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The 10 Greatest Horror Movie Masterpieces of the 2020s So Far, Ranked
Horror has been one of the most versatile and widely celebrated genres of film since its inception, with few other art forms having the…
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Shoojit Sircar, Vikramaditya Motwane Board Varun Tandon’s Award-Winning ‘Thursday Special’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Acclaimed Indian filmmakers Shoojit Sircar and Vikramaditya Motwane have joined forces to present “Thursday Special,” a short film by…
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China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for eighth straight month
China left benchmark loan prime rates unchanged on Tuesday for the eighth consecutive month in January, matching market expectations.…
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‘Marty Supreme’ Surpasses $100 Million Globally, Fourth A24 Film to Hit Box Office Milestone
Don’t doubt the hustle of Marty Mauser. A24‘s “Marty Supreme,” a sports dramedy starring Timothée Chalamet as a fictional table tennis…
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CFP National Championship 2026 Livestream: How to Watch Miami Hurricanes vs. Indiana Hoosiers Online Without Cable for Free
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.…
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Woody Harrelson Got ‘So Pissed’ at Matthew McConaughey While Filming ‘True Detective’ Because He Went Method: ‘I Wanted to Punch This Motherf—– In the Face’
Matthew McConaughey recently joined Woody Harrelson and Ted Danson on their “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” podcast. During the episode,…
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Amanda Seyfried Says Winning an Oscar Is Not Important: ‘Do You Remember Who Won in the Past 10 Years?’
Amanda Seyfried recently told The New Yorker that winning an Oscar is not important to her. She said that she’s “gotten this far” without…
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Vertical Video Addiction, Retooling Novelas and Soccer Stories: How Latin America is Reinventing Its TV Industry
Launched in 2023, few physical markets have come together so fast as Miami’s Content Americas. Attendance stood at 2,278 delegates in…
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Berlinale Title ‘Atlas of the Universe’ Boarded by Pluto Film (EXCLUSIVE)
International sales agency Pluto Film has picked up Paul Negoescu’s “Atlas of the Universe,” which explores the fragile shift from…
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When Bernie Sanders Headed for the Hills
Bernie Sanders was just a skinny, gap-toothed kid from Brooklyn in the autumn of 1953, when Vermont opened an information bureau at 1268…
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The Cold Comfort of a Helene Schjerfbeck Painting
In 1883, Schjerfbeck travelled to Brittany, where her first coup of ingenuity arrived, with paintings like “Clothes Drying” (1883) and…
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What Makes a Good Mother?
It is only in the modern era that women’s own experience of pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering begins to be widely recorded, and here,…
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Zootropolis 2 becomes Hollywood's biggest animated film ever
Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter Zootropolis 2 has become Hollywood's highest-grossing animated film of all time, after taking $1.7bn…
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NFL play-offs: Los Angeles Rams v Chicago Bears highlights
Watch highlights as the Los Angeles Rams hold off another Chicago Bears comeback to win 20-17 in overtime and advance to the NFC…
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China Box Office: ‘Zootopia 2’ Leads Again as Market Cools Further Ahead of Lunar New Year
Disney’s “Zootopia 2” remained the top film in China for the Jan. 16–18 weekend, as the market continued to soften ahead of the Lunar New…
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Stanley Kwan, Anthony Chen Among Producers for Hong Kong HAF’s First Lineup of 17 In-Development Projects
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFF) has unveiled the initial slate of 17 in-development projects selected for the…
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British Singer Sienna Spiro Features in Monica Vinader’s New Campaign
HIGH SHINE: Demi-fine jewelry brand Monica Vinader has tapped British singer-songwriter Sienna Spiro as the face of its latest campaign,…
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EXCLUSIVE: LVMH Watch Week 2026 Preview: Luxury Timepieces Evolve Through Innovation, Heritage, Craftsmanship
MILAN – Unofficially kicking off the year for the watchmaking world, the seventh edition of LVMH Watch Week in Milan will see nine houses…
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Tepco to delay restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, NHK reports
Tokyo Electric Power will delay the restart of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, which was originally scheduled for Jan 20,…
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Green Day to Kick Off Super Bowl LX Opening Ceremony
Bay Area natives Green Day will kick off Super Bowl LX’s opening ceremony, the NFL announced on Sunday. It all takes place at Levi’s…
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Francois Ozon’s ‘The Stranger’ Tops France’s Lumières Awards as Richard Linklater Wins Best Director With ‘Nouvelle Vague’
Francois Ozon‘s “The Stranger,” an adaptation of Albert Camus’ literary masterpiece which world premiered at Venice, topped the 31st…
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Variety Hosts French Cinema Dinner at Parisian Landmark Laperouse With Cannes Boss Thierry Fremaux, Josh Safdie, Isabelle Huppert, Lea Seydoux and More
Just hours after landing from Los Angeles, where he attended the Golden Globes that saw two Croisette alumni – “Sentimental Value” and…
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Afcon final: Senegal leave field after Morocco awarded controversial penalty
Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw encouraged his team off the pitch after hosts Morocco were awarded a controversial stoppage-time penalty in…
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Roger Allers, ‘The Lion King’ Director, Dies at 76
Roger Allers, a longtime Disney writer and the co-director of the 1994 animated classic “The Lion King,” has died. He was 76. Allers’…