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Raffaele Annecchino, Former CEO of Paramount International, Dies at 55
He helped the company transition from traditional broadcasting to digital, supporting the overseas expansion of Paramount+ and Pluto TV.
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Asia Surpasses North America and Europe to Lead in Streaming Scripted Series Orders
The APAC region now accounts for 36 percent of global greenlights across Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, Netflix and Paramount+.
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‘Wild Horse Nine,’ With Sam Rockwell and John Malkovich, Gets Venice’s First Rapturous Reception of 2026
Martin McDonagh's new awards contender features a stacked cast of character actors — Sam Rockwell, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits and Parker Posey — and is set amid the towering Moai statues of Easter Island in the 1970s.
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Paul Schrader Doesn’t Need Your Permission
With 'The Basics of Philosophy,' the iconic filmmaker, now 80, continues one of the most astounding late-career runs in Hollywood history.
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Werner Herzog Teary as ‘Bucking Fastard’ Starring Rooney and Kate Mara as Sisters in Sync Lifts Off
The film, described by Kate Mara as "quite beautiful and very unusual," focuses on two sisters who not only speak in unison but love the same man and share the same dreams.
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Alicia Vikander Wants the Full Venice Experience
The festival veteran comes to the Lido with Andrea Pallaoro's competition feature 'The Echo Chamber' — and is keen to showcase her taste in bold, cinematic voices: "I love brave filmmaking."
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Oscars: Spain’s Best Int’l Feature Shortlist Includes Two Cannes Favorites, But Not Pedro Almodóvar
’The Black Ball,’ ‘Sundays’ and Javier Bardem-starrer ‘The Beloved’ are still in the running.
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George Clooney Gushes Over “Badass” Wife Amal and Takes Swipe at Trump During Jovial Venice Masterclass
"All idiots think they're brilliant, right?" said the U.S. star about President Donald Trump in a wide-ranging conversation on politics, activism and the death of the Hollywood movie star.
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Chris Langham, BAFTA-Winning ‘The Thick of It’ Actor Convicted of Child Sex Offences, Dies at 77
Langham was best known for his role as cabinet minister Hugh Abbot opposite Peter Capaldi in Armando Iannucci's satirical comedy, before his reputation soured on child sex abuse charges.
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Werner Herzog Reveals Touching Reason Behind ‘Bucking Fastard’ Dedication to David Lynch Ahead of Venice Premiere
Kate and Rooney Mara, who play sisters with a deep and spooky bond in the German's new film, joined the director for a press conference with co-stars Domhnall Gleeson and Orlando Bloom.
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Martin McDonagh Discusses His CIA Drama ‘Wild Horse Nine,’ Set in a Time When “Horrible People Had Intelligence”
The Oscar-winning filmmaker said his 1973-set tale of CIA operatives in Chile — which premieres in Venice Thursday — has taken on an unexpectedly contemporary resonance amid renewed debate over U.S. intervention abroad.
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Sandra Hüller, Maria Schrader Team Up for ‘Arbeit und Struktur’
In the new film from the director of 'She Said' and 'I'm Your Man,' Hüller will play German writer and artist Wolfgang Herrndorf in the autobiographical drama about facing death.
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