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How Composer Max Richter Used Elizabethan-Era Instruments and a Women’s Choir to Shape ‘Hamnet’s’ Emotional Tone

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‘Troll 2’ review: Mythological Monsters Return in a Slick If Unsurprising Sequel to Global Netflix Hit

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Selects 10 Student Filmmakers as Prize Finalists- Film News in Brief

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‘Dust Bunny’ Review: Mads Mikkelsen Is a Reluctant Hero in Morbidly Fantastical Shoot-’em-Up

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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Costume Designer on Puppet Fittings and Easter Eggs: ‘I Wanted Her to Echo the Marionette’

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‘Europe’s New Faces’ Review: An Intimate if Scattered Portrait of Displacement Reframes the Immigration Narrative

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Cherien Dabis Receives Variety International Vanguard Director Award at Red Sea Film Festival

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How Often Do Hostile Takeovers Actually Work? Paramount’s Bid to Land Warner Bros. May Face Uphill Battle

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‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Hits 5.8 Million Viewers and ‘I Love L.A.’ Reaches 1 Million, Two Series Highs for HBO

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‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Review: Slay Bells Ring Anew for an Under-the-Radar Franchise’s Return

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Disney’s OpenAI Deal ‘Appears to Sanction’ AI Company’s ‘Theft of Our Work,’ WGA Says

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Benicio Del Toro on ‘One Battle After Another,’ Latino Representation, Directing Aspirations and Wanting to Host ‘SNL’

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Gov. Kathy Hochul Signs SAG-AFTRA Bills to Regulate AI Performers in New York

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Dwayne Johnson to Be Honored With Creative Impact in Acting Award From Variety at 2026 Palm Springs Film Festival

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Amanda Seyfried Joins ‘Skinny Dip’ Series Adaptation From Bill Lawrence, Adam Horowitz & Edward Kitsis at Amazon

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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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