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Luminate Streaming Ratings: ‘Knuckles’ Debuts Strong With 2.6 Million Views April 26-May 2
Paramount+ tends to lag in both Luminate and Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings, but came through with a No. 4 title for the April 26-May 2....
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‘Eruption’ From Michael Crichton and James Patterson Set to Ignite Bidding War as Film Rights Go to Auction (EXCLUSIVE)
Hollywood’s next bidding war is about to erupt. “Eruption,” the much-discussed upcoming volcano disaster novel from the late Michael Crichton and...
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Hozier on Finally Making It to No. 1 With ‘Too Sweet’: ‘It’s a Very Sweet Landmark After 10 Years’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The smell of success is… well, you know what it is: too sweet. Hozier has never been about chasing the hit, but he’s got one regardless, as the...
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Maggie Rogers on Turning the Light Back On With ‘Don’t Forget Me,’ Feeling Nostalgic at 30, and Personally Manning the Box Office for Her Arena Tour
Maggie Rogers is headlining arenas for the first time this fall, but she didn’t want it to feel like moving into bigger spaces for her concerts...
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Skydance’s Proposed Deal With Paramount Global Appears to Be Falling Apart
After months of M&A talks, Paramount Global and controlling shareholder Shari Redstone might be going it alone after all. Insiders tell Variety...
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‘Night Court’ Renewed for Season 3 at NBC
The “Night Court” sequel series has been renewed for Season 3 at NBC, Variety has learned. The multi-cam comedy aired its second season between...
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American Film Institute Accepting Applications for Cinematography Intensive for Women
The American Film Institute is accepting applications for this year’s Cinematography Intensive for Women, presented by Panavision. Led by AFI...
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Canary Islands Reform Tax Break Funding, as Archipelago Looks for Further Growth in Its Film-TV Hub
In a move to consolidate its bullishly expanding audiovisual industry, Spain’s Canary Islands have just scrapped a prior €50 million ($53.5...
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‘Titane’ Director Julia Ducournau’s Next Project to Star Golshifteh Farahani, Tahar Rahim; FilmNation and Charades Launching Sales
FilmNation and Charades are teaming up to present “Alpha,” the new film from Julia Ducournau, to buyers at Cannes. It’s the same place where...
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India’s Prosenjit Chatterjee on Overcoming His Hero Image With ‘Shesh Pata’ Role: ‘It Was a Huge Task’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is a veteran of more than 250 films, but his most recent endeavor “Shesh Pata” is one of the special ones....
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Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy to Star in Enid Blyton Adaptation ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ From ‘Wonka’ Writer
Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy have joined the cast of magical family adventure feature “The Magic Faraway Tree,” based on Enid Blyton’s beloved...
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‘Mars Express’ Review: Thrilling Cyberpunk Mystery Warns of a Future Conflict Between Humans and A.I.
Fears of a future where artificial intelligence overpowers flesh-and-blood humans have always been a paramount tenet of sci-fi storytelling. And...