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It’s been a remarkable past year for Free Solo directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin. At Telluride, they premiered their first narrative feature Nyad, a dramatization of the relentless pursuit of extreme athlete Diana Nyad to swim from Cuba to Florida without the safety of a shark cage. The Netflix release has gone on to earn Oscar nominations for its stars Annette Bening and Jodie Foster.

Entrepreneur Mark Cuban says that he’ll vote for Joe Biden over Donald Trump, going so far as to say that he’d back the current president vs. his likely challenger even if “he was being given last rites.”

A "cowardly" thug guzzled 15 pints, drank vodka and snorted cocaine before glassing a former rugby player - leaving him blind. Ex-Leeds Rhinos player Matthew Syron had "limited interaction" with attacker Gareth Dean before he was injured in the "sickening attack", a court has heard.

Jaden Thompson MTV veteran and Revolt TV alum Andy Schuon has been named president of AXS TV and HDNet Movies. Schuon will oversee all aspects of AXS and HDNet, the cable channels founded by Mark Cuban and owned since 2019 by Leonard Asper’s Toronto-based Anthem Sports and Entertainment. Schuon has a long history as a content executive in cable TV, media and music.

EXCLUSIVE: D.C. Young Fly (BMF) has been set for a role in Break the Cycle, the urban thriller from director Josh Webber.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s romance during a teaser for the special “TMZ Investigates: Taylor & Travis: Ultimate Love Story.”“The biggest risk factor I see is that if they both have schedules that are so full that they fight to spend quality time together,” Dr. Phil McGraw stated in a clip that was shared on Sunday.“Long distances are hard,” Stanger added.

It could be fifth time lucky for Annette Bening as she heads to this year’s Oscars with yet another nomination – this time for Best Actress for her role in Nyad.

Annette Bening still likes to swim, despite the brutal eight hours a day she spent in the water for her Netflix film Nyad. Bening stars as Diana Nyad, who, at 64, became the first person ever to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. Bening trained for a year to perfect her stroke, and got to know Nyad herself, with Jodie Foster alongside her, starring as Nyad’s real-life friend and coach, Bonnie Stoll. “I swim all the time, it’s become part of my staying sane,” Bening says now, adding that she learned from Nyad that pushing oneself beyond what you thought you could do is “a way to know yourself, and that’s a way to expand your own idea about yourself in the world, and also increase your joy, and increase your appreciation.” Here, Bening looks back over some favorite moments in her career, from The Grifters, to American Beauty and beyond.

EXCLUSIVE: America Ferrera‘s hot streak continues, as the Barbie Oscar nom has been set to executive produce and star in Naked by the Window, a series adaptation of the book by Robert Katz, which has landed at Amazon MGM Studios for development following a bidding war.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. You no longer have to be a “Shark Tank” contestant to receive insider business expertise from Mark Cuban. The billionaire entrepreneur and investor will now teach a class on business and entrepreneurship on MasterClass.

While the movie industry seemingly buckles, Disney’s seemingly cutting back on any physical media anymore, and Best Buy is apparently ending its run of selling DVDs and Blu-Rays, companies like the Criterion Collection are staying the course. As usual, the boutique, cinephile-friendly company always aims to release and rediscover classic movies in the annals of film history, and they’re doing much the same with their May 2024 announcements.

Callum McLennan Outside its Market, of the eleven Spanish films elected for this year’s Berlin Film Festival, five have Catalan involvement, a testament to the significant investment and creative nurturing that occurs there. Below are those five and market highlights: “Cura Sana” (Lucía G. Romero) Produced by ESCAC Films, a Generation 14plus short delving into sisters’ lives shaped by ancestral violence, exploring deep familial bonds and the lasting impact of abuse.

Dakota Johnson brought Shark Tank to Saturday Night Live.

Looking was a hit show on HBO that shed light on LGBTQ+ characters and featured a star-studded cast including the likes of Jonathan Groff, Russell Tovey and more. It turns out that it could have also starred Pedro Pascal!

Shark Tank is currently in the middle of it’s 15th season on ABC!

Love Island star Chyna Mills and Strictly Come Dancing professional Neil Jones, 41, have shared adorable new snaps of them taking their baby girl swimming.The doting parents posted heart-warming pictures of their little one, Havana, splashing around in the pool as Chyna captioned the images: "Our little family." The 25-year-old was beaming as she stunned in a black swimsuit and cuddled her fiancé, Neil, and their daughter in the water.The TV couple welcomed their bundle of joy at the beginning of October 2023 and took to social media to share the exciting news. Posting a black and white image of her daughter's toes, Chyna, 24, penned: "Our hearts are so full." The couple then revealed that they called their baby girl Havana Jones, sharing the sweet reason why they named her after Cuba's capital.Talking to HELLO!, Neil explained: "Cuba is the home of dance and very multicultural, so it was perfect; it sums us up." Chyna and Neil also got engaged at the start of last year and revealed they were expecting their first baby together in April.The professional dancer recently shared that he's excited to finally tie the knot with Chyna, and they're even close to deciding on the date for the big day.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Fabula–Fremantle’s “Hot Sur,” The Mediapro Studio’s “El Mal” and “Two Nights in Lisbon,” from Portugal’s Hop Films and the U.K’s Heroes Films, look like potential standouts at next week’s Content Americas Copro Pitch 2024, one of its industry centerpieces. These series projects will be joined by crime mystery thriller “Delito,” from Barcelona’s Grup Focus TV & Films, behind banner Amazon Original “Reina Roja,” “Iron Woman,” a tumultuous political saga from Brazil-based Jarsom Wayans, two high concept doc series – Argentina’s “Climate Migrants” and Brazil’s “Mystery of the Megafauna” – and bio doc feature “Farraquito, a Flamenco Story,” profiling the famed flamenco bailaor.

