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Arnold Schwarzenegger on Bruce Willis’ Retirement: Action Stars “Never Really Retire…They Reload”

He will always be remembered as a great, great star. And a kind man," the actor says of his 'Expendables' co-star.

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Shanghai Film Festival Unveils 2023 Competition Selection (Featuring No U.S. Movies)

China's leading film festival is hoping to lure the world back to Shanghai for its first post-pandemic edition.

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Diljit Dosanjh to Star in Netflix Music Biopic ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’

The film tells the real-life, rags-to-riches story of Punjab music sensation Amar Singh Chamkila, whose colorful lyrics delighted his fans b

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Martin Scorsese Unveils New Jesus Film: “I Responded to the Pope’s Appeal to Artists”

The director revealed what his next film will be during a conference organized by a religious magazine in Rome.

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‘Red Rooms’: first trailer for Pascal Plante’s Karlovy Vary competition thriller (exclusive)

French-language film is from the Canadian director of Nadia Butterfly

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‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Sets Box Office Record in Japan, Underlining Hollywood Recovery

After opening on April 28 in Japan, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” has hit the JPY10 billion ($71 million) milestone in just 31 days – the qu

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‘The Little Mermaid’ Takes Memorial Day Weekend Box Office Crown With Splashy $117.5 Million Debut

Family audiences turned out in force, propelling Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” to the top of the box office over the Memorial Day weekend. T

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Succession: An Immersive Tale of Despicable Characters and Hollow Endings

Kendall's ambiguous final scene is as cruel to him as it is to us. We never know if he will jump, but we somehow believe it's over.

Just as Kendall was promised to be the successor, so were the viewers promised to see him on the throne. It would have been a predictable but satisfying ending. Yet, just like Kendall, all of that was snatched away from us in one vote. Kendall's ambiguous final scene is as cruel to him as it is to us. We never know if he will jump, but we somehow believe it's over.

Succession is one of those rare shows where you can hate every character arc and plotline, but still acknowledge its merits. What made this finale so painful is how exceptionally well-executed it was. Despite humor being central to the show's language, mockery was never directed at the viewers. Succession respected our intelligence and our desire for a successor. Then, it shattered all of our expectations, not for the sake of shock value, but to tell a well-written and tragic tale.

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Focus acquires worldwide rights to Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’

No word at time of writing on timing of release date, awards run.

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Christopher Nolan Reunites With VFX Studio DNEG for ‘Oppenheimer,’ Their Eighth Movie Together

Christopher Nolan will team up with VFX studio DNEG for his upcoming film “Oppenheimer.” This marks the eighth collaboration between Nolan a

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50 Cent’s New Horror Movie Is so Gory That the Cameraman Fainted

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s upcoming horror movie “Skill House” is living up to its genre billing, even behind the scenes. The 47-year-old ra

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'John Wick' Was Originally Written For A 75-Year-Old Lead Actor

If the studio stuck to the original script, "John Wick" wouldn't have had Keanu Reeves in the title role.

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'Asteroid City': Wes Anderson's New Film Gets An Official Synopsis As Bill Murray Seems To Be No Longer Involved

Wes Anderson's "Asteroid City" gets a distributor and a plot synopsis, but its official cast listing curiously doesn't include Bill Murray.

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‘Mortal Kombat’ Director Simon McQuoid Returning for Sequel

New Line Cinema is gearing up for some more fatalities. The studio has tapped Simon McQuoid to return to direct the sequel to “Mortal Kombat

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HBO Again Defends ‘Game of Thrones’ Finale Over Backlash: ‘Twitter Is Not Real Life’

Creator George R.R. Martin further slammed the “toxic internet” ahead of the “House of the Dragon” premiere August 21.

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Viola Davis’ ‘The Woman King’ to World Premiere at Toronto Film Festival

Tristar Pictures' African war epic directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood will bow at TIFF ahead of a Sept. 16 theatrical release.

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‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Casts Peter Dinklage as Casca Highbottom

The 'Game of Thrones' actor will play the dean of the Academy in 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.'