‘A Useful Ghost’ Review: A Haunted Vacuum Cleaner Hoovers Up Attention in Pleasingly Particular Ghost Story
Grief and ghosts aren’t new territory for any national cinema — and this is perhaps particularly true of Thailand. But,
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Kirk Medas, ‘Floribama Shore’ Star, Dies at 33
Kirk Medas, a main cast member of MTV’s reality series “Floribama Shore,” died Friday in Miami, Fla. of complications due
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Ryan Coogler Has ‘Every Intention of Working’ With Denzel Washington on ‘Black Panther 3’: ‘As Long as He’s Interested, It’s Going to Happen’
“Black Panther” series director Ryan Coogler is on the same page as Denzel Washington in regards to getting the movie
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Six Actors on Actors, Directors on Directors, Variety Cover and Inside the Frame Stars Win at Oscars 2025
With the 2025 Academy Awards in the books, Variety is celebrating the Oscar wins of the stars and filmmaking talent
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‘Zodiac Killer Project’ Review: A Frustrated Filmmaker Takes Aim at the Industry’s True-Crime Addiction
It’s worth mourning the films we’ll never get to see: the unfunded epics, the unmarketable art films, perhaps even the
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Bill Maher on Donald Trump’s Election: ‘I Call This the Get-the-Cat-High Vote’
Bill Maher capped a week of pop culture reaction to the comeback election of Donald Trump with a few zingers
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Tony Todd, ‘Candyman’ and ‘Final Destination’ Star, Dies at 69
Tony Todd, an American actor known for leading the “Candyman” horror franchise as its eponymous hook-wielding ghost, died Wednesday at
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Paul Morrissey, Icon of NY Underground Cinema Behind ‘Trash,’ ‘Flesh’ and More Andy Warhol Films, Dies at 86
Paul Morrissey, a fixture of New York’s cinema scene whose collaborations with Andy Warhol in the ’60s and ’70s reinvented
