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Why one Republican won a redrawn Texas district despite blue tsunami
Republican redistricting largely backfired in Texas and beyond, but one redrawn district delivered for the party.
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Israeli settlers seize 8 Palestinian homes in Jericho, displacing dozens
UN says settlers reportedly used live ammunition and beat Palestinians, forcing families to flee for their safety.
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Trump issues proclamation declaring Oval Office national monument
Following election losses, the signing marks Trump's third event of the week focused on signature renovation projects.
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Russell Crowe Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Bluefly’ Adds ‘Beast’ Star Daniel MacPherson (EXCLUSIVE)
Daniel MacPherson, who recently starred opposite Russell Crowe in “Beast,” has signed on for “Bluefly,” a science-fiction action thriller toplined by Crowe and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. “Predators” filmmaker Nimród Antal is directing. MacPherson will play Dugan, a Special Forces soldier toughened by years of combat, joining the film’s two leads. The film unfolds in the […]
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Jalen Brunson Makes ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Acting Debut as a Promoted Cop: ‘I Focused on My Goals… Things Worked Out’
Jalen Brunson, who led the New York Knicks to their first NBA championship in 53 years in June, guest starred as a cop in Thursday’s episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” He appears in the episode for one brief scene, meeting up with Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson to provide information on a suspect […]
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‘Pout-Pout Fish’ Studio Like a Photon Creative Unveils Seven-Film Animation Slate With Sola Media, Ahead of AFM (EXCLUSIVE)
Like a Photon Creative, the Australian animation studio behind “The Pout-Pout Fish,” has lined up seven new animated features and handed international distribution rights on the full slate to Sola Media. Production finance comes from Elevate Production Finance and Alceon Entertainment Partners. Maslow Entertainment has picked up Australia and New Zealand distribution on the features. […]
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‘Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Avatar’ VFX House Weta FX Partners With Taiwan’s Moonshine Studio Under AI Pact With TAICCA
Weta FX, the New Zealand visual effects company behind “The Lord of the Rings” and “Avatar,” is partnering with Taiwanese animation and VFX outfit Moonshine Studio. The investment is part of a partnership with the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) aimed at making Taiwan an AI hub for Asia’s content industries. Weta FX CEO Daniel […]
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Taiwan Creative Content Fest Opens as Chair Sue Wang Says ‘Culture Is Power’ Amid AI Shift
Sue Wang, chair of the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), opened the seventh Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei on Friday by saying artificial intelligence is reshaping how the creative industries, and even human society, are defined. “We are all asking: Does cultural content still have a future?” Wang said. She said AI could […]
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Pamela Abdy Delivers Fiery Speech After Warner Bros. Exit: ‘It Is Getting Harder, Not Easier, to Be a Woman in the Business’
A month after her departure from Warner Bros. was announced, Pamela Abdy made her first industry appearance Thursday night at the Women in Film Honors at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton. The event marked a full-circle moment of sorts. On the morning of Oct. 1, Abdy was announced as WIF’s inaugural Vanguard Award recipient. Then, she […]
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Jane Fonda ‘Didn’t Dare Imagine’ Democrats’ Blue Tsunami: ‘We Have to Block What’s Bad and Fight For What’s Good’
Jane Fonda was giddy Thursday night at the Women in Film Honors gala in Beverly Hills. “I’m so excited,” she told me while practically skipping down the red carpet. The longtime political activist is riding the Election Day blue wave that helped the Democrats take control of the House of Representatives and the Senate. “I […]
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Iran’s security chief meets Putin, delivers message from Khamenei
Putin meets Iran's top security official to discuss regional security and receives a letter from Mojtaba Khamenei.
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Foot Fetish Encounter Leaves a Body in the Freezer in Singapore Dark Comedy Taiwan Creative Content Fest Project ‘Build to Order’
A young Singaporean couple who sell pictures of the wife’s feet online end up with a corpse in their freezer in “Build to Order,” the debut feature from director Huang Junxiang, which is at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei this week. Singaporean couple Penny and Allan both work in real estate. They […]
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Salon.com Shuts Down Cultural and Political Site After 31 Years
Salon.com, the website that became popular in the early days of the internet offering cultural commentary, progressive political analysis, lifestyle content and more, is shutting down, the company announced Thursday. “When Salon launched in November 1995, the web was a very different place. A small group of journalists set out to create something original: a […]
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Helene Hahn Loyd, Executive With Disney and DreamWorks, Dies at 78
Helene Hahn Loyd, the executive who was part of the executive team that built DreamWorks SKG and was instrumental in Disney’s renaissance of the 1980s and ’90s, died Oct. 24 in Park City, Utah. She was 78. Born Helene Bulakoff in Westbury, New York, she graduated from Hofstra University and moved to Los Angeles. She […]
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California governor commutes sentences of more than 500 people on death row
Gavin Newsom cites state values and flaws in the legal system as he grants largest mass clemency in US history.
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Turkiye’s parliament ratifies Mecca defence agreement
Parliament's approval lays the groundwork for further Turkish involvement in Saudi Arabia's conflict with the Houthis.
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Taiwan’s Content Agency Chief Sue Wang Puts IP Commercialization at Center of Strategy
Sue Wang, chair of the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), says Taiwan’s content industry should make IP development and commercialization its top priority. “The challenge is not simply whether we can create good content, but whether companies have the capabilities and business models to turn creative ideas into sustainable revenue, build scalable businesses, and reach […]
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Letterboxd in Negotiations to Be Acquired by New York Times Company
The New York Times Company is in exclusive negotiations to acquire the online movie buff community Letterboxd, the Times reported Thursday. The price is reported to be about $330 million, which amounts to more than 20 times Letterboxd’s projected earnings for 2026 of about $15 million. The New York Times said that the deal was […]
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Chris Pratt to Continue ‘Terminal List’ Story in ‘Savage Son’ Series for Amazon
Chris Pratt will continue his journey as former Navy SEAL James Reece. Variety has learned that Pratt will again play Reece in “Savage Son,” which is based on Jack Carr’s third novel in the “The Terminal List” book series on which the main show is based. At this time, it is unclear if this would […]
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Amnesiac Surgeon Confronts His Organ-Trafficking Past in Taiwan Creative Content Fest Series ‘Hannibal Inside’
An amnesiac sashimi chef learns he was once the star surgeon of an organ-trafficking syndicate in “Hannibal Inside,” a crime thriller series from Studio76 adapted from “The Monster Community,” a novel the producers picked up from Kadokawa Taiwan. The project is at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. Two years after a car […]