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WorldPingWarner Bros. TV Group isn’t acting like a studio with an uncertain future. Even as the fate of Warner Bros.
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WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: Cassady McClincy Zhang has been promoted to series regular for Season 4 of CBS’ Tracker. Zhang has recurred since last season as Reenie’s sharp new hire Mel, who is eager to prove herself on Colter’s cases.
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Bryan, who shares a child with Nas, claimed she pleaded with Jay-Z not to get involved after telling him about the alleged assault at a nightclub in 1999…
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Artists branching out beyond traditional pop residency locations like Las Vegas, New York and London, for elsewhere.
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Alba Rohrwacher ('Hungry Hearts') stars alongside Vincent Lindon ('Titane') in writer-director Stéphane Brizé’s latest story of late-stage capitalism gone awry.
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WorldPingFor the first time in herstory, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is headed to WOW Presents Plus from the BBC, with the streaming platform ordering the first-ever All Stars edition.
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WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: For the first time since her big breakout moment with Baby Reindeer, the darkly comedic stalker thriller turned water cooler phenomenon, Jessica Gunning is returning to Netflix.
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A GQ investigation into the gossip site's Washington ambitions includes new details on how its founder allegedly edited coverage to protect access to celebrities.
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WorldPingWhen all is said and done, the antitrust clash between Paramount Skydance and a dozen blue states may be best articulated by a certain Earth, Wind & Fire tune and remembering a day or two in September.
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WorldPingThere are two points of view you could take on Taylor Swift and her Grammys history: (a) Swift has been a Grammys hoarder. (b) Swift has gotten robbed by the Recording Academy… regularly. Which of these contradictory statements is true? How about both of them?
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WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: The White Lotus star Carrie Coon has joined Rebecca Ferguson and Greta Lee in the upcoming romantic comedy, Honeymoon/Funeral. MRC is financing and overseeing production of the film from director Nahnatchka Khan and writer Julia Bicknell.
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WorldPingWhile CES is the biggest tech industry showcase in the United States, IFA is the largest consumer electronics trade show in Europe.
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WorldPingLondon’s National Theatre has unveiled its 2027 program, with Paul Mescal, Emma Corrin and Emilia Clarke topping a star-heavy slate of 18 productions, eight of them world premieres, spanning the venue’s three stages and beyond.
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WorldPingThe New York Yankees are heading towards another (likely) postseason run and the team has tapped one of New York’s most famous faces (and voices) to help root them on.
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Playing out of competition in Venice, the latest from the 'Gunda' and 'Architecton' helmer is a meditation on the precious beauty and importance of trees.
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WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: Agent Ross Weiner has joined the Talent division at Gersh, with an eye toward identifying and developing theater opportunities for clients across the agency’s roster, both on and off Broadway. Weiner will be based in New York.
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At one of the largest music festivals in The US, it would seem difficult to create a sense of intimacy amidst such a massive crowd, yet somehow, Amber Mark’s smooth, sultry vocals, strong connection to her fans and undeniable stage presence did just…
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'The Woman in the Woods,' about the mysterious death of Mindi Kassotis, is the first in the new format.
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WorldPingAfter summer hit a record $4.76 billion stateside, Warner Bros has a female destination in Practical Magic 2, the sequel to the 1998 Sandra Bullock-Nicole Kidman witchy romantic fantasy comedy.
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WorldPing“RuPaul’s Drag Race UK” is moving from the BBC and headed to World of Wonder‘s streaming platform WOW Presents Plus. The news comes after The Sun reported that the show would be leaving the BBC as part of its cuts.
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WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: Actress Carrie-Anne Moss has inked with Verve for representation. An Independent Spirit and Genie Award winner, Moss is fresh off FUBAR, the action comedy series from Netflix and Skydance Television, where she starred opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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WorldPingTaylor Swift, the award-winning billionaire singer and songwriter, is getting a new honor: The megastar is the namesake of several recently discovered species of plant-feeding insects from Australia.
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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 a new foldable iPhone.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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