Why Hollywood cares about this year's Oscars, but not about Gulf money buying Warner: A chat with insider Matt Belloni

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Adrien Brody won the Best Actor in award at the 2025 Oscars. Depending on who you ask, this year's favorite is either Michael B. Jordan or Timothée Chalamet.

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David Ellison won Warner Bros. Now he has to prove Paramount can beat Netflix at its own game.

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Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison's ambitions go beyond buying Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup

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InterPositive, a stealth company Affleck founded in 2022 and never publicly acknowledged, builds post-production AI tools trained on real footage rather than text prompts. Netflix is acquiring it just as Hollywood unions sit down for a new round of contract talks. For four years, Ben Affleck has been running a technology company that nobody in […]

Why 'Bridgerton' showrunner Jess Brownell says it was 'hugely important' for Benedict to come out to Sophie

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Benedict and Sophie.
Benedict's sexuality has been a large part of his arc since the beginning of the show.

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Paramount won't say whether Middle East money is funding its WBD deal

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Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman, at a US-Saudi event in Washington, DC; November 2025.
Saudi Arabian ruler Mohammed bin Salman at a US-Saudi investment event in Washington DC, in November 2025. In December, Paramount said a Saudi-controlled fund would pitch in $10 billion towards its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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David Ellison's Paramount is shaking up a key engineering group as it looks to catch up to Netflix's tech

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Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is on a mission to help his streamer catch up with Netflix.

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Netflix says it bailed on WBD because of money, not Donald Trump

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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos arrives for meetings at the White House on February 26, 2026 in Washington, DC., shortly before announcing that Netflix was no longer going to try to buy much of Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos visited the White House on Thursday, and shortly after announced his company was no longer going to try to buy much of Warner Bros. Discovery.

The 9 best movies coming to Netflix in March

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Robert De Niro in "Casino."

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  • There are some classic movies coming to Netflix in March.
  • See "Casino," "Saw," "Sicario," and "Misery."
  • There's also the original movie, "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man."

See the best movies hitting Netflix this month below.

'Bridgerton' showrunner Jess Brownell says season 4 has 'incredibly subtle clues' regarding the new Lady Whistledown

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Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington on season three, episode six of
Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington on season three, episode six of "Bridgerton."

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On Wall Street, even the losers are winners in the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery

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A bevy of banks on Wall Street are walking away from the enormous Warner Bros. Discovery deal with hefty fees and newfound bragging rights.

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