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A first-time director takes the Golden Goblet, AI dominates every conversation and a 1961 classic leaves a packed house breathless.
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Cinemas themed around anime and live sports are luring younger crowds — and their spending — as Shanghai works to contend with China's box-office downturn.
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Forty years after 'Escrava Isaura' swept the country, Lucélia Santos — the first foreign actress to win China's Golden Eagle Award — has returned to Shanghai.
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A state-backed roadshow of genre-blurring shorts — plus a talk featuring Spanish filmmaker Albert Serra and Chinese auteur Bi Gan — lands in Shanghai as Spanish cinema rides a global hot streak.
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Michael Ovitz, the co-founder of CAA, stormed out of a deposition on June 1 after being asked about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Ovitz was being questioned by a lawyer for Julia Ormond, the actress who has sued CAA for allegedly setting her up to be sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein in December 1995. Ormond’s […]
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Halle Bailey, Darren Criss, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Lea Salonga were among the performers for the Broadway-themed event that kicked off the venue's summer calendar.
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New customers can also get four months of free access to music service Pandora Premium, plus six months of free SiriusXM.
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The filmmaker unpacks a gut-punch of a moment near the end of his well regarded horror feature, and reveals why he cut a key scene early on.
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Ryan Beatty was about to embark on the final leg of his “Calico” tour in 2024 when he cut the song “Phantom” with frequent collaborator Ethan Gruska. He was in Los Angeles, the city he calls home, when they worked on the tune, a lilting, slow-burning track that gradually blooms like a flower. At the […]
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While the upcoming Netflix drama series “Kennedy” will chronicle the famous political dynasty from 1931 to 1944, the family’s signature Boston accent won’t be so pervasive. Nick Robinson, who plays Joe Kennedy Jr., JFK’s older brother who was originally being groomed for the White House before he was killed in action during World War II, […]
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Tom Hanks is back as Woody in “Top Story 5,” which set a franchise record with its massive $312 million worldwide opening. Given the enduring popularity of the 31-year-old franchise, people are already wondering if “Toy Story 6” is an inevitability. But would two-time Oscar winner Hanks return as Woody in a sixth movie? “If […]
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“The Great White,” ABC Australia’s upcoming legal workplace drama series from See-Saw Films, has bolstered its cast with filming now underway in Sydney. Alongside the previously announced Hugo Weaving, Eamon Farren (“Jimpa,” The Witcher”), Arlo Green (“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant,” “M3GAN”), Miranda Otto (“Talk to Me,” “The Lord of the Rings”) and Sacha Horler (“The […]
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Possibly more than they paid for the entire tournament
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The second note sent to media outlets in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie said that the 84-year-old mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie was dead, according to a recent report from NBC News. The Guthrie family received two notes shortly after Nancy’s disappearance. The first demanded a cryptocurrency ransom for Nancy’s safe return, […]
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They will be among creators and entrepreneurs appearing at a three-day experience organized by the investment firm focused on opportunities in the music, sports, media and entertainment sectors.
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Tom Holland knew Robert Downey Jr. was returning to Marvel as Doctor Doom long before the studio announced it to the public. Holland is infamous among Marvel fans for letting spoilers slip early (the YouTube compilation titled “Tom Holland Spoiling Marvel Movies for 13 Minutes Straight” has 21 million views), but he managed to keep Downey’s news a […]
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After two forgettable seasons, the Game of Thrones prequel finally comes into its own – blazing back on to our screens with the most epic dragon-based smackdown imaginable. Fans can breathe a fiery sigh of relief!Ah yes, House of the Dragon! Unlikely as it is that a megabucks Game of Thrones prequel with a blue-chip cast could be forgettable, in its first two seasons HotD did not help itself, with the first either killing off its best characters too soon or recasting them to accommodate bewilder
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Denée Benton, Jasmine Amy Rogers, Patina Miller to Star in ‘The African Mean Girls Play’ on Broadway
The three lead the play, by Jocelyn Bioh, alongside cast members Erin Morton, Heather Alicia Simms and more.
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Bluey is officially making its way onto the Toniebox. In a new partnership between Tonies and BBC Studios, the hit preschool series is expanding into the screen-free audio platform for the first time, bringing Bluey, Bingo and the rest of the Heeler family into a new format built around listening and imaginative play. The move […]
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Longtime execs Nicole Lang and Sheldon Kasdan will lead the branch of the company in a move that seems designed to telegraph that Paramount is taking its relationships with unions seriously.