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From Rappers to Oscar Contenders: How Hip-Hop Stars Teyana Taylor, A$AP Rocky and Tyler, the Creator Are Breaking Into the Acting Races

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Chanel Spotlights Alice Winocour’s ‘Coutures’ Starring Angelina Jolie, the First Film Shot at Paris Headquarters

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Jim Belushi on His Career Renaissance With Kristen Stewart’s ‘The Chronology of Water,’ Reinventing Himself and Still Dreaming of His Brother John

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Director Carl Rinsch Found Guilty of Swindling Netflix Out of $11 Million

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‘Elsbeth’ Creators Robert and Michelle King Renew CBS Studios Overall Deal

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Max Amini Signs With UTA (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Assassin’s Creed’ Netflix Series Casts ‘Say Nothing’ Star Lola Petticrew

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Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Netflix’s Warner Bros. Deal May Give Streamer ‘Pricing Leverage’ That ‘Might Not Necessarily Be Healthy’

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‘The Other Bennet Sister’ First Look: Richard E. Grant and Ruth Jones Play Discerning Parents in ‘Pride & Prejudice’ Spinoff From BBC, BritBox (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Survival of the Thickest’ Season 3: Ice-T, Wanda Sykes, Jenna Lyons Among Guest Stars

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Timothée Chalamet to Receive Spotlight Actor Honor at Palm Springs International Film Awards

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Jennifer Garner Starring in Cryptocurrency Comedy ‘One Attempt Remaining’ for Netflix

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Gus Van Sant on Making ‘Dead Man’s Wire,’ Wanting to Cast Tom Waits in ‘Drugstore Cowboy’ and Robin Williams Ad-Libbing on ‘Good Will Hunting’

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LISTEN: Sundance Lineup Mixes New Discoveries and Nostalgia; The Game Awards Blend Kudos and Ballyhoo

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‘Supergirl’ Trailer: Milly Alcock Is DC’s New Hero, Krypto Pees on Superman and Jason Momoa Is Lobo in DC Spinoff Set in Space

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Xilam, UGC Team on Ambitious Series Adaptation of Bernard Werber’s Thriller Bestseller ‘Empire of the Ants’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Who in the Hell Is Regina Jones?’ Doc Sets Broadcast TV Premiere for Black History Month

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‘Nobody Wants This,’ ‘Shrinking,’ ‘The Pitt’ Among Series Set for 2026 Edition of PaleyFest LA

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‘Goodbye June’ Review: Kate Winslet Makes Her Directorial Debut With a Formulaic Family Weepie

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TalkShopLive Taps Ex-TikTok U.S. Commerce Boss Sandie Hawkins as CEO, Co-Founder Bryan Moore to Become Executive Chairman

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Paramount+ Sets Animated Shows Based on Mo Willems’ Pigeon, Elephant & Piggie Children’s Books

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Hugh Laurie Joins Amy Poehler, Mike Schur Peacock Comedy Series ‘Dig’

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James L. Brooks, the Empowered Women’s Man Behind ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Ella McCay,’ Gets Star on the Walk of Fame

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Looking for the Perfect Holiday Outfit? Men’s Wearhouse Has You Covered

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‘Ted’ Season 2 Sets Peacock Release Date

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‘Beast Games’ Season 2 Sets ‘Survivor’ Crossover With Jeff Probst: Watch the Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

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The Best Albums of 2025

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‘London, I Love You’ Anthology Film Set for 2026 Shoot With Simon Curtis, Gurinder Chadha, Amma Asante and Shane Meadows Among Directors

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‘Friday Night Lights’ Cast Sets 20th Anniversary Reunion at ATX TV Festival

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NewsNation Takes Global View, Names Robert Sherman International Correspondent

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Egyptian Director Omar Hilal on Pairing Top Arab Stars Hend Sabri and Ahmed Helmy for the First Time in ‘His Weakest Creatures’: ‘I’m Thanking My Lucky Stars’

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Tarik Saleh’s Oscar Entry ‘Eagles of the Republic’ Leads Sweden’s Guldbagge Awards With 11 Nominations

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18 Premiere Party Photos: 16 Winners Reunite, Law Roach and More

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Can Timothée Chalamet Save Indie Film? Inside ‘Marty Supreme’s’ Wild Press Tour

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Disney Accuses Google of Using AI to Engage in Copyright Infringement on ‘Massive Scale’

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Showgirl’ and Alex Warren’s ‘Ordinary’ Top RIAA’s 2025 Multi-Platinum Lists

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Paramount+ Thriller ‘Little Disasters’ Hooks Us With Diane Kruger’s Antivaxxer Mom, but Abandons Its Most Interesting Themes: TV Review

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Disney Inks Blockbuster OpenAI Deal to Bring More Than 200 Characters to Sora Video Platform, to Invest $1 Billion in AI Company

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‘Hijack’ Season 2 Trailer: Idris Elba Takes His Hostage Negotiation Skills to a Train Instead of a Plane

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Tyler Perry’s ‘Beauty in Black’ Renewed for Third and Final Season at Netflix

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Sydney Sweeney Tells Ethan Hawke ‘I Wish You Were My Dad’ as They Swap Stories on ‘Euphoria,’ Acting as Teens and More

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HanWay Boards Olive Nwosu’s Debut Feature ‘Lady,’ Premiering at Sundance (EXCLUSIVE)

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Amir El-Masry Receives Variety International Vanguard Actor Award at Red Sea Film Festival: ‘I Hope to Open Doors’

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Palestinian Filmmaker Maha Haj’s ‘Playhouse’ Leads Winners at Red Sea Souk Project Awards

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Ad-Research Firm MarketCast Hires Nielsen Alum Lana Busignani as CEO, Replacing Amy Fenton

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Ramzi Bashour’s Sundance Title ‘Hot Water,’ Starring Lubna Azabal, Acquired by Films Boutique (EXCLUSIVE)

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Film4 Hires Mubi’s Co-Head of Global Acquisitions Cate Kane as Senior Commissioning Executive

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EFM Frontières Focus Unveils Lineup, Featuring Bosnian PTSD Folk Horror, Irish Sexual Fantasy and the Whole Truth, Perhaps, About Legendary Skyjacker ‘D.B. Cooper’  (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Iron Chef,’ ‘Forensic Files’ Among FAST Channels in Radial-Telus Canada Deal (EXCLUSIVE)

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Taylor Swift Reveals Two Favorite Songs From Her Catalog on ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’: Rankings are ‘Constantly Changing’

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