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Bendita Film Sales Boards Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Title ‘The Hyperboreans’ From ‘Wolf House’ Helmers Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña (EXCLUSIVE)
Preeminent Spanish arthouse sales outfit Bendita Film Sales (“Memories of a Burning Body”) has acquired worldwide rights to the second offbeat...
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Stephen Chow to Produce ‘King of Comedy’ Variety Show With China’s iQiyi
Stephen Chow, the once iconic Hong Kong comedian, actor and director who had a string of hit films in the 1990s and first decade of the 21st...
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Billed as a New ‘The Crown,’ ’Maxima’ Sells for Beta Film to Spain’s Atresmedia TV
A much talked-about title at the London TV Screenings and Canneseries, sparking inevitable comparisons with “The Crown,” Beta Film Dutch royal...
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Palestinian Director Elia Suleiman to Be Honored by Sarajevo Film Festival
The 30th Sarajevo Film Festival will pay tribute to Palestinian director Elia Suleiman in recognition of his “outstanding contribution to the art...
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‘My Neighbor Totoro’ Transfers to London’s West End
“My Neighbor Totoro,” a stage adaptation of Miyazaki Hayao‘s beloved 1988 Studio Ghibli film, is transferring to the Gillian Lynne Theatre in...
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‘Uncropped’ Review: An Enticing Portrait of James Hamilton Makes You Wonder: Is He the Greatest New York Photographer Ever?
James Hamilton is a photographer who could and should have been far more famous — a household name, like Weegee or Arbus or Annie Liebovitz. Yet...
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Cast Assembled for ‘The Guns of Muschu’ Australian Wartime Survival Film
Epic war-time survival tale “The Guns of Muschu” has already assembled a weighty cast ahead of a production start in the first quarter of 2025. The...
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Senate Passes TikTok Ban Bill, Setting Up Legal Battle Between App and U.S. on First Amendment Issues
The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to approve a bill that would ban TikTok nationwide unless Chinese parent company ByteDance sells its stake in the...
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Music Industry Moves: Hip-Hop Producer BNYX Inks Deal With Field Trip Recordings and Capitol Records
Hip-hop producer BNYX (Yeat, Drake, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, Nicki Minaj) has signed a new deal with Zack Bia’s Field Trip Recordings and...
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‘One Piece’ Season 2 Taps Joe Tracz as Co-Showrunner
The “One Piece” live-action series at Netflix is bringing in Joe Tracz to serve as its new co-showrunner for Season 2. Tracz will helm the popular...
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Alec Baldwin Alleges a ‘Stunning Abuse of Prosecutorial Power’ in ‘Rust’ Case
Alec Baldwin’s lawyers alleged a “stunning abuse of prosecutorial power” in the “Rust” case on Tuesday, arguing that a favorable plea offer was...
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Terry Carter, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and ‘McCloud’ Actor, Dies at 95
Terry Carter, who played sergeant Joe Broadhurst on the TV series “McCloud” and detective Colonel Tigh on the original “Battlestar Galactica,” died...