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Cooper Koch Talks ‘Monsters’

Erik Menendez actor Cooper Koch talks visiting the Menendez brothers in prison and why they deserve a retrial.

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Joel and Ellie Are Back

HBO released the first trailer for 'The Last of Us' Season 2, which jumps ahead five years.

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Charli xcx Named Variety's 2024 Hitmaker of the Year

Variety is excited to announce that singer-songwriter Charli xcx will be honored with the Hitmaker of the Year award at its eighth annual Hitmakers celebration. The Dec. 7…

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Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former armorer at the movie Rust, listens to closing arguments in her trial at district court on Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2024.

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‘Rust’ Judge to Rule Next Week on Armorer’s Bid for New Trial

A judge is set to rule next week on whether to overturn the conviction of “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who is serving an 18-month sentence in the accidental death of…

By Gene Maddaus

Netflix Greenlights ‘East of Eden’ Series Starring Florence Pugh, Christopher Abbott, Mike Faist, Hoon Lee

Netflix has ordered the limited series adaptation of “East of Eden” from writer Zoe Kazan, Variety has learned. The series was originally reported to be in development at the…

By Joe Otterson

Hoda Leaving ‘Today’

Hoda Kotb, an NBC News mainstay, will leave 'Today' early next year, opening not one, but two important roles at the network's flagship morning franchise.

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‘Megalopolis’

Francis Ford Coppola constructs a deeply personal, but sloppy allegory on his relationship to art.
‘Saturday Night’

Jason Reitman finds the right ensemble to capture the lunacy from which 'SNL' was born.
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‘The Substance’

Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley star in a visionary feminist body-horror film that takes cosmetic enhancement to extremes.
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‘A Different Man’

Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson take on boundary-defying roles in Aaron Schimberg's dizzyingly rich think-piece.

‘A Man in Full’

A one-note Jeff Daniels stars in this empty Netflix series.
‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’

Peacock's gruesome and grueling love story is set during the Holocaust.
‘The Veil’

Elisabeth Moss stuns in FX's fascinating spy thriller.
'Dead Boy Detectives’

This 'Sandman' spinoff adapts Neil Gaiman's comic as a zany teen procedural.

‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’

Billie Eilish and producer Finneas keep up their winning streak with a surprising and intimate third album.
‘Atavista’

Childish Gambino's latest is a masterpiece, and a kaleidoscopic showcase for his seemingly endless talents.
‘Dark Times’

Vince Staples searches for light on his new album, his most vulnerable project to date.
‘Radical Optimism’

Dua Lipa's new album is a joyous blast of pop savvy.

‘An Enemy of the People’

Sam Gold's production is an actorly face-off between Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli, but the script ultimately let's the audience off the hook.
‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’

Patricia Clarkson gives a luminous performance in an otherwise uneven revival of Eugene O'Neill's family drama.
‘Tommy’

Strictly for the boomers.
‘Water for Elephants’

The stage adaptation has escapism, enchantment and heart, all elevated to new, literal heights that blend theater and cirque.

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