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How ‘Ink’ Production Designers Recreated The Sun Newsroom Using Functional Linotype Machines, Working Rotary Phones and Old Typewriters

Danny Boyle’s latest film “Ink” traces the rise of Rupert Murdoch on London’s Fleet Street and the takeover of The Sun newspaper. The film premieres at the London Film Festival and will open in select theaters Dec. 11 before landing on Netflix on Jan. 8 in the U.S. and Latin America. “Ink” is based on […]

12 Oct 2026
Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Audrey Grace Marshall, Dean Norris, Jordan Ladd Join ‘The Attentionist’ from Caroline Kepnes (EXCLUSIVE)

Caroline Kepnes, author of the novel series “You,” which inspired the global Netflix hit, has assembled a team of buzzy actors for her series directorial debut. Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Audrey Grace Marshall, Dean Norris and Jordan Ladd will star in “The Attentionist,” a digital-first project that combines elements of a ’90s family dramedy and a […]

12 Oct 2026
ABC Alleges FCC’s Attempts to Curb Its Free Speech Were Designed to Evade Judicial Review

ABC, in a new filing in its First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC, claims that the agency’s early-license renewal demand for its local TV stations was done in such a way as to circumvent “judicial review.” On Aug. 18, ABC sued the FCC and chairman Brendan Carr, a Trump loyalist, alleging the commission was waging […]

12 Oct 2026
Ben Affleck Calls ‘Justice League’ Reshoots the ‘Low Point of My Career’: ‘It Was So Gross’ How the Studio Replaced Zack Snyder With Joss Whedon

Ben Affleck appeared on the latest episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast and called the reshoots for “Justice League” the “low point of my career.” Warner Bros. infamously replaced director Zack Snyder with Joss Whedon to overhaul the movie after Snyder needed to pause work due to his daughter’s death. Snyder estimated in a […]

12 Oct 2026
Grace Helbig Reveals Upcoming Surgery for Brain Tumors Three Years After Beating Breast Cancer

Grace Helbig is dealing with cancer for a second time. On Monday, the YouTuber and comedian posted a video on Instagram in which she shared that after going to the emergency room because of numbness in her legs, doctors found two tumors in her brain. “She missed me. My cancer missed me. Why wouldn’t she […]

12 Oct 2026
TV Cooking Shows Get Spicy With Food Influencers in the Mix: ‘It Has to Hook You In’

Gordon Ramsay is on set in Ireland when we speak. It’s a hot, sunny day but he is surrounded by Christmas trees and elves as he’s shooting the “Next Level Baker” holiday special for Fox. It’s very festive, which seems appropriate as he’s recently uncorked the 25th season of “Hell’s Kitchen,” and earlier this year […]

12 Oct 2026
’30 Rock’ 20th Anniversary Reunion: Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan Try to Remember Their Lines, Alec Baldwin Riffs as Jack Donaghy and More Best Moments

Conan O’Brien did little to manage expectations as he kicked off Sunday evening’s “30 Rock” reunion, a one-night-only benefit at Radio City Music Hall to celebrate the beloved sitcom’s 20th anniversary. “Welcome to the greatest night in the history of entertainment!” he said from the stage to raucous applause. “I’m Conan O’Brien, and I’m known […]

12 Oct 2026
Like Its Hero, Marvel’s ‘VisionQuest’ Struggles to Connect Emotionally: TV Review

Partway through “VisionQuest,” the titular android Vision (Paul Bettany) attempts to help a British teenager named Tommy (Ruaridh Mollica) understand the precise nature of their relationship. The truth goes something like this: Vision is a reconstituted version of his former self, who was killed by Thanos in “Avengers: Infinity War” and then kinda-sorta brought back […]

12 Oct 2026
Tilly Nollywood? African Filmmakers — Ready or Not — Get Set for the AI Revolution

The world premiere of what’s been billed as the first photorealistic, AI-generated feature film in the Yoruba language fizzled out last week when user demand overwhelmed the servers of Docuth, the streaming platform that hosted the launch. After months of hype building to the release of “Asiri Ilu Awon Osu” (Mystery of Osu Land), the […]

12 Oct 2026
How South Africa Rescued Its Rebate and Pulled the Industry Back From the Brink: We’re ‘Back in Business’

The long nightmare might be over for South African producers, whose industry has been crippled for more than two years by the paralysis of a rebate program that for all intents and purposes had ceased to function. Speaking this week at the Durban FilmMart, Nelly Molokoane, director of film and television production at the Dept. […]

12 Oct 2026