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Box Office: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Makes $12 Million in Previews
It’s time to return to Pandora because James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” is here. The third “Avatar” movie has made $12 million in…
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TNT Sports replaces BBC as Commonwealth Games broadcaster
TNT Sports has been confirmed as live UK broadcast partner for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. The subscription channel takes over…
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José Luis Cienfuegos, Renowned Director of Spain’s Valladolid, Seville and Gijón Festivals, to Receive Posthumous Bellas Artes Golden Order of Merit
José Luis Cienfuegos, an indefatigable force for the modernization, international vision, new talent focus and industry and popular impact…
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Jim Jarmusch’s Ironically Optimistic Family Movie
Also: Graciela Iturbide’s tranquil photographs of Mexico, Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in “Song Sung Blue,” the coke-rap of Clipse, and…
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Can You Reclaim Your Mind?
Modernists like Woolf developed an attitude, which T. S. Eliot called “impersonality,” meant to reclaim their mental lives from the habits…
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“Marty Supreme” ’s Megawatt Personality
Josh Safdie’s hectic new film “Marty Supreme,” set in 1952, mainly in New York, is, essentially, “Uncut Gems” but with a happy ending.…
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The Role of Doctors Is Changing Forever
Historically, medicine’s power rested on a specific kind of cultural authority—the ability to determine not only what diseases exist, who…
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‘Last Samurai Standing’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
Netflix has greenlit a second season of “Last Samurai Standing,” the Japanese period-action series that has become a global streaming hit…
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The Best Horror Movies of 2025, Ranked: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Final Destination Bloodlines,’ ‘Weapons’ and More
2025 was a robust year for horror movies, both in terms of the nonstop release schedule and numerous box office hits. From monster…
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Colombia Boosts Tax Incentive CINA to Record Amount for 2026
After a bumper year that saw major projects shooting in Colombia, including Seasons 2 of BBC/AMC’s “The Night Manager” and Netflix’s mega…
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DFI Retail’s Mannings - known as Guardian in Singapore - pulls out of mainland China
DFI Retail Group’s beauty and health brand Mannings on Wednesday (Dec 17) announced the closure of all its stores across mainland China,…
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‘Labubu’ Movie Enlists ‘Wonka’ and ‘Paddington’ Director Paul King
Labubu, that line of round, wide eyed, pointy eared plush collectibles, is coming to the screen. Sony Pictures has tapped Paul King, the…
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Oscar Predictions: Animated Feature — Is There Room for ‘Demon Slayer’ and Can ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Defy BAFTA-Oscar History?
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the…
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LISTEN: Why YouTube’s Deal for Oscar TV Rights is Neal Mohan’s Master Stroke; Connor Storrie on Landing His Big Break in ‘Heated Rivalry’
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Clayton Davis and Michael Schneider unpack Hollywood’s latest big surprise – the…
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Britt Lower Embraces All-white Trend in Calvin Klein Pointed Pumps at Golden Globes First-time Nominees Luncheon
Britt Lower put a sharp finish on head-to-to-toe Calvin Klein at the Golden Globes’ First-time Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills on…
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Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Chase Infiniti at the Golden Globes’ First-time Nominees Luncheon
The Golden Globes’ First-time Nominees Luncheon unfolded beneath a tent in a courtyard of The Maybourne Beverly Hills on Wednesday,…
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Incline Studios Launches With Film Slate Including Newsroom Thriller, Vampire Heist Satire
Incline Studios, a new independent production company led by Benjamin J. Murray and Michael Christensen, has launched and is unveiling its…
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A Year of Listening Beyond the Algorithm
My habit of seeking out new music began with a few strokes of good luck. I grew up in a college town in the early to mid-nineties, during…
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The Capricorn Collection, a Furniture Design Marvel From 1952, Gets a Reboot
MILAN — Despite the seven decades that have passed since the creation of The Capricorn Collection of furniture, characterized by its metal…
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The Delirious Cinematic Artifice of Bi Gan’s “Resurrection”
In the Chinese director’s third feature, the pop idol Jackson Yee plays a shape-shifting dreamer who gets lost in a densely allusive maze…
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Neon Buys Gen Z Road Thriller ‘It Ends’ Following SXSW Debut (EXCLUSIVE)
Neon, the Oscar-winning studio behind “Parasite” and “Anora,” has acquired worldwide rights to “It Ends.” The thriller follows a group of…
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Netflix Hires ESPN’s Elle Duncan as Its First Sports Anchor
Netflix execs used to dismiss the idea that they would acquire live sports rights. Now the world’s biggest premium streamer — which has…
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The Horror Section, WeShort Unveil Winners of Horror Short Film Script Competition
The Horror Section and WeShort have unveiled the winners of HorrorShorts, a global competition for original horror short film scripts…
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‘Young Sherlock’ Trailer: Guy Ritchie Reimagines Holmes as an Adolescent Sleuth in Prime Video Mystery Series
Prime Video has released the trailer for Guy Ritchie’s “Young Sherlock,” a new mystery series following the classic literary detective…