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Charli xcx Brings ‘Brat’ to Berlin With ‘The Moment’ Premiere and Says She’s Ready for a New Era: ‘But I Don’t Know What That Is’

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Barack Obama Reacts to Donald Trump’s AI Video Depicting Him as an Ape: ‘There Doesn’t Seem to Be Any Shame About This’

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‘Nightborn’ Review: Rupert Grint and Seidi Haarla Headline an Effective Blend of Finnish Mythology and Cronenbergian Horror

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Margot Robbie’s Skin Was Photographed to Become Cathy’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ Wallpaper; How Filmmakers Made the Walls Sweaty and Moist

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James Van Der Beek’s Brother Posts Statement Thanking Supporters For ‘Outpouring of Love’: ‘I Now Know Why People Call it Heartbreak’

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‘Wuthering Heights’: Creating Margot Robbie’s ‘Vagina Braids’ Hairstyle and Transforming Jacob Elordi From ‘Jesus’ to ‘Mr. Darcy’

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Dua Lipa Surprises Berlin Film Festival as Callum Turner’s Valentine’s Day Date to ‘Rosebush Pruning’ Premiere

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‘Rosebush Pruning’ Review: Callum Turner Broods on the Fringes of a Toxic Family in Karim Aïnouz’s Sleek, Silly but Seductive Provocation

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Sean Baker on His ‘Instantaneous Connection’ With Michelle Yeoh on Set of Short ‘Sandiwara’ and His Next Film: ‘My Love Letter to Italian Sex Comedies of the ’60s and ’70s’

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Canada Showcases Latest Animation, From the ‘Deep, Darkly Funny’ ‘Fifteen Dogs’ to Family Friendly ‘Eliak’ and YA Medieval Fantasy ‘Beshader’

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Trump Slams Bill Maher as a ‘Highly Overrated Lightweight’ and Calls Their White House Dinner a ‘Complete Waste of Time’: ‘He Is No Different Than Kimmel, Fallon, or Colbert’

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Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan Sundance Drama ‘Josephine’ Sells to Sumerian Pictures in Seven-Figure Deal

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‘Heysel 85’ Review: A Real Soccer Riot Becomes a Tense Political Metaphor

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Catalonia Pushes Beyond Arthouse

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‘Iván & Hadoum,’ ‘Ravalear: Not for Sale’ Lead Catalonia’s Varied Slate

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Allan Deberton and Lázaro Ramos Discuss Tender Brazilian Queer Youth Drama ‘Gugu’s World,’ Launch Clip Ahead of Berlin Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

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Director Ulrike Ottinger on Turning Isabelle Huppert Into a Baroque Vampire in ‘The Blood Countess’: ’She Is Despotic’

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Food Network Unveils 2026 Hot List of Chefs and Culinary Content Creators, Including Nick DiGiovanni, Lorenzo Espada, Tini Younger and More

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‘Children are Filmmakers by Nature,’ Says Fernando Eimbcke Whose ‘Flies’ Competes for the Golden Bear in the Berlinale, Unveils Clip (EXCLUSIVE)

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Box Office: ‘Wuthering Heights’ Falls for $11 Million on Opening Day; ‘GOAT’ Takes Second With $7.1 Million

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Rupert Grint on the Rise of Fascism: ‘Obviously, I’m Against It’

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Berlinale Competition Film ‘Yellow Letters’ From ‘The Teachers’ Lounge’ Director Sparks European Buying Spree (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Wuthering Heights’ Breakout Charlotte Mellington on Playing Young Cathy, Word Games With Jacob Elordi and the ‘Creepy’ Prop Emerald Fennell Gave Her

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Charli xcx Jokes She Went ‘Method From the Day I Was Born’ for ‘The Moment’ Role: ‘Have I Had a Breakdown While Smoking a Million Cigarettes? Yes’

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Jamie Adams on Directing Quentin Tarantino, Simon Pegg and Charlotte Gainsbourg in ‘Only What We Carry’ — and Shooting the Movie in Six Days (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Dao’ Review: French-Senegalese Master Alain Gomis Builds a Swirling, Ecstatic Family Epic From One Wedding and a Funeral

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Callum Turner Immediately Asked About James Bond Rumors in Berlin: ‘I’m Not Going to Comment’

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As Hollywood Shoots Like ‘The Odyssey’ Sail to Morocco, Local Films Venture Into International Waters: ‘We Are a Country of Stories’

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‘Felicité’ Director Alain Gomis on His Berlinale Competition Comeback ‘DAO’ Set Between France and West Africa

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Ukrainian Skeleton Racer Vladyslav Heraskevych Loses Appeal in Olympic ‘Helmet of Memory’ Dispute

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‘Sholay’ Studio Sippy Films Maps Character IP Rollout Across Animation, Microdramas, Gaming (EXCLUSIVE)

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Same-Sex Japanese Dating Reality Show ‘The Boyfriend’ Leads Netflix Japan’s Unscripted Global Push

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Ursula Corberó Set to Star in Jaume Balagueró’s Next Feature, and Other Highlights at Berlin’s Spanish Producers Showcase (EXCLUSIVE)

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Chile’s Maite Alberdi Re-Visits the Docu-Fiction Format in ‘A Child of My Own’

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Nancy Guthrie: ‘Law Enforcement Activity Is Underway’ at a House in Her Neighborhood, Police Say

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AI Adoption Rises Among Indian Screenwriters as Pay, Credit Gaps Persist, Tulsea–Ormax Report Finds (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Mouse’ Review: A Touching Bond Forms Between a North Little Rock Teen and Her Late Friend’s Mom

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UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping on Thriller ‘Atlas King,’ Producing and Filming Fight Scenes: ‘It’s Got to Be Believable’

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FilmSharks Boards Warner Bros. Spain Romantic Drama ‘All That We Never Were’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Lady’s’ Nigerian Stars Slam ‘Dehumanizing’ Trump Travel Ban, Praise ‘Sisterhood’ Behind Sundance Prizewinner and Berlin Player

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India Expands Berlinale Footprint With Six Films, Strategic Market Push

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Film Factory Nabs Rights to ’Torrente for President,’ Spain’s Biggest Comedy Bet for 2026 (EXCLUSIVE)

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TVCO Snags Chilean Sci-Fi Series ‘Hidden Island’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Locarno Winner Edwin Turns Factory Floor Horror Into Capitalism Critique With ‘Sleep No More’ at Berlinale

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Alex Kahuam Wraps Production on Latest Horror Pic, ‘House of Holloway,’ Starring Laura Marano, Doug Jones (EXCLUSIVE)

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The Rich Fall – and ‘Melt Down Like Icarus’ – in Anke Blondé’s ‘Dust’ but Today’s Reality Is ‘Much More Absurd’

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Global Constellation Secures Pre-Sales for Upcoming World War II Drama ‘Crux’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘A Dance With Rainbows’ Director Lee Yi-shan Developing Supernatural Thriller ‘Ghostbusters Club’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Mahnaz Mohammadi on Depicting Iran’s Evin Prison in Berlin Film ‘Roya’: ‘You Have to Tell the Story Through the Displacement, Silence and Rupture’

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Berlinale Talents Winner ‘Kurinji’ From ‘Delhi Crime’ Producer FilmKaravan Sets International Co-Production With France’s Blue Monday (EXCLUSIVE)

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