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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.

‘Mean Girls’ Musical Triumphs at Box Office, With a TikTok Assist
The musical rendition of the 2004 original took first place over the holiday weekend, after Paramount used TikTok to introduce young audiences to the cult...

Mel Brooks and Angela Bassett Feted at the Governors Awards
The academy honored Mel Brooks, Angela Bassett, the recently widowed editor Carol Littleton and Sundance’s Michelle Satter, whose son died in a shooting.

Jewish Group Assails Film Academy’s Diversity Efforts
An open letter signed by notable actors and producers criticized the organization for not including Jews as an underrepresented group as part of a new...

Gene-Sequencing Company Illumina to Sell Cancer Test Developer
The move came two days after a court upheld the Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to the deal on antitrust grounds.

Sundance Lineup Features Films by Steven Soderbergh and Richard Linklater
Also headed to Park City, Utah, in January are a Richard Linklater documentary series and a movie about a buoy and a satellite in love.

Obamas’ Vision for Hollywood Company: ‘This Isn’t Like Masterpiece Theater’
With three new films on Netflix, Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground, is pursuing projects in different genres that aren’t always uplifting.