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Liev Schreiber “Struggles” With Calls To Boycott Russian Art & Says Putin Is Counting On “Chaos & Misinformation” – KVIFF

While Ukrainian filmmakers have called out international festivals such as Cannes and Karlovy Vary for the inclusion of Russian titles in their lineups, Liev Schreiber, who has Ukrainian roots stemming from his maternal grandfather, admits he "struggles" with the idea of boycotting art of any kind. "I struggle with…

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“National Security Risk”: TikTok Responds To Concerns Over User Data, Republican’s Request To Remove App From Apple & Google Stores

TikTok is the latest social media platform to come under the scrutiny of US lawmakers, with Republican senators and a regulator both arguing that the app poses a national security risk. The Guardian reports that Nine Republican senators this week issued a later to TikTok following a report by Buzzfeed last month…

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“He’s Misunderstood”: Succession’s Brian Cox Reveals He Had Misgivings About Playing “Horrible” Logan Roy

Brian Cox initially had reservations about playing his singular character of Logan Roy on Succession because he would have to pay "this horrible man for all this time." But then Cox realised, "He's not a horrible man at all. He's a very misunderstood man." The Scottish actor plays Logan Roy, media behemoth and…

‘Rocketman’ Star Taron Egerton Reveals Talks With Marvel Execs About Taking On Wolverine Role

Taron Egerton has revealed that he has been in talks with Kevin Feige and other Marvel Studio executives about taking on the role of Wolverine, previously brought to screen by Hugh Jackman. The Rocketman star told The New York Times about his desire to pick up the baton from Jackman and play the character central to…

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‘Friends’ Co-Creator Marta Kauffman Regrets Show’s Lack Of Diversity, Says She “Bought Into Systemic Racism”

Earlier this month Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman made a generous donation to Brandeis University, her alma mater. She pledged $4 million to establish an endowed professorship in the African and African American Studies Department there. In making the pledge Kauffman said, “It took me a long time to begin to…

Most Of California Now In The CDC’s “High” Covid Level As State’s Test Positivity Soars

Residents of the vast majority of California’s 58 counties should be wearing masks, according to the CDC. That’s because 40 of those counties are now designated communities with “High” Covid levels. Less than one month ago, the number was 13. The decision to return to mandated face coverings is not up to the CDC…

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Justin Timberlake Sued For Big Bucks In Lost Profit Sharing From Shelved ’20/20 Experience’ Documentary

Justin Timberlake has just discovered that Hell may hath no legal fury like a documentary director scorned. The former NSYNC member is being sued in federal court by long time music video helmer John Urbano over a film about Timberlake's blockbuster The 20/20 Experience album that has never seen the light of day…

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Independence Day Weekend Binge Bonanza: Four Series For The 4th + Canada Day

Take the biggest band in the world, an alternative reality space race, narcissistic and sexually depraved superheroes, and a community comedy, plus a gender-fluid millennial from the Great North, and what do you have? Contenders for a long weekend binge bonanza! As you can see in the video above, there are four…

‘Man Who Fell To Earth’ Season Finale Sneak Peek: “I Want To Go Home”

EXCLUSIVE: It's all coming down to "The Man Who Sold the World” on The Man Who Fell to Earth. Named after David Bowie's 1970 song, the season finale of Chiwetel Ejiofor-Naomie Harris sci-fi drama promises secrets are revealed and decisions have to be made. As you can see in the exclusive clip from the July 3 airing…

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Day N Vegas Festival Canceled: “Combination Of Logistics, Timing & Production Issues”

The Day N Vegas music festival won’t be happening this year. Promoter Goldenvoice said today that the third annual event, which had been set for Labor Day weekend at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, has been canceled due to “a combination of logistics, timing and production issues.” The 2022 fest was to have featured Tr…

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Karlovy Vary Int’l Film Festival Heats Up With Opening Night Gala & Paolo Genovese’s Relationship Drama ‘Superheroes’

While Covid cases begin to surge again in Hollywood, it's a different story nearly 6,000 miles away as the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival kicked off with a bang on Friday night. The prominent Central European festival showed no sign that the pandemic was going to mar yet another edition of the much-loved…

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Disney Reveals Opening Date And Details Of Splash Mountain Transformation Into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

Splash Mountain will be transformed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, with the reconceived attraction set to open at Disneyland and Disney World in late 2024. Carmen Smith, SVP, Creative Development – Product/Content & Inclusive Strategies for Disney, confirmed the plans in a blog post. Disney had indicated in 2020 that…