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1. Rachel Zegler — 47 votes
2. John Cusack — 42 votes
3. Mark Ruffalo — 6 votes
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1. Rachel Zegler — 47 votes
2. John Cusack — 42 votes
3. Mark Ruffalo — 6 votes
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‘One Sweet Hour’: One Aging Elvis Impersonator. One Monk. Two Estranged Irish Brothers Facing Trauma.

The late Gary Lydon and Brian F. O'Byrne star in Declan Recks' road, or: boat, movie, which premieres in Tallinn's competition. Watch an exclusive clip and read what O'Byrne and Recks shared about the film....

Hollywood Reporter • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 13:01:00 +0000
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Fadeaway

Though we’ve progressed quite a bit when it comes to one’s sexual identity, in Brendan Prost‘s short film, Fadeaway, issues of self-acceptance... The post Fadeaway first appeared on Film Threat....

Film Threat • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 13:00:35 +0000
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International Insider: AFM Deep Dive; Walliams Scandal; ‘Ebenezer’ In London

Good afternoon friends, welcome back to another edition of the Deadline International Insider with Max Goldbart bringing you the latest. Scroll down. And sign up here. AFM Heats Up Kicking the tyres: The American Film Market (AFM) took place in Los Angeles thi...

Deadline • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0000
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Renny Harlin, Fixture of ’90s Blockbusters, Launches Production Company Focusing on New Directors

The director behind 'Cliffhanger' and 'Die Hard 2,' has put together an advisory board including Colin Trevorrow and Tim Miller....

Hollywood Reporter • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0000
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‘Kantara: A Legend,’ ‘The Kerala Story 2,’ Volker Schlondorff’s ‘Visitation’ Among 15 Films in Goa Festival International Competition

Rishab Shetty’s “Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1,” Kamakhya Narayan Singh’s “The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond” and Volker Schlöndorff’s “Visitation” (Germany) are among 15 films competing in the Internation...

Variety • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:54:10 +0000
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SAG-AFTRA Boss Says AI Takedowns Matter More Than Damages To Performers

In an era of deepfakes, performers whose likenesses are misused by AI mostly want that content taken down rather than to go after damages, according to Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, CEO of SAG-AFTRA. “I would say the vast majority, 90-plus percent of the time, th...

Deadline • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:42:20 +0000
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BBC Boss Confronted By Angry Staff Over “Banning” Of Trans Rights Symbols In TV Shows

EXCLUSIVE: BBC director general Matt Brittin has told staff that the UK broadcaster is “not an anti-LGBTQ+ organization” after facing angry questions about the removal of transgender rights symbols in TV shows. During an internal town hall meeting ...

Deadline • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:41:54 +0000
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Vampire Santa Claus Is Coming to Town in Ilja Rautsi’s Charades-Sold ‘Red Snow,’ Which Debuts Clip: ‘It’s a Gruesome Christmas Present’ (EXCLUSIVE)

He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. In Ilja Rautsi’s horror-comedy “Red Snow” Santa Claus is coming to town, but this time, cookies won’t suffice. He’s thirsty for blood. In the story, teenage Johanna dreams of a glitter...

Variety • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:40:04 +0000
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IDFA Artistic Director Isabel Arrate Fernandez On Festival’s Competition Lineups, “Huge” Interest In Elizabeth Holmes Doc, And AI In Documentaries

The 39th edition of IDFA – the world’s biggest nonfiction film festival – is underway in Amsterdam, gathering the documentary field’s top talents, Oscar seekers and emerging filmmakers with dynamic work. “It’s hectic, all the last-minute things,”...

Deadline • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:36:52 +0000
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Jason Voorhees Returns: Steve Miner To Direct 13th Entry Of ‘Friday The 13th,’ First Film In Franchise In Nearly Two Decades

EXCLUSIVE: Lake dwellers, beware! Jason Vorhees, the machete-wielding masked murderer is back — set to return for the first theatrical feature in the iconic horror franchise Friday the 13th in nearly two decades. Coming shortly on the heels of the Peacock/A2...

Deadline • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:30:00 +0000
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‘Facing The Numbers:’ Kieran Satour & Tyson Perkins On Telling An Authentic First Nations Story With Their Breakout Hybrid Feature

Facing The Numbers by Kieran Satour and Tyson Perkins is one of the most unique propositions to come out of Australia in some time. Described as a “social impact campaign and film project,” the feature-length documentary explores the significant disadvanta...

Deadline • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:29:02 +0000
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Malaysian War Drama ‘The Ghost and the Gun’ Sets Global Netflix Release (EXCLUSIVE)

Netflix will stream “The Ghost and the Gun” (“Peluru Senja”), a Bahasa Malaysia-language war drama set in Malaya in the years after World War II, around the world. The film is the third feature from Indian filmmaker Anshul Tiwari, who i...

