George and Amal Clooney Granted French Citizenship

George and Amal Clooney Granted French Citizenship

George Clooney and his wife Amal have been granted French citizenship, along with their two children, according to an official decree in France’s government gazette. In an interview with French radio earlier this month, Clooney praised French privacy laws that protect his family from paparazzi. “Here, they don’t take photos of kids. There aren’t any…

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Hollywood Stocks in 2025: Winners, Losers and  Surprises

Hollywood Stocks in 2025: Winners, Losers and Surprises

In 2024, progress in streaming profitability and renewed deal talk helped the stocks of some Hollywood conglomerates. In 2025, mega-deals materialized, but questions about the sustainability of streaming profit gains, pressure on cable networks, which were once the sector’s huge profit engine, and the rise of AI caused investor worries. The U.S. stock market rose…

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Bahram Beyzaie, Iranian Director of Venice Award-Winning ‘Bashu, the Little Stranger,’ Dies at 87

Bahram Beyzaie, Iranian Director of Venice Award-Winning ‘Bashu, the Little Stranger,’ Dies at 87

Prominent Iranian film and theater writer-director Bahram Beyzaie died in the U.S. on Friday due to complications from cancer, according to independent journalist Mansour Jahani. Beyzaie was 87 and died on his birthday. Beyzaie’s 1985 film, Bashu, the Little Stranger was screened at the 2025 Venice Film Festival and received the Venice Classics award for…

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Hidden Gems: The 20 Best Movies You Probably Missed in 2025

Hidden Gems: The 20 Best Movies You Probably Missed in 2025

The Hollywood Reporter picks the best overlooked films of the year. Published on December 27, 2025 Hidden Gems 2025 (Clockwise from top left): ‘Lesbian Space Princess,’ ‘The Last Viking,’ ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island,’ ‘The Botanist’ © We Made A Thing Studios/TrustNordisk/Alistair Heap/Arsin Meiyu/Monologue Films With the race for the Oscars starting to narrow, and…

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