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How Ellen DeGeneres' Return Monologue Fell Short (Column)
In her second career iteration as a talk-show host, Ellen DeGeneres has been buoyed by generalities. Her show’s success lies in the degree to which it could conceivably be for any viewer; other than…
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Emmy Awards: HBO Dominates, ‘Watchmen’ Triumphs, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Makes History
Frontrunners "Watchmen," "Schitt's Creek" and "Succession" pulled off big Emmy wins, and HBO dominated as this unusual Emmy season drew to a close.
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Variety’s Chief TV Critics Break Down the Weirdest, Smartest Emmys Ceremony in Recent Memory
A smartly produced ceremony made for one of the most entertaining Emmys ceremonies in years.
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‘The Walking Dead: World Beyond’
The new "Walking Dead" spinoff centers on the experiences of those who've grown up in zombieland.
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‘Fargo’ Season 4
This season, depicting gang rivalry in 1950 Kansas City, sets out to tell a story more sweeping than any of its predecessors.
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‘The Drew Barrymore Show’
The movie star is too famous to really show us herself on her talk show, at least so far.
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‘Departure’
Although not always the most rigorously challenging of mysteries, "Departure" will hook those who seek a charge of adrenaline.
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‘Lovers Rock’
One of five anthology films about Black British life in the '60s to '80s, it's a time-machine reverie that lets the music do the talking.
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‘Shadow in the Cloud’
Roseanne Liang's female empowerment thriller reveals how Chloë Grace Moretz might handle a "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"-style attack.
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‘I Care a Lot’
J Blakeson has made the rare suspense film that's truly about something: the wages of power.
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‘The Devil All the Time’
Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson star, but it's hard to imagine how a movie with this much crime and violence could be this rote.
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Alicia Keys' 'Alicia'
Alicia Keys' "Alicia" finds the singer pushing the limits of her voice and imagination on her boldest and most adventurous album to date.
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Nick Cordero's 'Live Your Life'
"Nick Cordero: Live Your Life: Live at Feinstein's/54 Below" is a cabaret set, but also recalls Joe Cocker's and other great live albums.
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Tekashi 6ix9ine's 'TattleTales'
Rapper 6ix9ine spends his "TattleTales" album living down to low expectations of misogyny and dangerously baiting his gang ex-friends.
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Big Sean’s ‘Detroit 2’
Big Sean's "Detroit 2" album explores Motor City power and pragmatism with guests including Travis Scott, Nipsey Hussle and Stevie Wonder.
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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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‘Richard II’
Andre Holland leads the cast of a surprisingly intimate audio version of Shakespeare, from the Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park.
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‘The Line’
Meet the COVID-19 pandemic's first responders in this streaming docu-play about health care workers.
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Variety presents its largest-ever special report on international filming locations, produced in collaboration with the Association of Film Commissioners International.
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Matt Lauer Re-Lists Sprawling Hamptons Compound at $44 Million
$43.995 million
North Haven, Sag Harbor, N.Y.
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Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez Flip Malibu Beach House
$6.775 million Malibu, Calif
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Trevor Noah Sells Bel Air Mansion for $21.7 Million
$21.7 million Bel Air, Los Angeles, Calif.
