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Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel's close friend and the bandleader of his talk show, has died. He was 59. Kimmel shared the news on Instagram, writing, "Early this morning, we lost a great f…
"Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" will add a countdown segment from Chicago for the Central time zone for the first time in the more than 50-year history of the live telecast on ABC. The…
"Dungeons & Dragons" has been cool for a while now " or forever, depending on who you ask " but the iconic tabletop roleplaying game has recently achieved a new level of mainstream statu…
Sabrina Carpenter is headed to the movies. The pop star will lead her first major studio feature with a new musical at Universal Pictures. The project is inspired by Lewis Carroll's trippy p…
Released in 1987, "The Running Man" was a lumbering Arnold Schwarzenegger movie; you could say that Edgar Wright, the director of the deluxe new version, has made it into a decent Bruce Will…
When Juxtapose Studio founder Luke Anderson consulted a medium on the advice of his assistant, he didn't expect it to change his career " or his life. At the time, he was newly divorced, cha…
"Slam Frank," a provocative new musical that reimagines Anne Frank's story to satirize progressive politics and media, is extending through the end of 2025. The off-Broadway show, which has …
The Coronado Island Film Festival celebrated 10 years of bringing the best of cinema to the San Diego region Nov. 5-9. Besides the films, festivalgoers attended panels with industry professi…
The Hollywood Bowl stage has been dedicated to composer John Williams. The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced the naming of the venue's iconic stage in honor of Williams. It is the first tim…
Sally Kirkland, the effervescent blonde actress who was Oscar-nominated for the independent film "Anna" in 1987, has died. She was 84. Her representative, Michael Greene, confirmed to Variet…
Antonio Banderas will be honored with a lifetime achievement award by the Torino Film Festival in Turin, Italy, where the Oscar-nominated actor will present a special screening of Pedro Almo…
On this week's episode of "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart came after Democrats for voting to end the government shutdown without extending subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, which is the p…
Tatsuya Nakadai, one of Japan's most celebrated stage and screen actors who was a frequent collaborator of director Masaki Kobayashi and led Akira Kurosawa titles such as "Ran," "Kagemusha" …
Jeff Goldblum says he's gone vegetarian after playing the Wizard of Oz in Jon M. Chu's blockbuster sequel "Wicked: For Good." During a recent interview on "This Morning," Goldblum discussed …
Fresh lettering has gone up on the marquee at Antone's nightclub in Austin: "Forever." That may err on the side of slightly wishful thinking, but the club at least has a better head start on…
How does "Wednesday" top its Season 2 guest appearance of Lady Gaga? With Danny DeVito, says Catherine Zeta-Jones, who stars as Morticia on the Netflix series. Zeta-Jones' husband, Michael D…
Kelly Clarkson revealed during a recent show as part of her Studio Sessions residency in Las Vegas that her ex-manager suggested she get plastic surgery for her breasts when she was starting…
From Minutes to Movies ShortFest: American Dreaming, the documentary shorts competition, has announced winners for its second edition. The top shorts will be featured on Nov. 10 at a special…
A "V for Vendetta" TV series is currently in development at HBO, Variety has learned exclusively. According to sources, Pete Jackson is attached to write the series adaptation. James Gunn an…
"I know y'all remember 'Sittin' Up in My Room,'" Brandy told the crowd at Los Angeles' Kia Forum on Sunday night, her second show at the venue as part of her co-headlining "The Boy Is Mine" …
Heart health is very personal for Jane Seymour. Coronary disease runs in her family. Seymour's mother suffered a stroke and her father underwent valve replacement and quadruple heart bypass …
After Oscar-nominated director Rory Kennedy heard about the 2021 accidental on-set shooting death of "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and the subsequent involuntary manslaughter charge…
Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin, who earned an Oscar nomination for his performance in "Sing Sing," has boarded Ben Rekhi's documentary short "The Breakthrough Group" as an executive producer. …
In 2012, award-winning documentarian Lauren Greenfield's film, "The Queen of Versailles," became a Sundance darling. The documentary followed Jackie and David Siegel, billionaires and owners…