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  • Audrey Beth Davis, Longtime Entertainment Publicist, Dies at 82 Arushi Jacob
    Audrey Beth Davis, a retired longtime entertainment publicist, died of natural causes on May 1 in Pennsylvania. She was 82. Davis was born on October 17, 1943, in Brooklyn, N.Y. and graduated from Brooklyn’s Midwood High School in 1960. She began her career working for Goodson Todman Productions on their television panel game show “The […]
     

Audrey Beth Davis, Longtime Entertainment Publicist, Dies at 82

5 May 2026 at 19:13
Audrey Beth Davis, a retired longtime entertainment publicist, died of natural causes on May 1 in Pennsylvania. She was 82. Davis was born on October 17, 1943, in Brooklyn, N.Y. and graduated from Brooklyn’s Midwood High School in 1960. She began her career working for Goodson Todman Productions on their television panel game show “The […]

‘Apex,’ ‘Man on Fire’ Top Netflix Global Charts; Peter Chernin’s North Road First Indie Studio to Claim No. 1 Film and Series on Streamer

5 May 2026 at 19:11
Peter Chernin is churning out the hits. The former News Corp. chairman and veteran Hollywood producer notched an impressive record this week, as his North Road Company and its portfolio divisions produced the number one film and series on Netflix’s global viewing charts. Charlize Theron’s “Apex” scored 40.2 million views in its second week of […]

‘Man on Fire’ Debuts With 11 Million Views in Four Days on Netflix

5 May 2026 at 19:03
“Man on Fire” was the most-watched TV series on Netflix during the week of April 27 to May 3, racking up 11 million views in its first four days of availability after its April 30 premiere. The Charlize Theron-led thriller “Apex” was the most-watched title across all of Netflix that week, leading the film chart […]

LISTEN: How Gen Z and Gen Alpha are Saving Moviegoing; 10 Questions With Colin Hanks and Ryan Reynolds

5 May 2026 at 18:57
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, we hear from top movie marketers who discuss the uptick in Gen Z and Gen Alpha moviegoing that is helping to drive this spring’s strong box office. And Variety’s Michael Schneider brings us a bonkers “10 Questions With” Colin Hanks and Ryan Reynolds, who collaborated on the 2025 […]

Jia Zhangke Cannes Short ‘Torino Shadow’ Boarded by MK2 (EXCLUSIVE)

5 May 2026 at 18:42
French powerhouse MK2 Films has secured worldwide rights to “Torino Shadow,” a 32-minute short by Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke that is set to screen in the Cannes Classics section of the Cannes Film Festival. The acquisition deepens a major director partnership for MK2, which now handles eight titles from Jia’s catalogue, along with Walter Salles’ […]

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  • ‘The Four Seasons’ Unveils Season 2 Trailer (TV News Roundup) Kennedy French
    Netflix has unveiled the official trailer and key art for Season 2 of “The Four Seasons,” setting a return date of May 28. The eight-episode sophomore season, with installments running approximately 30 minutes each, continues the story of a tight-knit group of friends navigating life, relationships and loss across a series of shared vacations. Co-created […]
     

‘The Four Seasons’ Unveils Season 2 Trailer (TV News Roundup)

5 May 2026 at 18:38
Netflix has unveiled the official trailer and key art for Season 2 of “The Four Seasons,” setting a return date of May 28. The eight-episode sophomore season, with installments running approximately 30 minutes each, continues the story of a tight-knit group of friends navigating life, relationships and loss across a series of shared vacations. Co-created […]

Guillermo del Toro to Bring ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ Back to Cannes in 4K, 20 Years After Its Record-Breaking Standing Ovation

5 May 2026 at 18:37
The 2026 Cannes Classics lineup will open with a 4K restoration of Guillermo del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth,” set as the festival’s pre-opening screening on May 12 in the Debussy Theater – two decades after the fantasy film earned what remains the longest standing ovation in Cannes history, clocking in at 22 minutes. Del Toro, who […]

‘School for Good and Evil’ Author Soman Chainani on New Teen-President Thriller ‘Young World,’ TV Series Adaptation

5 May 2026 at 18:31
“The School for Good and Evil” author Soman Chainani has moved on from fairy tales to radical politics with the Tuesday release of his debut YA novel, “Young World,” from Penguin Random House. Told through diary entries interspersed with over 150 neon-orange visuals, “Young World” is described as a geopolitical thriller that follows an average […]

Sun Day Red Expands Into Women’s Apparel With First Full Collection

5 May 2026 at 18:14
Sun Day Red is officially expanding into women’s apparel in a much more intentional way, marking a key evolution for Tiger Woods’ performance-driven brand. After an initial soft introduction of women’s pieces, the label is now rolling out a full collection designed specifically for female golfers, signaling that this is no longer an add-on category […]

Mark Zuckerberg ‘Personally Authorized and Actively Encouraged’ Meta’s Massive Copyright Infringement to Train AI Systems, Publishers and Scott Turow Allege in Lawsuit

5 May 2026 at 17:46
In a new legal battle in the AI space, Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have been sued by five publishers and author Scott Turow, who allege the tech company illegally copied millions of books, articles and other works to train Meta’s artificial-intelligence systems. “In their effort to win the AI ‘arms race’ and build a […]

Javier Bardem on Standing Up for Palestine, Taking Down Toxic Masculinity and Loving Penélope Cruz: ‘She’s Amazingly F—ing Beautiful’

5 May 2026 at 15:00
As Javier Bardem was preparing to present at this year’s Oscars, one very famous incident loomed large in his mind. “Vanessa Redgrave, back in the ’70s,” he recalls recently. When the British actress won a supporting actress Oscar for “Julia” in 1978, she referred to critics of her producing a documentary about Palestine as “Zionist […]

‘The Last Temptation of Becky,’ ‘The Eyes,’ ‘Hot Spot’ and ‘Ferine’ Among Fantasia 2026 First Wave Line-Up (EXCLUSIVE)

5 May 2026 at 15:00
The Fantasia International Film Festival has announced its first wave of 2026 premiere titles, including Jenn Wexler’s “The Last Temptation of Becky,” Kasper Kalle’s “No Rest for the Wicked” and Andrea Corsini’s “Ferine,” among others. The festival’s 30th edition, running from July 16 through August 2, will return to the Concordia Hall and J.A. de […]

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