As a child born in a working-class neighborhood in south Tehran, future director Jafar Panahi would save all the pocket change his father gave him so he could go to the movies. Yet it was a role in…
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Iran’s Jafar Panahi takes us on a tour through his many award-winning films
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‘Red, White & Royal Wedding’ Nicholas Galitzine Sequel Is Happening
The Red, White & Royal Blue sequel, Red, White & Royal Wedding, is officially a go at Amazon MGM Studios with 5x Emmy nominated Jamie Babbit stepping in to direct.
As was previously announced, Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar…
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‘Theatre is an elitist artform for privileged people’: Daniel Day-Lewis talks class, cinema and his crush on Mary Poppins | Daniel Day-Lewis
The actor Daniel Day-Lewis railed against audiences being priced out of theatres, and what he perceived as a continued snobbery concerning cinema in the UK at an event at the London film festival.
Speaking to the critic Mark Kermode for a lengthy…
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Scholars, fans can explore the rise of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ during Humanities Week
As part of this year’s Humanities Week at Arizona State University, a “Fun with K-Pop Demon Hunters” event will take place on Oct. 22.
If you’ve read that sentence and are wondering what, or who, K-pop demon hunters are — well,…
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October 15, 2025 — Moxley & Darby Face-to-Face, Omega Teams with Jurassic Express, More
We’re bringing you both AEW Dynamite AND Collision LIVE tonight for a 3-HOUR SPECIAL at 8/7c on TBS and streaming on HBO Max from the Cable Dahmer Arena in Kansas City, Missouri!
Just three days before AEW WrestleDream, tonight’s card is full…
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‘Red White & Royal Wedding’ greenlight at Amazon MGM Studios
“After seeing the incredible outpouring of love for Red, White & Royal Blue from fans around the world, it’s clear Alex and Henry’s story truly resonated with audiences,” said Julie Rapaport, head of film, production, and development at…
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Freedom of expression: Tate exhibition offers an overdue showcase of Nigeria’s Modernist artists – The Art Newspaper
When in 2018 Ben Enwonwu’s 1974 portrait of the Ife princess Adetutu Ademiluyi, Tutu, sold at Bonham’s for £1.2m (four times its upper estimate), the author Ben Okri noted that “modern African artists are entirely absent from the story of…
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‘She does terrible things’: what can a Marvel director do with Ibsen’s ruthless heroine Hedda Gabler? | Film
Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson are reminiscing about the first time they met, at Sundance film labs where DaCosta was workshopping her debut feature, Little Woods. “Honestly, Tessa had a great vibe,” says DaCosta. “She was super open, super…
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Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Great Dictator’ still stands up 85 years later : NPR
It’s been 85 years since The Great Dictator dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world’s most…
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How Charlie Chaplin used his uncanny resemblance to Hitler to fight fascism
Hollywood studios did not want Charlie Chaplin to make The Great Dictator. When he first started writing the script in 1938, the U.S. had not yet entered World War II. In fact, it still enjoyed friendly…
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