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Champions League Highlights: Man City 2-0 Napoli
Erling Haaland breaks another record by becoming the quickest player to score 50 Champions League goals as Manchester City were made to…
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LISTEN: Inside Variety’s Cover Story as Julia Roberts Gets Provocative in ‘After the Hunt’; Revisiting Lilith Fair in Hulu Documentary
In Hollywood, there are great actors and luminous movie stars — and then there’s Julia Roberts. La Roberts once again is showing the film…
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“A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” Is None of Those Things
If movies were given scores as figure skaters are, fantasy would start with a high rating for technical difficulty. The landings of the…
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How philanthropist Wendy Schmidt is helping Alex Gibney tell stories that matter—and make sure people hear them
It’s not an easy time to be a documentary filmmaker. It’s getting harder to sell political content—at exactly the time when that…
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Blackpink’s Lisa Pushes the Clear Shoe Trend Into Fairy-tale Territory in Transparent Margiela Tabi Wedges at Busan Film Festival
Lisa of Blackpink gave the clear shoe trend its most surreal turn yet at the 30th Busan International Film Festival on Wednesday, stepping…
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MrBeast, Salish Matter Join ‘Angry Birds Movie 3’ Cast
The “Angry Birds” franchise is joining the creator economy. Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, and Salish Matter, an influencer and…
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Production Designer Hannah Beachler to Be Honored With Variety’s Creative Impact Award at SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Oscar-winning production designer Hannah Beachler will be honored with Variety’s Creative Impact in Production Design Award at the SCAD…
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Why Finding Your Tribe Is Essential for Personal Growth
At twenty-one, I faced a devastating medical prognosis. The doctor entered my hospital room, looked me in the eye, and delivered the…
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Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Smashing Machine’ Should Ignite New Era of High-Profile Wrestling Films, Says TKO President Mark Shapiro: ‘We Have a Treasure Trove of Stories Waiting to Be Mined’
Fresh from a 15-minute standing ovation in Venice, Benny Safdie’s A24 wrestling drama “The Smashing Machine” has sparked major awards…
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ComfortDelGro to start hotline bookings, doorstep pick-ups for cross-border taxi rides from Sep 25
Travellers heading to Johor Bahru can book a cross-border ride from anywhere in Singapore through ComfortDelGro’s (CDG) hotline from Sep…
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Klutch Sports Group Signs Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor has signed with Klutch Sports Group for representation in all areas, a sign of the broader profile the sportscaster is…
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A Visit to the University of Texas’s Art Museum in Austin
A nice place, but someone should explain what ‘extraction’ means to the wealth of the nation and people’s paychecks. Source link
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Yasmina Reza’s “Art” Feeds Our Appetite for Argument as Entertainment
Is there anything left of the old concept of debate? The practice of good-faith argument feels harder and harder to find, even as…
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Ellie Kildunne: England full-back returns to face France in Women's Rugby World Cup semi-final
Ellie Kildunne returns from a concussion suffered in England's final pool-stage game against Australia a fortnight ago to take her place…
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Tobias Menzies, Ben Chaplin, Harriet Walter Among Cast Joining Bella Ramsey in Channel 4 Thriller Series ‘Maya’ From Daisy Haggard and Two Brothers (EXCLUSIVE)
“Maya,” Channel 4’s upcoming witness protection thriller series starring Bella Ramsey and Daisy Haggard, has started shooting in Scotland,…
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Helsinki Film Festival Head Pauliina Stahlberg on Making the World ‘a Better Place Through Film’: ‘We’re on the Side of the Good Guys’
The Helsinki Intl. Film Festival – Love & Anarchy kicks off its 38th edition Thursday with change in the air, with long-time artistic…
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‘Him’ Review: From Concussions to Contracts, Jordan Peele-Produced Thriller Shows That Football Can Be a Lot Scarier Than Most People Realize
Cameron Cade has only one mission in life: to be the best player in American football. Nothing else matters to this college sports star…
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Jafar Panahi Urges Academy to Break Government Stranglehold on International Oscar Submissions
Fresh off France’s decision to submit his Cannes-winning “It Was Just an Accident” for Oscar consideration, Jafar Panahi leveraged his…
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‘One Battle After Another’ Opens Galas as Pingyao Sets 2025 Lineup
“One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, will open the Galas section of the 9th Pingyao International Film…
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Liverpool 3-2 Atletico Madrid: Alexander Isak samples Anfield power in Champions League win
Arne Slot has no hair left to lose but the man celebrating his 47th birthday might have been left feeling a few years older as his…
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‘Muppet Show’ Revival Special Set at Disney+, Sabrina Carpenter to Guest Star
“The Muppet Show” is staging a comeback on Disney+. Variety has learned that the streamer has greenlit a one-off “Muppet Show” event…
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Artists at Netflix Animation, SpindleHorse and ‘Ted’ Move to Unionize with Animation Guild
Production workers at Netflix Animation, animation artists at SpindleHorse and production workers at “Ted” have made the movie to unionize…
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Great Gay Novels Recommended by the Director of “The History of Sound”
In Oliver Hermanus’s new film, “The History of Sound,” two young men at the New England Conservatory of Music meet in a bar, when one of…
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Colombia Sends ‘A Poet’ to the Oscars
Colombia has picked Cannes Un Certain Regard jury prizewinner “A Poet” as its submission to the 98th Academy Awards international feature…