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Tony Awards Name Nominating Committee for 2026-2027 Season Including Migdalia Cruz, Daniel K. Isaac, José Rivera and More

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced its Nominating Committee for the 2026-27 Broadway season, with former Washington Post chief theater critic Peter Marks and playwrights José River...

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Chris Wayland to Succeed Valari Staab as President of NBCUniversal Local

Chris Wayland will succeed veteran Valari Staab as president of NBCUniversal’s local-media operations, elevating the head of the company’s Boston portfolio to oversee a broader array of assets, Staab ...

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Banijay America Confirms Ben Samek as CEO, Post-Merger With All3Media

As expected, Ben Samek has been named CEO of Banijay America, the combined structure created following Banijay Entertainment’s recent merger with All3Media. Samek will report to Banijay Entertainment ...

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Sebastian Stan Challenges Audiences to Question Their Own ‘Belief Systems’ at ‘Fjord’ Premiere: ‘There’s More to Just Simply Being Right’

Sebastian Stan stars in “Fjord” as a conservative Romanian father who faces religious discrimination after moving with his family to his wife’s (Renate Reinsve) progressive, remote Norwegian hometown....

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CMA’s ‘Celebration of Dolly Parton’ Special Slates 20 Performers, Including Ella Langley, Lainey Wilson, Molly Tuttle and Reba McEntire

The lineup has been announced for “CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton,” a special set to air live on ABC and Disney+ Oct. 21, with a list of 20 performers that includes...

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Hammer Films Boss John Gore on Resurrecting the British Horror Icon, Plans to Remake the Classics and Why Christopher Lee Was the ‘Greatest Dracula’

In the credits for the “Paranormal Activity” stage play currently running on the West End before it heads off to Broadway next year, next to Blumhouse, which produced the original hit film franchise, ...

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Dominga Sotomayor’s Cannes’ Directors Fortnight Film ‘La Perra’ Sells Internationally

Dominga Sotomayor’s “La Perra,” which premiered at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight and won the Palm Dog Award, has scored a raft of international sales for Paris-based sales outfit Lucky Number. The Chil...

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Riley Keough and Director Clay Tweel Board First Responder Psychedelic Therapy Doc ‘Under Fire’ as Executive Producers (EXCLUSIVE)

Riley Keough and Clay Tweel have joined Brandon Kapelow’s documentary “Under Fire” as executive producers. “Under Fire” follows Rob, a veteran Idaho fire captain living with PTSD who has spent decades...

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‘Things We Never Got Over’ Amazon Series Adds Six to Cast

The Amazon series adaptation of the Lucy Score novel “Things We Never Got Over” has added six new cast members. The new additions to the Prime Video series are: Sean Teale (“Doctor Odyssey,” “Only Mur...

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Jay-Z, Megan Thee Stallion, Keke Palmer, Gina Prince-Bythewood and NY Knicks Champs Named to Ebony Power 100 List (EXCLUSIVE)

Jay-Z, Megan Thee Stallion, Keke Palmer, Gina Prince-Bythewood and the New York Knicks champs Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges lead the 2026 Ebony Power 100 l...

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Oscars: Syria Selects Doc ‘The Other Side of the Sun’ for International Feature Race, Marking First Entry Since Fall of Assad Regime

Tawfik Sabouni’s documentary “The Other Side of the Sun,” which world premiered as part of the Panorama section of this year’s Berlinale, has been chosen to represent Syria in the best international f...

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Is the ‘Trump Curse’ Real? See the Overwhelming Evidence

When Jaxson Dart, the New York Giants’ hot young quarterback, went down in Week 2 with a brutal, season-ending knee injury on the team’s opening drive against the Rams, the NFL world let out a collect...

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Karoline Leavitt is Latest Trump Administration Official to Join Fox News

Karoline Leavitt, the former Trump administration press secretary who spent much of her time chastising and denigrating the journalists who asked her questions, is joining one of the outlets that made...

