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’14th,’ ‘You Can See Everything’ and ‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ Lead Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations

Ava DuVernay’s timely and viscerally moving “14th” leads this year’s Critics Choice Documentary Awards nominations with six, including best documentary feature. Close behind with five nominations apiece are Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s examination of Elizabeth Holmes, “You Can See Everything”; Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman’s polar bear migration story, “Nuisance Bear”; David Greaves’ […]

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Taiwan Gets Its Own Spotlight at Lumière, Led by Restored ‘Osmanthus Alley’ in Its Original Language

Taiwan is getting a dedicated national focus at the International Classic Film Market (MIFC), the industry arm of Lyon’s Lumière Festival, the first for a non-European country, according to the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI). A new 4K restoration of Chen Kun-hou’s “Osmanthus Alley” leads the Taiwan in Focus program, which runs alongside this […]

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Louis Malle’s ‘Elevator to the Gallows’ Set for 70th Anniversary 4K Release as Jean-Jacques Beineix’s ‘Betty Blue’ Hits Big Screen After 35 Years

French giant Gaumont is launching a new 4K restoration of Louis Malle’s 1958 classic crime thriller “Elevator to the Gallows,” starring Jeanne Moreau. The special edition is being released in celebration of this year’s 70th anniversary of the French New Wave, the upcoming 70th anniversary of the film in 2028 and, in the same year, […]

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Lucian Piane, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Music Producer, Dies at 46

Lucian Piane, a music producer on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has died. He was 46. According to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner records, Piane died on Monday after reportedly being struck by a car in Glendale, Calif. Piane worked on the main “Drag Race” show from Seasons 1-8 and composed the music and the Rusical numbers […]

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Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat Inks Vertical Series Deal With Fox Entertainment

Kevin Hart’s production company Hartbeat has inked a vertical series deal with Fox Entertainment. The deal will see Fox Entertainment Studios have first look rights to developing feature film and television series from vertical series released under Hartbeat subsidiary brands Codeblack, Essence and Revolt, which have a combined social following exceeding 20 million. Codeblack has […]

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Discovery+, Now Owned by Skydance, Hikes Prices Effective Immediately

Discovery+ is raising prices for U.S. customers, coming one week after Paramount closed its megamerger with Warner Bros. Discovery to form Skydance Corp. Starting Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, the Discovery+ ad-supported plan will increase by $1 to $6.99/month and the ad-free plan will increase by $2 to $11.99/month in the U.S. The higher prices are […]

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How AI Is Used by Netflix at Its VFX Eyeline Studios, Revealed by VP Mohsen Mousavi at View Conference

Netflix-owned Eyeline Studios is using generative AI to replace locations, rebuild crowds and change lighting after filming, while developing tools that could even let directors reposition the camera once an actor’s performance has been captured. “We’re not prompting our way into shots and movies. That’s not who we are,” Mohsen Mousavi, Eyeline’s VP of Virtual […]

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Rosé to Perform at LACMA’s Art+Film Gala

Rosé is set to perform at this year’s LACMA Art+Film Gala. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art event takes place Nov. 7. The evening, as previously announced, will honor “Dune” filmmaker Denis Villeneuve and artist Vija Celmins. “The LACMA Art+Film Gala celebrates creative icons and the connections between all forms of creativity, all around […]