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ESPN to Hike Prices of Streaming Plans Next Month

ESPN is ratcheting up the price of its streaming services — just in time for the busy fall sports season. Effective Sept. 17, the Disney-owned sports giant is increasing the monthly and annual pricing for both ESPN Unlimited and the scaled-down ESPN Select. The price of ESPN Unlimited is increasing from $29.99 to $31.99/month. The […]

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Rosie O’Donnell Should Host Her Own Show on Late Night TV — and Shatter Comedy’s Greatest Glass Ceiling

Late night is in the doldrums. It’s not just that the remaining hosts are taking much of the summer off. But, post-Stephen Colbert on CBS, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel and NBC’s Jimmy Fallon both feel closer to the end of their respective tenures than the beginning. The whole genre feels ripe for a shake-up — lest […]

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Orlando Bloom to Be Honored During Venice Film Festival With Filming Italy Award

Orlando Bloom, who will be attending the Venice Film Festival as part of the cast of Warner Herzog’s competition title “Bucking Fastard,” is set to be feted on the Lido with the Filming Italy International Award from Filming Italy — Los Angeles, the event that bridges Italy and Hollywood. Bloom will receive the award, which […]

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‘The Gentlemen’ Officially Renewed for Season 3 as First Season 2 Trailer Drops: ‘I’m Looking Forward to Pushing the Boundaries Further,’ Guy Ritchie Says (EXCLUSIVE)

“The Gentlemen” has officially been greenlit for Season 3, Variety can confirm. Guy Ritchie’s high-society, high-octane caper starring Theo James and Kaya Scodelario is set to return for a third outing, comprised of eight episodes. Variety understands that while the new season is in pre-production no scripts have yet been finalized, let alone new casting, […]

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‘Black Mirror’ Season 8 Starts Production as Netflix Renews ‘Being Gordon Ramsay’ and ‘Legends’ (EXCLUSIVE)

An eighth season of “Black Mirror” is officially in production, Variety can confirm. The show started shooting this summer, although no launch date for the new season has been set yet. Earlier this year creator Charlie Brooker vowed the dystopian anthology series “will return, and hopefully it’ll be more ‘Black Mirror’ than ever.” He is […]

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‘Small Things’ Review: Zvonimir Jurić’s Island-Set Chamber Drama Unfolds a Quietly Devastating Family Reunion

In the opening of “Small Things,” Zvonimir Jurić’s elegant and understated chamber drama, the giggling grandchildren of an elder patriarch (Bosnian film and theater veteran Izudin Bajrović) show their charmingly clueless pops how to operate a smartphone. Later that night, along with the kids’ mother Irena (Ivana Roščić) and aunt Anica (Marija Skaričić), the crew […]

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Guillermo del Toro, James Gunn, ‘Beyond the Spider-Verse’ Directors Set for Crunchyroll’s Inaugural Anime Future Forum

Anime giant Crunchyroll plans to dissect the growing business of anime with its first-ever thought leadership summit to be held as a precursor to New York Comic Con in October. The Crunchyroll Anime Future Forum will be held Oct. 7 at New York’s Javits Convention Center, with conference tracks focusing on four key themes: fandom, […]

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Roku Names Gianluca Pucacco VP, Revenue Operations, International Growth

Gianluca “GL” Pucacco has been named vice president of revenue operations and international growth at Roku, just as the streaming company is working toward its sale to Fox Corporation. Pucacco’s role is effective Monday, August 24. He reports to Patrick Harris, who was named senior vice president of global media revenue at Roku in February. […]

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‘EastEnders’ Puts Out Casting Call for Character Named Meghan After Duchess’ U.K. Return: ‘Confident, Gorgeous and Ready to Cause Chaos’

Reports of Meghan Markle’s return to acting in the U.K. prompted numerous quips and memes over the weekend that the Duchess of Sussex was planning to make an appearance on long-running BBC soap “EastEnders.” Now it seems “EastEnders” producers have gotten in on the joke, as BBC Studios have put out a casting call for […]

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Toronto Midnight Madness Title ‘Vintage Violence,’ Starring Cole Sprouse and Kiko Mizuhara, Boarded by Best Friend Forever (EXCLUSIVE)

