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Arab independent films are enjoying a resurgence in terms of festival and commercial success affirms Antoine Khalife, the Red Sea Film Festi...

Liza Minnelli’s memoir, set for publication in spring 2026, is also in the works as a TV series. Warner Bros. TV and Magnolia Hill have part...

Voldemort actor Ralph Fiennes is giving his blessing to Cillian Murphy to take over the role of the infamous “Harry Potter” villain should t...

“Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey” was the most-watched series on Netflix during the week of Nov. 25 to Dec. 1. In those seven days, th...

Fox has debuted the trailer for “Doc,” a new medical drama starring Molly Parker (“Deadwood,” “House of Cards”). The show is based on the hi...

UTA has signed fashion and costume designer Jonathan Anderson for representation. The signing comes as Anderson, who is prolific in the worl...

Mattel is being sued for mistakenly printing the URL for a pornographic site on the packaging for special-edition “Wicked” dolls. According...

Colman Domingo will be honored with the Montecito Award at the 40th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Domingo, who won the o...

Streaming platform Disney+ Latin America has snagged distribution rights to Chilean boxing pic “Dancing in the Ring,” penned by Oscar-winnin...

Variety will honor “Emilia Pérez” director Jacques Audiard at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival with the Creative Impact in...

Rachel Griffiths drama “Madam” has sold to a slew of territories across the Asia-Pacific region including Hong Kong and Philippines. The com...

The Black List has partnered with Onyx Collective on an initiative that will put an unpublished manuscript on the pipeline to production wit...

As part of its ongoing expansion plan, Gersh has acquired You First, a leading global sports and entertainment agency. With this acquisition...

Alamo Drafthouse is expanding its presence in the Bay Area. The cinema chain will open two new San Francisco theaters, Alamo Drafthouse Moun...

Ridley Scott revealed on the Director’s Guild of America’s “Director’s Cut” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) that he was criticized by a s...

David Davoli, president of international at Anonymous Content, said the company is exploring new partnerships in Germany and Italy. It would...

Sean Hannity may be looking to go the route trod in the past by Larry King, and, more recently, his former colleague Chris Wallace. The long...

To viewers at home, Kendis Gibson seemed to have it all. Off-camera, he felt like he didn’t. Gibson was in 2018 the regular co-anchor of ABC...

Paramount+ unveiled a new deal with South Korean streaming service Coupang during a panel session hosted at Content London. Speaking about P...

LGBTQ representation in kids and family programming will be honored with a new awards series, The Velmas. The Velmas are the flagship initia...

Fresh off its big night at the Gotham Awards, A24’s “Sing Sing” will re-open in theaters nationwide next month. The indie drama was one of t...

Veteran film producer Matt Smith and award-winning commercial and music video director and producer Dan Gedman have joined forces to launch...

Kathleen Finch, Warner Bros. Discovery’s head of U.S. networks, had one piece of advice for her peers in the industry as she prepares to ret...

One day after Kendrick Lamar scored a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 with his surprise album “GNX,” the rapper announced a North American...

“Sweetpea,” the darkly comic thriller series led by “Fallout” star Ella Purnell, has been renewed for a second season by Sky and Starz. The...