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WorldPingYes, peak TV is over — but we challenge you even to begin watching all the great shows that will premiere in the coming weeks, or even catch up with the new good ones that came out this summer.
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WorldPingVariety has unveiled its 2026 class of 10 Actors to Watch. Since 1998, the franchise has singled out breakout performers on the cusp of the industry’s front ranks and the track record speaks for itself.
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WorldPingLaika’s “Wildwood” is set to open the 40th edition of AFI Fest, presented by Canva, on Oct. 21. It also marks the U.S premiere of the film.
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WorldPingThe American Film Institute said Wednesday that it has selected Laika’s latest stop-motion animated feature, Wildwood, as the opening-night film of AFI Fest, whose 40th edition launches in October. The October 21 screening will mark the U.S.
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A study sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) shows that chronic illness is historically underrepresented on screen, while a growing coalition of studios, researchers, and patient advocates work to change that reality.
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The series returns on Sept.26 with Brunson and Kasteye, followed by appearances from Dakota Johnson, Shane Gillis, Rosalía, and Gracie Abrams…
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WorldPingApple is giving a new twist to its flagship smartphone line: The company unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable smartphone model.
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WorldPingSmells like a well-deserved honor for the Band That Changed It All. MTV said Wednesday that Nirvana will receive the VMAs’ top career prize, the Video Vanguard Award, during the 2026 ceremony on Sunday, September 27.
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WorldPingApple executive John Ternus made his debut appearance as the company’s CEO during the company’s annual product event Wednesday, touting new AI tools and the iPhone 18.
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WorldPingThere’s not a single moment in Stéphane Brizé’s lukewarm workplace drama “A Good Little Soldier” where Alba Rohrwacher’s Carla Moretti isn’t at work — or on her way to the office, or at a coffee shop around the corner where she could scurry right back.
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WorldPingThe 2026 Venice Film Festival got underway on Wednesday, September 2, with Oscar-winning English director Danny Boyle’s Ink — starring Jack O’Connell, Guy Pearce and Claire Foy — kicking off an 83rd edition that includes films starring the likes of R…
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WorldPingTen years after its world premiere at the 2016 Venice International Film Festival, “La La Land” is back for a victory lap with “La La Land in Concert.” The celebratory 10th anniversary screening, complete with a live-to-film concert, took place on Sept.
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WorldPingDolly Parton’s sister Stella told “CBS Mornings” in a new interview that the country music icon hid her cancer battle not only from fans but also from “a lot of family” because she did not want her legacy tainted with sadness. Parton died in Nashville on Aug.
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WorldPingNBC Sports chief Rick Cordella and two of the divisions most valuable players – veteran executives Sam Flood and Molly Solomon – break down the culture of the sports division that is busier than ever given NBC’s increased investment in live sports.
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WorldPing“La Bola Negra,” the Cannes-winning film from Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, will open the New York City LGBTQ+ film festival NewFest38 on Oct. 15. Calvo and Ambrossi, known together as Los Javis, are set to attend the screening, as is star Julio Torres.
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First-time feature filmmaker Xavier Tera's tale of adolescent exploration premiered in the Horizons sidebar of the Venice Film Festival.
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WorldPingBruno Dumont’s “Red Rocks,” which world premiered earlier this year in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, has been acquired by KimStim for North America. The U.S.
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Nashville songwriter Aaron Raitiere, who was collaborating with the Grateful Dead co-founder on the project, says they had 17 songs in progress…
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WorldPingIn 1974, Art Carney won the Best Actor Oscar for Paul Mazursky’s Harry & Tonto as a retired New Yorker who sets out on a cross-country journey to visit family with his cat after his building is being torn down.
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WorldPingUSA Network has slotted Friday, October 16 for the Season 2 premiere of hit legal drama series The Rainmaker, inspired by John Grisham’s bestselling novel, and unveiled the full trailer. Season two stars returning Milo Callaghan, Lana Parrilla, P.J.
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In its first week post-opening, 'Paranormal Activity' brought in $790,991 across eight performances.
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MTV made announcement on anniversary of trio's censor-baiting performance of "Lithium" at the 1992 VMAs…
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Michael Caine starred in the original 1969 heist movie that was the basis for the 2003 hit of the same name.
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WorldPingComcast chief financial officer Jason Armstrong defended the company’s pending spinoff of NBCUniversal from its core connectivity operations, saying that “after a decade-plus building two strong businesses … there’s a bit of a divergence in terms of…
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WorldPingIMDb is leaning into the world of influencing. The entertainment database is launching a new professional category for digital creators.
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A onetime contract player at Fox, she also appeared in Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’ and in a pair of Bing Crosby films.
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The all-star tribute to the Stanleys also features Willie Nelson, Sierra Ferrell, Jamey Johnson, Dierks Bentley, and many more…
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WorldPingAnother competitive TV project has landed at Netflix. Drama Understudy, based on author Nicholas Binge’s short story, has been set up at the streamer for development with Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Steven Yeun executive producing.
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WorldPingFootball season is back, and the 2026 NFL Season Kickoff Game will see the Seattle Seahawks face their Super Bowl LX rivals, the New England Patriots.
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WorldPingWhen the Paramount+ series Landman returns with its third season, it will feature the show’s newest series regular, Michael Kelly (Lioness, The Penguin). He will portray William Crockett, the leader of the largest oil management firm in the world.
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WorldPingNew York created a new hero in June when Jalen Brunson helped the Knicks to their first championship in over 50 years. That hero is now stepping into Studio 8H to host the Season 52 opener of Saturday Night Live.
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"Understudy" is a five page story written by Nicholas Binge that will now be developed into a series with Lord Miller and Yeun executive producing.
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M. Night Shyamalan, Robert Eggers, Conor Oberst, Jamie Lee Curtis, Matt Berry and Michael Mann are among those attending the 2026 edition for L.A.’s marquee genre film festival.
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The 'Lioness' star has found his next Taylor Sheridan series gig.
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Here are all of the season's hosts and musical guests.
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The awards show will take place Sept. 27 in Los Angeles.
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In partnership with Hydro Flask and UMG, this special drop is inspired by his recent album, Chuck Timely & the Hourglass…
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"If I'm lyin', I'm dyin'," bassist says of new book Funked Around, Found Out out next spring…
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For now, the scheduled events (which don’t include the film cast) account for screenings of Wicked: Part One only, while separate showings will be hosted for Wicked: For Good…
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Baker's last solo album, Little Oblivions , arrived in 2021…
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On Imperfections , the Israeli singer is reclaiming her voice — one vulnerable pop song at a time…
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Band also releases short film with the songs "We Are Torn Wide Open" and "Mirror Deep" featuring Blackfeet Nation members…
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WorldPingPeriod instruments are miles away from retro affectation, and as two Proms this week will show, can actually bring historical music up to the moment Nostalgia. What a kick. And what a commercial boon for the music industry.
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WorldPingOnce hailed as the future, even the likes of Google, Sony and Microsoft have struggled to make streaming games fun, fast or affordable • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox?
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WorldPing‘The black cloud emerged from a grate in the street. I guess something underground was on fire.
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WorldPingClarke has been charged with offences including sexual assault. BBC News has asked him for a comment.
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WorldPingIt comes after the network conducted a review amid a "rapidly changing media landscape".
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WorldPingSoho theatre, London A dance teacher for toddlers dreams of bigger things in Julia Grogan’s frantic one-woman show The mind of a performer, hungry for her big break, is cracked open in Julia Grogan’s one-woman follow-up to her drama Playfight.
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