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Aran Murphy on Playing an Angry Young Man in ‘Youth’ and ‘War’ — and His Father Cillian’s Influence

Aran Murphy is having quite a month, as he co-stars on not one, but two HBO shows — “Youth” and “War” — and plays one of the leads of Taika Waititi’s dystopian film “Klara and the Sun,” set to......

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Charli xcx Brings Out Chappell Roan for ‘Boom Clap’ at Los Angeles Concert

As anyone who’s seen her in concert knows, Charli xcx is usually laser-focused on her current material and rarely looks back for more than a couple of songs. But she made an exception on Saturday nigh...

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Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber and Kaia Gerber Remember Presley Gerber as a ‘Sweet, Beautiful Soul’: ‘We Love You Forever’

Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber and Kaia Gerber took to social media on Sunday to remember their son and brother Presley Gerber, who died in September at the age of 27. “We are beyond heartbroken to lose...

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Jaime Pressly Defends ‘Mom’ Co-Stars as ‘Beautifully Flawed’ After Creator Chuck Lorre Revealed His ‘Reluctance to Hire’ Anna Faris

Jaime Pressly has joined former “Mom” co-star Anna Faris in responding to show co-creator Chuck Lorre’s professional criticism. In his recent memoir “Sitcom,” Lorre wrote that he “was, in fact, right”...

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Box Office: ‘La Bola Negra’ Scores $277,500 From Four Theaters as Netflix Reports Grosses for First Time Ever

In a major shift in the theatrical tides, Netflix has reported box office grosses for the first time ever. The streamer’s awards hopeful “La Bola Negra” scored $277,500 from just four theaters, averag...

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Box Office: ‘You Can See Everything’ Stuns With $15 Million Debut, ‘Street Fighter’ Leads With $31 Million

“You Can See Everything” accomplished a true box office feat, becoming the rare must-see documentary on the big screen. Director Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s much-hyped look at Elizabeth Holme...

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Inside ‘The New Stanford Prison Experiment,’ Netflix’s Controversial Reality Series: ‘People Are Going to Have Very Strong Feelings’ (EXCLUSIVE)

It is one of the most notorious social experiments ever conducted, inspiring numerous films, documentaries and psychological studies. In August of 1971, Stanford psychology professor Philip Zimbardo r...

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s ‘Jengira’s Magnificent Dream,’ With Tilda Swinton, Boarded by ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Mexican Co-Producer Piano

Piano, the Mexican production and distribution company behind Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning “Triangle of Sadness,” has boarded Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Jengira’s Magnificent Dream,” producer ...

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NFL Introduces Celebrity Guest Cheerleaders: On the Sidelines With Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka and the L.A. Rams (EXCLUSIVE)

It’s just before halftime of the Los Angeles Rams’ Monday Night Football matchup with the Buffalo Bills, and comedian Atsuko Okatsuka is standing in the tunnel, hyping herself up. In less than a minut...

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Sergei Loznitsa’s ‘Imperium’ Wins Best Film at BFI London Film Festival

Sergei Loznitsa’s “Imperium,” which revisits the Soviet Union of the early 1970s through footage shot by Italian cameramen, has won the best film award at the 70th BFI London Film Festival competition...

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James Austin Johnson’s Trump Stops by ‘SNL U.K.’ for Meeting With Burnham and Zelenskyy: ‘You Don’t Have One Guy Who Can Play Trump?’

Donald Trump made his first appearance on “SNL U.K.,” courtesy of “SNL” cast member James Austin Johnson. Saturday night’s cold open recreated U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham (George Fouracres) meeti...

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‘SNL U.K.’ Weekend Update Takes Jab at Shane Gillis: ‘You Stupid F—ing C—’

“SNL U.K.” didn’t hold back from criticizing its American counterpart on Saturday night’s Weekend Update, roasting Shane Gillis’ controversial hosting appearance. After cracking jokes about everything...

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Roger Deakins on Instinct, Experience and Not Knowing What Is a Cinematographer: ‘I Still Can’t Answer That’

Walking through Turin with his wife and creative partner James Ellis Deakins, Roger Deakins found himself thinking about Giorgio de Chirico. The Italian painter, one of his favorites, had drawn inspir...

