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Cairo Film Festival Puts Co-Production in Spotlight as Industry Pushes for Regional Collaboration
At this year’s Cairo Intl. Film Festival, some of the most energized conversations unfolded inside Cairo Industry Days, where…
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How Short Film ‘The Singers’ Used Viral Talent to ‘Make Something Very Human and Handmade’ About Male Vulnerability
Who could have guessed that one of the most socially prescient works of 2025 is based on a story from 175 years ago? That’s the…
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Choose Hard Things and Build Real Strength
Mental health isn’t just therapy and time off. It’s also doing the hard reps your mind wants to skip. My stance is simple: training…
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UFC Fight Night Qatar: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker Livestream — Here’s How to Watch the MMA Event Online
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Klimts Make YUGE Bucks at Sotheby’s, and Are Maine’s Aggrieved Penobscots Happy to Let a Masterpiece Rot?
Also in the news, Fabergé’s Winter Egg, with thousands of tiny diamonds, is set to sell at Christie’s. Source link
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Dolph Lundgren Eyes Dramatic Roles but Might Not Be Done with Ivan Drago Just Yet: ‘I Could Still Show Another Side of This Guy’
Ivan Drago could return, Dolph Lundgren tells Variety, ahead of the screening of Andrew Holmes’ documentary about the action star, “Dolph:…
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The Obliging Apocalypse of “Pluribus”
The new sci-fi drama from Vince Gilligan posits an end-of-humanity scenario that everyone other than its protagonist can agree on. Source…
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How one couple turned a few found golf balls into the booming live-selling site Stacked Golf
Jon Armstrong never intended to create the booming live-commerce platform Stacked Golf. All he wanted was to join the local golf club, but…
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How ‘Sesame Street’ is navigating funding cuts, new media habits, and leaving HBO for Netflix
As Sesame Street’s 56th season gets underway, Elmo, Big Bird, and the Sesame organization are navigating a volatile chapter in the show’s…
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Las Vegas Grand Prix: Lando Norris eyes prize but weighs question of risk v reward
The conflict in Lando Norris' mind as he closes on his first world title was clear after he took pole position for the Las Vegas Grand…
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Cairo Award Winner Mohanad Yaqubi on Lebanese Filmmaker Jocelyne Saab: ‘It’s as If She’s Making the Film and I’m the Instrument Making This Happen’
“Revolutionaries Never Die” was the winner of the top award at this year’s Cairo Film Connection, the industry program of the Cairo Film…
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Tallinn Black Nights Festival Awards: Family Dramas ‘The Good Daughter’ and ‘The Well’ Win Big at a Still Growing Event
Two weeks after a triumphal opening to the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival with “They Will be Dust,” Catalan cinema, honored by a Focus…
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Bukayo Saka on becoming a part-time barista, switching off from football and why it was always Arsenal
Kelly: Who's the first person you speak to after a game? Bukayo: Depends how I'm feeling. I'm not really a big phone-call person. Normally…
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Las Vegas Grand Prix: Lando Norris on pole with Oscar Piastri fifth
McLaren's Lando Norris took pole position in a wet qualifying session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with team-mate and title rival Oscar…
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Kendrick Lamar Comedy With ‘South Park’ Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone Removed From March Release Date: ‘We’re Working Hard at Finishing the Movie’
Kendrick Lamar and “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone aren’t ready to unveil their mysterious live-action comedy just yet.…
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India’s PTC Punjabi, Australia’s Temple Forge Three-Film Co-Production Pact (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian entertainment platform PTC Punjabi has partnered with Australian production company Temple to co-present three Punjabi-language…
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How Brendan Fraser Confronted His Loneliness in ‘Rental Family’ and His Warning on AI Acting: ‘It Strikes Me as a Form of Plagiarism’
Three years after his triumphant Oscar win for “The Whale,” Brendan Fraser has found his next deeply personal project in an unlikely…
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‘Wolf Dog’ French Producers Board WAVES Film Bazaar Ladakhi Project ‘Idiot’
Emerging Ladakhi filmmaker Stenzin Tankyong, whose shorts “Sekool” and “Last Days of Summer” (Rotterdam 2023) have screened widely on the…
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Scotland fans shook the earth in win over Denmark
The Tartan Army shook the earth as they celebrated Scotland's men qualifying for a first World Cup in 28 years. The British Geological…
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Christopher Nolan Was Hired to Direct ‘Troy’ More Than 20 Years Before ‘The Odyssey’; He Says the Studio Backtracked and Offered ‘Batman Begins’ as ‘Consolation Prize’
Christopher Nolan confirmed to Empire Magazine (via World of Reel) that Warner Bros. originally hired him to direct its swords-and-sandals…
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“Two People Exchanging Saliva” Rewrites the Slap in Cinema
One of the promotional images for the film “Two People Exchanging Saliva” is a black-and-white closeup of a woman, her face bruised, her…
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‘A Sad and Beautiful World,’ ‘Left-Handed Girl,’ Vishal Jethwa and Tandin Bidha Among Winners at Asian World Film Festival
“A Sad and Beautiful World,” “Left-Handed Girl,” Vishal Jethwa and Tandin Bidha were among the competition winners at the 11th Asian World…
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Short Takes: News From Von Dutch, the NHL, Nili Lotan and More
Von Dutch Teams With Boxer Jake Paul Jake Paul is in the throes of preparing for his fight against two-time heavyweight champion Anthony…
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Oscars Unveil More Than 300 Eligible Films Across Animated, Documentary and International Feature Races
The Academy has unveiled its full list of eligible films for the 98th Oscars‘ animated, documentary and international feature categories,…