

Nicole Sperling
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A New Home for Sundance? Festival Organizers Say It’s Possible.
A 13-year contract with Park City, Utah, is set to expire in 2026 and the film festival is beginning a review process to see if...

Netflix’s New Film Strategy: More About the Audience, Less About Auteurs
Dan Lin, the streaming service’s new film chief, wants to produce a more varied slate of movies to better appeal to the array of interests...

How ‘I’m Just Ken’ Won the Oscars Without Winning an Actual Oscar
Working off ideas from Ryan Gosling and Greta Gerwig, the choreographer Mandy Moore created the crowd-pleasing number in days.

Mike Tyson to Fight Jake Paul in Match on Netflix
The July bout between Mr. Tyson, the former world champion, and Mr. Paul, the influencer turned boxer, is part of Netflix’s push into “sports-adjacent” live...

Dan Lin Is Named Netflix’s Top Movie Executive
The producer behind the streaming company’s new live-actor remake of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” will replace Scott Stuber.

Star Directors Buy Historic Village Theater in Los Angeles
Concerned about the future of moviegoing in the filmmaking capital, Jason Reitman and a group of distinguished directors purchased the historic Village Theater in Westwood.

Using A.I., Hollywood Agency and Tech Start-Up Aim to Protect Artists
WME said the partnership would help its clients get fake images of themselves removed or receive compensation for use of their likenesses.

Hollywood Agency Partners With Tech Start-up Over A.I. Protection
WME said the deal would help its clients either get fake images removed or receive compensation for use of their likenesses.

Sundance Film Festival Ends With Plenty of Sales, Despite Slow Start
The festival, seen as a barometer for the overall health of the film industry, featured several movies and documentaries snatched up by studios and streaming...

Netflix’s Head of Film to Depart
Scott Stuber attracted Oscar-winning filmmakers to the streaming service and helped usher the entertainment industry into the streaming era.