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Stars of Upcoming TV Premieres

Tarantino, Stop Picking on Big Theater Chains!

A Difficult Course to Run • NBCU has billions of dollars at stake in its Tokyo Olympics broadcasts. Will pandemic rules crimp its business?

Eagles Owner Scores Touchdown Backing Social-Issue Docs

Bear Market: TV Development Logjam Persists • Writers and agents say buyers have little appetite for new projects

Nic Cage in a Minor Key

VARIETY INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM VIP+ • INDUSTRIES RAMP UP SPENDING ON TV ADS

Emmy’s Tally Twister — and Other Nomination Trivia • HBO/HBO Max, Netflix and Disney can all claim the lead

Bundle, Bundle Toil and Trouble • Media titans fret about aggregators muscling in on splintered streaming market

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Chef John Fraser’s Favorite Farmers and Food Markets

Presidential Pals Focus of Gary Ginsberg’s New Book

MUST ATTEND

‘Gossip Girl’ Premiere

‘The Tomorrow War’ Premiere

‘White Lotus’ Premiere

‘Summer of Soul’ Screening

Cannes Film Festival

LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD • ‘Ted Lasso’ stars Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple steal the maledominated show with their on- and off-screen friendship

HOW YOLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK • The Bristol-born, Nashville-based singer is usurping expectations about genre and race with a new album, in advance of an acting breakout in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis movie

Awards at a Glance • Variety breaks down key takeaways from the Primetime Emmy nominations

Banner Year for Breaking Records • Between a more diverse nominee pool and new players in the running, history will likely be made at the 2021 Emmys

Big Scope, Bigger Rewards • The 2021 Emmy ballot is full of TV that feels like an event

73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Ballot

Program Jitters Hit Biz • Key incentives lose momentum in competitive region

Regional Push for Production • The Latin American & Caribbean Film Commission Network sets new goals to grow on global stage

Filming Italy Sardegna Leads Industry Comeback • Post-pandemic event to be held mostly in person with screenings and panels

Amnesty Int’l Backs Risky Business • For filmmakers blowing the lid off violations, support from the 60-year-old global org is more crucial than ever

Russian Poetry Informs ‘Black Widow’ Score • Composer Lorne Balfe adapts Tolstoy, Pushkin to develop choir-driven themes for superhero pic

Building the Great Escape

Cutting to the Green Knight

The French Dispatch

The North Water

Leon Bridges