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  1. ‘La La Land’s 10th Anniversary Poster Fixes Ryan Gosling’s Hand That Haunted HimDeadline
  2. TV Ratings: World Cup Final Scores 60 Million-Plus Viewers, Smashing All-Time High for Soccer in the U.S.Hollywood Reporter
  3. Sony Pictures Mulls Deal for Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome, With Alamo Drafthouse Possibly OperatingVariety
  4. ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Stars Rebecca Hall and Millie Bobby Brown Pay Tribute to Kaylee Hottle: “You Will Be Deeply Missed”Hollywood Reporter
  5. Dixon Dern, Influential Entertainment Lawyer, Dies at 97Variety
  6. Workers at Swaybox Studios, Home to Batman Animated Movie, Vote to UnionizeHollywood Reporter
  7. ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Trailer Hits 503 Million Views in One Day, Second Biggest Launch in History After ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ (EXCLUSIVE)Variety
  8. ‘Big Break’ Review: Sketch Comedy Group Simple Town Just Made a Killer Observation About SuccessIndieWire
  9. Sony Eyes Revival of Cinerama Dome and ArcLight HollywoodHollywood Reporter
  10. Woody Harrelson To Produce Documentary On Legendary Austin Music Venue Armadillo World HeadquartersDeadline

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‘La La Land’s 10th Anniversary Poster Fixes Ryan Gosling’s Hand That Haunted Him

Ryan Gosling can sleep easier now knowing that the La La Land poster has been fixed from his “La La Hand.” To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of the Oscar-winning film, Lionsgate unveiled a new poster that modified Gosling’s hand position. Over the years, Gosling...

Bottom line from Deadline: this reflects evolving audience tastes.

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Sony Pictures Mulls Deal for Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome, With Alamo Drafthouse Possibly Operating

Sony Pictures is in early talks to lease and operate the legendary Cinerama Dome theater in Hollywood, Variety has confirmed. Sony has been actively moving into the exhibition business in the past few years, acquiring the Alamo Drafthouse chain in 2024 for its Sony Pictures Ex...

Why it matters: Sony Pictures Mulls Deal for Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome,... could reshape the box office conversation.

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Dixon Dern, Influential Entertainment Lawyer, Dies at 97

Dixon Q. Dern, a longtime Hollywood attorney who helped shape modern entertainment law through many innovative business deals, died July 19. He was 97. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dern earned undergraduate and law degrees from Stanford University. He came to Los Angele...

Variety reports: Dixon Dern, Influential Entertainment Lawyer, Dies at 97 — this reflects evolving audience tastes.

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Workers at Swaybox Studios, Home to Batman Animated Movie, Vote to Unionize

After an election with the National Labor Relations Board, workers on the Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and DC Studios project 'Dynamic Duo' are set to join crew union IATSE.

The big picture: Workers at Swaybox Studios, Home to Batman Animated... — could reshape the box office conversation.

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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Trailer Hits 503 Million Views in One Day, Second Biggest Launch in History After ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ (EXCLUSIVE)

A whole lotta people were curious about the whereabouts of the Avengers. The first trailer for “Avengers: Doomsday” has been viewed a staggering 503 million times over 24 hours. That ranks as the second-biggest movie trailer launch of all time, behind Sony’s upcoming Marvel ad...

Variety reports: ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Trailer Hits 503 Million Views in... — this signals where Hollywood is headed.

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Sony Eyes Revival of Cinerama Dome and ArcLight Hollywood

The venues have been shuttered since 2020, with their zombie status becoming a subject of curiosity and dissent in recent years

Hollywood Reporter reports: Sony Eyes Revival of Cinerama Dome and ArcLight... — this may set a new benchmark for the genre.

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Woody Harrelson To Produce Documentary On Legendary Austin Music Venue Armadillo World Headquarters

EXCLUSIVE: Woody Harrelson is among the producers on a new documentary about one of Austin’s legendary music venues, Armadillo World Headquarters. The feature-length doc, currently in development, is set to chronicle the rise, cultural impact and enduring legacy of the venue t...

Deadline reports: Woody Harrelson To Produce Documentary On Legendary Austin... — this may set a new benchmark for the genre.

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Innovative’s Josiah Akinyele Joins ColorCreative As Manager

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran talent agent Josiah Akinyele is leaving Innovative Artists after 17 years to transition to management. He has joined ColorCreative, the management and production company co-founded by Issa Rae, Deniese Davis, and Talitha Watkins, as a manger. Akinyele will r...

Bottom line from Deadline: this could reshape the box office conversation.