Best Friend Forever has boarded international sales on Eugene Kotlyarenko’s “Vintage Violence,” starring Cole Sprouse (“Riverdale”) and Kiko Mizuhara, ahead of the film’s world premiere at Toronto’s Midnight Madness section. WME is handling domestic rights on the thriller, which marks Kotlyarenko’s eighth feature. The filmmaker is known for weaving internet and online-video culture into contemporary […]

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Vietnamese Found-Footage Horror Hit ‘Lau Chu Hoa: The Deadliest Mansion’ Heads to North American Theaters (EXCLUSIVE)

Vietnamese found-footage horror film “Lầu Chú Hoả: The Deadliest Mansion” is opening in North American theaters on Sept. 4, with Mockingbird Pictures placing the title across AMC, Regal and Cinemark circuits. Directed by Hùng Trần, the film became Vietnam’s first theatrical found-footage horror release and turned into a breakout hit after its June debut. It […]

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Brad Pitt’s ‘Heart of the Beast’ Added to San Sebastián Lineup

Paramount Pictures’ “The Heart of the Beast,” starring Brad Pitt and directed by David Ayer, has been added to San Sebastián Film Festival’s lineup, screening out of competition in its Official Selection. Both Pitt and Ayer will attend San Sebastián to present the film, the Spanish film festival announced Monday. The survival thriller sees Pitt, […]

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Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value,’ Hlynur Pálmason’s ‘The Love That Remains’ Among the Nominees for the Nordic Council Film Prize

Five features and one documentary have been nominated for the 2026 Nordic Council Film Prize. It’s awarded to a feature film or documentary produced in the Nordic countries that has been distributed in cinemas. Some picks – announced at the Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund – come as no surprise, as Joachim Trier’s Oscar-winning “Sentimental […]

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California Attorney General Cancels Paramount Settlement Talks Over $111 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Deal, Says He’ll Meet When They ‘Stop Playing Games’

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has canceled planned settlement talks with Paramount over the state’s lawsuit seeking to block David Ellison’s proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, accusing Paramount of acting in bad faith, according to The New York Times. Bonta is leading a coalition of 12 states in challenging the proposed merger and asking […]

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Venice Adds ‘Naza,’ Documentary From ‘No Other Land’ Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, to Competition

The Venice Film Festival has made a last-minute addition to its competition lineup: “Naza,” a new documentary from “No Other Land” directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. The doc, which was shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, Israel, shows “in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in […]

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Alia Bhatt’s Young-Adult Rom-Com ‘Don’t Be Shy’ Sets September Prime Video Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Prime Video has set a September premiere date for “Don’t Be Shy,” a young-adult romantic comedy from Alia Bhatt and Shaheen Bhatt’s Eternal Sunshine Productions. Sreeti Mukerji wrote and directed the coming-of-age film, which is produced by Bhatt and Shaheen Bhatt under the Eternal Sunshine Productions banner, with Grishma Shah and Vikesh Bhutani serving as […]

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‘Emomee,’ Indian Kids Life-Skills Series, Lands on Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)

An Indian children’s entertainment company has brought its debut original animated series to Netflix. “Emomee: Big Skills for Little Ones, Minis,” from the Mumbai-based brand Emomee, features 20 episodes of some 11 minutes each, centered on characters E, Mo and Mee as they navigate everyday adventures designed to build confidence, curiosity, kindness, emotional intelligence and […]

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Deauville American Film Festival Reveals Industry Lineup

The Deauville American Film Festival has revealed the lineup for the industry section of its 2026 edition. The Deauville Industry Days sidebar, taking place over two days at the festival being held at the French seaside town, will incorporate various talks, panels and sessions. Among them are ‘The Art and Craft of Foodstyling,’ about cinematic […]

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‘Game of Thrones’ Star Kristofer Hivju Turns to Romcom with ‘True Love’ by ‘Little Did I Know’’s Martina Haag (EXCLUSIVE)

Norwegian star actor Kristofer Hivju (“Game of Thrones,” “Red One”, “Beck”) will play opposite Friday Hallgren (from Oscar-nominated “As It Is in Heaven”) in the upcoming Swedish-Croatian rom-com “True Love” (working title). Helmed by actor-turned writer, director and best-selling author Martina Haag, the SF Studios project, now in pre-production, will be pitched Aug. 26. at […]

