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 Issue Date: 01/19/2026 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
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The Sundance Film Festival Gets Set To Bid Farewell To Park City and Robert Redford
The Sundance Film Festival may be a little bittersweet this year. It will be familiar in some ways as it kicks off on Thursday in Park City, Utah. There will be stars, from Natalie Portman to Charli XCX, and breakout discoveries, tearjerkers, comedies, thrillers, oddities that defy categorization and maybe even a few future Oscar
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“Sentimental Value” Tops The European Film Awards With 6 Wins, Including Best Picture and Director
Sentimental Value was the big winner at the 38th European Film Awards on Saturday evening (1/17) in Berlin. The feature took home six awards from the European Film Academy–best European film, best director for Joachim Trier, best screenwriter for Trier and Eskil Vogt, best actress for Renate Reinsve, best actor for Stellan Skarsgard, and best
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“Avatar” Edges Out “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” Atop Weekend Box Office
“28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” may have scored well with critics, but slightly more moviegoing audiences chose to spend the holiday weekend catching up with “Avatar: Fire and Ash.” James Cameron’s epic topped the North American box office charts for the fifth straight weekend with $13.3 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates
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Mischief’s Greg Hahn to Lead The Inaugural One Show Indies Jury
Greg Hahn, co-founder and chief creative officer at Mischief in Brooklyn, has been named jury president for the inaugural One Show Indies, the global competition dedicated to celebrating the work of independent agencies, design firms, freelancers, creators, and other creative companies around the world. Debuting this year within The One Show 2026, The One Show
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Object & Animal Signs Director Alex Acy For U.S. & U.K. Representation
Object & Animal has signed French-Canadian director and photographer Alex Acy for his first commercial representation in the U.S. and U.K. Object & Animal will handle him for spots, branded content and music videos. Acy’s growing body of work across music, narrative and commercial projects has quickly attracted international attention, culminating in a nomination for
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ChatGPT’s free ride is ending: Here’s what OpenAI plans for advertising on the chatbot
OpenAI says it will soon start showing advertisements to ChatGPT users who aren’t paying for a premium version of the chatbot. The artificial intelligence company said Friday it hasn’t yet rolled out ads but will start testing them in the coming weeks. It’s the latest effort by the San Francisco-based company to make money from
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YouTube relaxes monetization policy on videos with controversial content
YouTube is updating its guidelines for videos containing content that advertisers define as controversial, allowing more creators to earn full ad revenue when they tackle sensitive issues in a nongraphic way. With the update that went into effect Tuesday, YouTube videos that dramatize or cover issues including domestic abuse, self-harm, suicide, adult sexual abuse, abortion
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“60 Minutes” airs report on Trump deportations that was suddenly pulled a month ago
“60 Minutes” on Sunday aired its story about Trump administration deportations that was abruptly pulled from the newsmagazine’s lineup a month ago, a move that had triggered an internal battle about political pressure that spilled out into the open. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi made no reference to her dispute with CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss in
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Thomas E. Sanders to be inducted into ADG Hall of Fame; Ron Funches set to host Excellence in Production Design Awards ceremony
The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) has announced that the late production designer Thomas E. Sanders will be inducted into the ADG Hall of Fame at the 30th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards on February 28 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. Actor, comedian, and writer Ron Funches will serve as host
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Winners unveiled at Voice Arts Awards; Laurence Fishburne receives the inaugural James Earl Jones Prize
The Society of Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS™) announced and honored the winners of the 2026 Voice Arts Awards during a star-studded ceremony that took place on Sunday night (1/19) at the Beverly Hilton. Laurence Fishburne received the inaugural James Earl Jones Prize, presented to him by co-star Angela Bassett and James’ son Flynn Earl
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Mother of Elon Musk’s child sues his AI company over sexual deepfake images created by Grok
The mother of one of Elon Musk’s children is suing his AI company, saying its Grok chatbot allowed users to generate sexually exploitive deepfake images of her that have caused her humiliation and emotional distress. Ashley St. Clair, 27, who describes herself as a writer and political strategist, alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday in
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Sphere taking shape in National Harbor
Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR), the State of Maryland, Prince George’s County, and Peterson Companies have revealed their intent to develop a new Sphere venue–which would be the second in the U.S. and first to utilize a smaller-scale design model–at National Harbor, a premier destination in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The addition of Sphere
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