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 Issue Date: 06/20/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
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Cannes Lions Celebrates 2 Film Grand Prix Winners: “Paris Paralympics 2024: Considering What?” and L’Oreal’s “The Final Copy of Ilon Specht”
As the 72nd Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity comes to a close, the final Awards Show honored the winners of Film, Titanium, Glass: The Lion for Change, Sustainable Development Goals and Grand Prix for Good. Also presented were the Special Awards, the culmination of all points earned by companies throughout the week. Simon Cook,
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Sean Baker Discusses Becoming A “Weird Spokesperson” For Theatergoing, The Pressure Of Following Up “Anora”
During his best director acceptance speech at this year’s Academy Awards, Sean Baker zealously spoke about the importance of theatergoing, particularly the increasingly threatened independently-owned cinemas. Baker was accepting the award for “Anora,” which won five of the six Oscars it was nominated for that night. On the other side of that awards campaign, the
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To Tell Her Story In A Groundbreaking Documentary, Marlee Matlin Reached Out To First-Time Director Shoshannah Stern
When American Masters approached Marlee Matlin about doing a documentary, Matlin had one name in mind to direct: Shoshannah Stern. Like Matlin, Stern is deaf. She also hadn’t directed before. But Matlin, who herself became the first deaf person in the Directors Guild of America just a few years ago, was certain she was up
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2025 Young Lions Winners Roar At Cannes
Following seven competitions over four days, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced its 2025 Young Lions winners. This year saw Turkey take home its first-ever Gold in Marketers and Guatemala win for the first time with a Gold in Film. The Young Lions competitions, which are sponsored by Adobe, are at the
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“The Chosen” Goes From Texas Studio To Italy–Which Doubles As Jersulem–To Film Drama About Jesus Christ
Matera, in the south of Italy, is known as the “City of Stones” for its architecture. For the next season of “The Chosen,” it’ll be known by another name: Jerusalem. With its ancient caves, breathtaking scenery, dramatic cliffs and houses made of stone, Matera is doubling as the ancient city for the hit religious drama’s
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Brendan Paul Testifies That Sean “Diddy” Combs Got “Extremely Creative” On Drugs
A former Syracuse University basketball player who worked recently for Sean “Diddy” Combs as a personal assistant testified at the music mogul’s sex trafficking trial on Friday that Combs got “extremely creative” when he was on drugs. Brendan Paul, 26, was arrested last year at a Miami airport with cocaine he says belonged to Combs,
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Stanley Cup Final averaged 2.5M U.S. viewers, a drop from last year’s Cup and the 4 Nations final
U.S. television ratings for the Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers declined from their first matchup a year ago. An average of 2.5 million viewers watched on TNT, with 2.8 million tuning in for the Panthers’ series-clinching Game 6 victory. The overall number on cable is down from 4.17 million
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R. Kelly claims prison officials plotted to kill him. Judge denies his release
A judge has denied singer R. Kelly ‘s request to be freed from prison, saying she lacks jurisdiction to consider the convicted sex offender’s allegations that federal prison officials plotted to murder him. U.S. District Judge Martha M. Pacold canceled Friday’s scheduled arguments in Chicago, and instead issued a five-page ruling denying his emergency request
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