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Tom Cruise Urges Young Actors to Learn Filmmaking Tech, Which Is ‘Not Taught in Film Schools’: ‘Brando Understood Lighting. All the Greats Did’

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Killing of Palestinian Girl Hind Rajab Being Made Into Film by Kaouther Ben Hania, ‘Zone of Interest’ Producer James Wilson, ‘Navalny’ Producer Odessa Rae and Film4 (EXCLUSIVE)

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Korea’s MAP and Singapore’s Momo Film Co Unveil Asian Production Alliance at Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)

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Gerard Depardieu Found Guilty on Sexual Assault Charges, Given 18-Month Suspended Prison Sentence

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Italian Producer Andrea Iervolino Says He’s Working With Trump ‘Special Ambassador’ Mel Gibson on U.S.-Italy Co-Production Treaty Amid Tariff Threats

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Michael Cera Making Directorial Debut With Comedy ‘Love Is Not the Answer’ Starring Pamela Anderson, Steve Coogan, Jamie Dornan and Fred Hechinger

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‘[REC]’ Producer Filmax Brings to Market ‘The Nest,’ Drops Promo (EXCLUSIVE)

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India’s Rahul Bhat Brings ‘Lost & Found in Kumbh’ to Cannes Market After ‘Black Warrant’ Netflix Success (EXCLUSIVE)

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The Mediapro Studio to Adapt ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Writer Evan Spiliotopoulos’ First Novel (EXCLUSIVE)

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TrustNordisk’s ‘The Last Viking’ Adds Buyers, Unveils First-Look Image (EXCLUSIVE)

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International Emmy Winner Aokbab Chutimon to Star in Thai Horror ‘Fortune Seekers’ as Night Edge Pictures Debuts Sales in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)

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Saudi Arabian Film Pioneer Faisal Baltyuor Appointed Red Sea Film Foundation CEO

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Hlynur Pálmason Finds ‘Beauty in the Mundane’ in ‘The Love That Remains’ and Calls for Change in Icelandic Film Industry

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FilmSharks Acquires Benjamín Ávila Thriller (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’ Director Anna Hints Readies for Body Horror Musical ‘Black Hairy Beast,’ Reunites With Tushar Prakash and Stellar Film (EXCLUSIVE)

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Moritz Bleibtreu, Kida Khodr Ramadan Set to Play Gay Lovers in ‘Hijiamat’ With Arthood Entertainment Pre-Selling in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Sunny Dancer’ First Look: Bella Ramsey Roars in George Jaques’ Coming-of-Age Comedy, Now Shooting in Scotland (EXCLUSIVE)

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Playtime Launches Canneseries Winner Rafael Cobos’ Debut Feature, ‘Golpes’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ First Reactions Praise Film as an ‘Exhilarating Adrenaline Rush’ With ‘Gold Standard’ Action ‘For The Ages’

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Kirill Serebrennikov Sets Cast for French-Language Feature ‘Après,’ With Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel, Vincent Macaigne (EXCLUSIVE)

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Will Splashy Projects From Olivia Wilde, Cynthia Erivo and Harris Dickinson Help the Cannes Market Get Its Mojo Back?

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Simon Pegg on Saying Goodbye to ‘Mission: Impossible’ and How the Franchise Rescued Him From a Battle With Depressive Alcoholism: ‘It Gave Me Real Focus When I Needed Focus’

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‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Adds Kelvin Harrison Jr. As Beetee

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‘100 Nights of Hero,’ Fairy Tale Romance Starring Emma Corrin, Charli XCX, Nicholas Galitzine, Maika Monroe Sells to Independent Film Company (EXCLUSIVE)

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Kim Novak Documentary Biopic ‘Kim Novak’s Vertigo’ Acquired by Dogwoof (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Robin and the Hoods,’ Starring Naomie Harris and Gwendoline Christie, Sells to U.S., Multiple Other Territories, Ahead of Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)

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World War II Drama ‘Never Alone’ From Klaus Haro Sells to Multiple Territories (EXCLUSIVE)

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Martin Scorsese to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Italy’s Taormina Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

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Mark Ruffalo, Guy Pearce, Melissa Barrera and Ralph Fiennes Among 350+ Figures to Sign Letter About Killing of Palestinian Protagonist of Cannes-Bound Doc: ‘We Are Ashamed’ of Industry ‘Passivity’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Jon Stewart Slams Donald Trump For Accepting ‘$400 Million’ Luxury Jumbo Jet From Qatar Royal Family: ‘There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch’

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‘Train to Busan’ Director’s New Virus Thriller ‘Colony’ From Showbox Hits Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)

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Martha Stewart on Why She Chose to Work With ‘Martha’ Filmmaker R.J. Cutler: ‘I Didn’t Want Some Namby-Pamby, Ralph Lauren Documentary’

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Beats Discounts Latest Headphones (Including Kim Kardashian Collab) by 51% Off for Limited Time

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Bose’s Bestselling SoundLink Portable Speaker Is $70 Off Online

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Amazon 2025 Upfront: Michael B. Jordan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis Light Up Stage as Streamer Makes Strong Return

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Samuel French, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Actor, Dies at 45

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Innovative Signs Barry O’Brien For Literary Representation (EXCLUSIVE)

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Video Game Companies Remove AI Provision on Unlimited Digital Replicas From ‘Best, Last and Final’ Offer to Actors Union (EXCLUSIVE)

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VFX Leaders Weigh Potential of Forming a Global Trade Association and Gauge Impact of AI on the Workforce

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How The Weeknd’s ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Combines Film, Music and Touring to Craft a New Playbook For Innovative Artistry

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Fox Upfront: Jamie Foxx’s Trump Impression, Brendan Fraser and Sarah Michelle Gellar’s ‘Unhinged Bears,’ and Letterman Gets Picked Up by Michael Strahan

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Leonardo DiCaprio Will Present Robert De Niro With Honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival Opening

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‘Creed’ Spinoff Series Set in Delphi Gym Ordered at Amazon

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MrBeast’s ‘Beast Games’ Renewed for Two More Seasons at Prime Video

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‘Spider-Noir’ First Look: Nicolas Cage Suits Up as Live-Action ‘Spider-Verse’ Hero in Prime Video Series

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‘Fallout’ Renewed for Season 3 Ahead of Season 2 Premiere in December

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‘Barbershop’ TV Series Starring Jermaine Fowler Set at Amazon

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Diddy Trial: Male Escort Gives Graphic Testimony About Sexual Encounters With Sean Combs and Cassie, Says He Witnessed Beatings

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Daryl Hall Says Yacht Rock Is a ‘F—ing Joke’ That ‘Suddenly Became a Genre:’ ‘It’s Just R&B With Some Jazz in There’

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Meta Removes Fake AI Ads With Jamie Lee Curtis After She Appealed to Mark Zuckerberg to Take Down ‘Bulls—’ Videos

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