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AI Studio Asteria Strikes Strategic Partnership with Virtual Production Studio ZeroSpace (EXCLUSIVE)

Asteria, the AI studio co-founded by filmmaker Bryn Mooser and Natasha Lyonne, has struck a strategic partnership with ZeroSpace, a virtual…

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Meghann Fahy to Lead HBO Limited Series ‘Trial of Louise Woodward’ From Matthew Barry, Susanne Bier

HBO has ordered the limited series “The Trial of Louise Woodward” with Meghann Fahy attached to play the lead role. The five-episode series…

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Olivia Wilde’s ‘The Invite’ Nears $40 Million Globally, Becoming a Rare Hit Summer Comedy

Olivia Wilde’s “The Invite” has become one of today’s rare indie comedies to connect at the summer box office. Sandwiched between big-budge…

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‘The Odyssey’ Craze Continues as New BFI Imax Screenings Sell Out in Under 30 Minutes (EXCLUSIVE)

London’s BFI Imax cinema — the biggest Imax screen in the U.K. — is experiencing it’s very own Odyssey. On Friday, due to unprecedented dem…

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Tony Romo on Leave at CBS Sports After DUI Arrest

Tony Romo may face a delay of game after being arrested in Milwaukee last week on suspicion of driving under the influence. CBS Sports said…

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Sets Box Office Record With $72 Million in Previews, Beating ‘Avengers: Endgame’

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is already web-slinging its way to box office history. Tom Holland’s latest Spidey movie has made a record-brea…

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Starz’s U.K.-Set Boxing Crime Drama ‘Fightland’ Is a Knockout: TV Review

Created by Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan and Marlon Smith and executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, “Fightland,” is a stimulating crime…

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‘The Odyssey’ Is Luring Tourists to the Sicilian Island That Stands In for Ithaca — and Could Generate $500 Million in Revenue

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” and Italy have special ties that are generating rich returns. The Greek epic was partly shot on the islan…

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Suno Loses Landmark AI Lawsuit to German Performing Rights Society GEMA

German music collection society GEMA notched another major legal victory in its campaign to rein in AI companies’ use of copyrighted materi…

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Irish Indie Film ‘Lemonade,’ Starring Barry Keoghan, Reveals First Images and Plot Details (EXCLUSIVE)

Full details of an under-the-radar and low-budget Irish feature starring Barry Keoghan have been revealed alongside a couple of first look …

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LISTEN: Music Fans Shrug Off Ticket Price Hikes to Keep Summer Concert Business Humming

The global live music business is chugging along through its busy summer season as strong as ever, defying even what has long been its bigg…

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Gary Oldman, ‘Obsession’ Director Curry Barker and ‘Barbie’ Producer Robbie Brenner Among Toronto Market Speakers

“Slow Horses” star Gary Oldman, “Obsession” director Curry Barker and “Barbie” producer Robbie Brenner are among the lineup of speakers at …

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Inside Netflix and Prime Video’s Fight to Reshape France’s Streaming Rules: ‘It’s an Unsustainable Equation’

While Canal+ has just agreed to invest more than $1.1 billion in French and European films over the next five years, Amazon Prime Video and…

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‘Black Zombie’ Review: An Engaging Doc on How the Flesh-Eating Hordes of Screen Fame Obscured Painful Real-Life History

In Hollywood’s original horror heyday of the 1930s and ’40s, it would have been hard to imagine another figure challenging the classic terr…

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‘Los Vampires’ Review: Dueling Draculas Spar in an Alluring if Unevenly Executed Flashback to Early-Talkie Hollywood

The talkies’ arrival was a major hardship in many respects for the movie industry, as theater owners had to install expensive new equipment…

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Oscar-Qualifying Bengaluru International Short Film Festival Expands to 10 Arenas, Adds AI and Dance Competitions (EXCLUSIVE)

India’s Oscar-qualifying Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF) has expanded its competition to 10 arenas of cinema for its 16…

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Element Pictures Names Former Sky and HBO Publicist Chris Duggan as First Head of Communications and Marketing (EXCLUSIVE)

Element Pictures, the powerhouse Irish film and TV production company and awards season regular, has appointed its first in-house head of c…

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ITV Sees ‘Solid’ Results in First Half of 2026, Reports $26 Million Loss Due to Fast Food Advertising Regulations

ITV has unveiled “solid” if underwhelming results for the first half of 2026, with a 2% uplift across its major profit centers. Total group…

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