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What It Takes to Get On the Oscar International Shortlist Without a Major U.S. Distributor

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Josh Gad Says He Was Denied a Role in ‘Avatar’ Because He Looked Like a ‘Tall Overweight Smurf’ As a Na’vi

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‘Emilia Pérez’ Sweeps France’s Lumiere Awards With Five Prizes, Including Best Film

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College Football Playoff National Championship 2025 Livestream: How to Watch Ohio State vs. Notre Dame Online Without Cable

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Black Eyed Peas Cancel 2025 Las Vegas Residency Due to ‘Current Circumstances’

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‘The Brutalist’ Director Brady Corbet Says Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones’ ‘Performances Are Completely Their Own’ Amid AI Dialogue Backlash

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International Feature Oscar Race: Read Variety Reviews of Shortlisted Titles and Submissions From More Than 50 Other Countries

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Carrie Underwood Performs ‘America the Beautiful’ A Cappella at Trump Inauguration After Audio Malfunction: ‘You Know the Words’

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‘Stagtown’ Horror Film Adaptation Set at Wattpad Webtoon Studios, LuckyChap From Director Benjamin Brewer (EXCLUSIVE)

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Donald Trump Sworn In as 47th President in Capitol Ceremony: ‘The American People Have Spoken’

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Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Choreographer for ‘Footloose’ and Broadway’s ‘Swing!,’ Dies at 78

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Content Americas 2025: The Confab’s No. 1 Question, a Movie Renaissance, What Buyers Want, Brazil and Deals to Date

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‘The Brutalist’ Sparks Backlash After Editor Reveals Use of AI in Dialogue and Buildings, but Says It’s ‘Nothing That Hasn’t Been Done Before’

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‘Come Closer’ Review: The Real-Life Death of a Brother Fuels a Surprising and Redemptive Take on Grief

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EO Media-Sold ‘Sumergidos’ Makes Pan-Latin America Pay TV Debut on A&E Jan. 27 (EXCLUSIVE)

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Pinewood Names Toronto Soundstage After Late Norman Jewison

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Martin Luther King Jr.: How the Civil Rights Leader Emerged as a National Media Figure

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BBC Studios Reviewing India Production Operations, No Decision Made on Exit From Country

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Rose d’Or Latinos Awards: Eugenio Derbez, Daniel Burman, Natalia Beristáín Among 2025 Nominees

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‘The Brutalist’ Editor Admits Filmmakers Used AI to Enhance Adrian Brody and Felicity Jones’ Hungarian Dialogue

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‘The Brutalist’ Director Brady Corbet Responds to AI Backlash

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‘She’s the One’ Writer on How Brazilian Telenovelas Broach Issues of Racism and Sexism in Family-Friendly TV Slots: ‘It’s All About the Tone’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Berlin Film Festival Gets $2M Budget Boost

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São Paulo’s Luiz Toledo Launches Filomena Productions to Accelerate Growth in the Global South Film-TV Industry  (EXCLUSIVE)

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How Colombians Crafted Netflix’s ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’

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Japan’s Nippon TV Taps Fukuda as New President – Global Bulletin

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Joe Biden Pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and Jan. 6 Committee Hours Before Donald Trump Takes Office

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Netflix Hit ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’: Colombia’s Locations From Caribbean Sun to Rose-Tinged Salt Flats, Marshy Mountain Moors, a Mangrove Swamp and That Key Big Tree

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Göteborg TV Drama Vision Unveiled: Paramount Global’s Horror ‘The Cruise,’ Newen Connect’s ‘We Come in Peace’ in Works in Progress (EXCLUSIVE)

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Paul Schrader Says He Asked ChatGPT for Film Ideas and They Were All ‘Original’ and ‘Fleshed Out’: ‘Why Should Writers Sit Around for Months’ When ‘AI Can Provide One in Seconds?’

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Formula 1 Star Damon Hill Feature Doc Races to Sky in U.K., Ireland Via Signature Deal (Exclusive)

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Cercamon Boards Alexandra Makarova’s ‘Perla,’ About a Mother Who Dares to Put Herself First: ‘When It Comes to Motherhood, Feminism Stops’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Kore-eda Hirokazu, High-Profile Asian Filmmakers Back New Wave of Hong Kong HAF Projects

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‘Kneecap’ Getting Irish Re-Release Following BAFTA Nomination Success (EXCLUSIVE)

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Pope Francis Slams Trump’s Plan for Mass Deportation of Immigrants as a ‘Disgrace,’ Makes First TikTok Appearance to Promote Memoir

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Prime Video Taps Amazon Music’s Keisuke Oishi to Head Japan Operations

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Korea Box Office: ‘The Substance’ Climbs Charts as ‘Harbin’ Holds Top Spot

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‘Pørni’s’ Henriette Steenstrup on Her Hospital Series ‘Triage’ and Inheritance Drama Comedy ‘Nepobaby’: ‘I Love Mixing Genres’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Paul,’ About a Submissive House Cleaner, and ‘Sirens Call,’ About the Merfolk Subculture, Picked Up by Syndicado Ahead of Berlinale Premieres (EXCLUSIVE)

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China Box Office: ‘Octopus With Broken Arms’ Retains Top Spot, ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Stays in Fifth Place as Business Remains Dull

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Hong Kong’s Asia Film Financing Forum: Projects Backed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, Stanley Kwan Highlight 2025 Selection

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Mouly Surya’s Rotterdam Closer ‘This City Is a Battlefield’ Lands at Asian Shadows (EXCLUSIVE)

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Kevin Costner Says He’s ‘Lucky’ to Have Another Birthday as He Remembers Whitney Houston: ‘We Lost Such a Light When We Lost’ Her

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Hollywood Exec Sounds the Alarm on State of Screen Music in L.A.: “I See the Infrastructure of the Recording Industry About to Fail”

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Elizabeth Nissen, Veteran ABC News Correspondent, Dies at 71

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Bad Bunny Beats Taylor Swift in Extremely Tight Race to No. 1 on Albums Chart

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Cosm Shared Reality Domes to Offer Live Super Bowl Viewing

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Rami Malek Says He Was ‘Thrown’ On the Hood of a Cop Car in Racial Profiling Incident: ‘I May Well Be Going to Jail for Something I’ve Not Done’

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Nelly Addresses Criticism of Performance at Trump Inauguration Ball: ‘I’m Doing This Because It’s an Honor’

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‘Ted Lasso’ Actor Nick Mohammed Hints at Season 4 Filming

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