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Why Hawkfest Will Be the Event You Can't Miss
I’m excited to announce that Hawkfest is going to be absolutely incredible this year. Unlike some other events that promise big but…
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Indie LGBT Drama ‘Dope Queens’ Set for World Premiere at Bentonville Film Festival
“Dope Queens,” an indie film celebrating San Francisco’s famed Tenderloin neighborhood, will screen for the first time at the Bentonville…
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‘Nobody Wants This’ Casting Team Used Clips of Adam Brody and Kristen Bell’s Past Projects: ‘Everyone Could See the Chemistry Right Away’
Brett Greenstein and Collin Daniel of Greenstein/Daniel Casting are responsible for some of TV’s most joyous ensembles, from the Hulu…
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Director on the Big Changes Made and the Storylines He Expanded for Live-Action Remake
When “How to Train Your Dragon” director Dean DeBlois received a call from Universal telling him they were considering a live-action…
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King’s Birthday Honours 2025: Gary Oldman and Strictly hosts Tess and Claudia join David Beckham
Grace Dean & Alex Kleiderman BBC News Actor Gary Oldman has been knighted alongside David Beckham on a King's Birthday Honours list that…
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WWD’s Late Gossip Columnist ‘Suzy’ to Be Celebrated at Kent State University Museum Show
As someone who chronicled more parties and galas than she could count and who always dressed for the occasion, it’s fitting that the late…
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What’s the Difference Between ‘Filmed for Imax’ and ‘Shot With Imax’?
This weekend, DreamWorks will release the live-action version of “How to Train Your Dragon.” A few weeks later, “F1: the Movie” opens,…
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Jeremy Allen White and Quinta Brunson: Who Is Leading in the Best Comedy Performance Emmy Races?
On the latest Variety Awards Circuit presented by Paramount+, Variety TV editors Emily Longeretta and Michael Schneider discussed the best…
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Canadian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen sets pace in first practice after Charles Leclerc crash
Mercedes' George Russell was fourth fastest, from Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar and McLaren's Lando Norris on a…
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Barbra Streisand on “The Secret of Life”
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Jay and Mark Duplass on Competing at Emmys and Playing Against Their Good Guy Personas in ‘Dying for Sex’ and ‘Good American Family’
Mark Duplass says he has come up with a “dream moment” for this year’s Emmy Awards — and it sounds more like a nightmare. The idea is that…
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Kaia Gerber Embraces 1950s Dressing in Ballet Block Heels and Polka Dot Dress for Tribeca Film Festival
Kaia Gerber embraced retro feminine fashion at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival on Thursday with a pair of low-heeled ballet shoes and a…
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Star Nico Parker Says Astrid Is a ‘Boss Bitch’ in New Live-Action Film
The cast and crew of the new live-action adaptation of “How to Train Your Dragon” celebrated the Los Angeles premiere Saturday at the…
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Olivia Wilde Climbs Into Chloé’s Aria Platforms in a Rich Amber for the Taormina Film Festival in Italy
Olivia Wilde is ready to be honored. The actress arrived for a photo call at the 71st Taormina Film Festival on Friday in Taormina, Italy,…
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Sophie Ecclestone: England recall spinner for India T20s
England have recalled left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone for their five-match T20 series against India. It was announced last Saturday…
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Radu Jude, Romanian Documentaries Shine at Transilvania Film Festival
A few months after Radu Jude’s Silver Berlin Bear for best screenplay in Berlin for “Kontinental ‘25,” Romania’s largest film festival,…
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Lena Waithe Boards Elegance Bratton’s Documentary ‘Move Ya Body: The Birth of House’ as Executive Producer (EXCLUSIVE)
Emmy-winning writer, producer and actor Lena Waithe has signed on to executive produce the documentary feature “Move Ya Body: The Birth of…
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Emirates to hire 5,000 cabin crew amid expansion drive
Dubai’s Emirates airline is looking to hire 5,000 new cabin crew globally this year, with a recruitment roadshow set in Singapore next…
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“Materialists” Is a Feast of Talking Pictures
Words are actions, as anyone who’s ever been told “I do” or “You’re fired” knows. Yet, after nearly a century of talking pictures, most…
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Diane Arbus and the Too-Revealing Detail
A photographer’s legacy, though, is not like a painter’s: Arbus didn’t leave signed prints hanging around, like canvases drying in a…
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Do Androids Dream of Anything at All?
Although the literature of automatism has existed in one mold or another since the late Middle Ages—with sixteenth-century folktales about…
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The Lost Dances of Paul Taylor
If a dance isn’t performed for a long time, it starts to disappear. People’s memories of it fade, and videos can be…
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Jean Smart and John Krasinski Go It Alone, on Broadway and Off
This has been the season of the star. For months now, possibly because the film and television industries spent 2024 in disarray, New York…
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Creating Silver Linings: Why We Should Build Opportunity From Adversity
In life’s most challenging moments, we often hear well-meaning advice to “look for the silver lining.” While finding positive aspects…