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Netflix Competition ‘Wonka’s The Golden Ticket’ Is a Ghoulish Misuse of AI Gene Wilder: TV Review

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Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson’s Comic Chemistry Isn’t Enough to Make ‘Brothers’ a Compelling Show: TV Review

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Finnish Film Affair: Survival, Horror, Dystopian Pics Unpacked by Nordic Genre Lab Participants: ‘The Base of Nordic Talent Is Deep’

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ECAM Incubator Title ‘The Woodworm’ Explores Female Identity in the Shadow of an Artist Father

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‘Fluorescent, Dirty and Sexy’: Eire Cid’s ‘The Imaginary Kings’ Presented at Madrid Film School (ECAM) Incubator

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Sister Group Strikes Partnership With Branded Entertainment Company Common Interest, Makes Minority Investment

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Robert Pattinson Says ‘The Batman 2’ Is ‘So Ambitious’ and a ‘Different Take’ on the Franchise: ‘It’s a Real Left Turn From the First’

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Mariska Hargitay Teases Christopher Meloni’s ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Return Ahead of Season 28 Premiere

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Malta Launches Open Call for Submissions to Finish the Country’s Ambitious Land-Sea Super Stage

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Former Miramax Exec Munika Lay Teams With Indie Producer Toni Wang to Launch Luna Media

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Dolly Parton’s Manager Files for Restraining Order Against Fired Nephew, Alleging Ex-Security Head Sent ‘Terrorizing’ Texts and Threatened to ‘Destroy the Entire Brand’

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Berlinale Title ‘Lali’ to Open Tasveer Film Festival’s 21st Edition (EXCLUSIVE)

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Variety Power Of Women: Los Angeles Event Announces Channing Dungey, Queen Latifah, Lauren Graham, Marc Maron as Presenters

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George Lucas Says He Was Going to Make 3 More ‘Star Wars’ Movies But “Decided to Retire” From Directing

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Impact Fund for Global South Creators Launches at Toronto With Focus on Distribution and Audiences (EXCLUSIVE)

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David Worth, Director of ‘Kickboxer’ and DP of ‘Any Which Way You Can,’ Dies at 86

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Clavicular Posts Video After Being Charged With Rape and Drugging: ‘Theres Better Ways to Make Money Then Suing Someone’

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Mahershala Ali Agrees That Marvel’s Scrapped ‘Blade’ Reboot Is Kevin Feige’s “Biggest Failure”

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‘The Housewife’ Review: Naomi Watts Anchors a Watchable but Underpowered True Story of Hidden Nazism in Suburban Queens

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Judge in Paramount-State AGs Case Still Has Questions, Schedules Hearing on Settlement Terms

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Rob Bonta Sued Paramount to Counter Political Influence, Then Fell Victim to It

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Tom Cruise Welcomes Prince William and Kate Middleton at ‘Digger’ World Premiere in London: ‘We Love Them and Really Appreciate What They Do for the Arts’

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Ari Emanuel on Outrunning ‘Entourage,’ the Art of the Phone Call and the Stolen Commission that Still Hurts

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‘Digger’ First Reactions Split Over Tom Cruise’s ‘Baffling,’ ‘Unpleasant’ and ‘Brave’ New Movie: ‘The Divide on This Is Going to Be Wide’

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Spike Lee, Bowen Yang, Amandla Stenberg, Dave Franco and Chance the Rapper Front J.Crew’s 40th Anniversary Barn Jacket Campaign

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All the Top Shows, Movies and Networks in the Merged Paramount-Warner Bros: ‘Yellowstone,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Mission: Impossible’ and DC Under One Roof

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‘60 Minutes’ Notches Ratings Gain Over Last Year, but Cedes Viewers From Season Premiere

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Nancy Meyers’ Daughter Just Launched a Target Home Collection That Looks Straight Out of One of Her Mom’s Movies

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College Sports Betting Series ‘Knockouts’ in the Works at Paramount TV Studios, Skydance Sports From Clara Nevins, Harper Oreck(EXCLUSIVE)

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Jake Paul’s Betting App Slams HBO After Cease and Desist Letter Sent Over ‘Entourage’ Reunion Ad: HBO ‘Does Not Own Jeremy Piven and Adrian Grenier’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Compound’ Uses Security Camera Footage to Show the Violent Downfall of an Off-the-Grid Family, Reflecting America’s Increasing Surveillance State Paranoia

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Robert Eggers Tackling ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Adaptation as Focus Wins Bidding War (Exclusive)

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‘Wonder Woman’ Director Patty Jenkins Says Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Is ‘Such Chaos’: ‘The Studio System Is in Bad Shape’

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‘Crew Girl’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix

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Mahershala Ali Says ‘I Agree’ That Marvel Not Making ‘Blade’ Is the ‘Biggest Failure’ of Kevin Feige’s Career: ‘I Don’t Know Why It Didn’t Happen’

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5 Things the Fall Festivals Told Us About the Oscar Race, From Julianne Moore and John Malkovich to ‘La Bola Negra’ and ‘I Play Rocky’

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Remember That Deranged Killer Clown Hoax From 2016? There’s a New Documentary About It

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White House’s Trump TV 24-Hour Livestream, Launched After He Banned CNN and MS NOW, Slammed by Critics as ‘Literally State-Run TV’

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Sony Lands Michelle Yeoh Action Movie ‘The Surgeon’

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Roshan Sethi’s ‘The Surgeon’ Acquired by Sony Pictures for North America and Beyond

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Judd Apatow Lets Norm Macdonald Speak for Himself in Netflix’s ‘Norm’ Doc Trailer

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‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ Hits 12.1 Million Views in Four Days on Netflix

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David Dastmalchian’s Good Fiend Films Launches Genre Lit Division (Exclusive)

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Alec Berg Signs Netflix Overall Deal, to Develop Fraternity Drug Ring Comedy With Charlie Hall

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‘Voices’ Review: Singing Through Fear and Anxiety in a Detroit-Set Musical Thriller

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Netflix Sets ‘My Big Day’ Feature Documentary About ‘Supercharged’ Weddings in Britain’s Traveller Community

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Jon M. Chu Will Not Cast Britney Spears Actor Until the Story for Movie Biopic Is Locked: ‘Not Even Thinking About Casting’

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Austin Film Society Announces $300,000 in Filmmaker Grant Awards, Launches Texas Lights Funding Program (EXCLUSIVE)

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Virginia Film Fest: Jessica Lange Set for Visionary Award, Live Taping of THR’s ‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast (Exclusive)

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George Lucas Says He Had Three More ‘Star Wars’ Movies to Make but ‘Decided to Retire’ From Directing Instead

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