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  • US PoliticsVariety

    FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Rules (Again) in Replay of Fight Over Internet Regulation

    It’s déjà vu all over again for net neutrality. On Thursday, the Democratic-majority FCC voted along party lines to adopt an order that would largely restore the agency’s net neutrality rules from a decade ago. The move reignites the long-running political battle over internet regulation, and cable and telecom operators are expected to file a …

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  • EntertainmentVariety

    ‘The Exorcism’ Trailer: Russell Crowe Goes Meta as a Troubled Actor Losing His Mind While Making a Horror Movie

    Vertical Entertainment has released the first trailer for its upcoming supernatural horror film “The Exorcism,” starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Simpkins. According to the official logline, “The Exorcism” follows Crowe as “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping …

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  • SportsVariety

    Cannes Classics Section Will Include Appearances by Ron Howard, Faye Dunaway, Wim Wenders

    Cannes Classics, the festival’s selection for tributes and retrospectives, has announced the rest of its program after the previously-announced opening night film “Napoleon Par Abel Gance.” Among the highlights are a restoration of Charles Vidor’s 1946 “Gilda” to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Columbia Pictures, with Sony Pictures president Tom Rothman attending. Wim Wenders will …

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  • EntertainmentDeadline

    Jennifer Aniston Producing Reboot Of ‘9 To 5’ At 20th Century Studios

    Jennifer Aniston is looking to produce a reimagining of the glass-breaking, female driven 1980 comedy 9 to 5. Juno Oscar winner Diablo Cody is writing and Aniston will produce under her Echo Films label with Kristin Hahn. Directed by Colin Higgins and starring Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, the movie followed three female …

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  • EntertainmentVariety

    Laurent Cantet, French Director Who Won Palme d’Or for ‘The Class,’ Dies at 63

    Laurent Cantet, the French director who won the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival in 2008 for his film “The Class,” has died. He was 63. A spokesperson for Cantet’s agency, UBBA, confirmed to Variety that he died on Thursday morning of an illness. “The Class” is based on the novel of the same name …

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  • EntertainmentDeadline

    New Full-Cast Harry Potter Audiobooks Set For 2025 Audible Launch

    New, full-cast audio productions of all seven original Harry Potter books will be released on Audible beginning late next year, offering for the first time the full range of character voices, real-world sounds and musical scoring for the recorded stories. The project marks a partnering of Audible with Pottermore Publishing. Each of the seven English …

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  • NewsVariety

    Harvey Weinstein Accusers Slam His Overturned Conviction: ‘Profoundly Unjust’ and ‘Shaking With Shock and Outrage’

    Harvey Weinstein’s accusers slammed the decision to overturn his New York rape conviction, saying it’s “profoundly unjust” and a “major step back.” The New York Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction on Thursday in a 4-3 decision, ruling that the trial showed prejudice to him by allowing women to testify about allegations that …

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