All articles by John Hazelton
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NewsOscars 2026: who were the winners from the UK and Ireland?
Below-the-line talents were particularly well represented in the Academy’s craft categories.
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News‘One Battle After Another’, ‘Sinners’ and Warner Bros the big winners at 2026 Oscars
Warner Bros saw its films take 11 Oscars out of 30 nominations.
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NewsHirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Look Back’ lands US, Canada, UK-Ireland distributor
The live-action manga adaptation shot last year in Japan.
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NewsUS actors and producers extend contract talks under media blackout
SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP are first up in this year’s round of negotiations.
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NewsDaisy Edgar-Jones set for Sian Heder’s ‘Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow’ adaptation
The Paramount love story will be based on Gabrielle Zevin’s novel set during the video game boom.
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NewsNetflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI film tech company InterPositive
The deal comes as studios and streamers talk AI and other issues with Hollywood unions.
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FeaturesScott Stuber on producing ‘Frankenstein’, reviving United Artists and why he left Netflix
Scott Stuber has switched back and forth from producer to studio executive, and combines both roles at Amazon MGM Studios’ United Artists.
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NewsChinese New Year helps ‘Pegasus 3’ to $152.2m at global box office; ‘Wuthering Heights’ down 48% after big debut
‘Wuthering Heights’ now in fourth place, passes $150m worldwide.
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NewsCineplex’s Ellis Jacob set for CinemaCon Legend award
Jacob has been with North America’s fourth largest circuit since 2003.
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NewsNetflix opens new Mexico headquarters for 400-strong workforce
Projects currently underway in the country include Mexico 86 and La captura.
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NewsParamount and Netflix weigh in on latest Warner Bros Discovery takeover twist
Paramount calls Warner Bros Discovery moves “unusual,” Netflix pans rival’s “antics.”
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News‘Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other’ secures US deal with Juno Films
The documentary premiered and won a prize at CPH:DOX.
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NewsEFM’s ‘All Of A Sudden’ goes to Neon for North America
Source: Neon ‘All Of A Sudden’ In the company’s first major deal out of this weeks EFM in Berlin, Neon has acquired North American rights to Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s All Of A Sudden. Currently in post-production after shooting in Paris and Kyoto, the drama stars Virginie Efira ...
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NewsBlack Bear takes Sundance premiere ‘Wicker’ for North America
Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgard star in comedic fable.
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NewsRevered documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman dies, aged 96
The American director and producer won an honourary Oscar and prizes at festivals around the world.
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NewsByteDance says it has “heard the concerns” over Seedance AI tool
Paramount Skydance adds to Hollywood outcry over the platform.
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NewsMexico launches production incentive for homegrown and international projects
The 30% income tax credit will be available to live action and animated features and TV series.
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NewsOscar winner Robert Duvall dies, aged 95
Duvall appeared in classics including The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and Tender Mercies.
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NewsDisney cease-and-desist call adds to growing industry outcry over new Seedance 2.0 AI tool (report)
Other groups condemning the tool include performers union SAG-AFTRA.
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NewsMartin McDonagh’s ‘Wild Horse Nine’ gets awards corridor date through Searchlight
The dramatic thriller shot last year in Chile and on Rapa Nui.