Art and Culture

No other actor has had a career quite like that of Alec Baldwin, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, which was recorded in front of an audience at the Boulder International Film Festival last…
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When Caroline Bicks first met Stephen King she was worried. As a teenager she had scared herself silly with his books – Carrie and The Shining were the two that crept under her skin and refused to budge – but now she found herself in the…
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Good Morning Sometimes the moral arc of the universe does begin to bend in the right direction. A federal jury has ruled that Ticketmaster and Live Nation operate an illegal monopoly in the ticketing market — a finding…
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Industry consolidation and the exodus of film production work overseas took center stage Tuesday at the CinemaCon trade convention in Las Vegas.Head theater lobbyist Michael O’Leary said his trade group will continue to oppose the…
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“How do I know this isn’t a prank?” the 58-year-old asked when he was told he was the new owner of the 1941 work by the Spanish master. Organisers said more than 120,000 tickets for the prize draw were sold at €100…
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TOKYO (AP) — Handing down a name over generations is a central part of the Japanese traditional theater art of Kabuki, and that ceremony gets celebrated at theaters and special events every few…
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There was a meme recently featuring Tony Soprano looking characteristically menacing, with a caption that reads: “Imagine telling him he needs to create short form content to engage the algorithm.” But that sentiment feels inescapable:…
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Published on 15/04/2026 - 11:49 GMT+2 Lawmakers in France’s National Assembly unanimously voted in favour of a bill on Monday that…
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“The money runs out but the title remains.…” observed the original head of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, adding: “Once a Guggenheim fellow, always a Guggenheim fellow.”1 Beyond the resources during the funding term,…
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Nigeria’s film ecosystem is known mostly for Nollywood, the industry headquartered in Lagos. In the largely Muslim north of the country, however, there’s Kannywood, based in Kano, where moviemakers with modest means churn out an amazing…
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