Variety • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:12:43 +0000
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‘Ramayana,’ ‘Fatherland,’ ‘Dhurandhar’ Lead International Film Festival of India Lineup Featuring Almodovar, Kore-eda, Kurosawa

Paweł Pawlikowski’s “Fatherland,” which earned him the best director prize at Cannes this year, will open the 57th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), set for Nov. 20-28 in Goa. Nitesh Tiwari’s “Ramayana: Rise of a Legen...

Variety • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:02:37 +0000
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How ‘Red Ink’ Pulled Off a Single-Take, 1940s Vampire Newsroom Thriller

After the L.A. fires derailed their original debut feature, directors Benjamin J. Murray and Michael Christensen made a "monumental pivot" to a low-budget period movie shot as a oner....

Hollywood Reporter • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 11:58:28 +0000
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Microsoft Says ‘No Evidence of Malicious Activity’ in Global Outage of Outlook and Exchange Email as It Begins to Restore Services

Microsoft on Friday was still struggling to restore service to millions of Outlook and Exchange email users more than 18 hours after its servers crashed and became unavailable. In an update on Microsoft’s Service Health Status page Friday morning, the co...

Variety • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 11:52:37 +0000
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‘Dune: Part Three’ Stars Set For Very Childish BBC Prank Tonight

Stars of Dune: Part Three are bringing a touch of early festive cheer to the BBC tonight with a rather childish prank for the Children in Need charity special. Later, BBC One will air footage of host Rylan Clark achieving one of his dreams by interviewing Timo...

Deadline • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 10:44:26 +0000
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How the Baltics Are Juggling a Boom in Foreign Productions Like ‘Woman Unknown’ With a Lack of Public Funds

Mid-October, Estonia’s long-awaited next-gen film studio complex Ida Hub, in the country’s eastern region, finally opened for business, and industry guests at Tallinn’s Black Nights Film Festival are invited to tour the facilities Nov. 21-22. As stressed...

Variety • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:15:41 +0000
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Ebenezer

I mean, do I really need to go through the story of A Christmas Carol? I’ll be brief. In Ti West‘s potential... The post Ebenezer first appeared on Film Threat....

Film Threat • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:00:51 +0000
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‘Women and War’ Follows Four Ukrainians’ Journeys Towards Healing From Trauma (Exclusive IDFA Trailer)

"War does not end for these women when the weapons fall silent," highlights director Elwira Niewiera, whose doc about women going through long-term therapy premieres at IDFA in Amsterdam....

Hollywood Reporter • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000
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Russell Brand Faces Sexual Misconduct Claims From Six More Women After Rape Sentencing

Six more women have accused Russell Brand of sexual misconduct in a new investigation by The Times and The Sunday Times, the newspapers whose earlier reporting on the comedian features in Netflix’s just-unveiled documentary “Russell Brand: Open Sec...

Variety • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:02:27 +0000
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‘Heartland’ Review: Jessica Chastain Rocks a Stetson and a Swagger for a Soapy Nashville Noir

Misty Jones keeps her Grammy in the fridge, alongside a near-empty Tupperware of chicken broth and, well, not a whole lot else: A former country superstar turned burnt-out rural hermit, she more or less lives off what once was, but her memories don’t exa...

Variety • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:01:00 +0000
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‘Heartland’ Review: Jessica Chastain Does Sturdy Work as a Hard-Edged Former Country Music Star Saddled With a Thriller in Name Only

Writer-director Shana Feste ('Country Strong') dives into Nashville’s sleazy underbelly in a mystery built on dark secrets, also starring Garrett Hedlund and country singer Carter Faith....

Hollywood Reporter • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:01:00 +0000
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Tony Award Winner Lois Smith Joins Colin West’s ‘Outside of Cleveland’: ‘She’s an Icon’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Tony award winner Lois Smith has joined the cast of Colin West’s upcoming feature “Outside of Cleveland.” Smith’s first on-screen role was in 1955 opposite James Dean in “East of Eden.” She has appeared in such films as “Five Easy Pieces,” “T...

Variety • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000
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Blue Wave Coming For Chuck Schumer? Chris Van Hollen To Challenge Him For Senate Majority Leadership

What a difference a week makes. After telling Fox 5 in Washington D.C. last week that he would not challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to become the next Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) has decided to ride the blue wave. “Last Week t...

Deadline • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 07:41:14 +0000
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Russell Brand Accused Of Sexual Misconduct By Six More Women After Rape Conviction

Russell Brand has been accused of sexual misconduct and predatory behavior by six new women after being jailed for rape and sexual assault. The Times of London reported on the fresh allegations after first exposing Brand’s behavior in a 2023 investigatio...

Deadline • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 07:21:31 +0000
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Shilpa Shetty to Host Relationship Reality Show ‘Pyaar Ka Pressure Cooker’ for India’s JioHotstar and Colors

Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty will host “Pyaar Ka Pressure Cooker,” a reality series that pushes couples in stalled or undefined relationships to decide their future, for streamer JioHotstar and Hindi-language channel Colors. The show is being bille...

Variety • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 07:01:16 +0000
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‘Pop Pop’ Dives Into Radicalization and Male Fragility in the Digital Age. Its Creator Says It’s “More Topical Every Day” – and Urges Us to Join Hands.

