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Cher’s Conservatorship Bid Over Elijah Blue Allman Heats Up as Son’s Wife Seeks Control Instead
Marieangela King Allman files a formal opposition and says she deserves priority if a conservator is needed
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‘Widow’s Bay’ and Other Contenders Continue to Complicate Emmy’s Comedy Conundrum
You’re probably as tired of the “what’s a comedy?” debate as I am, particularly when it comes to awards shows like the Emmys. FX’s “The Bear
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Yash’s ‘Toxic’ Unveils English-Language Trailer
Prime Focus Studios has acquired North American distribution rights to “Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups” and released the English-language
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David Harbour Talks Learning ASL for ‘DTF St. Louis,’ Shares a Line From ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and Wants a Christopher Nolan-Directed ‘Warcraft’ Movie
In “DTF St. Louis,” David Harbour goes quiet. The 51-year-old New York-born actor plays Floyd, a performance built around four months of dai
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Some U.S. Army Members Are Being Offered Four Days Off to Play ‘GTA 6’ if They Reenlist for at Least Two Years
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How ‘Spider-Noir’s’ Artisans Created a Modern Noir Sonic Environment
Set in New York, Prime Video’s “Spider-Noir” stars Nicholas Cage and is part noir-detective and part superhero action. When it came to build
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‘It Finally Feels Like We’re Back in 2019’: Movie Theater Owners Rejoice Over $4 Billion Summer. Can the Fall Keep the Momentum?
B&B Theatres CEO Bob Bagby apologized to his staffers in advance. He was bracing for the opening weekend of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and
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Larry David Ended Friendship With Trump Lawyer Alan Dershowitz Because ‘He Made a Deal With the Devil. Literally. He Only Has Himself to Blame’
Larry David told The Atlantic that ex-friend Alan Dershowitz “made a deal with the devil” when he became a lawyer on Donald Trump’s defense
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The Diplomat star Allison Janney was told she could only play ‘aliens and lesbians’ due to her height
Janney said she’s always been ‘very shy and not totally comfortable speaking as myself’
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Crunchyroll Thinks Small When It Comes to Building Out Its Global Anime Empire
For two decades, Crunchyroll built its business on anime, growing the U.S. audience for the animated content from a niche genre to a mainstr
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Hollywood‘s Push for Federal Film Tax Credit Could Help Boost Production in All States
In the David Mamet satire “State and Main,” a film crew creates havoc when it descends on a small town in Vermont. In real life, Hollywood a
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My Edinburgh fringe odyssey: ‘The nudity is expressive, shocking – sometimes harrowing’
There are 3,649 shows at the fringe this year, but how many embody its spirit of radical experimentation? I took a journey through foam, lub
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‘Good American Family’ Renewed for Season 2 at Hulu, to Focus on Lorena Bobbitt Case
Hulu is bringing back “Good American Family” for a second season, with the show taking on an anthology format. The second season will focus
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Corey Hawkins Signs With Range Media Partners (EXCLUSIVE)
Range Media Partners has signed Corey Hawkins for representation, Variety can exclusively reveal. Hawkins continues to be represented by WME
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Venice Chief Alberto Barbera Defends Selection of Russian Director Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s ‘DAU’ After Backlash: It’s ‘Not Pro-Putin Propaganda’
Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera took to social media on Wednesday to fight back against criticism of the inclusion of
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Jack White and Charley Crockett Are Beefing
Guess which of them wrote “What I do on your grave won’t pass for flowers either”
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‘Insidious: Out of the Further’ Review: Latest Entry in the Franchise Serves Up Genuinely Terrifying Setpieces Despite a Convoluted Final Act
If you’ve always been terrified of dental work and the idea of someone poking around your pearly whites with sharp tools, you’re not alone.
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Jack White Summons a Reagan-Era ‘John Wayne’ Novelty Rap to Humiliate Charley Crockett
Instagram post quoting "The Duke" follows comments from Crockett who said he lost respect for White after Twin Temple kerfuffle
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Nielsen Makes New Bid to Capture ‘Co-Viewing’ as TV Season Approaches
Nielsen is really working the room. The media-measurement giant aims to measure viewers of video content more accurately and will place a fo
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Netflix Buys Wu-Tang Clan Doc ‘The Disciple’ Directed by Joanna Natasegara (EXCLUSIVE)
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‘Building the Band’ Group Soulidified Signs to Atlantic Records (EXCLUSIVE)
Soulidified has signed to Atlantic Records, just a year after they were introduced to the world on Netflix’s “Building the Band,” Variety ca
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‘You’ll be sorry you told me this!’: the 98-year-old composer who gets musicians – even bassoonists - on their feet
Scotland’s Thea Musgrave is still writing radical music with perambulatory soloists and a message of hopefulness. Her latest work, for basso
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Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ to Rule in Fourth Weekend, ‘Insidious: Out of the Further’ Aims for $25 Million Debut
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Julie Andrews to Narrate Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ for Noiser Podcast Network (EXCLUSIVE)
Dame Julie Andrews will continue to lend her dulcet tones to the world of Jane Austen. The stage and screen icon — an Oscar, BAFTA and multi
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