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Director Leonel Vieira on Hit HBO Max Thriller ‘The Scream,’ on Building Suspense and Finance and Working the Portugal-Spain Axis (EXCLUSIVE)

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Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol Unveil Bronze Statue in London’s Leicester Square to Mark ‘DDLJ’ 30th Anniversary (EXCLUSIVE)

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Kirsten Dunst Discusses #MeToo Progress at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival: ‘I Think We Have Put a Lot of People Away’

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Queen Latifah Remembers ‘Chicago’ Success, Talks Studio Notes: ‘The Difficulty Is When It’s From Someone Who Has No Creativity and Way Too Much Power’

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Tahar Rahim Dives Into ‘Les Misérables’ With a ‘Fugitive’-Tinged New Take on Javert and His ‘Face-Off’ With Valjean

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‘Giant’ Director Rowan Athale on Landing Pierce Brosnan for Boxing Film, Getting Sylvester Stallone’s ‘Seal of Approval’ and Their Next Film Together

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BAFTA Says It Has Achieved Nearly All Membership Diversity Targets Since 2020, Though Women Still Short of 50% Goal

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‘A Sad and Beautiful World’ Review: Evocative Romance Spans Three Decades Against the Backdrop of a Country in Constant Crisis

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Netflix’s ‘The Abandons’ Stars Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey in a Half-Hearted, Oddly Thin Revisionist Western: TV Review

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‘Man Finds Tape’ Review: A Found-Footage Angle Both Complicates and Hobbles Intriguing Horror Debut

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‘Demon Slayer,’ ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’ Lead Data Showing Anime Is Asia Pacific’s Most Underused Growth Engine

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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Review: The Animatronic Killers Are Back, and So Is the Slapdash Filmmaking, in the Lousy Sequel to 2023’s Monster Hit

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Jon M. Chu Moves First-Look Film and TV Deal to Paramount

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Trump Pardons Sports Exec Tim Leiweke in Texas Bid-Rigging Case

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Hong Kong Fire Remembrance Sets Poignant Tone at Hainan Film Festival Launch

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Australian Drama Production Hits Record $1.7 Billion, Driven by International Activity

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Phil Upchurch, Guitarist and Composer for Michael Jackson and Curtis Mayfield, Dies at 84

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DIRECTV Adds Seven New Multiview ‘Mix Channels’ to Elevate Home Streaming

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Lady Gaga, Robert Redford and Prince Photos Being Auctioned Off at Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood Benefit

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Paramount Exec Beverley McGarvey Champions Content Diversity at Asian Academy Creative Awards Keynote

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Indie Drama ‘Above Ground’ to Begin Production, Marks Feature Directorial Debut of Writer and Star Matt Kelsey (EXCLUSIVE)

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Big Loud Records Learned From the Biggest Indie Labels in History on the Way to Winning the Variety Hitmakers Platinum Decade Award

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Shabana Azmi Joins Kabir Bedi in True-Story Legal Drama ‘USA v Raj’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘The Challenge’ Star Olivia Kaiser on Running the Season 41 Final While Seven Weeks Pregnant and When She Found Out She Was Expecting

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‘The Bridge’ Producer Double Vision Partners With RisingJoy in Microdrama Push (EXCLUSIVE)

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Joel Edgerton Says James Cameron Shouldn’t ‘Be Squabbling’ Over ‘What Has a Right to Be Seen’ After Arguing Netflix Films Don’t Belong at the Oscars

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Josh Hutcherson Shrugs Off Tarantino Claiming ‘Hunger Games’ Ripped Off ‘Battle Royale’: ‘Everyone Borrows From Everyone’

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‘The Last Frontier’ Creators on Why [SPOILER] Had to Die, That Cliffhanger and Season 2 Ideas

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Scarlett Johansson in Talks for ‘The Batman 2’

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Natalie Portman, Animator Ugo Bienvenue Dream Brighter Future With Awards Contender ‘Arco:’ ‘This Film Needed to Exist’

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Jack Antonoff, Mustard and Sounwave Reflect on the Years-Long Production Process for Kendrick Lamar’s ‘GNX’: ‘We Developed Our Own Thing’

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WME Signs Author and ‘Woman Evolve’ Founder Sarah Jakes Roberts (EXCLUSIVE)

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Comcast’s Versant Spin-Off From NBCU Set to Close in January

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Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84

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Matthew Perry’s Doctor Sentenced to 30 Months for Supplying Ketamine

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Alex Warren on the Creation of ‘Ordinary’ and His Social-Media Campaign to Make the Song Go Viral

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Halle Berry Says Gavin Newsom ‘Probably Should Not Be the Next President’ After Menopause Bill Veto

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‘Boston Blue,’ ‘Sheriff Country’ Earn Speedy Season 2 Renewals at CBS

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Variety Unveils Hitmakers’ Top 25 Songs of 2025: ‘Ordinary,’ ‘Luther’ and More

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Blumhouse-Atomic Monster Sets New ‘Paranormal Activity’ Movie at Paramount With James Wan Producing

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Olivia Nuzzi’s Disastrous Memoir Rollout Is a Doomed Attempt to Have It Both Ways

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‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel ‘Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Is a ‘Lighter, More Friendly Path to Westeros,’ Season 2 Starts Shooting This Month

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‘The Comeback’ Season 3 First Look: Lisa Kudrow Is Back as Andrew Scott Joins the Cast — Valerie Cherish to Star in AI Sitcom

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‘Sinners’ to ‘Dune’ and ‘Birds of Prey’: How Gravillis Has Taken Film Poster Art and Album Covers to a Whole New Level in 25 Years

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Netflix Sells ‘Cozy Grove’ and ‘Spirit Crossing’ Video Game Studio Spry Fox Back to Original Owners

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Analyzing the Oscar Acting Races: Who’s Back, Who’s New, Who’s Rising

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‘Euphoria’ Sets Season 3 Premiere Date as Sam Levinson Teases Where Characters End Up: ‘Cassie and Nate Do in Fact Get Married’

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National Board of Review Winners 2025: ‘One Battle After Another’ Dominates With Best Film, Director, Three Acting Prizes

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Projeto Paradiso Bows Bold 2026 Incubator Slate at Ventana Sur (EXCLUSIVE)

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