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Magic and Cookie Johnson to Be Honored at Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS – Film News in Brief
The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) announced on Tuesday that NBA Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson and entrepreneur Cookie Johnson will...
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Vomit-Eating Teenagers and Dead Dogs: Cannes Highlights Why Movies Need More Trigger Warnings
The disturbing thriller “Club Zero” that played at Cannes will divide audiences and critics with a scene of a teen eating vomit, but director...
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Why Zooey Deschanel Isn’t Cooking on Her New Food Show ‘What Am I Eating?’: ‘Nobody Wants to See Me Do That’
Zooey Deschanel loves to cook. Her specialties include risotto and various French dishes she learned from visiting family overseas. Even so, her...
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Gina Prince-Bythewood, Hakeem Jeffries and Mexico City Governor to Be Honored at Motion Picture Association Awards
The 2023 Motion Picture Association Awards will honor director Gina Prince-Bythewood, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Mexico City Gov....
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Netflix Launches Paid Sharing in U.S., Will Start Blocking Users With Unauthorized Passwords
If you’re sharing your Netflix password with someone who doesn’t live with you, get ready to pay up — it will cost $7.99 per month extra to add...
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The Weeknd Wants to ‘Piss Some People Off’ With ‘The Idol,’ Sam Levinson Says Toxic Set Report Made Him Realize It’ll Be ‘Biggest Show of the Summer’
One of the most talked-about titles at this year’s Cannes Film Festival isn’t a movie, but a TV show. “The Idol,” a scandalous, sexy and...
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Rolf Harris Dead: Sex Offender and Former TV Star Was 93
Convicted sex offender and former television host Rolf Harris has died, PA reports. He was 93. PA said his death had been confirmed by a registrar...
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Alex Kahuam’s Ted Raimi Thriller ‘Failure!’ Goes With Alief (EXCLUSIVE)
Alief has acquired world sales rights to Alex Kahuam’s single-take thriller “Failure!” starring Ted Raimi. Shot in a single, 87-minute take, the...
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‘You Get the Bigger Calls When You’re Here’: Cannes’ Focus COPRO’ Gives First-Time Feature Filmmakers a Launching Pad
A host of emerging talents gathered at Cannes’ Plage des Palmes on May 22 for the latest edition of Focus COPRO’, an event launched in 2018 by the...
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Winter Olympics, FIFA World Cup Coverage Lead 2023 Sports Emmy Winners; ESPN, Fox Top Networks
NBC’s coverage of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games and Fox’s FIFA World Cup telecasts were the big winners Monday night at this year’s 44th annual...
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‘Hounds’ Review: A Kidnapping Job Goes to the Dogs in a Lively Moroccan Debut
On the mean streets of Casablanca dartingly navigated in “Hounds,” all life is shown to be casually disposable; an actual human body, however, is...
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Alice Rohrwacher on Casting ‘The Crown’ Star Josh O’Connor as a British Archaeologist Who Helps Steal Artifacts in ‘La Chimera’ – Watch Clip (EXCLUSIVE)
Alice Rohrwacher is in the Cannes competition for the third time with “La Chimera,” in which “The Crown” star Josh O’Connor plays a young British...