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It’s been 10 months since “Sugarcane” first premiered at Sundance, where it picked up the Directing Award: U. S. for documentary. Since then, directors Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat have landed a worldwide distribution deal with National Geographic Documentary Films and have traveled across the world with their film, now stopping at the International Documentary […]

Ben Affleck is not worried about AI taking over Hollywood. Speaking to “Squawk on the Street” co-anchor David Faber during a recent interview at this month’s 2024 CNBC Delivering Alpha investor summit, Affleck declared that “movies will be one of the last things, if everything gets replaced, to be replaced by AI.” “AI can write […]

Angelina Jolie will be honored with the Desert Palm Achievement Award – Actress at the upcoming Palm Springs International Film Awards for her role in Netflix’s “Maria.” “Maria presents the iconic Angelina Jolie in the role of a lifetime as she embodies Maria Callas, the world-renowned opera legend,” said Nachhattar Singh Chandi, Festival Chairman.

Fox has announced its midseason premiere dates, which includes the series finale of “9-1-1: Lone Star.” It was reported in September that “Lone Star” would be ending with its fifth season at Fox. Now, that season is scheduled to resume on Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. ET followed by “Rescue: Hi Surf.” “Lone Star’s” series […]

J Balvin will set out on a North American tour next year to support his latest, Grammy-nominated “Rayo” album. The “Back to the Rayo” tour will hit seven cities across the U. S. and Canada, starting on March 20 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Balvin will perform in Miami, New York, Toronto and Los Angeles […]

“Challengers” star Josh O’Connor has joined the cast of Steven Spielberg’s new film. As previously announced, Emily Blunt, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo and Eve Hewson (“Bad Sisters,” “Flora and Son”) will round out the call sheet on the yet-to-be-titled film. Universal Pictures will release the movie on May 15, 2026.