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Cannes Film Festival Plans Three-Day Special Event in October
The Cannes Film Festival may have been canceled this year, but organizers still plan to honor the 2020 Official Selection via a three-day event. The Palais des Festivals will host a ‘Special Cannes…
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Bill Maher’s ‘Real Time’ Renewed at HBO Through 2022
Bill Maher and his “Real Time” talk show will be back for at least two more years. HBO has renewed “Real Time” through 2022, taking the show to its twentieth season. The pick up was announced by HBO…
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WME and CAA Struggle With WGA Over Terms of Surrender on Agency Campaign
WME and CAA are ready to capitulate in their battle with the WGA over writer representation. But the guild is in no rush to declare victory.
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‘Utopia’
Thrillers have long gone to the story well of the truth hiding in plain sight, but Amazon Prime's "Utopia" makes it plainer still.
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‘Tehran’
The Apple TV Plus series shows Iran from an outsider's perspective and is an uncomplicated look at global conflict.
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‘Walking Dead: World Beyond’
The new "Walking Dead" spinoff centers on the experiences of those who've grown up in zombieland.
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‘Fargo’ Season 4
This season, depicting gang rivalry in 1950 Kansas City, sets out to tell a story more sweeping than any of its predecessors.
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Critics Pick
‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’
Sacha Baron Cohen and Eddie Redmayne lead a great ensemble in an inspired dramatization of the infamous circus of a '60s conspiracy trial.
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‘The Boys in the Band’
A film featuring the cast of the 2018 Broadway revival, led by Jim Parsons and Zachary Quinto, proves Mart Crowley's play is so out it's in.
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Critics Pick
‘Kajillionaire’
Singular indie filmmaker Miranda July infuses this absurdist satire of a dysfunctional family with insights into what it means to be human.
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‘On the Rocks’
Bill Murray is in fine form as the bon vivant father of Rashida Jones, playing a New York author who suspects her husband of infidelity.
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Alicia Keys' 'Alicia'
Alicia Keys' "Alicia" finds the singer pushing the limits of her voice and imagination on her boldest and most adventurous album to date.
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Nick Cordero's 'Live Your Life'
"Nick Cordero: Live Your Life: Live at Feinstein's/54 Below" is a cabaret set, but also recalls Joe Cocker's and other great live albums.
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Tekashi 6ix9ine's 'TattleTales'
Rapper 6ix9ine spends his "TattleTales" album living down to low expectations of misogyny and dangerously baiting his gang ex-friends.
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Big Sean’s ‘Detroit 2’
Big Sean's "Detroit 2" album explores Motor City power and pragmatism with guests including Travis Scott, Nipsey Hussle and Stevie Wonder.
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'The Outside Dog' & 'The Hand of God'
Kristin Scott Thomas and Rochenda Sandall headline two Alan Bennett monologues, which even under social distance pack a punch.
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‘Beat the Devil’
David Hare's monologue at the Bridge Theatre in London recounts the playwright's battle with COVID-19.
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‘Richard II’
Andre Holland leads the cast of a surprisingly intimate audio version of Shakespeare, from the Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park.
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‘The Line’
Meet the COVID-19 pandemic's first responders in this streaming docu-play about health care workers.
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Tobey Maguire Lists WeHo Architectural
$4.195 million
West Hollywood, Calif.
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Pierce Brosnan Seeks $100 Million for Thai-Inspired Malibu Mansion
$100 million Malibu, Calif.
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Joe Rogan Snags $14.4 Million Lake Austin Mansion
$14.4 million Austin, Texas
