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Laura Poitras to Be Special Guest at Opening of Visions du Réel’s Industry Program, ‘Cover-Up’ to Screen at Documentary Festival

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U.K. Production Spend Topped $9 Billion in 2025 as Film Investment Hit Record High Thanks to ‘Wuthering Heights,’ The Beatles Movies

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WBD Southern Europe Chief on Milan Cortina Olympics Driving HBO Max in Europe, Where Games Overlap With ‘Heated Rivalry’ Launch: ‘The Best Premium Content We Can Offer’

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Sean Baker and Michelle Yeoh Team for New Project ‘Sandiwara’ From Fashion House Self-Portrait, Premiering at Berlin Film Festival

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‘La Portraitiste,’ Written by Florence Longpré and Directed by Annie St-Pierre, Acquired by H264 (EXCLUSIVE)

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Sony Outlines Expansion Plans for Peanuts Brand Following $457 Million Acquisition

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‘The Grand Tour’ Revs Up With New Hosts Francis Bourgeois, Thomas Holland and James Engelsman: ‘In No Way Cardboard Cutouts of the Old Three’

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‘Oni Hunter X’ Lands at enGEN3 in Partnership With Oni Force, GK Labs Investment (EXCLUSIVE)

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MetFilm Boards Sundance Awards Winner ‘To Hold a Mountain’ for International Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

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Paramount’s David Ellison Vows Anti-Monopoly Approach in Warner Bros. Discovery Bid, Pledges 30 Films Annually in Open Letter to Creative Community

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Nick Cheung, Chung Suet-ying, Reza Rahadian Lead Hong Kong HAF’s Work-in-Progress Lineup

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Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Marty Supreme’ to Get China Theatrical Release

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Finneas Slams ‘Powerful Old White Men’ Who Are ‘Outraged’ About Billie Eilish’s Grammy Speech: ‘We Can Literally See Your Names in the Epstein Files’

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Sony Pictures Revenue Drops 12%, Music Posts Strong Results as Overall Company Operating Income Jumps Up 22% in December Quarter

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Trump Says He’s Ordered ‘All Federal Law Enforcement’ to Search for Savannah Guthrie’s Mother: ‘The Prayers of Our Nation Are With Her’

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Trump Says He ‘Won’t Be Involved’ in Justice Department Review of Warner Bros. Discovery Sale

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‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals the Identity of Calla Lily: Here Is the Celebrity Under the Costume

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‘Chicago P.D.’ Stars Jesse Lee Soffer and Tracy Spiridakos Set to Return for Crossover

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Savannah Guthrie Posts Video, Fights Tears While Telling Mom’s Kidnappers: ‘We Need to Know Without a Doubt That She Is Alive and That You Have Her’

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WHOOP Announces Creative Partnership With Designer Samuel Ross for Multi-Year ‘Project Terrain’ Collaboration

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If They Gave Grammys for Live Shows, the AmericanaFest Salute to Neil Young at the Troubadour Would Be a Contender: Concert Review

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Peacock Extends Annual Plan Deal On Heels of Winter Olympics: Get 12 Months of Streaming for Price of 10

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Taylor Swift to Debut ‘Opalite’ Music Video This Week

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McKenna Grace on the Fun of Glenn Close Yelling at Her in ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ and More From the Dior Addict Sweet Shop Party

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‘The Daily Show’ Skewers Gavin Newsom for Sex Scandal and Failure to Solve Homelessness and High-Speed Rail in New Segment (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Hunger Games’ Star Sam Claflin Says Shirtless Scenes Led to Body Dysmorphia: ‘There’s This Hollywood Assumption That Men With Six Packs Sell Movies’

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Hogwarts Gets Collegiate-Style Merch in New ‘Harry Potter’ Homage Collection

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Scott Printz, Producer on ‘Private Practice,’ ‘How to Get Away With Murder,’ Dies at 69

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Hotel and Credit Card Loyalty Programs Are Going All In on Exclusive Experiences in 2026 — From Sundance to the Grammys

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Chris Hemsworth Wondered if Revealing Alzheimer’s Genetic Predisposition Would Impact Acting Career: Will They ‘No Longer Believe in the Action Star’ or Marvel Hero?

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LISTEN: It’s Heigh-Ho Time After Regime Change at Disney; Ted Sarandos Survives Politically Charged Senate Grilling

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‘Eragon’ Disney+ Series Sets Todd Harthan, Todd Helbing as Co-Showrunners, Marc Webb Boards as Exec Producer

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Kristen Stewart Buys L.A.’s Highland Movie Theater and ‘Sees It as an Antidote to All the Corporate Bulls—‘

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Barry Manilow Postpones Las Vegas Residency Following Cancer Treatment

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How Ashley Padilla’s ‘Mom Confession’ Sketch Turned Her Into ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ Standout Emmy Contender

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YouTube Revenue for Full-Year 2025 Topped $60 Billion, Making Video Platform Bigger Than Netflix

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YouTube Ad Revenue Hits Record $11.38 Billion in Q4, but Falls Short of Expectations

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Josh D’Amaro Says He Got ‘Choked Up’ When Disney CEO Job Was Offered to Him

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‘Brilliant Minds’ Pulled From NBC Schedule, ‘The Voice’ Season 29 Takes Over Monday Nights After Winter Olympics

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Main Takeaways From IFFR Pro: U.S. Indies Find Shelter, Brazil Comes Strong, New Projects by ‘Leonor Will Never Die’ and ‘Samba Infinito’ Directors Crowned

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Amazon Pulls ‘Melania’ From Oregon Movie Theater in Response to Marquee Jokes

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‘Wayward’ Creator Mae Martin Sets Netflix First-Look Deal (EXCLUSIVE)

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SXSW 2026 Adds ‘The Comeback’ Season 3, Bloody Ballerina Thriller ‘Pretty Lethal’ and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Hillel Slovak Doc

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Don Lemon Confirmed to Speak at On Air Fest Podcast Conference After His Recent Arrest

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Joshua Jackson Joins Ray Romano in Greg Berlanti’s HBO Max Pilot ‘How to Survive Without Me’

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Whitney Leavitt Leveraged ‘Mormon Wives’ to Earn ‘Chicago.’ She’s Not Sure How She’ll Ever Go Back

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Jennifer Esposito Reveals She Has to Move Out of the Home She Mortgaged to Finance Her Directorial Debut: ‘I’ve Been Crying’

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Oscars Screenplay Race Break Down: From Paul Thomas Anderson’s Dominance to Foreign-Language Longshots

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Record Store Day 2026 Lineup: Vinyl Exclusives From Pink Floyd, ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ Bruce Springsteen, Katseye, Bruno Mars, Tom Petty, the ‘Wicked’ Cast and 350 More

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