Movies: Whats the Buzz from The Hollywood Reporter

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’: What Does That Title Mean, Anyway?

If Spider-Man is coming home, where is that – and where has he been all this time?

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‘Goodfellas’ Producer Says Profits Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Was “Misunderstanding”

The “studio accounting on steroids” claim is said to be resolved.

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‘Marie and the Misfits’ (‘Marie et les naufrages’): Film Review

Vimala Pons, Pierre Rochefort and former soccer star Eric Cantona team up for Sebastien Betbeder’s fourth feature.

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‘Captain America: Civil War’ Premiere Sets Up Epic Brawl

Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans were joined by Paul Rudd, Don Cheadle, Anthony Mackie and directors the Russo Bros. on the blue and red carpet.

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Popcorn Seasoning to Virtual Greeters: 4 Innovations Poised to Hit Theaters

From handcrafted Icees to Airheads’ Soft-Filled Bites, theatergoers will say hello to new services and tasty concessions.

Domhnall Gleeson in Talks to Play Winnie the Pooh Creator AA Milne

‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’ will center on the relationship between Milne and his son, who acted as the inspiration for the imaginative Christopher Robin.

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Ray Romano, Holly Hunter Join Indie Rom-Com ‘The Big Sick’

Judd Apatow is producing the film, which also stars Kumail Nanjiani and Zoe Kazan.

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Former Tribeca Film Institute Head to Helm Canada’s Film and TV Awards

Beth Janson is set to become CEO of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television on June 1.

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Mark Rylance Joining Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’ (Exclusive)

The ‘Bridge of Spies’ Oscar winner is fast becoming the director’s go-to actor, with the sci-fi film marking their fourth collaboration.

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New Yorkers’ 6 Favorite Theaters to See an Indie Film

‘Dior and I’ was the No. 1 movie at the Film Society of Lincoln Center last year.

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‘Doctor Strange’ Trailer: Marvel’s True Enlightenment Seems Mighty Familiar So Far

It was hard to shake the feeling that we’ve seen all of this somewhere before.

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Robert De Niro Talks Possible Link Between Autism and Vaccines: “I Want to Know the Truth”

After removing the anti-vaccine doc ‘Vaxxed,’ from the lineup for the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, kicking off today, festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal said filmmakers were threatening to pull out of the festival over the movie.

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Bono: Send Amy Schumer, Chris Rock and Sacha Baron Cohen to Fight ISIS

“Don’t laugh. I think comedy should be deployed,” the U2 frontman told a Senate subcommittee.

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Tribeca: Inside the R-Rated, Animated Satire ‘Nerdland’ Starring Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt

The long-gestating comedy from ‘Se7en’ screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker – kicking off the fest’s Viewpoints section – looks critically at instant fame, true crime dramas, extreme violence and L.A. desperation.

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Imax Signs 10-Theater Deal in China

Shanghai Aurora Movie Co. plans add super-sized screens to eight new multiplexes to be built around China, with another two locations for screens yet to be identified.

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Sean Parker Bankrolls Project to Speed Development of Cancer-Fighting Drugs

The Napster co-founder and man behind controversial home-movie venture Screening Room has made a $250 million grant to the newly created Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.

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Indian Box Office: ‘The Jungle Book’ Second Highest Hollywood Opening Ever in India

Only ‘Fast & Furious 7’ has earned more in the territory on in its first weekend than Jon Favreau’s animated feature, which bowed to $8.4 million in India.

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‘Doctor Strange’: First Teaser Introduces The Magic Side of the Marvel Universe

The Doctor is in.

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CinemaCon: Sony Teases Ang Lee’s ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’

“Technology is always second to story, and Billy Lynn’s story is an American story,” said Sony chair Tom Rothman of the technically bold film.

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Alan Cumming to Co-Star in Fox Searchlight’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’

Steve Carell and Emma Stone star in the ripped-from-the-headlines story of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.

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Horror Film ‘The Mind’s Eye’ Acquired by RLJ Entertainment for North America

The film had its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last year.

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CinemaCon: Warner Bros. Chief Kevin Tsujihara Says Ben Affleck’s Stand-Alone ‘Batman’ Movie Is a Go

Tsujihara appeared Tuesday at the annual gathering of theater owners in Las Vegas where studios plug their upcoming slates.

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Elton John in Talks to Join ‘Kingsman’ Sequel (Exclusive)

The production has strongly hinted that Colin Firth will be coming back as well.

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The 30 Most Powerful Film Producers in Hollywood

Yes, the film world’s one-time cush deals can be seen these days only in the rearview mirror. But great content is still the secret sauce for the studios and their bottom-line corporate owners as the industry’s convulsions create a new class of players who can keep everything from a mega-franchise like ‘Transformers’ to an idiosyncratic Oscar winner (hello, ‘Birdman’!) on track.

MPAA Chief Agrees to Meet With Screening Room Execs Over $50 Home Movie Service

Sean Parker’s divisive new venture wants to make new movies available in the home on the same day that they hit cinemas, collapsing theatrical windows.

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CinemaCon: Who Says Teenagers Don’t Go to the Movies?

The age group seeing the biggest spike in terms of per capita movie attendance last year were those between the ages of 12 and 17, defying the perception that device-obsessed teenagers have little interest in going to the cinema.

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‘Kingkiller Chronicle’ Finds Its Writer (Exclusive)

Lionsgate is adapting Patrick Rothfuss’ best-selling fantasy trilogy.

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Alan Cumming to Co-Star in Fox Searchlight’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’

Steve Carell and Emma Stone star in the ripped-from-the-headlines story of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.

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CinemaCon: Global Box-Office Revenue Hit Record $38.3B in 2015

MPAA chairman Chris Dodd and NATO president John Fithian say diverse audiences, China and teenagers helped fuel the boom, along with preserving theatrical windows.

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“Happy Birthday” Legal Team Seeks to Free “We Shall Overcome” From Copyright

A documentary filmmaker is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit over the famous protest song

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John Krasinski in Talks to Join J.J. Abrams’ Sci-Fi Thriller ‘God Particle’

‘The Office’ alum will join David Oyelowo and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in the film.

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‘Doctor Strange’: Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme Debuts in New Poster

What’s with that window?

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Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy to Get Limited Theatrical Release This Summer

“Return of the Trilogy” events will screen the movies as a triple-bill across the U.S. this August.

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‘Grand Theft Auto’ Producer Launches $150 Million Royalties Lawsuit

A key creative’s “sabbatical” turned into a never-ending vacation.

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St. Vincent to Make Directorial Debut With All-Female Horror Anthology ‘XX’

The singer-songwriter (real name Annie Clark) will be joining directors Karyn Kusama, Jennifer Lynch and Jovanka Vuckovic on the project.

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