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How ‘Backrooms’ Producers Helped 20-Year-Old YouTuber Kane Parsons Create the Summer’s Most Surprising Box Office Smash
When James Wan, the filmmaker behind “Insidious” and “Saw,” had his first Zoom meeting with Kane Parsons, the creator of...
New York Times Publisher Warns That AI Companies Are Making Choices That ‘Violate Settled Law’ and Could Cause a ‘Great Deal of Unnecessary Harm’
New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger warned that AI companies were making choices that could lead to “a great deal o...
How ‘Love Story’ Found a Way to Recreate New York City in the ’90s
FX’s “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” was a world crafted in muted, minimalist and romantic them...
Hamaguchi, Kore-eda, Farhadi Cannes Titles Acquired for India by Impact Films (EXCLUSIVE)
India’s Impact Films has broadened its 2026 Cannes acquisition slate to include titles by Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Kore-eda Hi...
Sydney Sweeney Told ‘Euphoria’ Creator Not to Cut Nude Scenes From Season 3 When He Considered Excluding Them: ‘Are You Kidding?’
“Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson says he considered shooting Season 3 without any nudity for Cassie, the character that l...
Korea Box Office: ‘Colony’ Continues Dominant Run While ‘Backrooms’ Debuts in Second
Local action-horror feature “Colony” maintained its firm grip on the South Korean box office during the weekend of May 2...
‘Plane’ and ‘The Bricklayer’ Actor Oliver Trevena Joins Felicity Jones and Vincent Cassel in Agatha Christie Mystery-Thriller ‘Eleven Missing Days’ (E...
“Plane” and “The Bricklayer” actor Oliver Trevena has joined Felicity Jones and Vincent Cassel in the upcoming noir myst...
Charli xcx Reveals New Album ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ Will Release in July — and Martin Scorsese Is on the Cover
Charli xcx’s new era is officially upon us. The “Brat” singer revealed on Monday that her seventh studio album is titled...
‘Backrooms’ Box Office: 5 Takeaways After Kane Parsons’ Horror Hit Obliterated Opening Weekend Expectations
This weekend, “Backrooms” entered the mainstream. A24’s buzzy horror film, directed by 20-year-old YouTube phenom Kane P...
Conecta Magaluz-Mallorca: Buzz Titles, AI, What’s Shocked in TV, Latin America’s Microdrama Bonanza and Other Takeaways
Unspooling over May 25-28 in the Meliá Calvià Beach Hotel at Magaluf, Mallorca, the 10th anniversary of edition Conecta ...
BBC Director of Comedy Jon Petrie Exits to Join Hat Trick Productions
Jon Petrie, the BBC’s director of comedy, is leaving the broadcaster to join Hat Trick Productions. Petrie will become t...
Basque Talent Day Spotlights New Generation With Jiu-Jitsu Drama, LSD Nuns and a Ukulele
Zineuskadi’s Talentuaren Gunea, the Basque Country’s emerging talent showcase, returned May 29 with a slate pointing to ...
Mahesh Babu’s AMB Cinemas to Host Imax’s Hyderabad Return Ahead of ‘Varanasi’ Release (EXCLUSIVE)
Imax Corporation and Asian Cinemas have struck a deal for three new Imax with Laser locations in India through the AMB C...
Zee Lands FIFA Soccer Rights for India, Covering World Cups Through 2034
Zee Entertainment Enterprises has secured Indian broadcast and streaming rights to 39 FIFA soccer events spanning 2026 t...
Jimmy Kimmel Thanks ‘Pumpkin McPornhumper’ Trump for His Peabody; ‘Andor’ Creator Tony Gilroy Urges Crowd to Take on Fascism Before It’s Too Late: ‘F—...
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” was among the 34 winners chosen by the Peabody Awards jury to win this year’s prizes, and Kimmel jo...
Hasan Piker, Cenk Uygur Reportedly Barred from Attending SXSW London by U.K. Home Office
Controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker and his uncle, broadcaster, Cenk Uygur, have both reportedly been banned from ...
‘Euphoria’ Officially Ending With Season 3, HBO Confirms
After seven years, three seasons and 26 episodes, “Euphoria” is officially over. Sam Levinson — the HBO show’s creator, ...
John Oliver Goes Off on Trump’s Freedom 250 Concert Debacle
Like his fellow HBO host Bill Maher, John Oliver dedicated the opening portion of his hit show “Last Week Tonight” with ...
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Breaks Down ‘Euphoria’ Finale, From Alamo vs. Rue to That Final Showdown: ‘He Enjoys the Chess Game of Death’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “In God We Trust,” the Season 3 finale of “Euphoria,” now streaming on H...
