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Jean Charles de Menezes: Mum hopes Disney drama will 'show world the truth'
Watch: Jean Charles de Menezes' mum Maria, his brother Giovani and cousin Vivian say the loss "echoes in our hearts" The 80-year-old…
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‘Eric LaRue’ Review: A Drama About the Aftermath of a School Shooting Shouldn’t Have This Much Indie Attitude and This Little Insight
A school shooting is such a cataclysmic event that any attempt to dramatize the aftermath of one is, by definition, a film to take…
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Netflix’s Medical Drama ‘Pulse’ Is Nearly Dead On Arrival: TV Review
Medical dramas are some of the most enduring shows on television. ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” has been on the screen for two decades,…
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Cristin Milioti Joins Elizabeth Olsen in FX Drama Pilot ‘Seven Sisters’
Cristin Milioti has been cast in the FX drama pilot “Seven Sisters,” Variety has learned. Milioti will appear alongside previously…
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Emmy Predictions: Lead Actress (Drama) — Kathy Bates Out Front for Network TV; Keri Russell and Nicola Coughlan Give Netflix Awards Boost
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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‘The Life List’ Review: Sofia Carson’s Rote Romantic Drama for Netflix Inspires Jeers, Not Cheers
With smarter streamlining, “The Life List” could’ve been impactful. As is, the two-hour-plus Netflix original suffers by attempting to…
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Tom Hardy and Helen Mirren’s Crime Drama ‘MobLand’ Has a Sluggish Start: TV Review
Paramount+‘s “MobLand,” from Ronan Bennett — who is “The Day of the Jackal” creator, as well as the “Top Boy” showrunner — is a different…
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Series Mania Buyers Upfront Won by High Stakes Diplomacy Drama Thriller ‘The Deal’
LILLE: Lifting the lid on the behind-the-scenes manoeuvring and very human drama at last-chance nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran,…
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Box Office: ‘Snow White’ Leads With Sleepy $43 Million, Robert De Niro’s Mob Drama ‘Alto Knights’ Misfires With Disastrous $3 Million Debut
“Snow White” may be the fairest of them all with a leading $43 million in its domestic box office debut, but Disney’s latest live-action…
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U.K.’s Channel 4 Orders First Digital Original Drama, Sci-Fi Series ‘Beth’ Starring Nicholas Pinnock and Abbey Lee (EXCLUSIVE)
British network Channel 4 has commissioned its first digital original drama. “Beth,” written and directed by Uzo Oleh (“Edicius”), is a…
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‘Glorious Summer’ Review: Ignorance Is Bliss in Ethereal Dystopian Drama
Somewhere in a cinematic landscape that includes Yorgos Lanthimos and Lucile Hadžihalilović lies Helena Ganjalyan and Bartosz Szpak’s…
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Netflix drama Adolescence shines light on 'growing problem' - PM
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said there was a need to tackle the "emerging and growing problem" raised by new TV drama Adolescence.…
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Manchester City 2-0 Chelsea: First defeat under Sonia Bompastor is 'no drama'
Chelsea have been relentless this season and are the only team still undefeated in the WSL after the first 16 games. Their impressive…
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“Who by Fire” Is a Brilliant Drama of Male Rage at Its Most Elemental
The Québécois director Philippe Lesage began making documentaries in the early two-thousands. He has since switched to narrative features,…
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DBA Drama: Adding a New Name to Your Business
Thinking about adding a new name to your business? That’s where DBA registration comes in. A DBA, or “Doing Business As,” lets you operate…
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India’s Junglee Pictures Sets Malayalam-Language Debut With Cop Drama ‘Night Patrol’ (EXCLUSIVE)
India’s Hindi studio powerhouse Junglee Pictures is making its first foray into Malayalam-language cinema with “Ronth” (“Night Patrol”), a…
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Hulu’s Boxing Drama ‘A Thousand Blows’ Is Another Knockout From ‘Peaky Blinders’ Creator: TV Review
In his latest series, “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight puts a spotlight on a very different gang from the Irish crime family of that…
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Austrian-German Shingle Schubert Ramps Up Production With Impressive Crossover Arthouse Pipeline, Including Sandra Hüller Historical Drama (EXCLUSIVE)
Austrian-German production company Schubert is moving forward with a slate of films by distinctive auteur filmmakers, among them the…
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Claire Denis in Talks to Direct Cannibal Crime Drama ‘The Soap Maker’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Revered French auteur Claire Denis is in advanced talks to direct cannibalistic crime drama “The Soap Maker.” The project, being shopped…
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‘Spring Night’ Review: Kang Mi-ja Returns With a Compact Co-Dependency Drama
The second feature from Kang Mi-ja — and her first after a gap of 17 years — “Spring Night” is a tender, compact relationship drama about…
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‘Late Shift’ Review: A Nurse’s Work is Never Done in a Tightly Wound Overnight Drama
There’s a thin, squiggly tattoo running down the forearm of diligent hospital nurse Floria, always visible past the short sleeves of her…
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‘The Old Woman with the Knife’ Review: A South Korean Assassin Drama Bogged Down By Flashbacks
Min Kyu-dong’s South Korean action-drama “The Old Woman with the Knife” adapts Gu Byeong-mo’s novel of the same name with results at once…
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‘Dreams’ Review: A Stone-Cold Jessica Chastain Reunites With Director Michel Franco for a Thorny Moral Drama
Among the Hollywood stars of her generation, Jessica Chastain has been uniquely selective about the characters she agrees to embody,…
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Emma Mackey on Starring in ‘Haunting’ Mother-Daughter Drama ‘Hot Milk’ and Vicky Krieps Playing Her Love Interest: ‘She’s Really a Force’
When Emma Mackey met Vicky Krieps, she couldn’t help but blush. The two actors play love interests Sofia and Ingrid in “Hot Milk,” Rebecca…