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‘The View’ Hosts Grill JD Vance on Epstein Files, ICE and Trump: ‘Are You His Interpreter or His Vice President?’

JD Vance went into the lion’s den on Tuesday as the hosts of “The View” grilled him on a litany of hot political topics. The vice president appeared on the ABC talk program to promote his new book but was instead faced with questions about the Epstein files, ICE and the Trump administration’s whitewashing of […]

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Venice Film Festival Takes Shape: ‘The Social Reckoning,’ ‘Here Comes the Flood’ With Denzel Washington, Florian Zeller’s ‘Bunker’ and ‘The Studio’ Season 2 Among Potential Titles

With a little over a month left until the Venice Film Festival lineup is unveiled, a clutch of buzzy prestige titles with top talent has emerged as likely contenders for the Golden Lion. New works by internationally renowned auteurs such as Florian Zeller with “Bunker,” a psychological thriller starring Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz; Martin […]

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Warner Bros. Acquires Tahereh Mafi’s Bestselling Dystopian YA Series ‘Shatter Me’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to Tahereh Mafi’s bestselling dystopian YA series “Shatter Me.” The movie deal aligns with the 15th anniversary of the debut of “Shatter Me,” the first book in the original series, which has become a BookTok phenomenon with over 15 million copies sold worldwide and more than 500,000 social posts […]

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Entertainment Partners Reflects on 50 Years Powering Hollywood’s Back Office From ‘Little House on the Prairie’ to ‘The Pitt’

Chances are, if you’ve worked in the entertainment industry, Entertainment Partners has handled your paycheck, helped you set up a budget, provided guidance on production incentives, managed your project’s paperwork or even assisted with casting. For 50 years, EP has been a player behind the scenes, handling payroll, production finance, residuals, compliance paperwork and payments […]

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A Paramount+ Subscription Is $1 a Month With This Summer Deal

It’s never been a better time to be a Paramount+ subscriber, and now the streamer is down to $.99/month for the first two months with this summer deal. The limited-time deal, which runs from today through June 26, offers the Essential or Premium plans for only $.99/month for the first two months. No code is […]

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‘Sound of Freedom’ Director Alejandro Monteverde Sets Gaudí Biopic with Onza, Fábrica de Cine, Methos Media (EXCLUSIVE)

Alejandro Monteverde, director of the box office breakout “Sound of Freedom,” is set to write and direct a large-scale feature biopic about Antoni Gaudí, the Catalan architect who transformed Barcelona’s skyline and became one of Spain’s most recognizable cultural figures. The film is being produced by Spain’s Onza, Methos Media and Mexico’s Fábrica de Cine, […]

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‘Toy Story 5’ Review: The Fifth Time’s the Charm in a Nimble, Moving, Irresistible Sequel That Takes on the Threat of Tech Toys

“Toy Story 5” escalates in delight (the climactic wedding ceremony must be seen to be believed), but it also has moments that hit you like a gut punch. For this is a movie that touches on a profound question: How will kids connect to each other in an era that wants them to grow up too fast by virtualizing themselves? The film’s message is: Slow down, be real and play. The fun you take is equal to the fun you make.

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‘Heartstopper Forever’ Trailer: Kit Connor and Joe Locke’s Love Story Wraps Up in Netflix Movie

Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring’s love story will reach its conclusion — at least, on Netflix — in the first trailer for “Heartstopper Forever,” the feature-length film that will wrap up the beloved “Heartstopper” storyline after its three-season run on the streamer. It will begin streaming on July 17. Creator and executive producer Alice Oseman, […]

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Kynetic Media Ventures and Dolphin Entertainment Launch Graviteur Studios for Creator-Led Projects

Dolphin Entertainment and Kynetic Media Ventures have launched Graviteur Studios, a production venture designed to tap into the creator economy to produce modestly budgeted movies and TV projects. Dolphin CEO Bill O’Dowd and Kynetic CEO David Freeman will join forces on a production venture that will target projects budgeted in the $1 million to $10 […]

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Why Fox Nation Is Dipping Its Toes Into Stand-Up Comedy

