Heist-Thriller ‘The Smack’, With Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates & Marisa Tomei, Heads To EFM With Concourse

Heist-Thriller ‘The Smack’, With Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates & Marisa Tomei, Heads To EFM With Concourse

EXCLUSIVE: Concourse Media has boarded worldwide sales right ahead of the EFM to con/heist thriller The Smack, which has Oscar winners Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates and Marisa Tomei attached to star. Based on Richard Lange’s 2017 novel, the story follows a down-on-his-luck conman (Affleck) who teams up with a casino waitress to execute…

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Joe Biden Decries Alex Pretti, Renee Good Shooting Deaths By Federal Agents: “We Are Not A Nation That Guns Down Our Citizens In The Street”

Joe Biden Decries Alex Pretti, Renee Good Shooting Deaths By Federal Agents: “We Are Not A Nation That Guns Down Our Citizens In The Street”

Joe Biden is the latest former president to condemn the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents, as he said that residents of Minnesota “have suffered enough at the hands of this administration.” Biden’s statement, following ones from Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, also mentioned the shooting death of Renee Good earlier this month, and…

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Bunim/Murray Promotes Nikki Cameron To VP, Development

Bunim/Murray Promotes Nikki Cameron To VP, Development

EXCLUSIVE: Bunim/Murray Productions, the company behind series such as MTV’s The Challenge and Hulu’s Vanderpump Villa, has a new Vice President. The Banijay Americas label has promoted Nikki Cameron to VP, Development. She was previously Director of Development, a position she held since joining in 2021. Cameron, who reports to Rupert Dobson, EVP, Development, has…

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‘Lurker’ Filmmaker Alex Russell On DGA Nomination, Unpacking Celebrity Culture & Airplane Film Legitimacy

‘Lurker’ Filmmaker Alex Russell On DGA Nomination, Unpacking Celebrity Culture & Airplane Film Legitimacy

The road to fame can lead you to many unexpected places. Lurker, written and directed by Alex Russell (Beef, The Bear), is a psychological thriller that follows an introverted 20-something retail clerk, Matthew (Théodore Pellerin), who encounters Oliver (Archie Madekwe), a popular and charismatic musician. When Matthew begins to form an obsession with Oliver, he…

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Justine Triet Sets Next Film As Thriller ‘Fonda’ With Mia Goth, Andrew Scott, Frank Dillane, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett Aboard & Allison Janney In Talks; Mk2 & Studiocanal Behind EFM Hot Project

Justine Triet Sets Next Film As Thriller ‘Fonda’ With Mia Goth, Andrew Scott, Frank Dillane, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett Aboard & Allison Janney In Talks; Mk2 & Studiocanal Behind EFM Hot Project

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar and Palme d’Or winner Justine Triet (Anatomy Of A Fall) has found her next feature, Fonda, which will mark her full English-language debut. Frankenstein star Mia Goth, BAFTA winner Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers), Cannes Best Actor winner Frank Dillane (Urchin), and Candyman star Nathan Stewart-Jarrett are all signed up for the…

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S&P, Nasdaq opens higher as earnings roll in

S&P, Nasdaq opens higher as earnings roll in

Published Tue, Jan 27, 2026 · 10:48 PM [NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Tuesday (Jan 27) as investors parsed a fresh round of mega-cap earnings, while health insurers declined as the Trump administration’s Medicare Advantage payment proposal disappointed investors. At 09.30 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell…

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CNN To Host Town Hall On Minneapolis “State Of Emergency”

CNN To Host Town Hall On Minneapolis “State Of Emergency”

Anderson Cooper and Sara Sidner will host a CNN town hall on Wednesday from Minneapolis, reeling from the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal agents. State of Emergency: Confronting the Crisis in Minnesota – A CNN Town Hall will include Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and will include a live audience with participants…

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