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Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s studios, streaming unit for US$72 billion
The deal will further tilt the power balance in Hollywood in favour of the streaming giant Netflix on Friday (Dec 5) agreed to buy Warner…
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Netflix Enters Exclusive Deal Talks for Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix has entered exclusive talks with Warner Bros. Discovery to acquire the company’s film and television studio, as well as the HBO…
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Singapore, Malaysia to ramp up cross-border taxi quota to 500 per country
Singapore and Malaysia will gradually increase the quota for licensed cross-border taxis to 500, from the current level of 200 per…
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Hainan Jury Touts Festival as a Launchpad for Next Year’s Breakthrough Films
At the 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival in China, jury president Marco Müller urged audiences and industry to rethink the…
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Actor in ‘Mortal Kombat’ and ‘The Man in the High Castle,’ Dies at 75
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, who played evil sorcerer Shang Tsung in the “Mortal Kombat” franchise and appeared in “The Last Emperor,” “Licence…
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Liu Chang: The reluctant heiress who saved her father’s agriculture empire
The “young” Liu has already been with New Hope Group, founded by her father Liu Yonghao, for 23 years. “I’M NOT like the heroes of the…
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Pubs in England and Wales could stay open longer for World Cup 2026
Pubs in England and Wales could stay open until 01:00 next summer if a home nation reaches the quarter-finals or further at the football…
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‘The Batman’ Director Matt Reeves Stands Up for Paul Dano After Tarantino’s Diss: ‘An Incredible Actor’
Filmmaker Matt Reeves added his voice to the wave of praise for Paul Dano — an outpouring that was prompted by Quentin Tarantino dissing…
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England substitutes at World Cup may stay indoors - Thomas Tuchel
England manager Thomas Tuchel says he may have his substitutes stay in the dressing room during matches at the World Cup next summer…
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The Composer Making a Hip-Hop Musical About Anne Frank
A few years ago, Andrew Fox was struck by a transcendently bad idea. He would turn the story of Anne Frank into a satirical hip-hop…
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The changing face of directorships
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U.S. prioritizes visas for fans traveling for the World Cup, Olympics and other events
The Trump administration has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to prioritize visa applications from foreigners…
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A softer image of AI? This Google-backed film aims to change the narrative
A man mourns the loss of his dead celebrity mom, who unexpectedly appears before him as a hologram in his childhood home, singing and…
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‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Up on Me,’ ‘Chapa 1000’ Score Top Prizes at Atlas Workshops
“Don’t Let the Sun Go Up on Me” and “Chapa 1000” claimed the top development and postproduction prizes at this year’s Atlas Workshops,…
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Your Logo Should Feel Like A Religion
A logo is not a graphic. It’s a rallying point. I treat it like a symbol people can believe in, not just recognize. That’s the standard…
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Bert Kreischer’s Netflix Series ‘Free Bert’ Gets January Release, First-Look Images
Bert Kreischer‘s scripted comedy series “Free Bert” will premiere on Netflix in January. The streamer released six first-look images of…
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Vin Diesel to Write and Star in ‘Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots’ Movie
Vin Diesel will write and star in the “Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots” movie for Mattel Studios, Variety has confirmed. It was previously…
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A Catfight in a Snake Pit in Philly’s Art Museum
While crazies quarrel in the City of Brotherly Love, Boston’s MFA does a superb Winslow Homer show . . . What does it all have to do with…
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Kirsten Dunst Discusses MeToo Progress at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival: ‘I Think We Have Put a Lot of People Away’
Kirsten Dunst discussed the progress that has been achieved in the film and TV industry since the MeToo movement took hold, during an…
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Tahar Rahim Leaves ‘Madame Web’ Behind as He Dives Into ‘Les Misérables’ With a ‘Fugitive’-Tinged New Take on Javert and His ‘Face-Off’ With Valjean
Fresh off one of the most ambitious shoots of his career, Tahar Rahim landed at the Marrakech Film Festival buzzing about Fred Cavayé’s…
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Boggi Milano Named Official Formalwear Partner of FIFA World Cup
MATCH TIME: Italian menswear brand Boggi Milano has secured a four-year partnership as the official formalwear outfitter and licensee of…
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Netflix’s ‘The Abandons’ Stars Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey in a Half-Hearted, Oddly Thin Revisionist Western: TV Review
It’s so common these days for TV shows to bloat themselves beyond all reason — more than three years later, I think I’m still watching the…
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Jon M. Chu Moves First-Look Film and TV Deal to Paramount
Jon M. Chu is taking his talents to Paramount Skydance. The “Wicked” director has inked a multi-year first-look film and TV deal with the…