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 Issue Date: 10/08/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
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In “A House of Dynamite,” Kathryn Bigelow Delves Into 18 Minutes That Decide The Fate Of Civilization
Kathryn Bigelow is exceedingly calm when she talks about nuclear annihilation. That’s not to say she’s nonchalant about the topic— much the opposite. The Oscar-winning filmmaker discusses it with grave, matter-of-fact seriousness. But she also doesn’t need to dress up the threat in hyperbole, whether in conversation or in her new film “A House of
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Visual Effects Society Announces Special Honorees, Will Induct Jon Favreau and Tim Sweeney As Honorary Members
The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced the honorees for its upcoming VES Honors Celebration, taking place November 7th at Sony Pictures Imageworks’ new facility in Los Angeles. Selected by the VES Board of Directors from member-submitted candidates, these distinguished honorees have profoundly impacted visual effects, shaped its legacy, and continue to inspire future generations
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Netflix Tops TV Tally For Casting Society’s Artios Awards With 15 Nominations
Casting Society (CSA) has unveiled the television, theater, commercials, short film and short form series nominees for the 41st Artios Awards, which honor the contribution of casting professionals in these categories. This year, a new category, casting for London Theatre, has been added. The winners will be announced at galas at The Beverly Hilton in
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Review: Director-Screenwriter Bill Condon’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman”
The part of Luis Molina, the gay prisoner with a penchant for Hollywood’s Golden Age at the heart of “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” has been good to actors over the years. It’s what got William Hurt his first best actor Oscar, for Héctor Babenco’s 1985 film adaptation. Several years later, Brent Carver would win
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Review: Director Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite”
In Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite,” when a mysterious missile launches from the Pacific and begins bearing down on the Midwest, the biggest threat initially at the White House is a pile of paper work. The ho-hum response that kicks off Bigelow’s firecracker of a film is quickly shattered. But that transition from routine
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Apple’s “Submerged” and L’Oreal’s “The Final Copy of Ilon Specht” Among Those Enjoying A Grand Time At London International Awards
The London International Awards (LIA) competition has released the full list of winners and finalists after nine days of rigorous on-site judging by leading industry players. Barbara Levy, LIA’s president and founder, stated, “It has been more than a week of intense debates and discussions among the most creative people in the world. From these
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Good Times Signs Director E.J. McLeavey-Fisher For U.S. Commercial Representation
Director E.J. McLeavey-Fisher has joined the talent roster at Good Times for U.S. commercial representation. McLeavey-Fisher’s commercial work includes campaigns for brands like AT&T, The Farmer’s Dog, Coca-Cola, and Samsung, in collaboration with agencies such as BBDO, Ogilvy, and TBWAChiatDay. His films, including his short titled The Guy: The Brian Donahue Story, have garnered multiple
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Kentucky lawsuit says Roblox fails to protect children on its popular online gaming platform
Kentucky’s attorney general claimed Tuesday that the online gaming platform Roblox has become a “playground for predators” as he announced a lawsuit accusing the company of lax child safety measures. The Kentucky suit, filed by his office Monday in a state court, is the latest action alleging that the wildly popular site isn’t doing enough
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Fox to air 7 games from 2026 World Baseball Classic, including title game
Fox and its related networks will televise next year’s World Baseball Classic, obtaining U.S. English and Spanish rights to the tournament. Seven games from the upcoming WBC, including the title game, will be aired on Fox, the network announced Tuesday. In 2023, Fox broadcast the U.S. opener against Britain, as well as the championship game
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Skins Games to be televised on Prime with Tommy Fleetwood and 3 Americans
The return of the Skins Game shows how much has changed in 17 years. The four players are among the top six in the world, it’s moving from the California desert to South Florida and it will be broadcast on Prime Video instead of network TV. The Skins Game to be played on the Friday
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Europe’s “hot dog populism” seeks to ban advertising of vegetarian protein as meat
Lawmakers in the European Parliament on Wednesday voted to ban the labelling of vegetarian protein with terms such as “steak” or “meat.” The lawmakers voted 532 to 78 to define meat as “edible parts of animals” and to curtail the use of words like steak, escalope, sausage or burger for animal and not plant-based products.
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