The Criterion Collection is constantly curating and adding the best and brightest of cinema to its collection, but its April 2024 is pretty stellar and adds two classic films that haven’t been in the collection previously that really deserved to be there. The first film added to the collection in April is notable because of Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr.

Mark Cuban, allowing him to expand his connections with people. “I’m used to thousands in physical groups, but to be able to connect virtually allows for thousands of people to come together from all over the world,” Henry explained.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Temps Noir, the French documentary production powerhouse behind Mediawan Rights sales hits “Kubrick by Kubrick” and “Cinecittà: Making of History,” has boarded “Passengers for the Last Trip,” the fiction feature debut of Cuba’s Marta María Borrás (“Atardecer en el Trópico”). It will hit Spain’s Malaga Festival Fund & Co-Production Event (MAFF) this March as the most laureled of Latin America’s projects in the showcase.

Billionaire Mark Cuban recently sold his majority interest in the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. He’ll stay on to run basketball operations, but he wants to share in the windfall he received on the sale.

A Revolution bar near Manchester is one of eight across the country which the company are shutting down. The chain's branch on Alderley Road in Wilmslow, Cheshire is among the 'unprofitable' venues they have earmarked for closure.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Maurice Hines, an actor, dancer and choreographer who starred with his brother Gregory Hines in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Cotton Club,” died Friday. He was 80.

Mark Cuban is selling a majority stake of the Dallas Mavericks. The NBA approved the sale earlier this week, which will result in casino mogul Miriam Adelson and her family, purchasing a large stake of the basketball team’s stakes. Meet Elon Musk’s brother, Kimbal MuskElon Musk warns Taylor Swift of ‘popularity decline’: Fans respond“I am excited to spend time cheering on the team and getting to meet members of its passionate fan base,” said Adelson.

Buy low, sell high. Marl Cuban just proved himself a master of that tried-and-true investment mantra.

Kamar de los Reyes has passed away at the age of 56. The artist is best known for his time portraying Antonio Vega on ABC’s, “One Life to Live“ and installments in the “Call of Duty” video game franchise.He is survived by his wife, Sherri Saum, and their three children. Saum’s publisher, Lisa Goldberg, confirmed to Variety that he passed away on Sunday in Los Angeles after a brief battle with cancer.

According to a family spokesperson, he died on Christmas Eve after a battle with cancer. Best known for the “Call of Duty” video game franchise and the long-running soap, “One Life To Live,” de los Reyes was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1967 and grew up in Las Vegas. His father is Cuban percussionist Walfredo de los Reyes.

Feliz Navidad indeed! Shout-out to @Cubanidad1885; it’s a little more expensive than some of the other Cuban places in Las Vegas but WORTH IT! Authentic and delicious!

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events After diving in to play Diana Nyad’s best friend and swim coach in the real-life Netflix sports drama, “Nyad,” Jodie Foster is ready for her next cinematic adventure. “I really like doing things where I learn stuff,” Foster tells me. “I don’t know how to play any musical instruments.

Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera has announced details of a memoir, Revolución To Roxy.The new book, which features over 100 colour and black and white photographs, will hit shelves on March 22. It will chronicle Manzanera’s life and times with Roxy Music and David Gilmour.

Ernesto Lechner While the massively successful albums by major stars such as Bad Bunny, Peso Pluma and Karol G will be cherished for years to come, 2023 also saw the release of some extraordinary Latin sessions that did not enjoy all the recognition they deserved. Think of this list as a collection of B-sides.

Jaden Thompson Lola Dee, a popular singer in the 1950s who toured with Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante and Johnnie Ray, has died. She was 95. The pop singer, who was signed to Columbia and Mercury labels in the ’50s, died of natural causes in Hinsdale, Illinois at a nursing facility, as announced by her publicist and CD producer Alan Eichler.

Season 15 of Shark Tank is currently airing weekly on ABC!

EXCLUSIVE: Mexican actress and producer Camila Sodi has signed with AFA Prime Talent Media, a division of Kenan Thompson’s Artists for Artists company, in all areas.

EXCLUSIVE: Gloria Estefan is set to be featured in Revolution’s Daughter, a documentary that delves into the lives and experiences of people who were impacted by the Fidel Castro era in Cuba. The deceased dictator’s daughter Alina Fernandez is a central subject in the doc and also an executive producer.

EXCLUSIVE: Al Pacino, Diego Boneta, Xolo Maridueña, KiKi Layne, Alexander Ludwig, Ron Livingston, Kendrick Sampson, Nicole Beharie, Logan Marshall Green and Titus Welliver will star in Killing Castro. Eif Rivera will direct from a script by Leon Hendrix, Thomas DeGrezia, and Colin Bateman. This will be Rivera’s first feature film.