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Netflix’s Oscar Odds
Netflix could break an 85-year Oscar record and have the most best picture nominations in a single year.
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‘Industry’ to Release Final Five Episodes Early on HBO Max
HBO is stepping into uncharted programming waters. The premium cabler has made the decision to drop the final five episodes of its drama “Industry” all at once on HBO Max. From Friday, Nov. 27…
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‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 29 Winner Revealed (SPOILERS)
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched the Season 29 finale of “Dancing With The Stars” on ABC. The winner is revealed in this post. Former “Bachelorette” Kaitlyn Bristowe and her…
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Kristen Stewart on 'Happiest Season' and the 'Gray Area' of Only Gay Actors Playing Gay Characters
Kristen Stewart discusses Clea DuVall's "Happiest Season," workingย with Daniel Levy and whether only gay actors should play gay characters.
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David Fincher's 'Mank'
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‘Saved by the Bell’
"Saved by the Bell" is a pleasant surprise thanks to Tracey Wigfield's experience with skewering meta commentary on series like "30 Rock."
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‘Black Narcissus’
FX's Black Narcissus series stars Gemma Arterton and Diana Rigg in a story once told with more personality and verve.
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‘Animaniacs’
Hulu's "Animaniacs" reboot tries so hard to be timely that it keeps forgetting what made the original special in the first place.
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‘Marvel’s 616’
"Marvel's 616," a new Disney Plus docuseries, highlights women creators, forgotten characters, Japanese Spider-Man and more.
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‘The Croods: A New Age’
DreamWorks Animation's follow-up to toon "The Croods" once again focuses more on dazzling CG environments and nonstop jokes than story.
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Critics Pick
‘Zappa’
Alex Winter's documentary finds an emotional through line by taking the one-of-a-kind rock legend as seriously as he took himself.
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Critics Pick
‘Mangrove’
Steve McQueen dramatizes protest in British society, this time turning his attention on heroes in London's West Indian immigrant community.
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Critics Pick
‘Happiest Season’
Director Clea DuVall has made a coming-out-at-Christmas rom-com (starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis) that earns its emotion.
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Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Good News’
Megan Thee Stallion's "Good News" is a strong and sexed-up debut album that crushes Tory Lanez in the first song, then moves on.
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AC/DC’s ‘Power Up’
AC/DC's "Power Up," the Aussie rock band's first new album in six years, proves that old dogs doing old tricks isn't a bad thing.
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Chris Stapleton’s ‘Starting Over’
On "Starting Over," Chris Stapleton is sticking with the mixture of gentle country-folk and blues-rock that made him an insider and outlier.
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Kylie Minogue’s ‘Disco’
Kylie Minogue's most consistent and cohesive album since her oughts-era heyday, "Disco" is a welcome blast of sugar-rush anthems.
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‘Death of England: Delroy’
Starring "Hamilton's" Michael Balogun and performed on the eve of England's second lockdown, the play is sure to be seen again.
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‘The Last Five Years’
This smart revival of Jason Robert Brown's musical plays in a London theater cleverly redesigned for COVID-era safety.
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‘The Outside Dog’ & ‘The Hand of God’
Kristin Scott Thomas and Rochenda Sandall headline two Alan Bennett monologues, which even under social distance pack a punch.
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‘Beat the Devil’
David Hare's monologue at the Bridge Theatre in London recounts the playwright's battle with COVID-19.
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Variety's Legends Issue
Variety's Legends issue features Hollywood icons Sophia Loren, Shirley MacLaine and Chita Rivera.
Dirt
Winona Ryder Asks $5 Million for Dutch Colonial San Francisco Home
$4.995 million
Cow Hollow, San Francisco, Calif.
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Liam Hemsworth Offloads Fire-Ravaged Malibu Estate
$3.6 million Malibu, Calif.
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Kris Jenner Faked Living in This Studio City Mansion on 'Keeping Up'
$7.998 million Studio City, Los Angeles, Calif.