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German Industry Welcomes Film Funding Boost, Investment Commitment For Streamers, Broadcasters
German film and TV industry representatives in Berlin on Thursday welcomed plans by the federal government to increase film funding to €250 million ($297 million) annually and...
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Big Tech Taps Super Bowl Commercials to Put Human Face on A.I.
If you believe what you see on TV, then the mysterious technological force known as A.I. is nothing without the help of some human hands. In a 60-second ad slated to run Sunday...
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‘Minions & Monsters’ Trailer: Gru’s Minions Return to Wreak Havoc in ‘Despicable Me’ Spinoff
The beloved, bright yellow underlings in overalls are back this July, with their supervillain antics in full swing. Only this time, their adventure is set in the world of 1920’s...
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Coinbase Bets Lo-Fi Karaoke Super Bowl Commercial Creates High-Flying Response
Most Super Bowl commercials aim to be faster, louder and shinier than the rest. And then there are Big Game ads from advertisers like Coinbase. After mystifying Super Bowl...
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Liquid I.V. Super Bowl Commercial Offers Viewers a Potty Break
Commercial breaks often give TV viewers time for a trip to the bathroom — but never quite like this. In a 30-second ad that aired during NBC’s telecast of Super Bowl LX, Liquid...
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Pokémon Celebrates 30th Anniversary in Super Bowl Ad With Trevor Noah, Lady Gaga and Their...
“Pokémon” is turning 30 this year, and the franchise is kicking things off with a star-studded (and Pokémon-filled) ad on Super Bowl Sunday. Trevor Noah, Lady Gaga and more...
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Bad Bunny Stuns the Super Bowl With Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin and a Real Wedding Ceremony as Pedro...
Bad Bunny promised “the world will dance” in his advertisement before the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, and his joyous, elaborate, unity-themed performance did not...
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Ben Affleck’s Dunkin’ Super Bowl Commercial Taps Jennifer Aniston, Tom Brady, Ted Danson for...
Ben Affleck’s latest Super Bowl commercial for Dunkin’ serves up a lot more than coffee and doughnuts. Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Jason Alexander. Ted Danson, Alfonso...
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Savannah Guthrie’s Mom’s Disappearance Has Rocked ‘Today’ — and Strained Morning TV’s Image of a...
Many workplaces sell themselves as a family, but broadcast morning shows are somewhat unique in doing so on live TV for hours each day, beamed into people’s living rooms. Long...
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‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ to Close on Broadway After Seven Years
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical” is closing after seven years on Broadway. The upbeat jukebox musical will play its final performance on July 26 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. By...
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Jamie Lee Curtis Slams ICE as an ‘Abhorrence’ and Says It’s Being Used as a ‘Distraction So That...
Jamie Lee Curtis refuses to be silent. The Oscar winner spoke out against the Trump administration Thursday morning as she helped non-profit Project Angel Food unveil its new...
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Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn’s Emails to Jeffrey Epstein Unearth College Admissions Boost,...
Woody Allen was a famous Luddite during his decades-long reign in Hollywood, sneering at modern technology at every opportunity (even refusing digital prints for his movies)....
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‘Starfleet Academy’ Brings Back ‘Deep Space Nine’ Star as SAM Grapples With Enduring ‘Star Trek’...
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers from “Series Acclimation Mil,” Episode 5 of “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy,” now streaming on Paramount+. “Starfleet Academy” paid...
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Jeremy Strong to Star in Jonathan Franzen Series ‘Crossroads’ for Netflix, Media Res (EXCLUSIVE)
Jeremy Strong is attached for a lead role in a series adaptation of the Jonathan Franzen novel “Crossroads” that is currently in development at Netflix, Variety has learned...
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Lucy Liu Peacock Series ‘Superfakes’ Sets Jim McKay, Karena Evans, Andrij Parekh to Direct...
The upcoming Peacock crime drama series “Superfakes” has set its director lineup. Variety has learned exclusively that Jim McKay, Karena Evans, and Andrij Parekh are all set to...
