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President Donald Trump stormed out of his interview with “Meet the Press” after getting into a verbal sparring match with Kristen Welker over claims of election fraud. Tensions began rising when Welker pressed Trump on if, in the face of bipartisan resistance, he planned to push

“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” has crossed the $1 billion mark. It’s the first film of 2026 to hit that milestone. The animated adaptation of the hit video game was produced by Universal and Illumination in collaboration with Nintendo. “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” cost $110 mil

Disney executive Naomi Bulochnikov-Paul opened up Friday night about her extraordinary journey of coming to grips with multiple sclerosis as she was honored Friday at the annual Race to Erase MS gala. Bulochnikov-Paul spoke from the heart as she described the surprise of receivin

Throughout the third season of AMC’s “Interview With the Vampire,” characters speak with equal parts dread, anticipation and awe of something called the “Great Transformation.” The phrase has its own meaning within Anne Rice’s lush, grandiose world of bloodsuckers and spell-caste

Tehran’s Revolutionary Court has upheld a one-year prison sentence against Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi who in December had been sentenced in absentia on charges of engaging in propaganda activities against the Iranian state. Panahi’s lawyer Mostafa Nili announced th

It’s a horror trifecta. Paramount’s “Scary Movie” ruled at box office with $55 million in its opening weekend, extending an unexpected streak for, well, scary movies in the height of summer movie season. The R-rated parody was joined at the top of North American charts by “Backro

As New York City braces for a stretch of 80-degree days this week, Tribeca’s 25th anniversary edition is also bringing some serious heat to New York’s after-hours circuit. Running June 3-14, this year’s festival opened with Questlove’s new Earth, Wind & Fire documentary and a liv

This interview is part of Variety and CNN’s Actors on Actors series. Watch the full video interview now at CNN.com/Watch (or on the CNN app) and on Variety’s YouTube channel starting at 11:59 pm ET. Paul Anthony Kelly plays his first-ever professional acting role in “Love Story,”

The Tribeca Festival has condemned the jokes made on the red carpet of “The Wedding Entertainer (The Tale of Moishe Badhan)” by comedian Elon Gold and influencer Lizzy Savetsky about the rape of Palestinians, calling them “offensive and unacceptable.” In a clip that was widely sh