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Netflix Sets Its Longest Theatrical Window Ever for Oscar Hopeful ‘La Bola Negra,’ Moving Up Release Date

Netflix is handing its Spanish-language Oscar hopeful “La Bola Negra” the longest theatrical runway in the streamer’s history. The queer epic from Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, the Spanish duo kno...

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‘White Lotus’ Swaps the Palais for a Castle: Season 4 Cast Laura Dern, AJ Michalka and Marissa Long Drop by Disneyland Paris

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that guests of the fictional luxury chain The White Lotus aren’t meant to live an uncomfortable life. So who can blame the cast of Mike White’s hit satire for enj...

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Joe Budden Is Launching a True-Crime Podcast With Wolf Entertainment, Advance Local and Headline Studio

Joe Budden, the widely followed independent podcaster and cultural commentator, is launching his first foray into true-crime storytelling. Budden, host of “The Joe Budden Podcast,” is gearing up for t...

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‘The Day of the Jackal’ Producer Carnival Films Acquires Television Rights to Sarah Pinborough’s Murder Mystery ‘They Say a Girl Died Here’ (EXCLUSIVE...

“The Day of the Jackal” producer Carnival Films have snapped up the rights to develop Sarah Pinborough’s upcoming novel “They Say a Girl Died Here” for television. The murder mystery, which is set to ...

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San Sebastián Sets José Giovanni Retrospective Honoring French Crime Cinema Pioneer

The San Sebastián Film Festival will dedicate a 20-feature retrospective to José Giovanni, the French director, screenwriter and novelist who became one of the defining figures of the country’s postwa...

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Tokyo’s TIFFCOM 2026 Expands IP Market, Adds AI and Anime Conferences

TIFFCOM will expand its Tokyo IP Market: Adaptation & Remake for its 2026 edition, running Oct. 28–30 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho-kan, with a conference program ...

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A New ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ Book Features 500 Pieces of Concept Art and Delves Into Film’s Biggest References: Korean Mythology, Shamanism, Manhwa and...

From Huntr/x’s high-gloss stage costumes to the Saja Boys’ demonic transformations, nearly every frame of “KPop Demon Hunters” is packed with details worth pausing over. Now, fans can get a closer loo...

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‘Baywatch’ Swims to Prime Video in Canada, Latin America, India and Europe

“Baywatch” is heading to Canada, India and Europe, among other territories, thanks to a new multi-territory between international distributor Fremantle and Prime Video. The pact also includes the orig...

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Rewrites Box Office History in India With Record Launch

Sony’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” delivered a historic theatrical debut in India, dethroning “Avengers: Endgame” to claim the biggest opening frame for a non-Indian film in the country’s box office h...

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Lands Biggest Opening Weekend in Middle East Box Office History

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has broken box office records across the Middle East, scoring the region’s biggest opening of all time, according to Empire Entertainment, which serves as exclusive theatri...

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David Ellison Says Opposition to Paramount-Warner Bros. Is Over His Control of CNN, Claims He Will Not ‘Bend Newsrooms to My Views’

Paramount CEO David Ellison said he believes the antitrust litigation filed by 12 states and the Writers Guild of America isn’t about market share but about “whether I can be trusted as a steward of W...

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Dominates U.K. and Ireland Box Office With Massive Launch

Sony’s superhero blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” stormed to the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office, recording an opening frame of £36.4 million ($48.9 million). The total marks the third-h...

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Spotify Notches 300 Million Premium Subscribers

Spotify’s Premium customers grew to 300 million in the second quarter of 2026, after the music streamer gained 7 million paying subscribers, exceeding its previous guidance. Total monthly active users...

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‘Gagarine’ Directors Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh Talk ‘The Green Eyes’ as Kinology Announces First Sales: ‘Dreamers Know No Borders’ (EXCLUSIVE) ...

Having boarded as the sales agent of Locarno Film Festival’s “The Green Eyes,” Kinology has pre-sold “The Green Eyes” to Benelux (Cinart), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Turkey (Chantier) and the former Yug...

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Singapore’s First Wuxia Film ‘The House on the Moon’ Unveils Clip Ahead of Locarno Competition Bow: Director Nelson Yeo ‘Decided to Fully Embrace Genr...

Singapore has never really had a wuxia feature film – though the genre was a fixture of local television in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when a wave of wuxia serials cast actors like Li Nanxing and...

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Raima Sen, Shrimoyee Chakraborty, Aarti Bajaj Team on Parno Mittra’s Producing Debut ‘The Music Teacher’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Acclaimed Bengali cinema actor Parno Mittra is stepping behind the camera as a producer for the first time with “The Music Teacher,” a British-Indian short film starring Raima Sen that begins principa...

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Haugesund New Nordic Films Unveils French Focus Including a Case Study on ‘Ibelin,’ From ‘The Imitation Game’ Director Morten Tyldum (EXCLUSIVE)

New Nordic Films, the Norwegian International Film Festival’s industry confab in Haugesund, has announced the program for its first ever French Focus, set up to foster partnerships and co-productions ...

