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Amazon Pulls Plug on Alexa Voices From Melissa McCarthy, Samuel L. Jackson, Shaquille O’Neal
Alexa will soon no longer be able to swear a blue streak for you in the voice of Samuel L. Jackson. Amazon has discontinued sales of the special...
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‘Succession’ Director Mark Mylod Breaks Down Kendall’s Ending, That Violent Hug and Shiv’s Heel Turn: It’s ‘Screamingly Inevitable’
SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers from “With Open Eyes,” the series finale of HBO’s “Succession,” now streaming on Max. The end of...
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LevelK Boards Karlovy Vary Title ‘We Have Never Been Modern’ About Intersex People in 1930’s; Unveils Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
LevelK has boarded “We Have Never Been Modern,” a Czech period drama inspired by the true story of intersex people in the 1930’s. The film has been...
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David Thion, Producer of Palme d’Or Winner ‘Anatomy of a Fall,’ Prepares Guillaume Senez’ Japan-Set ‘Une Part Manquante’ (EXCLUSIVE)
David Thion, the French producer of Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winning “Anatomy of a Fall,” is reteaming with Guillaume Senez for “Une part...
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Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Title ‘Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry’ Sells to Multiple Territories (EXCLUSIVE)
International sales house Totem Films has closed distribution deals in multiple territories for “Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry,” which had its...
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JioCinema Claims Simultaneous Viewership Record During IPL Final – Global Bulletin
VIEWERSHIP RECORD Indian streaming service JioCinema claimed a record for the number of concurrent viewers this week. It reported that 32 million...
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Wim Wenders on Why Hirayama, the Tokyo Toilet Cleaner in ‘Perfect Days,’ Matters: ‘There Are No Nobodies!’
“Perfect Days,” which world premiered in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, is reminiscent – in some ways – of “Groundhog Day,” but whereas...
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‘Goodbye Julia’ Review: Two Women Forge a Connection Across Devastating Divides in an Engrossing Sudanese Drama
With conflict currently erupting in Sudan, one could be forgiven for approaching Mohamed Kordofani’s “Goodbye Julia,” which takes place in Khartoum...
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‘The Little Mermaid’s’ New Grooves: Halle Bailey, Rob Marshall Dive Into the Musical Numbers — Including Three New Songs and a Deleted Track
When you ask “The Little Mermaid” star Halle Bailey about which moment from Disney’s new live-action adaptation of the animated classic made her...
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Shania Twain Has Her Army of Cowgirls and Boys Come on Over to the Hollywood Bowl: Concert Review
“It’s been about 25 years since I stood on this stage,” since Shania Twain, not long after the kickoff to her set Sunday night at the Hollywood...
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‘Reality’ Actor Marchánt Davis Talks Working With Tina Satter on HBO’s FBI Whistleblower Drama
The real-life story of Reality Winner’s arrest unfolds as such a sharp piece of on-the-nose political theater that it almost seems to have been...
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61 Best HBO/Max Television Performances of All-Time: From Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook to Bill Hader and Anthony Carrigan
“It’s not TV. It’s HBO.” That’s the premium cable network slogan that single-handedly changed the television landscape forever and ushered in the...