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New ‘Transformers’ Animated Short ‘Optimus Prime: Awakening’ Heads to Theaters – Film News in Brief
“The Transformers: The Movie” is returning to theaters internationally from Sept. 17 to 22 for the animated feature’s 40th anniversary. To celebrate, there will be a new animated short “Optimus Prime:…
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Filmmaker Penny Lane Sets Documentary on Bronx Zoo Elephant, ‘Happy’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Documentary filmmaker Penny Lane (“Hail Satan?,” “Our Nixon”) has set her latest documentary on the Bronx Zoo elephant, Happy. The doc is being made in partnership with Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions and…
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Evan Rachel Wood Got Recast in ‘Practical Magic 2’ Against Her Wish and Says ‘No One Who Worked on the Original Film’ Reached Out to Her
Evan Rachel Wood appeared to shade her original “Practical Magic” co-stars Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock by revealing in an Instagram story (via Entertainment Weekly) that no one involved in the 1998 cult…
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Margot Robbie-Narrated ‘Galapagos: The Last Eden’ Trailer Unveiled Ahead of Venice Immersive Bow (EXCLUSIVE)
The trailer for “Galapagos: The Last Eden,” an immersive experience narrated by Margot Robbie, has been unveiled ahead of the project’s premiere in the Venice Film Festival’s Immersive strand. Directed by…
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Rob Bonta’s Dogged Pursuit of Paramount Case Reflects Broader Mission: ‘I Believe in Fairness’
Rob Bonta was less than a year into the job of California attorney general when he found himself at odds with one of the state’s most affluent communities. To get around a requirement to build more housing,…
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George Clooney Calls Out ‘Authoritarians’ and ‘People Who Peddle in Fear’ in Moving Venice Golden Lion Speech: They’re ‘Never the Heroes in History’
George Clooney delivered a moving speech about the power of art in times of political turmoil at Venice Film Festival on Wednesday night, saying: “Stories are always dangerous to people who peddle in fear.”…
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‘Ink’ Review: Danny Boyle’s Gripping, Sizzling Film About How a People’s Paper Lost Its Humanity, and Won
“People need stories,” says Larry Lamb, beleaguered editor of leading British tabloid The Sun, at a late point in “Ink,” a propulsive, can’t-look-away account of his simultaneously triumphant and regrettable…
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