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Washington Commanders and 14 Other Sports Teams That Dumped Racist Names and Mascots (Photos)
Cleveland’s baseball team is the latest to bow to public pressure over offensive names and logos
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‘Groundhog Day’: How Bill Murray Rom-Com Became an Accidental Classic
“I’d like Donald Trump to watch the movie and see if it affects his behavior a little bit,” producer Trevor Albert tells TheWrap
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AMC Theatres to Raise $500 Million in Bond Sales to Refinance Debt
The senior secured notes had an interest rate of 10.5% and would mature by 2025
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Golden Globes Voter Sam Asi Faces Investigation After 3 Women Accuse Him of Misconduct (Exclusive)
A Hollywood Foreign Press Association rep affirmed the group’s “intolerance for any type of discrimination or harassment” following TheWrap’s report
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HFPA Member Sam Asi Accused of Sexual Misconduct by 3 Women (Exclusive)
Golden Globes group to investigate accusations of sexual misconduct raised by TheWrap, including a claim Asi kissed his assistant without her consent
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Monica Vitti, Italian Star of Antonioni Films, Dies at 90
Actress appeared in “L’avventura,” “La Notte,” “L’Eclisse” and “Red Desert”
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‘892’ With John Boyega and Michael K. Williams Acquired by Bleecker Street
Abi Damaris Corbin directed the film that won the Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast at Sundance
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‘Urban Cowboy’ Series in the Works at Paramount+; Justin Simien to Write and Direct ‘Flashdance’ Adaptation
James Ponsoldt will direct and co-write the series based on the 1980 John Travolta film
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A24 to Release Queen Elizabeth II Documentary From the Late Roger Michell
“Elizabeth” is the last film from the “Notting Hill” director, who died in September
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Taraji P. Henson Joins ‘The Color Purple’ Musical Cast at Warner Bros.
Henson will play Shug Avery in the film directed by Blitz Bazawule
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‘Dune’ Producer Legendary Sells Minority Stake to Apollo for $760 Million
The deal allows company to regain operational and creative control from China-based Dailan Wanda
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Sony Acquires ‘Halo’ Game Developer Bungie in $3.6 Billion Deal
The gaming studio also behind “Destiny” will still self-publish, and be multiplatform and creatively independent
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Paramount Theatrical Marketing and Distribution Exec Cameron Saunders Exits
EVP of International Marketing and Distribution joined the studio in 2018
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‘It Takes Two’ Video Game Gets Film and TV Adaptation From ‘Sonic’ Writers and Producers
Pat Casey and Josh Miller are adapting the game for the screen along with producers dj2 Entertainment
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Saoirse Ronan to Star in Drama ‘The Outrun’ From Nora Fingscheidt
“The Unforgivable” director wrote the script based on Amy Liptrot’s memoir