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Hwang Bo-reum, Lee Geum-yi Among Authors in Busan Story Market’s 2026 Selections

The Busan Story Market (BSM) has unveiled 25 official selections for 2026, including international bestseller Hwang Bo-reum and two-time Hans Christian Andersen Award finalist Lee Geum-yi, drawing on ...

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Shudder Nabs U.S. Rights to ‘Bloody Tennis’ and Horror Film Grabs Buyers in Other Major Territories Ahead of Locarno World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Nikias Chryssos’ English-language horror film “Bloody Tennis” has secured several international deals, including to Shudder in the U.S., ahead of its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival. The o...

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Tadanobu Asano, Yukino Kishii’s Cannes Title ‘All the Lovers in the Night’ Lands North American Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)

Bitters End has set North American distribution for “All the Lovers in the Night,” Yukiko Sode’s Yukino Kishii and Tadanobu Asano starrer that premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes earlier this yea...

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Hyun Bin, Jung Woosung Collide Again as ‘Made in Korea’ Sets September Return on Disney+ and Hulu

“Made in Korea” will return for a second season on Sept. 9, streaming exclusively on Disney+ and Hulu, with stars Hyun Bin, Jung Woosung and Woo Dohwan reprising their roles for the six-episode contin...

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India’s Yash Raj Films Launches Raah Records With Aman Single ‘Jaadugari’ (EXCLUSIVE)

India’s Yash Raj Films (YRF) has launched Raah Records, a new record label and artist incubator built to discover and develop original Indian music talent outside of film soundtracks. The label’s firs...

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Geno Segers Apologizes For Transgender Comments After ‘Hadestown’ Exit: ‘I Recognize the Impact of My Statements’

Geno Segers took to Instagram on Monday to apologize after facing backlash over resurfaced social media comments about the transgender community. “I wish to extend my most sincere apologies to everyon...

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Mary Rivera, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Actress, Dies at 82

Mary Rivera, who played the grandmother of Jacob Batalon’s Ned in “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” has died. She was 82. According to her obituary, Rivera was born on June 2, 1943, in Iloilo, Philippines, a...

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‘Ice Cream Man’ Review: Eli Roth’s Children-of-the-Damned Splatter Movie Is No Treat

It’s a "Village of the Damned" meets "Weapons" meets the opening scene of "Halloween" situation. But those movies all tower over "Ice Cream Man," a hyped-up one-joke kiddie zombie splatter film....

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Ariana Grande Clarifies Upcoming Break and Says It Was Planned in Advance: ‘Boundaries, They Need to Be Set’

Ariana Grande has spoken out about her upcoming break from her professional career after a representative said that she will step out of the public eye following the conclusion of her “Eternal Sunshin...

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Dermot Mulroney Says He’s ‘Sad to See it Go’ After ‘Chicago Fire’ Exit: ‘We Gave it Our All for Two Seasons’

News broke on Friday that Dermot Mulroney will leave NBC’s “Chicago Fire” in its upcoming 15th season. During a recent appearance at Flash Weekend Chicago Horror Convention (via People), Mulroney open...

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CBS Orders Comedy Pilot ‘Hilda! (In Lights!)’ About 70-Year-Old Woman Pursuing Broadway Dreams

CBS has given a pilot order to a comedy series titled “Hilda! (In Lights!)” about an elderly woman who moves to New York City to pursue her Broadway dreams. Three scripts for the single-camera project...

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Anya Taylor-Joy Says ‘Women Don’t Method Act Because We Have Things to Take Care of and Can’t Lose Our Minds’ or Be ‘Assholes’ on Set

Anya Taylor-Joy is known for giving full-bodied performances in the likes of “The Witch,” “The Queen’s Gambit,” “Furiosa” and more, but she’s never gone full Method on a set before nor does she have p...

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Dick Clark Productions Launches DCP Studios to Expand Content and Creative Capabilities

Dick Clark Productions has launched DCP Studios, a unit designed to expand the company’s creative and production capabilities for awards shows including the Golden Globes, “Dick Clark’s New Years’ Roc...

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‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Hits 15.2 Million Views in Five Days on Streaming, Disney’s Biggest Live-Action Movie Premiere Since ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

“The Devil Wears Prada 2” reached 15.2 million views in its first five days of streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. That total, calculated by dividing the total amount of time the film was streamed by its 1...

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Charlize Theron and Matt Damon Premiere ‘The Odyssey’ in Seoul, Madonna and Kylie Minogue Perform at WorldPride in Amsterdam and More Red Carpet Photo...

Madonna kicked off August with another “Club Confessions” appearance – this time, it was a performance at WorldPride in Amsterdam featuring surprise guest Kylie Minogue. Speaking of surprises, Nicole ...

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France’s TF1 Explores Sale of Production-Distribution Group Studio TF1 as Broadcaster Doubles Down on Streaming

Just a year and a half after rebranding its production-distribution group into Studio TF1, France’s leading commercial network TF1 has quietly put it on the market, Variety has confirmed. The broadcas...

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Country Songs Take All Five Slots in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 5 for the First Time in Chart History

Country music is ruling the roost like never before, at least when it comes specifically to the Billboard Hot 100. For the first time in history, country songs are claiming all five of the top five sl...

