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The Emmy winner is … maybe viewers, diversity, ‘SNL’ brand

The Emmy winner is … maybe viewers, diversity, ‘SNL’ brand

  As Emmy Award nominees nervously wait to hear their name called, or not, there’s more on the line at…
Five things to watch for on Emmys night

Five things to watch for on Emmys night

  Hollywood’s A-listers will don their black-tie best on Monday for the 70th Emmy Awards, which honor the best in…
Egyptian actor stars with Nicholas Cage for upcoming Hollywood movie

Egyptian actor stars with Nicholas Cage for upcoming Hollywood movie

  Egyptian actor Mohamed Karim will star alongside Hollywood superstar Nicholas Cage for the upcoming movie “A Score to Settle”.…
War, famine and fear: Yemeni cinema fights back

War, famine and fear: Yemeni cinema fights back

  On opening night, Yemeni director Amr Gamal held his breath to see if anyone would turn up for his…
‘The Hate U Give’ movie takes on racism, police brutality

‘The Hate U Give’ movie takes on racism, police brutality

  The Toronto film festival cast a spotlight over the weekend on racism and police brutality in director George Tillman…
Cuaron’s Mexican ‘masterpiece’ wins Venice film festival

Cuaron’s Mexican ‘masterpiece’ wins Venice film festival

  Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron won the Golden Lion top prize at the Venice film festival Saturday for “Roma”, which…
‘Killer Robots’ film warns of perils of automation

‘Killer Robots’ film warns of perils of automation

  Automation is killing us, warns filmmaker Maxim Pozdorovkin in his new documentary “The Truth About Killer Robots,” which premieres…
Syrian war documentary wins top Venice prizes

Syrian war documentary wins top Venice prizes

  A film that follows two friends through four nightmarish years of the Syrian civil war has lifted some of…
Docs, horror classics and politics dominate Toronto film fest

Docs, horror classics and politics dominate Toronto film fest

  Hot documentaries, reboots of classic horror franchises, plenty of politics, and of course Oscar-bait galas will be served up…
Willem Dafoe: ‘I flirted with Van Gogh’s ghost’

Willem Dafoe: ‘I flirted with Van Gogh’s ghost’

  When Willem Dafoe was limbering up to play Vincent Van Gogh in a new film about the famously tormented…
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