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StoReel Launches Canvas, AI Production Platform Targeting Microdrama Creators (EXCLUSIVE)

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Brooke Shields Named New Host of First Responders Series ‘Hearts of Heroes’

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Buddy Guy 90th Birthday Concert, Starring Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Jon Batiste and More, Scheduled for October

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How Jane Fonda Came to Star in Katie Camosy’s Greenpeace-Produced Directorial Debut ‘Gaslit’

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‘Sholay’ to Make ‘Films in Concert’ World Premiere at London’s Royal Albert Hall

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Stephen Chow Makes His Return to the Sport With ‘Kung Fu Soccer,’ Closing International Rights Deal More Than Two Decades After ‘Shaolin Soccer’

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Alex and Diego Barragán Discuss Crafting Genre-Bending ‘Jardines del Bosque,’ About Mexico’s Disappeared: ‘Far More Frightening Than Any Horror Story’

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Joseph Zentil and ‘Halloween’ Star Dylan Arnold on Championing American Biker Culture With ‘Born to Lose,’ ‘Chemistry’ With ‘Love Story’ Breakout Sarah Pidgeon

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Variety Teams With Edinburgh Film Festival to Launch Variety Lounge at 2026 Edition

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Oprah Winfrey Says Whitney Houston Once Fell Off Stage During ‘Oprah Show’ Performance and She ‘Begged’ Audience Not to Leak It to the Press: ‘I Knew She Would Be Destroyed by That’

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German Actor Jonathan Berlin Sets Directorial Feature Debut ‘Mio’ With Taddeo Kufus, Barbara Auer and Godehard Giese to Star (EXCLUSIVE)

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Cinderella’s So-Called Evil Sisters Shine in Netflix Title ‘Steps,’ Sneak Peeked at Annecy

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Banijay U.K. Chief Says ‘It Was Completely Right’ for ‘MasterChef’ Producer Rather Than BBC to Conduct Gregg Wallace Investigation

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Stellan Skarsgard to Star in Trailer for Double Anniversary Edition of Karlovy Vary Film Fest

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Karlovy Vary Adds Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick and Harvey Keitel, Will Kick Off With World Cup Doc

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Dustin Hoffman, Juliette Binoche and Jeffrey Wright Set for Karlovy Vary Honors

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Dustin Hoffman, Juliette Binoche, Jeffrey Wright to Be Honored at Karlovy Vary Film Festival

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‘House of the Dragon’ Star Olivia Cooke Reveals ‘Really Bad’ Audition for Rey in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’: ‘I Was S—’

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Kevin Bacon to Star in Jeremy Slater Horror Thriller ‘Summoner’ (Exclusive)

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‘The Traitors’ Sets WhatsApp-Based Game ‘The Traitors: Anywhere,’ Allowing Fans to Play at Home

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Edinburgh TV Festival Relocating After 50 Years in Shock Move

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Agnieszka Holland to Direct Marlene Dietrich Biopic ‘Berlinweh – Yearning for a Home’

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Warner Bros. Pictures Animation Tries to Turn the Page at Annecy With Ambitious New Feature Slate

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Reese Witherspoon Confirms Season Three of ‘Big Little Lies’ Is ‘in Process’

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Kylie Minogue, Quentin Tarantino to Star in Forthcoming Film ‘Tangled Up in Blue’

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Japan’s Sake Culture Gets the Animated Documentary Treatment in Supersub and Toonz Media Group’s ‘Taste of Water’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Jon Stewart Hits at Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovation: ‘Did They Replace the Water With Mountain Dew?’

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Japan’s Toei Animation Impresses at Annecy With ‘Monkey Quest,’ a Japan-U.S. Animation Blender

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Passion Paris Joins ADN for South Korean Major Webtoon Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)

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Walmart’s New TV Shows, ‘Join the Club,’ ‘Backyard Escapes’ Spur Vizio Users to Go Shop

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Amazon Teams With Papa Johns, Beck, Jill Scott, Omar Courtz for New Alexa Ads Using Agentic AI

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Jon Stewart Dives Into Reflecting Pool Algae Infestation: ‘Did They Replace the Water With Mountain Dew?’

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Stephen Chow’s ‘Shaolin Soccer’ Spinoff ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Lands Worldwide Rights and Distribution Deal

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Stephen Chow’s ‘Shaolin Soccer’ Spinoff ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Lands Worldwide Distribution Rights Deal

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China Lion Takes Feng Xiaogang’s ‘I Know Who You Are’ for North America

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Why a Brazilian Soap Star Is Beloved by Hundreds of Millions in China

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Spanish Producers Showcase Content, Global Reach at Shanghai Film & TV Market

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Shanghai: Three Things We Learned From the 2026 Festival

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How Shanghai Is Reinventing the Movie Theater to Strengthen Its Position as “China’s City of Film”

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Michael Ovitz Storms Out of Deposition After Being Asked About Jeffrey Epstein

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Ryan Beatty on How Finding Happiness in Love Shaped His New Album ‘Sweet Fortune’: ‘This Record Has a Really Big Heart to It’

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‘Kennedy’ Stars Nick Robinson and Laura Donnelly on Why Series Isn’t Leaning Into Family’s Signature Boston Accent

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Tom Hanks Says Disney Could Use AI to Recreate Woody’s Voice for ‘Toy Story 6’ and Beyond if He Doesn’t Return: ‘It’s a Scary Thought’

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Eamon Farren, Arlo Green, Miranda Otto and Sacha Horler Join Hugo Weaving in Australian Legal Drama ‘The Great White’ From ‘Slow Horses’ Banner See-Saw (EXCLUSIVE)

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Second Note Sent to Media Said Nancy Guthrie Was Dead

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Tom Holland Told Zendaya ‘Right Away’ That ‘Robert Downey Jr. Is Coming Back’ to Marvel After Finding Out Early About ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

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Bluey Lands on Toniebox at Last, Expanding Tonies’ Lineup of Character Audio Play Experiences

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Moviegoers Love Their Local Indie Theaters, With New Survey Showing a Boom in Younger Audiences

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‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ Star Zoey Deutch and Filmmaker on Forgiving Wes, Jill’s Grief and Rom-Com’s Magic: The Gathering Plot Twist

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Wall of Entertainment Studio to Partner with Tubi for Two Original Comedy Series (EXCLUSIVE)

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