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“Avatar: Fire and Ash” Mostly Treads Water
Got all that? Good. “Avatar: Fire and Ash” is many things: a lengthy demo reel for the latest sophistications in performance-capture…
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IPL 2026 auction: Cameron Green becomes most expensive overseas player
Green, 26, has played for Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL, scoring 707 runs at a strike-rate above 150 and…
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K-Horror ‘Perfect Girl,’ Featuring ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Stars, Boarded by Benetone Films, Fearfolks (EXCLUSIVE)
Bangkok-based Benetone Films and Fearfolks are ramping up their 2026 slate with K-horror title “Perfect Girl,” serving as executive…
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The Best Performances of 2025
Emma Stone, “Bugonia” Stone was on my list in 2023, the year she gave two discomfiting comic performances, in the Showtime series “The…
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Singapore travellers can open, top up digital renminbi wallets under pilot scheme
The agreements come amid a greater push from China to promote cross-border RMB settlement and other financial services DBS Bank was…
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‘Boots’ Canceled by Netflix After First Season
Netflix has canceled “Boots” after just one season, Variety has learned. The coming-of-age queer drama series debuted on the streamer on…
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Man Utd midfielder's half-brother wears 'Free Kobbie Mainoo' t-shirt
A T-shirt worn by Kobbie Mainoo's half-brother was among the post-match talking points at Old Trafford - even after a game as thrilling as…
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Kevin Bacon Fights Tears as He Remembers ‘A Few Good Men’ Director Rob Reiner: ‘Everybody Is Hurting Today’
Kevin Bacon was on the verge of tears as he posted an emotional video tribute on Instagram to Rob Reiner, who directed him in the 1992…
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Awards HQ: Viola Davis and Austin Butler Rally for ‘Sinners,’ Neon Parties With Kristen Stewart and Elle Fanning, and a Tribute to Rob Reiner
Welcome to Variety Awards HQ — your weekly command center for the Oscars race. It’s Dec. 15, 2025, and this edition is dedicated to the…
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JetBlue flight averts mid-air collision with US Air Force jet
A JetBlue passenger jet bound for New York took evasive action on Friday to avoid a mid-air collision with a US Air Force tanker plane…
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SHINee’s Key Gets Personal on Solo Keyland Tour
It’s the morning after Key’s solo concert at the historic King Theatre in Brooklyn, and he almost can’t believe it actually happened.…
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Sarah Sherman Enters the Cartoon Caption Contest
The comedian tries her hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. Source link
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Oil prices fall as supply outlook offsets disruptions in Venezuelan flows
Oil prices slid on Monday as investors balanced disruptions linked to escalating US-Venezuelan tensions with oversupply concerns and the…
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Tom Hardy’s Forgotten 67% Rotten Tomatoes Crime Drama Takes Streaming by Storm
Arguably among the biggest television hits of the year, the crime drama MobLand made headlines for beating Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone…
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Lily Collins Leads Armani Regiment at 'Emily in Paris' Premiere
The cast of “Emily in Paris” touched down in the City of Lights wearing their finest Armani threads for the Paris premiere of the Netflix…
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ Live-Action Spinoff Movie ‘Gaston’ in the Works at Disney
Disney is developing a live-action film about Gaston, the boastful, brawny antagonist in “Beauty and the Beast.” Luke Evans played Gaston…
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Tom Freston’s new memoir shows how a ‘bebop lifestyle’ can lead to success
Tom Freston could easily fill a book with stories from the formative days of MTV and his celebrity encounters — Bono would merit a few…
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How Connecticut became a hot spot for Hallmark holiday movie fans
“Christmas at Pemberley Manor” and “Romance at Reindeer Lodge” may never make it to Oscar night, but legions of fans still love these…
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Sundance Film Festival Reveals 2026 Short Film Selections
Sundance has revealed its short film selections for the 2026 film festival. This year’s selections include 54 titles that will be screened…
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Mariah Carey to sing at 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey will perform at the opening ceremony of next year's Winter Olympics. The five-time Grammy…
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How Michele Singer Reiner, Rob Reiner’s wife, changed romcom movies forever
Since the tragic news broke that director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, have died, tributes have been pouring in. And…
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PDC World Darts Championship 2026: Cameron Menzies punches drinks table after loss to Charlie Manby
Cameron Menzies angrily punched a drinks table after a five-set defeat by highly rated Charlie Manby in the first round of the PDC World…
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‘Titanic’ Parody ‘Titanique’ to Open on Broadway
“Titanique,” a campy Off Broadway hit, will open on Broadway in the spring. The show is a low-fi musical parody of James Cameron’s…
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Rob Reiner, famed director of ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ is dead at 78
Rob Reiner, the son of a comedy giant who became one himself as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation with movies such as…