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05-01-26 (19:55)   Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down After 58 Years Due to Trump Eliminating Funding
05-01-26 (19:41)   26 Coolest and Most Inspired Acting Oscar Nominated Performances This Century (So Far)
05-01-26 (19:41)   Kevin O'Leary on the 'Sheer F—ing Genius' of 'Marty Supreme' and Why He's 'Unsatisfied' With the Final Scene: 'This Kumbaya Ending Is Absurd ... Rachel Has to Die in Childbirth'
05-01-26 (18:55)   'Black Phone 2' Sets Peacock Release Date
05-01-26 (18:10)   CrimeCon's Clue Awards Open Submissions for 2026 Ceremony (EXCLUSIVE) 
05-01-26 (18:10)   National Popcorn Day Returns to Participating Movie Theaters - Film News in Brief
05-01-26 (17:41)   Box Office 2026 Predictions: Will 'The Odyssey,' 'Avengers: Doomsday' and a New 'Star Wars' Finally Propel Grosses Above $9 Billion?
05-01-26 (17:24)   'Mayor of Kingstown' Renewed for Fifth and Final Season at Paramount+
05-01-26 (17:24)   Hannah Berner Sets Hulu Stand-Up Special (EXCLUSIVE)
05-01-26 (17:10)   'This Show Is Whatever the F— We Want It to Be': How 'Industry' Expands the Sex, Drugs and Capitalist Debauchery in Season 4
05-01-26 (17:10)   'The Pitt' Makes Its Triumphant Return in Season 2 With an Even Bigger Cast and the Same Social Conscience: TV Review
05-01-26 (17:10)   'KPop Demon Hunters' and 'Elio' Lead Annie Awards Nominations With 10 Nods Each
05-01-26 (17:10)   'The Traitors' Sets Official Companion Podcast Hosted by Boston Rob Mariano and Bob the Drag Queen (EXCLUSIVE)
05-01-26 (16:41)   'Marty Supreme' and 'Bugonia' Among Set Decorators Society of America Award Nominees
05-01-26 (16:41)   Dish Countersues Disney and ESPN Over Sling TV Short-Term Subscription Passes, Alleging Antitrust Violations and Breach of Contract
05-01-26 (16:24)   Evangeline Lilly Says She Has Brain Damage After Traumatic Fall: 'Almost Every Area in My Brain Is Functioning at a Decreased Capacity'
05-01-26 (16:10)   Dionne Warwick, Saweetie and Mya Team Up on New Version of Diane Warren's 'One Heart' for Climate Change Awareness
05-01-26 (16:10)   Amazon's Fire TV Getting Major User Interface Upgrade
05-01-26 (15:41)   After Comcast Completes Versant Spin-Off, Shares of Cable Networks Company Slide
05-01-26 (15:10)   Amazon Doubles Down on Monday-Night Perch for TV's Upfront Week
05-01-26 (15:10)   'Stranger Things' Documentary Sets Netflix Release Date; Trailer Takes Fans Inside the Making of the Final Season and Last Day on Set
05-01-26 (14:10)   Universal Music Takes 30% Stake in India's Excel Entertainment, Valued at $267 Million
05-01-26 (13:55)   Italy 2025 Box Office Holds Firm as Local Movies Rise, Led by Checco Zalone Hit 'Buen Camino'
05-01-26 (10:41)   'Heated Rivalry' Star François Arnaud Reacts to Miley Cyrus Wanting to Do Song for Season 2, Wonders if She'll 'Give Us a Discount'
05-01-26 (10:41)   'Landman' Star Ali Larter on Why She Loves Playing 'Emotionally Complex' Angela and How Taylor Sheridan Is a 'Provocateur' for Creating the Role
05-01-26 (07:41)   Critics Choice to Oscars: Does 'One Battle After Another' Need Acting or Tech Wins? Is Jacob Elordi the New Frontrunner?
