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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau to Star in ‘Black Tapes’ Series at MGM+ Based on Horror Podcast

MGM+ has greenlit the horror investigation series “The Black Tapes,” with “Game of Thrones” alum Nikolaj Coster-Waldau attached to star in the lead role. The series is based on the hit podcast of the ...

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Owen Thiele on His New Tinder Campaign, ‘Adults’ Season 3 and the ’13 Going on 30′ Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)

Owen Thiele hasn’t been on dating apps recently. For good reason. He and his boyfriend, celebrity stylist Jared Ellner, have been together for 10 years. But that doesn’t mean he can’t help friends fin...

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Elvis Presley’s Music Owners Sue Anthropic for Copyright Infringement, Demand Nearly $50 Million in Damages

A collection of stakeholders and music companies that control the rights to Elvis Presley’s music sued Anthropic for copyright infringement, telling a federal court the AI company prioritized a potent...

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Robert Pattinson Praises Steven Soderbergh for Stepping in to Finish ‘Batman 2′ Filming After Matt Reeves’ Exit: ‘Completely Selfless’

Robert Pattinson recently told GamesRadar+ that he is looking forward to finishing production on “The Batman Part II” with Steven Soderbergh taking over principal photography from Matt Reeves, who exi...

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Stefan Djordjevic’s ‘Wind, Talk to Me’ Wins Best Film, Best Director and Best Debut at Adriatic Film & TV Awards

Serbian filmmaker Stefan Djordjevic’s documentary-drama “Wind, Talk to Me” won best film at the Adriatic Film & TV Awards on Saturday evening in Porto Montenegro, Tivat, Montenegro. Djordjevic’s d...

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As His Doc ‘Rather’ Starts Streaming for Free on YouTube, Dan Rather Is More Concerned Than Ever About the Future of Journalism, Especially at CBS New...

As Dan Rather turns 95 this Saturday — just days before the 2026 midterm elections — the recent documentary “Rather,” about both the newsman’s life and the modern state of journalism, couldn’t be more...

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Japanese Director Naomi Kawase to Lead Doha Film Festival Jury

Japanese auteur and Cannes regular Naomi Kawase will preside over the main competition jury of the upcoming Doha Film Festival which is set to run Nov. 19-27 in the Qatari capital. Japan’s best-known ...

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Chris Brown Sentenced to Eight Months in Prison, Suspended for 12 Months, for ‘Vicious and Unprovoked’ Attack at U.K. Nightclub

Grammy award winning singer Chris Brown has been sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for 12 months – therefore avoiding jail time – in relation to a “vicious and unprovoked” attack at a Lon...

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‘You Can See Everything’ to Play at Italy’s Torino Film Festival With Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim in Tow as Buzzy Doc Starts International Laun...

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s buzzy Elizabeth Holmes doc “You Can See Everything” is set to launch into Italy from the Torino Film Festival with the directors expected in tow. After world premi...

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Greg Berlanti to Receive the Paley Center for Media’s Honors Award at Its Fall Gala

Superproducer Greg Berlanti has been tapped to receive the Paley Center for Media’s Paley Honors Award, the org’s highest recognition. Berlanti will be presented the award during the 2026 Paley Honors...

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Tokyo Film Festival Opens With ‘Sukiyaki’ and a Plea for Peace as Japan’s Government Restates Global Content Ambitions

The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival opened Monday with a rain-soaked red carpet and a ceremony at Hulic Hall, where Japan’s government used the occasion to restate its goal of selling JPY20 tri...

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Lula’s Election Win: How Taylor’s Swift’s Advice to Fandom Helped Him to a Historic Victory and Defeat for Trump

Don’t expect Brazilian filmmakers to return emails on Monday. Many will be sleeping off joyously celebrating. In a historic turnaround election victory, leftist incumbent Lula staged a dramatic run-of...

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Trump Calls Bill Maher a ‘Complete and Total Loser,’ Tells Him ‘Don’t Call Anymore’ in Lengthy Truth Social Post

President Donald Trump lashed out at Bill Maher in a 1,300-word Truth Social post on Sunday after tuning into Maher’s late-night show on HBO. “Let’s talk about this COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSER, Bill Mahe...