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‘Bowie80’ to Celebrate David Bowie’s 80th Birthday With Events, Exhibits, Releases and More Throughout 2027

The late, legendary musician David Bowie will have his 80th birthday celebrated with a series of events, exhibits, releases, collaborations and experiences beginning in November and spanning 2027, his...

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Mark Thompson to Remain at CNN Following Skydance’s Warner Buy

Mark Thompson said Monday that he would remain in charge of CNN following the purchase of the new giant’s parent, Warner Bros. Discovery, by Skydance, a move that may serve to reassure many of the out...

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Sam Altman Says ‘Artificial’ Filmed Outside His House and He Waved at Andrew Garfield: ‘He Did Walk Like Me … I Felt I Was in Some Weird Glitch of the...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has never met Andrew Garfield — who is portraying him in Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming film “Artificial” — but he did wave at him once. In a new cover story with Vanity Fair, the co...

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Mark Ruffalo Tells Trump ‘Hands Off Our F—ing Vote’ or ‘I’m Gonna Hulk Out’: ‘You Won’t Like Me When I’m Angry’

Mark Ruffalo made a passionate speech at a Hands Off Our Vote event in New York City on Sunday night, slamming U.S. President Donald Trump and saying he’s going to “Hulk out” if he attempts to restric...

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Jack O’Connell and Odessa A’zion to Play Flat-Earthers in ‘The End of the World as We Know It’ for Studiocanal, Working Title and ‘An Irish Goodbye’ O...

Ross White and Tom Berkeley, the filmmaking duo behind the Oscar and BAFTA winning short film “An Irish Goodbye,” have teamed up with Studiocanal, Working Title, Parkville Pictures and Film4 for their...

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‘NAZA’ Rebuttal Doc Surfaces Online, Made by IDF Reserve Members

Just as hot-button Gaza documentary “NAZA” — which recently won a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival — gains international visibility and media attention, a counter project has surfaced on...

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France’s Canal+ Threatens to Pull $1.1 Billion Cinema Deal Over French Tax Hike

Canal+ Group chairman Maxime Saada has warned that the pay TV banner could pull out of its €1 billion ($1.1 billion) investment deal with the French film industry if the government goes ahead with pla...

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Taking Legal Action Against Police Over Search Warrants in Arrest

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince and King Charles’ brother, is taking legal action against the Thames Valley Police over search warrants relating to his February arrest. As first reported...

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John de Mol’s Formats Giant Talpa Studios Heads to Mipcom With New Shows ‘Sing With Me,’ ‘The Golden Elevators’ (EXCLUSIVE)

John de Mol’s Talpa Studios, whose hit formats include quiz show “The Floor,” is heading to next week’s TV market Mipcom with a slate of new entertainment formats, led by “Sing With Me” and “The Golde...

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ITV Studios Travels to Mipcom With 10 New Titles on Its Formats Slate, Led by ‘The Chase Around the World’ (EXCLUSIVE)

ITV Studios has unveiled 10 new titles on its Mipcom formats slate, led by “The Chase Around the World,” and also revealed the unscripted lineup, which includes “70 Up,” the final chapter of the groun...

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La Oreja de Van Gogh Songs Set to Power an Ambitious Romantic Musical From Fernando González Molina (EXCLUSIVE)

The songs of pop group phenomenon La Oreja de Van Gogh, which has just become the only Spanish band with a song in Spotify’s Billions Club, are heading for the big screen, set to be sung and power the...

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Harvey Keitel Plays Acting Teacher in Gaurav Bhardwaj’s Debut Feature ‘The Method’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Harvey Keitel stars as a celebrated acting teacher in “The Method,” the first feature from director and co-writer Gaurav Bhardwaj, produced by “CTRL” banner Travelin Bone Entertainment alongside Imagi...

