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Spin Master Entertainment Greenlights Its First Original Film Directed by David Soren (EXCLUSIVE)

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Paramount+ Sets True-Crime Series ‘Don’t Date Brandon’ and TikTok Heartthrob Doc ‘Thirst Trap’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Anatomy of a Joke: Bill Burr on the Mushroom Trip That Inspired His ‘Sad Men’ Bit in ‘Drop Dead Years’

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Gamescom 2025 Preview: Xsolla Chief Reveals Four Topics at the Center of This Year’s Industry Gathering

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Netflix Bollywood Dance Film ‘Best of the Best’ Rounds Out Ensemble Cast (EXCLUSIVE)

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Kevin Spacey Going to Venice Film Festival to Show the Movie Trailer for His Directorial Effort ‘Holiguards Saga — The Portal of Force’

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Ayo Edebiri Says Deciding If ‘The Bear’ Is a Comedy or Drama Is ‘Above My Pay Grade’: ‘That’s a Question for the Studios’

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How Playing in the NFL Prepared Nnamdi Asomugha to Direct ‘The Knife’ and Why He Wants Audiences to Debate the Thriller’s Ending

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Elizabeth Banks on the ‘Taxing’ Process of ‘Press Your Luck’ and Her Personal Connection to the Show: I ‘Make This for the Moms’

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‘The Penguin’ Creator Lauren LeFranc Sets HBO Overall Deal, Launches Acid and Tender Productions (EXCLUSIVE)

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Charles Kipps and Tom Fontana to Run for Writers Guild of America East President Post

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As Fascism Takes Hold in the U.S., How Will — and Should — the TV Landscape Depict Our Real-Life Horrors?

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Doechii Drops Off of Three Festivals, Including All Points East

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‘The Map That Leads to You’ Review: A Terrific Travel Romance Rekindles Lasse Hallström’s Gift for Emotional Storytelling

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Jesse Collins Entertainment Names NFL Veteran Seth Dudowsky Executive VP, Head of Sports & Live Content (EXCLUSIVE)

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Cynthia Erivo to Receive Kirk Douglas Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival

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Chris McGurk’s Cineverse Pacts With Lloyd Braun’s Banyan Ventures to Launch MicroCo Short Form Content Platform

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Layoffs Hit ‘BioShock’ Development Team Amid Delays; Rod Fergusson Named New Head of 2K Studio Cloud Chamber

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Miramax Forges Partnership With Doha Film Institute to Support Arabic Scripted Content

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How ‘The Studio’ Created Authentic L.A. Looks From the Golden Globes Ceremony to the Smokehouse Restaurant

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CBS Seals 5-Year Deal for American Music Awards, Expanding Partnership With Dick Clark Prods.

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Film Critic Leonard Maltin on ‘The Wizard of Oz’s’ Lasting Impact: ‘You Have to Know When You’re Facing Utter Perfection’

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Ron Perlman Launches Watrfall Content Finance Platform for Creators and Fans

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‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Reveals Weasley Children: Gracie Cochrane as Ginny, New Twins for Fred and George

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‘Weapons’ Is a Box Office Hit. Now Movie Theaters Are Bracing for a Bleak Three Months

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Stephen A. Smith Has Big Plans for Production Outlet Straight Shooter Media

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Chiquis Signs Co-Management Deal With Prajin Parlay, Joining Peso Pluma and More (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Weapons’ Stays No. 1 at U.K. and Ireland Box Office as ‘Materialists’ and Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’ Open Strong

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Pierce Brosnan Would Consider Bond Return for Denis Villeneuve Even if ‘No One Wants a Craggy, 72-Year-Old’ 007: ‘Why Not? It’s Great Entertainment’

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Mark Hamill Wanted to Leave the U.S. Then His Wife Called Him Out for Being ‘Forced Out’ by Donald Trump: ‘That Son of a Bitch. I’m Not Leaving’

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‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Trailer: Colin Farrell Is a Desperate Gambling Addict in ‘Conclave’ Director’s Netflix Psychological Thriller

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Shari Redstone Defends Paramount’s $16 Million Settlement With Trump as ‘No-Brainer’

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Aubrey Plaza Says Grief Over Husband Jeff Baena’s Death Is ‘Aways There’ and Feels Like the Apple TV+ Movie ‘The Gorge’: ‘There’s a Giant Ocean of Awfulness That’s Right There’

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Oscars: Palestine Submits Annemarie Jacir’s Historical Drama ‘Palestine 36’ for International Feature Race

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Maxwell’s, Hoboken’s Legendary Rock Venue That Helped Spawn Nirvana, the Replacements and More, Is Getting a Documentary — Submissions Welcome

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MFF & Co, Globo Partner on English-Language North American Adaptations of Smash Hit Telenovelas (EXCLUSIVE)

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China’s COL Launches Micro-Drama Empire With 1,000+ Titles – Global Bulletin

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Venice-Bound ‘Kabul, Between Prayers’ Acquired for Sales by Mediawan, First-Look Clip Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)

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Sandra Hüller to Star in Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War Road Trip Movie ‘1949’ for Mubi and Our Films

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Bad Bunny and Danny Ocean Lead Premios Juventud Nominations List (EXCLUSIVE)

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Zhu Yilong, Ni Ni on ‘Dongji Rescue’ WWII Maritime Epic: ‘Humanism Doesn’t Recognize National Boundaries’

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Ray Winstone Recalls Frustration With ‘Black Widow’ Reshoots, Says Marvel ‘Takes Away From Getting Cultural Films Made’: ‘It’s All About Selling Tickets’

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Nexstar to Acquire Tegna in $6.2 Billion Deal, Marking Big Move to Consolidate Local TV Biz

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Hafsia Herzi’s Cannes Best Actress Winner ‘The Little Sister’ Bought by Strand Releasing for U.S. (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Gloria’ Lead Paulina García to Star in Tarea Fina’s ‘La ilusión de un paraíso,’ Directed by Argentina’s Valeria Pivato (EXCLUSIVE)

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How the Nordics and Baltics Are Building on ‘The Visitor,’ ‘Solomamma,’ Other Hits, to Fuel Co-Productions: ’Putin’s Invading Ukraine Has Brought Us Closer’

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‘Harry Potter’ Series Star Dominic McLaughlin Says Putting on Costume for the First Time Was ‘Surreal’: ‘It Was the Dream Role, of Course’

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Busan Film Festival Expands Vision Section, Launches Innovation Platform

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Limerick Film Lab Unveils Debut Co-Production Slate at Edinburgh International Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

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Thelma Schoonmaker to Receive IBC2025 International Honor for Excellence (EXCLUSIVE)

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