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Illeana Douglas Looks Back on Hollywood’s Biggest ‘Cat Fight’

After publishing a book about the 1939 classic “The Women,” the actress and writer talks about her film career and her role in #MeToo.

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Douglas says she has learned to be “very strong and very direct.”

New York Times Company in Advanced Talks to Acquire Letterboxd

The roughly $330 million deal for the cinephile community site would be part of an effort to add new products and services to the company’s portfolio.

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Letterboxd attracts movie buffs who use the site to review and recommend films, curate personal filmographies and complete viewing challenges.

For ‘Dune: Part Three,’ Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Friends Weigh in on the Trilogy

As Denis Villeneuve’s blockbuster series concludes, the cast recalls dealing with desert shoots and wrestling with the story’s moral implications.

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Why Kalshi Wants to Repeal a 1958 Law About Onions

A law enacted after a brazen scheme to rig onion prices in the 1950s puts the vegetable, as well as box office receipts, off-limits for prediction markets.

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You can find these onions at a supermarket, but not in prediction markets.

Taking the Saga of a Criminal Gang From Page to Screen to Opera Stage

Italians can’t get enough of “Romanzo Criminale,” a best-selling novel that has been made into a hit film, a bigger hit TV show and now, an opera.

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“Romanzo Criminale,” an opera based on the best-selling novel, at the Maggio Musicale theater in Florence, Italy, this month.

‘One Job Away’ Tries to Help Actors Keep Their Health Insurance

The actor Cheyenne Jackson’s social media campaign highlights the increasing struggles of working actors to book enough parts to remain insured.

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Cheyenne Jackson at the Tony Awards in New York in June.

Hong Kong’s Property Market Is (Literally) the Stuff of Horror Movies

In the city’s “apartment horror” films, one of the world’s least affordable housing markets is a backdrop for exploring superstition and socioeconomic anxiety.

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‘You Can See Everything’ Gives ‘Clayface’ a Run for Its Money at the Box Office

“Clayface” was No. 1 at the box office, but “You Can See Everything,” a documentary about the disgraced Theranos founder, surged in its second weekend.

Netflix Is Great at Making Money. Its Problem Is Keeping Viewers Hooked.

The streaming service reported a 12 percent increase in quarterly revenue, but acknowledged that stagnant viewership, particularly in the U.S. and Canada, was a major concern.

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Despite being the most-watched paid streaming service in the world, Netflix is not growing fast enough for its top executives or its shareholders.

Netflix, Facing Slowing Growth, Cuts 6% of Its Work Force

The streamer’s share price is down more than 40 percent over the last year as the company has struggled with stalling engagement.

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This is the company’s widest round of job cuts since 2022, when Netflix experienced a rare dip in subscriber figures.

Three Mark Zuckerbergs, Three Surprisingly Different Men

Jeremy Strong in “The Social Reckoning,” Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network” and the real Meta executive are all playing parts. But only one has changed his approach.

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From top, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeremy Strong.

What to Know About the Facebook Whistle-Blowing Case Depicted in ‘The Social Reckoning’

Aaron Sorkin’s sort-of sequel to the 2010 “Social Network” dramatizes a whistle-blowing case at Facebook. Here’s what to know.

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Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg in a scene from “The Social Reckoning.”

Google Wants Hollywood to Stop Being So Afraid of Technology

100 Zeros, a collaboration between Google and Range Media Partners, aims to give the tech giant a foothold in movies, TV and emerging forms of entertainment.

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Jonathan Zepp, left, Google’s head of entertainment content and platforms, and Peter Micelli, chief executive of Range Media Partners, at Google offices in Los Angeles.
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