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Al Pacino To Receive SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award

  • Al Pacino will receive SAG-AFTRA’s highest honour.
  • The award will be presented on 28 February 2027.
  • His career includes seven decades of film, television and stage work.

Al Pacino will receive SAG-AFTRA’s 62nd Life Achievement Award, recognising his acting career and humanitarian work. The union’s highest honour will be presented at the 2027 Actor Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on 28 February. Pacino’s career spans seven decades, from his breakthrough as Michael Corleone in *The…

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‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ Stage Musical Sets Los Angeles World Premiere Opening Date, Venue

  • The musical premieres in Los Angeles in May 2027.
  • Four friends reunite in Stoneybrook at 25.
  • The book series has sold over 200 million copies.

A new musical based on Ann M. Martin’s The Baby-sitters Club will have its world premiere at Los Angeles’ Kirk Douglas Theatre this spring. The production matters as a new stage adaptation of a long-running children’s series, with the adult characters revisiting their friendships and life choices. Previews…

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New York Poised to Overtake California as Top State for Movie and TV Production

  • New York’s production spending rose 87 per cent in the quarter.
  • California still led, by $147 million.
  • Georgia also rebounded, with spending up 32 per cent.

California remains the largest state for film and television production spending, but New York is closing the gap quickly and could overtake it. The shift reflects a faster rebound in New York, supported by expanding studio facilities, a large crew base and access to filming locations across the…

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‘Schitt’s Creek’ Star Sarah Levy’s ‘Run’ Boarded by Mise En Scene Company for Sales, First Look Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE)

  • MSC acquired worldwide sales rights to *Run*.
  • Sarah Levy leads the marathon comedy-drama.
  • Sales open at the American Film Market.

The Mise En Scene Company has acquired worldwide sales rights to *Run*, a marathon comedy-drama starring Sarah Levy, and will begin selling the film at the American Film Market. The deal gives the U.S.-made film an international sales representative and marks MSC’s first pickup in the romantic comedy…

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Maddie Ziegler Finds Herself Stuck in a Christmas Time Loop in Trailer for Netflix’s ‘In A Holidaze’

  • Maddie Ziegler’s character relives Christmas after a romantic mistake.
  • The film adapts a novel by Christina Lauren.
  • Netflix begins streaming it on 2 December.

Netflix has released the trailer for *In A Holidaze*, a Christmas romance starring Maddie Ziegler as Mae, who becomes trapped reliving the holiday after kissing the wrong brother. The time loop forces her to reconsider what will make her happy as she faces family changes and the possible…

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‘Stranger than stranger-than-fiction’: how Lance Oppenheim made the year’s two buzziest films

  • Lance Oppenheim has two films attracting awards attention.
  • Robert Pattinson plays TV sting host Chris Hansen in Primetime.
  • A documentary follows Elizabeth Holmes before her 11-year prison term.

Lance Oppenheim is drawing awards attention for two films that blur the boundaries between reality and performance: the drama Primetime and the documentary You Can See Everything. The article focuses on how he is adapting the strange, theatrical world of Chris Hansen’s television stings into a fictional feature,…

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US coalition seeks law requiring streamers to spend half of budgets on independent productions

  • The AEA wants streamers to spend at least half their budgets on independent productions.
  • The coalition links its proposals to industry consolidation and risks to US entertainment jobs.
  • Major streaming companies warn mandates could discourage production and creative risk-taking.

The American Entertainment Alliance (AEA), a coalition of talent agencies, independent production companies and entertainment figures, is calling for US legislation requiring streaming services to spend at least half their content budgets on independent productions. It argues that consolidation and the rise of streaming have reduced opportunities for…

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Nobody is safe from celebrity AI deepfakes

  • A fake Mia Goth image drew nearly 500,000 likes.
  • Paid verification helped a fan account look credible.
  • Celebrity deepfakes continue to spread across platforms and search.

An AI-generated image falsely showing Mia Goth wearing a pointed T-shirt message spread widely on Instagram after her divorce filing, despite the account being labelled a fan page. The episode shows how paid verification, social media reach and search results can make fabricated celebrity images appear credible and…

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Ralph Fiennes Reunites With ‘Conclave’ Producer & Studiocanal For Story Of Legendary Trainer Henry Cecil & Champion Horse Frankel

  • Ralph Fiennes will portray trainer Henry Cecil in *Unbeaten*.
  • The biopic centres on Cecil’s relationship with Frankel.
  • Studiocanal is financing the film, planned to shoot next year.

Ralph Fiennes will star as celebrated trainer Henry Cecil in *Unbeaten*, a biopic about Cecil and his champion horse Frankel, and will also executive produce. The film is planned to shoot next year, with Studiocanal financing it and handling worldwide sales. Directed by Nora Fingscheidt from a screenplay…

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‘NCIS: New York’ Officially Brings LL COOL J Home in New Look [Exclusive]

  • Sam and Nick investigate an armoured truck robbery in Queens.
  • The case takes Sam back to his old neighbourhood.
  • Malik Yoba guest stars at a real Queens restaurant.

NCIS: New York’s fourth episode, “Homecoming”, takes Sam Hanna back to his old neighbourhood in Queens as he and partner Nick investigate a deadly armoured truck robbery. The story gives LL COOL J’s character a chance to reconnect with his roots while deepening the partnership between the two…

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