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Manoj Bajpayee’s ‘Last Man in Tower’ Sets September Indian Release From Rana Daggubati’s Spirit Media, Unveils Teaser (EXCLUSIVE)

“Last Man in Tower,” the Aravind Adiga adaptation starring Manoj Bajpayee, is headed to Indian theaters this September and has unveiled its first teaser. The film, directed by Ben Rekhi and produced b...

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‘Who Has Time to Watch All This Crap?’: Inside 10 Anonymous Emmy Ballots as Voting Officially Closes

Emmy voting is now closed, and not a moment too soon. Every year, more than 27,000 members of the Television Academy — actors and editors, showrunners and composers, the people who actually make telev...

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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Cast and Crew Held a ‘Funeral Screening’ After the Movie Was Shelved: ‘Was Emotional in So Many Ways’

What do you do when you think your movie will never see the light of day? Have a “funeral screening,” of course. That’s exactly what the team behind “Coyote vs. Acme” did when they feared the live-act...

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Harry Styles Pays Tribute to Dolly Parton, Completely Revamps Setlist at Madison Square Garden Opening Night: Concert Review

Apart from the special show he performed with an orchestra in London, Harry Styles has played basically the same set since his “Together, Together” tour opened in Amsterdam 33 shows and nearly three m...

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COL Group, Virtue Asia and V47 Entertainment Launch Inside Microdramas, Vertical Entertainment Upfront

COL Group, Virtue Asia and V47 Entertainment have unveiled Inside Microdramas, billed as the first upfront event built around microdramas and the broader vertical entertainment business. The event wil...

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Dolly Parton Has One Last Song Buried in a Time Capsule: ‘My Place In History’

Country queen and national treasure Dolly Parton may have physically left the world on Tuesday, but her indelible mark on the world and the industry will never be forgotten. And luckily, she’s not don...

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‘The Sandlot’ Cast Reunites for ‘Dugout Dads’ Comedy Series, Chris Paul Signs on to Executive Produce

“Dugout Dads,” the nine-episode series streaming on YouTube, is seeking a bigger playing field. The short-form series, created by Patrick Renna and Kyle Howard’s Hambino Media, reunites the cast of 19...

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Leah Remini Joins ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Season 16

Season 16 of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” has a new marquee star: The Bravo show has landed actor/anti-Scientology activist Leah Remini as a full-time cast member. Remini won’t be the only n...

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Beyoncé Announces $1 Million Donation for Earthquake Relief Efforts in Colombia

Beyoncé has announced that she will make a personal donation of $1 million to support relief efforts in Colombia following the country’s recent earthquake. According to a release from Parkwood Enterta...

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‘The Witcher’ Co-Producer Rae Benjamin to Receive Starz #TakeTheLead Award at Humanitas Event, Presented by Russell T Davies

“The Witcher” Season 5 co-producer Rae Benjamin, who is also the cowriter of the animated feature “The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep,” has been selected to receive this year’s Starz #TakeTheLead award a...

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James Gunn Says ‘Superman: Man of Tomorrow’ Has Wrapped Filming: ‘I Have Immense Gratitude’

“Superman: Man of Tomorrow” is one step closer to soaring into theaters. Writer and director James Gunn revealed on Threads that “Superman: Man of Tomorrow” has officially wrapped filming. “That’s a...

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Jon Stewart, Bruce Springsteen and Hasan Minhaj to Perform at New York’s Stand Up for Heroes Event

Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart and Hasan Minhaj will headline the 20th annual Stand Up for Heroes event in New York City. The variety show, taking place at Lincoln Center on Nov. 9 as part of the New ...

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X Launches ‘NFL Gametime,’ a Football Feed Placed Alongside ‘For You’ and ‘Following’

X will really mark the spot for NFL content. The social-media outlet is launching “NFL Gametime,” a new project that offers an NFL feed weaving data, news and creators into the overall user experience...

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Dolly Parton Streams Surge on Spotify With 2,320% Increase in the United States

Dolly Parton’s music has significantly surged on Spotify following her death on Tuesday, with total streams increasing over 1,260% globally and 2,320% in the United States compared to the prior seven-...

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Why Lionsgate Vet’s Saudi Arabia-Backed Game Studio Picked ‘1,001 Arabian Nights’ Adaptation as Its Debut Title

When it comes to picking IP that’s prime for adaptation, it’s hard to find a story — or rather, stories — with more staying power than “One Thousand and One Nights.” During video game trade event Game...

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‘Love Island USA’ Renewed for Season 9 With Ariana Madix Returning as Host, Peacock Drops Season 8 Reunion Sneak Peak

Peacock has renewed “Love Island USA” for Season 9, with Ariana Madix set to return as host following a record-breaking eighth season. To accompany the news, Peacock has also released a sneak peak at...

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5 Things About Dolly Parton You Didn’t Know: From Producing ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ to the COVID Vaccine

The inimitable, irreplaceable Dolly Parton passed away on Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer. She was 80. The country legend and cultural icon was perhaps our last universally beloved celebrity,...

