{ "entity": "NewsAbroad", "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture", "domain": "newsabroad.com", "vertical": "Culture, Style & Media", "count": 18, "generated_at": "2026-07-17T17:11:45.978Z", "articles": [ { "title": "Christopher Nolan’s Oscar ‘Odyssey’: Can Matt Damon, Monsters and Mythology Deliver Another Best Picture Statue?", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/odyssey-oscars-chances-christopher-nolan-best-picture-1236814404/", "summary": "The last time the sword-and-sandal epic truly conquered the Oscars, Russell Crowe stood in the Colosseum and asked, “Are you not entertained?” Ridley Scott’s 2001 blockbuster “Gladiator” won best picture that season, briefly reminding Hollywood that ancient-world spectacle could ", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CT-04168_MSGCROP.jpg" }, { "title": "Iko Uwais and Albert Hughes Unite for Multi-Generational Crime Series ‘Jakarta’ at ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Outfit Alcon Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/iko-uwais-albert-hughes-jakarta-series-alcon-entertainment-1236814756/", "summary": "Action star Iko Uwais is set to lead “Jakarta,” a multi-generational family crime series in development at Alcon Entertainment, with Albert Hughes attached to direct the pilot and serve as producing director. The project comes from writers Kirk Ward and Joshua W. Wagner, with War", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Iko-Uwais1.jpg" }, { "title": "Steve Lacy Told Us How ‘Oh Yeah?’ Would Happen. We Just Had to Wait a Year", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/steve-lacy-oh-yeah-love-songwriting-1235594602/", "summary": "Across months of conversations in Los Angeles and Paris, Lacy explained how new love, creative doubt, and relentless rewriting transformed an album that was still finding itself", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:49:49 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Sydney Film Festival Winner ‘Time and Tide’ Lands at Paris Outfit Inwave Films (EXCLUSIVE)", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/time-and-tide-inwave-films-sydney-winner-1236814788/", "summary": "Vee Shi’s debut feature “Time and Tide” has found an international sales home at Inwave Films, the Paris-based outfit revealed. The hybrid nonfiction film, which world premiered in competition in the Burning Lights section at Visions du Réel earlier this year, will be introduced ", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:37:28 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Time-and-Tide.jpg" }, { "title": "Rob Lowe Strikes Marketing Partnership With Accredited Debt Relief", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/rob-lowe-accredited-debt-relief-commercials-1236814774/", "summary": "Rob Lowe may best be known for roles in the political series “The West Wing” and more recently, “9-1-1 Lone Star.” But his next job may be his most serious of them all. The actor will work with Accredited Debt Relief, debt settlement company that negotiates with creditors to redu", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:25:12 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Accredited-Debt-Relief-Rob-Lowe-First-Look-07072026.jpg" }, { "title": "Brenda Fricker, Oscar-Winning Actress and Pigeon Lady in ‘Home Alone 2,’ Dead at 81", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/brenda-fricker-actress-pigeon-lady-home-alone-2-dead-obit-1235595119/", "summary": "Fricker became first Irish actress to earn Academy Award with Best Supporting Actress Oscar for My Left Foot", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:20:48 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Music Industry Moves: BMG Fully Acquires John Lee Hooker, Hal David, ARC Music Publishing Catalogs", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/bmg-fully-acquires-john-lee-hooker-publishing-catalog-1236814765/", "summary": "BMG has announced its acquisition of the remaining interests in the songwriting works of the publishing catalogs of John Lee Hooker, Hal David, and ARC Music — three major archives that it is no understatement to say helped shape American popular music. The deal completes a trans", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:13:31 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-556621285.jpg" }, { "title": "Where It’s @: Get Familiar with the Incredible Band Whose Name Is a Symbol", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/at-band-philly-interview-autosmile-1235594580/", "summary": "After years of word-of-mouth buzz, the Philly psych-folk duo (whose name is pronounced “at”) prepare to release a great new album", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Hollywood Can’t Survive Without Animation. So Why Won’t the Industry Respect It?", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/hollywood-animation-respect-problem-toy-story-5-wildwood-1236783579/", "summary": "Travis Knight, the CEO of Laika, the animation house behind “Coraline” and “ParaNorman,” can’t shake a moment from an Oscars Nominees Luncheon in 2020.  