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Film Can Promising Acquisition Slate Overcome Post-Strike Movie Malaise & Mixed Box Office?

The crowds of sellers and buyers still rolling into town from Venice and Telluride will find pics with promising premises and stars and directors with proven track records all over the schedule, but the black-cloud hangover from the twin strikes of last year remains.

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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Scribes Producing Horror Anthology ‘Ice Cream Man’ For Screen Gems

More good news for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice writers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar in the midst of a potential $100M opening weekend: They’ve acquired pic rights to horror anthology series Ice Cream Man which will be mounted at Sony’s Screen Gems. The scribes of Netflix’s smash hit series Wednesday…

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Attorneys For Donald Trump And Eddy Grant Wrangle In Court Hearing Over Use Of ‘Electric Avenue’ In 2020 Campaign Video

A federal judge in New York sounded skeptical on Friday that Donald Trump was not legally liable for using Eddy Grant’s 1983 hit song, "Electric Avenue," in a 2020 campaign video without the artist's permission. The judge, John G. Koeltl, did not decide whether Trump violated Grant's copyright when…

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‘The Fall Guy’ Debuts To Strong Labor Day Weekend Audience On Peacock

EXCLUSIVE: The Fall Guy is off to a strong start on Peacock, launching over the holiday weekend as the streamer’s biggest film debut since Oppenheimer. The film was the second most-watched film on streaming in the U.S. over the Labor Day weekend, per Nielsen data. NBCUniversal didn’t say…

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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Unleashing $90M-$95M Opening – Friday Midday Box Office Update

MIDDAY UPDATE: Warner Bros.’ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is eyeing a $38M first day at this point in time, which includes previews, on its way to a $90M-$95M opening. There is a path to $40M-plus today and $100M-plus for the weekend, however, that all hinges on the continued momentum of walk-up business…

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HGTV’s Christina Hall Shares Update On Future Of ‘Christina On The Coast’ & ‘Christina In The Country’

Christina Hall stars in multiple renovation shows on HGTV and recently shared an update on Christina on the Coast and Christina in the Country. Season 5 of her California-based renovation show has been airing on Thursday nights, and a fan asked Hall why it was not on this week. Although many…

Evidence? Who Needs Evidence?: Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Manslaughter Case Won’t Be Resurrected Because Prosecutor Exceeded Page Limit, Judge Rules – Update

UPDATE, 12:32 PM: Rust Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey has come up short in her effort to have Alec Baldwin's now dismissed involuntary manslaughter case reopen, because she submitted the filing akin to long winded. Actually, 42 pages too long to be precise according to New Mexico judicial rules…

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As NFL Gets Set For First Game In Brazil, Commissioner Roger Goodell Talks Private Equity Team Ownership, Post-Super Bowl Federal Holiday & More

As the NFL gets set for its first game in Brazil tonight, Commissioner Roger Goodell has made several media appearances, talking private equity ownership with CNBC and the likelihood of a post-Super Bowl holiday on Today. The Philadelphia Eagles-Green Bay Packers game, which will stream exclusively…

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‘The Tonight Show’ Drops Friday, Goes Down To Four Originals A Week

NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon will join ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, CBS’ Late Show With Stephen Colbert and NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers in scaling back to four nights of originals a week starting this season. The move is believed to be driven by cost-cutting, which also was behind t…

Dick Cheney Will Vote For Kamala Harris, Daughter Liz Cheney Says

Former Vice President Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala Harris in the November election, his daughter Liz Cheney said today. “Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala Harris,” Liz Cheney said at the Texas Tribune Festival, where she was participating in a Q&A with The Atlantic’s Mark…

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‘The Piano Lesson’ Director Malcolm Washington & Star John David Washington Honored As Film Opens 60th Chicago Film Festival

EXCLUSIVE: The 60th Chicago International Film Festival has named the Netflix film The Piano Lesson as its opener, and the fest award first time director and co-writer Malcolm Washington its Breakthrough Award. The film's star, John David Washington, will be presented the Spotlight Award "in recognition…

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‘Maria’ Venice Film Festival Red Carpet Photos: Angelina Jolie, Pablo Larraín, Kodi Smit-McPhee & More

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Venice Film Festival World Premiere Photo Gallery

Sigourney Weaver, On Eve Of Her Venice Lifetime Achievement Award, Lifts Lid On Remarkable Career From ‘Alien’ To ‘Avatar’

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Michael Benjamin Washington & Elijah Wright Join ‘Godfather Of Harlem’ Season 4

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Benjamin Washington (American Auto) and Elijah Wright (High and Low) have joined the fourth season of MGM+’s gangster drama Godfather of Harlem as recurring guest stars. Washington will play James Baldwin, the renowned writer, social critic and activist from Harlem, known for his…

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Matt Stone & Trey Parker’s ‘¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!’ Leads Doc Heavy Weekend, Tubi’s ‘The Thicket’, Thriller ‘Red Rooms’ – Specialty Preview

Docs are prominent among specialty releases this weekend with South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker renovating a massive Mexican restaurant and creative takes on psychics, oysters, Abraham Lincoln and Casablanca bread riots. The Thicket starring Peter Dinklage marks Tubi Films' first…