مسار منفصل للأخبار السياسية والعراقية والعالمية يظهر فور الجلب، بينما تبقى التقنية والذكاء الاصطناعي في الواجهة الرئيسية.
Leonard Morpurgo, the London-born international film publicist and communications executive who had senior posts at companies including Rogers & Cowan, Universal Studios, Columbia Pictures, CBS Theatrical Films and Lorimar Pictures, died of cancer on Aug. 12. He was 93. Morpurgo’s career spanned over 50 years. He worked at newspapers before becoming a publicist. A gentlemanly […]
Shannon Wallace, Curtiss Cook, Lauren E. Banks, Liv Symone and Jason Dirden are set to join the cast of a Starz drama series within the world of Black rodeo in Southeast Texas. The untitled, one-hour series received an eight episode order in April. The drama is Starz’s second self-owned series following its 2025 spin off […]
Dollywood, the Tennessee theme park and resort owned by legendary country singer Dolly Parton, was closed Tuesday as previously scheduled. The company, in a statement after news of Parton’s death broke, said the park will be open Wednesday. “In her spirit, Dollywood will be open Wednesday as Dolly wanted, always reminding everyone with her signature […]
Disney’s villains are getting some new bling just in time for spooky season. Disney and Pandora are expanding their long-running jewelry collaboration with a new collection inspired by three of the studio’s most recognizable villains: Scar from “The Lion King,” Lucifer from “Cinderella” and Lotso from Pixar’s “Toy Story 3.” The new charms arrive on […]
Haim Saban, Teddy Schwarzman and Lawrence Bender are among a group of industry figures who have put their names to a statement condemning “antisemitic theories” in Mark Ruffalo’s Paramount discourse. “Singling out Jewish executives and describing them in terms lifted from centuries-old antisemitic conspiracy theories, while invoking Israel as the frame for that attack, is […]
Plans for the phased rollout of “The Gentlemen” Season 2 had been in the works for months. Netflix’s Sept. 3 launch date was set with all the usual components in place for one of the streamer’s starry dramas: a trailer, a Season 3 renewal announcement, a junket, a press conference and a red-carpet premiere at […]
“Outer Banks” returned to Netflix with its fifth and final season on Aug. 20 and reached 9.4 million views in four days. That made the teen drama the streamer’s No. 1 most-watched series during the week of Aug. 17-23 — the fourth consecutive season in which it has debuted at the top of the TV […]
Shonda Rhimes is staying put at Netflix, with the superproducer and her Shondaland production banner renewing their overall deal with the streamer for a further five years. Rhimes and her producing partner, Betsy Beers, has been based at Netflix since 2017. Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s chief content officer, said of the renewal, “I am thrilled to […]
The first gameplay footage from upcoming “Dungeons & Dragons” action-adventure game “Warlock” was revealed during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live presentation Tuesday. From “D & D” maker Wizards of the Coast and developer Invoke Studios, “Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons” is described as an original third person single-player action-adventure game that’s “set in a dark fantasy open […]
The first gameplay footage from upcoming “Dungeons & Dragons” action-adventure game “Warlock” was revealed during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live presentation Tuesday. From “D & D” maker Wizards of the Coast and developer Invoke Studios, “Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons” is described as an original third person single-player action-adventure game that’s “set in a dark fantasy open […]
Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Khloe Kardashian, Jamie Lee Curtis and more are paying tribute to the iconic musician Dolly Parton, who died on Aug. 25. Musgraves, who joined Parton on stage for an all-star tribute performance at the 2019 Grammy Awards, took to X and wrote, “Dolly. This really really hurts. The world feels a lot […]
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday that he is open to reengaging with Paramount over settlement talks, provided the company is able to “put a lid on their lying leaks.” Bonta initially agreed to meet Monday at Paramount’s request, as the company seeks to resolve the 12-state antitrust case that has blocked it from […]
Singer-songwriter-actress Dolly Parton, died Tuesday in Nashville at 80. Look back at her seven-decade career at the pinnacle of music stardom that also included iconic movie roles and her own TV show. Her family’s statement said, “A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not […]
Kevin Langue, the YouTube comedy creator who boasts that he’s “the world’s best guesser,” is the latest internet content creator to sign a deal with Netflix. Netflix announced a pact with Langue to bring his two YouTube channels — The Kevin Langue Show and Kevin Langue 2 — to the service. Beginning Sept. 5, Netflix […]
After overtaking “Marty Supreme” to become A24’s highest-grossing film to date, “Backrooms” will be available to stream on HBO Max starting Sept. 25. Starring Renate Reinsve (“Sentimental Value,” “The Worst Person in the World”) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years a Slave,” “Dirty Pretty Things”), director Kane Parsons adapted his popular web series about liminal spaces […]
Singer-songwriter-actress Dolly Parton, whose glittering country music stardom was matched by her pop fame and popular parallel careers in film and TV, died on Aug. 25. She was 80 years old. The announcement came on her official Instagram with a video from her nephew Bryan Seaver on behalf of the Parton family. Parton’s health issues […]
“Only Murders in the Building” has set a release date for Season 6 on Hulu, but the crime-solving trio will not be in the building. Season 6 of the show takes a trip over the pond as “Only Murders in London.” The season premieres Dec. 8 on Hulu with new episodes on Tuesdays. Charles (Steve […]
USA Network has added a third original drama series to its lineup: The cabler has given a straight-to-series order for “Diplomatic Immunity,” an hour-long medical drama written by Matt Corman and Chris Ord. The series joins “The Rainmaker” and the recently launched “Anna Pigeon” as original scripted series on USA Network, which has been aiming […]
As the true crime content space continues to grow, both in documentary and audio formats, top producers, filmmakers and network executives behind shows like “Quiet on Set,” “The Fall of Diddy” and “House of Hammer” joined Variety‘s Kate Aurthur, Emily Longeretta and Ethan Shanfeld for a special episode of Variety‘s “Variety Confidential” podcast. The voices […]
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has been on a roll. Arguing that the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger will harm theaters and cable providers, he brought an antitrust suit in July and managed to stall the deal until next spring. But his winning streak couldn’t last forever. Last week, Cinemark joined AMC and Regal in backing the […]
