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On the first day of the war in Iran, a missile strike on an Iranian girls’ school killed 175 people, many of them children. A week later, a reporter asked Donald Trump whether the United States was responsible for the horrific incident. The president replied, “No. In my opinion and based on what I’ve seen, … Read more
A year after sending shockwaves through the television industry with news of their unexpected alliance, France’s TF1 Group and Netflix are now officially launching their landmark distribution partnership. Starting June 19, Netflix subscribers in France will be able to access content from TF1+, the VOD service of the country’s largest commercial network, directly within the platform, at no extra cost to … Read more
Europe risks “total technological irrelevance” if it fails to develop sovereign capabilities, the head of Canadian AI startup Cohere warned Thursday on the sidelines of the Vivatech trade fair in Paris. Aidan Gomez spoke to AFP the day after a G7 meeting in Evian, eastern France, where he and other AI luminaries including OpenAI’s Sam … Read more
“My Own Last Supper,” an Indonesian film about the Chinese diaspora, is eyeing a Chinese theatrical release after its world premiere in competition at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Producer Lyza Anggraheni said the production team is actively seeking Chinese distribution partners, with the film designed from the outset to reach mainland audiences. “We knew … Read more
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. When Toni Beaino opened a small stall in Jounieh in 1975, Lebanon was already burning. The civil war had just begun, and most people were thinking about survival, not sandwiches. Yet Toni, barely 20 years old, was doing both. Every morning before the rest of the city woke, … Read more
Latinos who are striving to build careers in entertainment need to embrace a “F— you” mentality.That was one of the sentiments that emerged from a salon dinner discussion held Tuesday evening in Beverly Hills with about 20 senior industry insiders. The subject was how to make the business case in the C-suites that Hollywood is … Read more
Jim Carrey and Ron Howard may be heading back to Whoville. Universal and Imagine Entertainment are developing a sequel to 2000’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” a family smash that dominated the box office earning more than $350 million, a huge sum in the day. In addition to Carrey, who starred as the Grinch, Howard … Read more
The New York Knicks have won the NBA championship, and questions are already swirling about whether they will make a trip to the White House to celebrate with Donald Trump. Trump is famously friendly with Knicks owner James Dolan, who invited the president to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Madison Square Garden. … Read more
Jo Koy will host a multi-episode comedy showcase series titled “Martin Lawrence Presents: Pass Tha’ Mic.” The event will be filmed in front of a live audience on Aug. 29 and 30 at the Legends Theater at Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Created by “Def Comedy Jam” icon Lawrence and Stacy Lyles, … Read more
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid says he was “astonished” by the wave of support he received from Natalie Portman, Justine Triet, Jacques Audiard and hundreds of other film figures after the boycott campaign that led him to withdraw from Marseille’s FID Festival, where he had been invited as a juror. He was even more surprised to … Read more