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Producers to Watch Panelists Talk the Rise of Independent Films, Financial Limitations and the Importance of Festivals
At a panel held in partnership with the Bentonville Film Festival, producers featured on Variety’s “10 Producers to Watch” list discussed how the film industry is changing and how independent cinema is evolving. Moderated by Variety’s Carole Horst, the conversation explored the wide-ranging duties of a producer — from reading scripts and raising finance to…
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‘Epic moments’ – How relentless Fery dismantled Cobolli
British wildcard Arthur Fery produced one of the surprises of Wimbledon 2026 by beating Italy’s Flavio Cobolli in the men’s singles quarter-final to reach the semi-finals. The BBC Sport video sees pundits Jamie Murray, Tim Henman and Todd Woodbridge break down a performance they describe as relentless, containing several “epic moments” as Fery dismantled his…
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RUDY SARZO Defends His Use Of A.I. To Make Solo Music: ‘I’ve Been Jumping On New Technology Since The Electric Guitar Existed’
Veteran rock bassist Rudy Sarzo, known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot, has defended his use of artificial intelligence in producing his two new solo singles, “Your Heart Is The Road” and “For The Love Of Love”. Speaking to Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. of the Rock Interview Series, the 75-year-old argued that…
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‘Dune 3’ Trailer: Timothée Chalamet and Denis Villeneuve Unleash Action-Packed Scenes With More Zendaya, Jason Momoa and Sandworms
Denis Villeneuve and Timothée Chalamet have unveiled an action-packed new trailer for “Dune: Part Three”, the final chapter in the acclaimed sci-fi trilogy. The footage debuted before an audience of fans and press in Los Angeles, with the Imax event simulcast in cities including Chicago, Toronto, London, Berlin and Abu Dhabi. The Warner Bros and…
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Poll: Are You Considering Leaving PlayStation for PC?
Push Square editor Sammy has written an opinion-and-poll feature examining a growing sentiment among gamers who say they intend to abandon PlayStation in favour of PC. He argues the mood has intensified sharply over the past week following Sony’s announcement that it plans to stop manufacturing physical games, though he notes the logic is imperfect…
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Zendaya and Anne Hathaway Dazzle at ‘The Odyssey’ Premieres and More Celeb Red Carpet Photos: July 2026
Variety published a rolling photo gallery capturing the standout celebrity red carpet and event appearances of July 2026, led by the world premieres of Universal Pictures’ “The Odyssey” in London and Paris. Zendaya and Anne Hathaway drew particular attention, with Zendaya wearing Schiaparelli couture at the London premiere on 6 July and appearing at a…
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Chaos in city centre with reports of two serious collisions 150m apart – thestar.co.uk
The article’s text could not be summarised because the supplied content contains only a Google sign-in and cookie-consent page rather than the news report itself. As a result, none of the details from The Star’s story about the reported incident in the city centre are available, including the location, timing, casualties or emergency services’ response.…
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Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet
General Intuition, a New York-based artificial intelligence startup, has closed a $320 million funding round that values it at $2.3 billion, backed by investors including Jeff Bezos, Coatue, Eric Schmidt, and researchers from MIT and Google DeepMind. The company argues that large language models such as ChatGPT and Claude, while strong at text, struggle to…
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Vegas woman was married to FOURTEEN men at once and used their cash to fund her gambling habit at luxurious Wynn casino, prosecutors say
A Las Vegas woman, 33-year-old Jiaying Chen, has been accused by prosecutors of marrying 14 men at the same time and using money obtained from them to fund a heavy gambling habit. Authorities allege she operated the scheme for years using a fake identity, telling her husbands she urgently needed cash for sick relatives in…
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Wes Anderson Was Stuck in the Academy Museum Elevator With James L. Brooks and Luke Wilson
Director Wes Anderson, actor Luke Wilson and producer James L. Brooks found themselves trapped in a lift at the Academy Museum for around half an hour, shortly after appearing on stage for a Q&A following a screening of “Bottle Rocket”. The mishap, captured in an Instagram video by production specialist Carolyn Dunn, required the Los…