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Johnny Depp’s Co-Producers Are Blocking the U.S. Release of Russian Blockbuster ‘Master and Margarita’ — Its Director Wants to Know Why

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Sling Drops 50% Discount on Monthly Subscription Price As Part of Holiday Promotion

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Amanda Seyfried Says ‘I’m Not F—ing Apologizing’ for Calling Charlie Kirk ‘Hateful’: ‘What I Said Was Pretty Damn Factual. I’m Free to Have an Opinion’

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Donald Trump Says CNN Should Be Sold as Part of Any Warner Bros. Discovery Deal Because the ‘People Running It’ Currently Are ‘Either Corrupt or Incompetent’

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Rick Riordan and ‘Percy Jackson’ EPs Unpack How Season 2 Changes ‘The Sea of Monsters’ Book: ‘As the Kids Say, It Hits Different’

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SZA Blasts White House for Using Her ‘SNL’ Song About Cuffing Season in Pro-ICE Post: ‘Evil and Boring’

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David Letterman: Donald Trump Is a ‘Fool’ Who ‘Should Expect and Examine Every Bit of Ridicule He Receives’

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‘The World of Love’ Review: Yoon Ga-eun’s Superb Social Drama Tackles a Sensitive Topic With Grace, Power and Beautifully Judged Humor

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‘Real Housewives’ Star Jen Shah Released Early From Prison

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‘South Park’ Season 28 Finale: How to Stream the Annual Christmas Episode Online

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Paramount Skydance’s David Ellison Sends Letter to Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders Making Case for Why Its Bid Is Better Than Netflix Deal: ‘I Am Passionate and Dedicated to This Pursuit’

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‘Ella McCay’ Review: James L. Brooks’ Latest Misfire Is Too Enamored With Its Characters to Recognize Their Flaws

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‘Jay Kelly’ Composer Nicholas Britell on Using a Felt Piano and Analog Tape to Record the Film’s Score

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Jeff Garcia, Voice of Sheen on ‘Jimmy Neutron,’ Dies at 50

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‘Franz’ Star Idan Weiss on Working With Helmer Agnieszka Holland: ‘It’s So Good That We Still Have Directors Who Are Really Political’

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‘Magic Tree House’ Animated Series in the Works With Spuree (EXCLUSIVE)

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Idris Elba Talks ‘Dust to Dreams’ and Upcoming Feature ‘This Is How It Goes’ at Red Sea: ‘Directing Lets Me Flex Different Muscles’

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Teyana Taylor to Receive Creative Impact in Breakthrough Performance Award From Variety at 2026 Palm Springs Film Festival

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Anthony Hopkins Recalls How He Approached the Role of ‘Intellectual Genius’ Hannibal Lecter, Wanting ‘to Play Him as a Machine’

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Albert Brooks Laments How Comedy Has Been “Relegated to Streaming”: “It’s Always Been Treated Second Class”

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Long-Lost NES Cartridge Game ‘Xcavator,’ More New Indie Titles Unveiled During Day of the Devs 2025

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Tobias Jesso Jr. Reflects on Songwriter Grammy Nomination, Working With Justin Bieber and Returning to the Spotlight With ‘Shine’

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Josh Hutcherson Recalls Feeling “Failure” and “Rejection” in Post-‘Hunger Games’ Career

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‘Sinners’ Director Ryan Coogler Says Rejecting Academy Invite Was ‘Not Out of Animosity’ After Oscar Snubs: ‘I’m Not Good at Judging Things’

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‘Young Sheldon’ Star Iain Armitage Returns to CBS to Play Himself on ‘Ghosts’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘The Alabama Solution’ Documentarians on Collaborating With Incarcerees to Expose the Horrors of Alabama’s Prison System

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Democratic Reps Warn WBD That Paramount’s Takeover Bid Raises National Security Concerns Over Saudi and Other Foreign Investors

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Hollywood Flashback: Sissy Spacek Struck Oscar Gold With ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’

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‘Natchez’ Documentarian on the Ghosts of the Civil War That Continue to Haunt the American South

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Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Series Spanning Their Lives In Development From Lucie Arnaz and Bob Greenblatt (EXCLUSIVE)

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LISTEN: Cinema United Chief Michael O’Leary on the Threat to Moviegoing From Netflix Buying Warner Bros.: ‘We Cannot Survive Simply on Blockbusters’

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‘Lincoln Lawyer’ Season 4 Sets Netflix Release Date, Drops First Look at Mickey Haller Facing Murder Charge

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Rose Byrne to Receive Breakthrough Performance Award at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Exclusive)

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How ‘Frankenstein’ Composer Alexandre Desplat Used a Silver Violin to Unlock the Creature’s Theme

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The Best Movies of 2025

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Former WGA East President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen Signs With Verve (EXCLUSIVE)

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Karim Debbagh on Preparing for Moroccan Shoot of ‘Lords of War,’ Working on His ‘Biggest Shoot’ With ‘Matchbox’ and Making Directorial Debut With ‘Five Eyes’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Courtney Love Documentary ‘Antiheroine’ Unveiled by ‘Pamela, a Love Story’ Banner Dorothy St. Pictures: She ‘Has Waited a Long Time to Tell Her Story’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Merv’ Producer Matt Baer on Making a Star-Powered Holiday Rom-Com in Today’s Hollywood

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‘Holding Space’ Journalist Tracy E. Gilchrist Launches Podcast Year After Viral ‘Wicked’ Interview

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‘All Her Fault’ Hits 46 Million Hours Watched in Three Weeks, Peacock’s Biggest Series Launch Ever (EXCLUSIVE)

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UTA Signs Assistants vs. Agents Founder Warner Bailey (EXCLUSIVE)

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Sundance Sets 2026 Lineup With Charli XCX, Olivia Wilde, Salman Rushdie and Courtney Love Films

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Natalie Portman, Charli xcx, Chris Pine and Wu-Tang Clan Projects Set for Sundance Film Festival’s Final Edition in Park City

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Jonathan Pryce Boards Refugee Short ‘Largo’ as Executive Producer (Exclusive)

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Spike Lee Praises Ryan Coogler, Delroy Lindo as He Receives Career Achievement Award at Critics Choice Celebration of Black Cinema and Television

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Johnny Depp to Produce Adaptation of ‘The Master and Margarita’

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Swiss Oscar Hopeful ‘Late Shift’ Immerses Audiences in the Heroics of Nursing

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Bigger Isn’t Always Better: Why Media Mega Mergers Are No Substitute for Vision and Innovation

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