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Saudi Arabia’s New PlayMaker Studios Launch With Production Underway
Saudi Arabia is launching a sprawling new state-of-the-art film studio just outside the capital city of Riyadh where pre-production is underway on an ambitious historical epic titled…
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Annemarie Jacir on How ‘Palestine 36’ Connects Past and Present
Annemarie Jacir‘s drama “Palestine 36,” which reconstructs the largely unknown Palestinian revolt against British colonial rule in 1936, is the very definition of a passion project…
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‘Pluribus’ Star Samba Schutte on What Koumba Wants, Carol’s Discovery
SPOILER WARNING: This story contains spoilers from “HDP,” Episode 6, Season 1 of “Pluribus,” now streaming on Apple TV.
Set amid the backdrop of Albuquerque, New Mexico, the…
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Cocomelon, Crazy Frog Inspired Comeback Hit
It was a hectic time in Elkan’s life, and the Sierra Leone-born producer’s phone was constantly buzzing. Taking refuge from the barrage of calls, he began singing repeatedly in the…
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Ondi Timoner on How Her Altadena Fire Doc Aims to Stop Foreclosures
Veteran documentary filmmaker Ondi Timoner and her wife, Morgan Doctor, were working on a film in Budapest when they got a phone call informing them their home in the Los Angeles…
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Why David Zaslav and the WBD Board Favored Netflix in a Turbulent Time
After a few marathon days of telephone and video calls, emails and text message chains, the $82.7 billion agreement for Netflix to buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max was clinched Thursday…
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What Happens to HBO Under Netflix
Among the many burning questions about Netflix‘s potential acquisition of Warner Bros. is: What would happen to HBO Max? Would customers continue to subscribe to both, or would it…
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NBCUniversal Leads Charge to Nab Telecast
There are eight weeks left on the holy Hollywood awards calendar until Oscar nominations are announced, and it’s not just artists and craftspeople hunting for trophies. Momentum has…
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Theater Owners Worry Netflix Buying Warner Bros. Will Kill Business
Movie theater operators are reeling after Netflix, long viewed as public enemy No. 1, announced that it has a deal in place to buy Warner Bros. for $82.7 million. The sale, which…
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Republic’s Monte Lipman on Being 2025 Hitmakers Label of the Year
When it comes to winning Variety‘s Hitmakers Label of the Year, Republic Records is batting an incredible .667, winning the award six times out of the total nine years.
But true…
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