‘Euphoria’ Finale: Colman Domingo Goes Deep on Ali’s Journey With Rue, Revenge and His ‘Christ on the Cross Moment’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “In God We Trust,” the Season 3 finale of “Euphoria,” now streaming on H...
DirecTV and Scripps Locked in Retransmission Battle, as 54 Local TV Stations Go Dark on the Service Across 36 Markets
The retransmission battle between Scripps and DirecTV has escalated, with 54 local Scripps stations in 36 Nielsen-design...
M.I.A. Sues Kid Cudi for $2.8 Million After She Was Kicked Off His Rebel Ragers Tour
M.I.A. is suing Kid Cudi for $2.8 million after the British rapper was kicked off his Rebel Ragers Tour for “making offe...
R&B Star Peabo Bryson Suffers Stroke
Veteran R&B singer Peabo Bryson, best known for his duets from the Disney films “Aladdin” and “Beauty and the Beast,...
Sadly, the Stars of ‘Heated Rivalry’ Turned Down Actors on Actors — And Here’s Why
In all the years that I’ve produced Variety‘s Actors on Actors conversations, I’ve resisted the temptation to divulge ho...
‘Viva Carmen’ Review: The Visuals Do the Singing in a Ravishing Animated Riff on Bizet’s Opera
As with most operas, the story was never the primary selling point of “Carmen,” so to adapt it with the music heavily do...
How to Watch the Canadian Screen Awards Live Online
The Canadian Screen Awards return Sunday night with a bigger-than-usual spotlight, thanks in no small part to “Heated Ri...
Matt Brown, ‘Alaskan Bush People’ Star, Dies at 42
Matt Brown, star of the Discovery docudrama series “Alaskan Bush People,” has died. He was 43. Matt Brown’s death was an...
‘The Way Home’ to Release Playlist With 30+ Original Songs From All 4 Seasons Ahead of Series Finale (EXCLUSIVE)
As “The Way Home” nears the end, Hallmark will release a playlist featuring 30+ songs, including original music, covers ...
Emma Corrin on Going From Playing Princess Diana to a Marvel Villain, Feeling ‘Daunted’ by Netflix’s ‘Pride & Prejudice’ Series and Being Our First No...
Emma Corrin is making history. The 30-year-old actor, who catapulted to fame playing Princess Diana in “The Crown,” is V...
Here’s Where to Watch WWE Clash In Italy 2026 Live Online for Free
After a thrilling Backlash earlier in May and the premiere of the WWE documentary “Made in America” on USA Network, the ...
Box Office: ‘Backrooms’ Stuns With $81 Million Debut, ‘Obsession’ Has Another Unprecedented Jump, ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Suffers 70% Drop
This weekend was one for the box office history books. Movie theaters across the nation were jamming with Gen Z crowds, ...
‘Meet the Press’ Launches Live-Event Franchise With ‘Moment’ Conversations
Soon people will have an opportunity to really meet “Meet the Press.” Kristen Welker, the current moderator of the long-...
President Lula Launches Tela Brasil, a Free-of-Charge Streaming Service Offering Brazilian Productions
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced May 30 at Rio2C the creation of Tela Brasil (Scre...
Kanye West and Travis Scott Concerts Banned in Italy
Italian authorities have banned upcoming concerts by Kanye West and Travis Scott that had been schduled to take place in...
Jay-Z Brings New York Flair to Philadelphia for Triumphant Roots Picnic Performance Featuring Jazmine Sullivan, Bilal and Meek Mill: Concert Review
As it turned out, Jay-Z had been quietly setting the stage over the past few months for what we could expect during his ...
‘Only Murders in the Building,’ ’48 Hours’ Among This Year’s CrimeCon Clue Awards Winners
Hulu led this year’s CrimeCon Clue Awards, winning two major categories: “Only Murders in the Building” won the award fo...
‘Love Island USA’ Dismisses a Cast Member for Using the N-Word — for the Second Year in a Row
For the second year in a row, “Love Island USA” has kicked an islander out of the villa after social media posts surface...
Michael De Luca Warns About the Danger of Hollywood Cutting Development Funds for Original Material: ‘If You Cut Too Deep Your Pipeline Dries Up’
Warner Bros. Pictures chief Michael De Luca offered a master class in being a studio executive during his session Saturd...
Niall Horan Opens Up About Liam Payne’s Death: ‘There Is Sadness, But it Also Makes Me Laugh and Smirk Because of the Memories We Had’
In a recent interview with The Times of London, Niall Horan opened up about the death of his former One Direction bandma...
‘Growing Pains’ Star Kirk Cameron Says He Left California Because of ‘Terrible’ Politics and ‘All the Other Things That Make it Difficult to Raise a F...
“Growing Pains” star Kirk Cameron recently explained on the “Adam Carolla Podcast” that he left California for Tennessee...
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