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Welcome to another week of news.

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BUSINESS OF HOLLYWOOD

FROM: Deadline Business [2026-03-13] Donald Trump Announces New Leader For Kennedy Center Amid Reports Of Ric Grenell’s Exit

[2026-03-13] BET+ To Be Folded Into Paramount+ As Tyler Perry’s Stake Is Acquired By Paramount

[2026-03-13] Amazon Raises Price Of Ad-Free Prime Video Plan, Tags “Ultra” Onto Brand Name

[2026-03-13] Peter Bart: Oscar Week Brings Comforting Distraction From Hollywood’s Regime Changes & Very Risky Business

[2026-03-13] 3Point0 Labs Signs Akbar Gbajabiamila & Godfrey Danchimah’s One54 Africa Podcast

FROM: The Hollywood Reporter [2026-03-14] ‘Whispers in May’ Blends Doc and Improv Into a Magical Journey From Girlhood to Womanhood

[2026-03-14] ‘The Sun Never Sets’ Review: Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson Bring Warm Chemistry to Joe Swanberg’s Wishy-Washy Romantic Dramedy

[2026-03-14] ‘My Brother’s Killer’ Review: A Probing True Crime Doc Revisits the Unsolved 1990 Murder of a Gay Porn Star in Los Angeles

[2026-03-14] Razzie Awards Winners: Ice Cube Starrer ‘War of the Worlds’ Named Worst Picture of the Year

[2026-03-14] ‘Project Hail Mary’ Book Returns to Top of Charts on Heels of Ryan Gosling Film Premiere

FROM: The Wrap [2026-03-14] Trump Administration Poised to Pocket $10 Billion Fee for Brokering TikTok Deal

[2026-03-14] WGA West Boosts Offer to Striking Staff Union, but Deal Is Rejected Amid Tensions

[2026-03-14] ‘Slanted’ Review: Amy Wang’s Teen Sci-Fi Transformation Thriller Struggles With Its Allegory

[2026-03-14] Keke Palmer Declines Uncomfortable Marriage Proposal During SXSW Appearance: ‘I Don’t Know You’ | Video

[2026-03-14] LA City Council Unanimously Votes for Reevaluation of Casey Wasserman’s LA28 Leadership

FROM: Deadline [2026-03-14] SXSW 2026: All Of Deadline’s Movie Reviews

[2026-03-14] ‘Pretty Lethal’ Review: Maddie Ziegler & Uma Thurman Lead Action-Packed Ballerina Revenge Flick — SXSW

[2026-03-14] Boy George Tells Chappell Roan To “Own Your Fame” After Moment With Photographers “Harassing” Her

[2026-03-14] ‘War Of The Worlds’ Zapped With 5 Razzies In Near Sweep

[2026-03-14] ‘Virgin River’s Marco Grazzini On Netflix Series Exit For “New Chapter”: “It’s Been A Wonderful Opportunity”

FROM: CinemaBlend [2026-03-14] Law & Order Guest Just Debuted Her Sixth Character In The Franchise, But Fans Might Know Her Better From A Different Dick Wolf Show

[2026-03-14] Hunger Games Screenwriter Just Published His Own YA Novel, And I Love How Suzanne Collins Was Involved

[2026-03-14] Will NBC Renew Stumble For Season 2 After What The Showrunner Said About Network TV? Here’s What We Know

[2026-03-14] Gwyneth Paltrow Throws Shade At Met Gala Attendees Who Choose 'A Hot Dog Costume'

[2026-03-14] Ken Jennings On The Smart Reason Celebrity Jeopardy Went With All Stars This Season: 'Candidly, It's Very Hard'

FROM: New York Times [2026-03-13] Behind the Scenes of the 2026 Oscar Best Picture Nominees: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Hamnet’ and More

[2026-03-12] Oscars 2026 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress?

[2026-03-14] From ‘It Ends With Us’ to ‘Reminders of Him,’ How Colleen Hoover Captured Hollywood

[2026-03-13] 5 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week

[2026-03-13] ‘Reminders of Him’ Review: A Second Chance at Love

FROM: Dark Horizons [2026-03-14] “John Carter” Director Talks Its Reassessment

[2026-03-14] TV News: VisionQuest, BET, Larry, Crystal

[2026-03-14] “Dept. Q,” “Mayor,” “Percy” Filming Updates

[2026-03-13] Quick News: Spider-Man, Spielberg, Prime, Snow

[2026-03-13] Bradley Cooper Up To Direct “Oceans” Prequel

FROM: SlashFilm [2026-03-14] Steven Spielberg Thinks This '80s Fantasy Movie Is His Most Underrated [SXSW]

[2026-03-14] Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come Review: Exploding The Elite Is Double The Fun The Second Time Around

[2026-03-13] Steven Spielberg Thinks Aliens Are Among Us, Thanks Obama For Free Disclosure Day Hype [SXSW]

[2026-03-13] Amy Madigan's Potential Weapons Win Shouldn't Be Considered A Career Oscar

[2026-03-13] Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters Season 2 Episode 3 Sets Up A Big Showdown (With No Monsters)

FROM: Screen Rant [2026-03-14] Resident Evil 5 Remake Needs To Keep This Iconic Scene, Fans Agree

[2026-03-14] The Sun Never Sets Review: Love Triangle Drama Is A Triumphant Return For Director Joe Swanberg

