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The Shocking Success of ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Should Be a Memo to Hollywood: You Need What’s Outside the Box

The shocking success of 'Backrooms' and 'Obsession' should be a memo to Hollywood: You need what’s outside the box.

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Robert De Niro on Building the Tribeca Festival With Jane Rosenthal, Wrangling a Cut of Gangs of New York From Harvey Weinstein, and Making ‘at Least Another One’ With Martin Scorsese

The legendary actor and his powerhouse producing partner look back on 25 years of the Tribeca Festival and their decades-long collaboration, from sleepless film-festival nights with Abel Ferrera to this year’s ‘Focker-in-Law’ with Ariana Grande.

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President Lula Launches Tela Brasil, a Free-of-Charge Streaming Service Offering Brazilian Productions

President Lula launched during Rio2C Tela Brasil, a free public streaming service with 555 Brazilian productions

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“You’d Be Perfect for This!” Inside the Devious Casting Scam Sweeping Hollywood

Fraudsters are using AI to impersonate top Hollywood casting directors — targeting aspiring actors looking for their big break.

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Guillermo del Toro Sounds the Alarm About AI and Threats to Creative Freedom: ‘We Are on the Verge of Cinema Illiteracy’

Guillermo del Toro sounded the alarm about AI and threats to creative freedom as he celebrated his BFI Fellowship honor in Hollywood.

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More Than 16,000 Sign SAG-AFTRA Letter Demanding Congress Pass NO FAKES Act, Which Would Ban Unauthorized AI Images and Videos

More than 16,000 people have signed SAG-AFTRA’s open letter demanding Congress pass the revived NO FAKES Act, an anti-deepfake bill that would give individuals control over how their name and likeness are used.

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Sky owner announces £1.6bn takeover of ITV’s broadcasting arm

US telecom giant Comcast to snap up free-to-air TV channels and streaming platform to create UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster

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‘The Matrix’ Director Lilly Wachowski Says Hollywood Won’t Finance Her $10 Million Thriller Because It’s Got a ‘Wall-to-Wall Trans Cast’

"The Matrix" director Lilly Wachowski says Hollywood won't fund her $10 million thriller because of its "wall-to-wall trans cast."

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