Earlier this month, Jeff Foxworthy released his final stand-up comedy special. It’s not on Netflix or Hulu or even YouTube, but a specialty streamer not particularly known for comedy — Fox Nation. The streamer only has a handful of original comedy specials. “Unlike Netflix, we’re not a quantity play,” says its president, Lauren Petterson. “We […]

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BytePlus Hosts Closed-Door AI Roundtable to Open APOS 2026

APOS 2026 got underway in Bali on Tuesday with a private luncheon roundtable convened by BytePlus, the enterprise technology arm of ByteDance, drawing senior executives from broadcasters, creators, and streaming platforms across six Asian markets to debate the operational impact of artificial intelligence on content production. The session – held ahead of the main APOS […]

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‘Disclosure Day’ Claims No. 1 at U.K. and Ireland Box Office as ‘Toy Story 5’ Looms

Universal’s sci-fi thriller “Disclosure Day” captured the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office with an opening weekend of £5.5 million ($7.3 million). Universal also secured the runner-up slot with Curry Barker’s horror-romance “Obsession.” In its fifth frame, the breakout title continued its remarkable run, taking $2 million to bring its cumulative total […]

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Guillermo del Toro Sounds the Alarm About AI and Threats to Creative Freedom: ‘We Are on the Verge of Cinema Illiteracy’

Guillermo del Toro’s innate love of film comes through when he speaks, even when he’s sounding off with a dire warning about what is at stake as the film industry is rocked by AI and the forces of business consolidation. “We are on the verge of image illiteracy. We are on the verge of cinema […]

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‘Shrek 5’ Trailer: Shrek, Fiona and Their Adult Kids Go to Jail With Donkey

Shrek, Fiona and Donkey are back for a new fantastical adventure in the first trailer for next year’s “Shrek 5.” Universal released the “Shrek 5” trailer Tuesday, more than a year ahead of its release on June 30, 2027. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz all return as the voices of Shrek, Donkey and […]

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Bob Odenkirk Brings Saul Goodman Back After ‘Better Call Saul’ for PSA Celebrating America 250

Saul Goodman must have gotten off on parole, as Bob Odenkirk suited up as the criminal lawyer for a “Know Your Rights” PSA celebrating America’s 250th birthday. “Hi, I’m Saul Goodman. Did you know you have rights? Well, you do. Sure, they’re old timey. They were written by a bunch of guys in powdered wigs […]

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Fox News Media Plans Live Multi-Platform Coverage of America 250 Celebration

A takeover of a channel on SiriusXM and a year-long Fox Nation subscription priced at $17.76 are just two of the ways Fox News Media will recognize the nation’s semiquincentennial. Starting June 24, Fox News Media will begin delivering coverage of the 250th birthday of the U.S. from various locations around the country on Fox […]

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Hollywood’s Mass Exodus: Why Film and TV Production Is Fleeing L.A. and What Can Be Done About It

“Baywatch” was a staple of low-budget, first-run syndication in the 1990s, as natural to Los Angeles as David Hasselhoff’s chest hair and as defining of the city in that era as the O.J. trial and the Sunset Strip. By the time it ended its run in 1999, it had become too costly to produce at […]

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Wartime Anime ‘Cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood’ Sets North American Theatrical Release via Gkids (EXCLUSIVE)

Gkids has acquired all North American rights to “Cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood,” a wartime animated drama based on Kyo Machiko’s manga, with a theatrical release set for Sept. 4. The film will screen in both Japanese with English subtitles and in an English dub. Set on a Japanese island during wartime, the story […]

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Kurt Russell on Playing Preston Clyburn in ‘The Madison’: ‘It Is Just a Dream Experience’

Now back on TV after nearly 40 years, Kurt Russell feels that a streaming show is a bigger risk than a movie because “there are a lot of eyeballs on it” and “when you do a streamer that’s no good it’s gonna be there for as long as you want it to be there.” Honored […]

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‘Apocalypse Civilizations: Rome,’ a Mediawan Reboot of the Doc Franchise Mega-Hit, to Use AI to Tackle the Battle That Settled the Destiny of Rome

