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SDCC: How an empty Hall H has impacted exhibit hall retailers

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The central theme of the Greta Gerwig Barbie movie is the paradox of motherhood that plays out, even in her maternal role to Ken.

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Walt Disney’s CEO Robert Iger says the studio ‘lost focus’ by concentrating on its Disney+ content. Can the blockbuster movie ever recover?

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Inspired by the success of Netflix, Hollywood studios pursued Silicon Valley-style hypergrowth with tactics borrowed from the likes of Uber and Lyft.

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Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig take us behind the scenes of the most anticipated movie of the summer.

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The two production studios have filed a petition with the NLRB and requested voluntary recognition from Warner Bros.

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Christopher Nolan makes the movie Oppenheimer into a brilliant deconstruction of great man theory in history, interrogating every motivation.

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Tesla has finally showed off the first Cybertruck to roll off the assembly line -- but its fit and finish are looking rough.

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Can the online encyclopedia help teach A.I. chatbots to get their facts right — without destroying itself in the process?

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Director Quentin Tarantino is working on his tenth feature film, The Movie Critic , and he has made it clear for years that this movie will wrap up his filmography, sending him into retirement. He set out to tell ten different stories in various genres during his career as a filmmaker, and this w

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It’s a takedown of toxic masculinity tied up with a pretty pink wrapper, with Ryan Gosling stealing the show

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As in 2023, a key issue for both the Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild then was residuals — artists wanted a bigger cut of the feature films that had been sold to TV along with health benefits and better working conditions.

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Margaret Atwood, Jonathan Franzen and James Patterson among signatories of Authors Guild-organised letter.

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In 'Barbie,' a plastic parade of camp and goofy hijinks slowly gives way to tender, insecure emotion. Read our review of the new movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.

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The Flash, starring Ezra Miller, will end its theatrical run with a lower domestic total than the Ryan Reynolds-led Green Lantern.

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Banderas reflects on how "Zorro" made him a worldwide star and if he'd do another movie as the masked vigilante.

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The dual opening of Barbie and Oppenheimer on July 21 — a phenomenon the Internet has dubbed "Barbenheimer" — is taking the world by storm, and one box office analyst says he's "never quite seen anything like this."

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'The Acolyte' creator and stars explain how their 'Star Wars' show flips the script from previous offerings.

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The new documentary shares a toothy trailer ahead of its Shudder arrival July 21.

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The Recap podcast: Marty, Frost and Darren discuss the career of Christopher Nolan with the release of Oppenheimer here.

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Camp Damascus, by Chuck Tingle, is out now from TOR, so we asked the ever-candid Mr. Tingle a few questions. * Literary Hub: What is the place or practice that had the most significant impact on yo…

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Picture books must hitch a ride on the parent if a child is to get a look-in so the children’s publicity machine is tilted fully at the adults. The frontlist is built around celebrities children ha…

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Greg Gbur chats about his book Invisibility: The History and Science of How Not to be Seen.

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It’s coming to North America later in 2023.

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Christian Bale is probably not going to play Batman again after “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight” and “The Dark Knight Rises.” The Oscar-winning actor told&nbsp…

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