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‘Solo Mio’ Review: Kevin James Is Ripe for Romance in Rome
No grand romantic gesture goes unpunished. It isn’t a saying but perhaps it should be if we take a cue from the start of the PG-rated romantic comedy “Solo Mio” — starring Kevin...
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Rebecca Ferguson Did Not Name the ‘Idiot’ Actor Who Screamed at Her and Made Her Cry on Set...
Rebecca Ferguson is not interested in naming names. The “Dune” and “Mission: Impossible” favorite went viral in 2024 when she called out a male co-star for screaming at her on...
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‘Baldur’s Gate’ HBO Series in the Works From ‘The Last of Us’ Co-Creator Craig Mazin
HBO is developing a TV adaptation of Hasbro’s fantasy role-playing video game series “Baldur’s Gate.” Craig Mazin, the co-creator and showrunner of HBO’s hit video game...
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Tom Llamas Will Tackle Trump Interview Slated to Appear in Super Bowl Pre-Game for NBC News
Now it’s Tom Llamas’ turn to try his hand at a Super Bowl tradition: the pre-game interview with the President of the United States. Llamas, the anchor of “NBC Nightly News,”...
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Ray Romano to Lead HBO Max Pilot ‘How to Survive Without Me’
Ray Romano is set for a lead role in the HBO Max drama pilot “How to Survive Without Me.” As previously reported, the pilot hails from writers and executive producers Greg...
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‘Cape Fear’ First Look Shows Javier Bardem as Vengeful Max Cady as Apple TV Series Sets Premiere...
Apple TV’s upcoming “Cape Fear” series starring Javier Bardem, Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson will premiere with two episodes on June 5. The images were unveiled at Apple TV’s...
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Lisa Rinna Says ‘Karma Is Coming’ for Rob on ‘The Traitors,’ Addresses Controversial Colton...
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the seventh episode of “The Traitors” Season 4, now streaming on Peacock. Lisa Rinna made it seven episodes as a Traitor on...
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Tracy Zamot, Veteran Publicist for Atlantic, Virgin and Motown Records and Pandora, Dies at 55
Tracy Zamot, a veteran publicist who worked for Atlantic, Virgin and Motown Records, Pandora Radio and others, has died after a long illness, her family has confirmed. No...
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‘See You When I See You’ Review: Cooper Raiff Deals With His Sister’s Death in a Too-Familiar...
In 2017, “The Big Sick” was the big sale of the Sundance Film Festival (beaten one week later by “Mudbound”). Those were the days when streamers were spending big to acquire...
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Apple Unveils 2026 Film Slate: Ryan Reynolds Fights a New War, Jonah Hill Gives Keanu Reeves the...
Though Apple is still on an award season run with “F1,” the tech monolith popped the hood on numerous new movies it will release in 2026. At a blowout media event in Los Angeles...
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‘Barbara Forever’ Review: Filmmaker Brydie O’Connor Channels the Radical Queer Spirit of Barbara...
Filmmaker Brydie O’Connor gives herself a rather difficult task with “Barbara Forever.” She sets out to document the life and career of iconic lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer...
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Crunchyroll Rolls Out Thai-Language Interface, Expands Localized Content Library (EXCLUSIVE)
Crunchyroll is deepening its investment in Thailand with the launch of a Thai-language user interface and a significant expansion of localized anime content. The anime platform...
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‘Wuthering Heights’ First Reactions: Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi’s Chemistry Is a ‘Whole Other...
Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” has been unveiled to members of the film press ahead of its Feb. 13 release, and first reactions are calling the steamy literary romance a...
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Berlin-Bound Chinese Cultural Revolution Legacy Drama ‘Shanghai Daughter’ Unveils First Trailer...
Variety is unveiling the first trailer for “Shanghai Daughter,” the debut feature from Chinese filmmaker Agnis Shen Zhongmin that will world premiere in the Panorama section of...
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‘Melania’ Director Brett Ratner Says He ‘Didn’t Have a Personal Relationship’ With Jeffrey...
“Melania” director Brett Ratner has denied having a “personal relationship” with Jeffrey Epstein after the latest cache of documents revealed a photo of the two men together...
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