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Netflix execs used to dismiss the idea that they would acquire live sports rights. Now the world’s biggest premium streamer — which has deals with the NFL, MLB, the Women’s World Cup, WWE and more — has tapped its first on-air sports host: ESPN anchor Elle Duncan. Duncan, known for her work on ESPN’s “SportsCenter,”

Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster vampire movie “Sinners” is the most-nominated film at the 26th annual Black Reel Awards. The Warner Bros. film earned a record-breaking 21 nominations, the most in the Black Reel Awards’ history, including nods for outstanding film, outstanding director (Coogler), outstanding lead performance (Michael B. Jordan), three nominations for outstanding supporting performance (Miles

Adult Swim has given a two-season renewal to Joe Cappa’s animated series “Haha, You Clowns,” which will return for a Season 2 and Season 3. “It’s amazing that Joe and the team made something as radically heartfelt and strangely uncanny as ‘Haha, You Clowns,’” said Michael Ouweleen, president of Adult Swim. “But what’s even more

Harrison Ford, the man behind Han Solo and Indiana Jones, will be the recipient of SAG-AFTRA’s Life Achievement Award. Considered the show’s highest honor it recognizes Ford’s legendary career as one of Hollywood’s most successful actors. He will be presented with the union’s tribute at the 32nd Annual Actor Awards, which will stream live on

More deals are being announced post-Ventana Sur, the largest film-TV market in Latin America, which wrapped Dec. 5 in Buenos Aires. In the latest pact, Cinephobia Releasing has pounced on North American rights to Argentine horror pic, “The Dollmaker,” from U.K. genre specialist Jinga Films. Cinephobia president Raymond Murray negotiated the deal with Jinga Films

With the Actor Awards (previously SAG) voting windows still open, it’s worth taking a closer look at some of the top female performances of the year that weren’t recognized by the Golden Globes this year, or the Emmys. Here’s a reminder of performances to remember before voting closes Jan. 4. Demi Moore  While taking on

How evil is too evil? For as long as the Academy has handed out little gold men, it has also wrestled with this deceptively simple question.This season the debate resurfaces in dramatic fashion. When Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” premiered in September, Sean Penn was widely viewed as the frontrunner for supporting actor,

Ten years ago this week, “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens” released in theaters, marking Walt Disney Studios’ first big-screen, live-action foray into the galaxy far, far away since it acquired Lucasfilm in 2012. Though “The Force Awakens” opened to undeniably high anticipation, “Star Wars” fans circa 2015 approached the film with degrees

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s hotly anticipated next film has set a fall release and unveiled its evocative title: “Digger.” A first poster and title teaser for the Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment pic was revealed today, with a tag line describing the movie as “a comedy of catastrophic proportions” and an Oct. 2 release date. “Digger,” which

Women directors aren’t a new concept. But the surge of actresses stepping behind the camera? That’s this year’s plot twist. From Oscar winners Kate Winslet and Scarlett Johansson to breakout talents making bold pivots, it’s a watershed moment for female performers turned filmmakers. This rising generation is following a path forged by pioneers like Ida