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The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) got underway on Thursday evening with Dutch director Michiel ten Horn’s gender-blending, crime caper Fabula.

The new animated movie Dog Man is expected to top the box office this weekend and it’s sure to be a hit with families.

Dick Button, the two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champion who went on the become the Emmy-winning voice of Olympic figure skating broadcasts, died Thursday. He was 95. His son Edward confirmed the news to The Associated Press but didn’t not provide a cause or place of death.

A.D. Amorosi What makes a Marianne Faithfull song great is something an artist can’t buy or learn: It’s the sound of experience.

Esta TerBlanche‘s cause of death has been confirmed.

Ken Flores has sadly passed away.

Matt Minton mminton@variety.com Six documentaries that have premiered in competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival are among the 46 recipients of The Ford Foundation‘s $4.2 million donation as part of the organization’s commitment to social justice stories, Variety has exclusively learned. The Sundance documentaries chosen include “Free Leonard Peltier,” “Heightened Scrutiny,” “How to Build a Library,” “Seeds,” “Life After” and “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.” Collectively, these films cover topics such as Native American rights, media reporting on transgender issues, decolonization, disabled communities and navigating Hollywood as a deaf actor.

As you probably heard, several figure skaters were aboard the American Airlines plane that crashed in Washington DC on Wednesday evening.

International composer and former Gartmore resident Sally Beamish OBE has added her voice to the campaign against proposed £250,000 worth of cuts to Stirling Council’s instrumental music tuition service.

Chris McCausland has joked that there was a sense of 'envy' after he and Dianne Buswell won Strictly Come Dancing - from her boyfriend Joe Sugg.

Ben Croll Unlike other showcases with a strong market component, the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival does not require selected films to arrive as world premieres. That choice stems as much from allegiance to a devoted local audience that expects the best as from an understanding of wider industry dynamics.

Ryan Whyte Maloney has sadly died. On Tuesday, TMZ confirmed the 44-year-

If you have been watching Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s confirmation hearing, you might be wondering what is wrong with his voice.

Angelique Jackson Jon Hamm has done plenty of voice acting over his career, but voicing 1950s FBI agent-turned-private investigator Jack Bergin has proven unique. Instead of recording his lines in a silo, Hamm was joined in the recording studio by a murderer’s row of performers — including Alia Shawkat, Ana de la Reguera, Bradley Whitford, Giancarlo Esposito, Omar Epps, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Hamm’s “Mad Men” co-star John Slattery — for the Audible Original series 2022’s “The Big Lie” and the upcoming new installment “The Big Fix.” “This is better in every way, but mostly because the story is so intimate that it’s super helpful to have the personal connection with the person that you’re acting opposite,” Hamm said, discussing the series, created by John Mankiewicz and directed by Aaron Lipstadt, during Variety & Audible’s Cocktails and Conversations at Sundance. (Watch the full conversation in the video above.) “It’s like being on camera even though it’s not on camera.” Granted, “The Big Lie” was recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic, so getting two actors together proved “weirdly easier and harder,” Hamm said with a laugh.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “Dog Man,” an animated adventure set in the “Captain Underpants” universe, will sniff and scratch its way to the top of box office charts over the weekend. Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s canine-crime-fighting film is expected to collect $25 million to $30 million from 3,800 North American theaters in its opening weekend. Some box office prognosticators believe that with great buzz and pent-up demand for family offerings, initial ticket sales could reach as high as $40 million.

Kelly Clarkson had a cameo on The Rookie back in 2023 during the show’s fifth season, but now she’s issuing an apology to the cast and crew of the ABC TV show.

Abigail Lee The Variety & Adobe The Future of AI Filmmaking panel at the Sundance Film Festival featured a conversation by film executives about how AI is currently being used in entertainment as well as how it will shape the industry going forward. The panel, moderated by Variety’s executive editor Brent Lang, featured Meagan Keane, director of product marketing at Adobe Pro Video, Dave Clark, The Promise co-founder and chief creative officer, writer and director Paul Trillo, who is also a partner at Asteria, Jason Zada, founder of Secret Level, and Angela Russo-Otstot, AGBO chief creative officer.

Heinz fans have encountered a chilly setback as the company confirmed it has halted the production of a popular product line. The much-loved WeightWatchers frozen meal range is no more, much to the dismay of shoppers.

There’s a lot of noise about the Kansas City Chiefs and the NFL being rigged.

Meghan Markle's close pal has hailed Prince Harry as a "wonderful" husband, amid rumours of a marital woes between the ex royal couple.

The Voice US alum Ryan Whyte Maloney has died at the age of 44. On Tuesday, the Clark County coroner in Nevada confirmed that the singer's cause of death was suicide, as reported by PEOPLE. Just one day before his death, Ryan had shared a video from what appeared to be a bar gig, captioning it: "Nine fine Irishmen for a private party tonight, and we will be rocking." Ryan found fame on Season 6 of The Voice in 2014, joining Team Blake Shelton with a stunning rendition of Journey's Lights and he made it to the Top 5 on Blake's group, before returning to perform on the finale.