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Weinstein Co. Reaches Deal With Ron Burkle-Backed Investor Group

Weinstein Co. Reaches Deal With Ron Burkle-Backed Investor Group

An investor group backed by billionaire Ron Burkle has reached a $500 million deal with the Weinstein Co. that will spare the troubled company from bankruptcy. The deal came together in a marat …

By Gene Maddaus
Oscars Will Dedicate a Moment to Support the Time's Up Movement

Oscars Will Dedicate a Moment to Support the Time's Up Movement

Leaders of the Time's Up organization on Thursday said their movement and legal defense fund will be highlighted during the telecast for the 90th annual Academy Awards on Sunday. In a roughly h …
Box Office: 'Red Sparrow' Takes Off With $1.2 Million on Thursday Night

Box Office: 'Red Sparrow' Takes Off With $1.2 Million on Thursday Night

Jennifer Lawrence's spy saga "Red Sparrow" has taken off with $1.2 million on Thursday night. The film played at 2,775 North American locations starting at 7 p.m. That's the same preview gross …
Trump Blasts Alec Baldwin on 'SNL': 'Bring Back Darrell Hammond'

Trump Blasts Alec Baldwin on 'SNL': 'Bring Back Darrell Hammond'

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday that Alec Baldwin's impression of him on "Saturday Night Live" is "terrible," and that he wants the show to bring back Darrell Hammond, wh …

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Barbra Streisand on Battling Hollywood's Boys' Club

Fifty years after winning the Oscar for “Funny Girl,” Barbra Streisand reveals her thoughts on the #MeToo movement and the plight of female directors.

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Playback: Conversations With This Year's Oscar Nominees
Film Review: Bruce Willis in 'Death Wish'
Lina Wertmüller on What Being the First Female Director Nominated for an Oscar Means to Her
Bernardo Bertolucci on Fellow Italian Nonconformist, 'Call Me by Your Name' Director Luca Guadagnino
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