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December 02, 2024

'Moana 2' was destined for streaming. Now it's breaking box office records

In a sign of the company's changing streaming strategy, Disney pivoted "Moana 2" from a series to a big-screen film. The move has paid off at the box office.

Netflix helped bring F1 to new heights. Now the sport is poised to return the favor

With scripted series "Senna," Netflix — already home to popular F1 docuseries "Drive to Survive" — deepens its relationship with the world's most prestigious racing championship.

Hallmark Channel fields its own K.C. football romance (not Taylor and Travis)

Hallmark rolls out "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story," one of the holiday movies inspired by the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce romance. The football player's mother, Donna Kelce, has a small part.

Magic can't save 'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint from a $2.3-million tax bill

Former "Harry Potter" film actor Rupert Grint faces a 1.8-million-pound ($2.3-million) bill after he lost a legal battle with the tax authorities.

A trio of new TV thrillers can provide some action and escapism this Thanksgiving

Three new thriller series, "Get Millie Black" on HBO, "The Madness" on Netflix and "The Agency" on Showtime, promise to deliver action and suspense.

Review: A tense household becomes a metaphor for Iran's divisions in 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig'

The latest drama by Mohammad Rasoulof won the embattled filmmaker a prize at Cannes, though not before he had to flee his home country for filming in secret.

Review: Angelina Jolie glides through 'Maria' like an iceberg, but a chilly Callas isn't enough

While the glamorous role of a declining opera diva would seem perfect for a star of Jolie's profile, it's undernourished by the screenplay's limited conception.

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