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Dorothy Speaks! ‘Wicked: For Good’ Actor Bethany Weaver Says Taking Over Judy Garland’s Iconic Role Was a ‘Life-Changing Experience’

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George Clooney to Receive Film at Lincoln Center’s Chaplin Award

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‘Wicked’: How Universal’s Risky Gamble to Split the Musical Into Two Movies Paid Off at the Box Office

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HBO Max Black Friday Deal: 73% Off Basic Plan With Ads for One Year

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Dorra Zarrouk on Directing Debut ‘The Life That Remains,’ Doha’s Growing Film Ecosystem, and Two Decades of Screen Stardom

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Rupert Grint Wrote Letter to New Ron Weasley Actor Before HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Started Filming: ‘It’s Quite Strange to Have the Cycle Happening Again’

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Trump Opposes FCC Raising 39% TV Ownership Cap if It Would ‘Enlarge’ ‘Fake News Networks’ Like ABC, NBC — but It Wouldn’t Do That

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WAVES Film Bazaar 2025 Wraps With Awards for ‘Kakthet,’ ‘Ulta’ and AI Filmmaking Innovation

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Guns N’ Roses Announce 2026 North American Tour Dates

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‘Stranger Things’ Star Charlie Heaton Has ‘Global Appeal,’ ‘Learned How to Be a Better Actor from Al Pacino,’ Says ‘Billy Knight’ Director Alec Griffen Roth

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Jimmy Cliff, Legendary Reggae Musician and Star of ‘The Harder They Come,’ Dies at 81

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Laura Jackson Joins CNN as Host of Global Culture Show ‘Seasons’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘My Father and Qaddafi’ Follows Jihan K’s Decades-Long Search for the Truth About Her Father’s Disappearance

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The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time

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Comedians to Cover Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as ‘Friendzgiving’ Live Event for Zeam Streamer

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Trump’s Threatened Tariffs on Film Are Not Viable Says Close Associate Steven Paul: ‘I Am Hopeful That We Won’t Be Going Down That Path’

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Chance the Rapper and Julianne Hough Join ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ As Co-Hosts

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‘Adolescence’ Cinematographer Reveals Plans for Another One-Shot Series, Details Emmy-Winning Technical Innovation

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Tallinn Winner ‘Lady,’ With ‘Fleabag’ Star Sian Clifford, Broken Down by Director Samuel Abrahams

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Baltic Projects to Watch Shed Light on Global Issues That Are ‘Painfully Relevant’

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Latvia’s Animated Oscar Pick ‘Dog of God’ Flies to Germany and Greece – ‘The Naughty Stuff Was Inspired by Baltic Folk Songs’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Dharmendra, Iconic Bollywood Star of ‘Sholay’ and ‘Phool Aur Patthar,’ Dies at 89

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France’s CNC Launches First Baltic-Focused Co-Production Workshop

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Parrot Analytics Teams With Qatar’s Nascent Film Committee, Opens Middle East Office in Doha

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‘The Office’ South African Adaptation ‘Die Kantoor’ Sets Showmax Premiere Date (EXCLUSIVE)

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China Box Office: Bi Gan’s Resurrection Debuts at No. 1 as ‘Demon Slayer’ Holds Firm

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Billie Eilish’s ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ 3D Concert Movie Set for Release by Paramount, Co-Directed by James Cameron

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Kiran Rao’s Kindling Pictures Backs Bosco Bhandarkar’s ‘Shadow Hill’ at WAVES Film Bazaar

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‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Finds Its Losers Club: The Young Cast on Landing Their Roles and Their Fears of Pennywise

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WAVES Film Bazaar Unveils Two New Awards to Boost Filmmaking Support

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Bird Flu Epidemic Immigrant Drama ‘Feather Men’ Bows at WAVES Film Bazaar

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Psychological Horror ‘No Onions’ Debuts at WAVES Film Bazaar

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Sam Elliott on His Emotional ‘Landman’ Role: How He ‘Spent a Good Part of My Time in Tears’ and Why the Part Speaks ‘Very, Very Strongly to Me’

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Shaboozey and Stephen Wilson Jr. on How They ‘Took a Walk’ Into Stephen King Land With Their ‘Long Walk’ Theme (and Wilson’s Own Viral ‘Stand by Me’ Cover)

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Udo Kier, German Actor Who Appeared in ‘My Own Private Idaho,’ ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein,’ Dies at 81

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Jacqueline Bisset Explains Why She Will Never Direct: ‘I Might Become a Monster’

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Antonio Banderas Reveals Role as Mentor in Anthony Bourdain Biopic: ‘I Was Cleaning Fish Every Single Day!’

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‘Landman’ Season 2 Episode 2: Craziest Moments and Burning Questions, From a Shocking Breakup to [SPOILER]’s Surprise Return

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Why Does ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Still Cast Such a Wicked Spell? Because It’s the Movie That First Flipped the Patriarchy on Its Head

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‘Wicked: For Good’ Box Office: All the Records Set in Opening Weekend

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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Say Goodbye to ‘Wicked’ Characters With Emotional Tributes: ‘I Will Love You Always’

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Donald Glover Says He Suffered a Stroke During 2024 Childish Gambino World Tour: ‘They Found a Hole in My Heart’

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‘Wicked: For Good’ Flies to $226 Million Globally in Fourth-Biggest Box Office Debut of 2025

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‘Wicked: For Good’: Behind Glinda’s Extravagant Wedding, Including Designing a Dress with a 25-Meter Veil and Editing the Stampede to Sound like ‘Day of the Locust’

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Box Office: ‘Wicked: For Good’ Dazzles With $150 Million, Biggest Debut for Broadway Adaptation

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Vikramaditya Motwane Boards Coming-of-Age Comedy ‘Teacher’s Pet’ as EP, Taps Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy to Direct – WAVES Film Bazaar

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Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Abhijat Joshi Deliver Candid Stories, On-Stage Flourishes at International Film Festival of India

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Trans Love Story ‘Lala & Poppy’ Filmmakers on Pioneering Film at International Film Festival of India

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New Zealand Sweetens Film Incentives, Eyes India Co-Production Revival – WAVES Film Bazaar

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‘A Fox Under a Pink Moon’ Review: A Teenage Bride Documents Her Escape from Iran in Expressive IDFA Winner

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