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Sarah Jessica Parker Still Wants ‘Hocus Pocus 3’ and Says ‘We’ve Been Having Some Conversations’ After Bette Midler Told Disney to Hurry Up and Finish the Script

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Music Industry Moves: Empire Launches in Nordic Region; Taps Iman Hazheer as Territory Manager

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Nicholas Hoult’s ‘Superman’ Stylist Explains How the Actor’s Press Tour Harnessed the Power of Fashion: ‘He Is Game to Just Do It’

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David Kaff, Actor and Musician Known For ‘This Is Spinal Tap,’ Dies at 79

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Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 3 Draws Nearly 6 Million Global Viewers on Netflix

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The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Has Deals in Every Category: From Le Creuset Cookware to Kiehl’s Skincare

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Frantisek Klisik, Protagonist of Documentary ‘Better Go Mad in the Wild,’ Dies Hours After Film’s Victory at Karlovy Vary Film Festival

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Teaming Colombia’s Civil Jornal, Innoctum Media, Estuario Cine BAM Project ‘Wood’ Explores Several Ways Cutting-Edge Latin American Cinema is Going (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Ted Lasso’ Star Hannah Waddingham Says Season 4 Is Like a ‘Beloved Dog That Was Buried, and Now We’ve Exhumed It’

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‘Saturday Night Live’ Visual Effects Artists Ratify Historic First Union Contract

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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Soundtrack Hits New Peak of No. 2 on Albums Chart

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Brooklyn Beckham on His Cloud23 Hot Sauce and Finding His Passion: ‘I Tried a Bunch of Stuff Out and Finally Created Something That Makes Me Happy’

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‘Brilliant Minds’ Season 2 Casts Bellamy Young

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Canadian Genre Filmmaking Sharpens its Edge, Cutting Deep Across Programming Strands at Fantasia’s 29th Edition

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‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Warns Against ‘Targeting Cast and Crew’ Ahead of Final Season

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Blake Lively Wins Ruling That Her Deposition in Justin Baldoni Case Will Be Held on Her Turf

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Best Horror of July 2025: ‘Together,’ ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer,’ a Western ‘Dracula’ Sequel and More

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‘Strangers With Candy’ Reunion, Alex Edelman, Chris Fleming Set for New York Comedy Festival

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Fantasia’s Frontières Market Titles Plumbs Real-World Horror, from War Zone Trauma to AI, Hellish Maternity and the Restaurant Business, Plus Bigfoot Romance

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Reed Hastings Is Executive Producing His First Film — but It’s Not a Netflix Project

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CAA Literary Agent Kathleen Remington Launching New Management Venture (Exclusive)

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DP Richard Crudo on the Lasting Impact of ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ – ‘It’s the Epitome of Old-Style Classical Hollywood Cinematography’

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Tom Holland Says ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Will Go Back to ‘Old School Filmmaking and Shoot in Real Locations’ After COVID Restricted ‘No Way Home’ to Soundstages

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‘High Potential’ Season 2 Casts Mekhi Phifer (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Smurfs’ Is a Rihanna Passion Project: “She Was Pursuing It”

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‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ Sets New York Benefit Concert With Laverne Cox, Jonathan Van Ness, Betty Who and Alex Newell (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Selling Sunset’ and ‘Selling the OC’ Add Four to the Cast, Including Sandra Vergara, Sofía’s Sister (EXCLUSIVE)

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Variety Celebrates ‘Smurfs’ Director Chris Miller and 10 Animators to Watch Class of 2025

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Fox’s New Game Show ’99 to Beat’ Bumps Grand Prize to $1 Million; Releases First Look (EXCLUSIVE)

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Fantasia Film Festival 2025: Must-See Genre Films Include ‘Together,’ ‘Lurker,’ ‘F—toys’ and More

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Eva Longoria to Direct ‘Anita de Monte Laughs Last’ Movie for Searchlight

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Eva Longoria to Direct Mystery ‘Anita De Monte Laughs Last’ for Searchlight

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Bad Bunny Surprise Releases New Single, ‘Alambre Púa’

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Fantasia Launches Fan-First, Market-Boosting 29th Edition With ‘Eddington’ as Genre Surges With Global Crises

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Olivia Cooke and Robin Wright Go Head to Head in Prime Video’s ‘The Girlfriend’ First Teaser (TV News Roundup)

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Sundance’s Final Bow in Park City to Celebrate Robert Redford and His Vision for Beloved Festival

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Horror Movie ‘Die’ced: Reloaded’ Sets Summer Release and Reveals First Trailer (Exclusive)

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People’s Princess Amaya Papaya, Late Breakups, Nicolandria: Fans React to ‘Love Island’ Finale

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‘Superman’ Composers on Honoring John Williams’ Original Heroic Theme and Creating Lex Luthor’s Villain Motif

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Andrew Garfield Officially Boards Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ at Amazon MGM

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‘Harry Potter’ First Look: The New Boy Wizard Debuts as HBO Series Begins Filming, Sets 2027 Release Date

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The 10 Best Justin Bieber Songs of All Time

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Comcast, CAA Invest in ‘Ethical’ AI Video Start-Up Moonvalley as Part of $84 Million Funding Round

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Rihanna Brings Sons RZA and Riot to ‘Smurfs’ Premiere: ‘I’m Really Excited for a New Generation of Fans’

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Richard Gadd Cut a Whole ‘Baby Reindeer’ Episode Because It Deflated the Tension

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Thierry Ardisson, Trailblazing French TV Journalist, Host and Producer Known as the ‘Man in Black,’ Dies at 76

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The Real Reason Trump Has Hated Rosie O’Donnell for 19 Years

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Elmo’s X Account ‘Secured’ After Hacking; ‘Sesame Street’ Says ‘Unknown Hacker Posted Disgusting Messages, Including Antisemitic and Racist Posts’

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Mongrel Media Boards Anouk Whissell’s ‘Holi Womb’ Ahead of Its Debut at Fantasia’s Frontières Co-Production Market (EXCLUSIVE)

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MarketCast Appoints Amy Fenton CEO

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