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China Box Office: Crime Procedural ‘Traces of Justice’ Leads National Day Frame

New Classics Pictures’ crime procedural drama “Traces of Justice” took the top spot at the mainland China box office during the Oct. 2–4 weekend, grossing RMB208.9 million ($31.2 million) over the thr...

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John Oliver Dodges David Ellison-Skydance News on ‘Last Week Tonight’

The big media news this week concerned Skydance Corp., David Ellison’s newly formed Hollywood mega-company comprising Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, which Ellison (and his father Larry...

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‘Lanterns’ Finale: Hal Jordan’s Killer and Manhunter Revealed, Sinestro Creates [SPOILER], John Stewart Powers Up for ‘Superman’ Sequel

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the “Lanterns” finale, now streaming on HBO Max. Have no fear, the “Lanterns” finale is here. The season finale — or possibly the series finale, since...

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Korean Directors Rally Behind ‘The Assassin(s)’ as Political Firestorm Turns on Its Makers

The Directors Guild of Korea (DGK) has come out in support of the team behind “The Assassin(s),” Hur Jin-ho’s thriller about the 1974 shooting of first lady Yuk Young-soo, as political anger over the ...

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Korea Box Office: ‘The Assassin(s)’ Holds Admissions Lead as ‘Chiikawa’ Generates Top Weekend Gross

Director Hur Jin-ho’s political crime thriller “The Assassin(s)” held the top position at the South Korean box office in admissions over the weekend of Oct. 2–4, though Japanese animated feature “Chii...

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J. Todd Anderson, ‘The Nice Guys’ Storyboard Artist and Longtime Coen Brothers Collaborator, Dies at 67

J. Todd Anderson, the storyboard artist behind films like “The Nice Guys” and “Raising Arizona” and a longtime Coen Brothers collaborator, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 67. His death...

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Sarah Jessica Parker Says She’s ‘Never’ Worn Her Archived ‘Sex and the City’ Wardrobe: ‘There’s a Huge Separation Between Myself and Carrie Bradshaw’

Despite Carrie Bradshaw’s reputation for wearing trend-setting outfits, Sarah Jessica Parker never wears any of her “Sex and the City” character’s iconic wardrobe. But she does have it. “No, I don’t w...

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Marvel Canceled ‘Blade,’ But the Gory Vampire Brawler ‘Half’ Will Thrill Genre Fans

Marvel mastermind Kevin Feige has made some of the shrewdest financial decisions in Hollywood history, but he sure dropped the bag when he didn’t make a new “Blade.” (Just ask would-be star Mahershala...

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Is ‘Rubber Soul’ the Beatles’ Best Album? The Answer to That is as Malleable as the Shifting Track Lists, but This ‘Super Deluxe’ Is Super Essential: ...

What is the Beatles’ best album? “The one you’re listening to right now” is always the correct answer, of course, and that could encompass “Meet the Beatles” or “Let It Be” at any given moment. But fo...

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Fox One Offering Free Trial, Bundle Discount for NFL Streaming Coverage Online

The 2026-27 NFL season is underway, and fans who want to watch the games from home can now take advantage of a Fox One offer, which gets you a free trial to the official Fox streaming service. Fox is....

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What David Zaslav Got Wrong About ‘Coyote vs. Acme’

Three years after “Coyote vs. Acme” was shelved by Warner Bros. as a tax write-off and rescued by indie distributor Ketchup Entertainment, the Looney Tunes comedy has become a box-office bright spot w...

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Peacock’s Free Trial Offer Returns – But You Won’t Find It On the Streaming Service

Peacock subscribers were hit with another rate hike over the summer, with prices for the NBCUniversal streaming service rising for the fourth time in four years. The price hike came on the heels of Pe...

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Encore’ Edition Boosts ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Back to No. 1 for First Time Since January, Adding a 13th Week on Top

Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” returned to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart after last vacating that position in January, thanks to the release of an expanded edition titled “T...

