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Will Smith Action Pic ‘Sugar Bandits’ Seals Big Deals Around The World Ahead Of Planned September Start — Cannes Market
EXCLUSIVE: One of the market’s biggest-budget projects, the Will Smith action-crime thriller Sugar Bandits, has sealed multi-million dollar deals across the world ahead of a planned September start date. Oscar winner Smith, soon to be seen reprising his role in the Bad Boys franchise, will play a former special forces soldier who runs an elite …
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‘Information can be bent. Emotions are always honest’: the film at the heart of Ukraine’s agonising evacuations
Ivan Sautkin’s work as a volunteer helping people to safety gave him rare access to the trauma faced by people forced from their homes. The director relives the challenges of making the film as it screens in Cannes
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Regardless of Us review – mesmerising meta debut is study of identity and performance
This impressive first feature from director Yoo Heong-jun is a visually and formally inventive exploration of malleable aspects of ourselves
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‘American Idol’ Pays Tribute to Katy Perry on Her Final Episode
Katy Perry said goodbye to American Idol after seven seasons on Sunday night’s live finale. As a tribute to the singer, the ladies of the top 12 performed a medley of Perry’s hits, including “Teenage Dream,” “Dark Horse” and “California Gurls.” Perry, who was eating a slice of pizza when the performance began, jumped onto …
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John Oliver Addresses the “Weirder” 2024 Commencements, From Robot Speakers to Awful Name Pronunciations
John Oliver addressed the past week in commencement gaffes on Sunday’s edition of Last Week Tonight. Noting that ceremonies in general have been “a little chaotic this year, both because of the continuing protest over Gaza, but also for weirder reasons,” he kicked off the segment by showing footage from the Thomas Jefferson University College …
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China Box Office: ‘The Last Frenzy’ Returns to Top Spot as Theatrical Momentum Slows, ‘The Fall Guy’ Flops
“The Last Frenzy,” a comedy film about a dying man’s last hurrah, returned to the top spot in mainland Chinese cinemas in its third weekend of release. “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” which a week earlier had been the biggest title, slipped to fourth place. In another China disappointment for Hollywood, “The Fall …
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‘Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver Trolls Donald Trump After Claims Of Coming Up With “New Couple Of Words For Corn”
John Oliver trolled Donald Trump on Last Week Tonight after the former POTUS said he had created a new nickname for corn. The HBO late-night show host dedicated Sunday’s episode to corn and noted the way politicians pander to the corn farmers. “There is a long history of American politicians being weird around corn,” Oliver …
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