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Andy Cohen on the ‘Summer House’ Reunion, the Magic of ‘The Real Housewives of Rhode Island’ and the ‘Very Intimate Relationship’ Fans Feel With Bravo...

Andy Cohen hosts Bravo’s five-nights-a-week late-night talk show, “Watch What Happens Live,” and a four-day-a-week show on Radio Andy, his SiriusXM channel. He’s an executive producer of the “Real Hou...

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‘Baywatch’ Wins Coastal Commission’s OK for Overnight Parking

The “Baywatch” production won approval on Thursday to park vehicles overnight at Venice Beach, after facing initial obstacles earlier this spring. The California Coastal Commission approved an amended...

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Kinepolis Acquires Showcase Cinemas in $30 Million Deal

Belgium-based company Kinepolis has acquired the Showcase Cinemas circuit in the U.S. from Harbor Lights Entertainment (formerly National Amusements). Showcase runs 13 cinemas including seven in Massa...

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Fox One Streamer Offering Free Trial As World Cup Coverage Kicks Off Online

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway, with the U.S., Canada and Mexico serving as the host nations for this summer’s edition of the global soccer tournament. Fox is the official television broadcaster ...

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‘The Death of Robin Hood’ Review: Hugh Jackman and Michael Sarnoski Make a Grizzled, Anguished Antihero of the Valiant Outlaw

There are no merry men to be found in “The Death of Robin Hood,” an elegiac portrait of the famed folk hero that eventually delivers on its title, but not before an extended bout of myth-busting and m...

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‘Drag Race’s’ Michelle Visage on the Key to Winning the Reality Competition Series: ‘Make RuPaul Laugh’

“Drag Race’s” Michelle Visage knows the secret to winning the reality competition show: “Make Ru laugh.” And she should know. Visage has been a judge on the main show, “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” for over 1...

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Maggie Gyllenhaal to Adapt Rachel Kushner’s ‘Creation Lake’ for Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. is reteaming with Maggie Gyllenhaal for a new project following “The Bride.” The studio acquired Rachel Kushner’s novel “Creation Lake” for Gyllenhaal to develop, with plans to produce an...

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Jennifer Lopez Says Oscar Winner ‘Nomadland’ Is Her ‘Worst Type of Film’ Because It’s a ‘Slow-Moving Thing About Grief and There’s No Escapism’

Chloe Zhao’s drama “Nomadland” may have been an Oscars favorite, winning prizes for best picture and more, but it wasn’t one for Academy member Jennifer Lopez. During a recent appearance on her “Offic...

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck Slated to Guest Host ‘CBS Mornings’ Next Week

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a former co-host of ABC’s “The View” and “Fox & Friends” will serve as a guest host next week on “CBS Mornings,” according to a person familiar with the matter, part of what ...

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Bonnaroo Will Stream Live on Hulu This Weekend: Check Out the Fest’s Full Livestream Schedule Here

Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo and Austin City Limits will stream live on Disney+ and Hulu for the first time this year. Previously, the festivals were available to stream on Hulu and only in the U.S., but th...

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‘The Paper’ Star Sabrina Impacciatore on Catfishing, Learning to do the Worm Dance, and Working With an All-Female Creative Team

Episode 5 of Peacock’s mockumentary series “The Paper” marks an important turning point for Sabrina Impacciatore’s Esmerelda Grand. The series follows a group of journalists working under editor-in-ch...

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The Best Knicks Merch to Shop This Week

The Knicks aren’t the only ones putting on a show this postseason. As New York’s NBA Finals run turns Madison Square Garden into a celebrit hotspot, the courtside style has become nearly as watched as...

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‘Spider Noir’ Team on Bringing ‘German Expressionism’ to Comic Series and Having Nicolas Cage ‘Get the Snob Hat Off’ and Make a TV Show

Giving “Spider Noir” viewers the choose-your-own-adventure option between watching the Prime Video series in color or black-and-white brought something new to the world of superhero shows. “Black-and-...

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Radu Jude on Adapting Scandalous French Classic ‘Diary of a Chambermaid’ and Proving He’s Not Just a ‘Vulgar Filmmaker’

After releasing not one but two feature films last year that had him competing for both a Golden Bear in Berlin and a Golden Leopard in Locarno, prolific Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude would have been f...

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Quiver Distribution Buys Frank Grillo, Tyrese Gibson and Harvey Keitel Cyperpunk Thriller ‘Kill Code’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Quiver Distribution has acquired domestic rights to “Kill Code,” a cyberpunk action thriller that stars Frank Grillo, Tyrese Gibson and Harvey Keitel. Justin Price wrote and directed the picture, whic...

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‘Off Campus’ Team Calls Out Fans Who ‘Engage in Targeted Harassment’ of Cast and Threatens to Block Accounts

The team behind Amazon Prime Video’s “Off Campus” is denouncing fans of the YA romance series who have “engaged in targeted harassment” toward cast members and their loved ones. “The Off Campus commun...

