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Venice Film Festival Opens With Paolo Sorrentino’s “La Grazia” and Questions About Gaza
The Venice Film Festival is kicking off with the world premiere of Paolo Sorrentino’s “La Grazia” on Wednesday. The 82nd edition of the glamourous international film festival is playing host to many Hollywood stars, including George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Dwayne Johnson, and famed auteurs, from Guillermo del Toro to Kathryn Bigelow, who all have
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22 TV Shows Approved For Latest Round of Calif. Tax Credits; Lineup Is Projected To Generate $1.1 Billion For State’s Economy
Twenty-two television projects have been approved to tap into the California Film Commission’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program. This marks the first round of tax credits since the historic expansion of the program in July, which more than doubled the available funding for qualified film and television productions. Compared to the previous round for
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Review: Director Darren Aronofsky’s “Caught Stealing”
Darren Aronofsky has already made several indelibly New York movies. But loveable as was the subterranean monochrome paranoia of “Pi” and charming as we all consider the pupil-dilating tragedy of his bleak Brighton Beach-set “Requiem for a Dream,” Aronofsky’s latest, “Caught Stealing,” is easily the director’s most affectionate portrait of his hometown. That, too, may
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Review: Director Jay Roach’s “The Roses”
“The Roses” begins in a marriage therapist’s office, where Theo Rose has something interesting to say about his longtime wife, Ivy: “I would rather live with her than a wolf.” That’s especially interesting because the question the therapist posed was: What are 10 things you love about each other? After a few minutes of blistering
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Emil Wakim exits “SNL” after Devon Walker, as Lorne Michaels hints at more changes
Devon Walker and Emil Wakim are leaving “Saturday Night Live,” among the first of what could be several cast departures as the storied program prepares for its 51st season. “Me and the show did three years together, and sometimes it was really cool,” Walker wrote Monday on Instagram. “Sometimes it was toxic as hell. But
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YouTube TV reaches “short-term extension” in dispute with Fox, warding off immediate disruptions
YouTube TV says it’s reached a “short-term extension” in its contract dispute with Fox, meaning subscribers of the Google-owned streamer won’t see immediate disruptions of Fox channels on the platform. The current carriage agreement between YouTube TV and Fox originally faced a Wednesday afternoon deadline — with YouTube previously warning that networks like Fox Sports,
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Desirée Abeyta joins Versus as head of production
Creative and production studio Versus has brought Desirée Abeyta on board as head of production. Abeyta will work alongside Kathryn Henderson to build upon the production systems Henderson has put in place since joining the company in 2022, helping to expand Versus’ capabilities as the studio grows its roster of creative talent and original projects.
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Nvidia’s AI chip sales surged again in latest quarter, but worries about a tech bubble persist
Nvidia’s sales of its artificial intelligence chipsets remained a hot commodity during the company’s latest quarter, but the demand wasn’t quite feverish enough to ease recent worries that the AI craze may be fading. The results announced Wednesday were hotly anticipated because Nvidia has emerged as key barometer of a two-year-old AI boom that has
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Book authors settle copyright lawsuit with AI company Anthropic
A group of book authors has reached a settlement agreement with artificial intelligence company Anthropic after suing the chatbot maker for copyright infringement. Both sides of the case have “negotiated a proposed class settlement,” according to a federal appeals court filing Tuesday that said the terms will be finalized next week. Anthropic declined comment Tuesday.
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Cracker Barrel is keeping its old-time logo after new design elicited an uproar
Cracker Barrel said late Tuesday it’s returning to its old logo after critics — including President Donald Trump — protested the company’s plan to modernize. In a post on its website, Cracker Barrel said it will retain its old logo, which features an older man in overalls sitting next to a barrel and the words
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