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Snoop Dogg Biopic From Universal Hits Theaters Next Summer

Universal Pictures is releasing the Snoop Dogg biopic, Snoop, on August 6, 2027. The movie takes the place of the Untitled Universal Event Film. Universal has had a great streak with musical biopics, taking Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson movie Michael past $1 billion global, havi...

Deadline reports: Snoop Dogg Biopic From Universal Hits Theaters Next... — this signals where Hollywood is headed.

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Black Bear Hires Bianca Parkes and Heather Phillips to Lead Marketing, Publicity

Black Bear, the independent studio behind Sydney Sweeney’s boxing drama “Christy,” has hired Bianca Parkes and Heather Phillips to oversee marketing and publicity efforts. Their appointments were announced amid the production company’s efforts to expand into U.S. theatrical di...

The big picture: Black Bear Hires Bianca Parkes and Heather Phillips... — could reshape the box office conversation.

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Snoop Dogg Biopic Sets Summer 2027 Release Date

“Snoop,” an R-rated movie about the life of Snoop Dogg, is hitting theaters next summer. Universal Pictures slated the film for release on Aug. 6, 2027. It’s currently set to open alongside Disney’s “The Bluey Movie” and Black Bear’s “Jason Statham Stole My Bike.” “Outer Banks...

The big picture: Snoop Dogg Biopic Sets Summer 2027 Release Date — signals where Hollywood is headed.

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Doc Talk Podcast Celebrates Kartemquin Films’ 60th Anniversary With Co-Founder Gordon Quinn And Author Patricia Aufderheide

Kartemquin Films has always been guided by the motto “Democracy through Documentary,” as author Patricia Aufderheide notes in her book Kartemquin Films: Documentaries on the Frontlines of Democracy. For generations, the Chicago-based institution has been producing some of the ...

Bottom line from Deadline: this may set a new benchmark for the genre.

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‘Summer Tour’ Review: A Documentary About Deadheads That’s as Blissed-Out and Navel-Gazing as Its Subjects

They’ve turned hanging out into a mission, which makes them not so far removed from the heroes of "Wayne’s World." But the Deadheads also evince an honest yearning for something that’s tribal, primitive, sacred, ancient, shamanic, ecstatic. Watching the documentary, you can’t ...

Why it matters: ‘Summer Tour’ Review: A Documentary About Deadheads That’s... signals where Hollywood is headed.

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‘Dancing With The Stars: The Next Pro’ Dazzles As ABC’s Best Summer Series Premiere In 6 Years

EXCLUSIVE: Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro is proving to be a fierce new addition to the summer television lineup. The new series, which chronicles the search for the franchise’s next professional ballroom dancer ahead of Dancing with the Stars Season 35, debuted to a tot...

Bottom line from Deadline: this may set a new benchmark for the genre.

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Clipping Comes to the Movies: How Micro-Influencer Agency SGG Media Helps the Ground Game for Hollywood Marketing

Marketing in Hollywood is often seen through a lens of huge budgets, splashy red carpets and soaring advertisements. But any marketer in show business will tell you that, when it comes to selling a film or series, ground game is just as important.   That premise is crucial to ...

Variety reports: Clipping Comes to the Movies: How Micro-Influencer Agency... — this signals where Hollywood is headed.

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Sony Pictures Looking To Bring Cinerama Dome & Hollywood Arclight Back To Life – The Dish

EXCLUSIVE: There’s some serious buzz in town that Sony is about to resuscitate the Cinerama Dome and Hollywood Arclight multiplex which has been shuttered since Covid 2020. The Culver City lot is currently in talks, we hear, with the Robertson Property Group on lease to reopen...

Bottom line from Deadline: this signals where Hollywood is headed.

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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Racks Up $16.5 Million in Advance Ticket Sales After First Day (EXCLUSIVE)

Avengers, to the (box office) rescue! “Avengers: Doomsday” has generated $16.5 million in advance ticket sales after the first day of availability. Disney’s Marvel Studios put tickets on sale tied to the launch of the first official trailer, which teased an epic battle as the ...

Why it matters: ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Racks Up $16.5 Million in Advance... reflects evolving audience tastes.

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Bravo’s White Hot Reality TV Summer Continues With Ratings Wins Across ‘Below Deck Mediterranean,’ ‘In The City’ & More

EXCLUSIVE: Bravo gets the standing O for its ratings performance in the second quarter of the year. For the first time in more than a year, the network’s primetime lineup ranked No. 1 in linear cable entertainment among the 18-49 in Q2 2026. The cabler’s success also translate...

Bottom line from Deadline: this reflects evolving audience tastes.

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