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Experience:
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‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ With Emma Thompson Nabbed by Searchlight Pictures
Sundance 2022: Sophie Hyde directs the comedy and drama that also stars Daryl McCormack and will stream on Hulu
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Why ‘Meet Me in the Bathroom’ Directors Didn’t Want a ‘Behind the Music’ Type Documentary (Video)
Sundance 2022: “We wanted to make something that lives and breathes and makes you feel like you had been dropped into that time,” Dylan Southern says
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Bill Nighy’s ‘Living’ Finds New Life at Sony Classics
Sundance 2022: Oliver Hermanus’ film re-imagines Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 classic “Ikiru”
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Riley Stearns’ ‘Dual’ With Karen Gillan and Aaron Paul Sells to RLJE Films in 7-Figure Deal
The futuristic dark comedy premiered at Sundance and will be released theatrically later in 2022
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Michael Madsen’s Son Hudson Dies by Suspected Suicide at 26
Hudson Madsen was the oldest of three sons the actor has with wife DeAnna Madsen
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VFX and Animation Giant DNEG to Go Public With $1.7 Billion SPAC Valuation
DNEG chairman and CEO Namit Malhotra will lead the combined company
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Oscar Gender Gap Continues: Just 27% of Eligible Features Had a Female Director
Women continued to have better representation in the Documentary Feature race, though the percentage dipped to 43%
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‘Navalny,’ About Russian Opposition Leader, Added as Surprise Film to Sundance Lineup
Daniel Roher directs the documentary that will premiere Tuesday in competition at the virtual festival
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Sergei Rakhlin, Russian Journalist and HFPA Member, Dies at 78
Rakhlin joined the Golden Globes group in 1996 and also wrote two screenplays made into feature films
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Netflix Lands Lee Daniels’ Horror Film Starring Andra Day, Octavia Spencer and Glenn Close
Rob Morgan, Caleb McLaughlin and Aunjanue Ellis also star in the film based on a true story
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Chris Evans Joins Dwayne Johnson Holiday Movie ‘Red One’ at Amazon
Jake Kasdan is directing the film that’s an action-adventure comedy with a holiday spin
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‘Promising Young Woman’ Filmmaker Emerald Fennell to Direct Next Film at MRC
Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment is in talks to produce the project
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‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Broadway Actor Fired After Misconduct Investigation
James Snyder, who played Harry Potter in the Broadway show, was let go following a complaint from cast member Diane Davis
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Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne Set Next Feature ‘Time and Space’ With Producer Judd Apatow
The duo’s debut film “Am I OK?” is set to premiere at Sundance this weekend
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Skydance Sets Multiyear First-Look Film Deal With Apple
Deal for multiple live-action features adds to a previous agreement for two animated films
