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Michel Franco’s ‘Sundown’ With Tim Roth Acquired by Bleecker Street
Latest film from Mexican director of “New Order” premiered at Venice and Toronto
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Star in Nicole Holofcener Comedy ‘Beth and Don’
“Veep” actress previously starred in the director’s “Enough Said” from 2013
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After the ‘Rust’ Tragedy, Will Hollywood Ban Live Guns on Film and TV Sets?
“If we lose a little verisimilitude, it’s a trade-off we have to make,” one veteran TV producer says
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‘Rust’ Shooting: Gun That Killed Halyna Hutchins Was Used That Morning for Live-Ammo Target Practice
Crew members had gone “plinking” and returned the gun to the set, an insider tells TheWrap
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‘Rust’ Fallout: Petition Urging Ban of Real Guns on Film Sets Tops 25,000 Signatures
Change.org petition was started Friday by filmmaker Bandar Albuliwi, a friend and classmate of the late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins
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New Details in ‘Rust’ Shooting: Gun Discharged as Alec Baldwin Rehearsed Pointing at the Camera
Director Joel Souza told police he heard what sounded “like a whip and then loud pop” in the accident that killed Halyna Hutchins
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911 Call Reveals Frenzy on ‘Rust’ Set After Accidental Shooting: ‘He’s Supposed to Check the Guns’
The call’s transcript quotes a script supervisor saying the film’s assistant director is “responsible for what happens on the set”
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Hours Before Fatal Shooting on Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust,’ a Half-Dozen Crew Members Quit to Protest Work Conditions
“We will be conducting an internal review of our procedures while production is shut down,” a rep for Rust Productions says in response
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‘Rust’ Director Joel Souza Released From Hospital After On-Set Accidental Shooting
Souza was injured and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed after a prop gun discharged Thursday
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Alec Baldwin Says ‘My Heart Is Broken’ After Halyna Hutchins Tragedy on ‘Rust’ Set
“There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident,” actor says
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‘Dune’ Storms to $5.1 Million at Thursday Box Office
20th Century Studios animated family film “Ron’s Gone Wrong” also opens wide this weekend
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Actor Chad Kimball Sues ‘Come From Away,’ Claims His Christian Beliefs Cost Him Broadway Role
Actor says he wasn’t rehired post-pandemic after saying he would “respectfully disobey” COVID restrictions on churches in November
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How the ‘Dune’ Stillsuit Costumes Transformed the Cast Into ‘Karate Masters’
“Jason Momoa looked taller, which is almost impossible, and Javier Bardem, he just became very dark and swarthy,” “Dune” costume designer says
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‘Official Competition’ With Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas Acquired by IFC Films
Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat directed the film that premiered at this year’s Venice Film Festival
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Marion Cotillard, Josh O’Connor, Jude Law, Andrea Riseborough Join Kate Winslet in Biopic ‘Lee’
Ellen Kuras is directing the film about trailblazing war correspondent Lee Miller
