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Jonathan Pryce Boards Refugee Short ‘Largo’ as Executive Producer (Exclusive)

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Spike Lee Praises Ryan Coogler, Delroy Lindo as He Receives Career Achievement Award at Critics Choice Celebration of Black Cinema and Television

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Johnny Depp to Star in and Produce Adaptation of ‘The Master and Margarita’

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Swiss Oscar Hopeful ‘Late Shift’ Immerses Audiences in the Heroics of Nursing

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Bigger Isn’t Always Better: Why Media Mega Mergers Are No Substitute for Vision and Innovation

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Jane Fonda Stands Up for a Living Wage: ‘No Democracy Can Survive When Millions of Families Cannot Afford to Live’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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THR Launches Exclusive Avatar: Fire and Ash Edition of Behind the Screen Crafts Podcast

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‘Beam Me Up, Sulu’ ‘Star Trek’ Doc Featuring George Takei Gets February Release (Exclusive)

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YouTube TV to Launch More Than 10 Cheaper Genre-Specific Plans, Including a Sports Tier With ESPN Unlimited

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‘Navalny’ Director’s ‘The AI Doc’ Lands 2026 Release From Focus Features (Exclusive)

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TikTok Announces Live Podcast Series, Launching With Demi Lovato

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Is Kevin James Doing a Stealth Marketing Campaign for His New Film?

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How Netflix’s WB Megadeal Stunned Hollywood — and Sparked a Fight From David Ellison

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Cheryl Hines on Why She Lost Contact With Larry David: ‘I Think He’s Mad’ RFK Jr. Is ‘in the Administration,’ but ‘I Would Be Happy to See Him’

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Hafsia Herzi’s Cannes Prizewinning Film ‘The Little Sister’ Picks Up France’s Louis Delluc Award From French Critics

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Universal Music Opens New UMusic Shops in New York and London

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Johnny Depp to Produce First English-Language Adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s Classic ‘The Master and Margarita’

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Warner Names Jeff Sosnow President of Reprise Records

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Box Office: ‘Zootopia 2’ Battles ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ for No. 1 as ‘Ella McCay’ Aims for $4 Million Debut

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Russo Brothers and AGBO Crown ‘St. Joseph’ as Italian American Filmmaker Forum Winner (EXCLUSIVE)

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ICG Publicists Awards Reveal 2026 Nominations, Including Variety’s Angelique Jackson and Jazz Tangcay

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‘Sirat’ Director Oliver Laxe to Get Toronto Film Fest Retrospective (Exclusive)

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Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams to Co-Chair Met Gala 2026

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‘Star Search’ Netflix Reboot Pushes Release Date Back One Week (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Season 2 Trailer: Aang Meets Toph and Azula Bends Lightning as Netflix’s Live-Action Series Returns in 2026

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‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Season 2 Is Darker and Just as Compelling: TV Review

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‘The Drama’ Trailer: Zendaya and Robert Pattinson Are Getting Married and Losing Their Minds in A24 Dark Comedy

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Sigourney Weaver Praises James Cameron’s ‘Anti-AI’ Technology Used on ‘Avatar’ Films: He Invented It to ‘Let Actors Be Whatever They Could Be’

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Zendaya, Robert Pattinson Face Pre-Wedding Disaster in A24’s ‘The Drama’ Trailer

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Jon Stewart, Rachel Maddow Among 2025 Walter Cronkite Awards for Excellence in Political Journalism Honorees

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Domhnall Gleeson to Be Honored at the Oscar Wilde Awards (Exclusive)

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Cynthia Erivo and Hugh Jackman on ‘Wicked’ Success, ‘Song Sung Blue’ and Wolverine’s Future: ‘It Doesn’t Feel Like the End’

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Procter & Gamble Backs New Soap Opera Consisting Entirely of Micro-Episodes (EXCLUSIVE)

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Diana Ross to Headline ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’

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CBS News Taps Tony Dokoupil as Latest in Growing Parade of ‘Evening News’ Anchors

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Sophie Kinsella, Author of Books Behind ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ Film, Dies at 55

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Austria’s International Oscar Submission ‘Peacock’ Is a Darkly Comic Take on Rent-A-Friend, Social Media Culture

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Copenhagen Doc Fest CPH:DOX Adds ‘A World Gone Mad – The War Diaries of Astrid Lindgren’

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Juliette Binoche Says Directing Comes With ‘Natural Authority’ in Hainan Festival Masterclass

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Göteborg Film Festival to Open With Swedish Buzz Title ‘The Quiet Beekeeper,’ From Marcus Carlsson

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Blackpink’s Jennie Scores Most Watched Vevo Music Video Premiere of 2025 With ‘Like Jennie’

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‘Sentimental Value,’ ‘Toni Erdmann’ Producer Komplizen Film Wins European Co-Pro Honor

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See Rare Footage of Elvis Presley in ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’ Trailer

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Stephen Colbert Urges Paramount to ‘Uncancel One of Their Best Shows’ Amid Warner Bidding War

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Priya Dogra Appointed Chief Executive of U.K.’s Channel 4

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David Letterman Praises Jimmy Kimmel as ‘the Leader of the Resistance’ in a ‘Crippled’ Democracy

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Japan Expands Film Incentive Program, Introduces Multi-Year Subsidies for International Productions

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‘Hamnet’ Heads to India Via Reliance Entertainment as Awards Buzz Builds (EXCLUSIVE)

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Josh Hutcherson Says He ‘Didn’t Learn Rejection’ Until After His ‘Hunger Games’ Success: ‘It Was Just Like a String of No One Calling’

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Bruce Dern Bhutanese-Nepali-American Drama ‘The World’s Happiest Man’ Acquired by Buffalo 8, Trailer Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE)

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