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Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s latest stunt has paid off. The Season 29 premiere of “South America” — renamed from “South Park” as a parody of Donald Trump’s controversial initiatives to rename major landmarks — hit 4.2 million viewers in three days. That total accounts for viewership across Comedy Central and Paramount+ in the U.S. […]
Dreamworks Animation knows how to tell stories about friendships, whether it’s between a boy and a dragon in “How to Train Your Dragon” or Donkey and Ogre in “Shrek” or a robot and bird in “The Wild Robot.” Its latest feature, “Forgotten Island,” anchors its story in two best friends who face being separated when […]
Global Citizen Festival has been canceled due to the extreme weather forecast for New York City. The event was slated to take place on Saturday at the Great Lawn in Central Park, with performances from Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend and more. But organizers shared that they had to make the […]
“Princess Diaries” star Heather Matarazzo revealed she may not qualify for health insurance if she doesn’t find work soon. The actress, who starred alongside Anne Hathaway in the “Princess Diaries” films as Lilly Moscovitz, replied to a post from “Atypical” actor Jack Haven that revealed they needed work in order to qualify for health insurance […]
Sharon Levy is exiting Banijay’s Endemol Shine North America after nearly a decade at the company — including most recently as CEO. The restructure comes following this summer’s completion of the $8 billion merger between Banijay and All3Media, with Banijay Americas CEO Ben Samek overseeing the combined company’s U.S. entity. “Sharon has played an integral […]
Universal’s global box office has crossed $5 billion for the third time in the studio’s history. The studio is also the first to reach this milestone in 2026. With this week’s grosses, Universal-distributed films have tallied $1.788 billion domestically and $3.218 billion internationally to date. That massive box office haul is fueled by global blockbusters […]
Conflict began in February when Anthropic refused to remove restrictions on use of Claude for fully autonomous weapons.
Singer's tour has faced numerous setbacks after expulsion of rapper Macklemore over support for Palestine drew backlash.
Israeli PM's criticism of Al Jazeera during UNGA address threatens safety of journalists, the media network says.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam wants a US-brokered ceasefire to be consolidated and for Israel to retreat.
UN refugee agency says 400 people a day, about 20 times the previous daily rate, now cross from Sudan into eastern Chad.
“The Light in the Darkness: Director’s Cut,” from game designer Luc Bernard, launched Tuesday. Originally released in 2023, the free Holocaust narrative game puts players in the experience of a Polish-Jewish family in Nazi-occupied France. This newly expanded and enhanced edition features fully voiced scenes, extended narrative content, refined visuals and updated gameplay systems. The […]
Fox News is replacing one opinionated business anchor with another, assigning Larry Kudlow to anchor “Sunday Morning Futures” on an interim basis following its ouster of longtime staffer Maria Bartiromo. Kudlow will host the 10 a.m. program starting Sunday, and continue through the weekend after the midterm elections on November 8. Fox News Channel says […]
Patti LaBelle, Common and Public Enemy were among the artists and executives who were celebrated on Thursday night at the sixth annual Black Music Action Coalition Gala, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Throughout the evening, BMAC and its president/CEO Willie “Prophet” Stiggers recognized key figures in the music industry who have […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — RioFilme, the film and TV company of Rio de Janeiro City, will launch a call for proposals amounting to R$100 million ($20 million) for film and TV show production, development, distribution and international co-productions, Leonardo Edde, president of RioFilme, told Variety. RioFilme will unveil Oct. 1 the incentive package, the […]
Peter Sarsgaard has joined the upcoming Paramount+ drama series “Laird,” Variety has learned. Sarsgaard will join previously announced lead Kenneth Branagh in the show, which was announced with a series order back in July. The logline for “Laird” states that it is “an epic family saga in which a proud Scot defies a shadowy American […]
With the start of the NBA only a few days away, the hottest ticket in New York City is to the Knicks home opener at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Since winning the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs back in June, the Knicks have become the toast of New York with […]
The Montclair Film Festival has unveiled the complete lineup for its 2026 edition, bringing a slate of international premieres, awards season contenders, documentaries and independent films to New Jersey. Among the highlights are Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s “La Bola Negra,” Peter Farrelly’s “I Play Rocky,” Jesse Eisenberg’s “The Debut,” Sian Heder’s “Being Heumann,” James […]
One of the year’s scariest movies will be ready to stream before Halloween: “Evil Dead Burn” will be released on HBO Max on Oct. 2. The third movie since the “Evil Dead” series reboot in 2013 (and sixth film in the franchise overall) had its theatrical release July 10. Directed by Sébastien Vaniček, “Evil Dead […]
Xi says China and US have a relationship of 'strategic stability' during three-day state visit to Washington, DC.
