مسار منفصل للأخبار السياسية والعراقية والعالمية يظهر فور الجلب، بينما تبقى التقنية والذكاء الاصطناعي في الواجهة الرئيسية.
The First International Meeting of Cities will take place Aug. 12-14 at the Gramado Film Market and will gather municipal-level authorities from such major towns as Medellín, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Maricá and fest-host Gramado as well as representatives of Brazilian and Ibero-American organizations to discuss how the creative economy — particularly the audiovisual […]
The first Residency for Young Filmmakers, a new feature of the Gramado Film Market taking place Aug. 17-19, will count with the participation of 60 filmmakers aged between 18 and 35, selected from more than 200 applications. Participants are required to have work experience on at least one film, mostly in the fields of production, […]
Heritage Monday has become a popular fixture at the industry section of the Locarno Film Festival, reflecting the growing interest in film restoration and retrospective programming. This year’s edition was specifically devoted to the challenge of gaining new young audiences for older films. The panel, moderated by Sung Moon of the Jeonju International Film Festival, […]
Singapore’s Silver Media Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesian boxing legend Chris John to develop “Dragon’s Dojo,” a mobile-first vertical animated series drawing on Indonesian folklore. The project marks the first chapter of the ASERYA Asian Mythology Franchise. The venture unites Silver Media Group with Chris John, longtime Indonesian TV executive Harun […]
Comedian, actor, and entertainer Bill Bellamy will be presented with the Icon Award at the 2026 Whats Funny Comedy Festival, recognizing his decades of excellence and impact on stand-up comedy and entertainment. The Whats Funny Comedy Festival was co-founded by Knowledge Beckom and Lil Rel Howery (“Get Out,” “Rel,” “Vacation Friends 2”) with the mission […]
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is unquestionably the biggest hit single of the year, and all that’s left to decide is where the seemingly unstoppable song ultimately lands among the biggest chart hits of all time. The country crossover smash just landed its 17th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, which gives it […]
Demi Lovato will make a cameo appearance in “Camp Rock 3,” reprising the role of Mitchie Torres. The news comes just ahead of the Los Angeles premiere event on Monday. The movie will debut on Disney Channel on Thursday before streaming on Disney+ beginning Friday. Previously, Lovato was announced to be executive producing without an […]
For three decades, rap legend and cultural icon Tupac Shakur’s killing has remained one of America’s great unsolved mysteries, spawning countless books, documentaries and long-form investigative journalism pieces. Now, the man accused of orchestrating his 1996 shooting is finally headed to trial with his memoir, as well as a Netflix docuseries on Diddy, serving as […]
Veteran unscripted producer Rachel Tung has renewed her development deal with ABC and Hulu, Variety has learned exclusively. Under the renewed deal, Tung will continue developing original unscripted programming for Disney and serve as showrunner on select projects for ABC and Hulu. Tung, who was formerly a vice president of unscripted at Paramount, developed and […]
On today’s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Rebecca Rubin reports that the good news keeps on coming for the movie biz as “Spider Man: Brand New Day” soars in weekend two and “The Odyssey” becomes Christopher Nolan’s highest-grossing film. Most important, the summer tally to date has already hit the $4 billion benchmark […]
Jacob Elordi is in talks to star in Ari Aster’s next film, A24’s “Scapegoat,” which already boasts Scarlett Johansson to lead the cast. The logline for the film is being kept under wraps, but there’s been plenty of early speculation about the plot. Some say the film is about a doctor who operates on an […]
Hannah Einbinder is optimistic about the future of queer cinema after starring in writer/director Jane Schoenbrun’s latest film, “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.” “I hope that with the hopeful success of films like this, that [Hollywood] is able to trust queer filmmakers and showrunners more,” Einbinder told Variety at the U.S. premiere of […]
Damon Wayans will share the screen once again with his “In Living Color” castmate David Alan Grier with a guest appearance in the Season 3 premiere of “St. Denis Medical.” Wayans will play Dr. Highland, who is described as “a charming but pompous new doctor at St. Denis. He is filling in while Ron (Grier) […]
Crystals, glitter and bold looks characterized “Euphoria’s” first two seasons, but when the show returned for its third and final season, the makeup shifted away from the sparkle, shimmer and intense looks that had defined the show. Season 3 saw a five-year time jump, which meant that Rue (Zendaya), Jules (Hunter Schafer), Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) […]
Trump Media & Technology Group posted another large net loss for the second quarter of 2026, of $238.1 million, while the company generated $1.7 million in sales for the period. Donald Trump is the largest shareholder in TMTG, holding more than 40% of its shares through a revocable trust, according to a July 21 Bloomberg report. […]
Suno last week said that it would impose download limits on users of its AI music generator as it seeks to legitimize its presence in the music industry. Now it has specifics. Starting Sept. 3 for all songs in a user’s library, free Suno users will be limited to seven total downloads, while those on […]
Allison Janney is shy, and she has no interest in ever being president. The first part surprises people. The second is now professionally inconvenient because Janney has spent the better part of two decades walking the corridors of a fictional Washington, D.C., and finally has taken the seat behind the Oval Office desk. In “The […]
In Vietnamese director Lê Bảo’s new film, an extended family confronts various rifts and estrangements in its ranks; years of silence must give way, slowly and haltingly, to communication. That the film is called “Hearing” might sound awfully pat, but nothing is so obvious in this sensuous, intuitive mood piece, which consistently surprises with its […]
Winning an Emmy is hard. Winning one for every eligible season of a television series is almost impossible, and has never happened for a woman … until now? Jean Smart has won lead comedy actress for every eligible season of HBO Max’s “Hacks,” taking home trophies in 2021, 2022, 2024, and 2025. With the acclaimed […]
NBC is airing a “Law and Order: SVU” marathon in celebration of series mainstay Mariska Hargitay. NBC will air three episodes of “SVU” back-to-back on Sept. 10 featuring Hargitay’s Emmy-winning performance in the 2005 episode “911” as well as two other episodes for which she received Emmy nominations. The full lineup can be seen below. […]
