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Bill Maher Delivers Lamest Dolly Parton Tribute Yet
Last week, Bill Maher dedicated his long-running HBO show “Real Time” to defending Trump “human printer” Natalie Harp — after admitting he w
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Sara Bareilles Sings About Loss — and It’s Our Gain — in the Beautifully Bittersweet ‘Good Grief’: Album Review
Well, just how good can grief be? That’s a question raised by Sara Bareilles’ “Good Grief,” which, true to its promissory title, deals prima
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Zak Starkey and the Who Have Kissed and Made Up, as Rehearsal Reunion Is Revealed
Apparently the deep and much-talked-about rift between the Who and former (and future?) drummer Zak Starkey was not quite a hell-freezes-ove
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California Lawmakers Settle on Partial Film Carveout From Tax Credit Cap
California lawmakers have agreed on a partial carveout for the film and TV industry from a state cap on tax credits. The bill, AB 186, was u
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Nashville Airport Could Be Renamed for Dolly Parton, Tennessee Governor Announces
Country music icon, actress and philanthropist Dolly Parton dedicated her life to giving back to her home state of Tennessee, and now, three
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What’s Coming to Disney+ in September 2026
It’s officially fall at Disney+, which is entering the month of September with a lineup of beloved spooky classics and all things football.
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Everything We Know About ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’
More than a decade after the last installment of “Grand Theft Auto” released, players are finally getting “GTA 6” on Nov. 19. Per the offici
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Hooters Restaurant Movie in the Works — Film News in Brief
First the Blackberry and Hot Cheetos got the feature film treatment, and now: “Hooters: The Movie.” Based on real-life events that took plac
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LISTEN: Holywater Tech Chief Bogdan Nesvit on the Explosive Growth of Microdramas: ‘Studios and Creators are Knocking on Our Doors’
On today’s episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business,” Bogdan Nesvit, co-CEO and co-founder of Holywater Tech, details the explosive growth of
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Gladys Knight Cuts Back on Performing as She Transitions to ‘Next Stage’ of Career and Life
After three quarters of a century under the spotlight, Gladys Knight is ready to take things a little slower. Knight announced on Instagram
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What’s New on Netflix in September 2026
Whether you’re looking to settle into September with cozy classics or start a new series, Netflix has a long list of titles joining or retur
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Disney+, Pokemon Company Ink Global Distribution Deal, Including New Stop-Motion Series
Disney+ has set a global distribution deal with The Pokémon Company International that will include a new stop-motion series coming in 2027.
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Rafael Manuel on Why the Golf Course in ‘Filipiñana’ Is a Metaphor for Inequality in the Philippines
Rafael Manuel’s new indie feature “Filipiñana,” which opens Friday in New York, is set against a backdrop of oppressive heat and drought. Th
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Owen Thiele on Portraying Queer Friendship in ‘Adults,’ Working With Connor Storrie and Being a ‘Nepo Grandchild’
Owen Thiele has a lot more riding on “Adults” this time around. The FX comedy returned for its second season Aug. 27 with an audience now in
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Tom Hardy Gets X-Rated About Kathy Bates, Raps About Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin and Recites Shakespeare on His Wild New Album
Tom Hardy is best known as a movie star who plays rough-and-tumble characters, and he’s brought that energy to the mic on his latest project
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How ‘Idiots’ Director Macon Blair Conjures Big Laughs From the Year’s Cruelest Villain: ‘He’s Actually a Monster That Has to Be Captured Before More People Get Hurt’
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SCAD Savannah Film Festival Returns For 29th Year
SCAD Savannah Film Festival returns for its 29th year on Oct. 24 through Oct. 31. The eight-day university-led festival will host exclusive
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Payal Kapadia, Neeraj Churi, Subhadra Mahajan Among Talent Behind SASO, IFFSA-Backed South Asian Toronto Market Projects (EXCLUSIVE)
The South Asian Screen Office of Canada and IFFSA Toronto, in collaboration with Storiculture, have selected eight South Asian feature film
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Meg Stalter on ‘Oh, Mary’, Advice for Bowen Yang and Preparing Her Emmys Red Carpet Look With Paul Downs: ‘It’s in the Works’
Meg Stalter is never not in character. This summer alone, the comedian has spent eight shows a week playing a boozy, bratty Mary Todd Lincol
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Sting-Narrated Documentary About ‘The Godfather,’ ‘La Dolce Vita’ Composer Nino Rota Boarded by Global Constellation (EXCLUSIVE)
Vuelta’s sales and finance outfit Global Constellation has boarded international sales on “Nino: A Film About Nino Rota,” a documentary expl
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Online Sleuthing Is Out of Control, and the Vitriol Against Patrick Clancy Proves It
The trial of Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse who admitted to strangling her three young children before attempting suicide
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Not Your Daddy’s Films Expands With Film Independent as Fiscal Sponsor (EXCLUSIVE)
Not Your Daddy’s Films, a social impact organization focused on educating and elevating women and nonbinary filmmakers, is now fiscally spon
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Netflix Orders ‘Manifest’ Spinoff ‘Arrivals,’ With a New Mystery and Cast — Announced on 8/28, Of Course
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Edinburgh TV Festival Takeaways: YouTube’s Rise, Commissioning Landscape and Move to Manchester
This year’s Edinburgh TV Festival was one of the buzziest, a somewhat ironic fact given it’s also the last. From next year the TV festival,
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