Apple‘s App Store and the Google Play store have restored TikTok for U.S. users as of Thursday, after they had removed it on Jan. 19. The tech giants had pulled TikTok from their U.S. stores because of a federal law effectively banning TikTok as of Jan. 19 because Chinese parent ByteDance had not divested its
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Rafi Gavron and Shiloh Fernandez have joined the ensemble of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” sources close to the actors confirm. The Universal film’s previously announced cast members include Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Benny Safdie, Jon Bernthal and John Leguizamo. Universal shared in December that the film “is a mythic action
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SPOILER ALERT: The final five episodes of “Cobra Kai” are now streaming on Netflix. Cobra Kai never dies, but Netflix’s popular karate action series has sadly come to an end. After premiering back in 2018 on YouTube Red, a streaming service that doesn’t exist anymore, “Cobra Kai” has closed out its story after six seasons,
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Look out, Scott Jennings! CNN said it hired Rahm Emanuel, the former Obama advisor and Chicago mayor, as a senior commentator on political and global affairs. Emanuel most recently served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan. His hire comes as CNN has tried to lure conservative and center-right viewers by enlisting the aforementioned Jennings, a former
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In a landmark move that reshapes India‘s streaming landscape, JioStar has unveiled JioHotstar, merging JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar. The unified platform, launching Feb. 14, boasts nearly 300,000 hours of content and claims a user base exceeding 500 million. The move follows the events of 2024 when the Indian entertainment landscape witnessed a seismic shift with
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As “The Chosen” Season 5 prepares to premiere in theaters next month, creator/exec producer Dallas Jenkins has unveiled three key art posters — shot by photographer Annie Leibovitz — to promote the upcoming eight episodes. Jenkins and series star Jonathan Roumie shared the posters while on a press tour stop in New York’s Times Square
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Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are set to release their first collaborative album, “I Said I Love You First.” The new project will be released on March 21 via SMG Music/Friend Keep Secrets/Interscope Records. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the newly-engaged couple also released the album’s first single, “Scared of Loving You.” The song,
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In “My Fault: London,” there simply aren’t enough alterations to author Mercedes Ron’s source material, “Culpa Mía,” to make its trashy gimmick the least bit palatable. The Wattpad fiction’s original Spanish adaptation of the same name, which debuted on Prime Video in 2023, seemingly fits the definition of a “guilty pleasure,” making audiences cringe as
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The old maxim that men have only one thing on their minds gets an expansive corrective in Dag Johan Haugerud‘s “Sex” — the very title of which cheekily misdirects us with its blunt simplicity. Sex certainly comes up early and often in this playful, intricately nuanced character study, but in consistently surprising, stereotype-averse ways. Following
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Maya Hawke appeared on the latest episode of “Happy Sad Confused” and says a famous Hollywood talent once called her out for leaving her mouth open too much during takes. The “Stranger Things” favorite was advised that she would look prettier with our mouth shut. “A director told me — actually, I think it was
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Coralie Fargeat has never been one to play by the rules. The writer, director, and producer behind “The Substance,” the bold, visceral body horror film that took Cannes by storm and was nominated for five Academy Awards, has carved a path in cinema entirely on her own terms. From making “Star Wars”-inspired short films as
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Everything’s coming up you-know-what if you’re a Sondheim fan on either coast this season. “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends,” the third revue to be built around the great composer’s songbook — and the first such newly conceived production in more than 30 years — is headed to Broadway in March, with an ensemble cast led by
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Robert Pattinson revealed at the world premiere of “Mickey 17” in London that “The Batman: Part II” will begin production at the end of this year. Pattinson kept plot details confidential while speaking to Variety on the film’s red carpet at Leicester Square, but he said: “I think at the end of the year? And
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“The Kardashians,” Hulu’s reality docusoap about Kim, Khloé, Kourtney and family, treads an uneasy line — aiming to be a warts-and-all portrait of family life that is also, in the end, as frictionless as a Cybertruck ride through Calabasas. Big issues are raised and then fade into the gloss; that’s how it’s been since the
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In a category that is often filled with animated films geared toward children and families, “Memoir of a Snail” and its themes of depression and conversion therapy immediately stand out in this year’s Best Animated Feature category. But this isn’t the first time that director Adam Elliot has found himself at the Academy Awards, with
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Dave Bautista recently told ComicBook.com that he has already contacted James Gunn (who’s heading up DC Studios after directing Bautista in three “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies at Marvel) and the Russo Brothers (the Marvel stalwarts who directed him in “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Endgame”) to express interest in playing a new comic book superhero
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The “For All Mankind” spinoff “Star City” is building out its cast with the addition of three new series regulars. Variety has learned that Solly McLeod (“House of the Dragon,” “Tom Jones,” “The Dead Don’t Hurt”), Agnes O’Casey (“Black Doves,” “Ridley Road,” “Dangerous Liaisons”), and Alice Englert (“Bad Behaviour,” “Dangerous Liaisons,” “Ratched”) have all signed
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Samantha Bee is clapping back at “Saturday Night Live” boss Lorne Michaels, who makes a diss at her in his upcoming memoir “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live.” The former “Daily Show” correspondent and “Full Frontal” host appeared on “The Daily Beast Podcast” and weighed in on Michaels’ criticism, saying: “It’s never exciting
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Bellamy Young is launching a new podcast series. The “Scandal” star has teamed up with humanitarian organization CARE for the six-episode “She Leads With CARE,” premiering March 11 to coincide with International Women’s Day. The series features Young in conversation with women leaders from Honduras, Jordan, Nepal, Tanzania, Ukraine and Vietnam. Young has been working
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With the Paramount+ prequel series “Dexter: Original Sin” going back in time to explore the formative experiences of 20-year-old avenging serial killer (Patrick Gibson), there’s a hope that it will help turn back the clock for the production community in Miami, which serves as the setting for both it and the original show, “Dexter” (2006-2013).
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 “Suits LA” creator Aaron Korsh was on the hunt for his next leading man, Ted Black. Casting Amell would be Korsh’s starting point in creating the next installment in the “Suits” universe, which unexpectedly became a matter of urgency after summer 2023. It was then that Korsh’s campy legal drama “Suits” — which aired on
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“Ransom Canyon,” a new modern western drama series starring Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly, will debut April 17 on Netflix. According to a press release, the series will follow three ranching family dynasties “locked in a contest for control of their land, their lives and legacies” in Ransom Canyon, Texas. Duhamel will play Staten Kirkland,
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Tilda Swinton got political as she accepted Berlin Film Festival‘s Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement at its opening ceremony on Thursday night, saying “the inhumane is being perpetrated on our watch.” In a poetic speech, Swinton lauded the festival as “a borderless realm and with no policy of exclusion, persecution or deportation.” The “great independent
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For decades, Fernanda Torres has been a household name in Brazil, captivating audiences with her depth and versatility as an actress. But with her acclaimed performance in the drama “I’m Still Here,” Torres has found herself on a global stage, earning her first Academy Award nomination and carrying the pride of an entire nation. Torres’
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