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“Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” the third iteration in the film franchise based on Sega’s enduring speedster, will be available to stream on Paramount+ on Feb. 18. The third “Sonic” feature picks up with the blue blur, along with Tails the Fox and Knuckles the Echidna, having to team up with their nemesis Dr. Robotnik to take on the […]

Nationally syndicated talker “Tamron Hall” has been renewed for a seventh season, Variety has learned. The daytime strip, which has become Disney’s second longest-running syndicated talker (behind “Live with Kelly and Mark”) has been picked up for another season by major market ABC-owned TV stations and Hearst Television. That gives it a firm go for […]

Berlinale Series Market Selects pick “My Dear Mother” might start with a brutal murder, but it’s not really about the crime, “It’s a unique love story,” says writer Raoul Suvi. “Maybe not easily understandable, but it’s based on a fight against injustice that nobody sees or cares about, and on the sense that the main […]

Created by Kelly Jones and based on Carol Anne Lee’s biography, “A Fine Day for Hanging,” BritBox’s “A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story” is a gutting, engaging historical crime drama revolving around an ambitious woman hindered by abuse, misogyny, trauma and her desire to be loved. A foreboding tale, Lucy Boynton is brilliant as Ruth […]

Former Vice President Kamala Harris will be honored with the Chairman’s Award at the NAACP Image Awards. Harris will accept the prestigious honor, in her first TV appearance since leaving office, during the 56th Image Awards ceremony on Feb. 22, airing live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on BET and CBS. […]

The title isn’t intended ironically in “The Best Mother in the World” — at least not to the extent it is in, say, “The Worst Person in the World.” But there’s a truism embedded in its hyperbole: Most people on good terms with their mother would describe her as the world’s greatest, regardless of any […]

Paris, May 1968, becomes more than a backdrop in “The Safe House” (“La cache”), Swiss filmmaker Lionel Baier’s latest. It’s an adaptation of Christophe Boltanski’s Prix Femina winning novel, “La cache,” produced by Bande à Part Films and co-produced with Red Lion, Les Films du Poisson, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse and SRG SSR, making it […]

Kicking off a new chapter for one of Europe’s premier independent animation studios, Marco Balsamo has taken over as President and CEO of TeamTO following its acquisition by Riva Studios Productions in December 2024. The 33-year-old Italian-American filmmaker and entrepreneur will now oversee TeamTO’s operations, balancing executive and creative responsibilities while positioning the studio for […]

Dieter Kosslick may be out of the Berlinale limelight, but he continues to champion two things that remain dear to his heart, film and the environment, and as the director of a new festival, he is combining the two in the hope of tackling the climate crisis and encouraging greater sustainability for the sake of […]

Spain’s rich TV show lineup at the Berlin Film Festival also features a screening of Atresmedia’s “Red Flags,” charting the often pained sexual and emotional awakening of four Gen Z teens.   Selected titles at Berlin:  Berlinale Market Selects “Honor,” (Atresmedia TV, Portocabo) The Spanish remake of Israeli TV series “Kvodo,” with the often superb Dario Grandinetti (“Talk […]