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  • EntertainmentVariety

    The Starting Line on Getting a Taylor Swift Shout-Out in ‘The Black Dog,’ 22 Years After Pop-Punk Band’s Breakout: ‘It’s an Unexpected Showering of Love’

    There’s no golden ticket quite like the golden ticket of finding your name in the lyrics of a Taylor Swift song. It’s one thing if you’re Charlie Puth, and already on a list of Spotify’s 150 top monthly artists. But for another musical artist name-checked in Swift’s album “The Tortured Poets Department,” the impact stands …

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  • BusinessThe Hollywood Reporter

    Elon Musk’s X Launches TV App As It Pushes Video Ambitions

    Elon Musk’s X platform is continuing its video push, launching a dedicated app for smart TV sets. The X video app launched Tuesday, with the company touting a handful of key features, including a trending video algorithm, AI-powered trending topics, and cross-device compatibility, so users can start watching on their phone and continue watching on …

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  • EntertainmentThe Hollywood Reporter

    Nantucket Film Festival Reveals 2024 Lineup, Sets Honors for Roger Ross Williams, Kerry Ehrin and Meredith Scardino (Exclusive)

    The Nantucket Film Festival has set the lineup for its 2024 edition and will honor The Morning Show writer-producer Kerry Ehrin, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Roger Ross Williams and Girls5Eva showrunner Meredith Scardino. The 29th edition of the festival will open with Josh Margolin’s June Squibb starrer Thelma, close with Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui’s Christopher …

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  • LifestyleIndiewire

    Turns Out, the Basic Recipe for Fake Blood Hasn’t Changed Much Since the ’70s

    But, according to special effects makeup artist Dave Elsey, the variations are endless. (Vegan blood, anyone?)

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  • BusinessVariety

    Alamo Drafthouse Promotes Chaya Rosenthal to Chief Marketing Officer (EXCLUSIVE)

    Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has promoted Chaya Rosenthal to chief marketing officer. She’s worked at the company since 2017 and previously served as VP of marketing. Rosenthal has 20 years of marketing experience, including stops at Fandango and its parent company NBCUniversal before joining Drafthouse. “Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is a brand that is driven by differentiation, …

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  • EntertainmentVariety

    Neil Finn of Crowded House and Split Enz Sells Catalog to Primary Wave Music (EXCLUSIVE)

    Primary Wave Music has announced a new partnership with veteran singer-songwriter Neil Finn, founding member of Crowded House, longtime member of Split Enz and solo artist. The multi-million-dollar deal sees the company acquiring Finn’s music publishing catalog and writer’s share of public performance for his work with Crowded House as well as his solo material. …

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  • EntertainmentDeadline

    Upcoming Irish Comedian Kyla Cobbler Signs With Host Talent Group

    EXCLUSIVE: Emerging Irish comedian Kyla Cobbler has signed with UK agency Host Talent Group. The comedian is set to embark on a year-long live-show tour in Ireland, Europe, Australia, Canada and the U.S., and is working on television project, according to Host. Born in Cork, Ireland, she now lives in Barcelona, where a bustling stand-up …

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