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It’s been two and a half years since Guy Ritchie ushered viewers into the dazzling, violent criminal underworld of his Netflix series “The Gentlemen.” Now, in an even darker and more volatile second season, audiences are reentering this world, with a very different Eddie (an exce

Victor Miller, the screenwriter behind the horror classic “Friday the 13th,” died on Monday in Alameda, Calif. He was 86. Miller’s death was confirmed to Variety by his son, Ian. Released in 1980, “Friday the 13th” is widely considered a seminal installment in the horror canon. I

“Love Overboard” is lost at sea. The dating show executive produced by Alex Cooper has been canceled by Hulu, Variety has confirmed. Hosted by “The Bachelorette” and “The Traitors” alum Gabby Windey, the reality series followed 22 contestants aboard a luxury yacht who were lookin

When Liv Walker first heard from the “Love Island USA” casting team, she thought it might be a scam. After all, she had never even seen the show. Originally scouted for Season 5 of the reality dating show, Walker turned down the initial offer. But when the casting team reached ou

Sheri Herman, a cable and digital media pioneer who helped launch E! Entertainment TV, died of heart failure Aug. 6 in Florida. She was 71. Born in Philadelphia, Herman graduated Temple University and started out at the Madison Avenue ad agency AC&R. After working as a commercial

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (also known as PÖFF), the largest and only A-list festival in the Baltics, is turning the spotlight on Baltic Cinema, with the backing from the Estonian Film Institute, National Film Centre of Latvia and Li

It’s been two and a half years since Guy Ritchie ushered viewers into the dazzling, violent criminal underworld of his Netflix series “The Gentlemen.” Now, in an even darker and more volatile second season, audiences are reentering this world, with a very different Eddie (an exce

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “12th Quarter,” the Season 2 finale of “Chad Powers,” now streaming on Disney + and Hulu. It sure is tough being Chad Powers. Infamous quarterback Russ Holliday (Glen Powell) knows this well. But he’s not going to let anything stop

Warner Music India has launched season two of “Maati,” its folk music franchise, opening on Sept. 3 with the Sufi qawwali “Jalwa-e-Jaanaan” as the eight-track season begins rolling out across eight languages. Anurag Saikia composed the music for the first track, which features vo

“Anatomy of a Portrait” (“Anatomia di un Ritratto”) will have its world premiere in the Venetian Nights program of Venice Days on Sept. 4. Directed by Francesco Clerici (“Hand Gestures”) and Mattia Colombo (“Trees That Walk,” “I Wanna Sleep With You”), the documentary pieces toge

“Fjord,” written and directed by Cristian Mungiu, is Romania’s submission for the 2027 Oscars in the best international feature film category, having been unanimously chosen by the country’s selection committee. The film premiered in the official competition at the Cannes Film Fe

Andrew Garfield isn’t ready to reach out to Tom Holland about the massive success of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” or “The Odyssey,” for that matter. For good reason — he hasn’t seen either film. “I don’t want to be disingenuous,” Garfield told me Wednesday at the premiere of his h