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Tom Holland stars in the superhero behemoth that recently hit $2 billion globally to surpass Sony's all-time mark.
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The New York Comedy Festival has added more than 100 shows to its 2026 lineup. The 10-day celebration of comedy, taking place Nov. 6 to 15 across New York City’s five boroughs, will also feature programming from the Tokyo Kampai Boys, Moshe Kasher, Alfred Robles and more. There will be screenings of films like Maron’s […]
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The channel's leadership takes "the first step" toward building meaningful direct-to-consumer revenue with an $80 annual offering.
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While the progressive candidate campaigned to win this month’s Michigan Democratic Senate primary, conservatives bellowed that his wrist boasted pricey timepieces. But what's the real story? Watch experts weigh in.
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“Murderbot” has added a murderer’s row of talent for its upcoming second season. The Apple TV sci-fi series, which stars Alexander Skarsgård as the titular Murderbot, has added the following cast members for Season 2: Blair UnderwoodBrendan HuntBridget EverettBritne OldfordDamian YoungDivian LadwaElla Jay BascoEtienne BeydonGriffin NewmanJaedynn LatterJason GeorgeKali ReisKaty O’BrianMaddy StraussMarc MenchacaMartha PlimptonMeredith SalengerMichael SheenNia […]
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Produced by Skydance Sports and Netflix Sports, “Rafa,” a four-part portrait of Spain’s greatest sports icon Rafael Nadal, packs several singular punches.  It’s the first time a non-English language docuseries has ever nominated for a Primetime Emmy, Netflix notes. Also, it takes up Nadal’s story in a largely present tense of early 2024 where he’s not […]
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Indie horror novel “Haunting Skies” is primed for an on-screen adaptation. Christian Kang Bachini, the filmmaker who wrote the novel, is set to helm the big-screen version of “Haunting Skies” through Via Mantra Productions, Variety can report. Per the logline, “Haunting Skies” “imagines an Earth already conquered by alien invaders, who abduct the remaining survivors […]
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‘I’m not Mr Saturday Night’: the highbrow brilliance of Ahir Shah, past winner of comedy’s top prize
Three years ago, he won the Edinburgh comedy award with a work in progress. Now he’s back with a show inspired by Gerard Manley Hopkins and Friedrich Nietzsche. Isn’t this all a bit grown-up?Among past winners of the Edinburgh comedy award, few seemed less likely when the starter’s pistol fired than Ahir Shah in 2023. Not because Shah wasn’t a contender: he had been nominated twice before. But that year he arrived on the fringe with a mere work-in-progress, not even eligible for the award. Shah’
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Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghEmotionally open and a little weirder than usual, the Glaswegian comic updates us on his recent marriageWhen SNL UK hit big earlier this year, it made stars of several comics just starting their careers. That was not the case with Larry Dean, who has been peddling his brand of crowd-pleasing Glasgow comedy for well over a decade. You know what you’re going to get with a show from the fringe veteran: little in the way of depth or innovation, but plenty of expert stan
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MS NOW is betting its followers need more than news and opinion in the moment. The Versant-backed news outlet unveiled its most detailed plans yet around the launch of a new subscription based “Membership” service that is expected to debut in September for $7.99 per month or $79.99 annually. The network sees “Membership” as an […]
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Allison Janney was the first guest on CNN’s new interview series “Coming Up,” hosted by former Variety chief correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, and the Emmy winner revealed the dispiriting advice she heard from a Hollywood agent when she was first starting out in the industry. “I remember when I was very young trying to find an […]
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Bradley Jaden, who just wrapped an acclaimed run as Javert in “Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular,” is making his Broadway debut in the fall. The actor is joining the company of “Wanted” alongside the previously announced cast of Solea Pfeiffer, Liisi LaFontaine, Luke James and Ledisi. Described as a “soulful and dangerous” and “mostly-true” […]
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Rory Kennedy thought she was through with Boeing. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind “Last Days in Vietnam” and “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib” — and youngest child of late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy — had spent years making “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing,” a 2022 documentary exploring the “profits over people” approach at the […]
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The prolific showrunner is executive producing 'Live Migrations,' a series that follows wildlife migrations in real time.
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As her supergroup with Neko Case and Laura Veirs celebrates the 10th anniversary of its sublime album, the Ingénue herself will answer your questionsA decade ago, three of the finest voices in Americana got together to make a sublime supergroup record. Case/Lang/Veirs, in case the title didn’t make it plain, brought together Neko Case of the New Pornographers, stalwart Portland songwriter Laura Veirs and kd lang, the Grammy-winning Canadian country icon. Sadly, that glorious album has remained a
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His directorial debut, which premiered in Cannes, sees a washed-up club promoter suddenly landed with the son he never knew he had.
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The Sarajevo Film Festival competition title follows fatherless 11-year-old Adela, whose life is turned upside down when her sister is forced to have an arranged marriage: "Even when you don't see the man, you can feel the patriarchy."
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Steven Soderbergh is creating what he hopes will be a heady cocktail by mixing two of his greatest passions: mind-altering movies and Bolivian brandy brand Singani 63. Over the course of 63 days, from Sept. 3 through Oct. 30, Singani 63 and British arthouse movie theater chain Everyman will present “A Man Under the Influence: […]
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The 2026 Little League World Series features 20 of the best youth baseball teams from around the world, including United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Australia and others. The tournament starts with Leon NCA vs. Santiago DOM on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on ESPN. Games take place at Lamade […]
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In 2022, Rory Kennedy exposed the aviation safety scandal in which 346 people died – but since then, a plane door has blown out mid-flight and more whistleblowers have come to the fore. Will anyone pay for this?It is unfortunate that a sequel was required to Rory Kennedy’s 2022 documentary feature, which alleged that the profit-driven culture at a US aeronautics firm led to two plane crashes and the deaths of 346 people. But given the lack of corporate accountability evident at the end of D