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‘Sesame Street’ Movie Set at Netflix, Plus ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ Spinoff and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Game
After kids and family content brought Netflix 15% of its viewership in the first half of 2026, the streamer is doubling down on its children
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‘Musk’ Trailer: Alex Gibney Dissects the Legacy of the World’s Richest Man in Sprawling Documentary
Bleecker Street has released the trailer for “Musk,” Alex Gibney’s new documentary about the world’s richest man, tech mogul Elon Musk. “Mus
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Deacon Phillippe on His Feature Film Acting Debut and Parents Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe: ‘I Acknowledge That I’m Extremely Lucky’
Deacon Phillippe insists he wasn’t going to rely on his Hollywood genes — his parents are Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe — to make it
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U2’s First Album in Nine Years, ‘Carnaval De Luz,’ Will Feature a Dolly Parton Duet With Bono, Said to Be Her Last Recorded Vocal
For anyone waiting for years to get a U2 album again, it might have seemed as if the band was, you know, running to stand still. But the day
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Netflix’s Animated Drama ‘In Waves’ Opens the American French Film Festival, TV Competition Set
Animated feature “In Waves,” directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen, opens the American French Film Festival Nov. 3 as the fest celebrates its 30th a
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‘The Graham Norton Show,’ With Its Taylor Swift-Fueled Momentum, Lands Two-Year Pickup at BBC America and AMC Global Media Streamers (EXCLUSIVE)
Graham Norton’s couch is staying put on this side of the pond. As the U.K.-based host’s long-running talker “The Graham Norton Show” returns
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Charlie Brooker’s New Netflix Series Gets Title, ‘Blackmere,’ as Rory Kinnear Joins Cast and First-Look Photos Revealed
Charlie Brooker’s new Netflix series has revealed its title — “Blackmere” — not to be confused with the writer and producer’s other show for
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‘Black Doves’ Season 2 Trailer: Keira Knightley Investigates Spy Murders With a New Team in Netflix Action Thriller
Keira Knightley is back in the first trailer for Netflix’s “Black Doves” Season 2. All six hour-long episode will release on November 5. The
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Music Industry Moves: Chvrches Sign With Futures Music Group; MSG Entertainment Names Josephine Vaccarello President
Scottish pop trio Chvrches have signed with Futures Music Group and alongside that announcement have released their first single in three ye
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Ex-Disney CEO Bob Chapek Says Bob Iger Ran ‘Relentless Three-Year Campaign’ to Fire Him: ‘Made It Seem as If I Had Committed Some Terrible Offense’
Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek claims his predecessor-turned-successor Bob Iger underwent a “relentless three-year campaign to push me out” af
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‘Day Drinker’ Trailer: Johnny Depp’s Hollywood Comeback Continues in a Twisty Thriller With Penélope Cruz and Madelyn Cline
Lionsgate has released a trailer for “Day Drinker,” the Marc Webb-directed thriller starring Johnny Depp, Madelyn Cline and Penélope Cruz. T
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‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ Series at Sky to Star David Oyelowo and Viola Prettejohn
Sky’s “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” series has found its leads in David Oyelowo and Viola Prettejohn. Oyelowo (“Silo,” “Selma”) will pla
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Macklemore Announces ‘Free Palestine’ Tour With All Ticket Sales Being Donated to Charity
Macklemore has announced the “Free Palestine” tour, with three shows set for Dublin (Oct. 26), Paris (Oct. 29) and London (Oct. 30). The new
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RedBird Capital Signs Deal to Acquire Majority Stake in Puck, Valuing Media-Biz Outfit at $250 Million
Puck, the five-year-old media upstart, has a new owner: RedBird Capital Partners, the investment firm that is a backer of other media compan
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‘Ancestors’ Review: An Exquisite Éanna Hardwicke Carries a Queer Elegy for a Lost Generation
It’s at the tail of its closing credit scroll that “Ancestors” drops its final, plainly worded message, also setting its title in context: “
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Meta Unveils VR Glasses for $1,299, Promises 3D Films from Lionsgate, James Cameron, and Enhanced Versions of ‘Avengers’ and ‘Star Wars’
Meta’s bringing virtual reality to its glasses lineup. Meta unveiled its new $1,299 VR glasses at its annual Meta Connect event on Wednesday
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‘The Mick Jagger of Auctions’ Celebrated in Simon Wallon’s ‘The Hammer’: ‘He’s in the Shadows but Also in the Spotlight’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Everyone knows Jeff Koons or Marina Abramović, but the art world has been hiding another celebrity: star auctioneer and former Sotheby’s cha
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Tribeca Festival Opens Submissions for Untold Stories Filmmaker Program With $1.2 Million Prize (EXCLUSIVE)
Tribeca Festival and AT&T have opened submissions for the 10th anniversary of AT&T Untold Stories, the filmmaker development program that aw
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MS NOW Offers ‘Membership’ Subscribers Chance for Tickets to ‘Power to the People’ Festival
The new MS NOW streaming “Membership” comes with perks. The Versant-backed news outlet will give subscribers to its recently-launched subscr
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ECAM Incubator Title ‘Copy’ Pairs a Heartbroken Film Assistant With a Movie Star Accused of Murder
What happens when an emotionally stranded young film worker becomes indispensable to one of the world’s biggest stars who may also be a murd
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Zurich Film Festival Heads on Theatrical-Loving Gen Z, Prioritizing Private Equity and Tilly Norwood a Year Later: This Is the ‘Place Where You Address the Real Hot Questions’
If one film could define this year’s Zurich Film Festival, it would be Peter Farrelly’s “I Play Rocky,” a heartfelt drama about the making o
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Carat Names Sarah Stringer, Brian Meuleman to Global Roles
Carat named Sarah Stringer and Brian Meuleman to key global roles aimed at helping bridge gaps between strategic theory and commercial resul
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Marlene Emilie Lyngstad Addresses First Reactions to Controversial Love Story ‘Cute’: ‘Maybe People Are Confronted by Their Own Monsters?’
Marlene Emilie Lyngstad has ruffled some feathers at San Sebastián with her feature debut “Cute.” “I find it interesting and exciting that t
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Paramount to Raise $7.5 Billion More in Debt to Fund Warner Bros. Deal
Paramount Skydance said Thursday it is launching a syndication to raise $7.5 billion through a proposed senior secured incremental tranche o
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