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‘VelociPastor 2’ Leaves FilmQuest Audience Roaring, Celebrating Human-Made Films in an AI Era

Who knew that one of this year’s giddiest celebrations of filmmaking would be a movie where the stunt dummies are obvious, the dinosaur costumes are obviously homemade and you can literally see the st...

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Animated Movie ‘Apple Cadabra – I Shrunk Myself’ Boarded by Epsilon Film (EXCLUSIVE)

Epsilon Film has acquired worldwide rights to “Apple Cadabra – I Shrunk Myself,” an animated family adventure movie based on “Petronella Applesauce,” one of Germany’s most successful children’s book s...

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Tokyo Film Festival to Reassess Its Global Standing Ahead of 40th Edition, Says Director Hisamatsu Takeo

The Tokyo International Film Festival will review its 39th edition once it wraps and reassess where it stands on the international circuit before its 40th anniversary next year, festival director Hisa...

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Star Flops and Slowing Investment Help Explain China’s Thin Festival Presence, Says Tokyo Programming Director

Star-driven flops at the Chinese box office, slowing investment and a reportedly more complicated censorship process have a bearing on China’s low profile at international festivals this year, accordi...

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Anime’s Pay Divide Runs Between Studios That Take Risks and Those That Don’t, Says Tokyo Festival Advisor

Japan’s anime industry is in better shape overall, but gaps in pay and conditions are opening up largely between studios prepared to put their own capital on the line and those that are not, according...

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Family Dramas Dominate Tokyo Festival’s Asian Lineup Amid ‘Geopolitical Volatility’

Family relationships run through the Asian films that Tokyo International Film Festival programmer Ishizaka Kenji has picked for this year’s edition. “While it is hard to pinpoint an exact catalyst fo...

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Tokyo Festival’s Women’s Empowerment Lineup Follows Those Who ‘Fall Through the Cracks’

People pushed to move, or left without anywhere to belong, through no fault of their own form the through-line of this year’s Women’s Empowerment section at the Tokyo International Film Festival, acco...

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‘Saiyaara’ Star Ahaan Panday and Sharvari’s Ali Abbas Zafar Romantic Action-Drama for Yash Raj Films Unveils Title (EXCLUSIVE)

Ali Abbas Zafar’s romantic action-drama pairing “Saiyaara” breakout Ahaan Panday with Sharvari will be called “Beparwah,” Yash Raj Films revealed Monday. The title reveal came exactly five months befo...

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John Oliver Issues Urgent Warning Ahead of Midterms About the Republican Party’s Nazi Ties

John Oliver returned to the “Last Week Tonight” desk after a two-week absence and focused the entirety of Sunday night’s episode on a “worrying trend that’s been on the rise” amongst the Republican Pa...

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Korea Box Office: Anime Phenomenon ‘Chiikawa’ Remains Unstoppable as Yeon Sang-ho Thriller ‘Paradise Lost’ Debuts

Japanese animated sensation “Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island” maintained a commanding grip on the South Korean box office over the weekend of Oct. 23–25, capturing nearly 45% of n...

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China Box Office: ‘Resident Evil’ Stays at No. 1 as Market Hits Fall Lull

Constantin Film and Sony Pictures’ horror reboot “Resident Evil” secured the top spot at the mainland China box office for the third consecutive weekend, grossing RMB37.6 million ($5.6 million) over t...

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‘Moon Knight’ Star May Calamawy Fronts ‘Night Feeds,’ Opener of New Tokyo Horror Festival Yami (EXCLUSIVE)

“Night Feeds,” a psychological horror short from Rana Roy starring May Calamawy (“Moon Knight”), will open the first edition of the Yami International Film Festival, Tokyo’s new showcase for horror an...

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‘Obsession’ And ‘Backrooms’ Win Big at Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

“Obsession” led this year’s Fangoria Chainsaw Awards with the most amount of wins, taking home five awards including Best Director for Curry Barker and Best Lead Performance for Inde Navarrette. Celeb...

