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"Wicked: For Good" failed to cast a spell over Oscar voters. When the Academy Awards nominations were unveiled on Thursday, the musical found itself completely shut out of this year's race. …
Harry Styles has announced dates for his hotly anticipated tour in support of his forthcoming fourth solo album with the intriguingly punctuated title of "Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasiona…
Leading Mexican production company Woo Films has acquired the rights to Nobel Prize laureate Annie Ernaux's "The Use of Photography," with "The Eternal Feminine" director Natalia Beristái…
Ruth E. Carter continues to set milestones for Black women at the Oscars. The legendary artisan earned her fifth Oscar nomination for best costume design for her work in Ryan Coogler's "Sinn…
The 98th Academy Awards nominations are here, and with it the wild twists and turns that even the boldest awards experts can't see coming. See some of the morning's biggest snubs and surpris…
Angelina Jolie is passionately promoting advocacy-driven drama "Muganga, The One Who Treats," inspired by the true story of 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege, who treats surv…
More than 700 artists, writers and creators, including Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, have united behind a new anti-AI campaign calling out the tech companies e…
Netflix has unveiled its Turkish production slate for 2026, which is headlined by a hotly anticipated series adaptation of Turkish Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk acclaimed book "The …
Variety will host a Culture & Storytelling conversation exploring the role of cultural experiences in shaping creative work, presented by World of Hyatt, on Jan. 25 at the…
In a remote part of Pakistan, villagers routinely take rickety cable cars across the canyons that cut through the Himalayan foothills. But in August 2023, the unthinkable happened when a wir…
The "Legally Blonde" prequel series has set its official premiere date on Amazon Prime Video, with the streamer also renewing the show for a second season. "Elle" Season 1 will debut in its …
Phil Collins is speaking out about his health issues, revealing that he recently underwent five knee surgeries and developed kidney problems from drinking. In a new interview with BBC Two, C…
Jamie Lee Curtis' forthcoming adaptation of the beloved Angela Lansbury series "Murder She Wrote" has landed a director. Jason Moore, helmer of the franchise-launching "Pitch Perfect" and th…
Several well-known music artists have turned to ElevenLabs' AI as a virtual muse " and record producer. ElevenLabs on Wednesday launched "The Eleven Album," which the artificial-intelligence…
Zayn did not come to Las Vegas to do the obvious. From the moment the singer took the stage, it was clear he wasn't catering to casual concertgoers looking to sing along with classic hits: t…
Yorgos Lanthimos, Florian Zeller and Juliette Binoche are among more than 800 film professionals who have signed a joint statement condemning the Iranian government for killing and torturing…
One of five TV shows battling for Göteborg's coveted Nordic Series Script Award, Iceland's four-parter "VigdÃs," brings to global screens the inspiring true story of VigdÃs Finnboga…
"Minx" star Ophelia Lovibond and "Game of Thrones" and "Interview With the Vampire" actor Jacob Anderson headline "Still Life," a short film exploring the aftermath of stillbirth through a l…
Marijana Janković's personal feature debut "Home" " set to world premiere at IFFR and handled by TrustNordisk " has sold to Bulgaria (Beta Film), the Baltics (Estinfilm OÃœ) and Singap…
The Golden Raspberry Awards has announced the nominations for its 46th edition, with the live-action "Snow White" and Ice Cube's "War of the Worlds" in the lead with six nods apiece. Alongsi…
Veteran entertainment journalist Zuri Hall is leaving the field. The playing field, that is. Hall has launched "Zuri Hall's Not About Sports," a YouTube talk show centered around sports s…
A judge on Tuesday ordered that Timothy Busfield be released pending a trial on charges of child sex abuse. Busfield has been in jail in Albuquerque, N.M., since surrendering to authorities …
Blake Lively and her "It Ends With Us" castmates documented numerous concerns with director and co-star Justin Baldoni, alleging that boundaries were repeatedly crossed during production, ac…
When the history of great voices in 21st century pop is told, Brandi Carlile and Sam Smith will both be part of the discussion. That's before getting to the conversation about queer icons of…
Neil Young will be the artist feted at this year's Americana Pre-Grammy Salute, the Americana Music Association announced today today, with an annual tribute concert again scheduled for Gram…