05-01-26 (07:24)   China Box Office: 'Zootopia 2' Reclaims No. 1 in First Weekend of 2026 as 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Moves to Second Place
05-01-26 (07:10)   Ahn Sung-ki, Veteran Korean Actor of 'Silmido' and 'Radio Star,' Dies at 74
05-01-26 (04:10)   Timothée Chalamet Thanks Kylie Jenner After Winning Best Actor at Critics Choice Awards: 'I Love You. I Couldn't Do This Without You'
05-01-26 (04:10)   Critics Choice Awards 2026: 'One Battle After Another' Wins Best Film, 'The Pitt,' 'Adolescence' and 'The Studio' Dominate TV Prizes
05-01-26 (03:41)   John Mayer and McG on Buying the Henson/A&M Lot and Preserving It as Chaplin Studios: 'This Is One of Those Times in Life Where You Throw Down for What Matters'
05-01-26 (02:41)   'Hacks' Stars Meg Stalter and Paul W. Downs Spoof 'Marty Supreme' Premiere Outfits on Critics Choice Awards Red Carpet
05-01-26 (02:24)   Jimmy Kimmel Thanks Donald Trump After Winning Critics Choice Award: 'Thank You for All the Many Ridiculous Things You Do Every Day'
05-01-26 (02:24)   'Hacks' Stars Meg Stalter and Paul W. Downs Spoof 'Marty Supreme' Outfits on Critics Choice Awards Red Carpet
05-01-26 (01:41)   Chelsea Handler Roasts Leonardo DiCaprio for Nearly Missing Critics Choice Awards Because He Was Stuck on a Boat: 'Just Like Titanic, But Worse Because Jeff Bezos Was There'
05-01-26 (01:24)   Rob Reiner Praised as 'Nicest Guy in Hollywood' in Chelsea Handler's Tribute at Critics Choice Awards: 'Let's Use Tonight as a Reminder' of His 'Decency'
05-01-26 (01:10)   The Alpha Zombie Returns: Chi Lewis-Parry on Adding Depth to Samson in '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' and Why Dancing With Ralph Fiennes Was 'The Most Fun I've Had Naked'
05-01-26 (00:55)   Critics Choice Awards 2026 Red Carpet Gallery: Quinta Brunson, Odessa A'zion and More
05-01-26 (00:24)   Guillermo del Toro: Saying 'Art Is Not Important' Is 'Always the Prelude to Fascism'
04-01-26 (22:24)   Mickey Rourke Starts GoFundMe to Avoid Eviction from Los Angeles Home: 'Fame Does Not Protect Against Hardship'
04-01-26 (21:41)   Dwayne Johnson Gives Emotional Speech at Variety Palm Springs Brunch: 'We're All Going Through it Right Now'
04-01-26 (21:10)   'Landman' Season 2 Episode 8: Craziest Moments and Burning Questions, From Cami Risking it All to T.L.'s Therapy With an Exotic Dancer
04-01-26 (21:10)   How to Watch the Critics Choice Awards Live Online
04-01-26 (20:41)   Simu Liu Pitches Melissa Barrera to Be the Next Wonder Woman: 'James Gunn or Anybody Else Out There'
04-01-26 (19:41)   Michael B. Jordan Needed Therapy After Playing 'Black Panther' Villain: 'I Needed to Decompress'
04-01-26 (19:10)   Josh Charles Charms as a Cantankerous Small Town Doctor in Fox's Cutesy 'Best Medicine': TV Review
04-01-26 (18:41)   Showbiz Leaders Take AI Deep Dive at Variety Entertainment Summit at CES 2026
04-01-26 (18:10)   Amazon Will Tout New Focus on Helping Advertisers Reach Live Viewers at CES
04-01-26 (17:24)   'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Crosses $1 Billion After 18 Days
04-01-26 (17:10)   Box Office: 'Avatar 3' Leads in First Weekend of 2026 With $40 Million, 'The Housemaid' Surpasses $75 Million
04-01-26 (16:24)   Palm Springs Awards: Kylie Jenner Cheers on Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio Champions Movies: 'Not Content, but Cinema'
04-01-26 (09:10)   Adam Sandler Brings Down the House at Palm Springs Gala With Hilarious 'What If' He Hadn't Made It Speech
04-01-26 (01:55)   Tony Dokoupil Starts 'CBS Evening News' Run With Long Pete Hegseth Interview
04-01-26 (00:55)   Leonardo DiCaprio to Miss Palm Springs Film Fest Gala Due to Venezuela Air Restrictions (EXCLUSIVE)
03-01-26 (23:55)   'One Battle After Another' Wins Best Picture at National Society of Film Critics Awards
03-01-26 (23:10)   How to Watch Amanda Serrano vs. Erika Cruz 2 Boxing Live Online
03-01-26 (23:10)   Leonardo DiCaprio Wonders if 'People Still Have the Appetite' for Movie Theaters: Will They Become 'Like Jazz Bars?'