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From ‘Hoop Dreams’ to ‘Flee’: The 20 Documentaries That Deserved a Best Picture Oscar Nomination

In nearly a century of Oscars, not a single documentary has been nominated for best picture. But that shouldn’t be the case. While a documentary can win its own Oscar, reshape the cultural conversatio...

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James Gunn Defends the DC Universe, Says He Dislikes the Idea That ‘Individual Stories Aren’t Meaningful Unless They Lead to Something’

James Gunn took to Threads on Saturday to defend the DCU and his decision to expand the universe with “individual stories” amid criticism that his films aren’t building toward a major crossover event....

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‘You Can See Everything’ Director Lance Oppenheim Says Billy Evans ‘Didn’t Care About Being Seen Naked’; Evans Asked, ‘Want to Film Me Showering?’

“You Can See Everything” audiences were expecting to be taken aback for a variety of reasons when watching the documentary, but a full-frontal shot of Elizabeth Holmes’ partner Billy Evans wasn’t some...

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Peggy King, ‘George Gobel Show’ Actress and Singer of the ’50s, Dies at 96

Peggy King, a 1950s television and recording star, died Sunday following a battle with Alzheimer’s at the Saunders House Assisted Living facility in Wynnewood, Pa. She was 96. King’s publicist, Alan E...

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Hudson Williams Says He’s Writing a Film Featuring an ‘Ex-Hockey Player’ and Is ‘Getting Tripped Up’ by ‘Heated Rivalry’ Parallels

Hudson Williams is working on a new film and is “getting tripped up” over a “Heated Rivalry” parallel. Prior to the success of the Canadian queer hockey romance that catapulted the actor to fame over ...

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‘Wicker’ Stars Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård and Elizabeth Debicki on Making the ‘Very Silly,’ ‘Really Heartbreaking’ Film: ‘It’s Not Just a Slap...

When Elizabeth Debicki arrived on set for “Wicker,” the first thing she saw was Alexander Skarsgård wading through water — full-frontal. But it wasn’t Skarsgård in the flesh; he was “stark naked as wi...

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Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’ Returns to No. 1 on Albums Chart Following ‘Expectations’ Remix

Following the release of her “Expectations” remix with Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo returns to the top of the Billboard 200 with “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” earning a third total wee...

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‘I Play Rocky’ Star Stephan James on Paying Tribute to Carl Weathers with His Red Carpet Look: ‘I Can Literally Walk in His Shoes Yet Again’

Stephan James paid tribute to Carl Weathers by donning a white suit on Saturday at the AFI Fest screening of his new movie “I Play Rocky.” James plays the late actor in the Peter Farrelly film, which ...

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Holland Taylor Says She Was ‘Never Paid Very Well’ on ‘Two and a Half Men’: ‘I Got Four Emmy Nominations, and They Never Gave Me a Raise’

Holland Taylor is speaking out about why she didn’t renew her contract on “Two and a Half Men.” The actress spent six years as Evelyn Harper, the mother of Charlie (Charlie Sheen) and Alan (Jon Cryer)...

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Man Arrested on ‘Miami Vice ‘85’ Brooklyn Set After Brandishing a Knife

The Brooklyn set of “Miami Vice ‘85” was disrupted when a man was arrested after brandishing a knife around crew members on Friday. The man, whom the New York Police Department confirmed as 23-year-ol...

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Elon Musk’s Grok Releases First AI-Generated ‘Odyssey’ Episode, Months After Promising ‘Historically Accurate’ Full-Length Film

Months after Elon Musk promised that his AI tool Grok Imagine would create an entirely AI-generated, feature-length version of “The Odyssey,” the tech mogul has partially followed through on the claim...

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DJ Pikachu: Pokémon Goes EDM With Lasers, Battles and Marshmello in 30th Anniversary Concert at Intuit Dome

Gotta rave ’em all! Pokémon celebrated its 30th anniversary with an epic EDM concert at LA’s Intuit Dome with DJs Marshmello and Alison Wonderland on Saturday night. Billed as Pokémon Night Out, the s...

