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Dark Comedy ‘Down to Die’ Marks Actress Marta Pozzan Directorial Debut (EXCLUSIVE)
Actress and producer Marta Pozzan will make her directorial debut with the dark comedy short “Down to Die.” The film follows two friends, Ma
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Dolly Parton Tributes Score Big Ratings for the Networks; ABC’s ‘9 to 5’ Airing Is Most-Watched Broadcast Movie in More Than Three Years
Dolly Parton continues to be a beloved icon — if ratings for the recent tribute specials across four different networks are any indication.
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Radu Jude’s ‘The Diary of a Chambermaid’ Secures U.S. Distribution With Film Movement (EXCLUSIVE)
Film Movement has acquired U.S. rights to Radu Jude’s “The Diary of a Chambermaid,” the Romanian filmmaker’s first French-language feature,
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John Malkovich Fights Back Tears During 13-Minute Venice Standing Ovation as ‘Wild Horse Nine’ Storms Into Oscar Race
In what will surely be one of the biggest standing ovations at Venice Film Festival this year, Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse Nine” received
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‘Soul Train Awards’ Emerge From Limbo, Returning This Fall
BET, CBS, and several other networks will air the ceremony in November
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Suno Kills Controversial Mary J. Blige Ad Where She Seems to Endorse the AI Music Generator (EXCLUSIVE)
Legendary R&B singer Mary J. Blige was on the receiving end of a barrage of online abuse after the release late last month of a video circul
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‘Ellison Is Trump’s B!tch!’ Banner Flies Over Paramount Lot in Protest of Warner Bros. Merger
A plane on Thursday flew over Paramount Pictures’ lot in Hollywood towing a banner that read, “Ellison Is Trump’s B!tch!” It is not immediat
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Raffaele Annecchino, Former President and CEO of Paramount International, Dies at 55
Raffaele Annecchino, who over more than 25 years at Paramount/ViacomCBS rose from an early role on the sales side in Madrid to oversee the c
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Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers creator dies at 84
Tributes are paid to John Pickles, who formed the novelty pop act in Rotherham in 1989.
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Casualty stars Derek Thompson and George Rainsford to return for show’s 40th anniversary
The special will see a ‘high-stakes major incident’ throw Holby City Hospital into chaos
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Rick Riordan’s ‘Kane Chronicles’ Series in the Works at Disney+
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‘Atonement’ Trailer: First Look at Reed Van Dyk’s Searing War Movie About Combat Guilt and the Anguish of Loss (EXCLUSIVE)
Kino Lorber has released the first trailer for Reed Van Dyk’s “Atonement.” The film will have its Gala Presentation Premiere at the Toronto
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John Pickles, creator of Jive Bunny music mixes, dies aged 84
Pickles formed the novelty pop act Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers in 1989 and they went on to have three UK number ones
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‘By Any Means’ Review: Mark Wahlberg Teaches the Virtues of Violence in Elegance Bratton’s Bluntly Drawn Historical Thriller
In Peter Farrelly’s “Green Book,” Viggo Mortensen’s driver famously introduces Mahersahala Ali’s concert pianist to fried chicken. The white
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‘Lanterns’ Episode 3 Attracts 10 Million Viewers Globally on HBO Max, a New Series High
HBO Max’s “Lanterns” continues to grow in viewership. The DC Studios series’ third episode, which premiered Sunday, Aug. 30, averaged 10 mil
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George Clooney Remembers ‘Mortgaging His House’ for ‘Good Night and Good Luck,’ Praises ‘Badass’ Wife Amal and Offers Aspiring Filmmaker a Job at Venice Masterclass
George Clooney, who received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement from his “Jay Kelly” co-star Laura Dern on opening night of the Venice
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‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Casts Milla Jovovich, Kevin Zegers and Paul Gross
The cast of “Heated Rivalry” continues to warm up. Kevin Zegers, Paul Gross and Milla Jovovich have joined the hit ice-hockey romance series
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‘Furious’ Hits 43 Million Hours Viewed in Total, With Finale Jumping 90% From Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
The Hulu crime drama “Furious” has cleared 43 million hours watched since it premiered, according to Disney. Starring Emmy Rossum as an FBI
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‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Live-Action Series ‘Ravenloft’ Set at Netflix After ‘Forgotten Realms’ Project Scrapped
A new live-action “Dungeons & Dragons” TV series is in the works at Netflix based on the iconic franchise’s popular gothic-horror setting “R
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Hsin Hsuan Yeh Presents ‘The River Within You’ in Venice, an Immersive VR Experience That Navigates Loss, Grief and Letting Go
Taiwanese animation director Hsin Hsuan Yeh (“Sense of Nowhere”) is in pre-production on “The River Within You,” an immersive VR experience
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‘Too Much Sugar’ Review: Robert Greene’s Playful, High-Energy Doc Marshals a Revealing Family Moviemaking Project
Everyone’s a main character in “Too Much Sugar,” a scrappy, agitated, spikily entertaining study of an extended family with a whole communit
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Rosie O’Donnell Meets With Epstein Survivors and Sings ‘I Am Woman’: ‘I’m Sorry That Our Country Is So F—ed Up’
Rosie O’Donnell is showing support to survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse and sex trafficking. In a new video posted to her Instagra
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Full House creator reveals ironic reason Bob Saget landed sitcom role
Another actor was initially cast as the sitcom’s patriarch Danny Tanner
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Alex Witt Has Wisdom: How MS NOW Anchor Lasted Nearly 30 Years in Cable News
The Mayor of Weekends at MS NOW is entering the final days of her term. No one elected Alex Witt to public office, but the MS NOW (and MSNBC
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