President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to slash Voice of America. The plan looks to largely dismantle the government-funded media outlet as well as programs like Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. “This order continues the reduction in the elements of the
Movie theaters haven’t exactly been bustling since the start of 2025 and the calendar year is about to turn in one of its most meagre frames yet. Even with two new wide releases — Paramount’s slapstick beat-em-up “Novocaine” and Focus Features’ spy film “Black Bag”
In one of the many eye-opening moments in “Super Paradise,” Greek filmmaker Steve Krikris’ loving documentary portrait of the island of Mykonos, Marilli Tsopanelli, a writer and multi-disciplinary teacher of mime and dance, recalls the bohemian, free-loving spirit that prevailed on the island in the
Warner Bros. Discovery is once again experimenting with sampling some of its premium pay TV and streaming content on its owned cable networks, this time sampling HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country” and Max’s “Hacks.” Beginning on March 28, “True Detective: Night Country,” which consists of
Giacomo Gex’s “The Treasure Hunter,” which had its world premiere this week in the Newcomers Competition at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, follows the director’s best friend, Jack, as he searches for treasure in the Philippines. It’s a tale reminiscent of Werner Herzog’s “Fitzcarraldo.” Variety debuts the
South African producer Kutlwano Ditsele’s Ten30 Pictures is developing a slate of projects to follow on the heels of the Netflix original series “GO!,” which launches globally March 21. Speaking to Variety in Johannesburg, where the streamer will host the show’s premiere on March 16, Ditsele said
Sammo Hung has seen it all. From battling Bruce Lee on screen in “Enter the Dragon” (1973) to bossing Donnie Yen behind the camera as the action director of “Ip Man” (2008), the legendary martial artist now wields influence as jury president of this year’s
Bitcoin Pepe presale nears $5M as Bitcoin (BTC) hits $85,263. Whales are buying BTC en mass, boosting confidence in Pepe’s L2 vision. The current Bitcoin Pepe presale price of $0.0281 offers a great entry point before the anticipated Q2 listing. As Bitcoin’s price rebounds, hitting