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Few destinations deliver on the promise of a true escape quite like Hawaii. For Los Angeles travelers in particular, the islands have long served as an easy change of scenery — close enough for a relatively quick getaway, but far enough from Hollywood traffic to feel like a proper vacation. Choosing the right hotel can shape the entire trip, […]
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Before the “Baywatch” producers wrapped filming the revival’s first season, they brought a special guest to the set this week: Real-life rookie lifeguard Ryder Williams, the 16-year-old who made headlines when he saved a 10-year-old boy on a Santa Cruz beach amid 8-to-10-foot high pounding waves and rip currents. Williams and his parents were invited […]
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Flo Anthony, an entertainment journalist known for being the first Black woman to work for the New York Post’s entertainment and Page Six departments, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. She was 74. Anthony’s death was confirmed to Variety by Jack Hirsch, the biographer of Anthony’s husband, Michael Spinks. While working as a journalist, […]
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Not every up-and-coming artist can say they watched Michelle Obama jam out to their music before landing on the charts. But two weeks after Will Ferrell proudly played his son Magnus Ferrell’s single “Asleep Talking” on the former first lady’s “IMO” podcast, the 22-year-old musician scored his first Billboard hit. “I did know he was going to do that, but I didn’t […]
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Paul Verhoeven’s “Benedetta,” about a nun embarking on a scandalous affair with another nun, offended many viewers and sparked protests in several countries. But it didn’t offend its lead Virginie Efira, now at Locarno to pick up the Leopard Club Award. “Was it fun? Yes. I liked that. In France, it’s as if God is […]
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Da’Vine Joy Randolph has signed on to star in director Will Ropp’s indie dark comedy “Dedicated to Morris Burke.” The Oscar winner plays Judy Brooks, who discovers that the final novel of her late best-selling author husband isn’t dedicated to her like all the others. Instead, it’s dedicated to a man named Morris Burke. Judy […]
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“Grand Theft Auto 6” was already set to make history in the video game world — but now it’s making a hot prerelease spin through Hollywood as well. On Aug. 27, Netflix will debut an “extended look” at one of the most anticipated games of all time. While the first two “GTA 6” trailers bowed […]
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On today’s episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, Matt Strauss, chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group, expands on the evolution of the Peacock streamer and his view of the “the great re-bundling” that is underway for streaming media. Strauss, who is a 22-year veteran of Comcast and NBCUniversal, unpacks the deal that NBCU recently struck with […]
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Chappell Roan and her non-profit The Midwest Princess Project have announced a two-day fundraiser “The Super Graphic Spectacular” taking place at Los Angeles’ The Shrine on October 21-22. The events, according to a release, will “unite artists, fans, drag performers, comedians and advocates” for two nights that will both feature headlining performances from Roan and […]
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U.S.-based Pragda continues its foray into all-rights theatrical and digital distribution with the acquisition of North American rights to Nicolás Pereda’s latest pic, “Everything Else Is Noise” (“Todo lo demás es ruido”) ahead of its debuts at the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) and the New York Film Festival (NYFF). This marks the second pick-up from […]
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“The Odyssey” has crossed $1 billion in global ticket sales at a mind-boggling pace. After just three weeks of release, Christopher Nolan’s epic, starring Matt Damon as the Greek king Odysseus, has generated $429.65 million domestically and $578.8 million internationally for a grand total of $1.008 billion. It’s the director’s first movie since 2012’s “The […]
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SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” in theaters now via Mubi. “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” the third feature from writer-director Jane Schoenbrun, is not the film you think it is. While it does fit thematically with their two previous impressionistic horror movies — 2021’s “We’re All […]
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