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Jessica Biel Says ‘7th Heaven’ Reboot Will ‘Modernize’ the Show Now That TV Has ‘Less Limitations’: ‘We Were Very Careful About What Our Audience Want...

Nearly 20 years since the conclusion of “7th Heaven,” and over a year since the news broke about its reboot, original star Jessica Biel is giving fans an update on the new iteration of the show, inclu...

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Box Office: ‘You Can See Everything’ Scores $19.5 Million in Huge Second Weekend, ‘Clayface’ Leads With $24 Million Debut

Just when you thought you’d seen everything… A three-hour documentary (in its second weekend of release) has earned almost as much as a new comic-book adaptation at the domestic box office. Although W...

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‘Clayface’ Director James Watkins Explains That [SPOILER] Cameo, Introducing Gotham City to the DC Universe and All the Shape-Shifting Kills

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Clayface,” now playing in theaters. Batman fans will have to wait patiently for the next installment in Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crus...

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ESPN Taps Marvel’s Vision to Boost ElClásico’s Debut on ABC

The Vision, the Marvel super-hero, must tackle two important missions on Sunday. Not only does the character have a new streaming series on Disney+ that needs promotion, but he’s been tapped by Disney...

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‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ Gets a Fittingly Sexy Fashion Collection Ahead of Sarah J. Maas’s Latest Book

In an age of endless brand partnerships and collaborations, it always feels good seeing a team-up that doesn’t feel forced. Such is the case with For Love & Lemons very sexy collaboration with “A ...

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Serielizados Prizes: Hagai Levi’s ‘Etty’ and ‘Astonishing’ ‘Killing a Bear’ Win Big as ‘El Observatorio’ Bags the Mind the Gap Pitch Prize

Influential Israeli creator Hagai Levi (“The Affair,” “Scenes From a Marriage”) and prominent Spanish TV-making duo Jorge and Alberto Sánchez-Cabezudo (“La Zona”) won best international and national s...

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Egyptian Cinema Eyes Its Next Act as Industry Veterans Call for Better Scripts, Wider Distribution

As the ninth edition of El Gouna Film Festival wrapped in Egypt, the conversation among some of the country’s and region’s leading producers and filmmakers turned to what the industry needs to turn it...

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Jay-Z Brings His ‘Jay-Z 30’ Concert Series to a Close in Los Angeles With Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Too Short

How does one measure their own legacy: In a series of shows, in the decades since a debut album, in an exhaustive eight-part docuseries breaking down the intricacies of rhymes laid down years ago? Tha...

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Soccer Drama ‘Forza,’ With AC Milan Great Alessandro Costacurta, Heads to Tokyo Market With EST N8 (EXCLUSIVE)

“Forza,” Marco Balsamo’s soccer drama shot between Bali and Milan, has been picked up for international sales by EST N8, which will take the film to the Tokyo International Film Festival’s TIFFCOM mar...

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‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Squid Game’ Stars Fete Netflix’s Korea Decade as Ted Sarandos Teases ‘Tantara,’ ‘All of Us Are Dead’ Season 2

Stars of “Squid Game” and “KPop Demon Hunters” took the stage in Seoul on Oct. 24 as Netflix celebrated 10 years in Korea with a fan festival, where co-CEO Ted Sarandos previewed upcoming titles inclu...

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AI Firm Behind India’s ‘Mahabharat’ Series Turns to Indonesian Myth in Cross-Border IP Pact (EXCLUSIVE)

The AI technology behind Star Plus and JioHotstar series “Mahabharat: Ek Dharmayudh” is headed to Indonesia. There, its developer Galleri5 and fellow Collective company Collective Studios’ Historyvers...

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SAG-AFTRA Extends Duncan Crabtree-Ireland’s Contract and Adds CEO to Title

The SAG-AFTRA board voted Saturday to extend the contract of Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the national executive director, for four years and to add CEO to his title. Crabtree-Ireland’s contract was set t...

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