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Laura Benanti on Her Journey From Broadway to Stand-Up With a Riotous One-Woman Show, ‘Nobody Cares,’ and Why Melania Remains One of Her Proudest Roles

Laura Benanti, a celebrated Broadway performer, is transitioning to stand-up comedy with her one-woman show "Nobody Cares." Though technically a theatrical performance rather than traditional stand-up, the show features comedic storytelling rooted in stand-up traditions and includes five original songs co-written with Todd Almond. This represents a significant…

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Mark Ruffalo Says Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Will ‘Stifle Creativity’ and ‘Weaken Free Speech’: It ‘Should Never Have Been Approved’

Mark Ruffalo has condemned the approved Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, stating it will "stifle creativity, weaken free speech, and cost people their jobs". The deal has been approved and is set to close next week, despite a grassroots campaign against it involving hundreds of thousands of supporters. Ruffalo characterises…

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Satyajit Ray Film by Srijit Mukherji, New Feluda and Eken Mysteries Lead Bengali Streamer Hoichoi’s 10th Anniversary Slate

Bengali streaming platform Hoichoi is marking its 10th anniversary with a slate of more than 25 new series, films and television titles, anchored by a Satyajit Ray biopic directed by Srijit Mukherji titled "Maharaja Tomare Selam." The announcement demonstrates the platform's continued investment in high-profile Bengali-language content, including…

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CNN’s Pamela Brown Launches New Streaming Series, ‘Body Language’

CNN's Pamela Brown, co-anchor of "The Situation Room" and chief investigative correspondent, is launching "Body Language by CNN," an eight-episode streaming series on CNN's "All Access" subscription service beginning Thursday, 8 October. The series explores women's health issues often overlooked in mainstream discourse, with Brown drawing on her…

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Five emerging composers shortlisted for World Soundtrack Awards discovery prize

The World Soundtrack Awards' Discovery of the Year prize has consistently identified emerging talent who reshape modern film scoring, with past winners including Gustavo Santaolalla, Michael Giacchino and Nicholas Britell. The 2026 shortlist features several innovative composers with diverse backgrounds and compositional philosophies: - Mari Fukuhara, trained in…

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Amazon MGM Execs Javiera Balmaceda, Nicole Morganti Talk Big Spanish-Language Action Swings, the Push for Scale at Iberseries & Platino Industria

Amazon MGM executives Javiera Balmaceda and Nicole Morganti outlined the streaming service's strategy for greenlit non-English language projects at the Iberseries & Platino Industria conference in Madrid, highlighting deliberate efforts to expand genre offerings and regional production capabilities. The company's willingness to take calculated risks on ambitious projects…

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