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HFPA Appoints 3 Independent Members to Board of Directors
Dr. Joanna Dodd Massey, Jeff Harris and Sharlette Hambrick are Golden Globes group’s first non-members to join board
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Christopher Nolan’s J Robert Oppenheimer Film Lands at Universal
Director long associated with Warner Bros. was reported to be exploring other options for next feature
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Idris Elba to Return for ‘Luther’ Movie With Cynthia Erivo and Andy Serkis
Creator of the acclaimed BBC series Neil Cross will write the script
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Denis Villeneuve Didn’t Want ‘Dune’ to Look Too Much Like ‘Star Wars’ (Video)
TIFF ’21: “To find our own identity and bring something that we are hoping is fresh and new for the audience, it was a fun challenge,” director says
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Jake Gyllenhaal Felt ‘Trapped’ While Filming ‘The Guilty’ – And It Only Grew Worse (Video)
TIFF 2021: “To only be in a chair and having to express ended up doing a number on me,” the actor says
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‘The Forgiven’: Why Jessica Chastain Hoped She and Ralph Fiennes Could at Least ‘Be Friends’ (Video)
TIFF 2021: “The next time we work together, please let’s be friends, or let’s be married people who actually like each other,” the actress says
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‘Escape Room: Tournament of Champions’ Reveals Masterminds Behind Minos in New Scene (Exclusive Video)
25 minutes of new footage added to extended cut will be available on film’s home release on Sept. 21
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Why Jessica Chastain Was Afraid She’d Be ‘Gobbled Up’ by Hollywood (Video)
TIFF ’21: “I want to have a career, and I’m not here as a delicacy for your enjoyment, a little bonbon. I’m the meal,” “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” actress says
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Edgar Wright Says ‘Last Night in Soho’ Is a ‘Cautionary Tale’ for People Who Are Too Nostalgic (Video)
TIFF 21: “There is no perfect decade where everything was good and nothing was bad. It doesn’t exist,” filmmaker says
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Kenny G Is Fine With Some People Hating His Music – Even Pat Metheny (Video)
TIFF 21: “I’m full of confidence and good reps of doing things that I think are great, and plus I like the way that I play,” jazz icon says
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‘Jockey’ Star Clifton Collins Jr Learned to Bet on Horse Races at 9 Years Old (Video)
TIFF ’21: Actor says his father “would be drinking while I was learning to do the stats and numbers”
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Why Is Jake From State Farm in Video Game ‘NBA 2K22’? (Video)
And why is he talking about having “the drip?”
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Venice Film Festival: Abortion Drama ‘Happening’ Wins Golden Lion (Complete Winners List)
“Parasite” director Bong Joon-ho led the jury that selected winners at the 78th La Biennale
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9/11: Hollywood Will #NeverForget as Ellen DeGeneres, Mark Wahlberg, Viola Davis and More Pay Tribute
“Still astonished by how many innocent people were lost in an instant, gone forever but never to be forgotten,” Mariah Carey says on 20th anniversary of attacks
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How 9/11 Changed Hollywood – And Is ‘Still Grappling’ With the Terror Attacks 20 Years Later
TheWrap speaks with 20 filmmakers, executives and journalists about the legacy of the attacks on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
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