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‘Call Jane,’ Abortion Rights Drama Starring Elizabeth Banks, Acquired by Roadside Attractions
Phyllis Nagy directed the film that made its premiere at Sundance
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‘Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy’ Doc Trailer Shows Rapper ‘Destined for Greatness’ (Video)
Part 1 of the Kanye West documentary premieres Feb. 16 on Netflix
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‘Ernest & Celestine’ Sequel Gets First Look From Studiocanal
Julien Chheng and Jean-Christophe Roger, animators on the TV series based on the 2012 French film, are directing the follow-up
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‘In Treatment’ Star Quintessa Swindell to Lead Paul Schrader’s ‘Master Gardener’ Cast
Esai Morales also joins the crime thriller that has started principal photography in Louisiana
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‘Jackass Forever’ Cannonballs to $1.65 Million at Thursday Box Office
Johnny Knoxville and crew’s return to the big screen is projected for an opening in the mid-teens
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Paradigm Hires Babacar Diene of Voltage Pictures as Content Agent
Agency also promotes four to agent across departments
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‘Scream’ Sequel Greenlit at Paramount and Spyglass
Directing team Radio Silence and writers James Vanderbilt & Guy Busick will all return
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Dakota Johnson in Talks to Star in ‘Madame Web’ Movie at Sony
S.J. Clarkson is directing the film that’s part of the studio’s catalog of Marvel characters
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Spike Lee to Direct Colin Kaepernick Docuseries for ESPN Films
Series will be the former QB’s first “full, first-person account of his journey”
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‘A Love Song’ With Dale Dickey and Wes Studi Acquired by Bleecker Street and Sony’s Stage 6 Films
Debut film of director Max Walker-Silverman debuted at Sundance
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Margaret Qualley to Star, Paul Mescal in Talks for Love Story ‘The End of Getting Lost’ at Amazon
Dakota Johnson will produce, and Deniz Gamze Ergüven will direct based on the novel by Robin Kirman
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Sam Pollard to Direct Doc ‘The Sound of Philadelphia’ About Philly Soul Music Genre
Alex Gibney will executive produce the film about icons Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom Bell
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SXSW: ‘Apollo 10½,’ ‘The Lost City’ and ‘Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ Headline 2022 Film Fest Lineup
The Austin-based festival kicks off March 11
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Chloë Grace Moretz and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Star in ‘White Night,’ Based On Jonestown Mass Murder-Suicide
Anne Sewitsky is directing the film based on Deborah Layton’s memoir
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‘Groundhog Day’: How a ‘Gypsy Curse’ Almost Ruined the Movie
“They wanted some tangible event to occur in the first act that shows someone has put a spell on him,” producer Trevor Albert tells TheWrap
