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Ventana Sur 2025: 10 Takeaways, from South American Genre to the ‘Bowfinger Method’ and Buzz Titles

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‘Fackham Hall’ Review: A Spoof of the ‘Downton Abbey’ Genre Is Mildly Fun but Overly Civilized

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Argentina’s Del Toro Films Boards Colombian Horror Thriller ‘I’ll Keep My Mouth Shut’ at Ventana Sur (EXCLUSIVE)

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Isaac Cruz vs. Lamont Roach Livestream: How to Watch the Premier Boxing Champions Pay-Per-View Online

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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel ‘The Testaments’ First Look: Chase Infiniti and a New Generation of Gilead Women Fight for Freedom

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‘Paradise’ Sets Season 2 Release Date, Drops Fiery First Teaser

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The Artisans Behind ‘Weapons’ Break Down Gladys’ Red Lipstick and Their Dream Prequel Looks: ‘Underneath Needed To Be A Ferociousness’

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Jane Fonda Calls Netflix-Warner Bros. Acquisition a ‘Catastrophic Business Deal’ That ‘Threatens the Entire Entertainment Industry’

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‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Stars on the One Change to the Filmed Version and Making Each Other Crack Onstage

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Georgia Bulldogs vs. Alabama Crimson Tide: How to Watch 2025 SEC Championship Game Live Online Without Cable for Free

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Global Exhibition World Gears Up for CineAsia 2025 as Market Takes Center Stage

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Peru’s ‘The Last Laugh’ Gets Mexican Remake at Sin Sentido Films (EXCLUSIVE)

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Netflix Tells Subscribers ‘Nothing Is Changing Today’ After Warner Bros. Deal Announcement

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Gracie Abrams’ ‘That’s So True’ Got Turned In Too Late to Make Her Album, Yet Turned Into a Career Peak Instead of Afterthought

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Megan Moroney, Variety Hitmakers Storyteller of the Year, on Why She Loves a Good Narrative: ‘I Think the Most Specific Songs Are the Most Relatable’

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Box Office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Jump Scares Post-Thanksgiving Weekend With $29.8 Million Debut

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‘Tower of Strength’ Review: An Honorable Man Seeks to Preserve His Family and His Integrity in Montenegro’s Oscar Pick

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‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Producers on the Passion and Luck That Brought the Pic Together: ‘Bruce Was Always Part of That Process’

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Hitmakers Repeat Offenders: How Smash Singles From Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey and Benson Boone Came Together

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Adrien Brody Says ‘Nothing Can Replace Emotion’ When Talking AI, Discusses ‘Self-Preservation’ in Shoots like ‘The Brutalist’: ‘I Have No Personal Life When I’m Filming’

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Rachid Bouchareb Unveils ‘Reggane,’ Algeria-Set Drama on France’s Nuclear Tests: ‘What Interests Me Is to Bring That to Light’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Sydney Sweeney Says ‘I’m Against Hate’ and Reconsiders Staying Quiet on American Eagle Jeans Controversy: ‘My Silence Has Only Widened the Divide’

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Inter Miami vs. Vancouver Whitecaps: How To Watch MLS Cup Final 2025 Online for Free

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Julia Roberts and Sean Penn Bond Over Paul Thomas Anderson, Luca Guadagnino and ‘Cancel Culture’: ‘Shame Is Underrated These Days’

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Bong Joon Ho on Netflix-Warner Bros. Fears: ‘I Don’t Think the Cinematic Experience Will Disappear So Easily’

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Amid Industry Earthquakes, James Cameron Salutes France’s Moviegoing Culture at ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Premiere in Paris, Pays Tribute to Jon Landau and Slams Generative AI: ‘We’re Not Replacing Actors’

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Red Sea Film Festival: Juliette Binoche Says She Swapped Numbers With Jury Head Sean Baker and Shouted ‘I Want to Work With You!’

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Brazilian Drama ‘Low Light’ Sparks Momentum at Ventana Sur Copia Final With Trio of Awards, Eyes Major Festival Launch (EXCLUSIVE)

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Netflix’s Warner Bros. Takeover Sparks Concerns in France as Exhibitors Brace for Impact on Theatrical Model

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AI Could Drive a Third of Long-Form Film and Animation by 2026, China’s Tencent Says

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Deepa Mehta Reflects on Career, ‘Water’ Controversy and Staying Independent at Singapore Film Festival

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India Multiplex Association Opposes Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal: ‘A Meaningful Reduction in High-Quality Content for Cinemas’

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Saudi Arabia’s New PlayMaker Studios Launch With Production Underway on High-End Epic ‘Unbroken Sword’ Directed by Alik Sakharov

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Annemarie Jacir on How ‘Palestine 36’ Connects Past and Present Struggles and Discovering Her U.S. Fan Base: ‘A Bunch of 18-Year-Olds That Are Like Old-School Progressives’

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Laurence Fishburne to Direct ‘The Rule of Nines’ With Star André Holland (EXCLUSIVE)

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The Safer Bet: Why David Zaslav and the WBD Board Favored Netflix in a Turbulent Time for Legacy Hollywood

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Ondi Timoner on How Her Altadena Fire Doc Aims to Help Heal and Stop Foreclosures

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How Drake Dialed Up ‘Nokia’: Cocomelon, Crazy Frog and Endless Phone Calls Inspired the Hit’s Producer Elkan

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How the Streamers Killed Premium Cable, as HBO’s Linear Fate Under Netflix Comes Into Question

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‘Pluribus’ Star Samba Schutte on Carol’s Disgusting Discovery and Filming That Wild Vegas Episode: ‘He’s Going to Live It Up and Be James Bond’

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The Weeknd and Playboi Carti’s ‘Timeless’ Started as a Backstage Jam — Now It’s a Global Smash

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Oscars TV Rights Auction Heats Up: Netflix Out and NBCUniversal Is Ahead as ABC Holds the Line (EXCLUSIVE)

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White House Trolls Sabrina Carpenter With Second Pro-ICE Video, Alters ‘SNL’ Clip to Have Her ‘Arrest’ Marcello Hernández for ‘Being Too Illegal’

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Leon Thomas Explains How the ‘Elvis’ Biopic Paved the Way Towards His Breakout Hit ‘Mutt’

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Jon M. Chu on the Creative Courage Behind ‘Wicked: For Good,’ Building Trust, Breaking Walls and Leading a Family Through Oz

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Tyler, The Creator to Receive Innovator of the Decade Award at Variety’s Hitmakers Celebration

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Theater Owners Worry Netflix Buying Warner Bros. Will Cripple Their Business: ‘Hopefully the Deal Gets Killed’

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29 Best New Movies Streaming in December: ‘F1,’ ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,’ ‘Die My Love,’ ‘Roofman,’ ‘Together’ and More

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‘Percy Jackson’ Cast Wants Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet and Cillian Murphy to Guest Star

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How BigXthaPlug Took Things ‘All the Way’ and Became the Hip-Hop Disruptor of the Year

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