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Category: Arts & Entertainment News
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Film/TV Dev. July 20, 2026: Hill Showrunner Confirms, California Film Tax Credit Faces, California lawmakers warn Newsom budget, and more
Film and TV Development this week: King of the Hill showrunner Saladin Patterson confirms that writing for Season 16 is complete, with the revival; and A new state budget provision, SB 122, caps corporate tax credits at $5 million or 70%…
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Pedersen exiting All3Media Int’l following Banijay merger, Payne to lead distribution
Audience Behavior & Distribution Shifts this week: All3Media International’s CEO Louise Pedersen is departing following the completion of the Banijay merger, with; and Comcast-owned Sky has agreed a £1.
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Sam Smith and Normani move to end ‘Dancing With a Stranger’ copyright suit, say the older song
Sam Smith and Normani have moved to dismiss a copyright lawsuit over their 2019 hit ‘Dancing With a Stranger,’ arguing that the plaintiff’s song itself contains unlicensed samples, making its copyright claim invalid.
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50 Cent Trolling Diddy The Last Several Months Paid Off In A Big Way
Streaming & Cinema this week: 50 Cent’s long-running public feud with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has culminated in a major professional achievement: the; and The 2026 Emmy nominations reveal a dramatic shift in drama series dominance, with…
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Evil Dead Burn Proves That the Franchise Needs More Comedy
Science Fiction this week: Evil Dead Burn, the latest entry in the franchise, leans heavily into the grim, gore-heavy style of the 2013 remake; and Apple TV’s ‘Star City,’ a spin-off of ‘For All Mankind,’ introduces Sasha Polivanov as a…
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Krokodove: a massive expansion of Fusion and Resolve’s creative arsenal
Visual Effects and CGI this week: Krokodove, a procedural node set for Fusion and DaVinci Resolve developed over 20 years by Raf Schoenmaekers, has; and Roji Research has opened beta registration for a render-oriented joint interface that…
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Spider-Noir: how its parallel looks were created
Media Production this week: The Amazon series *Spider-Noir* is being shot with dual LUTs—one monochrome, one color—applied to a single RAW; and Boris FX has acquired iZotope, adding RX, Ozone, and the full audio plugin suite to its VFX…
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Interactive Art July 13, 2026: SIGGRAPH 2026 Experience Hall Invites, New Experiential Gallery Just Might, Four finalists announced
Interactive Art this week: SIGGRAPH 2026’s Experience Hall, running 19–23 July at the Los Angeles Convention Center, consolidates five; and Refik Anadol’s Dataland, the self-described first ‘museum of AI arts,’ opened in downtown Los…
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Film/TV/Talent July 13, 2026: Emerging Directors Need
At Karlovy Vary’s 60th edition, a Variety-hosted panel with EFP, Allwyn, and UTA examined the Future Frames program’s role in launching European directors into the U.S. market.
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Photo & Cinema July 13, 2026: Why Christopher Nolan shot, Cameras Become More Connected, Hoyte van Hoytema Shot 15/70
Photography & Cinematography this week: Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ opening July 17, is the first feature shot entirely on IMAX film, a feat achieved; and Riedel’s acquisition of ARRI signals a structural shift in which cameras are…