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Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis,’ Films From Pedro Almodovar and Max Minghella Join Toronto Film Fest
The Toronto Film Festival has made its final lineup announcement for its 2024 edition, to include a North American premiere of Francis Ford Coppola’s dystopian epic Megalopolis and a world bow for Driven director Nick Hamm’s medieval action drama William Tell. Both movies, including the Cannes-bowing Megalopolis, will get a Gala premiere at Roy Thomson Hall. […]
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Cate Blanchett, Zoe Saldaña, Steven Soderbergh to Keynote Toronto Film Festival
The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled speakers for its 2024 edition next month, to include discussions with Cate Blanchett, Zoe Saldaña and Steven Soderbergh. Blanchett will be in Toronto along with two of her latest projects: Alfonso Cuarón’s TV series Disclaimer and Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson and Guy Maddin’s Rumours, which bowed in Cannes. The […]
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Rachael Lillis, ‘Pokémon’ Misty and Jessie Voice Actor, Dies at 46
Rachael Lillis, who voiced the English language roles of Misty and Jessie on the popular Pokémon TV and movie adaptations of the Japanese anime series, has died. She was 46. Veronica Taylor, who voices Ash on the the Pokémon animated series, on Monday announced via social media that Lillis had died Saturday after a battle […]
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Meta, Universal Music Group to Allow Users to Share Songs on WhatsApp
Universal Music Group has inked a first-time licensing deal with Meta to allow music from the major label’s artists to be uploaded to WhatsApp and shared without violating copyright ownership. The move is part of an expanded global licensing agreement, first signed in 2017, to have UMG artists and songwriters continue placing copyrighted music across […]
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Michael Jackson’s Nephew Jaafar Jackson Signs With CAA
Michael Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, who will portray the pop star in the upcoming biopic about the singer’s life, has signed with CAA for representation. Jackson is the son of Jermaine Jackson and the nephew of Michael Jackson and will make his acting debut in the role of his late uncle in Michael. Antoine Fuqua […]
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Cineplex CEO Sees Theatrical at “Pivotal Point” in Post-Strike Rebound
Canadian exhibition giant Cineplex underlined the impact of its Hollywood movie supply upended by the 2023 actors and writers strikes as it released its second quarter financial results on Friday. Cineplex saw box office revenue drop 30 percent to $114.5 million, and theater attendance, especially in April and May, was off by nearly 32 percent […]
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Joe Wright, Alfonso Cuarón, Thomas Vinterberg TV Series Join Toronto Film Fest Lineup
World premieres of Alfonso Cuarón’s Disclaimer, Joe Wright’s M. Son of the Century, Tomas Alfredson’s Faithless and Thomas Vinterberg’s debut TV series Families Like Ours were unveiled as part of the Toronto Film Festival’s Primetime program on Friday. The Toronto focus on new TV series has booked a Canadian premiere for Disclaimer, the seven-part psychological thriller for […]
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Lionsgate Shrinks First Quarter Loss Even As Motion Picture Unit Revenue Falls
Lionsgate released its first quarter financial results after the spinoff of the media giant’s studio business into a separately traded stock. The studio, led by CEO Jon Feltheimer, posted a first quarter net loss attributable to shareholders at $59.4 million, compared to a year-earlier $70.7 million loss, on overall revenue falling to $834.7 million, against […]
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Paul Schrader’s ‘Oh, Canada’ Nabbed by Kino Lorber
Kino Lorber has acquired the North American rights to Paul Schrader’s Oh, Canada, which reteams Richard Gere with Schrader after their collaboration on American Gigolo. Gere plays an American documentarian who relocated to Montreal as a Vietnam draft refugee and attempts to set the record straight in one final interview. The film, which portrays a […]
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Liberty Media CEO Says Live Nation Shouldn’t Be Broken Up
Liberty Media, the company controlled by billionaire mogul John Malone that has ownership stakes in assets like Live Nation, audio entertainment giant SiriusXM and the Formula 1 racing circuit, reported second-quarter financials on Thursday. CEO Greg Maffei, on an analyst call, talked about concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment and said that concert demand shows “no signs […]
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Toronto Film Fest Adds Wang Bing, Roberto Minervini, Miguel Gomes Films to Wavelengths
The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled its Wavelengths program for artist-driven experimental work that includes films by avant garde directors Wang Bing, Roberto Minervini and Miguel Gomes. With 11 features on offer, the Wavelengths section includes a 14-hour documentary, exergue – on documenta 14, from director Dimitris Athiridi set to be presented over three screenings. […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery Takes Major Impairment Charge Over Linear TV While Streaming Makes Minor Gains
Warner Bros. Discovery posted a quarterly loss for its Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) unit, and saw its base of global streaming subscribers rise to 103.3 million at the end of the second quarter, up 3.6 million subs added, compared 99.6 million at the end of the first quarter. Warner Bros. Discovery posted a second-quarter loss of $107 million for […]
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