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Michael Mann, the acclaimed director of crime classics “Heat” and “Collateral,” accidentally shot himself at a gun range in Los Angeles, resulting in minor injuries, a statement released on Sunday said. “On Saturday, at a gun range, a weapon accidentally discharged while holstered, resulting in a superficial injury to film director Michael Mann. He was Read

The incident happened on Saturday during target practice at a sanctioned gun range.

Amazon saw slowed growth in its advertising revenue in the year’s third quarter, claiming its decision to host Prime Day for most larger countries in the year’s second quarter and unfavorable foreign exchange rates contributed to a softer earnings report than Wall Street analysts expected. The past four quarters for Amazon’s advertising segment saw growth […

Lavi Rokoika says she has "no knowledge of, or involvement in" the multi-million-dollar missing cocaine case that was held at a High Court evidence room.

In the same year that France has hosted two of television’s most glamorous and escapist international hits — the final season of Netflix’s “Emily in Paris” and Season 4 of HBO’s “The White Lotus” — the country has been shaken by one of its most violent waves of rioting in decades. What began as nationwide […]

Indonesia’s film agency is helping draft a revised Film Law that would reshape its powers, while Jakarta, where Netflix now has four titles in production, is working to become a regional film hub. Fauzan Zidni, chair of the Indonesian Film Agency (BPI), tells Variety the first draft, prepared with the Ministry of Culture, has taken […]

Iran reportedly shot down a U.S. combat drone over the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, local media reported. Tasnim reported that a new, advanced air defense system destroyed the M...