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Merely seven months before a fateful presidential election which has the far right leading polls, the French TV and film industry is in shambles. Despite recent efforts led by French President Emmanuel Macron to showcase and export France’s unique cultural model overseas — notably during the Lumiere Summit co-organized by the South Korean president — […]
Throughout her illustrious life and career, Gloria Reuben has shared her story through music and acting. She started learning classical piano when she was a young girl and was the lead singer of a rock band as a teenager. Then in her early 20s, Reuben moved from Toronto to Los Angeles, where she waited tables […]
Oscar-winning Swiss-Austrian director Edward Berger (“Conclave,” “All Quiet on the Western Front”) and American cinematographer Matthew Libatique (“Requiem for a Dream,” “Black Swan”), a triple Oscar nominee, will receive the top honors at the upcoming Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival. The event, which takes place in the largest of Spain’s Balearic Islands between Oct. 28 […]
David Ellison, seeking fresh capital for a merged Paramount-Warner Bros., is considering reaching out to Elon Musk — the controversial tech mogul who is the world’s richest person — to “become part of a syndicate of equity investors into Paramount,” according to a report by Semafor. According to the report, citing anonymous sources, “Musk’s name […]
Diane Lane has joined the upcoming Hulu-Onyx Collective limited series “Victoria,” Variety has learned. The erotic thriller, which was announced last week with a series order, will star Li Jun Li as Maxine Tao, who is described as “a brilliant con artist who finds herself in a dark web of power, luxury and the crosshairs […]
John Berman has done almost everything an anchor can do at CNN. He guides viewers through breaking news during hours of “CNN News Central.” He’s filled in for Anderson Cooper, co-hosted a morning show and is trained to handle CNN’s “Magic Wall” on primary and election nights. Now he has a new assignment – but […]
“A Man on the Inside” will end with Season 3 at Netflix, which is now in production. The critically-acclaimed comedy was renewed for a third season back in March, with Season 2 having debuted in January. The series is shooting its third season in San Francisco, CA. “This series began with a retiree taking a […]
Jeffrey Katzenberg, the legendary Hollywood producer and executive, thinks the entertainment industry needs to accept AI if it wants to remain relevant. In a 2,377-word essay posted to X on Wednesday, Katzenberg leaned on his history working through the industry’s various technological changes. He implored his fellow creatives to acknowledge AI as a tool similar […]
President Ahmed al-Sharaa calls for Israeli withdrawal, condemning its attacks as Syria emerges from civil war.
Israel’s destruction leaves Lebanon’s border villages in ruins
KPMG manager says she was fired after facing harassment over her keffiyeh
President Donald Trump on Tuesday night was still extremely irate that CNN’s Kaitlan Collins tried to ask him a question at the United Nations — after he had banned CNN (and MS NOW and Politico) from White House coverage. In a post on his Truth Social platform just before midnight Tuesday, Trump accused the CNN […]
As anyone reading this probably knows, the Bad Brains were one of the most important punk-rock bands of all time, Washington D.C.-bred pioneers of the sound that became hardcore. While they were a complete anomaly at the time — four Black dudes in an overwhelmingly white music scene who seasoned their blistering rock songs with […]
YouTube’s staying in the Coachella desert for a few more years. The streamer will remain the exclusive free streaming home of Coachella through 2030, continuing its nearly 15-year partnership with the festival’s parent company Goldenvoice. The extension comes nearly six months after YouTube broadcast the Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, and Karol G-led edition of the […]
The “Star Trek” panel at New York Comic-Con will feature a special conversation with franchise legend William Shatner, Variety has learned exclusively. Shatner’s appearance comes as “Star Trek” is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. He famously played Capt. James T. Kirk in “Star Trek: TOS” for three seasons as well as “Star Trek: The […]
Netflix has picked up two new standalone seasons of its long-running food series “Chef’s Table.” The streamer is set to unroll “Chef’s Table: Icons” and “Chef’s Table: Desserts,” and for the first time, creator David Gelb is also directing every episode of both seasons himself. It’s the first time he’s directed an entire run of […]
The streamflation trend continues: Disney is once again asking Disney+ and Hulu subscribers to pay even more for the streaming service. Disney+ Premium and Hulu Premium, the plans without ads, are both increasing from $18.99 to $21.49/month, up 13%. The pricing strategy is clearly aimed at pushing consumers toward bundles: The Disney+/Hulu Premium bundle is […]
NBC’s “Today” is back on top in TV’s never-ending morning wars. The A.M. news franchise finished the 2025-26 broadcast season with the most viewers overall among morning programs and the most viewers between the ages of 25 and 54, the demographic most coveted by advertisers in TV-news content. It is the first time since the […]
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting former production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006. After an overturned conviction and two subsequent mistrials, the sentencing marks a major endpoint in the New York chapter of the nine-year courtroom saga that ignited the global #MeToo movement. Barring another successful appeal, Weinstein […]
Talks of a possible halt in attacks on energy facilities come as strikes on such targets continue unabated.
