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“Toy Story” helped launch Pixar when it premiered in 1995. More than 30 years and four films later, the family franchise has become a revenue-generating juggernaut for the Walt Disney Company and the global economy. The series has added $51 billion in overall economic activity since its inception, according to a study that Disney commissioned […]
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Dave Kendall, creator and former host of MTV’s “120 Minutes,” has died, according to a post from his friend and latter-day host of the show, Matt Pinfield. No caused of death or age were cited, although he was likely in his sixties. From scrappy beginnings, the show launched on March 10, 1986 and quickly became […]
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Ever wonder how Sylvester Stallone became Rocky? Peter Farrelly’s upcoming biographical drama “I Play Rocky” will answer the question as “Grand Army” actor Anthony Ippolito takes on the role of Stallone in this behind-the-scenes dramatization of the making of the classic 1976 sports drama. The official synopsis for “I Play Rocky” from Amazon MGM reads: […]
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Created by Tessa Coates, Prime Video’s new buddy dramedy “Ride or Die” pays homage to the beloved genre that dominated in the 1980s while giving it a 21st-century sensibility. The series follows Judith (Hannah Waddingham) and Debbie (Octavia Spencer), best friends who share a passion for travel, music and antiquing. However, there is a major […]
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“The Challenge” is heading to a new home, but it’s bringing back a familiar theme. The upcoming Season 42, “The Challenge: Cutthroat,” will debut on August 5 on Paramount+. The show will still have a weekly rollout with new episodes dropping at 12 a.m. PT/3 a.m. ET. The series, now billed as a Paramount+ original, has […]
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It’s set to be an “Oh, Mary!” reunion on the West End. Alongside playwright and original lead Cole Escola — who is reprising the title role of Mary Todd Lincoln at London’s Trafalgar Theatre from July 20 to Aug. 15 — Giles Terera is set to return as Mary’s Husband (July 20- Aug. 15) and […]
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Amid what has been described as a tepid “upfront” market, Amazon says its Prime Video service was able to notch gains in volume as more advertisers gravitated to sports and streaming. The digital giant “has closed our Upfront negotiations with all major holding companies for the 2026–27 season,” says Alan Moss, vice president of ad […]
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Filmmaker Denis Villenueve and artist Vija Celmins will be honored at this year’s LACMA Art+Film Gala. “Whether in painting, drawing, printmaking, or other media, Vija Celmins’s exacting renderings of the natural world blend realism and imagination, resulting in sublimely beautiful works,” said LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg director Michael Govan said in a statement Wednesday. […]
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Over the weekend, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” will begin its epic big-screen journey. The big-budget historical adventure is projected to open to $90 million to $100 million from 3,900 North American theaters. Anywhere in this range would rank as Nolan’s biggest debut since 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises” ($160 million). At the higher end of […]
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Kenan Thompson has a long history with the fruit-flavored candy pellets known as Mike & Ike. “It’s one of those candies I remember grabbing at the movies or on a road trip, so there was already familiarity with it,” he recalls during a recent email exchange. Now he has a chance to bring new audiences […]
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Peter Brook’s five-hour-plus film adaptation of “The Mahabharata” is set for a BFI Blu-ray release on Aug. 10, presented in high definition from a new 4K restoration of the 1989 production. The release centres on the triptych version of the film, running 332 minutes, which sits between Brook’s three-hour cinema cut and the six-hour television […]
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Imax and Chinese audio-visual technology company Goer Dynamics have struck a strategic partnership to develop an in-vehicle entertainment system the companies are billing as the first to carry the Imax brand, with commercial production targeted for later this year. Under the deal, the two companies will collaborate on design and co-market the finished system to […]
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