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Eli Roth, Miranda Cosgrove and Sosie Bacon are among the names announced as speakers for the Environmental Media Association’s upcoming EMA Impact Summit. Running May 8 and May 9, the ninth annual EMA Impact Summit will focus on bringing together influential leaders to discuss sustainability. The summit will touch a wide range of topics, including […]

Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey is cruising into the last nine months of his second term as the big boss of the Garden State. By any measure, he’s had a successful tenure to date. And from Day 1, Murphy has put huge emphasis on making New Jersey a much bigger player in TV and […]

The very first sounds we hear in “Sneaks” are of those of New York City. The subway announcement, resident chatter and bustling street commotion provide the ambient grounding force of this tale of comradery, colorful characters and community. More along the lines of “Brave Little Toaster” and “Toy Story” than the world of “Cars” and […]

The “Pacific Rim” TV series has found a home at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively. The live-action project, which Variety exclusively reported on in 2024, is now in development at Prime Video in a deal between lead studio Legendary Television and Amazon MGM Studios. As previously reported, Eric Heisserer will serve as writer and executive […]

This year’s slate of films promises a little something for everyone. With a mix of highly anticipated comic book reboots, adaptations from best-selling novels and sequels to original projects from notable directors, 2025 is shaping up to offer lots of cinematic riches, including projects from Paul Thomas Anderson, Yorgos Lanthimos and James Cameron. The spring […]

Monument Releasing has acquired Eugene Kotlyarenko’s “The Code,” and is planning a theatrical release in the English-speaking world. The film premiered at the Fantasia Intl. Film Festival in Montreal and has gone on to have a strong festival run. “The Code” will be opening at the Roxy Cinema in New York on April 23, and […]

Stevie Nicks, Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Jelly Roll, Missy Elliott, Usher and Dead & Co. were among the big winners at the 2025 Pollstar Awards, held in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. Swift won Major Tour of the Year for the second consecutive year for her “Eras Tour” […]

Joel Kinnaman has joined the cast of the upcoming Apple TV+ psychological thriller limited series “Imperfect Women,” Variety has learned. Kinnaman will star alongside previously announced leads Elisabeth Moss and Kerry Washington as well as fellow cast member Kate Mara. The show was originally announced in March and is based on the Araminta Hall novel […]

Although it was released as an Xbox exclusive back in December 2024, “Indiana Jones and the Great Circle” is now available for the Sony PlayStation 5. If you’re a PS5 gamer, now is your chance to play one of the best games of last year. Priced at $69, “Indiana Jones and the Great Circle” drops […]

The fourth episode of “Ramy,” the semi-autobiographical Hulu show starring and co-created by namesake comedian Ramy Youssef, took the audience back to September 2001 — a traumatic time for all Americans, but especially for a tweenage Egyptian-American Muslim living just across the river from Manhattan. “Strawberries” juxtaposed the broad reality of Bush-era Islamophobia through the specific […]