Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
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‘The Rider’ Wins Best Picture from National Society of Film Critics Awards
Acting awards go to Olivia Colman, Regina King, Ethan Hawke and Steven Yeun
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Barry Jenkins, Regina King and Rami Malek Break Down How to Address the Directing Gender Gap (Video)
Honorees at the Palm Springs International Film Festival share thoughts on how to affect gender diversity in the director’s chair
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Leonardo DiCaprio Gave Testimony to US Grand Jury as Part of Malaysian Corruption Probe (Report)
Prosecutors consider actor a witness who can provide useful insights about Malaysian financier arrested on fraud charges
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Danny DeVito Joins ‘Jumanji’ Sequel Opposite Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart
DeVito’s casting comes shortly after Awkwafina joined the cast
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Palm Springs Is Narnia and 4 Other Things We Learned From the 30th Film Awards Gala
Bradley Cooper, Melissa McCarthy, Spike Lee, Timothée Chalamet and Alfonso Cuarón all accepted awards Thursday night
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Black Filmmakers Directed Record Number of Top-Grossing Movies in 2018
“This offers proof that Hollywood can change when it wants to,” USC professor Dr. Stacy L. Smith says
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Kevin Smith Confirms ‘Jay and Silent Bob’ Reboot as Pre-Production Begins
Smith and Jason Mewes last appeared as the characters in 2006’s “Clerks 2”
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Stage Musical Version of Nicholas Sparks’ ‘The Notebook’ in the Works
“This Is Us” supervising producer Bekah Brunstetter to script the adaptation, with a score by “Girls Chase Boys” songwriter Ingrid Michaelson
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Bob Einstein’s Filthy ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Joke Made Jerry Seinfeld Genuinely Laugh
Seinfeld met the late comedian for the first time before filming Larry David’s HBO show
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Bob Einstein: ‘Unforgettable’ Comic Remembered by Larry David, Patton Oswalt, and More
“Dave was a great friend and the master of a joke you could see coming for miles that still killed when it arrived,” says Jimmy Kimmel
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Mitch Glazier Appointed Chairman and CEO of Recording Industry Association of America
Michele Ballantyne is promoted to chief operating officer
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NY Times Crossword Editor Apologizes for ‘Slur’ in New Year’s Day Puzzle
“I don’t know anyone who would use it. Maybe we live in rarefied circles,” editor Will Shortz says
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Hollywood’s Notable Deaths of 2018, From Stan Lee to Aretha Franklin (Photos)
A look back at the stars in movies, TV, music and sports we lost this past year
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Parkland Survivor Offers to Talk to Louis CK: ‘Just Try to Keep It in Your Pants’
“Since you like making fun of me and other Parkland survivors behind closed doors, I’m right here if you want to talk,” Aalayah Eastmond responds on Twitter
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Disney Dominates, Superhero Movies Get Respect and 5 More Lessons From the Film Industry in 2018
Diversity on screen, original ideas and serious superheroes fueled a record year at the domestic box office