03-01-26 (21:24)   Rare TV Ads From 120 Years of Variety: 'I Love Lucy,' 'Star Trek,' 'Square Pegs,' 'The Golden Girls,' 'Freaks and Geeks' and More
03-01-26 (21:24)   Eddie Murphy Left 2007 Oscars After Losing Best Supporting Actor Because He Didn't Want to Be 'The Sympathy Guy All Night'
03-01-26 (20:41)   Billy Joel Takes Stage With Tribute Band for Two Songs, Performing Publicly for First Time Since Brain Disorder Diagnosis
03-01-26 (20:24)   Tony Dokoupil's 'CBS Evening News' Run to Start Early Amid Venezuela Chaos
03-01-26 (20:10)   The People Who Say Timothée Chalamet's 'Marty Supreme' Character Isn't 'Likable' Sound Like Corrupt Studio Executives
03-01-26 (19:41)   Guillermo del Toro on Fulfilling His Dream of Making 'Frankenstein': 'All My Life, I've Been Aiming Towards This Movie'
03-01-26 (19:10)   Dwayne Johnson on Surviving His Dysfunctional Childhood and Shedding 'The Responsibility of Making the Audience Feel Good'
03-01-26 (18:41)   Trump Shares Photo of Nicolás Maduro in Custody After Venezuela Strikes, Calls Military Operation 'An Assault Like People Had Not Seen Since World War II'
03-01-26 (17:41)   Post New Year's Box Office: 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Holds Strong with $14 Million on Friday; 'Zootopia 2' Earns $7.1 Million for Second Place
03-01-26 (17:41)   Teyana Taylor on Being Open to a 'One Battle After Another' Sequel or Releasing Extra Scenes: 'Drop It Like a Mixtape!'
