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variety. com > 2026 > film > reviews > a-girl-unknown-review-1236758021

A Girl Unknown" Review: An Understated and Aching Period Drama Set Against the Quiet Backdrop of China"s One-Child Policy

10+ hour, 50+ min ago  (1241+ words) The wounds of abandonment and displacement are at the root of Zou Jing's achingly poetic "A Girl Unknown," a sober and quietly devastating portrayal of an adolescent girl whose identity, maybe even humanity, has been toyed with by a fractured…...

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variety. com > 2025 > tv > news > netflix-my-brilliant-career-series-adaptation-1236434621

Netflix Sets Australian Series Adaptation of "My Brilliant Career

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (250+ words) Netflix has commenced production on a series adaptation of Miles Franklin's seminal Australian novel "My Brilliant Career," with filming underway at Adelaide Studios and various South Australian locations. The streaming giant is partnering with Jungle Entertainment on the period drama,…...

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variety. com > 2026 > film > markets-festivals > australia-eave-ties-that-bind-udine-debut-1236730770

Australia Makes Its Debut at EAVE's Ties That Bind Co-Production Program

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (322+ words) Screen Australia and Screen Queensland back Asian Australian filmmakers at the EAVE Ties That Bind co-production program in Udine. Australia Makes Its Debut at EAVE's Ties That Bind Co-Production Program Australia is sending its first-ever delegation to Ties That Bind,…...

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variety. com > 2026 > music > global > katy-perry-under-investigation-ruby-rose-sex-assault-allegations-1236722201

Katy Perry Under Investigation in Australia Over Ruby Rose Sexual Assault Allegations

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (288+ words) A police investigation is underway in Australia after Katy Perry was accused of sexual assault by "Batgirl" and "Orange Is the New Black" actor Ruby Rose. The pop star has denied the allegations, calling them "reckless lies." Rose came forward…...

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variety. com > 2026 > tv > news > mark-normand-youtube-stand-up-comedy-series-human-trials-1236703858

Mark Normand to Present You Tube Comedy Series "Human Trials," Which Puts Stand-Up Comics in Front of Hyper-Niche Crowds (EXCLUSIVE)

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (278+ words) What if a stand-up comedian walked onstage only to find the audience was 50 bald men? Or 50 clowns, or nuns, or bikers or goths? Mark Normand wanted to find out, so he co-created a new You Tube series with Unicorn titled…...

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variety. com > 2026 > digital > news > mark-normand-youtube-stand-up-comedy-series-human-trials-1236703858

Mark Normand to Host You Tube Comedy Series "Human Trials," Which Puts Stand-Up Comics in Front of Hyper-Niche Crowds (EXCLUSIVE)

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (278+ words) What if a stand-up comedian walked onstage only to find the audience was 50 bald men? Or 50 clowns, or nuns, or bikers or goths? Mark Normand wanted to find out, so he co-created a new You Tube series with Unicorn titled…...

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variety. com > 2026 > tv > global > emma-laird-the-brutalist-the-bone-temple-bold-roles-1236655902

Emma Laird on Going From "The Brutalist" to "The Bone Temple" and Picking Bold, Bonkers Roles: "I Don"t Want to Do Shakespeare, I Want to Play a Fish"

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (938+ words) The rising British star is at the Berlinale with Charlotte Regan's buzzy series 'Mint' Emma Laird recalls a moment " not all that long ago " when she was stood on the rooftop of her apartment in Los Angeles, looking out across…...

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