Megahit documentary series franchise “Apocalypse,” broadcast in 165 countries and watched by over 100 million viewers, is set to return for a first new season whose first installment, “Apocalypse Civilizations: Rome,” is produced by Imagissime, a label of French powerhouse Mediawan, and made in partnership with Mediawan Kids and Family. Launched in 2009 with six-part […]

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‘Too Many Beasts’ Review: A Small-Town Policeman Gets High on the Hog in a Deliciously Droll French Crime-Caper

There’s been something sinister afoot in provincial France in recent years. Inbred eccentrics and bumbling detectives have populated the seaside villages of Bruno Dumont’s absurdist comedies. Seedy psychosexual drama has leached into the soil of Alain Guiraudie’s farmlands and forest towns, causing poisonous little love triangles to bloom like the wild mushrooms of his “Misericordia.” […]

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‘The Accompanist’ Review: Susan Sarandon Shines as a Problematic Foster Parent in Zach Woods’ Unsteady Directorial Debut

Hollywood loves a comedy about a plucky kid and an aging eccentric. It also loves a drama about a child in danger. Starring Susan Sarandon as Sylvia, a chain-smoking, sharp-tongued, first-time foster parent to spirited eight-year-old Emily (Everly Carganilla), “The Accompanist” tries to be both. It also tries to do a whole lot more, not […]

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Senn Penn Directing January 6 Drama With Bradley Cooper Starring as Capitol Cop

Sean Penn will direct a film about the early life of a cop who was present for the January 6 storming of the United States Capitol. Bradley Cooper is being eyed for the lead role, though the real life inspiration for the film has yet to be identified. The film is currently untitled and has […]

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‘The Odyssey’ Breaks BFI Imax Records With $1 Million in Ticket Sales in First 24 Hours

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” may not be out for another month, but it’s already smashing sales records in the U.K. The BFI Imax, the U.K.’s largest screen — owned and operated by the British Film Institute and located in central London — has revealed that it sold 28,000 tickets in its first 24 hours, breaking the venue’s […]

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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 4 Trailer Teases Spock and Kirk Team Up

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season 4 is setting up the iconic friendship between James T. Kirk and Spock. In a new trailer for the fourth season of the Paramount+ series, Spock (Ethan Peck) says that he has many things (“hopes, dreams, fears”) he wants to talk about, and that Kirk (Paul Wesley) is the […]

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Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Orion,’ Starring Andrew McCarthy, Debby Ryan and Drew Van Acker, Set for Theatrical Release via Blue Harbor Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)

A festival favorite film is now headed to theaters. “Orion,” a sci-fi thriller starring Andrew McCarthy (“Pretty in Pink,” “St. Elmo’s Fire”), Drew Van Acker (“Pretty Little Liars,” “Titans”) and Debby Ryan (“Jessie,” “Insatiable”), has been acquired by Blue Harbor Entertainment and will have a U.S. theatrical run in the fall. Jaco Bouwer (“Gaia”) directed […]

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‘Rivals’ Renewed for Season 3 at Disney+

Disney+ has greenlit “Rivals” for a third season comprised of 12 episodes. The news comes ahead of the second half of Season 2 returning in November. Based on Jilly Cooper’s iconic “bonkbuster” book series, the Rutshire Chronicles, “Rivals” follows the residents of a small village in 1980s England as they hop in and out of […]

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Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew’ to Be Distributed Internationally by Sony

Sony Pictures Entertainment will handle international distribution for the theatrical release of Greta Gerwig’s “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew,” Netflix said Tuesday. The epic adventure will be released in IMAX and in theaters worldwide on Feb. 12, 2027, and will debut on Netflix on April 2, 2027. Sneak previews, exclusively in IMAX, will begin on Feb. […]

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Moroccan Director Yassine El Idrissi Brings Cannabis Drama ‘Halima’ to Shanghai Main Competition

Yassine El Idrissi’s drama “Halima” has entered the Golden Goblet Awards Main Competition at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival, where it celebrated its world premiere ahead of a press conference. The selection marks Morocco’s return to SIFF’s premier category after a 27-year gap – the last Moroccan film to compete at that level was […]

