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Wu Jing says the fingerprints of Hong Kong action cinema are still on every wuxia film made today, including his own. Speaking with Variety at the Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest), where he received the festival’s Excellent Achievement in Film Award, the actor-producer reflected on Hong Kong cinema’s endu
Katy Perry has blasted the White House for using her 2010 hit song “Firework” in a TikTok post depicting footage of military strikes. The video, posted to the official White House TikTok account on Thursday, times the song’s lyrics — “boom, boom, boom” — to clips of bomb explosions with the caption “Iran has been warne
In a summer heavy on films we’ve seen before in some shape or form, “Bad Counselors” is nothing if not a novelty: a faith-based message movie masquerading as a frat-bro farce, complete with PG-13 yocks and an “American Pie” alum cameo. Well, “masquerading” is perhaps unfair. Chris Dowling’s film is earnest in its attem
Inside the Waldorf Astoria on Friday evening, President Donald Trump took to the stage at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and tried out some Don Rickles-like schtick, interspersed it with some of his greatest rally hits and fixated on some of his obsessions, including his plans for a White House ballroom. What s
SATURDAY AM: Refresh for chart….Universal’s The Odyssey remains strong after a near $26M Friday, still on course to post Christopher Nolan’s best second weekend ever at the box office with $84.5M. All enhanced formats –Imax, PLFs and 70MM– are driving 58% of Odyssey‘s second weekend. That’s a greater percentile share t
A graphic novel adaptation of author H.D. Carlton’s bestselling dark romance book “Haunting Adeline” is set to be released next year, Variety has learned. Developed and published by Deviant Ink Publishing, a romance and dark romance-focused illustrated formats publisher, the project will first release as a comic book s
Lloyd Lee Choi’s “Lucky Lu” claimed best film at the Malaysia Golden Global Awards, presented during the closing ceremony of the 9th Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) on Saturday. The U.S.-Canada co-production took the awards’ top honor, while the jury recognized filmmakers from across Asia, Europe, the Mi
With no major competition, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” extended its reign at the domestic box office as it entered its second weekend in theaters. “The Odyssey” added $25.9 million domestically on Friday, and by Sunday it’s expected to make $84.5 million. That figure represents just a 32% drop from its excellent
Last week, Pamela Anderson went viral — for her lush, enchanting garden. She’d never felt comfortable with the whole “sex symbol” thing after all, referring to that pleasure-seeking period as “the blurry years,” and is relishing this softer, quieter chapter of her life, replete with reading, tending to her 15,000-squar
Last week, Pamela Anderson went viral — for her lush, enchanting garden. She’d never felt comfortable with the whole “sex symbol” thing after all, referring to that pleasure-seeking period as “the blurry years,” and is relishing this softer, quieter chapter of her life, replete with reading, tending to her 15,000-squar
Josh Sapan, the former CEO of AMC Networks, left the entertainment company he had led through the peak TV era in 2021. He had helped transform the network devoted to reruns of classic movies into a programming powerhouse responsible for some of the biggest shows of the aughts — a list that includes “Breaking Bad,” […]
Last night, both Rosie O’Donnell, performing her new Off Broadway solo show Common Knowledge, and Donald Trump, making his first appearance as president at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, took to their respective stages to share their thoughts on, among many other things, one another. Cutting to the
The best boxers in the world travel to Saudi Arabia this weekend, where British fighter Anthony Joshua (29-4-0) takes on Albania boxer Kristian Prenga (20-1-0) in the heavyweight main event on Saturday, July 25. The Joshua vs. Prenga pay-per-view event takes place at Jeddah Superdome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Coverage a
On the latest episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, Colleen Bell, director of the California State Film Commission, discusses her wins in her role as the Golden State’s film chief and the hurdles that remain to restore a high volume of TV and film lensing activity in Hollywood’s backyard. Bell says the past
Jim Carrey has paid tribute to his The Mask director Chuck Russell, who died Wednesday at the age of 74. “I consider it a privilege to have worked with Chuck Russell, who during the shooting of The Mask, created an ebullient, childlike atmosphere of wonder and camaraderie on his set,” Carrey said in a statement. […]
