Category Archives: Variety

Anderson Cooper and Charlamagne Tha God Clash on Air Over CNN’s Trump Coverage; Cooper Calls ‘Bulls—‘ Over Claim CNN Doesn’t Focus on Trump’s ‘Fascism’
Anderson Cooper and Charlamagne Tha God got into a tussle on the former’s CNN show when Charlamagne called out news networks like CNN for focusing less on Donald Trump being a fascist and more o...
Zack Sharf Oct 25, 2024

AI Startup Perplexity Fires Back After News Corp’s Dow Jones Sues: ‘Adversarial’ Media Companies ‘Wish This Technology Didn’t Exist’
Media companies like News Corp that are suing generative AI companies are stuck in the past — and they risk getting left behind because “AI-enhanced search engines are not going away,̶...
Todd Spangler Oct 25, 2024

Suki Waterhouse and Ashe on Channeling ‘Existential Dread’ for Dreamy Collaboration ‘Pushing Daisies’: ‘We Were Both Slightly Dazed From Our Respective Worlds’ (EXCLUSIVE)
When Ashe walked into a session with Suki Waterhouse last summer, she hadn’t written a song in six months. The California-born singer-songwriter had just recently moved to Nashville and was on a...
Ellise Shafer Oct 25, 2024

Kate Bush Is ‘Very Keen to Start Working on a New Album’: ‘I’ve Got Lots of Ideas’
New music from Kate Bush could be on the way. In a rare interview with BBC Radio 4’s “Today” program, the elusive artist said she is “very keen to start working on a new album....
Ellise Shafer Oct 25, 2024

The Mediapro Studio Caps Busy Mipcom With Key Sales Deals for ‘Quiet,’ ‘The Head,’ ‘Express’
Spain’s The Mediapro Studio brought out the big guns at this year’s Mipcom to promote its first-ever English-language slate, which includes projects featuring John Turturro, Melissa Leo, &...
Jamie Lang Oct 25, 2024

‘Megalopolis’ Acquired by Studiocanal for European TV and SVOD Rights
Studiocanal has bought European TV and SVOD rights to Francis Ford Coppola's “Megalopolis” as part of a deal spanning seven years. The pact excludes Spain, Russia and pay 1 in France where...
Elskes Oct 25, 2024

‘Don’t Move’ Review: Contrived Netflix Thriller Sets a Daunting Acting Challenge for Kelsey Asbille
Here's a suicidal hypothetical only a horror director would think of: What if the moment a deeply troubled young woman (Kelsey Asbille) was about to throw herself off a cliff, a serial killer (Finn Wh...
Peter Debruge Oct 25, 2024

Australia to Launch National Indian Film Festival in 2025 – Global Bulletin
BOLLYWOOD BONANZA The Australian Centre for Indian Cinema is set to launch the National Indian Film Festival of Australia (NIFFA) across seven cities from Feb. 13-16, 2025, marking the country’s...
Naman Ramachandran Oct 25, 2024

‘The Bikeriders’ Director Jeff Nichols to Mentor Marrakech Film Festival’s Atlas Workshops Which Unveils Selected Projects
U.S. director Jeff Nichols - whose “The Bikeriders” recently made a splash at Cannes and Telluride - is set to be the official patron of the upcoming Marrakech International Film Festival'...
Nvivarelli Oct 25, 2024

Kim Soo-mi, Korean Star of ‘Late Blossom,’ ‘Barefoot Kibong’ Dies at 73
Kim Soo-mi, a veteran female actor who had been active in the South Korean film and TV industries for over 50 years, died on Friday. Korean media reported that Kim was found unconscious at her home in...
Naman Ramachandran Oct 25, 2024