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‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ Gets Imax Release as Gkids Adds Studio Ghibli Library in U.K., Ireland
Gkids has picked up U.K. and Ireland distribution rights to Studio Ghibli’s 23-title film library, adding theatrical,...
Weird Al Yankovic Pulled Out of AI Ad Despite Offer to Make a ‘Nice Pile of Money’: ‘I Can’t Be the Poster Boy for AI’
Some things are too weird even for parody king Weird Al Yankovic. Ahead of a Syracuse, New York, stop on his “Bigger ...
‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Aren’t the Year’s Only Box Office Horror Hits
"Hokum," "Faces of Death," "Lee Cronin's The Mummy," and more helped redefine the genre this spring.
Olivia Dean’s 2026 Tour Kicks Off Next Month: How to Get Tickets to Sold Out Dates
Dean brings "The Art of Loving Live" to North America this summer. Here's how to get tickets to the sold-out dates an...
Variety Toasts French Cinema With Post-Cannes Summer Dinner at Paris’ Laperouse With Thierry Fremaux, Guillaume Canet, Pierre-Antoine Capton, Rebecca Zlotowski and Anamaria Vartolomei
Variety gathered leading figures from the French film industry for its fourth dinner at Lapérouse in Paris, a post-Ca...
‘Your Name,’ ‘Ghost in the Shell 2’ Lead Disney+ and Anime Limited’s U.K., France Film Deal as Animayhem Returns (EXCLUSIVE)
Disney+ is adding celebrated Japanese anime films including “Your Name.” and “Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence” to its...
Bryan Fuller’s ‘Dust Bunny’ Leads Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2026 Nominees (EXCLUSIVE)
Horror fans, it’s time to have your say. Fangoria has announced its Chainsaw Awards nominees for 2026, which lets fan...
‘Doctor’ Donald Trump Posts AI Video Dragging Rosie O’Donnell, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert De Niro and More for Suffering From ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
Heading into the July 4 long weekend, President Donald Trump shared a late-night social media post slamming some his ...
Bad Bunny, ‘Despacito’ and the End of English as Pop’s Global Currency: Manuel Abud on Latin Music’s Transformation
For decades, the surest route to international success for a Latin artist was to record in English. At Taiwan’s 2026 ...
French Pay-TV Giant Canal+ Ceases Distribution of Some TF1 Group Channels in France, Switzerland and Africa
Pay-TV giant Canal+ Group has ceased distribution of a number of channels from French broadcaster TF1 Group in France...
'Silo' Season 2 Recap: What To Remember Before Rebecca Ferguson's Apple TV Sci-Fi Returns
Refresh your memory on Silo Season 2's key events, characters, and revelations before Apple TV's critically acclaimed...
15 Anime Shows With the Best Character Development, Ranked
Berserk, Attack on Titan, and One Piece are among the best anime shows that benefit from outstanding character development.
‘The Hunger Games’ Music Supervisor Brittany Whyte Breaks Down the Art of Making Music Serve a Story at Golden Melody Festival
Music supervision is far more than picking great songs. That was the central message from Brittany Whyte – whose cred...
It’s Officially the End of an Era for Henry Cavill’s 3-Part Netflix Detective Saga
The verdict is on on Netflix's hit detective franchise, Enola Holmes 3. Read on to learn more about the film's Rotten...
‘Buen Camino’ Director Gennaro Nunziante and Italy’s Indiana Production Launch Comedy Content Factory (EXCLUSIVE)
Italy’s Indiana Production, part of pan-European studio Vuelta Group, is taking its ambitions as the country’s comedy...
Only 3 Horror Books Are Better Than 'The Shining'
Not many horror books are better and scarier than The Shining, but a few arguably are, including House of Leaves and ...
Casetify Launches ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ Collection, Featuring Phone Cases, Wallets, Keychains and More
“KPop Demon Hunters” may have just passed its one-year mark since becoming a cultural juggernaut, but the hype is far...
Japan’s Kawaii Culture Went Global by Refusing to Change, Say Nakagawa Yusuke and Kimura Misa at Golden Melody Festival
Japan’s kawaii culture didn’t go global by adapting to Western tastes – it did it by doubling down on its own identit...
7 HBO Endings That Are Genuine Masterpieces
It's an achievement to end a series well, but HBO shows like Half Man, Succession, and Curb Your Enthusiasm have endi...
Stephen King’s Near-Perfect Dystopian Masterpiece Walks Onto HBO Max Soon
HBO Max has finally set a streaming date for the best Stephen King horror adaptation of the last 10 years.