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Cate Blanchett’s New Film ‘Rumours’ Is Named After the Fleetwood Mac Album: Its Characters Are ‘Creatively Fraught and Everyone Was Sleeping With Each Other, So It Made Sense’
Cate Blanchett’s new film “Rumours” took its name from the iconic Fleetwood Mac album, it was revealed on Sunday at a Cannes Film Festival press...
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‘Everybody Loves Touda’ Review: Nabil Ayouch’s Feminist Musical Drama Only Really Sings When Its Leading Lady Does
The very title of “Everybody Loves Touda” poses a kind of challenge to viewers. If everybody loves Touda, dare you not? Moroccan director Nabil...
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Somali Filmmaker Mo Harawe Makes History in Cannes With Intimate Family Drama ‘The Village Next to Paradise’
After making waves on the festival circuit with a pair of heralded short films, Somali filmmaker Mo Harawe makes his auspicious feature debut at...
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Gullane Unveils Cao Hamburger, Sandra Kogut Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Brazilian production powerhouse Gullane, which is behind Netflix’s “Senna” and Karim Aïnouz’s Cannes competition title “Motel Destino,” has closed...
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Frank Grillo Creature Action Thriller ‘Werewolves’ Acquired by Signature for U.K. (EXCLUSIVE)
Signature Entertainment has acquired the U.K. and Irish rights to creature action thriller “Werewolves” from the Solution Entertainment Group. The...
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Dead & Company at Sphere, Night 2: What Was the Same, What Was Different
About 18,000 more faces were stolen Friday night at Sphere in Las Vegas, as Dead & Company played the second of 24 shows scheduled for the...
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‘It’s Not Me’ Review: Leos Carax Dreams of Godard in an Imperfect Homage and Self-Reflection
A self-portrait and cinematic essay, Leos Carax’s “It’s Not Me” is perhaps the most accurate impression of a late-era Jean-Luc Godard experiment...
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Jeremy Renner Recalls Falling Asleep While Filming ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ After Accident: ‘They Worked Me Too Hard, Too Many Hours, Too Many Days in a Row’
Jeremy Renner spoke to the L.A. Times about returning to the “Mayor of Kingstown” set after his near-fatal snow plow accident. In January 2023,...
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Alice Stewart, CNN Political Commentator, Dies at 58
Alice Stewart, a CNN political commentator and veteran political adviser who worked on several Republican presidential campaigns, has died. She was...
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Neon Buys North American Rights to Mohammad Rasoulof’s ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’
Neon has acquired the North American rights to “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. The thriller is set to premiere In...
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Ukrainian Smash ‘Mavka’ Live-Action Film in the Works: ‘Animated Feature Was Just the Start’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The “Mavka” franchise is just getting started. Ukraine’s FILM.UA Group is now developing a live-action film based on the character already...
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Casey Wilson and Adam Pally to Launch ‘Happy Endings’ Recap Podcast
Casey Wilson and Adam Pally, who starred in the ABC sitcom “Happy Endings,” are launching an eponymous recap podcast. The joint endeavor is set to...