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LISTEN: David Harbour Finds a Port in the Storm in ‘DTF St. Louis’; ‘Toy Story 5’ Red Carpet Rundown

On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Daniel D’Addario details his time with David Harbour as the actor tries to navigate that trickiest of transitions –...

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Chase Infiniti on Hiding ‘One Battle After Another’ Role From ‘The Testaments’ Co-Stars and Becoming Elisabeth Moss’ Daughter for Gilead’s Teen-Girl W...

“This looks crazy that that’s in the background, sorry,” Chase Infiniti says as she sits in front of a “One Battle After Another” poster featuring herself. She’s trying to find a place in her Los Ange...

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Taylor Swift’s Stevie Knicks T-Shirt Is the New Must-Have Merch of the NBA Finals — And You Can Shop Your Own Version Online

There are plenty of good-luck charms the superstitious can credit with helping the Knicks pull off the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history on Wednesday night: Jordyn Woods’ orange ostrich purse, wh...

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Giovanni Entertainment Hires Ted Horning as Creative Executive (EXCLUSIVE)

Giovanni Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based production and finance company, has expanded its executive ranks and has appointed Teodros “Ted” Horning to the role of creative executive. In his new role,...

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Emmy Voting Begins With 555 Series Entering Program Categories, Down 7.5% From Last Year

Emmy voting has begun. After weeks of For Your Consideration events and nonstop campaigning from studios, voting for the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations is officially underway. Members of the T...

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Jeff Shell Settles Litigation With Gambler Whom He Accused of ‘Shakedown’

Jeff Shell, the former president of Paramount Skydance, has resolved litigation with a gambler who accused him of leaking confidential company information and who sought $150 million for off-the-books...

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Pixar’s New Movie ‘Gatto’ Adds Mark Ruffalo and Laurence Fishburne, Drops Trailer About Mobster Cats

After the success of “Hoppers” from earlier this year and a week before “Toy Story 5” hits theaters, Pixar is revealing its next animated movie, titled “Gatto.” It will star Mark Ruffalo and Laurence ...

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‘Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness’: Isla Fisher and Jane Krakowski to Guest Star in HBO Sketch Series (EXCLUSIVE)

Larry David’s upcoming HBO sketch show about American history will feature both Isla Fisher and Jane Krakowski in guest star roles, Variety has learned exclusively. Officially titled “Life, Larry, and...

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Dwayne Johnson Reveals Cancer Scare on Day of ‘Jumanji’ Press, Admits He Wanted an Oscar Nom and Explains Why ‘I’m Keeping My Politics to Myself’

Dwayne Johnson gave a wide-ranging interview to Esquire magazine ahead of the release of Disney’s live-action “Moana,” in which he reprises the role of demigod Maui. The cover story begins with Johnso...

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Michael Giacchino Officially Boards Brad Bird’s ‘Ray Gunn’ With Score Recorded at Abbey Road Studios (EXCLUSIVE)

Oscar winner Michael Giacchino has been officially unveiled as the composer for Brad Bird’s upcoming Netflix animation “Ray Gunn.” “Ray Gunn,” an original futuristic detective caper, is set to be the ...

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AI Script-Analysis Start-Up Quilty Strikes Preferred-Look Deal With Giovanni Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)

Quilty, which makes a tool that uses AI to evaluate and score a screenplay to help determine its producibility, has landed its first partnership with a production company. The company, launched in Feb...

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‘The Leader’ Review: Tim Blake Nelson and Vera Farmiga Are Creepy and Powerful in a Disturbing Drama About the Heaven’s Gate Cult

"The Leader," as a dramatic experience, is creepy as hell, but as written and directed by Michael Gallagher, it’s also authentic and sharply told, and it’s inquiring about the right things — namely, w...

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FIFA World Cup 2026 Livestream: Here’s Where to Watch the International Soccer Tournament Online

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off starting on Thursday, June 11, with matchplay stretching until Sunday, July 19 with the championship final match. For the 23rd edition of the international soccer tou...

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Vice President J.D. Vance to Appear on ABC’s ‘The View’

Perhaps there are some peace negotiations going on between executives at Disney and the Trump administration. Vice President JD Vance will appear on “The View” on June 16, joining all six of the progr...

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Helen Mirren Speaks Out on Israel After Being Called an ‘Evil Zionist Bitch’ in Verbal Attack: ‘How Could You Repeat the Actions of What Was Done to Y...

Helen Mirren, who is in Sicily as the recipient of a Taormina Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award, opened up about her relationship with “MobLand” co-star Tom Hardy and the verbal attack she rece...

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Politico Relaunches Magazine With New Weekend Focus on Examining Power

Politico wants to power its way into your weekend news diet. The political-news behemoth, part of Axel Springer, is relaunching its longform journalism efforts this weekend with a new crack at a weekl...