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Samsung Galaxy Gets Starring Role in ‘Spider Man: Brand New Day’

One of the stars of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s latest entry in its “Spider-Man” franchise has little spoken dialogue, but may end up stealing a few scenes. Samsung’s Galaxy phones are used by character Ned Leeds (played by Jacob Batalon) to track the whereabouts of the film’s titular hero. Moviegoers will see Spider-Man himself use a […]

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‘The View’ Hosts Grill JD Vance on Epstein Files, ICE and Trump: ‘Are You His Interpreter or His Vice President?’

Venice Film Festival Takes Shape: ‘The Social Reckoning,’ ‘Here Comes the Flood’ With Denzel Washington, Florian Zeller’s ‘Bunker’ and ‘The Studio’ Season 2 Among Potential Titles

Warner Bros. Acquires Tahereh Mafi’s Bestselling Dystopian YA Series ‘Shatter Me’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Entertainment Partners Reflects on 50 Years Powering Hollywood’s Back Office From ‘Little House on the Prairie’ to ‘The Pitt’

A Paramount+ Subscription Is $1 a Month With This Summer Deal

‘Sound of Freedom’ Director Alejandro Monteverde Sets Gaudí Biopic with Onza, Fábrica de Cine, Methos Media (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Toy Story 5’ Review: The Fifth Time’s the Charm in a Nimble, Moving, Irresistible Sequel That Takes on the Threat of Tech Toys

‘Heartstopper Forever’ Trailer: Kit Connor and Joe Locke’s Love Story Wraps Up in Netflix Movie

Kynetic Media Ventures and Dolphin Entertainment Launch Graviteur Studios for Creator-Led Projects

Why Fox Nation Is Dipping Its Toes Into Stand-Up Comedy

BytePlus Hosts Closed-Door AI Roundtable to Open APOS 2026

‘Disclosure Day’ Claims No. 1 at U.K. and Ireland Box Office as ‘Toy Story 5’ Looms

Guillermo del Toro Sounds the Alarm About AI and Threats to Creative Freedom: ‘We Are on the Verge of Cinema Illiteracy’

‘Shrek 5’ Trailer: Shrek, Fiona and Their Adult Kids Go to Jail With Donkey

Bob Odenkirk Brings Saul Goodman Back After ‘Better Call Saul’ for PSA Celebrating America 250

Fox News Media Plans Live Multi-Platform Coverage of America 250 Celebration

Hollywood’s Mass Exodus: Why Film and TV Production Is Fleeing L.A. and What Can Be Done About It

Wartime Anime ‘Cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood’ Sets North American Theatrical Release via Gkids (EXCLUSIVE)

Kurt Russell on Playing Preston Clyburn in ‘The Madison’: ‘It Is Just a Dream Experience’

‘Apocalypse Civilizations: Rome,’ a Mediawan Reboot of the Doc Franchise Mega-Hit, to Use AI to Tackle the Battle That Settled the Destiny of Rome

‘Too Many Beasts’ Review: A Small-Town Policeman Gets High on the Hog in a Deliciously Droll French Crime-Caper

‘The Accompanist’ Review: Susan Sarandon Shines as a Problematic Foster Parent in Zach Woods’ Unsteady Directorial Debut

Senn Penn Directing January 6 Drama With Bradley Cooper Starring as Capitol Cop

‘The Odyssey’ Breaks BFI Imax Records With $1 Million in Ticket Sales in First 24 Hours

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 4 Trailer Teases Spock and Kirk Team Up

Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Orion,’ Starring Andrew McCarthy, Debby Ryan and Drew Van Acker, Set for Theatrical Release via Blue Harbor Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Rivals’ Renewed for Season 3 at Disney+

Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew’ to Be Distributed Internationally by Sony

Moroccan Director Yassine El Idrissi Brings Cannabis Drama ‘Halima’ to Shanghai Main Competition

Samsung Galaxy Gets Starring Role in ‘Spider Man: Brand New Day’

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