Asif Kapadia on Bringing the ‘Amazing,’ ‘Profound,’ ‘Beautiful’ ‘7 Up’ Documentary Series to a Close After More Than 60 Years: ‘It’s a Dream Job’

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• VarietyLean L·1h ago

  Asif Kapadia on Bringing the ‘Amazing,’ ‘Profound,’ ‘Beautiful’ ‘7 Up’ Documentary Series to a Close After More Than 60 Years: ‘It’s a Dream Job’

  From a charismatic Formula 1 racing legend to a brilliant but flawed soccer god to a troubled, tragic singer, Academy Award-winning docmaker Asif Kapadia has made a career out of telling the stories of larger-than-life figures. But when it comes to his “dream job,” it was a group of “ordinary people” in their seventies who […]

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• VarietyLean L·1h ago

  Asif Kapadia on Bringing the ‘Amazing,’ ‘Profound,’ ‘Beautiful’ ‘7 Up’ Documentary Series to a Close After More Than 60 Years: ‘It’s a Dream Job’

  From a charismatic Formula 1 racing legend to a brilliant but flawed soccer god to a troubled, tragic singer, Academy Award-winning docmaker Asif Kapadia has made a career out of telling the stories of larger-than-life figures. But when it comes to his “dream job,” it was a group of “ordinary people” in their seventies who […]

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• VarietyLean L·20d ago

  Disney Licenses Slew of Titles to Netflix, Including All Five ‘Ice Age’ Movies, ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians,’ ‘Felicity,’ ‘Will Trent,’ ‘Elio’ and More (EXCLUSIVE)

  Sure, Disney and Netflix compete for streaming subscribers — but the Mouse House also sees the rival’s massive customer base of over 325 million as a way to monetize and promote its own content, and Netflix is happy to write the checks. Disney Entertainment and Netflix have entered into an expansive new content licensing agreement, […]

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• VarietyLean L·20d ago

  Disney Licenses Slew of Titles to Netflix, Including All Five ‘Ice Age’ Movies, ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians,’ ‘Felicity,’ ‘Will Trent,’ ‘Elio’ and More (EXCLUSIVE)

  Sure, Disney and Netflix compete for streaming subscribers — but the Mouse House also sees the rival’s massive customer base of over 325 million as a way to monetize and promote its own content, and Netflix is happy to write the checks. Disney Entertainment and Netflix have entered into an expansive new content licensing agreement, […]

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• VarietyLean L·30d ago

  ‘Digger’ First Reactions Split Over Tom Cruise’s ‘Baffling,’ ‘Unpleasant’ and ‘Brave’ New Movie: ‘The Divide on This Is Going to Be Wide’

  Tom Cruise’s star vehicle “Digger” has finally been unveiled to members of the film press, who have been left divided by the satirical black comedy. The latest directorial effort from “Birdman” and “The Revenant” Oscar winner Alejandro González Iñárritu is being called everything from “baffling” to “unpleasant” to “fascinating stuff.” Most film journalists seem to […]

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• VarietyLean L·30d ago

  ‘Digger’ First Reactions Split Over Tom Cruise’s ‘Baffling,’ ‘Unpleasant’ and ‘Brave’ New Movie: ‘The Divide on This Is Going to Be Wide’

  Tom Cruise’s star vehicle “Digger” has finally been unveiled to members of the film press, who have been left divided by the satirical black comedy. The latest directorial effort from “Birdman” and “The Revenant” Oscar winner Alejandro González Iñárritu is being called everything from “baffling” to “unpleasant” to “fascinating stuff.” Most film journalists seem to […]

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• DeadlineLean L·31d ago

  ‘Trump TV’ Promo Uses Clips From ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Seinfeld,’ ‘Friends,’ ‘The Dark Knight’ & Many More

  Donald Trump has defied copyright complaints from Neil Young, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé and everyone in between for unauthorized use of their music. Today, it posted a promo video for Trump TV that made use of footage from Friends, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Home Alone, Modern Family, Breaking Bad, The Dark Knight, The Office, SpongeBob SquarePants, […]

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• DeadlineLean L·37d ago

  Casey Bloys Celebrates HBO’s 21 Emmy Wins, Congratulates Apple, Gives Updates On ‘Last Of Us,’ ‘True Detective,’ ‘Gilded Age,’ ‘BLL’, ‘Heated Rivalry’

  The year HBO was first allowed into the Emmys, 1988, and landed its first six nominations, Apple released the iMac G3, Jeff Bezos started expanding his online book store Amazon into music and video sales, and Netflix was still almost a decade away from launching as a DVD-by-mail rental company. HBO has been a dominant […]

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• VarietyLean L·63d ago

  Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Says the ‘Optics’ at Marvel Are ‘Obvious’ After ‘Wonder Man’ and ‘Blade’ Canceled: ‘If I’m Disney, I Do Not Want to Be Attached To These Optics’

  Yahya Abdul-Mateen II says the “optics” at Marvel are obvious after the studio canceled his Emmy-nominated series “Wonder Woman” after one season and failed over multiple years to bring to life the “Blade” movie it announced starring Mahershala Ali. Marvel canceled “Wonder Man” in July after previously renewing the series for Season 2. The show’s […]

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• VarietyLean L·63d ago

  Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Says the ‘Optics’ at Marvel Are ‘Obvious’ After ‘Wonder Man’ and ‘Blade’ Canceled: ‘If I’m Disney, I Do Not Want to Be Attached To These Optics’

  Yahya Abdul-Mateen II says the “optics” at Marvel are obvious after the studio canceled his Emmy-nominated series “Wonder Woman” after one season and failed over multiple years to bring to life the “Blade” movie it announced starring Mahershala Ali. Marvel canceled “Wonder Man” in July after previously renewing the series for Season 2. The show’s […]