Writer-director Dylan Stephen Levers' debut feature is a cinematic parable, premiering at Tallinn, that was partly shot at alt-right marches and is full of memes and indie spirit....

Hollywood Reporter • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000
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How London-Based Facialist Keren Bartov Prepped Hollywood for This Fall’s Starriest Soirees

Cate Blanchett, Mikey Madison and Elizabeth Debicki made a pit stop at the aesthetician’s Notting Hill clinic ahead of the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards....

Hollywood Reporter • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 05:32:29 +0000
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Latin Grammy Awards 2026 Winners: Rosalía Wins Her Third Album Of The Year — Full List

The 27th Latin Grammy Awards have concluded in Las Vegas, and Rosalía is walking away the night’s big winner. During Thursday’s awards ceremony, the Spanish artist won Album of the Year for Lux, marking her third victory in the category after El M...

Deadline • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 05:08:32 +0000
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Microsoft Outlook Still Down In 365 Outage: Company Sees Sporadic Improvements, Though No Sustained Recovery

UPDATED with latest company comments: Earlier this evening Microsoft posted an update on the outages to its 365 platform noting “positive results with our efforts to restart affected infrastructure and recover server availability.” The optimism was...

Deadline • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 04:53:24 +0000
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Latin Grammys 2026: Rosalía Wins Album of the Year

Janet Jackson also presented Daddy Yankee with the person of the year honor....

Hollywood Reporter • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 04:25:05 +0000
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Hulu Series ‘The Spot’ Starring Claire Danes & Ewan McGregor Gets Release Date, First-Look Photos

The Spot, Hulu’s upcoming psychological thriller starring Claire Danes and Ewan McGregor, will premiere on Jan. 13. Along with the release date announcement, the streamer has released first-look images from the A24 drama series. Created and written by Ed...

Deadline • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 03:24:43 +0000
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‘Law & Order: SVU’ Goes Back to (Before) the Beginning With Its 600th Episode

Showrunner Michele Fazekas breaks down Christopher Meloni's return and the state of the Benson-Stabler relationship....

Hollywood Reporter • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 03:00:00 +0000
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Why Quentin Tarantino Initially Fired Mélanie Laurent and Isabelle Huppert From ‘Inglourious Basterds’

"If it’s not right, it is not right. I don’t owe them sh**. I owe my film the best actors I can find. Period," the Oscar-winning filmmaker said in Jay Glennie’s new book....

Hollywood Reporter • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:40:43 +0000
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The Virgins

The Virgins is the first feature-length directing effort from Jennifer Trudrung. The horror-thriller is also the filmmaker’s second full-length screenplay. The film... The post The Virgins first appeared on Film Threat....

Film Threat • Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:00:31 +0000
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Something Real

Estonian filmmaker Evar Anvelt, along with writer Martin Algus, deliver what may be one of the year’s best films with Something Real,... The post Something Real first appeared on Film Threat....

Film Threat • Thu, 12 Nov 2026 21:00:59 +0000
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Pokie Money and Short Films: Who Really Pays for New Zealand’s Film Festivals?

Roll the credits on a New Zealand short film and the thanks list runs long: the film commission, a local council, a... The post Pokie Money and Short Films: Who Really Pays for New Zealand’s Film Festivals? first appeared on Film Threat....

Film Threat • Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:34:17 +0000
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Netflix, Shudder, and Prime Video Are Taking Different Approaches to Horror This Year

Horror has become one of the more revealing genres to watch across streaming platforms in 2026. Netflix is investing in supernatural mysteries... The post Netflix, Shudder, and Prime Video Are Taking Different Approaches to Horror This Year first appeared on F...

Film Threat • Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:31:00 +0000
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Son of the Sun: The Ωmega Chapter

When the world comes crashing down, filmmakers John Eleftheriadis and George Kandyliaris ask whether humanity can find a glimmer of hope to... The post Son of the Sun: The Ωmega Chapter first appeared on Film Threat....

Film Threat • Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:00:47 +0000
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Star Wars: A New Hope Comes to Cosm’s Shared Reality Domes for 50th Anniversary in March 2027

Stay on target. Cosm and Disney announced today a multi-year, multi-film partnership, and they’re leading with the big one. Star Wars: A... The post Star Wars: A New Hope Comes to Cosm’s Shared Reality Domes for 50th Anniversary in March 2027 first app...

Film Threat • Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:00:05 +0000
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A Grimm Hallows’ Eve

Veteran makeup and effects artist Joel Harlow continues to torture poor Riktus Grimm for the holidays in Old Time Radio Presents A... The post A Grimm Hallows’ Eve first appeared on Film Threat....

Film Threat • Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:00:04 +0000
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The Erotics of Trust in an Era of Projected Perversion

Picture a scene that has become almost entirely extinct in modern cinema, yet remains quietly etched into the blueprint of the human... The post The Erotics of Trust in an Era of Projected Perversion first appeared on Film Threat....

Film Threat • Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:44 +0000