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A trio of festival favorites expand. The shortage of product we were told to expect is not a problem, it seems. Theres enough to show and theaters can double down on studio fare. (L-R) Michelle Buteau and Ilana Glazer in ‘Babes’Neon So there just always seems to be something more enticing than a foreign-language indie, says one distributor. With Hasan Minhaj is Dawns husband.Premiered at SXSW, see Deadline review. She also voiced Bobby Hill in the animated comedy seriesKing of the Hill....

Cynthia McFadden, longtime senior legal and investigative correspondent atNBC News, said that he is leaving the connection. Maybe Ill even surprise you (and myself!). She won an Emmy for her year-long investigation on the human toll of mica mining in Madagascar. Cynthia McFadden reporting in Madagascar.NBC News I am so happy I took the leap. These have been some of the most gratifying and productive years in a long career....

As he lived, he moved through this final act of his life with elegance, excellence and mastery. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2014. Colemans long and prolific career began with appearances on such early-60s TV staples asBen Casey,Dr. Dabney ColemanGetty Coleman went on to rack up more than 175 big- and small-screen credits spanning 58 years. The actor then appeared in a series of cultural touchstones....

Donald Trumpsaid that his campaign has agreed to participate in a vicepresidential debate but onFox News. I urge Vice President Kamala Harris to agree to this. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Kamala Harris and Mike Pence at the vice presidential debate in 2020.Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Trump didnt say anything about the CBS News invite. Both debates are expected to be in studio. The CBS News offer seemed to meet their requests....

Coppola then pulled hisMegalopolisactorJon Voight, known for his conservative views, into the conversation. Voight continued, Where are we going? I think were all at this moment asking that question of ourselves. (L-R) Francis Coppola and Jon Voight at a Cannes Film Festival press conference FridayGetty Where are we going and what can we do? Im a little older now some of you may have noticed that and have a limited amount of time....

Irelands screen industry is having a moment. Element PicturesPoor Things, starring Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo,scored 11 nominations alone. Now we can see the fruits of that, Kelleher says. Ariane Lebed’s ‘September Says’ Were really fortunate with the amount of money that they have at their disposal. We dont have huge broadcaster investment in terms of scale compared to the UK, particularly in feature film. But, says Kelleher, the government has closed that gap and nurtured it....

Afternoon, Max Goldbart here with yourInternational Insideron day four of a super-busyCannes. Read on, andsign up here. The most controversial event so far has been Thursday evenings premiere of Francis Ford Coppolas highly-anticipatedMegalopolis. Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel in ‘Megalopolis’American Zoetrope / Megalopolis / Mihai Malaimare The critical responsehas been predominantly positive, with some very high highs and inevitably a few low lows. Deadlines Damon Wisepraised the movie, calling it a mad modern masterwork that reinvents the possibilities of cinema....

Kevin Spaceyaddressed the latest accusations against him tonight during a live TV appearance onNewsNationsCuomo. Im trying to show that Ive listened. Ive got the memo, Spacey said. I feel very strongly that whatever mistakes Ive made in my life, that I paid a price. A two-part documentary, Spacey Unmasked, recently aired in the U.K. and is now streaming on Max. It examines Spaceys alleged sexual misconduct, including a claim that he allegedly groped anotherHouse of Cardsactor on set....

Julia Bicknell is writing the adaptation and will serve as showrunner. A24 is the studio. Watch on Deadline The project was taken out about a month ago. Laura Dern, ‘Forever Interrupted’ a novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid and Margaret QualleyMark Seliger/Getty In a tough marketplace, it generated interest from multiple buyers, ultimately landing at Netflix. This also marks a return to Netflix for all main auspices. Qualley headlined the streamers hit limited seriesMaidin her first TV starring role, earning Emmy and Golden Globe nominations....

Myriad Pictures will be launching international sales inCannesafter sealing a deal with Baltimore Pictures and Germany-based Elsani & Neary. UTA Independent Film Group is handling North American sales. Watch on Deadline Matthew Nemeth (City On A Hill) wrote the screenplay. Lily ReinhartSam Kim Im thrilled to be working with Uta on this topical and slyly entertaining film. Uta Briesewitzs directorial vision will give audiences a thought-provoking look into the dark side of the internet....

There were two exceptions: Nadine LabakisCaramel(2006) and Hany Abu-AssadsParadise Now(2005). We could see what was missing in the film industry, says Karkouti. Diab likens this period to a voyage of discovery. Maher Diab, Alaa KarkoutiGetty Images When we started out it was a virgin market. No-one had ever focused on the Arab world before. We were unravelling one country after another. That had never happened before for a non-Egyptian film, says Karkouti....

David DePapewas found guilty last year on federal charges of kidnapping and assault. Nancy Pelosi, who was then House speaker, was in Washington, D.C. at the time. A trial is schedule to start this month. David DePape, convicted of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi.Michael Short/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images They said that his life was further radicalized through his obsessive consumption of media amplifying extreme beliefs....

Thats howMisan Harrimandescribes his first time at the Academy Awards earlier this year. Then there he was, surrounded by the global industrys most overachieving, himself an Oscar-nominated director. Born in Nigeria in 1977, Harriman was the only Black kid at his British boarding school. A Black Lives Matter protestor in London.Misan Harriman With my kind of neurodiversity, Im not supposed to be good at anything, he says. I failed every exam I took, dropped out of school, university, all that....