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It was a “helluva” time at New York City Comic-Con, where an audience remember interrupted the “Helluva Boss” panel by repeatedly shouting over the cast. Following multiple attempts to silence the heckling, actor Brandon Rogers seemingly threatened the fan in a video posted online. “You need to shut the fuck up right now,” Rogers said […]
“I don’t know what to tell you.” For a time, that was Jeissy Trompiz’s answer when his Brazilian filmmaker friend would ask him about Venezuela. Trompiz left Maracaibo, the oil city where he grew up, in 2014 to study filmmaking at the International School of Film and TV in Cuba, just before Venezuela’s economic and […]
In a cozy suburb of Minneapolis, a guy in a blue jumpsuit is once again stuck aboard a space station with his robot pals, watching the worst movies ever made. To paraphrase the show’s catchy theme song, if you’re wondering how that works, it’s just a TV show, so you should really just relax. In […]
Bela Bajaria was a few months into her job as the leader of Netflix’s international content expansion campaign in 2019 when she fully realized the significance of the opportunity ahead. The production of local original content was not destined to be a side business for Netflix — it is the business, and increasingly so as […]
The new Skydance, formed from the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, has consolidated its publishing and consumer-products teams into one group — Skydance Products & Publishing — led by Josh Silverman. Silverman, who joined Paramount Skydance in 2025 as president of global products and experiences, now serves as president of global products and […]
The third “28 Years Later” film is unlikely to be arriving anytime soon, Danny Boyle has warned. Despite being tee’d up in the closing scenes of “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,” the director said the film was currently not a priority. “Alex [Garland] has written a fantastic script. We just need money. But I […]
Laika will submit “The Better Part of Bravery” from the animated feature “Wildwood” for consideration in the original song category at the Academy Awards, Variety has learned. The song is performed by The Decemberists and plays at the end of the film. “Wildwood” follows teenager Prue McKeel (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) on a desperate mission to […]
At least two of the Tres Amigos are attending the 24th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) this year, with Guillermo del Toro breezing into town to toast the 20th anniversary of his iconic “Pan’s Labyrinth” while Cuarón attends opening night film “Campeón Gabacho” by his son Jonas Cuarón, which he produced. The fest will be […]
Drone reportedly linked to RSF targets Wad al-Mahi, killing dozens near displacement camp, including women and children.
Belarus-linked incidents trouble Latvia and Lithuania, where experts warn of security challenges.
The shooting prompted protests in New York City and Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the incident.
Belgian police respond to 'troublemakers' on sidelines of main rally with tear gas, water cannon and baton charges.
Trump began efforts to remove Cook as one of the governors on the US Fed Reserve Board in 2025 and litigation is on.
Robby Hoffman is returning to Netflix with another stand-up comedy special. Premiering sometime in 2027, it will mark Hoffman’s second hour for the streamer, following her 2025 special “Robby Hoffman: Wake Up,” which was directed by John Mulaney. Hoffman has become a force in stand-up comedy, her observational wit and riled-up kvetching drawing comparisons to […]
Dawn Porter is set to direct a feature documentary on pioneering Black TV news anchor Max Robinson for Wise Child Studios. CNN anchor Victor Blackwell is among the producers. “Color Bars: The Story of the Black Journalist Who Broke the TV News Color Barrier” will recount the rise and fall of Robinson’s career in broadcast […]
Phoebe Bridgers fans may not be getting glimpses of her current arena tour, because of the prohibition on cameras and phones, but as far as performance footage goes, she’s given them something better — a three-song in-studio video, shot by her “Primetime” director Lance Oppenheim, that features some familiar guests. The filmed performance, part of […]
Netflix is planning a major round of layoffs coming as soon as next week that would cut about 5% of its headcount, according to a new report. The streaming giant plans a significant restructuring that “will impact” about 5% of staffers and “could be announced as early as next week,” according to a report by […]
Ahead of his third album, 2023’s “Something to Give Each Other,” Troye Sivan teased the era as a dance-pop fantasia with singles “Rush” and “Got Me Started.” It was his post-pandemic record, one that promised to capture the crackle of electricity that came with no longer being on lockdown, finally free to connect with others. […]
For actors, portraying a real-life person is a huge challenge. But portraying a real-life singer-songwriter-actress-icon like Dolly Parton when she’s standing right in front of you is a whole other realm. That was the experience and the challenge for the actors and co-creators of “Dolly: A True Original Musical,” which previewed in Nashville last year […]
It was a CBS News reunion of sorts in Miami as former “60 Minutes” boss Bill Owens and Wendy McMahon, the news division’s former president and CEO, detailed their 2025 resignations and spoke out against the current regime at the inaugural Jupiter Festival. “It was like the match was fixed, and I felt like I […]
