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 Issue Date: 07/21/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
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Toronto International Film Festival sets lineup with Sydney Sweeney, Aziz Ansari and ‘Knives Out 3’
Films starring Sydney Sweeney, Angelina Jolie and Aziz Ansari will premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival, festival organizers announced Monday. TIFF laid out the selections to its galas and special presentations programs, which make up the bulk of the red carpet premieres to North America’s largest film festival. Films making their world premieres include
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning
Malcolm-Jamal Warner the actor who played teenage son Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” has died at age 54 in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica, authorities there said. Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department said Monday that Warner drowned Sunday afternoon on a beach on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast. He was swimming at Playa Cocles
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Did money or politics cause Colbert cancellation? Either way, the economics are tough for TV
CBS says its decision to end Stephen Colbert’s late-night comedy show is financial, not political. Yet even with the ample skepticism about that explanation, there’s no denying the economics were not working in Colbert’s favor. The network’s bombshell announcement late Thursday that the “Late Show” will end next May takes away President Donald Trump’s most prominent TV
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Lawyer argues Call of Duty maker can’t be held responsible for actions of Uvalde, Texas, shooter
A lawyer for the maker of the video game Call of Duty argued Friday that a judge should dismiss a lawsuit brought by families of the victims of the Robb Elementary School attack in Uvalde, Texas, saying the contents of the war game are protected by the First Amendment. The families sued Call of Duty maker Activision
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Powerhouse VFX Rebrands as Curated, Marking Strategic Shift with New Identity, Leadership, and Global Expansion
NEW YORK — Powerhouse VFX, the boutique visual effects studio behind acclaimed work on Silo (Apple TV+), 1923 Season 2 (Paramount+), and Daredevil: Born Again (Marvel Studios), today announced a transformative evolution including a brand new name that captures its renewed mission: Curated. The rebrand comes alongside exciting new leadership additions and strategic hires, including
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Casting Society (CSA) Announces 2025-2026 Board of Directors and Dates, Venues, and 41ST Annual Artios Awards Timeline
LOS ANGELES — Casting Society (CSA) today announced its newly elected Board of Directors for the 2025-2026 term, along with the date, venues, and voting timeline for the 41st Annual Artios Awards. The awards will be held on Thursday, February 26, 2026, with in-person events taking place simultaneously at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills,
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HallowScreamCon Announces New Las Vegas Fan Mega-Event Blending Entertainment, Pop Culture & Halloween Magic
HallowScreamCon, an entertainment mega-event, officially announced its Las Vegas residency at Las Vegas Convention Center and multi-venue rollout across the city. The debut show will run October 1–4, 2026, and is set to be one of the largest fan experiences in the world. More than a Halloween convention, HallowScreamCon is a fully immersive fanverse—a celebration
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‘Superman’ Flexes Its Might in Second Weekend with $57.3 million
James Gunn’s “Superman” showed staying power in its second weekend at North American box offices, collecting $57.3 million in ticket sales and remaining the No. 1 movie in cinemas, according to studio estimates Sunday. None of the week’s new releases — “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” “Smurfs,” and “Eddington” — came close to touching
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Saatchi & Saatchi Taps Ben Grossman as President, New York
Saatchi & Saatchi, the global creative agency known for reimagining what is possible, today announced the appointment of Ben Grossman as President of the agency’s New York office. In this role, Grossman will be responsible for driving new business growth and elevating the agency’s creative excellence. Most recently serving as President at Stagwell’s Doner, Grossman
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