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Joseph Kahn Opinion Column
If Paramount–Warner Bros. leaves L.A., it’ll be game over for Hollywood. But David Ellison’s newly merged studios will be fine. Better than fine. Nobody in Burbank actually likes Burbank anyway.…
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Todd Haynes and Wallace Shawn among signatories of letter backing Mark Ruffalo amid antisemitism charge
A collective of more than 170 prominent Jewish artists – including Todd Haynes, Joel Coen, Miranda July, Hannah Einbinder, Wallace Shawn and Naomi Klein – have signed an open letter supporting Mark Ruffalo.…
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Everything you need to know about the 2026 Venice Film Festival
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are heading to Venice, Italy, for the 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival, which kicks off on Wednesday.
Here’s a rundown of everything you need to know about the festival, the Oscar buzz and …
1 in 6 VPNs Track Your Location, According to New Report From Proton
Using a virtual private network is a surefire way to keep your information private when browsing the internet. But a new report from Proton, released on Wednesday, exposes some major holes in that concept.…
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The AI prodigy who won over Silicon Valley-and lost $45 billion
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Good morning. We lead today with new reporting on the unraveling of Situational Awareness, detailing how its wunderkind founder Leopold Aschenbrenner forged close ties with tech’s top players even as he rankled some of his own bosse…
‘Spider-Man’ tops box office again
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” fought off a slew of newcomers, including a comedy, a horror franchise, a Jason Statham action movie and a family pic, to maintain its first-place spot at the box office in its fourth weekend in theaters.…
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George Lucas’ 5 Best Star Wars Story Ideas That Never Made It Into The Movies
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The “Star Wars” franchise is an endless well of entertainment. With all of the movies, TV shows, video games, comics, books, and other media, fans can spend yea…
‘Love Story’ Producers React to Carolyn Bessette’s TikTok Fans
Catalog the ways in which Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette could have gone wrong, and the tally might rival a Thanksgiving grocery list. Pressure on capturing the tragic couple and their time period was high enough before early…
Ramayana releases in India two days after premiere. Will West-first strategy work?
Namit Malhotra’s Ramayana is taking an unusual route to the big screen: the Indian epic will premiere internationally on November 6, 2026, two days before it opens in India on Diwali, November 8.…
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This Week In AI: Google loses its brightest minds, and Gemini is still a good boy (in bad way)
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In 2026 when we think of AI, the names that come to mind are OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek and the likes. But this used to be different, very different 10 years ago.…
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