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Ryan Gosling’s Zero-G Stunts on ‘Project Hail Mary’ Broken Down by the Space Epic’s VFX Supervisors

For Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Paul Lambert Lambert, of all the huge challenges presented by Ryan Gosling space epic “Project Hail Mary,” the most daunting was creating convincing zero gravity. “Zer...

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Academy Museum Gala 2026 Red Carpet: Inde Navarrette, Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow and More

The red carpet at the Academy Museum Gala is now open. Once again, the event is proving to be one of Hollywood’s most glamorous A-list nights of the year. Among those expected to walk the carpet are T...

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Quentin Tarantino Confirms He’s ‘Written a Script’ for His Tenth Film, But Won’t Pursue It Yet Because He Wants to ‘Live a Little’

Quentin Tarantino has long said he’ll be retiring after his 10th feature film, but fans shouldn’t worry yet. While the “Pulp Fiction” director confirmed he’d finished penning the script for his final ...

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Quenton Tarantino Confirms He’s ‘Written a Script’ for His Tenth Film, But Won’t Pursue It Until ‘The Popinjay Cavalier’ Closes: ‘I Want’ to ‘Live a L...

Quenton Tarantion has long said he’ll be retiring after his 10th feature film, but fans shouldn’t worry yet. While the “Pulp Fiction” director confirmed he’d finished penning the script to his final p...

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James McAvoy Says ‘Split’ Is The Only Film That ‘Really Consistently Pays Me’

James McAvoy has starred in films including “Speak No Evil,” “Atonement” and “X-Men: First Class,” but he recently revealed the “only” film he still consistently receives residuals from is M. Night Sh...

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Here’s Where to Buy New York Knicks Home Opener Tickets at Madison Square Garden Online

With the start of the NBA only a few days away, the hottest ticket in New York City is to the Knicks home opener at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Since winning the NBA Finals against the....

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Here’s Where to Watch Sebastian Fundora vs. Ermal Hadribeaj Title Boxing Match Live Online for Free

This weekend, boxing promoters Premier Boxing Champions travels to Las Vegas for prime title bout between two world-class fighters. American southpaw Sebastian Fundora defends his WBC super welterweig...

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Paul Bettany Says He and Johnny Depp ‘Hadn’t Spoken’ in Years When Their Texts Were Read During Libel Trial: ‘I Was Being Painted As This Close Friend...

Paul Bettany opened up in a recent interview with The Times about the public’s misconception of his relationship with Johnny Depp after text messages between the two actors were used in court during D...

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‘Klara and the Sun’ Review: There’s No Life — Intelligent, Artificial or Otherwise — in Taika Waititi’s Calamitous Android Fantasy

Adapting a solemnly complex, questioning novel as a cockeyed child’s-eye comedy worked once before for Taika Waititi — which is to say that “Jojo Rabbit,” his crass, mawkish “anti-hate satire” about a...

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‘Dancing With the Stars’ Pulls Val Chmerkovskiy After ‘Inappropriate’ Carrie Ann Inaba Slap Joke: ‘The Well-Being’ of Our Staff Is ‘Non-Negotiable’

“Dancing With the Stars” is benching Val Chmerkovskiy after his recent joke about judge Carrie Ann Inaba. “The well-being of everyone who works on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ is non-negotiable. Val’s soc...

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Harry Styles ‘Together, Together’ Tour Doc Coming From John Wilson, Universal Pictures Content Group (EXCLUSIVE)

Harry Styles has invited one of the buzziest documentary filmmakers on the market behind the curtain of his historic Madison Square Garden residency. John Wilson, the director behind indie box-office ...

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KJ Apa on Becoming Jimmy Stewart, Speculation That He Is the Singer Mr. Fantasy and Opening Up About His Addictions and Recovery: ‘This Is A Huge Part...

When KJ Apa was being considered to star as Jimmy Stewart in the new biopic “Jimmy,” he took another look at “It’s a Wonderful Life.” “I was watching and thinking, how am I going to pull this off?” th...

