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Marjane Satrapi, ‘Persepolis’ Author and Director, Dead at 56

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‘Devil May Cry’ Renewed for Third and Final Season at Netflix

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Keith David Has Portrayed Some Unforgettable Characters, and He’s Not Even Close to Being Done: ‘I’m 47 Years Into This, and I Still Get to Do It’

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‘Pluribus’ Star Rhea Seehorn Breaks Down Filming the ‘Night of Hell’ Pilot: ‘The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done in My Life’

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‘All Her Fault’ Team Sets Peacock Mystery Series ‘The Break-In’ Based on Katherine Faulkner Novel

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Fantasia Fest 2026 to World Premiere ‘Cape Fear’ Series Finale (Exclusive)

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A Wheelchair User Directed the Film He Always Wanted to See: ‘Stand Up’

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Prince Estate to Release ‘Timeless,’ a Rarities Album Spanning the Artist’s Entire Career

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Piers Morgan Says SXSW London ‘Could Have Stood Up’ More for Cenk Uygur After He Was Banned From Entering U.K.: ‘I’m a Bit Disappointed’

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WGA Slams Scott Pelley’s Firing and CBS News’ ‘Cruel and Needless Layoffs’: ‘A Profound Contempt for the Journalism Profession’

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Olivia Rodrigo Was ‘Enraged’ at Trump’s White House for Using Her Song to Promote ICE: ‘What They’re Doing Is Awful, Barbaric and Cruel’

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Helen Mirren, Russell Crowe, Scott Eastwood Set for Italy’s Taormina Film Festival That Unveils Lineup Mixing Crowdpleasers, More Esoteric Movies

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‘Savage House’ Review: Putridly Funny Black Comedy Revels in Claire Foy and Richard E. Grant’s Decay

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‘Scary Movie’ Review: The Sixth ‘Scary Movie’ Has a Few Choice Gags, but Mostly It’s So Meta It’s Meh

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‘I’m the Craziest Bitch You Ever Met’: Sharon Stone and Keke Palmer on Why ‘Euphoria’ Should Be Shown in High Schools, Men’s Rights and AI’s Lack of Originality

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Snap Acquires AR Firm Illumix in Bid to Boost Augmented Reality Efforts (EXCLUSIVE)

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Investing in Mental Health Will Create a More Sustainable and Profitable Music Industry (Guest Column)

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Barack Obama Joins Malcom Gladwell on Podcast Series About Reconstruction Era’s ‘Unfinished Promise’

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Meet a Female Trucker and a Metal Snake Winding Through the Gobi Desert in ‘Colors of White Rock’

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VFX House DNEG, Spain’s SETT Supercharge Canary Islands’ Anima Kitchent With a Multi-Million Investment

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Madrid ECAM Forum Chiefs on Lineup, With 2026 Palme d’Or Winner Federico Luis, and Next Indie Gems to Track: ‘Everybody Is Looking at Spain’

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Bob Odenkirk Is Sadly Pulling Out of Freedom 250. But David Cross Will Be Taking His Place.

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Thierry Fremaux Reflects on Cannes 2026, Hollywood ‘Restructuring,’ ‘Club Kid’ Thriving, Netflix’s Possible Comeback and the Bolloré Controversy

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Marjane Satrapi, ‘Persepolis’ Director, Dies at 56

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Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian Director of Oscar-Nominated ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56

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Film Academy’s Governors Awards: 100 People, Collaborators or Organizations Worthy of Honorary, Thalberg or Hersholt Awards

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Neon’s Tom Quinn Hails ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms’: ‘I Don’t See This as YouTube or Otherwise, I See This as Cinema’

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Jason Zhang Signs With Universal Music Greater China; UMG Also Invests in Thai Distributor Solution One

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Ted Danson Says ‘I Want to Apologize for the Rest of My Life’ for Blackface Roast of Whoopi Goldberg: ‘So Arrogant and Stupid’

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M-Appeal Seals Cannes Deals on ‘Downtown,’ ‘The Garden We Dreamed,’ ‘Truly Naked’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Obsession,’ ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Lead BIFAN’s International Competition Selection

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Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan Sundance Winner ‘Josephine’ Lands Indian Subcontinent Rights With Fragrant Nature Film Creations (EXCLUSIVE)

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Tribeca Kicks Off With Earth, Wind & Fire Documentary and Robert De Niro Dissing Trump as ‘Immoral, Cruel and Corrupt’

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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 Sh**”

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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: Seeker Acquires Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde’s Publishing Catalog; 10K Projects Strikes JV With Runway Records; Daniel Glass Honored by Caron Treatment Centers

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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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