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‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons Says Using AI ‘Defeats the Purpose’ of Filmmaking: ‘I Get No Enjoyment From Using Those Tools’

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What the Backlash to Artists Booking or Backing Out of ‘Freedom 250′ Tells Us About the Fickleness of Fan Bases: Bret Michaels’ Guitarist Speaks Up

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Doja Cat Slams Elon Musk as a ‘Barrel Chested Ewok’ While Requesting Changes to X: ‘You Look Like You Eat Sand’

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‘Love Island USA’ Contestant Who Was Expelled for Using the N-Word Apologizes: ‘There Is No Excuse’

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‘Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs That’s the Weight of the World)’ Review: The Tribeca Festival Kicks Off with Questlove’s Indelible Portrait of the Great but Underrated EWF

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Boots Riley Guesses Martin Scorsese Got ‘A Gang of Money’ for AI Partnership and ‘Doesn’t Give a F—‘

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Tony Dokoupil Honors Scott Pelley After ’60 Minutes’ Firing: ‘A Journalist Who Valued Truth at All Costs’

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‘Mapogo: The Lion Throne’ Vertical Documentary Series Set at FlareFlow

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Quentin Tarantino Says Post-Pandemic Movies Are Riddled by “Flaws, Miscast Performers or Just Plain Stupid S***”

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TikTok Teams With Sundance Institute for Four-Week Microseries Writing Workshop

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Steve Kroft Says ’60 Minutes’ Is ‘Disastrous’ Under Bari Weiss After Scott Pelley and More Fired: ‘This Is Journalistic Interference’

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Tom Holland Once Said Playing Spider-Man in His 30s Would Be Bad, but Now Reveals ‘I Could’ve Been Trying to Leverage Sony’ for a Better Deal: ‘A Strategy to Create Fear’

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Music Industry Moves: Mexico’s Intocable Partners With Primary Wave; Julia Jacklin Signs With 4AD

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‘We Have to Reinvent Ourselves Time and Time Again’: Inside Variety’s Power of Women London With Cynthia Erivo, Emilia Clarke, Suki Waterhouse, Emma Corrin and Hannah Waddingham — Plus a Surprise Appearance From Dame Joan Collins

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Wim Wenders Withdraws ‘Wrong Move’ From Circulation Over Nastassja Kinski’s Topless Scene Filmed at Age 13

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NBA Finals 2026: Here’s Where to Watch the New York Knicks vs. San Antonio Spurs Championship Series Live Online

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ElevenLabs Partners With Hasbro’s AI Studios to License Transformers, Mr. Potato Head, Clue Characters and More for AI Use

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‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Finale’s Hallway Scene Took Three Days of Prep and One Day to Shoot

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Shia LaBeouf Gets Probation After Pleading Guilty to Battery in New Orleans Bar Fight

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Emilia Clarke on Moving Forward After Suffering Two Brain Hemorrhages: ‘Recovery Is as Important as Survival’

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‘Diddy: The Reckoning’ Director’s Biggest Challenge Was ‘Cutting Through Social Media’ Noise to Get to the Truth

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What Martin Scorsese’s AI Embrace Means for Filmmaking’s Future: 5 Takeaways

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Quentin Tarantino Slams Hollywood as a ‘Flavorless Sausage Factory’ Where ‘Miscast’ Actors, ‘Audience Pandering or Stupid S— Torpedos Every New Movie’

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How One Media Company Is Fighting Manga’s Major Piracy Problem

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Fox Is Divvying Up ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ Season 3 Into 101 Episodes for Holywater’s My Drama Microdrama App

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Shia LaBeouf Pleads Guilty to Battery Charges Over Mardi Gras ‘Tussle,’ Gets Two Years Probation

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Wim Wenders Pulls Film With Nastassja Kinski Teen Nude Scene Out of Circulation

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Hulu to Develop Scott Turow Novel ‘Suspect’ for TV With Bruce Miller & Marissa Jo Cerar, Matt Shakman to Direct

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‘Sonic 4’: Kristen Bell Reveals Peek at Recording Process as She Starts Voicing Amy Rose

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CBS News Gutted ’60 Minutes’ On-Air Team. Can This Show Really Go On?

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Sharon Stone on Helping Marc Maron Channel His Grief Over Lynn Shelton With ‘In Memoriam’ and Why Joe Eszterhas’ ‘Basic Instinct’ Reboot Is a Bad Idea

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Who’s the Next Curry Barker? Hollywood Insiders Pick the YouTubers With Box Office Potential

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Casting Society Adds Video Game Membership Category (EXCLUSIVE)

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Netflix’s ‘Michael Jackson: The Verdict’ Docuseries Puts the Singer and the Public on Trial: TV Review

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‘The Odyssey’ Sets 3-Week 70mm Run at Westwood’s Village Theatre

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ to Get 3-Week Run at Westwood Village Theatre

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Sara Bareilles Announces First Studio Album in Seven Years, ‘Good Grief,’ to Be Followed by Fall Tour

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‘Boomah,’ Gritty New Feature From ‘Daughters of Abdulrahman’ Director Zaid Abu Hamdan, Set For Shanghai Film Festival Bow

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Sam Reich on ‘Game Changer’ Emmy Chances, Abby Lee Miller’s Surprise Dropout Fandom and Animated ‘Dimension 20’ Plans

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‘Bicycle Thief,’ Iroller Media’s Indian Drama, Lands European and U.S. Distribution With Norse Key Productions (EXCLUSIVE)

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Disney Moves Some Super Bowl Commercials at $8 Million Amid Advertiser Squabbles (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Backrooms’ Crossing $100M to Become A24’s Highest Grossing Movie Domestically

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TV Networks Hope Sports Catch Upfront Ad Dollars as Madison Avenue Cuts Budgets (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘American Horror Story’ Star Emma Roberts Signs With UTA

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Netflix Orders Big Box Store Animated Comedy Series ‘Dealies’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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How Ken Burns, David Schmidt and Sarah Botstein’s ‘The American Revolution’ Documentary Lends a Voice to the Underrepresented and Took 10 Years to Make

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Snap Taps Anmol Malhotra as New Global Head of Content and Partnerships

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‘God of War’ Prequel Game ‘Laufey’ Set at PlayStation (Gaming News Roundup)

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‘Backrooms’ Crosses $100 Million in 6 Days to Become A24’s Biggest Movie at Domestic Box Office

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AGBO Expands Leadership Team With New Hires From Apple, Snap and Gaming World (EXCLUSIVE)

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