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After ‘Hamnet,’ It’s Time To Revisit Chloé Zhao’s Misunderstood Marvel Movie
One of the frontrunners in this year's awards conversation, Hamnet, is now in theaters after a hugely successful festival run. Directed by…
Kim Browne
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Bitcoin hoarding company Strategy remains in Nasdaq 100
Bitcoin hoarding giant Strategy clung to its place in the Nasdaq 100 on Friday (Dec 12), continuing its year-long stint in the benchmark…
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'Fire Country' Season 4 Episode 8 Recap: Bode Shows Some Shocking Restraint as the Zabel Ridge Arsonist Is Revealed
Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Fire Country Season 4, Episode 8.Three Rock is finally back on Fire Country — but not…
Culture
LaKeith Stanfield to Star in Dennis Rodman ’48 Hours in Vegas’ Movie
LaKeith Stanfield is set to play NBA legend Dennis Rodman in Lionsgate’s “48 Hours in Vegas,” taking over the role after Jonathan Majors…
Culture
Brad Luff Dies: Film Executive & Producer Of ‘Saving Silverman’ & ‘Parker’ Was 60
Brad Luff, former executive at Original Film, Morgan Creek, Sony, Dimension Films, Universal and Warner Bros., passed away this afternoon,…
Business
Intel nears US$1.6 billion deal for AI chip startup SambaNova
Intel is in advanced talks to acquire artificial intelligence (AI) chip startup SambaNova Systems for about US$1.6 billion, including…
Celebrity
Hermon’s: A Sophisticated Bistro Rises in Northeast L.A. After Plans for a Malibu Restaurant Go Up in Smoke
Last year, the Last Word hospitality team was all set to open Chez Renée in the Malibu spot that formerly housed La La Cabana and…
Business
Oracle denies report on OpenAI data centre delays
Oracle denied on Friday (Dec 12) a media report that it was delaying OpenAI-related data centres, following investor worries over its…
Celebrity
François Ozon’s ‘The Stranger,’ Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’ and Jodie Foster in ‘Private Life’ Score Lumières Nominations as French Awards Season Kicks Off
François Ozon has emerged as the early frontrunner in France’s awards season, with “The Stranger” leading the nominations for the 31st…
Culture
‘Holes’ TV Series Not Moving Forward at Disney+
Disney+ is not moving forward with its TV adaptation of the Louis Sachar novel “Holes” — which was the basis of Disney’s 2003 film of the…
Culture
Music Industry Moves: Rosé Signs With WME in All Areas
Blackpink member Rosé, who was named Variety’s Global Hitmaker of the Year at our Hitmakers event last weekend, is now represented by WME…
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Elle Fanning on ‘Sentimental Value,’ Learning to Say No and Finally Making ‘The Nightingale’ With Dakota
Elle Fanning‘s first arrest came at a Sabrina Carpenter concert. Just an hour before leaving for the show, she received a text: “Getting…
Culture
The Year’s Best New Streaming Christmas Rom-Coms, From ‘A Merry Little Ex-Mas’ to ‘Champagne Problems’
At Variety, we’re serious about the business of entertainment — and equally serious about our holiday rom-com viewing. We’ve diligently…
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How the ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Remake Mixes an ‘Elf’-Inspired Romance With a Blood-Soaked Santa Story
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains minor spoilers from “Silent Night, Deadly Night,” now in theaters. The 1984 slasher “Silent Night,…
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Oil posts weekly loss on oversupply concerns
IEA forecasts published on Thursday indicated that global oil supply will exceed demand by 3.8 million barrels per day next year Oil…
Business
Wall Street ends lower; fears of AI bubble and inflation send investors away
Other companies that have benefited from AI bets but went into reverse on Friday included SanDisk The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed down…
Business
AI jitters knock Stoxx 600 lower, wiping out early-week gains
Investors also favour a likelihood of White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett becoming the next Fed chair, a scenario that could lead…
Culture
‘Avatar’ Screenwriters on Processing Personal Grief Through ‘Fire and Ash’: ‘You’ve Had a Good Cry. People Need That’
The day after the world premiere of “Avatar: Fire and Ash” in Los Angeles, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver — who wrote the third film in the…
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Emma Mackey on Working With Greta Gerwig and Paying Tribute to the Golden Age of Hollywood in ‘Ella McCay’: ‘It Was Very Cathartic and Primal’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Ella McCay,” now in theaters. From the minute she sets foot into her office as the new…
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Trump’s DOJ Sues Fulton County and Four States to Seize Voter Ballots
But early indicators—such as a healthy dose of special elections in the last year—suggest that the national backlash to Trump’s…
Culture
David Zaslav Could Become a Billionaire if Warner Bros. Sells to Either Netflix or Paramount
David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, would be out of a job if a deal is completed with Netflix or Paramount…
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Republicans Announce Their Next Targets After Indiana Crash and Burn
But early indicators—such as a healthy dose of special elections in the last year—suggest that the national backlash to Trump’s…
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Trump’s Own RNC Chair Warns Party Faces “Almost Certain Defeat”
But early indicators—such as a healthy dose of special elections in the last year—suggest that the national backlash to Trump’s…
Culture
TV Academy Reveals Emmy Calendar for 2026 — Including Eligibility, Submission, Voting and Nomination Dates
The Television Academy has unveiled its 2026 Emmy Awards Calendar — which includes a new tweak to how some category nominations will be…