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FEMALE FILMMAKERS DINNER • ON SEPTEMBER 9, VARIETY & CHANEL CELEBRATED WOMEN IN FILM AND CHANEL’S WOMEN WRITERS’ NETWORK DURING THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
The Good Fight? Endeavor Takes a Swing
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CLOSE-UP
‘The Bachelor’s’ Golden Ticket • Can a 72-year-old Midwestern retiree save the dating phenom from franchise fatigue?
Does Google Search Break the Law? • The monumental antitrust case will test the power of government to rein in Big Tech
Freedom! ’23 • Docuseries ‘The Super Models’ gives voice to the ’90s icons best known for their famous faces
Horror Stories • Cult filmmaker Stuart Gordon talks monsters and family in ‘Uncensored’ memoir
EXECUTIVE SHUFFLE
‘Poor Things’ Among Fall Fest Riches • Venice, Telluride, Toronto yield prize-worthy titles at start of awards season
FIGHT CLUB • Endeavor unites UFC and WWE to create a pugilistic powerhouse. Will its ambitious plans be KO’d by turmoil in sports media?
Ready to Rumble
HIGH-WIRE ACT • After 35 seasons, producers of ‘The Amazing Race’ still thrive on the challenge of making it to the finish line
GOING ROGUE • With his $80 million sci-fi epic ‘The Creator,’ director Gareth Edwards wants to revolutionize how giant studio movies get made
Leading Entertainment Execs Debate Digital Strategies • Variety’s Entertainment and Technology Summit will highlight budding media innovations set on snagging diverse audiences
Dumb Money
Dicks! The Musical
UK FILM RECEPTION AT TIFF • THE UK FILM RECEPTION CELEBRATED 24 UK FILMS & CO-PRODUCTIONS AT THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. HOSTED BY THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE, BRITISH FILM COMMISSION, BAFTA, BBC FILMS, FILM4, THE DEPT FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE & VARIETY
The Super Models
Even With Quieter Red Carpets, Fall Fests Dazzled • The strikes cut off star power, but a Hollywood-heavy Venice and Telluride’s epic 50th edition offset a muted Toronto
Sam Jay • “I wanted this special to have a driving force.… I wanted to grow as an artist.”
BAMBAI MERI JAAN • SEPT 12 LONDON