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US DOJ probes Warner Bros' planned sale impact on theaters, Bloomberg News reports
Feb 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has summoned some of the country's major theater chains to private conversations about the potential impact of a sale of Warner Bros Discovery, Bloomberg...
Feb 18, 2026
Shinomiya's anime movie 'A New Dawn' seeks to ignite conversation on tradition and progress
By Linda Pasquini Feb 18 (Reuters) - Japanese director Yoshitoshi Shinomiya wanted his anime feature film debut "A New Dawn" to convey the value of preserving tradition and landscape in the face of te...
Feb 18, 2026
Berlin film festival contender 'Flies' explores loneliness and unlikely bonds in Mexico City
BERLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - "Flies," a Berlin Film Festival competition entry, is a tale about how opening up to others could allow in something special, said its Mexican director Fernando Eimbcke. "It...
Feb 18, 2026
'Hamnet' composer Max Richter honoured at Berlinale Camera ceremony
BERLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - British composer Max Richter received the Berlinale Camera award for his special contribution to filmmaking on Wednesday at a ceremony with Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao...
Feb 18, 2026
US agency sought transcript of Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime performance
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission requested transcripts of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show performance from Comcast's NBC after a Republican...
Feb 18, 2026
Trump official says US did not censor Colbert interview but is probing ABC's 'The View'
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The chair of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday denied the government had censored CBS Late Show host Stephen Colbert from airin...
Feb 18, 2026
Taylor Swift named best-selling artist of the year for sixth time
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Taylor Swift was 2025's best-selling global artist of the year, the IFPI said on Wednesday, marking the sixth time she won the title from the organization that represents the record...
Feb 18, 2026
Depression-era movie 'The Weight' packs a metaphor, says its star Ethan Hawke
By Linda Pasquini BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Padraic McKinley's directorial debut feature film "The Weight" has, like any great title, a metaphor to it, Oscar-nominated Ethan Hawke said at the Berlin ...
Feb 17, 2026
Over 80 Berlin Film Festival alumni sign open letter urging organisers to take stance on Gaza
BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - More than 80 actors, directors and other artists who have taken part in the Berlin Film Festival, including Tilda Swinton and Javier Bardem, signed an open letter to the org...
Feb 17, 2026
Shia LaBeouf arrested in New Orleans after Mardi Gras fight, police say
By Danielle Broadway Feb 17 (Reuters) - Shia LaBeouf was arrested just after midnight on Tuesday in New Orleans where police said the 39yearold "Transformers" film star assaulted two men in a fight du...
Feb 17, 2026
