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Image: Warner Bros.Two weeks ago, Dune: Part Two came out in theaters, and became the first big hit of 2024. Even with Kung Fu Panda 4 releasing last weekend, that hasn’t really changed—if anything, it’s looking like Part Two is going to have some hefty legs throughout the rest of its theatrical run.Denis Villeneuve on Ending Dune: Part Two That WayPer Variety, the sci-fi film is more than likely going to make over $500 million by Monday. At time of writing, its global take is $494.7 million, putting it slightly over the…

For most people, AI is just not a tool they use daily – in last week’s poll the majority has not used AI besides maybe a few quick experiments to see what all the buzz is about. However, a third of voters do find occasional use for it and some 15% even use AI daily. What do they use it for? Surprisingly, gaming was by far the least common answer, despite being the first of the current branch of AI to be deployed at scale – Nvidia launched the GeForce 20 series in 2019 with DLSS and has kept improving it ever since.…

It took a while, but Amazon Germany finally has the Samsung Galaxy A25. This budget 5G phone caters to fans with things like a microSD slot and a 3.5mm headphone jack (plus stereo speakers). It has a 6.5” 120Hz FHD+ AMOLED display and a plastic frame and back (glass front, though) with no dust or water resistance. It is powered by last year’s Exynos 1280 chipset and a 5,000mAh battery with 25W charging. On the rear, it has a 50MP main camera with OIS and 4K video and an 8MP ultra wide (120°), on the front is a 13MP…

Image: Warner Bros.The Oscars are quickly approaching and the anticipation to see if Ryan Gosling will perform “I’m Just Ken” from the Barbie movie continues to build. Recently Gosling politely declined an invite from Clive Davis to perform it at a Grammys gala, so the film’s music producer Mark Ronson tapped Lainey Wilson to sing the iconic number for the event instead. When it comes to the Academy Awards, however, the hopes are bigger since Gosling is nominated for his role as Ken and the music is also up for a golden…

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD for short, are 82 percent more likely to die earlier – from natural or unnatural causes – than people without the condition, a new study reveals.Previous studies have found excess deaths in people with OCD, but the specific causes of death had been poorly researched – maybe with the exception of suicide. Notably, people with OCD have similar suicide rates to people with other mental health disorders.OCD affects about 2 percent of the population. People with the condition…

We’re getting closer to Princess Peach’s next act on the main stage. Princess Peach: Showtime! is coming to the Nintendo Switch in March, and Nintendo dropped a new trailer today teasing what’s on the way. The leader of the Mushroom Kingdom leaves the crown behind and takes on a series of new roles in the upcoming title. Many of which you can catch in the new Princess Peach: Showtime! trailer below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGJIpCAkc-0 So far, we’ve seen Peach sport several different hats, including a cowgirl…

“Variety shows are complicated,” Tom Smothers told Rolling Stone in 2015. The occasion was the launch of Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris, the ultimately short-lived attempt to revive the long-standing song-dance-and-skits format for TV. Few knew how thorny such undertakings could be than Smothers, who died this week at age 88. With his brother Dick, he injected topical anti-war humor and rock guests like the Who and George Harrison into prime time on the legendary Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour…

Selma Archerd, the widow of longtime Variety columnist Army Archerd who recurred as a nurse on Melrose Place and appeared in the first Die Hard and in two Lethal Weapon movies, died Dec. 14, her family announced. She was 98. Archerd played Mrs. Claus in Richard Donner’s Scrooged (1988), and she also showed up on the big screen in Arthur Hiller’s W.C. Fields and Me (1975), Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976), Fun With Dick and Jane (1977), Martin Scorsese’s New York, New York (1977), Mommie Dearest…

Coming out to announce your sexual orientation is entirely up to each individual’s preferences; some like to communicate it with their surroundings while others don’t, for many reasons.However, Billie Eilish just reminded people why it is never appropriate to ask anybody about their sexuality without the person’s immediate consent beforehand.Taking to her Instagram page following a red-carpet interview with Variety asking about ongoing speculations regarding her sexual identity, Billie accused the outlet of “outing”…

Billie Eilish apparently didn’t like the way she felt forced to come out as queer during a red carpet interview this weekend, blaming a reporter for putting her on the spot with questions about disclosures she made in a new Variety cover story and for pushing her to awkwardly say, “Wasn’t it obvious?” The multi-award-winning superstar posted a series of images and videos on Instagram Sunday, which address her momentous appearance at Variety’s Hitmakers ceremony on Saturday. One photo shows her legs as she’s apparently…