Throughout his career in the NBA, Michael Jordan made a massive impact on the court, as one of the best players in the league. He also made an impact in pop culture with his Nike signature shoes, which have been getting various updates and rereleases in new colorways over the years. Nike is set to […]
At the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Friday, Donald Trump delivered an hour-long speech blending shopworn rally material with a string of leaden one-liners. He was making his first appearance as president at the dinner, which had to be rescheduled last April after a shooter attempted to
As Guillermo Del Toro brings Pan’s Labyrinth back to theaters 20 years later, he’s sticking to tried-and-true restoration techniques. During Friday’s Hall H panel for the movie’s milestone anniversary at San Diego Comic-Con, the 3x Oscar winner reinforced his stance on using “absolutely no goddamn AI” in the 3D re-rele
President Donald Trump attended his first-ever White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, with this year’s rescheduled gala held Friday evening in Washington, D.C., and delivered some pointed remarks to the assembled journalists in a rambling speech that stretched on for just over an hour — and during which he ins
Guillermo del Toro had one rule when bringing “Pan’s Labyrinth” back to theaters for its 20th anniversary: “No goddamn AI.” The filmmaker returned to San Diego Comic-Con on July 24 to discuss the film’s 20th anniversary, which will include a return to theaters Oct. 9, with the screenings in 3D and HDR for the first […]
“Stoner R&B” is not an insult: It’s the opposite, a loose term to describe a sprawling genre of music that includes everything from Dijon and Frank Ocean to Brent Faiyaz and Jhene Aiko. It’s R&B that has smoked a strong blunt, with languid grooves, heavy bass, psychedelicized production and an unhurried vocal approach.
Only a few days ago, the states’ antitrust challenge to the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger still looked like a speed bump. Now, it looks more like siege warfare — as Paramount has agreed to put the $111 million deal on hold for at least several months. In doing so, Paramount’s lawyers have effectively conceded that they
Just like the beginning of the original Spaceballs, which went really big in that long opening spaceship take that made fun of Star Wars, so did Amazon MGM Studios in its Hall H presentation Friday of Spaceballs: The New One. A la the studio’s presentation of Project Hail Mary last year, they blew open the […]
After Alan Ritchson shared his candid thoughts on the Epstein files, the Trump administration has issued a response. On Friday, the White House shared a statement regurgitating that Trump has been “totally exonerated” in the Jeffrey Epstein case, following Ritchson’s comments seemingly urging the president to “go to ja
Kalshi threatened Netflix with a defamation suit over a recent trailer for the upcoming documentary The Prediction Games, premiering Sunday on the streamer. Following a court order requiring the prediction market app block sports-related markets in Nevada, Kalshi’s lawyers sent Netflix a cease-and-desist over footage f
Robert Irvine won’t be watching Food Network’s reboot of Restaurant Impossible and is sharing his thoughts with his fans. The first episode of Restaurant Impossible: Last Call premiered this week, with Chef Aarón Sánchez and Jen Agg spearheading the series as they help troubled businesses become successful. Many fans t
After Friday’s delay in the Paramount-WBD antitrust lawsuit, shares of both media companies slid in after-hours trading, foes of the merger exulted and observers tried to process the latest twist in the merger saga. California Attorney General Rob Bonta hailed the agreement, under which Paramount pledged not close the
Since her critically acclaimed role in 2024’s The Last Showgirl, Pamela Anderson’s acting career has been moving in a new direction. With decades devoted to more mainstream roles befitting of the blonde bombshell, Anderson now embraces projects that both challenge and scare her. Up next, she stars in the satirical dark
Norwegian director Vegard Dahle’s zombie comedy “Grandmonster” has won the top Outpost Award, and a prize of post-production services, at the Fantasia Festival’s prestigious Frontières Co-Production Market, which handed out six awards at its closing cocktail, July 25. The film, about an American dropout who unintention
Pablo Sanchez and the Backyard Kids have many more adventures in their future. Playground Productions, which has been reviving the beloved video game franchise since acquiring the rights a few years ago, will develop 20, 11-minute episodes of Backyard Sports: The Animated Series, the team revealed at San Diego Comic-Co