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Where to Buy Tickets to the Eagles’ Sphere Residency
The Eagles extend their record-setting residency at Las Vegas' Sphere with new 2025–2027 dates, solidifying their status as the venue’s most frequent headliner.
Hollywood Guilds Blast Emmys’ Category Cuts
Hollywood guilds DGA, WGA, and SAG-AFTRA jointly condemn the TV Academy’s decision to remove five major Emmy categories from the 2026 live broadcast, arguing it undermines the artists the awards are m
Domingo, O'Hara in Talks to Write Live-Action Tiana Movie
Colman Domingo and Robert O'Hara are in early talks to write an original live-action Princess Tiana film for Disney, inspired by the 2009 animated hit.
Olivia Dean’s First U.S. Arena Tour Is Off to a Smashing Start, With L.A. Shows Proving She’s No One-Grammy Wonder: Concert Review
Olivia Dean launched her first U.S. arena tour with two nights at L.A.'s Crypto.com Arena, packing ~19,000 fans and making a forceful case that her 2027 Grammy prospects extend well beyond her best ne
Matt Damon's 13 Best Performances Ranked
Variety ranks Matt Damon's 13 best film performances, from his Oscar-winning breakout in "Good Will Hunting" (1997) to his upcoming turn as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" (2026).
First Night of the Proms: US 250th Takes Centre Stage
The BBC Proms opened its 2025 season at the Royal Albert Hall with a First Night centered on the 250th anniversary of American independence, featuring Copland, Gershwin, Ravel, a new Dickinson commiss
The Best 4K TVs to Turn Your Home into a Mini Movie Theater in 2026
Variety's 2026 4K TV buying guide recommends models from Sony, Samsung, LG, TCL, and Hisense, with prices ranging from $1,498 for the budget TCL QM7L to $3,599.99 for the premium Sony BRAVIA 9 II.
Netflix Buys Boyle's 'Ink' Before Venice Premiere
Netflix acquired Danny Boyle's Rupert Murdoch thriller 'Ink' for U.S. and Latin American streaming ahead of its September 2 opening-night bow at the 83rd Venice Film Festival, which Studiocanal will t
Nolan's Odyssey vs Homer: Every Major Change
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" takes extensive creative liberties with Homer's epic, transforming characters, omitting entire episodes and gods, reimagining mythological creatures, and recasting Od
Emmys Cuts Number Of Televised Categories For 2026 Primetime Ceremony
The Television Academy has moved five Emmy categories — including all limited series crafts and variety writing — off the September 14 primetime NBC telecast and onto the Creative Arts ceremony, citin
Ella Beatty in Final Talks for Focus' 'The Bell Jar'
Ella Beatty, freshly cast as Lizzie Borden in Netflix's next Monster season, is in final negotiations to join Billie Eilish and Carey Mulligan in Focus Features' film adaptation of Sylvia Plath's The
‘XO, Kitty’ & ‘Man On Fire’ Still In Limbo After Making Top 20 In Netflix’s Semi-Annual Report; Wrap-Up Movie Among Possible Options For YA Comedy
Netflix's semi-annual What We Watched report placed two scripted series in the Top 20 whose fates remain undecided months after their debuts, with a wrap-up movie floated for the YA comedy.
The Five Star Weekend Hits 1B Minutes on Peacock
Jennifer Garner-led drama "The Five Star Weekend" became Peacock's most-watched scripted series ever, surpassing 1 billion viewing minutes in its first week on the platform.
Lena Headey Rips Hollywood for Protecting ‘Predatory Men,’ Says ‘Game of Thrones’ Toxic Fans Got Mad She Didn’t Go Nude: ‘I Was Shocked by the Anger’
Lena Headey opened up in a wide-ranging Telegraph interview about Hollywood's 'weird protection' of predatory men, recounting a hotel-elevator confrontation with Harvey Weinstein and criticizing the i
Blue Harbor, Variance Acquire Sundance Comedy 'The Musical'
Blue Harbor Entertainment and Variance Films have acquired U.S. distribution rights to Giselle Bonilla's directorial debut "The Musical," a Sundance comedy starring Will Brill, Rob Lowe, and Gillian J
Sitges Launches WomanInFan LatAm at Costa Rica Market
Sitges Film Festival director Monica Garcia announced the launch of WomanInFan LatAm at the Costa Rica Media Market, expanding a genre-cinema initiative that has grown female directors at Sitges from
‘Mortal Kombat 2’ Sets HBO Max Release Date
Warner Bros. will stream "Mortal Kombat 2" on HBO Max beginning July 24, following a $129 million worldwide theatrical run, with Karl Urban debuting as Johnny Cage alongside most of the 2021 original'
Lil Wayne, Craig Carton Launch 'Joint Venture Show' Podcast
Lil Wayne and sports radio veteran Craig Carton are launching a weekly video podcast called 'The Joint Venture Show' on July 22, covering sports and pop culture after Wayne wraps his live performances
Rob Lowe Partners With Accredited Debt Relief
Actor Rob Lowe has signed on as a celebrity spokesperson for Accredited Debt Relief, with an August campaign aimed at reducing the stigma around consumer debt struggles.
Four’s Company: How John Ross Bowie’s Kripke Was Added To ‘Stuart Fails To Save The Universe’s Original 3 ‘Big Bang’ Leads In Nod To ‘Lost In Space’
John Ross Bowie has been added as a fourth lead in HBO Max's "Stuart Fails To Save the Universe," a "Big Bang Theory" spinoff originally built around three other original-series alums. Co-creator Zak
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