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Mobland premiered with a big splash on Paramount+!

Coachella 2025 has its official lineup heading into Weekend 1 next week in Indio, Calif.

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Anna Marie de la Fuente At the Panama Int’l Film Festival (IFF Panama) to present his latest film “Rita” and give a masterclass, Guatemala’s acclaimed filmmaker Jayro Bustamante sat down with Variety to discuss his upcoming projects, “Mountains of Fire” (“Cordillera de Fuego”) which has just completed post-production, and his first comedy, the adaptation of 1998 Spanish romcom “Nada en la nevera” (roughly translated to “Nothing in the Fridge”). Bustamante, whose films have represented his country three times in the Oscars’ Best International Feature category (“Ixcanul,” “Temblores” and “La Llorona”), is known for using the power of film for dealing with such thorny issues as Indigenous rights, systemic oppression and LGBTQ+ rights.

Brent Lang Executive Editor An unfinished version of “A Minecraft Movie” has leaked online in advance of the video game adaptation’s big screen debut. Screenshots and footage from the fantasy adventure were being shared widely on social media platforms this week, and were also available on file sharing sites. The images seem to have uncompleted visual effects elements.

Arcade Fire have shared a new song and video for ‘Cars and Telephones’.Speculation began back in March, when the Canadian indie rock band made some drastic changes to their social media pages. On Instagram, this included deleting all their posts and uploading a new profile picture, bio, and website link, which didn’t go unnoticed by fans.Notably, the band removed all of their Instagram posts and changed the artwork on the page in 2022, as part of the lead-up to them announcing their sixth studio album ‘WE’.More recently, their bio was updated with the cryptic message: “It’s the year of the snake so let your heart break”, and their profile picture changed to the word “TRUST” in all-caps written in a circle.Speculation culminated in yesterday’s (April 4) teaser, which saw the band share a video showing an unseen person finger-painting “TRUST” on the back of a tambourine – accompanied by a caption that pointed to an announcement “in the Circle of Trust” – their members fan club app – at 5pm Central Time (11pm UK time).A post shared by Arcade Fire (@arcadefire)According to members who have since taken to social media, the new track was shared in a podcast.

TikTok has seemingly been salvaged once again.

FKA Twigs has been forced to pull out of all of her upcoming tour dates in North America this month.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Paul Schrader, the screenwriter of “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull,” has been accused in a legal filing of sexually harassing his former assistant, and of backing out of an agreement to pay her a settlement. The 26-year-old woman, identified only as Jane Doe, alleges that Schrader grabbed her and kissed her against her will while they were at the Cannes Film Festival last year for the premiere of his latest film, “Oh, Canada.” She protested and was able to free herself and flee the room, she alleges. Three days later, she alleges that Schrader, 78, summoned her to his hotel room, claiming that he was “dying,” and then exposed his penis to her.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been holding “Fighting Oligarchy” rallies in cities across the U.S., and, perhaps not surprisingly, they are pulling in a bit more musical firepower at an upcoming stop in Los Angeles than at the appearances scheduled for Boise or Tempe. At a tour stop at L.A.’s Grand Park on April 12, the senators will be joined by a potent lineup of musicians that includes Neil Young, Joan Baez and Maggie Rogers. Admission for the event is free with sign-up on Sanders’ website.

Meghan McCain was triggered by The White Lotus star Carrie Coon after comments about the conservative character on the HBO series.

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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor President Trump said he’s going to delay enforcement of a U.S. law that requires TikTok‘s parent company to sell to non-Chinese owners for another 75 days — setting a new deadline of June 19. In a post Friday on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “My Administration has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK, and we have made tremendous progress.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Days ahead of the anticipated press conference unveiling the lineup, Cannes Film Festival‘s chief Thierry Fremaux has managed to keep a certain mystery around this year’s Official Selection, despite the numerous predictions flourishing on social media. Even “Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning” hasn’t been officially confirmed by neither Cannes nor Paramount, but Fremaux tells Variety in an exclusive interview that he’s hoping to get a final go from the studio soon.

Lauren Coates Jolt, an AI-driven streaming platform connecting independent films with audiences, has unveiled its latest slate of films, including the premiere of the documentary “Can’t Look Away: The Case Against Social Media.” Other films coming to Jolt include Jon Glassberg’s “Girl Climber,” which follows free climber Emily Harrington, Wendy Lobel’s comedy-drama “Anxiety Club” and Dan Algrant’s “Cathedrals,” which chronicles Algrant’s journey to reconnect with a pair of filmmakers he worked with nearly 50 years prior. Jolt works to create a “new industry standard by transforming the way independent films are distributed and restoring creative sovereignty to filmmakers,” according to a press release.

Russell Brand has said he is “incredibly grateful” that his day in court is coming after being charged with rape and sexual assault by UK authorities.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Stocks in the U.S. and overseas dropped sharply for a second day on continued fears that President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on foreign imports would ignite a massive trade war and lead to an economic recession. Adding fuel to the stock downward spiral: The Chinese government announced Friday a blanket 34% tariff on American products, effective April 10.

Cult Of The Lamb composer River Boy (real name Narayana Johnson) has died.The news was shared via a statement posted across their social media channels, though a cause of death has not been announced.As audio director of Massive Monster, River Boy created the iconic score for Cult Of The Lamb and also voiced every Follower within the game. He also released music as part of the duo Willow Beats.“It’s with heavy and broken hearts we have to announce that Narayana Johnson, AKA River Boy, has passed away,” said the statement posted on Bluesky.

Naman Ramachandran Manoj Kumar, the Indian actor-filmmaker best known for infusing the country with a brand of fervent nationalism through films like “Upkar” and “Purab Aur Paschim,” died April 4 in Mumbai. He was 87. He died of a heart attack caused by cardiogenic shock.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor The early reactions to Ryan Coogler‘s new supernatural thriller “Sinners” are rolling in, and the consensus is that the vampire-laced movie has all the ingredients for a springtime hit. Michael B. Jordan plays twin brothers Smoke and Stack, who return to their hometown — only to be faced with an evil force.

Even before Blake Lively filed her sexual harassment and retaliation complaint with California’s Civil Rights department on December 20 last year, Justin Baldoni alleges that Ryan Reynolds had a major role in his spouse and Baldoni’s blood feud over what really happened during the making of It Ends With Us and ahead of the film’s summer 2024 release.