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Mets Fire Carlos Mendoza After 34-47 Start
The New York Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza on Friday after a 34-47 start to the season, naming Andy Green as interim manager as the club dropped to last place in the NL East.
Knoxville's Self-Shoot Stunt Birthed Jackass
Director Jeff Tremaine reveals how Johnny Knoxville's 1997 bulletproof vest self-shooting stunt for Big Brother magazine — filmed with Larry Flynt's porn mags as padding — became the origin of MTV's '
Mercedes Ron Signs First-Look Deal With Amazon MGM
Mercedes Ron, the bestselling author behind Prime Video's Culpables and My Fault franchises, has signed a first-look deal with Amazon MGM Studios, formalizing the 'House of Ron' partnership.
Anirudh Pisharody & Chirisa Topline Greek Thriller
Anirudh Pisharody and Tongayi Chirisa have wrapped lead roles in 'Chronos,' an indie Greek-mythology thriller directed by Gianinni Semedo Moreira and shot in Greece about a father racing to Olympus be
Lloyd Kaufman Claims Troma 'Birthed the MCU'
Lloyd Kaufman, the 80-year-old co-founder of Troma Entertainment, reflected on his half-century career and claimed Troma "birthed the Marvel Cinematic Universe" on the occasion of receiving a Raindanc
‘Voicemails For Isabelle’ Writer-Director Leah McKendrick Breaks Down Big Script Changes, Hidden Rom-Com References And Pitches To Taylor Swift & Robyn
Leah McKendrick reveals how her eight-year journey to Netflix's 'Voicemails for Isabelle' involved relocating the film to her San Francisco hometown, recasting Zoey Deutch in a role originally written
TIFF Launches Film Market With 150 Sales Companies
The inaugural Toronto film market, TIFF: The Market, has drawn over 150 sales and promotional companies, marking a significant new hub for global film industry engagement during the Toronto Internatio
Tom Hardy Drops Rap Album With Czarface
Tom Hardy is releasing a full-length rap album, 'Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer,' on August 28, reviving his Frankie Pulitzer persona in a collaboration with East Coast supergroup Czarface.
Del Toro Dissects Hitchcock at Academy Museum
Guillermo del Toro is hosting "Guillermo del Toro Dissects Hitchcock," a screening-and-lecture series at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles running through June 28, in which the Oscar-winning director
Russell Crowe Can't Save Underwhelming 'The Get Out'
Variety's review of Derrick Borte's crime comedy 'The Get Out' praises Russell Crowe's performance as an Albanian nightclub owner but faults the film for awkward tonal shifts and sluggish pacing.
Evoke Signs Tribeca-Honored Filmmaker Elisee St. Preux
Evoke Entertainment has signed Haitian American filmmaker Elisee Junior St. Preux, whose debut feature "The Tropic Sun and His Eyes" world premiered at Tribeca and earned a Special Jury Mention for Be
Rolling Stones Launch NASCAR Capsule and Short Film
The Rolling Stones and NASCAR have launched a co-branded fashion capsule featuring a racing jacket, T-shirts, a hoodie, and limited-edition vinyl variants of the band's upcoming album 'Foreign Tongues
Geese Thrill Denver on Rolling Stone Rock Tour
Geese headlined the Rolling Stone Rock Tour's Denver stop at Summit Music Hall, running through their 2025 album Getting Killed and unleashing a crowd-wide mosh pit during the set-closing "Long Island
Netflix Cancels 'Building The Band' After One Season
Netflix has canceled "Building The Band," its music competition series best known for filming with Liam Payne shortly before his death, after just one season.
Box Office: ‘Supergirl’ Takes Off With $7.8 Million in Previews
DC's 'Supergirl' earned $7.8 million in Thursday previews and $13 million globally, but faces a tough opening weekend against 'Toy Story 5' with only $47-50 million projected and rough early reviews c
Netflix Expands 'Monster of Florence' With Pacciani
Netflix has begun production on a new three-part installment of its Italian crime drama 'The Monster of Florence,' this time focusing on farmer Pietro Pacciani, whose murder conviction in the notoriou
Country Music Is UK's Fastest-Growing Genre for Third
Country music has been the UK's fastest-growing genre for three years running, fueling 50,000-capacity new festivals and turning tribute acts like Liam Price's 'Luke Combs UK' into international touri
AWS, Deloitte, Sony Execs: Tackle Hard AI Problems
At Cannes Lions, executives from Deloitte, AWS and Sony Pictures Entertainment told the Variety 'Strictly Business' podcast that media and entertainment companies should stop fearing AI and start 'get
Empress Of Announces 'Dream House' Album for September
Empress Of has announced her fourth studio album Dream House, out September 18 via Giant Music, with lead single 'Wild Storm' emerging from her processing of the Altadena fires that destroyed her home
Lee 'Scratch' Perry's Black Ark genius gets posthumous
Five years after Lee 'Scratch' Perry's death, a wave of books, reissues, and a final album aim to reframe the reggae eccentric from 'court jester' to visionary producer who invented sampling and pushe
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