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Method Man to Guest Star on CBS Drama ‘Cupertino’ as Rapper Suing AI Music Studio (EXCLUSIVE)
Cliff Smith may be known to most as Method Man, but in “Cupertino,” he is Yungwood.
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Hawai’i Film Festival to Open With ‘The Navigator,’ Names ‘Drifter’ as Centerpiece (EXCLUSIVE)
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The Hawai’i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani will open its 46th edition, HIFF46, with the world premiere of “The Navigator,” directed by Jordan Manley, at the historic Hawai’i Theatre Center.
Key facts
- The Hawai’i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani will open its 46th edition, HIFF46, with the world premiere of “The Navigator,” directed by Jordan Manley, at the historic Hawai’i Theatre Center.
- Reported by Variety and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:00:00 UTC.
Why it matters
Release schedules, box office and industry deals show where audience attention and studio money are moving next.
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- Confirmed release or premiere dates
- Opening figures and audience reception
- Follow-on deals or casting announcements
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Hawai’i Film Festival to Open With ‘The Navigator,’ Names ‘Drifter’ as Centerpiece (EXCLUSIVE)
Method Man to Guest Star on CBS Drama ‘Cupertino’ as Rapper Suing AI Music Studio (EXCLUSIVE)
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Oscilloscope Lands North American Rights to ‘Game,’ Rave Thriller From John Minton and Portishead’s Geoff Barrow Starring Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods (EXCLUSIVE)
Oscilloscope Laboratories has landed North American rights to “Game,” a rave thriller marking the feature debut of visual artist John Minton and hailing from Portishead founder Geoff Barrow’s Invada Films banner.
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Filmmaker Tatiana Huezo Named Guest Of Honor For 39th Edition Of International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
IDFA, the world’s largest documentary film festival, has named filmmaker Tatiana Huezo as its 2026 guest of honor, a distinction that puts the Salvadoran Mexican director in the company of previous honorees Laura Poitras, Johan Grimonprez, Wang Bing,…
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Chicago Film Festival Sets International Competition Lineup With New Films From Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Hirokazu Kore-eda and Lee Chang-dong
The 62nd edition will feature work by Radu Jude, Clio Barnard and Ira Sachs, while The Hollywood Reporter's Seth Abramovitch will once again moderate the International Contenders Panel.
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Massih Parsaei’s San Sebastian-Bound Debut ‘Lovers Sleep Alone’ Chronicles a Queer Man in Exile (Exclusive Clip)
The Berlin-set feature, following the isolated life of an Iranian man named Iman, will earn its world premiere at the Spanish film festival.
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Exclusive: Paying for frontier AI models buys 4-month head start at 5x the cost
Ars previewed Mozilla’s report on how cheap open models caught up on capability.
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