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Jaye P. Morgan, Singer, Actress and Game Show Panelist, Dies at 94

Jaye P. Morgan, a singer, actress and frequent game show panelist in the 1970s, died Monday in Washington. Her family announced her death and said she resided in Castle Rock, Washington. Morgan’s sin...

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Ridley Scott Says He’s Planning a Third ‘Alien’ Prequel Centering on Michael Fassbender’s Character

Ridley Scott does not seem to be thinking of retiring anytime soon. Not only does the director, 88, have Jacob Elordi starrer “The Dog Stars” opening Friday, he’s planning to put his own stamp on “Tre...

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Dolly Parton’s 30 Greatest Songs

How do we count the ways in which we will always love her — do we go from 9 to 5,000? Here’s a compromise: We’ve selected 30 of Dolly Parton’s greatest songs, from among hundreds. This task is taken.....

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‘Not Suitable for Work’: Five Unresolved Cliffhangers From Mindy Kaling’s Canceled Hulu Series

It’s a golden age for television about teens and twentysomethings right now, and there is no shortage of shows about the epic highs and lows of high school and early adulthood. Yet none of them have n...

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‘Survivor 51’: Meet the 21 New Castaways, Including a ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Actor, the Voice of Strawberry Shortcake, a Pro Wrestler and a Yankees Exec

After its landmark 50th season, explored at length in a Variety cover story, “Survivor” is back for another round. CBS kicked off a new phase of the popular competition series, titled “The Open Era,” ...

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Busy Philipps Reveals She Had Brain Tumor Removed: ‘Grateful That I’m Alive’

Busy Philipps revealed she had a malignant brain tumor removed weeks before she was set to start filming her new CBS show “Cupertino.” “I’m grateful that I’m alive,” Philipps told People. What starte...

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Wim-Wenders Produced ‘I’ll Be Gone in June’ Bought for North America After Cannes Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

KimStim has acquired all North American rights to Katharina Rivilis’ debut feature “I’ll Be Gone in June,” following its world premiere at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard. Set in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in ...

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Tyler Perry Studios Launches New Specialty Label ‘Maxscene,’ Named After His Mother Maxine

Tyler Perry launched a new specialty division of his production company Tyler Perry Studios called “Maxscene.” According to the company, the label is “dedicated to expanding theatrical opportunities f...

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Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Bitter Christmas’ and Diego Luna’s ‘Ashes’ Lead Latin American Film Festival Lineup

Pedro Almodóvar’s “Bitter Christmas” and Diego Luna’s “Ashes” are among the Latin American Film Festival lineup. The Latin American Film Festival will take place Sept. 16 through Oct. 7 at the AFI Sil...

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My First Interview With Dolly Parton: Coming Face to Face With the Country Queen Who Soundtracked My Life

I am sitting on a couch in a hotel suite in midtown Manhattan. I have two tape recorders on the coffee table ready to document my interview with one of my idols. I hear someone whistling from behind F...

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Telluride’s Julie Huntsinger on Her 20 Years Leading the Festival, Chasing ‘Digger’ and ‘Dune 3’ and a ‘True TBA’ Film Hidden Until Patrons Walk Into ...

Julie Huntsinger has spent two decades as the guardian of the Telluride Film Festival — a jewel box of off-duty movie stars and power players relaxing in the mountains and a consequential launchpad fo...

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Inside UTA’s Bummer Summer: Client Departures, Stalled M&A and Agent Anxiety

Hollywood has been smiling all summer long, and not just because of the box office revival. There’s also silent gratitude for the cloud cover provided by Paramount’s ongoing attempt to acquire Warner ...

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‘Wonka’s The Golden Ticket’ Trailer: Netflix Competition Show Recreates Chocolate Factory — and Gene Wilder’s Voice With AI

Netflix has released the trailer for “Wonka’s The Golden Ticket,” an upcoming reality competition show that pits contestants against each other in challenges taking place inside a replica of Roald Dah...

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Iowa and Montana Ask Supreme Court to Block ‘Politicized’ Paramount-Warner Bros. Antitrust Suit Filed by California and 11 Other States

Two Republican attorneys general are hoping the Supreme Court will step in to stop the antitrust lawsuit filed by 12 Democratic state AGs seeking to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discover...

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Four Restored Films Acquired by The Match Factory for World Sales

Four newly 4K-restored features by Thai auteur Apichatpong Weerasethakul have been acquired by The Match Factory for international sales, the company has revealed, with a formal launch planned for the...

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Roald Dahl Drama Series Set at Netflix Starring Nicola Coughlan, Naomi Scott, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton and More

Continuing its foray into Roald Dahl’s intellectual property, Netflix is adapting the author’s short stories into a drama series starring Nicola Coughlan, Naomi Scott, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton an...

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Kate Winslet to Star in Vengeance Drama ‘The Unheard’ at Netflix From ‘Adolescence’ Writer Jack Thorne

Kate Winslet is set to star in a new limited series for Netflix called “The Unheard.” It’s billed as a “Thelma & Louise”-style vengeance drama. “Adolescence” scribe Jack Thorne has written the sho...