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• VarietyLean L·63d ago

  Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Says the ‘Optics’ at Marvel Are ‘Obvious’ After ‘Wonder Man’ and ‘Blade’ Canceled: ‘If I’m Disney, I Do Not Want to Be Attached To These Optics’

  Yahya Abdul-Mateen II says the “optics” at Marvel are obvious after the studio canceled his Emmy-nominated series “Wonder Woman” after one season and failed over multiple years to bring to life the “Blade” movie it announced starring Mahershala Ali. Marvel canceled “Wonder Man” in July after previously renewing the series for Season 2. The show’s […]

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• DeadlineLean L·77d ago

  Critics Choice Super Awards Geek Out Over ‘The Boys,’ ‘Widow’s Bay,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘Obsession,’ ‘Good Boy’ Dog & More

  Fear not, citizens! We have the winners of the 2026 Critics Choice Super Awards. Prime Video’s now-wrapped series The Boys and Apple TV’s Emmy noms-laden horror comedy Widow’s Bay led the way with three wins apiece Thursday as the critics group revealed the honorees for its sixth annual celebration of the superhero, sci-fi/fantasy, horror and […]

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• DeadlineLean L·77d ago

  Critics Choice Super Awards Geek Out Over ‘The Boys,’ ‘Widow’s Bay,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘Obsession,’ ‘Good Boy’ Dog & More

  Fear not, citizens! We have the winners of the 2026 Critics Choice Super Awards. Prime Video’s now-wrapped series The Boys and Apple TV’s Emmy noms-laden horror comedy Widow’s Bay led the way with three wins apiece Thursday as the critics group revealed the honorees for its sixth annual celebration of the superhero, sci-fi/fantasy, horror and […]

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• VarietyLean L·110d ago

  ‘The Pitt’ Star Noah Wyle Was Offered Roles in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ but ‘Couldn’t Get Out’ of Filming ‘ER’

  “The Pitt” star Noah Wyle recently told the “Still Here Hollywood” podcast that he missed out on roles in “Saving Private Ryan” and “Good Night, and Good Luck” because he couldn’t get out of filming the long-running medical series “ER.” When asked if he had any roles that got away, Wyle said, “Yeah, tons. Happens […]

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• VarietyLean L·110d ago

  ‘The Pitt’ Star Noah Wyle Was Offered Roles in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ but ‘Couldn’t Get Out’ of Filming ‘ER’

  “The Pitt” star Noah Wyle recently told the “Still Here Hollywood” podcast that he missed out on roles in “Saving Private Ryan” and “Good Night, and Good Luck” because he couldn’t get out of filming the long-running medical series “ER.” When asked if he had any roles that got away, Wyle said, “Yeah, tons. Happens […]

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• Hollywood ReporterLean L·129d ago

  ‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Jason Bateman on ‘Ozark’ and ‘SmartLess’ Lessons, Pushing Himself in New Directions With ‘Black Rabbit’ and ‘DTF St. Louis’

  The 57-year-old, who is in the running for five Emmy nominations this year — two for acting, two for producing and one for directing — spoke with THR in front of a Chapman University journalism class.

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• DeadlineLean L·149d ago

  Albert Wolsky Dies: Oscar-Winning Costume Designer For ‘All That Jazz’, ‘Bugsy’, ‘Grease’, ‘Manhattan’ ‘Sophie’s Choice’ & Broadway Productions Was 95

  Albert Wolsky, a two-time Academy Award-winning and Tony-nominated costume designer whose many high-profile credits include his Oscar-taking work on All That Jazz (1979) and Bugsy (1991), died Saturday, May 23, at his home in Hollywood. He was 95. His death was announced by friends and colleagues on social media and confirmed by Deadline. Born on November 24, 1930, in […]

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• DeadlineLean L·149d ago

  Albert Wolsky Dies: Oscar-Winning Costume Designer For ‘All That Jazz’, ‘Bugsy’, ‘Grease’, ‘Manhattan’ ‘Sophie’s Choice’ & Broadway Productions Was 95

  Albert Wolsky, a two-time Academy Award-winning and Tony-nominated costume designer whose many high-profile credits include his Oscar-taking work on All That Jazz (1979) and Bugsy (1991), died Saturday, May 23, at his home in Hollywood. He was 95. His death was announced by friends and colleagues on social media and confirmed by Deadline. Born on November 24, 1930, in […]

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• VarietyLean L·150d ago

  Boots Riley Says Cannes Didn’t Pick ‘I Love Boosters’ or ‘Sorry to Bother You’ and Chose ‘The Idol’ Over ‘I’m a Virgo’: ‘They Just Don’t Like My Stuff. All Good’

  Neon may be the toast of Cannes — again — after landing its seventh consecutive Palme d’Or on Saturday thanks to “Fjord,” but according to Boots Riley, the distributor could have had another hot film in its festival lineup. With the musician and filmmaker’s latest movie “I Love Boosters” having hit cinemas on May 22, Riley has […]

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• VarietyLean L·150d ago

  Boots Riley Says Cannes Didn’t Pick ‘I Love Boosters’ or ‘Sorry to Bother You’ and Chose ‘The Idol’ Over ‘I’m a Virgo’: ‘They Just Don’t Like My Stuff. All Good’

  Neon may be the toast of Cannes — again — after landing its seventh consecutive Palme d’Or on Saturday thanks to “Fjord,” but according to Boots Riley, the distributor could have had another hot film in its festival lineup. With the musician and filmmaker’s latest movie “I Love Boosters” having hit cinemas on May 22, Riley has […]

  Read at Variety →