[2026-03-14] Dark Souls 2: Firelink Edition Is Basically A Whole New Game

[2026-03-14] 8 New Boruto Jutsu So Strong, They're Beyond God Tier

[2026-03-14] Netflix’s #2 TV Show Is A Reminder To Watch The Best Dinosaur Documentary Of All Time

FROM: Variety [2026-03-14] ‘Drag’ SXSW Review: Come for the Petty Theft, Stay for the Unexpected Serial Killings

[2026-03-14] ‘Crash Land’ Review: Crass Humor Meets Poignancy in Coming-of-Age Dramedy About Grieving Canadian Stunt Boys

[2026-03-14] Razzie Awards 2026 Winners: Ice Cube Named Worst Actor as ‘War of the Worlds’ Dominates With Five Dishonors

[2026-03-14] ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ Review: Samara Weaving Gets Trapped in a More Dangerous — and Luridly Preposterous — Game

[2026-03-14] WGA West Sweetens Offer to Staff Union, Which May Picket AMPTP Talks

FROM: Bloomberg [2026-03-14] Russia Says Major Oil Refinery, Key Port Hit by Ukraine Drones

[2026-03-14] Iran Repeats Retaliation Threat as US Hits Kharg Island Military

[2026-03-14] Iran Oil Hub Strike Raises Fears of Further Supply Upheaval

[2026-03-14] Zhejiang, Geely Deepen Ties to Build World-Class Auto Cluster

[2026-03-14] Australia’s Rural Areas Facing ‘Unacceptable’ Fuel Shortages

FROM: Forbes (Business) [2026-03-14] KATSEYE Shouts Out Manon In First Performance After Hiatus Announcement

[2026-03-14] UConn Faces St. John’s In Long-Anticipated Big East Tournament Final

[2026-03-14] As The Iran War Intensifies, Threats To Oil, Water And Infrastructure Multiply

[2026-03-14] X Games League Draft Results: Full Summer Team Rosters

[2026-03-14] Today’s Wordle #1729 Hints And Answer For Saturday, March 14

INTERNATIONAL

FROM: Cineuropa [2026-03-13] Review: Ladies’ Hunting Party - Malaga 2026

[2026-03-13] Mario Martone now shooting Scherzetto, starring Toni Servillo - Production / Funding - Italy

[2026-03-13] Review: Materia Prima - CPH:DOX 2026

[2026-03-13] Shooting wraps on Anna Foglietta’s directorial debut, Una storia - Production / Funding - Italy

[2026-03-13] CEE Animation Forum opens call for projects for its 2026 edition - CEE Animation 2026

FROM: Budapest Reporter [2026-03-13] Green Filming Moves to the Production Floor — and Budapest Is Adapting

AWARDS

FROM: Awards Daily [2026-03-14] AwardsDaily’s Big Bad Predictions Chart Up and Running

[2026-03-13] 2026 Oscar Predictions: Final Predictions and a Final Verdict on Woke Hollywood

[2026-03-12] 2026 Oscar Predictions: Best Picture Deep Dive, What the Stats Tell Us, and What They Don’t

[2026-03-12] 2026 Oscars: Frontrunners and Challengers Podcast – Final Predictions!

[2026-03-11] Let’s Talk Cinema: The End is Near

TAX INCENTIVES

FROM: Cineuropa [2026-03-13] Film Estonia rebate raised to 40% to boost international production - Industry / Market - Estonia

FROM: Film New Europe [2026-03-10] Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead by Zoran Lisinac and Domagoj Mazuran Hits U.S. Cinemas

TELEVISION

FROM: TVLine [2026-03-14] How Boston Blue's St. Patrick's Day Episode Ties Back To Linda Reagan's Blue Bloods Death — Plus, Jamie And Eddie's Baby Boy Revealed

[2026-03-14] Reba Reunion: Melissa Peterman Breaks Down JoAnna Garcia Swisher's 'Very Meta' Happy's Place Turn — And Previews Jane Lynch's Arc As Gabby's Mom

[2026-03-13] Save The Dates: Larry David's New HBO Show, Love Island USA Returns, And More

[2026-03-13] Brilliant Minds Sets May Return For Remaining Season 2 Episodes

[2026-03-13] Larry David Expected NBC To Reject Seinfeld's Best Episode - And Was Ready To Quit Over It

PREVIEWS & REVIEWS

FROM: RogerEbert.com [2026-03-13] In Taylor Sheridan’s “The Madison,” Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell Weather an Urban-Rural Romance

[2026-03-12] 12 Films We Can’t Wait to See at the SXSW Film Festival

[2026-03-10] Even Nicole Kidman Can’t Save Prime’s Mind-Numbing “Scarpetta”

FROM: Screen Rant [2026-03-14] I Love Boosters Receives Unanimous Rotten Tomatoes Score

FROM: The Playlist [2026-03-13] ‘I Love Boosters’ Review: Boots Riley Takes On The Fashion Industry With Biting Anti-Capitalist Comedy [SXSW]

[2026-03-13] ‘Alien: Romulus’: 20th Century Studios Reportedly Wants ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Director Michael Sarkoski To Helm Upcoming Sequel

[2026-03-13] ‘Tow’ Movie Review: Plucky Underdog Yarn With Rose Byrne Can’t Stay Out of Its Own Way

[2026-03-13] ‘The Madison’ Review: Michelle Pfeiffer Can’t Save Taylor Sheridan’s Fox News Terror Fantasy Of Oh-So-Scary New York

[2026-03-12] ‘Scream 8’: Kevin Williamson Says He’ll Step Back After ‘Scream 7’—Which May Be The Last Sidney-Centered Sequel

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