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Rupert Grint to Reprise Ron Weasley Role in ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ on Broadway

Rupert Grint is reprising his iconic role as Ron Weasley after 15 years. The actor is set to join the cast of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” at Broadway’s Lyric Theatre from Feb. 2 to May 30, 202...

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Oasis Documentary Captures Gallagher Brothers’ ‘Moment of Reconciliation’ on Camera, Teases Disney+ EMEA Boss

The camera was rolling when the Gallaghers made up. An upcoming Disney+ documentary on Oasis has captured the moment Liam and Noel Gallagher reconciled after 15 years without contact, Angela Jain, hea...

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Meta to Pay up to $18 Billion in Settlement With 29 States Over Social-Media Addiction Claims

Meta will pay up to $18 billion over 10 years — and implement broad child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook — under a nationwide settlement with 29 state attorneys general, including California...

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Gary Oldman on the ‘Pleasure’ of Playing ‘Slow Horses’ Spy Jackson Lamb: ‘A Man Who Has Single-Handedly Lowered the Public’s Expectation of Personal H...

Gary Oldman received the Edinburgh TV Festival’s Global Icon Award on Wednesday and, unsurprisingly, spent much of the time in an on-stage conversation discussing his most famous — and current — TV ch...

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‘Finding Emily’ Review: The Working Title Romantic Comedy Gets a Fresh, Funny GenZ Makeover

The big-screen romantic comedy is unfashionable enough these days that it tends to come dressed up in at least one of two ways: with a quasi-absurd high concept (see this summer’s “One Night Only”) or...

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Women’s Basketball League Unrivaled Raises More Than $100 Million From Carmelo Anthony, Ashton Kutcher, Alex Morgan, University of California Fund and...

Unrivaled, the women’s three-on-three basketball league, announced that its Series C fundraise has surpassed an initial $100 million target and is now oversubscribed — valuing the league at $650 milli...

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DAZN Will Acquire EverPass in Bid to Expand NFL Sunday Ticket

Streaming-sports purveyor DAZN has struck an agreement to buy EverPass Media, the distributor of licensed sports properties to commercial establishments like hotels and bars. In doing so, DAZN will pi...

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Venice-Selected ‘Agata the Writer,’ Starring Mia Wasikowska, Boarded by MMM Film Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

French sales company MMM Film Sales has acquired the international rights to “Agata the Writer,” starring Mia Wasikowska, which will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in the Venice D...

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GameSquare Pivots Livestreaming Measurement Service Stream Hatchet Into Creator Marketing Analytics Platform (EXCLUSIVE)

GameSquare is rebranding its gaming and esports-focused livestreaming measurement platform Stream Hatchet into Hatchet, which it describes as “the first full-service creator matching and brand marketi...

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COL Group, CP Group Strike 360-Degree Partnership to Grow Thailand’s Short-Form Drama Industry

COL Group and CP Group are teaming on a partnership aimed at building up Thailand’s short-form drama business, linking creative training, local content production and distribution under a single initi...

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‘Alice and Steve’ Renewed for Season 2 at Disney+ and Hulu

“Alice and Steve” has been picked up for a second season at Disney+ and Hulu. The comedy — which airs on Disney+ in the U.K. and Ireland and on Disney+ and Hulu in the U.S. — follows Alice (Nicola......

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Mandy Patinkin Named First Honorary Team Captain of USA Fencing

Inigo Montoya isn’t putting down his sword just yet. Almost 40 years after Mandy Patinkin expertly parried and jousted his way to defeating the six-fingered man in the beloved 1987 film “The Princess...

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‘Under Salt Marsh’ Renewed for Season 2 With Rafe Spall Returning

“Under Salt Marsh” is returning for a second season at Sky. The crime drama has been greenlit for an “as-yet-untitled second chapter” with Rafe Spall reprising his role as Detective Eric Bull, Sky ann...

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Italy’s RAI Cinema International Boards Edoardo De Angelis’ ‘The Fire Within You’ Ahead of Venice Launch, Reveals First Clip (EXCLUSIVE)

RAI Cinema International Distribution has acquired world rights to Italian director Edoardo De Angelis’ dark tragicomedy “The Fire Within You” ahead of its Venice competition launch. De Angelis, a nat...

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Stephen Colbert Urges Emmy Voters to Back Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Look How Cute He Is!’

With Emmy voting drawing to a close, Stephen Colbert has thrown his support behind Jimmy Kimmel in the newly revamped outstanding cariety series race, even though Colbert’s own late-night show is comp...

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‘Tall Tales & Murder’ First Look: Ella Lily Hyland and Aidan Gillen Star in Wild Comedic Crime Drama From ‘Veep’ Director and ‘Love/Hate’ Creator (EXC...

The BBC has lifted the chaotic lid on “Tall Tales and Murder,” its upcoming dark comedic drama from “Love/Hate” creator Stuart Carolan and co-created with Emmy and DGA award winning “Veep” director Ch...

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