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February 13, 2026
‘Love Story’ Creator Defends Not Consulting the Kennedy Family: ‘It Allows You to Be a Lot More Objective’
“Love Story” showrunner Connor Hines is defending the decision not to consult the Kennedy family for the latest installment of Ryan Murphy’s anthology series, which explores the marriage of John F....
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February 12, 2026
Kevin James on His ‘Solo Mio’ Super Bowl Stunt, Staying Apolitical and Wanting ‘Grown Ups 3’ Whether ‘It’s Streaming or in Theaters’
“Kevin James looking miserable at the Super Bowl.” As the jumbotron at Levi’s Stadium cycled through its parade of celebrity guests, the camera landed on one unmistakably pouty face. There sat a fr...
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January 28, 2026
Giancarlo Esposito Says It’s ‘Time for a Revolution’ as Trump’s White House Fuels a ‘Feeling of Civil War in the Streets’
Giancarlo Esposito says it’s “time for a revolution” in the U.S. as political tensions rise with the actions of ICE agents in Minneapolis. “This is time for a revolution — and they don’t even know ...
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January 27, 2026
Protesters Rally Against ICE as Political Climate Intensifies at Sundance: ‘Shoot Films, Not People’
Hundreds of protesters marched down Main Street in Park City on Monday during the Sundance Film Festival, chanting anti-ICE slogans and calling for accountability following the fatal shooting of Al...
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January 26, 2026
Will Poulter and Noah Centineo Drug Recovery Drama ‘Union County’ Lands Extended Sundance Standing Ovation
Park City had another crowd-pleasing premiere with Adam Meeks’ “Union County,” which earned a lengthy standing ovation at its Sunday screening at the Eccles Theater. The drama, which stars Will Pou...
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January 24, 2026
Olivia Wilde Says Sex in Movies Hasn’t Been ‘Realistic’ for a ‘Long Time’ and Gen Z Doesn’t ‘Want to See Inauthenticity Anymore’ in Sex Scenes
Olivia Wilde says Gen Z wants to see less sex in movies and TV because they “don’t want to see inauthenticity anymore.” According to a study from UCLA, nearly half of Gen Z (48.4%) believe there’s ...
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January 23, 2026
Patrick Schwarzenegger Says Being ‘A Man of Faith’ and Praying With His Wife Helps Him Navigate Hollywood Challenges
Patrick Schwarzenegger says being “a man of faith” has helped him navigate the challenges of building a career in Hollywood. “I’m here on this earth for a greater purpose and greater meaning than j...
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January 21, 2026
Chris Pratt Says Panic About AI ‘Actor’ Tilly Norwood Is ‘All Bulls—‘: ‘I Don’t Know Who This Bitch Is’
Chris Pratt told Variety Tuesday night at the New York premiere of “Mercy” that he doesn’t “feel like someone’s gonna replace me” with AI. He added that the panic surrounding synthetic AI performer...
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December 31, 2025
Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora on the Biggest and Longest ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ in the Show’s History
On a windy winter morning in New York, Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora pose for photos in front of the freshly revealed New Year’s Eve Ball. The decorated ball, perched 25 stories high atop One Times Sq...
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December 24, 2025
Mark Hamill on ‘Star Wars’ AI Deepfakes, Weighing Retirement and Voicing The Flying Dutchman in ‘The SpongeBob Movie’
Mark Hamill didn’t plan on having such an active year. In January, the actor lost his home in the Palisades fires and was forced to relocate with his family. Just months later, the 74-year-old acto...
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December 22, 2025
How Netflix Leveraged ‘Stranger Things’ Buzz to Boost ‘The First Shadow’ Ticket Sales on Broadway
Fans left the Dec. 19 performance of “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” buzzing after a once-in-a-lifetime moment: Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays Henry Creel/Vecna on the hit Netflix series, made...
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December 19, 2025
Variety and CNN’s ‘Actors on Actors’ Season 23 Breaks Franchise Record With Nearly 247 Million Social Video Views
Variety and CNN’s “Actors on Actors” Season 23 was the franchise’s most successful social campaign ever for an Oscars season. The video series, which pairs actors in conversation with one another t...
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December 16, 2025
Leonardo DiCaprio Says He’ll Never Direct Because He ‘Could Never Do Anything Close to What Martin Scorsese Does’
Leonardo DiCaprio is doubling down on his belief that he’ll never transition to the director’s chair. “Some people have asked me if I wanted to direct,” DiCaprio said at the A Year in TIME event in...
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December 11, 2025
Director Carl Rinsch Found Guilty of Swindling Netflix Out of $11 Million
Director Carl Rinsch was convicted Thursday on charges of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million during production of the never-completed sci-fi series “White Horse.” Rinsch faces the threat of many...
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December 11, 2025
‘Supergirl’ Trailer: Milly Alcock Is DC’s New Hero, Krypto Pees on Superman and Jason Momoa Is Lobo in DC Spinoff Set in Space
“He sees the good in everyone. And I see the truth.” DC Studios released the first “Supergirl” trailer online Thursday, following a private Manhattan preview party hosted by co-CEOs James Gunn and ...
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December 3, 2025
Joel Edgerton Says James Cameron Shouldn’t ‘Be Squabbling’ Over ‘What Has a Right to Be Seen’ After Arguing Netflix Films Don’t Belong at the Oscars
At Monday night’s Gotham Awards, Joel Edgerton pushed back on James Cameron’s take that films without theatrical runs shouldn’t be eligible for the Oscars. “None of us should be squabbling with eac...
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December 3, 2025
Carl Rinsch Netflix Fraud Trial Begins: Was Sci-Fi Director a Swindler or Just in Over His Head?
“Our objective today is to figure out the nature of this project and what we must do to contain it.” The line is from the trailer to “White Horse,” which got its unofficial debut on Tuesday at the ...
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