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Jon Bernthal’s Punisher Set for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ With Tom Holland
The Punisher returns. Jon Bernthal is suiting up as the vigilante once again for “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” Sony and Marvel’s latest…
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From ‘Agatha All Along’ to ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’: TV Witches Cast a Spell on Viewers
From Samantha Stephens on “Bewitched” to Sabrina Spellman on “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” the concept of a TV show about witches is an old…
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FilmLA Wins Five-Year Contract Renewal Despite Criticism From Industry Workers
The agency that handles film permits in Los Angeles won a five-year contract renewal on Friday, over objections from industry workers who…
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Astroworld is back in the spotlight and survivors are sharing haunting stories on TikTok
Astroworld is back in the news, and social media has some thoughts. In November 2021, a deadly crowd surge at Travis Scott’s Astroworld…
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‘Jaws’ 50th anniversary: How to watch the movie that launched blockbusters
The summertime beaches of 1975 were empty, but the movie theaters were full thanks to Steven Spielberg’s thriller Jaws. Considered by film…
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Russell Crowe Joins Henry Cavill in ‘Highlander’
Russell Crowe will instruct Henry Cavill in the ways of the immortals in the remake of “Highlander.” The Oscar-winner is set to play…
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LVMH Wins Luxury Grand Prix at Cannes Lions for Olympics Campaign
GOLD STANDARD: LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton’s Olympics campaign has won a gold medal. The world’s biggest luxury group was awarded the…
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Revisiting “Columbus,” a Thrilling Drama of Growing Up Modernist
There’s a special kind of movie that’s inextricably linked to where it’s filmed. The locations aren’t just picturesque settings for action…
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What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Company
Starting Hawke Media over a decade ago was one of the most transformative experiences of my life. If I could go back in time and give…
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In ‘American Heart,’ Benson Boone’s Music Still Isn’t Half as Much Fun as His Image: Album Review
We live in a world of pop “girlies” right now, and while that’s a triumphant thing, for them and for us, we’ve still got to maintain some…
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Israeli Film and TV Industry Halted as War With Iran Escalates: ‘It’s Heartbreaking to Be an Israeli Artist Today,’ Says ‘Tehran’ Writer
Already weakened in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks, Israel’s once vibrant film and television industry has been halted as…
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James Gunn Says ‘I’m Irritated by People’ Outraged Over ‘The Batman 2’ Delay: ‘Get Off Matt Reeves’ Nuts… He Doesn’t Owe You Something Because You Like His Movie’
James Gunn has made it clear in several interviews in the lead up to next month’s “Superman” that Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson‘s “The…
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Uniqlo Hosts Hasan Kattan, a Recipient of a Displacement Film Fund Grant
TOKYO — Following an announcement at the Cannes Film Festival last month, Uniqlo is continuing its support and promotion of the newly…
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How this Parisian music streaming service is fighting AI fraud
Music streaming service Deezer said Friday that it will start flagging albums with AI-generated songs, part of its fight against streaming…
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Fantasy, Queer and Identity Themes Rule at Tres Puertos Costa Rica Lab
Genre films dominate this year’s development lab Tres Puertos Costa Rica, now on its third edition. Running June 18-23 in the run-up to…
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Giuseppe Tornatore Reflects on Chinese Audience Love, Shelved Sci-Fi Project at Shanghai Film Festival
Giuseppe Tornatore is mystified by the love Chinese audiences have shown his films, but he’s not complaining. The Oscar-winning Italian…
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Hannah Hampton: From serious eye condition to England goalkeeper
Like all young players thrust into the limelight, White admitted Hampton was a "little immature" when they first played together at…
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Shipping firm Maersk temporarily pauses Haifa port calls
Container shipping company Maersk said on Friday (Jun 20) it had temporarily paused vessel calls at Israel’s Haifa port, amid the…
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“F1” is a Well-Tooled Engine of Entertainment
In “F1,” a snazzy piece of blockbuster engineering, Brad Pitt plays Sonny Hayes, a devotee of fast cars, beautiful women, and simple…
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Two Films, One Vision: Igor Cobileanski Plays With Romania’s Genre Limits at Transilvania Fest With ‘Comatogen,’ ‘The Madman’
This year’s Romanian Days selection at the Transilvania Film Festival sees national filmmakers split largely into two thematic categories:…
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Cannes Award-Winning Filmmaker Marian Crisan Gearing Up to Shoot Religious Drama ‘Holy Light’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Marian Crișan, who won the Palme d’Or in Cannes for his short film “Megatron” as well as directing Locarno award-winning “Morgen” and HBO…
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Hrithik Roshan, NTR Face-Off Took the Longest to Craft, Says ‘War 2’ Director Ayan Mukerji (EXCLUSIVE)
Director Ayan Mukerji is putting the pedal to the metal for Yash Raj Films’ “War 2,” the highly anticipated follow-up that’s shaping up to…
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’28 Years Later’ Duo Danny Boyle and Alex Garland Break Down That Cliffhanger, the Next Two Movies and the Studio’s Reaction to Extreme Gore and Nudity
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers about “28 Years Later,” now playing in theaters. After 23 years, “28 Days Later” producer…
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Dustin Nguyen Left Hollywood to Build a Film Career in Vietnam — Now He’s Back, and Says ‘Dope Thief’ Is One of the Best Things He’s Ever Done
For those of us who grew up watching Dustin Nguyen on “21 Jump Street,” seeing him back on our TV screens in recent years — most recently…