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The Secret to Bleecker Street’s ‘Hadestown’ Success: Let the Audience Lead
Hadestown's record-breaking $10.25 million opening weekend on Bleecker Street demonstrates the power of audience-driven distribution strategy. The fil…
Wasserman Buy Out Moves Forward With Investment From Providence
Providence Equity Partners has committed fresh capital to complete the buyout of The Team, the entertainment and sports agency founded by Casey Wasser…
‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’s’ Breakout, Ryan Reynolds’ Jeanpool Stunt and More Comic-Con Highlights
"Dungeon Crawler Carl," a serialized web fiction series about a man and his cat navigating a dungeon-crawler game world, emerged as an unexpected brea…
On Heels of World Cup, Polo Star Nacho Figueras Says Horseback Sport Has “All the Ingredients to Be the Next Big Thing”
Nacho Figueras, the Argentine polo star and Hollywood fixture, believes the sport stands on the edge of mainstream breakthrough. Fresh from polo's Wor…
‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Trailer Rocks Comic-Con: Doctor Doom Raises Army of Sentinels to Take Down Avengers, Fantastic Four and X-Men
Marvel Studios seized Comic-Con's spotlight with exclusive footage from "Avengers: Doomsday," unveiling Robert Downey Jr.'s transformation into Victor…
Trump Says White House Correspondents Dinner Is ‘Largest Group of Trump Derangement Syndrome People Ever Put Together at One Time’
Donald Trump delivered a combative hour-long speech at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Friday, his first attendance at the annua…
You’ve Never Met a Horror Host Like 2017’s Cryptina: The Luminous Ghost of Short Films Past
The Twyford-Rigleys have revived Cryptina, a horror host character dormant since the 1950s, for this week's After Dark programming. Horror hosts occup…
‘Spaceballs: The New One’ Invades Comic-Con With Send-Up Of Marvel’s Hall H Panels Of Yore
Mel Brooks' long-awaited "Spaceballs" sequel arrived at Comic-Con this week in spectacular fashion, with Amazon MGM Studios treating Hall H to a mock …
President Trump Roasts Media at Rescheduled, Pared-Down White House Correspondents’ Dinner
President Trump addressed a drastically reduced White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, delivering remarks to an …
MJ Lenderman, Kurt Vile, and Modest Mouse Cover Neil Young for New Compilation
Neil Young's songwriting legacy continues to inspire a new generation of artists. A fresh compilation series titled "Heart of Gold" enlists contempora…
‘Ferine’ Review: Andrea Corsini Introduces Himself as the Next Truly Terrifying Italian Auteur to Watch
Andrea Corsini announces himself as a formidable force in contemporary European horror with "Ferine," a debut feature that establishes him as the next…
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