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‘Musk’ TikTok Account Permanently Suspended Ahead of Documentary’s Wide Release

TikTok permanently suspended the “Musk” ad account on Friday ahead of the documentary’s wide release, Variety can confirm. Directed by Alex Gibney, “Musk” seeks to make sense of Elon Musk, the world’s...

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How ‘Whalefall’ Production Designer Ramsey Avery Built the Creature’s Stomach Using Mattress Foam and Silicone Bits

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains minor spoilers for “Whalefall,” out now in theaters. In the new feature “Whalefall,” Jay (Austin Abrams) is a grieving son searching for his father’s (Josh Brolin) r...

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‘Sense and Sensibility’ Costume Designer on Blending Historical Accuracy and Modern Styling for the Dashwood Sisters: ‘We Want to Do Jane Austen Justi...

“Sense and Sensibility” costume designer Grace Snell thought in chapters for Georgia Oakley’s new take on Jane Austen’s 1811 novel, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles as Elinor and Marian...

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Gene Schwam, Veteran Hollywood Publicist to Elvis Presley, Julie Andrews and More, Dies at 96

Veteran Hollywood publicist Gene Schwam, who represented top talent including Elvis Presley, Blake Edwards, Julie Andrews, Barbara Eden and Lenny Bruce, died Friday in Los Angeles after a brief illnes...

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How NBC Brought Live Musicals Back to Television

In 2011, NBC was in a rough shape. The network had struggled in the waning years under General Electric’s ownership. In January 2011, Comcast became the majority shareholder, and with it came a new le...

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Miley Cyrus Tears Up While Honoring Dolly Parton During Hollywood Bowl Show: ‘Nothing In This Life Could Ever Tear Us Apart’

Miley Cyrus paid tribute to her late godmother and country icon Dolly Parton onstage at the Hollywood Bowl Friday as she performed her first major show in years. The “Bass Persuades” singer began by s...

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Law Roach Wants to Try Acting: ‘If I’m Terrible at It, at Least I Tried’

Law Roach is ready for an even bigger close-up. The celebrity stylist, whose clients include Zendaya, Kim Kardashian and Celine Dion, says he’s “absolutely” ready to try some acting. “When a director ...

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Box Office: ‘Street Fighter’ Scores $13 Million Debut as ‘You Can See Everything’ Opens at No. 2 With $5.5 Million on Friday

“Street Fighter” punched its way to the top of the box office in a new-release-filled weekend, battling fellow openers “Sense and Sensibility,” “Whalefall” and “You Can See Everything.” The Paramount ...

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50 Cent Opens Up About Diddy’s Secret Smear Campaign Against Him, Why He Won’t Work With Courtney Kemp Again and Learning His Mom Was Gay: ‘I’m Not As...

50 Cent is having trouble logging in to our Zoom. Multiple links have been sent his way — three, by my count — to no avail. The imbroglio is excusable given the early hour and the number of different....

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Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley 2: Here’s Where to Watch the WBO Title Boxing Match Live Online

In a title fight, Queensberry Promotions sets up in England for a prime re-match between two elite boxers. In the main event, English boxer Daniel Dubois defends his WBO heavyweight title belts agains...

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‘You Can See Everything’: That Shocking, Meta Twist With [SPOILER] Explained in Elizabeth Holmes Doc

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “You Can See Everything,” now playing in theaters. About halfway through Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You ...

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Mahershala Ali Cries Recalling ‘Moonlight’ Scene, Keeps Quiet on ‘Spider-Verse’ at London Talk: ‘I’ve Got to Be Careful’

Mahershala Ali broke down in tears on stage at the BFI London Film Festival on Saturday as he recalled the young boy at the heart of “Moonlight.” The Barry Jenkins drama won him one of his two Oscars ...

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‘The Angry Birds Movie 3’ Unpacked by VFX Supervisor, Including Red’s Redesign and Character-Effects Automation: ’He’s Similar by Choice’

The red-feathered hero of “The Angry Birds Movie 3” looks reassuringly familiar, but DNEG Animation had to rebuild much of him to bring the franchise back to theaters. And as the studio reconstructed ...

