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How HBO’s Social Media Blitz Catapulted ‘The Gilded Age’ Finale to a Series High | Exclusive
Marketing exec Mark Doumet tells TheWrap about embracing a 21st century strategy to turn its 19th century drama into must-see TV
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‘Sketch’ Saved: How Angel Studios Rescued a Festival Darling and Blessed It With a Big Summertime Release
Seth Worley’s monster movie is coming out via a studio mostly known for faith-based films
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Brands Are Buying Their Way Into Writers’ Rooms
People are turning to brands more openly for content funding as studio money dries up — but companies providing the money want to consult on script and other creative facets
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Tom Cruise Turned Down Trump’s 2025 Kennedy Center Honors Due to a ‘Scheduling Conflict’
This year’s honorees include George Strait, Michael Crawford, Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor and rock legends Kiss
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UTA Vice Chairman Jay Sures Ordered to Pay $150K in Legal Fees to Pro-Palestine UCLA Grad Student
Sures, also a UCLA regent, sought a restraining order against Dylan Kupsh after a protest held outside his house, but lost when Kupsh filed an anti-SLAPP motion in May
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Making Sense of That Bad ‘And Just Like That’ Ending and an Eroded ‘Sex and the City’ Legacy | Commentary
HBO Max’s spinoff series almost made up for countless mishaps with its delightful final moments
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‘And Just Like That’ Finale: Michael Patrick King on Carrie’s Bold Closing Statement and Why It Was Time to Walk Away
The showrunner also tells TheWrap how Episode 12 builds on the original “Sex and the City” ending
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Denzel Washington, Spike Lee Couldn’t Have Made ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Without Apple Streaming Deal: ‘Industry Has Changed’
But the star and his director still urge audiences to see their latest collab in theaters Aug. 15
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‘Mamma Mia!’ Broadway Review: The Bride Has Seen Better Days
The juggernaut jukebox musical returns in a dispiriting touring production
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‘Ma’ Actor Gianni Paolo Says Octavia Spencer Paid for His Publicist When He Was Still in Debt | Video
The upstart actor had resigned to not having a press team for his first big break, but Spencer stepped in to help
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TIFF Re-Invites ‘The Road Between Us’ to Festival After Pulling Oct. 7 Documentary From Lineup
“We have worked together to find a resolution to satisfy important safety, legal and programming concerns,” TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey and the filmmakers said in a joint statement
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Beto O’Rourke Calls Ted Cruz ‘A Curse Upon the People of Texas,’ Suggests His Vacations Incite Natural Disasters | Video
“It’s clear that he doesn’t care about the people that he purports to serve or represent,” he adds
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Taylor Swift’s ‘New Heights’ Episode Breaks Podcast’s Record With 13 Million YouTube Views in a Day
The singer appeared on Travis and Jason Kelce’s podcast to discuss her “The Life of a Showgirl” album, buying back her masters and their relationship for the first time
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Paramount Countersues ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Writer’s Cousin, Who Claims He Wrote Key Scenes
The studio alleges that Shaun Gray deliberately hid his involvement with the script
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‘The Traitors’ Sets Civilian-Only Spinoff at NBC
Host Alan Cumming shares casting is now open for the latest iteration of the Emmy-winning Peacock series
