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Jay-Z Revisits the Ghosts of Lyrics Past in the Illuminating (and Possibly Too Thorough) ‘Jay-Z in 8’: TV Review
On “Renegade,” his 2001 collaboration with Eminem, Jay-Z asks, “Do you fools listen to music or just skim through it?” It’s a line he refere
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Nike’s New NBA Collection Lets Fans Shop Player-Worn Gear for the First Time
Ahead of the NBA season opener on Oct. 20, Nike has just released “Standard Issue,” its latest pro basketball collection. The collaboration
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‘The Traitors’ Season 5 Cast Revealed: Kristin Chenoweth, Dominic Monaghan, Whitney Leavitt, and More
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‘It’s Time for My Voice’: Jennifer Hudson on Reviving ‘Dreamgirls,’ Booking Tom Cruise for Her Talk Show and Writing Original Music Again
Jennifer Hudson is changing. Her transformation might not be as dramatic as the one Effie White sings about in the second act of “Dreamgirls
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Oscars: Poland Submits Paweł Pawlikowski’s ‘Fatherland,’ Starring Sandra Hüller, for International Feature Race
Poland has selected “Fatherland,” Paweł Pawlikowski’s post-WWII drama starring Sandra Hüller, as its entry for the Oscars international feat
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Duncan Sheik, ‘Barely Breathing’ Hitmaker and ‘Spring Awakening’ Stage Composer, Dies at 56
Duncan Sheik, who had a pop smash with “Barely Breathing” in the mid-1990s but then found his biggest success — and Tony wins — with the lon
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Box Office: ‘Resident Evil’ Makes $8.8 Million in Previews, Biggest Ever for Series
The zombie virus is spreading to the box office as Sony’s “Resident Evil” reboot is taking over this weekend. From “Weapons” director Zach C
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Introducing George Jaques, the ‘Sunny Dancer’ Director and ‘Ballsy’ British Creative Being Called the ‘Tom Holland of Filmmaking’
Luxury fashion house Hermès recently hosted a special dinner in London to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Athenaeum, the production compan
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Bill Hader on Why Young People Hate AI, Voicing Cat in the Hat and the Status of His Jonestown HBO Series
Bill Hader offered his thoughts on voice acting and artificial intelligence while teasing his next projects at the Variety Entertainment & T
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Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ Transformation Initially Took Six Hours — but He Convinced the Makeup Team to ‘Get It Under an Hour’
For his new film “Digger,” Tom Cruise transforms into Digger Rockwell, a wealthy oil tycoon who was not blessed with Cruise’s own good looks
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Werner Herzog and Orlando Bloom on ‘Bucking Fastard’ and That Threesome Scene With the Mara Sisters: ‘It Has Such Charm and Depth’
While speaking at the San Sebastián Film Festival, where they are presenting “Bucking Fastard,” renowned German director Werner Herzog and t
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’Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Sets Limited Edition, Free CGC Comic Book Drop for New York Comic Con (EXCLUSIVE)
Attention, Crawlers! Collectibles grading company CGC is teaming up with “Dungeon Crawler Carl” author Matt Dinniman for the release of a fr
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Fan Bingbing on Toronto and Busan Selection ‘Diary of a Mad Old Man’ and Her International Ambitions: ‘Cinema Should Be Able to Cross Borders’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing’s latest role puts her at the center of an unusual dynamic: a Chinese caregiver drawn into the fixation of an
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‘Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift’ Ride Opens to Thrill Fans at Universal Studios Hollywood
Fans yearning to drive like Dominic Toretto or Letty can finally strap into a Dodge Charger or a Toyota Supra at Universal Studios Hollywood
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Japan’s Top Broadcasters Unite for First Joint Delegation to MipCancun (EXCLUSIVE)
Ten major Japanese broadcasters are joining forces for the first time to send a joint delegation to MipCancun, marking the country’s first c
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Catalonia: A Dozen Highlights at San Sebastián, From a Time-Loop Thriller to a Singular Heist Tale and a Potential Arthouse Sleeper
Barcelona’s soccer players packed out Spain’s FIFA World Cup winning team. Now Catalonia, the northeast region of Spain counting on Barcelon
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Catalonia’s New Generation Raises Its Game as Ambition, Scale and Genre Become the Names of the Arthouse Game
Over 2019-25, annual Catalan government general cinema funding soared from €12.5 million ($14.4 million) in 2019 to €30.2 million ($34.8 mil
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Edmund Yeo and Vivian Sung Chase Malaysia’s Buried Past in Toronto Title ‘The Age of Goodbyes’: ‘Ordinary People Living Inside History’
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Tom Cruise Says Taylor Swift Was ‘Schooling Me on Football’ at Chiefs Game, Calls Her a ‘Brilliant Musician and Director’
Tom Cruise and Taylor Swift made headlines on Monday when they sat next to each other at the Kansas City Chiefs’ first game of the season. B
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‘Best of the Best’ Director Lena Khan on Making a Bollywood Fusion Dance Movie for Netflix, Working With Hasan Minhaj and Telling Maitreyi Ramakrishnan to Bring ‘Channing Tatum Energy’
Competitive Bollywood fusion dance has thrived on American college campuses for decades, but it has rarely been the subject of a scripted fe
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Alfonso Cuaron to Make First Korea Visit at Busan as Festival Also Spotlights European Women+ Filmmakers
The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced the first-ever Korea visit by Alfonso Cuarón, alongside a dedicated spotligh
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‘Tenzing’ Actor Tenzin Dalha Unveiled as Male Lead in Bengali Thriller ‘Chheledhora’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Tenzin Dalha, at the Toronto Film Festival with Jennifer Peedom’s Apple original Film “Tenzing,” has been revealed as the male lead in Benga
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San Sebastián 2026: ’Les Mis,’ Los Javis, Brad Pitt, Penélope Cruz and Much More
Ten takes on this year’s San Sebastián Film Festival, which runs Sept. 18-26 at the picturesque Basque Country resort: Brad Pitt, Penelope C
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‘The Traitors: New Blood’ EPs Break Down NBC Premiere, Sweetening the Pot for the Faithful and Why the Civilian Cast ‘Played Hard Straight Away’
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for the two-hour series premiere of NBC’s “The Traitors: New Blood,” now streaming on Peacock. “T
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