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Ke Huy Quan Joins ‘The White Lotus’ in a Surprise Cameo You May Have Missed

Sarah Taylor — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:40:21 +0000

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 3, Episode 2 of “The White Lotus,” streaming now on Max. “The White Lotus” pulled another surprise in the second episode of Season 3, with an Oscar-winning actor making a voice cameo. Yes, that was “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star Ke Huy Quan on the other […]

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SAG Awards Blow the Oscar Race Wide Open as Timothée Chalamet, ‘Conclave’ Surge in Wildest Awards Season in Years

Sarah Taylor — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:40:11 +0000

If you thought predicting this year’s Academy Awards would be easy, the Screen Actors Guild Awards just proved otherwise. Voted on by more than 150,000 SAG-AFTRA members, the SAG Awards reaffirmed what has been true all season: Several major Oscar categories remain wide open with just one week to go before the ceremony. Coming off […]

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Yash’s ‘Toxic’ Unveils Global Ambitions, Shooting Simultaneously in English and Kannada Languages

Sarah Taylor — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:40:08 +0000

Indian superstar Yash’s upcoming “Toxic – A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups” is being simultaneously shot in the English and Kannada languages, Variety has confirmed. The ambitious project is helmed by festival circuit darling Geetu Mohandas (“Moothon”). While the Indian industry routinely dubs films in multiple languages post-production, shooting films in two languages simultaneously is not […]

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Amazon Brings Back Popular $279 iPad Deal

Sarah Taylor — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:40:04 +0000

Apple’s iPad is synonymous with tablets, and now, you can get one for cheaper than ever, thanks to this new Apple deal on Amazon. Amazon is offering the 10th-generation iPad on sale for just $279 online. That’s a generous $70 discount off its regular price of $349 and the cheapest price we’re seeing for a […]

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‘Maria’s’ Edward Lachman Wins Top Honors at American Society of Cinematographers Awards

Sarah Taylor — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:39:58 +0000

Edward Lachman has taken top honors at the 39th annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards for his work on “Maria.” This was Lachman’s first ASC win. In a competitive year, the ASC nominated seven cinematographers in the feature film category. The last time the field expanded beyond five was in 2014. The other nominees are […]

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‘Holding Liat’ Review: A Hostage Documentary Confronts the Limits of Empathy

Sarah Taylor — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:39:53 +0000

The contradiction between acknowledgment and difficult acceptance lies at the heart of Brandon Kramer’s documentary — about his elderly relative Yehuda Beinin dealing with his daughter Liat’s Oct. 7 abduction — which establishes numerous political parameters through observation, in an effort to conjure sentiment. It succeeds on occasion, though given its thorny subject matter, your […]

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China Box Office: ‘Ne Zha 2’ Nears $1.9 Billion, Becomes Imax’s Highest-Grossing Animated Release

Sarah Taylor — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:39:50 +0000

China’s box office remained firmly in the grip of “Ne Zha 2,” which continued its extraordinary run, grossing RMB 1.1 billion ($152.9 million) over the Feb. 21–23 weekend, according to Artisan Gateway. The Enlight Pictures/Cococartoon release has now amassed $1.89 billion in the Middle Kingdom since its debut on Jan. 29, further cementing its place […]

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Korea Box Office: ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Stays on Top as ‘Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning’ Opens Strong

Sarah Taylor — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:39:46 +0000

The South Korean box office saw “Captain America: Brave New World” retain the top spot for a second consecutive weekend, though its earnings declined. Meanwhile, animated horror thriller “Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning” debuted in second place. According to Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, “Captain America: Brave New World” remained in […]

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‘The X-Files’ Writer Frank Spotnitz Returns to Sci-Fi With Newen Connect’s ‘We Come in Peace’: ‘It’s Compelling, Thought-Provoking and Deeply Human’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Sarah Taylor — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:39:43 +0000

“The X-Files” executive producer and writer Frank Spotnitz and his London-based Big Light Productions have boarded event Swedish sci-fi “We Come in Peace” as a co-producer, Variety has learned in exclusivity on the eve of London TV Screenings. Spotnitz serves as writing supervisor as well as executive producer, alongside Big Light’s Adrian Banyard. The six-part TV show which […]

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From ‘The Real Mo Farah’ to ‘The Dawn Wall,’ Blue Ant Studios Adds Standout Red Bull Studios Titles

Sarah Taylor — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:39:37 +0000

Blue Ant Studios has struck an exclusive worldwide distribution rights deal to select series and films from Austria’s Red Bull Studios as Blue Ant drives ever more into third-party content. The titles will be presented to buyers at a Blue Ant Studios’ showcase on Feb. 27 at this week’s London TV Screenings. Primarily doc features […]

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