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Film Fests 2024: Shah Rukh Khan Excites Locarno, ‘Anora’ Seduces Cannes, Erotic Fare Turns on Venice
THR's look at the good, the bad and the buzzed-about from the international festival circuit of the past year.
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Oscars: Read THR’s Reviews of Contenders on the Best International Feature Shortlist
From Brazil, Canada and Senegal to France, Germany, the U.K., Denmark and the Czech Republic, see how The Hollywood Reporter critics reviewed movies still in the race for the best international feature Academy Award.
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Universal Music, Amazon Expand Partnership, Vow to “Address Unlawful AI-Generated Content”
"We are very excited to advance our long-standing, excellent partnership with Amazon Music that marks a new era in streaming – Streaming 2.0," said Universal Music chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge.
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Harlan Coben Calls Netflix Series ‘Missing You’ a Love Story With the “Most Emotional Ending”: “I Actually Cried”
Creatives also share what setting the author's stories in the U.K. for series means and laud the cast with Rosalind Eleazar, Lenny Henry and Ashley Walters as "a roll call of Black excellence."
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Predicting Hollywood in 2025: The Next James Bond, Peak Taylor Sheridan and More
Educated guesses, back-of-the napkin math and a between-the-lines read on what we’ll be talking about in the next 12 months.
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Fremantle Names Fran Denny VP Commercial, Global Drama
In the new role she will be "leading on deal-making for our first-look producers, supporting the broader group film strategy, and sourcing new opportunities for the team," the production giant said.
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A Black Activist and Ex-Neo Nazi Talk, a Drag Queen Inherits a Farm: Netflix’s U.K. Doc Fund Winners
The streamer unveiled six filmmakers who will receive funding and professional support to make a short documentary in the third year of the Netflix Documentary Talent Fund.
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The Red Sea Film Fest Roundtable in Saudi Arabia With Spike Lee: “We Are Witnessing a Big Change”
The 2024 jury head was joined by Lawrence Valin, Hala Elkoussy, Meshal Al Jaser, R.T. Thorne and Sarah Friedland to talk creative influences, the importance of music, why words are "overrated" and the lasting appeal of 'Do the Right Thing.'
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The Horror Collective Acquires ‘Do You See Me?’ Amid Revival of Clown-Themed Scary Movies
The genre label of Shaked Berenson's Entertainment Squad will release the film, directed and co-written by Corbin Timbrook and starring Rya Myers, digitally worldwide.
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As AI Advances, U.K. Government Plans Study to “Unlock Full Potential” for Creatives
The goal is to bridge the gap between copyright law and the evolving tech, but some express concern about an exception.
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‘Paddington’ Producer Canal+ Shares Fall in London Debut After Vivendi Four-Way Split
The stocks of ad giant Havas and publisher Louis Hachette rose though following the split designed “to fully unleash the development potential of Vivendi’s different activities.”
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Netflix Unveils Teaser, New Photos for ‘Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight’ Animation Series
The French show, based on the popular graphic novel series by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, is directed by Alain Chabat and Fabrice Joubert and set to premiere in spring 2025.
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