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Joel Coen on Studio Consolidation: ‘Competition Is What Produces Opportunities for Different kinds of Movies,’ Teases Reunion Film With Brother Ethan

The Coen brothers could be heading back to their hometown in Minneapolis for a reunion movie eight years after their last joint film, “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.” While at Lyon’s Lumière Film Festi...

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Pathé Unveils Sofia Coppola’s ‘Marie Antoinette’ 4K Restoration as Sophie and Jérôme Seydoux Are Feted in Lyon

Sofia Coppola’s cult classic “Marie Antoinette” and three works by Louis Daquin, a champion of the Communist Resistance during the German occupation, are among the latest restored works from French st...

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‘Trust Me, I’m a Doctor’ Review: Kal Penn and Abbie Cornish Star in a Minor Sidebar to the Anna Nicole Smith Story

Andy Warhol famously said that in the future, everyone will have 15 minutes of fame. “Trust Me, I’m A Doctor” expands that tally to an hour and 51 minutes for Sandeep Kapoor, the physician who treated...

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J.K. Rowling’s Agent Slams Trans Rights Protest at ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ in London: It Put ‘Others at Risk’

J.K. Rowling’s agent Neil Blair has slammed the transgender rights activists who staged a dramatic protest before a gala performance of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” on Thursday in London’s West...

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Taylor Swift Heroine Clara Bow’s Breakout Movie ‘It’ Leads Carlotta Films, Artcraft Pictures French Distribution Deal of Hollywood Classics

LYON, France — “It,” the 1927 breakout movie of silent film star Clara Bow, to whom Taylor Swift paid tribute in a song named after her in “The Tortured Poets Department,” leads a deal between French ...

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Coen Brothers Bring Their Trademark Humor to Lumière Award Ceremony With a Profane Thank-You to Cinema’s Inventors

To the sound of the Gipsy Kings’ Spanish-language rendition of “Hotel California,” Joel and Ethan Coen took the stage at Lyon’s Lumière Film Festival on Friday evening to receive the Lumière Award, ce...

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Miley Cyrus Embraces Being the Anti-Pop Pop Star With Her First ‘Bass Persuades’ Concert at Hollywood Bowl: Concert Review

After she descended from a B-stage in the middle of the stands at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday night, Miley Cyrus sat hunched over on the main stage, visibly sapped by the 200-foot trek back to the sp...

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‘Renoir’ Producers Join Asia-Europe Co-Production Panel at Tokyo Market as Japanese Accelerator Atmovie Global Track Partners With Ties That Bind

Producers behind Hayakawa Chie’s Cannes competition title “Renoir” are among the speakers at a session on Asia-Europe co-production at Tokyo’s TIFFCOM market on Oct. 30, as Japanese accelerator Atmovi...

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Miley Cyrus Setlist: Every Song Played at ‘Bass Persuades – Live at the Hollywood Bowl’ (UPDATING LIVE)

Miley Cyrus kicked off her “Miley: Bass Persuades – Live at the Hollywood Bowl” shows on Friday night at the famed Los Angeles venue, giving her first headlining performance in years. The pop star, wh...

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How Netflix’s Messy Transition Will Rock Hollywood: Looking at You, NBCU

It started with a dinner. Peter Rice and Ynon Kreiz met for a meal in late September, days before Kreiz surprised the industry by jumping from the CEO job at Mattel to become co-chief executive of Sky...

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The Impossible ‘Whalefall’: Director Brian Duffield Wanted a Challenge, So He Discovered a Way to Crush Austin Abrams in a Whale Stomach That Left Onl...

Turns out that it’s tough to shoot in a whale’s stomach. “Whalefall” director Brian Duffield is gleefully outlining some of the biggest hurdles while shooting his new movie. The premise for the film, ...

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The Hiring of Peter Rice at Netflix Could Set the Stage for a Corporate Culture Clash About the Future of Movies

The profile of what a Hollywood executive is — the role, the methods, the priorities — is now in the midst of a transformation. The old definition of a successful studio executive was someone who’s co...

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