The 52-year-old son of Nike co-founder Phil Knight was there because his stop-motion film “Missing Link” was up for best animat", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Animation-illustration.jpg" }, { "title": "Daniel Radcliffe to Narrate Comedian Kyle Gordon’s Third Album (EXCLUSIVE)", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/daniel-radcliffe-narrate-kyle-gordon-album-1236812133/", "summary": "Comedian and singer Kyle Gordon’s third album, “Kyle Gordon Is Everywhere,” will feature narration by Daniel Radcliffe. The album, which is set to be released Oct. 2, will feature Radcliffe performing a David Attenborough-esque narration during the album’s interludes. The album’s", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/PicFrame-327C38D7-1B97-4B26-93DB-00AF80D805A9.jpg" }, { "title": "Jason Newsted Picks Best Metallica Thrashers to Transform into Country Songs", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/jason-newsted-metallica-songs-go-country-1235594806/", "summary": "The band’s former bassist has returned to the road with his own Chophouse Band, playing a string of shows with Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:46:49 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "As Hollywood Moves Across the Atlantic, Why Are U.K. and Irish Acting Schools Opening in the U.S.?", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/why-are-uk-and-irish-acting-schools-opening-in-the-us-1236814617/", "summary": "Shimmy Marcus, artistic director of renowned Dublin acting school Bow Street Academy, recently caught the latest “Knives Out” instalment, “Wake Up Dead Man,” and was struck by the number of British and Irish actors playing Americans in lead roles. “You’ve got Daniel Craig, Josh O", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:38:13 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Bow-Street-Academy.jpg" }, { "title": "Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Kicks Off With an Epic $17.6 Million in Previews", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/box-office-the-odyssey-previews-1236812480/", "summary": "Sing in me, Muse, of an epic story and a legendary filmmaker who are taking the box office by storm. Yes, a full year after advance tickets originally went on sale, director Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is finally here. The Greek epic, and Nolan’s follow-up to best picture w", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:36:55 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MCDODYS_UV018-1.jpg" }, { "title": "IPL 2026 Powers India’s JioStar to $1.14 Billion Quarter and Streaming Record", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/ipl-2026-jiostar-q1-fy27-results-jiohotstar-record-users-1236814721/", "summary": "India’s dominant media platform JioStar generated revenue from operations of INR10,946 crore ($1.14 billion) in the three months ended June 30, 2026 – a 14% year-on-year increase driven by subscription growth and a surge in digital advertising. Operating EBITDA rose 30.7% to INR9", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:36:29 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IPL-2025-finals-Virat-Kohli.jpg" }, { "title": "‘Today’ Co-Host Craig Melvin Addresses Scary On-Set Intruder Incident", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/today-craig-melvin-intruder-incident-1235595083/", "summary": "“Thankfully he was apprehended quickly, he was placed under arrest, we are cooperating fully with NYPD,” Melvin says a day after intruder snuck on Today set and approached him", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:19:21 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Brandon Flowers Sings One for the Croupiers on New Song ‘Paradise’", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/brandon-flowers-paradise-country-1235594687/", "summary": "Song will appear on Killers frontman’s upcoming solo album, Thrasher", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:22:43 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "In Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey,’ the Fall of Troy Is a Warning to Us All", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/christopher-nolan-odyssey-fall-of-troy-is-a-warning-1235594686/", "summary": "The director has a clear message about the costs of war and bloodthirsty quests for power", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "The Rolling Stones Are Considering ‘Residencies’ in 2027. What Could That Mean?", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-rolling-stones-residencies-tour-scenarios-1235594735/", "summary": "Might they pull a Harry Styles and block-book Madison Square Garden? Could they hit three or four big stadiums? What about a single blowout gig to wrap it all up?", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:55:53 +0000", "image": null } ] }