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Erik Poppe Talks Haugesund Opener ‘Beloved,’ Written by Nobel Prize Winner Jon Fosse: ‘People Long for Something Honest and Truthful’

In “Beloved,” opening the Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund, Erik Poppe takes on a script by Nobel Prize winner Jon Fosse. “It’s a project that has been on my desk for many, many years. Jon Fosse wrote it almost 20 years ago. After he received the Nobel Prize in Literature [in 2023], it felt like […]

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Korea Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Outmuscles ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ to Hold Top Spot

“The Odyssey” maintained its commanding position atop the South Korea box office during the weekend of Aug. 21–23. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Christopher Nolan-directed tentpole generated $10.6 million from 1,321,204 admissions over the three-day frame across 2,182 screens, capturing 66.3% of total weekend business. […]

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China Box Office: ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ Stays on Top as ‘V’ Debuts in Second

Dirty Monkeys’ war comedy-drama “Once Upon a Time in the Middle East” held onto the No. 1 position at the mainland China box office during the Aug. 21–23 weekend, taking in RMB298.8 million ($43.9 million) in its second weekend of release, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Directed by Wen Muye (“Dying to Survive”) and […]

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Busan Unveils 23-Film Vision Section Lineup

The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has unveiled 23 Korean and Asian independent films for its Vision section, split into 12 titles under Vision-Korea and 11 under Vision-Asia. The Vision section grew out of Korean Cinema Today – Vision, expanding last year into a standalone program covering filmmakers across the continent. This year’s lineup […]

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John Oliver Embarrasses Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Over ‘Godawful’ YouTube Reality Show and ‘Real World’ Past

John Oliver is an outspoken fan of reality TV — but not this former “Real World” star. On Sunday’s “Last Week Tonight,” the political pundit took aim squarely at Sean Duffy, President Trump’s Secretary of Transportation and former congressman and “The Real World: Boston” cast member. You see, on Wednesday, Duffy dropped all six episodes […]

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‘Boorman and the Devil’ Review: The Making of John Boorman’s 1977 Disaster ‘Exorcist II: The Heretic’ Becomes a Documentary So Unbelievable It’s Funny

You might call Boorman’s fortitude admirable, but you could also call it delusional. And it lends "Boorman and the Devil" the quality of a true-life Christopher Guest movie. For this is the unintentionally funny story of what happens when utterly unhinged and high-minded hubris becomes your guiding light. Boorman, and others associated with "Exorcist II," know that they made an infamous disaster, yet the reason the film was a disaster still eludes them.

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Shelley Fabares, ‘Coach’ and ‘The Donna Reed Show’ Star, Dies at 82

Shelley Fabares, the star of the classic sitcoms “The Donna Reed Show” and “Coach,” died on Saturday in Los Angeles. She was 82. Fabares’ family said in a statement, “We will miss her deeply — not only as a celebrated performer, but as the loving and extraordinary person she was in our everyday lives. We […]

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Mark Ruffalo Called Out Over ‘Extremist and Antisemitic Messaging’ by Simon Wiesenthal Center, Creative Communities For Peace

Two prominent Jewish advocacy groups have called out Mark Ruffalo for spreading “antisemitic tropes.” “Words matter, and so does the willingness to draw a line when legitimate debate gives way to antisemitic tropes,” said Jim Berk, CEO of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. “We commend Paramount for speaking clearly and refusing to allow prejudice to masquerade […]

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Ridley Scott Says ‘I’m Not a Filmmaker, I’m an Influencer’

Ridley Scott recently told The Times of London that he sees himself not as a “filmmaker,” but as an “influencer.” “Every time, you are vulnerable,” Scott said when asked to identify a through line in his work. “Also, I never want to repeat myself and all my films have been on the money. I’ve been […]

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Grace Passô’s ‘Our Secret’ Nabs the Best Film Kikito at the 54th Gramado Film Festival