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‘God of War’: Dave Bautista in Talks For Kratos Role in Amazon Series After Ryan Hurst’s Exit

Dave Bautista could be the next “God of War.” Variety has learned from sources that Bautista is currently in talks for the role of Kratos in the Amazon Prime Video series based on the popular video ga...

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Why Parents Are Still Afraid of Video Games After 50 Years and How a Gaming Nonprofit’s New Workshops Are Trying to Help

It’s been nearly six decades since the first mainstream video games came out and parents in 2026 are just as worried about the potential impact gaming is having on their children today as their counte...

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‘Miss Navajo’ Musical in the Works From Director Billy Luther and Singer-Songwriter Raye Zaragoza (EXCLUSIVE)

“Frybread Face and Me” director Billy Luther is adapting his 2007 documentary “Miss Navajo” into a musical, which is currently in development. Now, 19 years after the world premiere at 2007’s Sundance...

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David Z, Longtime Prince Associate and Key Architect of ‘the Minneapolis Sound,’ Dies at 78

David “Z” Rivkin, the Grammy-winning producer and musician who helmed Prince’s early demo tapes and engineered several of his albums, helped create Lipps Inc.’s 1980 smash “Funky Town,” and later work...

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Jimmy Fallon is Nearly Last Late-Night Host Standing Amid Summer Hiatus

And then there was Fallon. NBC’s “Tonight Show” is the only late-night program to keep on keeping on as usual as the nation moves into late summer, a sign of how the wee-hours format continues to be w...

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This ‘Spider-Man’ Art Book Explores the Making of ‘Brand New Day,’ From Early Concept Sketches to Final Production Designs

Spider-Man is swinging from the big screen to the coffee table. A new hardcover book exploring the making of Tom Holland’s latest Marvel adventure is now available to pre-order on Amazon ahead of its ...

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Costume Designer Arianne Phillips on How Madonna Inspired ‘I Want Your Sex,’ and Finding Olivia Wilde’s Frustrated Artist Look for ‘The Invite’

Olivia Wilde once called costume designer Arianne Phillips “one of the greatest costume designers in film history.” Phillips worked with Wilde on “Don’t Worry Darling,” and when it came to “The Invite...

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‘The Beloved,’ ‘Minotaur,’ ‘No Good Men’ Among Sarajevo Film Festival’s Open Air Selection

The Sarajevo Film Festival has revealed the lineup of its Open Air section, which screens films outdoors in the festival’s largest venue, the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema. The Open Air section includes f...

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Marta Kauffman Sets Improvised Sitcom ‘DINKS’ at Amazon Starring June Diane Raphael, Paul Scheer (EXCLUSIVE)

Amazon has greenlit its first-ever multi-cam sitcom, which hails from none other than the legendary Marta Kauffman. Titled “DINKS” — which stands for “dual income, no kids” — the show will also be the...

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Roku City Secrets Revealed: How Long Will Jimothy Last, Why Did the Titanic Get Nixed and Where Exactly Is It Located?

It has a city hall and a city council. A vintage art deco theater, a harbor and a fair amount of traffic. And plenty of billboards, of course. But despite brownstones, diners, skyscrapers and bridges,...

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Spain’s RTVE Joins Netflix, Universal on Félix Viscarret’s ETA Drama ‘Blanco’

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has boarded “Blanco,” a high-profile feature directed by Félix Viscarret (“Patria,” “Under the Stars”) about the 1997 kidnapping and murder of Basque politician Miguel ...

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‘Movies Aren’t Dead After All’: Sony Pictures Boss Tom Rothman on Historic ‘Spider-Man’ Box Office and Losing Tarantino’s Cliff Booth Sequel to Netfli...

“So I guess movies aren’t dead after all?” That’s the understated reaction from Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures, after “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” obliterated box office expectations. The comic...

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The CW Picks Up Additional Seasons of ‘Scrabble,’ ‘Trivial Pursuit,’ ‘Police 24/7’

The CW is renewing three of its unscripted series The one-hour gamers “Scrabble” and “Trivial Pursuit” have been given a Season 3 in advance of this fall’s Season 2 premieres, while the netlet has als...

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‘Talking Tom & Friends: World’ Kids’ Mobile Game Launches The Smurfs Crossover (EXCLUSIVE)

“Talking Tom & Friends: World” has launched an in-game crossover with the iconic world of The Smurfs. In a partnership between “Talking Tom & Friends” owner Outfit7 (an Ekipa2 subsidiary) and ...

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Becoming Tate McRae: The Pop Sensation on Navigating Fame, Treating Work Like ‘a Fantasy’ and Getting Taylor Swift’s ‘Amazing’ Sourdough Bread

In early June, Tate McRae celebrated her recent move to New York by catching Knicks fever. It was less than a year since she relocated from Los Angeles, where she kick-started her career as music’s ne...

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‘Spider-Man’ Beats ‘Avengers: Endgame’ as ‘Brand New Day’ Climbs to $360 Million, the Biggest Opening Weekend in Box Office History

Is Spider-Man more powerful than all of the Avengers combined? There’s certainly a case to be made after “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” captured a mind-boggling, record-setting $360 million in its domest...

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