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How ‘The Shards’ Rethinks the TV Serial Killer

The cast and producers behind the FX and Ryan Murphy teen thriller discuss how this adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ 2023 novel delivers its fictional murderer through a series of killer metaphors.

Venice Film Festival Reveals Award Winners (Updating Live)

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Venice Film Festival Reveals Award Winners (Updating Live)

The Venice Film Festival is about to reveal its award winners, including the prestigious Golden Lion for best film. Last year, Jim Jarmusch took home the top prize for his family triptych “Father Mother Sister Brother,” while Benny Safdie…

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Venice Film Festival Award Winners (Updating Live)

It's time for one final, glitzy Lido red carpet as we prepare to find out who has taken this year's coveted Golden Lion for best film.

Venice 2026 Winners: Red Carpet Underway With Sightings Of ‘Woman Unknown’ & ‘Possible Love’ Directors Alongside Jury

Venice 2026 Winners: Red Carpet Underway With Sightings Of ‘Woman Unknown’ & ‘Possible Love’ Directors Alongside Jury

The awards ceremony of the Venice Film Festival kicks off at 7pm local time (10am PT) and Deadline will be live updating the winners. The red carpet is already underway with Maggie Gyllenhaal and her jury posing for photos, with sightings…

‘ER’s Big Payday: How Hit Medical Drama Scored Record $13M An Episode From NBC – Book Excerpt

‘ER’s Big Payday: How Hit Medical Drama Scored Record $13M An Episode From NBC – Book Excerpt

ER was an instant hit when it premiered on NBC in October 1994. But the project had not been an easy sell: it was created by an author, Michael Crichton, with no television record and conceived in a style drastically different from any…

Courteney Cox Is Ready To Direct A ‘Scream’ Movie: “I Think I Should”

Courteney Cox Is Ready To Direct A ‘Scream’ Movie: “I Think I Should”

As Courteney Cox returns to the director’s chair for her sophomore feature Evil Genius, she’s ready to take on a franchise she’s been with for 30 years. While discussing the TIFF true-crime film at the Deadline Studio, the Golden Globe…

Anthropic CEO Calls For Slowing Down AI Development, Warns Of “Swarm” Taking Over Internet In 6-12 Months

Anthropic CEO Calls For Slowing Down AI Development, Warns Of “Swarm” Taking Over Internet In 6-12 Months

The CEO of Anthropic has called for slowing down, or “pacing,” the speed of AI development, warning of recent incidents that have caused alarm that the technology will get out of control and act on its own. In an essay posted to his…

‘The Family Stone’ Sequel in the Works With Most of Original Cast Returning

Rolling Stone

‘The Family Stone’ Sequel in the Works With Most of Original Cast Returning

The Families Stone will take place 20 years after 2005 holiday classic, with Rachel McAdams, Claire Danes, Sarah Jessica Parker, and more all reprising their roles

Rolling Stone

Braxton Berrios Denies Ignoring Text From Alix Earle’s Younger Brother

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Braxton Berrios Denies Ignoring Text From Alix Earle’s Younger Brother

Braxton Berrios is putting an accusation made against him into the end zone. After Alix Earle’s younger brother Thomas Earle II claimed the New York Giants wide receiver ignored his text during...

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Oscar Predictions via Feinberg Forecast: Updated Post Venice and Telluride, as TIFF Gets Underway

Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter's executive editor of awards coverage, updates his assessment of all 24 Oscar categories.

Oscar-winning film producer Jeremy Thomas dies aged 77

BBC

Oscar-winning film producer Jeremy Thomas dies aged 77

Best known for The Last Emperor and Sexy Beast, the British film-maker was celebrated for working with international directors throughout his decades-long career.

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Iranian ‘A Bit Of Light’ Filmmakers Discuss Timely Venice Contender

Iranian ‘A Bit Of Light’ Filmmakers Discuss Timely Venice Contender

Iranian director Ali Asgari’s contemporary Tehran-set drama A Bit Of Light premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Friday evening as the penultimate competition screening. The raw, timely drama was shot in the immediate aftermath of the…