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Broadway PR Firm Polk & Co. Promotes Colgan McNeil, Kelly Stotmeister to Partners

Broadway publicity firm Polk & Co. has promoted two longtime press agents, Colgan McNeil and Kelly Stotmeister, to partners. They will work on the leadership team alongside founder Matt Polk. The ...

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‘Heart of the Beast’ Trailer: Brad Pitt and a German Shepherd Struggle to Survive the Alaskan Wilderness

Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for “Heart of the Beast,” a new survival thriller film starring Brad Pitt. Pitt plays James Belmont, a former Army Special Forces soldier who must find a wa...

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‘Paper Tiger’ Producer Rodrigo Teixeira on James Gray’s Next, ‘About the U.S. Now,’ Why U.S. Directors Will Shoot in Brazil and How Independent Cinema...

Rodrigo Teixeira, producer of 2025 Oscar winner “I’m Not There” and James Gray’s 2026 Cannes contender “Paper Tiger,” are in development on their fourth film together, to be made in 2027. “It talks ab...

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‘Slow Horses’ Season 6 Sets Fall Release Date, First Glimpse of Lenny Rush Alongside Slough House Team

The Slow Horses are galloping towards their sixth season. Apple TV has confirmed the hit TV series, which follows a group of misfit MI5 agents demoted to the Gary Oldman-governed Slough House, is set ...

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Fernanda Torres on Jennifer Lopez’s ‘Moving’ Testimony About Watching ‘I’m Still Here’ Amid Ben Affleck Divorce and Returning to Her Italian Roots at ...

Sitting at a beautiful rooftop overlooking the sprawling streets of Italy’s Taormina, Oscar-nominated Brazilian actor Fernanda Torres still can’t quite believe she has finally made it to Sicily. Torre...

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Champion Jinkx Monsoon to Make London West End Debut, Reprising Mary Todd Lincoln in ‘Oh, Mary!’

Jinkx Monsoon will make her London West End debut this summer, stepping into the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in “Oh, Mary!” at Trafalgar Theatre for a six-week run from Aug. 17 to Sept. 26. Monsoon, the...

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Australian Screen Producers Call for Fairness Rules to Counter Streaming Giants’ Market Power

Screen Producers Australia has lodged a 22-recommendation submission to the Australian government’s National Cultural Policy consultation, putting the market power of streaming platforms over independ...

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Emily Watson to Serve as Jury President at 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival, and Receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo

British actress Emily Watson will serve as president of the jury for the Feature Film Competition Program at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival. She will also receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at th...

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‘Jane Eyre’ Musical Sets U.K. Stage Debut With West End Stars Charlie Burn and Ashley Gilmour (EXCLUSIVE)

Charlie Burn and Ashley Gilmour are set to lead the cast of “Jane Eyre,” the musical by John Caird and Paul Gordon, when the show makes its U.K. premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant in London. The...

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‘The Struggle for Mother Water’ Director Michael Zelniker on His Taormina Film Festival Prize: ‘It’s Validation for Those Who Are on the Front Lines’

Canadian filmmaker Michael Zelniker, who will receive the Taormina Film Festival’s Special Sustainability Award on Thursday evening, is on a mission to try and heal the damages humanity is inflicting ...

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DR Sales Closes With WDR/Arte, VRT, NRK in Multi Buyers Pact on Norwegian Wildlife Doc ‘Frost Without Snow and Ice’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Copenhagen-based DR Sales, sales rep of the Oscar-winning “Mr Nobody Against Putin” and Sundance hit “A New Kind of Wilderness,” has closed a raft of deals on the Norwegian wildlife documentary “Frost...

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Tony Leung Lines Up Johnnie To Film, India Project and Serial Killer Series as He Chairs Shanghai Jury (EXCLUSIVE)

Thespian Tony Leung Chiu-wai has three productions in the pipeline: a film to be directed by Johnnie To, a separate India-set project and a six-or-seven-episode streaming series in which he will play ...

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BigBang Sets 31-Show Worldwide Stadium Tour for 20th Anniversary

K-pop group BigBang will reunite for a 31-show stadium world tour celebrating the group’s 20th anniversary, marking its first trek since 2017. The group – G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung – announced Thu...

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‘Mad Unicorn’ Director Nottapon Boonprakob on Netflix Thai Series ‘The Evil Lawyer’: ‘No System Is Perfect’

Before Nottapon Boonprakob made “The Evil Lawyer,” he had never spent much time thinking about the justice system. That changed the moment he started sitting in on courtroom proceedings – watching jud...

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Spike Lee, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Larry David, Timothée Chalamet and More Watch New York Knicks Pull Off Biggest Comeback in NBA Finals History

It was a who’s who on the sidelines of Madison Square Garden as the New York Knicks fronted a miraculous comeback against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. NYC staples like Spike Lee,...

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