GRAMADO, Brazil — “Our Secret” (“Nosso segredo”), the first feature from Grace Passô, nabbed the best feature film Kikito award at the Aug. 22 closing ceremony of the 54th Gramado Film Festival. The feature also scooped cinematography (Wilssa Esser) and art direction (Lucas Osório) plaudits. Passô, an established playwright and also actress, directed and wrote […]

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Martin Short Gets Honest: What It’s Like to Be All Over the Emmy Race, Thanks to Three Very Different Projects

Martin Short is having quite a unique Emmy season, and he knows it. His name is all over this year’s nominations, via three very distinct projects: As an actor, he’s nominated for outstanding comedy lead via Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building.” (He also has a comedy series nom for the show as an executive […]

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ESPN to Hike Prices of Streaming Plans Next Month

Rosie O’Donnell Should Host Her Own Show on Late Night TV — and Shatter Comedy’s Greatest Glass Ceiling

Orlando Bloom to Be Honored During Venice Film Festival With Filming Italy Award

‘The Gentlemen’ Officially Renewed for Season 3 as First Season 2 Trailer Drops: ‘I’m Looking Forward to Pushing the Boundaries Further,’ Guy Ritchie Says (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Black Mirror’ Season 8 Starts Production as Netflix Renews ‘Being Gordon Ramsay’ and ‘Legends’ (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Small Things’ Review: Zvonimir Jurić’s Island-Set Chamber Drama Unfolds a Quietly Devastating Family Reunion

Guillermo del Toro, James Gunn, ‘Beyond the Spider-Verse’ Directors Set for Crunchyroll’s Inaugural Anime Future Forum

Roku Names Gianluca Pucacco VP, Revenue Operations, International Growth

‘EastEnders’ Puts Out Casting Call for Character Named Meghan After Duchess’ U.K. Return: ‘Confident, Gorgeous and Ready to Cause Chaos’

Toronto Midnight Madness Title ‘Vintage Violence,’ Starring Cole Sprouse and Kiko Mizuhara, Boarded by Best Friend Forever (EXCLUSIVE)

Vietnamese Found-Footage Horror Hit ‘Lau Chu Hoa: The Deadliest Mansion’ Heads to North American Theaters (EXCLUSIVE)

Brad Pitt’s ‘Heart of the Beast’ Added to San Sebastián Lineup

Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value,’ Hlynur Pálmason’s ‘The Love That Remains’ Among the Nominees for the Nordic Council Film Prize

California Attorney General Cancels Paramount Settlement Talks Over $111 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Deal, Says He’ll Meet When They ‘Stop Playing Games’

Venice Adds ‘Naza,’ Documentary From ‘No Other Land’ Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, to Competition

Alia Bhatt’s Young-Adult Rom-Com ‘Don’t Be Shy’ Sets September Prime Video Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Emomee,’ Indian Kids Life-Skills Series, Lands on Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)

Deauville American Film Festival Reveals Industry Lineup

‘Game of Thrones’ Star Kristofer Hivju Turns to Romcom with ‘True Love’ by ‘Little Did I Know’’s Martina Haag (EXCLUSIVE)

Erik Poppe Talks Haugesund Opener ‘Beloved,’ Written by Nobel Prize Winner Jon Fosse: ‘People Long for Something Honest and Truthful’

Korea Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Outmuscles ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ to Hold Top Spot

China Box Office: ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ Stays on Top as ‘V’ Debuts in Second

Busan Unveils 23-Film Vision Section Lineup

John Oliver Embarrasses Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Over ‘Godawful’ YouTube Reality Show and ‘Real World’ Past

‘Boorman and the Devil’ Review: The Making of John Boorman’s 1977 Disaster ‘Exorcist II: The Heretic’ Becomes a Documentary So Unbelievable It’s Funny

Shelley Fabares, ‘Coach’ and ‘The Donna Reed Show’ Star, Dies at 82

Mark Ruffalo Called Out Over ‘Extremist and Antisemitic Messaging’ by Simon Wiesenthal Center, Creative Communities For Peace

Ridley Scott Says ‘I’m Not a Filmmaker, I’m an Influencer’

Grace Passô’s ‘Our Secret’ Nabs the Best Film Kikito at the 54th Gramado Film Festival

Martin Short Gets Honest: What It’s Like to Be All Over the Emmy Race, Thanks to Three Very Different Projects

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