Hollywood
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Warner Bros. explores sale amid Paramount bids
Speed Read The media giant, home to HBO and DC Studios, has received interest from multiple buying parties
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Larry Ellison: the billionaire’s burgeoning media empire
In the Spotlight Oracle founder’s takeover of traditional and new media companies labelled ‘dangerous for democracy’ by US press watchdog
By The Week UK Published
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Best new movies out in 2025
The Week Recommends A compelling drama set in Rhodesia, a thrilling dystopian sequel and Ethan Hunt’s last mission, these are the films worth a watch
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Sora 2 and the fear of an AI video future
In the Spotlight Cutting-edge video-creation app shares ‘hyperrealistic’ AI content for free
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Hooray for Brollywood: the UK’s film industry is booming – for now
In The Spotlight US production giants are flocking to film in British studios but Trump tariffs could threaten end of golden era
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Last updated
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Is the first AI ‘actor’ the beginning of Hollywood’s existential crisis?
Today's Big Question 'Tilly Norwood' sparks a backlash
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Robert Redford: the Hollywood icon who founded the Sundance Film Festival
Feature Redford’s most lasting influence may have been as the man who ‘invigorated American independent cinema’ through Sundance
By The Week US Published
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Jasveen Sangha and the ketamine 'Wild West' of Hollywood
In The Spotlight Arrest of the 'ketamine queen' accused of supplying Friends star Matthew Perry with deadly dose has turned spotlight on a showbiz drug problem
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The 5 best movies based on TV shows
The Week Recommends From biblical parodies and space epics to an unappreciated auteur masterpiece, these movies breathed new life into preexisting TV series
By David Faris Published
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Real-life couples creating real-deal sparks in the best movies to star IRL partners
The Week Recommends The chemistry between off-screen items can work wonders
By David Faris Published
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5 best movie sequels of all time
The Week Recommends The second time is only sometimes as good as the first
By David Faris Published
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FCC greenlights $8B Paramount-Skydance merger
Speed Read The Federal Communications Commission will allow Paramount to merge with the Hollywood studio Skydance
By Jessica Hullinger Published
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The best TV shows based on movies
The Week Recommends A handful of shows avoid derivative storytelling and craft bold narrative expansions
By David Faris Published
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The best film prequels of all time
The Week Recommends Balancing new information with what the audience already knows is a perilous tightrope
By David Faris Published
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