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 Issue Date: 11/12/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
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Netflix’s “Last Samurai Standing”–Directed By Michihito Fujii–Pays Respect To The Original
“Last Samurai Standing,” a Netflix series launching on Thursday, is set in a Japan where the feudal samurai era is about to end. The hero, Saga Kokushu, played by Junichi Okada, is one of dozens of samurai in a live-or-die survival game to save family, community and honor. Participants receive wooden tags to wear and
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Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey Connect With ElevenLabs For AI Voice Cloning
Oscar-winning actors Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey have made deals with voice-cloning company ElevenLabs that will allow its artificial intelligence technology to replicate their voices. Caine said in a statement that ElevenLabs is “using innovation not to replace humanity, but to celebrate it.” “It’s not about replacing voices; it’s about amplifying them, opening doors for
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Cannes Awards Competition Launches The Creative Brand Lion
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, taking place June 22-26, 2026, has announced updates to the awards ahead of opening for submissions in January. As commercial creativity continues to reshape business and culture globally, next year’s awards will continue to recognize breakthrough creativity with the introduction of the Creative Brand Lion, as well as
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RadicalMedia Adds Oscar-Nominated Directing Duo Sam & David Cutler-Kreutz
RadicalMedia has brought directing duo Sam & David Cutler-Kreutz aboard its talent roster. Sam & David have turned their lifelong passion for filmmaking into a prolific career defined by clever ideas, cinematic visuals, and a shared creative language. This marks the duo’s first U.S. commercial representation. Born and raised in New Jersey, the brothers spent
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Lineup of jury presidents is set for ADC 105th Annual Awards
The global Art Directors Club, part of The One Club for Creativity, has announced the top global creatives from around the world who will serve as jury presidents for the global ADC 105th Annual Awards. Confirmed jury presidents, by discipline, are as follows: Advertising: Danilo Boer, Global Creative Partner, FCB, New York Architecture/Interior/Environmental Design: Kimberly
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Review: Director Edgar Wright’s “The Running Man”
It’s always interesting when time overtakes the dystopias of the past. In Stephen King’s 1982 novel “The Running Man,” the United States has fallen into a totalitarian state, divided between haves and have-nots, where all movements can be surveilled and realistic video propaganda is easily generated. King’s book was set in the year 2025. Edgar
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Nurofen wins the Grand Effie at the 2025 Effie Awards UK
Effie UK, which recognizes and celebrates the most effective marketing in the U.K., has named Nurofen as the winner of the Grand Effie at the 2025 Effie Awards UK. Nurofen was recognized for its work to end gender bias in pain management, in partnership with McCann London. The win capped a ceremony that saw 32
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Harvey Weinstein prosecutors say defense’s jury misconduct claims are “implausible”
Prosecutors urged a judge on Wednesday to reject Harvey Weinstein ‘s claims that his June sexual assault conviction was marred by threats and bullying among jurors. The disgraced movie mogul’s lawyers submitted affidavits last month from two members of the jury who said they regretted voting to convict and only did so because other jurors
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“Same Mission. New Name”: MSNBC About To Become MS NOW
Asked what viewers should expect when television’s MSNBC makes its corporate divorce from NBC News final this weekend, network president Rebecca Kutler points to a poster on the wall of a conference room at its new offices off Times Square. Its message reads: “Same Mission. New Name.” “To me, that encapsulates exactly what we need
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