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Photos: Qatar holds biennial Milipol homeland security exhibition
Qatar and France sign a three-year action plan for security cooperation on the sidelines of the Milipol exhibition.
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David Fincher Cut 60 Pages of Tarantino’s ‘Cliff Booth’ Script: ‘The First Draft Was 230 Pages. It Was Essentially Two Movies’
David Fincher cut roughly 60 pages from Quentin Tarantino’s original screenplay for “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth,” the upcoming “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” follow-up starring Brad Pitt. “The first draft I read was 230 pages. It was essentially two movies,” Fincher told Empire in a new joint interview with Tarantino. The film, […]
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Lionsgate Stock Jumps on Report Legendary Entertainment Has Submitted New Takeover Offer
Is Lionsgate — a long-rumored acquisition target — going to find a buyer this time? Production company Legendary Entertainment has revived its bid to acquire Lionsgate, according to a Bloomberg report. Shares of Lionsgate popped more than 15% Tuesday on the report, pushing the company’s market cap to $3.6 billion. Legendary submitted a takeover offer […]
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Marc Jacobs and Disney Reunite for Mickey Mouse Ski Collection, Featuring Retro Winter Gear for Kids
Marc Jacobs is taking Mickey Mouse to the mountains for his latest Disney collaboration, a 20-piece childrenswear collection that borrows from the aesthetics of vintage ski clubs. The collection, which launches Tuesday, Oct. 20, features puffer jackets, sweatshirts, T-shirts and accessories covered in retro mountain illustrations, ski passes and playful Mickey Mouse graphics. There are […]
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Starz Gets Back on Verizon Fios After New Carriage Pact
The cable network Starz and its ancillary properties are available once again on Verizon’s Fios service following an interruption in service due to a battle over the terms of a new contract. Starz said on Tuesday that all of its networks and on-demand services were back on Verizon. The Starz services went dark in late […]
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Robert Downey Jr. Signs On as Pitchman for Snap’s $2,200 Specs AR Glasses
Robert Downey Jr., whose famous portrayal of Marvel’s Iron Man had him decked out with a variety of high-tech gadgetry, is donning Snap’s Specs augmented-reality glasses in a new role as lead spokesman for the devices. Downey Jr.’s partnership with Specs kicked off with a collection of original episodes featuring him showing off the tech […]
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Elizabeth Holmes Mania: ‘You Can See Everything’ Drives 186% Viewership Spike for Amanda Seyfried’s ‘The Dropout’ (EXCLUSIVE)
“The Dropout,” Hulu’s 2022 limited series in which Amanda Seyfried plays Elizabeth Holmes, has seen a massive audience spike due to the buzz surrounding A24’s new Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything.” Viewership of “The Dropout” jumped by 186% in September compared to the month before, driven by the Sept. 6 announcement that “You Can […]
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‘Lioness’ Season 3 Closes With 9.7 Million Viewers in Seven Days, a Series High and the No. 5 Paramount+ Finale Ever
“Lioness” showed strong audience growth throughout its third season and ended on a high note: The finale reached 9.7 million viewers in its first seven days of availability. That total marks not only the most-watched episode in the series’ history, but the No. 5 most-watched finale of all time compared to other Paramount+ originals. Additionally, […]
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Keanu Reeves in Talks to Star in James Wan’s ‘The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil’ at Paramount
Keanu Reeves is in talks to team with James Wan for the filmmaker’s latest project, “The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil” at Paramount Pictures. The Paramount Pictures movie reimagines the 2019 Korean action-crime thriller starring Don Lee (also known as Ma Dong-seok), who is attached to reprise his role opposite Reeves. The original film — […]
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Dwayne Johnson Transforms Into a 70-Year-Old Man in Shocking ‘Lizard Music’ Set Photos
Move over, Mark Kerr, and make way for the Chicken Man. Dwayne Johnson was spotted in Brooklyn on Tuesday shooting his new movie “Lizard Music” from director Benny Safdie. Like with his previous collaboration with the “Uncut Gems” director, 2025’s “The Smashing Machine,” Johnson has gone through a serious prosthetic transformation. This time around, instead […]
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Andy Cohen Celebrates 20 Years of ‘Real Housewives’ With New Book Featuring 600 Never-Before-Seen Photos and Behind-the-Scenes Stories
Andy Cohen has spent two decades presiding over some of reality television’s most memorable confrontations. Now, he’s opening up his personal archives. The Bravo host and executive producer is marking the 20th anniversary of the “Real Housewives” franchise with a new book, “Andy’s Bravo Scrapbook: Twenty Years Behind the Scenes of the Real Housewives and […]
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Oxfam analysis finds Peru’s richest captured 42 percent of all new wealth
Only 1.4 percent of all new wealth created between 2019 and 2025 went to the poorest 50 percent, report finds.
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Lula challenges Bolsonaro to release personal records before election
Brazil's left-wing president says he will release bank, tax, and phone records if right-wing rival will do the same.
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CDC reports third measles death in the United States this year
The death was added to the federal tally, as the US records more than 4,400 measles cases nationwide.
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As Macron visits Gulf, can France forge its own energy-for-security future?
President Macron's Gulf visit aims to address rising energy prices and strengthen ties amid regional security concerns.
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Nigeria confirms first Ebola case amid concerns about continental spread
Nigeria's Health Ministry says a woman who arrived on a flight from Uganda tested positive.
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Netflix Joins New Edition of Santiago-Guadalajara Queer Incubator
Netflix has joined as a strategic partner the newly expanded Santiago-Guadalajara Queer Incubator, a Latin American program organized by Chile’s Sanfic Industria in collaboration with the Guadalajara Film Festival (FICG) to foster professional growth and advance feature-length fiction film projects led by emerging LGBTIQ voices from across Latin America. Netflix is renewing a partnership which […]
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Sacha Baron Cohen Defends Bringing Back ‘Problematic’ Ali G Amid Controversy: He’s ‘Designed to Expose’ Prejudice
Sacha Baron Cohen has explained why he decided to resurrect his buffoon alter-ego Ali G after more than a decade. “The fact that Ali G is outdated and problematic is the very reason I resurrected him,” Baron Cohen writes in a cover essay for Time magazine. “The world he’s returned to is, in many ways, […]
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Timothée Chalamet and Hans Zimmer’s ‘Desert Chant’ From ‘Dune: Part Three’ Soundtrack Released
“Desert Chant,” the first single from “Dune: Part Three” has been released. The single begins with Timothée Chalamet humming before ascending into the war chant. The track is written by composer Hans Zimmer, who also scored the previous films. “Dune: Part Three” sees Chalamet return as Paul Atreides, continuing the story after his ascent to […]
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Andrew Garfield to Be Honored at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Andrew Garfield is set to receive the Maltin Modern Master Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Feb. 6. Joining film critic Leonard Maltin for an on-stage conversation, Garfield will reflect on his decades-long career, including his upcoming performance in Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial” where he plays OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. “Andrew Garfield has […]