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James Gunn Confirms He’s ‘Already’ Writing His Next Film Ahead of ‘Superman: Man of Tomorrow’

James Gunn announced on Threads that he is actively working on writing his next film ahead of the release of “Superman: Man of Tomorrow,” due in theaters July 9, 2027. In response to a comment that as...

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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Launches Petition to ‘Fight Online Harassment’ Following Partner Ken Urker’s Death: ‘Fame Does Not Erase Humanity’

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is speaking out following the death of her partner Ken Urker and urging fans to support Kenan’s Law, a petition aimed at holding social media platforms accountable for how online ...

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Sass Jordan, Singer and Longtime ‘Canadian Idol’ Judge, Dies at 65

Sass Jordan, the singer, songwriter and longtime “Canadian Idol” judge, died on Oct. 2. She was 65. Her family confirmed her death, noting that she “died peacefully” and was “surrounded by those who l...

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‘Spotlight’ Director Says The Catholic Church Hasn’t Done ‘Enough’ To Protect Children From Sexual Assault 10 Years After Film’s Best Picture Win: ‘No...

Tom McCarthy’s biographical drama “Spotlight” won Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 2016. The film, featuring a stacked ensemble led by Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams and Mark Ruffalo, was widely ...

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Daily Wire’s Pro-ICE Film ‘Pawn Shop’ Production Temporarily Suspended

Production of Daily Wire’s pro-ICE film “Pawn Shop” has been temporarily halted in Livingston, Mont., following a Special City Commission Meeting held on Saturday. The action comes as Livingston local...

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‘East of Eden’ Boss Zoe Kazan on That Devastating Ending, Why Florence Pugh’s Cathy Is Both a ‘Murderer’ and ‘Survivor’ and Making Lee a Central Chara...

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains major spoilers from “East of Eden,” now streaming on Netflix. Zoe Kazan has spent much of her life thinking about family legacy on and off screen. More than 62 y...

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Pedro Pascal in ‘Behemoth!’: The Oscar-Worthy Role That He (and Latinos) Have Been Waiting For

Pedro Pascal makes his Oscar case with a cello. “Behemoth!,” Tony Gilroy’s first feature as a director since “The Bourne Legacy” in 2012, world-premiered on Friday night at Alice Tully Hall as the cen...

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Zach Bryan Breaks Attendance Record at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium While Wearing ‘Free Palestine’ Shirt for Second Night in a Row

Zach Bryan broke the attendance record at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium on Saturday night, performing for 73,538 fans — the largest crowd for any event in the venue’s history — while wearing a “Free...

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Marjoe Gortner, Preacher and Actor Who Was Subject of Oscar-Winning Doc and Appeared in ‘Earthquake,’ ‘Falcon Crest,’ Dies at 82

Marjoe Gortner, whose childhood as an evangelical preacher was the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary “Marjoe” and who went on to have a career as an actor, died Friday. He was 82. His wife Susa...

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Box Office: ‘Digger’ Majorly Bombs With $8 Million Opening Weekend, ‘Verity’ Scores $32 Million Debut

In “Digger,” Tom Cruise portrays a powerful oil tycoon who is bracing for an ecological disaster of epic proportions. But nothing could have prepared him for the catastrophe that’s unfolding at the bo...

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DIRECTV MySports Genre Pack With ESPN Unlimited Plan and NFL RedZone Just $49 for First Month, Ahead of MLB Playoffs, NHL and NBA Seasons

DIRECTV is making a play for sports fans just as the fall calendar hits its busiest stretch, rolling out a discount on its sports-focused streaming pack that bundles ESPN Unlimited Plan, NFL RedZone f...

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‘Avengers: Endgame’ Overtakes ‘Avatar’ as Highest-Grossing Movie in History With $2.925 Billion After ‘Encore’ Re-Release

“Avengers: Endgame” is once again the highest-grossing movie in box office history, reclaiming the title from “Avatar.” Two blockbusters have passed the crown back and forth over the years as they’ve ...

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