freida McFadden, Mick Herron, Robert Harris and more

From a transporting historical saga to a tale of small-town betrayal, the authors of our favourite page-turners reveal the books they take on holiday – introduced by Jenny ColganIt is important to follow a balanced diet on holiday. Too many “My Wife’s Sister’s Husband’s Psychopath”, and you’ll get confused and grumpy. Too much sugary romance and your teeth will fall out. Something too big and challenging you’ve been meaning to get round to for ages will make you feel guilty and more liable to gi

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