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Crisis PR on the Hot Seat

Blake Lively's sexual harassment complaint against Justin Baldoni offers a rare peek behind the curtain at high-stakes crisis public relations.

By Matt Donnelly, Tatiana Siegel

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 10: Christopher Nolan, winner of the Best Directing award and the Best Picture award for 'Oppenheimer,' poses in the press room during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Ovation Hollywood on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

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Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’

Christopher Nolan's next movie is an adaptation of 'The Odyssey,' a 'mythic action epic' shot with new Imax technology.

By Katcy Stephan

Cobra Kai. (L to R) William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence, Tanner Buchanan as Robby Keene, Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, Mary Mouser as Samantha LaRusso, Yuji Okumoto as Chozen in Cobra Kai. Cr. Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2024

‘Cobra Kai’ Final Episodes Set Netflix Premiere Date and Teaser: ‘Four Decades of History Leading to This Moment’

“It’s all been leading to this.” The final five episodes of “Cobra Kai” will debut on Netflix on Feb. 13. A brief trailer for Season 6 Part 3 teases “four decades of…

By Ethan Shanfeld

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How Did Blake Lively’s Lawyers Obtain Bombshell Texts From Justin Baldoni’s PR Team?

On Aug. 21, Jonesworks founder Stephanie Jones called publicist Jen Abel into the office. The two women had been in the thick of a grueling crisis PR campaign on behalf of client…

By Variety Staff

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO - JULY 12: Alec Baldwin hugs his attorney Alex Spiro at the conclusion of his trial for involuntary manslaughter in First Judicial District Court on July 12, 2024 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The trial for involuntary manslaughter was dismissed by a judge Friday after she ruled that key evidence over a fatal shooting on the set of "Rust" had been withheld from the defense. (Photo by Ramsay de Give-Pool/Getty Images)

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Alec Baldwin Manslaughter Case Is Over, as ‘Rust’ Prosecutor Drops Appeal

James Gunn's animated series is coming back for more.

By Gene Maddaus

Music

The 100 Greatest Sad Christmas Songs

Is Christmas really the saddest day of the year? There's a whole history of holiday music that explores what it's like to be down-and-out during the season.

By Chris Willman

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‘A Complete Unknown’

Timothée Chalamet is uncanny as Bob Dylan in James Mangold's scruffily offbeat and incandescent biopic. The effect is that of a musical, as Dylan's songs become the story the movie is telling.
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‘Babygirl’

Nicole Kidman is fearless in Halina Reijn's erotic office drama about the age of control. It recalls 'Unfaithful' and '9½ Weeks,' but with a corporate kinkiness that's up-to-the-minute and humane.
‘Nosferatu’

Robert Eggers' obsessive take on the vampire classic looks great but is eerily drained of life. It's weighed down by somnolent pacing and an off-putting new image for Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård).
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‘The Fire Inside’

Ryan Destiny gives a coiled, mesmerizing performance in Rachel Morrison's true-life boxing drama, a grippingly downbeat sports movie that throws the audience a major curveball.

‘Interior Chinatown’

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‘Dune: Prophecy’

HBO Prequel Series 'Dune: Prophecy' Capably Tailors the Epic Franchise to Television
‘Landman’

Taylor Sheridan's 'Landman' Gives the West Texas Oil Fields the 'Yellowstone' Treatment
'The Day of the Jackal’

Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch's 'The Day of the Jackal' Is an Exhilarating Assassin Thriller

‘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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