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arkansasonline.com - JAKE COYLE The Associated Press - Film industry figures oppose Paramount, Warner Bros. merger | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Film industry figures oppose Paramount, Warner Bros. merger | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Online

NEW YORK -- More than a thousand movie stars, writers, directors and other Hollywood professionals announced their 'unequivocal opposition' to the proposed Paramount merger with Warner Bros. Discovery in an open letter published Monday. A large…

indianexpress.com - Devansh Sharma - Nobody in the film industry supported Dhurandhar, says Kunal Kohli: 'The biggest directors told me Monday ko film baith jayegi'
Nobody in the film industry supported Dhurandhar, says Kunal Kohli: 'The biggest directors told me Monday ko film baith jayegi'
The Indian Express

5 min read Mumbai Make us preferred source on Google Aditya Dhar's 2025 spy thriller Dhurandhar, starring Ranveer Singh, may have become the highest grossing Hindi film ever at the domestic box office, only to be dethroned by its sequel, Dhurandhar…

upi.com - Darryl Coote - TV, film professionals oppose proposed Paramount-Warner merger
TV, film professionals oppose proposed Paramount-Warner merger
UPI

April 14 (UPI) -- Hundreds of film and television professionals, including A-list stars Javier Bardem, Jane Fonda, David Fincher and others, are opposing the proposed $110 billion merger of Paramount Skydance with Warner Bros. Discovery, warning…

variety.com - Naman Ramachandran - Tokyo International Film Festival Names Hisamatsu Takeo as New Director
Tokyo International Film Festival Names Hisamatsu Takeo as New Director
Variety

Hisamatsu Takeo has been appointed festival director of the Tokyo International Film Festival, effective April 14, marking his return to the post he held from 2017 to 2021. He steps in as outgoing chair Ando Hiroyasu prepares to leave the…

deadline.com - Zac Ntim - Tokyo Film Festival Appoints New Director
Tokyo Film Festival Appoints New Director
Deadline

Hisamatsu Takeo has been appointed as Festival Director at the Tokyo Film Festival, replacing Ando Hiroyasu, who is due to step down on May 31. Takeo previously served as the Festival Director from 2017 to 2021. Hiroyasu had been the festival…

hollywoodreporter.com - Abid Rahman - Takeo Hisamatsu Named Festival Director of Tokyo Film Festival
Takeo Hisamatsu Named Festival Director of Tokyo Film Festival
The Hollywood Reporter

Takeo Hisamatsu has been named festival director of the Tokyo International Film Festival. Hisamatsu takes over the top role from Tokyo fest chairman Hiroyasu Ando, effective April 14. Ando is set to step down as chairman of Asia's biggest film…

newsweek.com - Darlin Tillery - Flyer Films Plane Before Boarding-Not Ready For 'Ominous Problem'
Flyer Films Plane Before Boarding-Not Ready For 'Ominous Problem'
Newsweek

A passenger at Newark Liberty International Airport captured a moment that left many viewers uneasy after filming maintenance work being carried out with a coat hanger through a cockpit window shortly before boarding. The footage, shared in a…

khq.com - NonStop Local - Over 1,000 film industry professionals warn Paramount-Warner Bros. merger will cut jobs, limit choices
Over 1,000 film industry professionals warn Paramount-Warner Bros. merger will cut jobs, limit choices
NonStop Local KHQ

More than 1,000 Hollywood professionals signed an open letter opposing Paramount Skydance's planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The group included Ben Stiller, Jane Fonda and Joaquin Phoenix. The letter argued the deal would add pressure to…

koreatimes.co.kr - Baek Byung-yeul - Horror hit 'Salmokji' turns filming site into late-night hot spot
Horror hit 'Salmokji' turns filming site into late-night hot spot
The Korea Times

The horror film “Salmokji: Whispering Water” is creating a phenomenon in the local film industry as its box office popularity spreads to the real world, turning its actual filming location into a popular destination for late-night…

bleedingcool.com - Jeremy Konrad - Bloodborne Animated Film On The Way From Sony
Bloodborne Animated Film On The Way From Sony
Bleeding Cool News

Posted in: Cinemacon, Movies, Sony | Tagged: Bloodborne, CinemaCon 2026, sony Bloodborne is becoming an animated film, as announced by Sony at its CinemaCon presentation this evening in Vegas. Sony has announced a Bloodborne animated film at…

winnipegfreepress.com - Conrad Sweatman - YouTube doc archive collects Manitoba films on topics from hockey to local haunts
YouTube doc archive collects Manitoba films on topics from hockey to local haunts
Winnipeg Free Press

Email Address: I agree to the Terms and Conditions, Cookie and Privacy Policies, and CASL agreement. Already have an account? Log in here - To continue reading, please subscribe: Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com Read the E-Edition…

foxnews.com - Andrea Margolis - Curators at Library of Congress discover lost film by legendary cinema pioneer after spotting 'subtle clue
Curators at Library of Congress discover lost film by legendary cinema pioneer after spotting 'subtle clue
Fox News

What began as a routine day for Library of Congress librarians turned into a major find when they discovered a lost 1897 film featuring one of cinema's earliest robots. The film, called 'Gugusse and the Automaton,' was made by legendary French…

koreaherald.com - Park Ga-young - Korea ramps up film funding as it seeks to revive struggling industry
Korea ramps up film funding as it seeks to revive struggling industry
The Korea Herald

'If Korean cinema collapses, so does K-culture,' minister warns Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Chae Hwi-young on Tuesday warned that Korea's film industry remains in a deep post-pandemic slump and requires urgent intervention, saying the…

wwd.com - Renan Botelho - Lily Chee Signs With WME for Representation Across Fashion and Film
Lily Chee Signs With WME for Representation Across Fashion and Film
WWD

Model and actress Lily Chee has signed with WME for representation, marking a new phase in her career spanning fashion and film. Chee, who was discovered at the age of 9 in a Brooklyn grocery store, began working early with brands such as Levi's…

cosmopolitan.com - Leah Marilla Thomas - Where Was 'The Testaments' Filmed? The Sequel Series Takes Us to a New Part of Gilead
Where Was 'The Testaments' Filmed? The Sequel Series Takes Us to a New Part of Gilead
Cosmopolitan

As long as we acknowledge that Gilead, the fictional totalitarian nation at the center of The Handmaid's Tale and the new series The Testaments, is oppressive and horrific we can comment on how some aspects of the aesthetic are beautiful……

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