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David Byrne reveals why he’s only directed one movie: “You get waylaid”
David Byrne has explained why he has only directed one feature film, saying the filmmaking process can pull a creator away from their original focus. The article centres on Byrne’s view that directing involves so many competing demands that it becomes easy to get “waylaid”, which helps explain why, despite a long and varied creative…
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The Complete CBS Fall 2026 Schedule
Collider has published an overview of CBS’s primetime line-up for the autumn 2026 television season, highlighting a schedule dominated by police procedurals, crime dramas, reality competitions and news programming. The piece frames CBS as the go-to network for procedural and reality fans, while also noting mid-season titles held back for later, including Einstein, Ghosts, Matlock…
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Cannes Drama ‘A Girl Unknown’ Gets Domestic Deal With Greenwich Entertainment
Greenwich Entertainment has acquired the US distribution rights to A Girl Unknown, the debut feature by Chinese filmmaker Zou Jing, marking another example of a Cannes discovery being picked up for a North American release. The film premiered in the Critics’ Week section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Fipresci Prize…
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Emmy Predictions via Feinberg Forecast: Scott’s First Post-Nominations Read of the Race
The Hollywood Reporter’s executive editor of awards coverage assesses 63 categories.
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The “atrocious” 1972 song that cost Leonardo DiCaprio a role in an Oscar-winning movie
The article, published by Far Out Magazine, sets out to explain how a “1972 song” reportedly played a part in Leonardo DiCaprio missing out on a role in an Oscar-winning film. Beyond the headline, however, the body of the piece was not included in the text supplied here — what remains is largely the site’s…
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ABC Tops America 250 Coverage, Fox News Beats Cable Rivals In Carriage Of Late-Night Trump Speech
ABC’s marathon coverage of America’s 250th anniversary drew the largest audiences over the July 4th weekend, topping its broadcast and cable rivals in primetime and other dayparts. The network’s 24-hour “Disney Celebrates America” block — spanning its news and entertainment units alongside ESPN and National Geographic — delivered ABC its highest July 4th viewership in…
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Michael Fassbender’s Production Company DMC Expands in Ireland Following Investment From Fine Point Films
Michael Fassbender’s production company DMC is expanding its Irish operations after receiving investment from Trevor Birney’s Fine Point Films into its Dublin arm, DMC Entertainment. Announced at the Galway Film Fleadh, the deal deepens ties between two companies that both worked on the Irish breakout hit “Kneecap”, and reflects growing momentum and confidence in Ireland’s…
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‘Artificial’ Not Expected To Play The Festival Circuit — The Dish
Luca Guadagnino’s film Artificial, which dramatises the sudden firing and reinstatement of OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, is expected to skip a traditional autumn film festival launch, according to Deadline. The decision matters because the project has become a lightning rod for media scrutiny, particularly after Amazon dropped the film last month and independent distributor…
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‘Braveheart’ Writer Randall Wallace To Be Feted At LA’s DaVinci International Film Festival
The DaVinci International Film Festival (DIFF) in Los Angeles has announced that Randall Wallace, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Braveheart, will receive its Visionary Award at the festival’s opening night on 25 September 2026. The prize honours “exceptional creative architects of cinema whose enduring bodies of work inspire and transform global audiences”, and Wallace becomes only…
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Keanu Reeves Officially Reveals New Sci-Fi Action Movie That Is ‘Groundhog Day’ Meets ‘Jaws’ [Exclusive]
In an interview tied to their new Samsung TV Plus docuseries, Keanu Reeves and his ARCH Motorcycle co-founder Gard Hollinger discussed their move into professional racing, and Reeves also offered a fresh tease about his forthcoming Warner Bros. science-fiction film with Deadpool director Tim Miller. The upcoming movie is being pitched as a blend of…