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Watch John Boyega’s Passionate Speech at Black Lives Matter London Rally: ‘We Have Always Been Important’ (Video)
“I don’t know if I’ll have a career after this,” “Star Wars” actor says in emotional plea for peaceful protests
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AMC Theatres Lost Between $2.1 Billion and $2.4 Billion in Q1
Coronavirus ravages theater chain, which says it is “generating effectively no revenue”
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Lil Nas X, Kehlani, Sade and More Criticize Blackout Tuesday: ‘People Need to See What’s Going On’
“This is not helping us. Bro who the hell thought of this??,” Lil Nas X says in a tweet questioning all the blank social media posts
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‘Twilight’ Actor Gregory Tyree Boyce Cause of Death Released
Boyce, 30, was found dead on May 13 alongside his girlfriend Natalie Adepoju, 27
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Warner Bros Offers ‘Just Mercy’ for Free Rentals in June for Blackout Tuesday
Biopic on civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson stars Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx
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Film Schools Brace for Virtual Classes and New Production Protocols
“What the industry will end up doing is probably not something that’s going to be feasible at an educational institution,” one film school dean tells TheWrap
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Music Industry to Stage ‘Blackout Tuesday’ in Wake of George Floyd Death
Major labels and musicians agree to #TheShowMustBePaused black out on June 2
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Spike Lee Calls George Floyd and ‘Do The Right Thing’ Character Radio Raheem ‘Brothers’ in Short Film (Video)
“Da 5 Bloods” director inter cuts police brutality with clip from his classic 1989 film
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Syrinthia Studer, Former Paramount Exec, Named EVP at Nickelodeon and Awesomeness Films
Studer will oversee live-action, feature-length content aimed at Gen-Z, kids and family
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James Mangold Uses His Film ‘Cop Land’ to Call Out Police Officers Not Living in Neighborhoods They Protect
“It makes me think about why they wanted me to avoid shining a light on this issue,” director says of studio changes made to 1997 movie
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Guidelines on Reopening of Film and TV Production Coming Tuesday, LA County Officials Say
“These plans provide guidance for immediate reopening and a framework for a return to the new normal,” supervisor Kathryn Barger says
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‘Midnight Rider’ Director Randall Miller Violated Probation by Filming Overseas, Georgia Officials Say
Miller filmed “Higher Grounds” in Serbia, London and Columbia last year
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Netflix Partners With American Cinematheque to Restore Egyptian Theatre
Non-profit film organization will still lead curation of movie screenings on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
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Anthony James, ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘Unforgiven’ Actor, Dies at 77
The lanky, onscreen bad guy died of cancer
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‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Sequel in Development at Paramount
Jeff Fowler will return to direct