03-01-26 (17:10)   Critics Choice Winner Predictions: Timothée Chalamet, Jessie Buckley and a Close Race Between 'Sinners' and 'One Battle After Another'
03-01-26 (14:24)   New CBS Evening News Anchor Tony Dokoupil Claims He'll Be 'More Accountable Than Cronkite,' Denies Bari Weiss Wrote Message Criticizing Legacy Media: 'Writing Is My First Form'
03-01-26 (14:24)   'Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest' Scores Best Ratings in Four Years
03-01-26 (06:41)   Yash's 'Toxic' Unveils First Look of Tara Sutaria as Rebecca (EXCLUSIVE)
03-01-26 (04:10)   'The Dutchman' Review: André Holland Anchors Uneven Update of Civil Rights-Era Thinker, About a Black Man Tempted by a Destructive Stranger
03-01-26 (01:55)   How Awards Season Contenders Dare to Get Real About the Struggles of Motherhood
03-01-26 (01:24)   CBS Evening News Says 'We Love America' Is Now One of Its Guiding Principles
03-01-26 (01:10)   'Stranger Things' and Prince: The Complicated Road to Bringing 'When Doves Cry' and 'Purple Rain' to the Show's Finale
03-01-26 (00:41)   How 'Hamnet,' 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' and More Films Explore Modern Anxieties Around Parenthood and Raising Kids
03-01-26 (00:41)   Chevy Chase Says His Mom Physically Abused Him: She Woke Him Up 'Slapping' Him and Locked Him in a Cellar
03-01-26 (00:24)   How 'We Bury the Dead' Finds a Fresh Take on Zombies With Stomach-Churning Sounds and a Daisy Ridley Role Far Away From 'Star Wars'
02-01-26 (23:24)   Gaten Matarazzo Breaks Down His 'Stranger Things' Finale Graduation Speech, Eleven's Fate and Whether He Thought Dustin Might Die: 'The Point Is the Kids Make It Through'
02-01-26 (23:10)   19 Best Movies New to Streaming in January: 'The Smashing Machine,' 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You,' 'Tron: Ares' and More
02-01-26 (23:10)   'RHOSLC' Star Mary Cosby's Church Investigated: New TLC Doc Alleges Cult Behavior, Abuse, Unpacks Her Marriage to Step-Grandfather and More
02-01-26 (23:10)   Kate Winslet on Her Acting Career on Why She Directed 'Goodbye June': 'In My 50th Year, I Damn Well Have to Do It'
02-01-26 (21:41)   Jasen Kaplan, 'Finding Prince Charming' Contestant and Celebrity Makeup Artist, Dies at 46
02-01-26 (21:24)   James Gunn on Making 'Superman,' Not Being Interested in 'Prestige Projects' and DC Studios' Future
02-01-26 (20:41)   Chevy Chase Says 'I'm Not Racist' When Asked About 'Community' Exit: The Show 'Wasn't a Bad Experience. I Just Didn't Think It Was That Good'
02-01-26 (19:55)   Directors on Their Favorite Films of 2025: From Janicza Bravo to Paul Thomas Anderson to Barry Jenkins and More
02-01-26 (19:41)   Victoria Jones, Tommy Lee Jones' Daughter, Found Dead at 34
02-01-26 (18:55)   Prince's 'When Doves Cry' and 'Purple Rain' Spotify Streams More Than Double in 'Stranger Things' Series Finale Surge
02-01-26 (18:55)   How to Watch 'The Cult of the Real Housewife,' the Controversial Mary Cosby Docuseries About the 'Salt Lake City' Star
02-01-26 (18:41)   From Will Arnett to Lucy Liu, Performances That Shouldn't Be Overlooked this Awards Season
02-01-26 (18:24)   French Government Defends George and Amal Clooney Citizenship: 'They Contribute' to 'International Influence and Cultural Outreach'
02-01-26 (18:24)   10 Directors to Watch 2026
02-01-26 (18:10)   Most Anticipated Film Performances of 2026, Ranked: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, the Mara Sisters and More
02-01-26 (17:55)   Stephen Schwartz Pulls Out of Kennedy Center's 2026 Lineup: 'There's No Way I Would Set Foot in It Now'
02-01-26 (17:41)   Stephen Colbert Says 'Don't Trust Billionaires' When Asked About 'Major Lesson' of 2025: 'They Don't Get Rich by Finding That Money on the Side of the Road'
02-01-26 (17:10)   The 53 Most Anticipated New and Returning TV Shows Coming in 2026
02-01-26 (16:41)   French Box Office Drops by 13% to Roughly $1.17 Billion in 2025, but Year-End Rebound Signals 'Positive Momentum' for 2026
02-01-26 (15:24)   Israeli Entertainment Industry Confronts Its Crisis at Inaugural Jerusalem Sessions Festival
02-01-26 (14:24)   Box Office: Netflix's 'Stranger Things' Series Finale Earns More Than $25 Million in Movie Theaters
02-01-26 (14:10)   Jill Scott Announces New Album 'To Whom This May Concern,' Her First in Over a Decade