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Streaming & Cinema New Releases this week: Tyler Perry’s next Netflix film, Doing Life, will stream on Netflix on Friday, October 2; and NAZA, an Israel-Gaza war documentary, is getting a theatrical release in the U.S.

Cole Escola’s acclaimed play Oh, Mary! is officially coming to HBO next year. HBO shared a teaser showing Escola in costume as Mary Todd Lincoln arriving at the HBO office, greeted by two Sex And The City ladies.

Mark Ruffalo’s social media post linking Oracle’s business with Paramount’s Warner Bros. merger and Israel’s conduct in Gaza drew a sharp rebuke from Paramount, which accused him of antisemitic tropes.

Cinemark has publicly endorsed the Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery merger, joining AMC and Regal, and Cinema United has sent a letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Paramount leadership urging a…

Netflix will remove a long list of movies and shows, including Black Lightning, Orphan Black, Rocky, Don’t Breathe and The Fault in Our Stars, from its U.S. library on September 1, 2026.

Streaming & Cinema New Releases this week: Fast & Furious 11, now titled Fast Forever, is officially dated for March 17, 2028, but director Louis Leterrier’s; and Spider-Man: Brand New Day crossed $2 billion globally in 17 days, the…

Streaming & Cinema New Releases this week: Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey both crossed $1 billion globally, with the MCU sequel posting a historic; and British regulators cleared Paramount’s $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros.

Streaming & Cinema New Releases this week: AMC Global Media (AMCX) jumped 15% to $11.

Streaming & Cinema New Releases this week: Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ has turned Imax 70 mm screenings into a cultural phenomenon, with fans traveling; and The European Commission has conditionally cleared the $110 billion…

Minions & Monsters secured the top spot at the Fourth of July box office, though its performance was closely matched by Toy Story 5.