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Alexander Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’ With Paul Giamatti Nabbed by Focus Features in $30 Million Deal
Period drama from Miramax is a reunion of the director and star from 2004’s “Sideways”
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‘The Fabelmans’ Trailer: Steven Spielberg Films His Childhood and Follows His Heart (Video)
The filmmaker’s autobiographical family drama opens in limited release on Nov. 11
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Toronto Film Festival Pulls Ulrich Seidl’s ‘Sparta’ After Accusations of Child Exploitation on Set
Austrian director is accused of exposing minors to violence and nudity — and keeping cast in the dark about film’s pedophilia story line
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Bob Iger Says Going to Movie Theaters Isn’t a ‘Dead Business’ But Won’t Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
The former Disney CEO says it’s just “smaller”
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Bob Iger Explains Why Disney Didn’t Buy Twitter in 2015: ‘It Would’ve Been Irresponsible’
“It would come with so many other challenges and complexities that as a manager of a great global brand I was not prepared to take on,” the former Disney CEO said
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Amazon’s Commitment to Hollywood Is Serious, CEO Says: ‘We’re in It for the Long Haul’
Andy Jassy says their streaming service makes a Prime subscription an “even more compelling” value proposition
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Neon Reunites With ‘The Worst Person in the World’ Star Renate Reinsve on Horror Film ‘Handling the Undead’
Thea Hvistendahl is making her feature directorial debut on the film that’s an adaptation of a book by “Let the Right One In” author John Ajvide Lindqvist
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Endeavor Content Rebrands as Fifth Season
The team behind “Severance” and “Cha Cha Real Smooth” spun off from Endeavor this year and finalized a $1 billion deal with Korea’s CJ ENM
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Noel Clarke Drops Defamation Suit Against BAFTA Over Misconduct Claims
British Academy stands behind its suspension of the actor from April 2021
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Sundance Names Eugene Hernandez Festival Director and Head of Public Programming
The current director of the New York Film Festival will join in November but begin leading the 2024 Sundance
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Why Matthew Berry Wants to See a Fantasy Football Analyst on ‘Every NFL Pregame Show’
The former ESPN veteran has joined NBC Sports and will be featured on “Football Night in America”
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Toronto Film Festival Market Preview: Expect Bigger Sales for Smaller Movies
Distributors are eager to be back in person and have a need for content, but many of the film festival’s buzziest titles lean very indie
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14 Buzziest Films for Sale at Toronto 2022, From ‘Dalíland’ to ‘Butcher’s Crossing’ (Photos)
Films from Werner Herzog, Catherine Hardwicke and Gabriela Cowperthwaite are all available to buyers
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Dan Lin No Longer in Mix for DC Job at Warner Bros.
The “Lego Movie” producer was in talks for the job but was not the only candidate up for consideration, a source tells TheWrap
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‘Armageddon Time’ Trailer: Anthony Hopkins Inspires His Grandson to Fight Back Against Racism (Video)
James Gray’s ’80s-set autobiographical drama opens in theaters Oct. 28