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 Issue Date: 11/20/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SHOOT News of the Day
Brendan Fraser Talks About His Oscar Win, “Rental Family” and The Shelving Of “Batgirl”
Brendan Fraser is staring at a cooling fireplace. “I have an urge to poke this fire so bad,” Fraser says with a grin. The 56-year-old actor is midway through breakfast at a boutique Westchester inn not far from his home. He arrived, as Fraser usually does, with wide-eyed excitement, cheerfully greeting the server, ordering up
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“Apocalypse in the Tropics” Tops 41st IDA Documentary Awards With 4 Nominations
The International Documentary Association unveiled the nominations for the 41st IDA Documentary Awards. Topping the tally was Apocalypse in the Tropics with four nominations, followed by Life After, Seeds and The Tale of Silyan with three apiece. This year, IDA received 550+ entries in all categories from 85 countries, an increase over last year in
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Review: Director Clint Bentley’s “Train Dreams”
There is nothing particularly grand about Robert Grainier’s existence in the world. The main character of “Train Dreams” is not a great thinker, artist or athlete. He doesn’t know who his parents are, or even exactly how old he is. He’s not particularly chatty, or passionate. Robert Grainier is a man, portrayed by a bearded,
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Scheme Engine Signs Director Julie Réali For Exclusive U.S. Representation
Scheme Engine has signed director Julie Réali for exclusive representation in the U.S. Dividing her time between Paris and New York, Réali brings a radically fresh lens to commercial filmmaking–one that bridges generative tools and systems thinking with deeply human storytelling. Working across live-action, AI, CGI, and immersive formats, she uses emerging technologies not to
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Turnout for VES Honors Celebration includes Jon Favreau, Tim Sweeney, and a surprise appearance by Ultraman
The Visual Effects Society (VES) hosted its annual VES Honors Celebration earlier this month (11/7) in Los Angeles. Attended by visual effects industry leaders, this annual event recognizes the service of VES members and VFX industry practitioners who advance the industry and the Society, and welcomes new Honorary VES Members and VES Hall of Fame
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Warner Music and AI startup Udio settle copyright battle and ink license deal
Warner Music Group resolved its copyright battle with Udio and signed a deal to work with the AI music startup on a new song creation service that will allow users to remix tunes by established artists. It’s the second agreement between a major record label and Udio, a chatbot-style song generation tool. The deals underline
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Chef Lidia Bastianich’s TV special hits the road in search of community in a divided country
Lidia Bastianich grew up in a small town in Italy where neighbors were like extended family. If kids came home from school and mom was out, they went to the neighbors for a snack. If someone had a problem with a sibling, they went next door. The Emmy Award-winning TV host, author and restaurateur remembers
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Work Editorial signs Sebastian Zotoff
Work Editorial has added Sebastian Zotoff to its roster of editors. Zotoff–who prior to joining Work was with Rock Paper Scissors–won Editorial: Music Video accolades and was recognized as Best In Show at the AICP Post Awards this year for editing the surreal ‘90s sitcom-style music video for Doechii’s “Denial is a River,” which also
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