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One of the most hilarious and heartwarming films at this year’s Tribeca Festival consists of a pair of beloved comedians doing cocaine before going on a hike. Directed by Michael LaHaie, “Bob and David Climb Machu Picchu” follows Bob Odenkirk and David Cross — longtime pals and t

The 79th Cannes Film Festival has wrapped, amid familiar complaints about the lack of Hollywood blockbusters, fewer American stars and a competition lineup that delivered a string of beloved films but no immediate consensus masterpiece. Yet, Thierry Frémaux sees a very different

France-based Iranian artist, animator and director Marjane Satrapi, best known for her Oscar-nominated 2007 biographical animated feature “Persepolis,” has died. She was 56. “Marjane Satrapi died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the

Tom Quinn landed in the U.K. for a special talk at SXSW London less than two weeks after Neon claimed its seventh consecutive Palme d’Or in Cannes, this time thanks to Cristian Mungiu’s “Fjord.” The exec — whose indie distributor marks only its 10th birthday next year — said the

Universal Music Greater China has signed Jason Zhang, one of the most commercially successful artists in Chinese-language pop, in a wide-ranging deal spanning recorded music, artist management, live performance and international strategy, structured in partnership with Zhang’s pe

Ted Danson said he will “apologize for the rest of my life” over a roast of Whoopi Goldberg he did in blackface in 1993. Speaking on W. Kamau Bell’s podcast “Who’s With Me?,” the “Cheers” and “The Good Place” actor opened up about the incident, which occurred at the New York Fria

Berlin-based world sales company M-Appeal has closed a string of international deals out of the Cannes Film Market on Michiel van Erp’s “Downtown,” Joaquín del Paso’s “The Garden We Dreamed” and Muriel d’Ansembourg’s “Truly Naked.” Dutch drama “Downtown,” which M-Appeal launched

Fragrant Nature Film Creations has acquired exclusive distribution rights to “Josephine” across the Indian subcontinent. The deal covers India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Maldives. Directed by Beth de Araújo and starring Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan

Robert De Niro took a thinly veiled dig at Donald Trump at the opening night of Tribeca Festival on Wednesday. The Oscar-winner used his time at the podium to talk about Tribeca’s mission as a festival formed in the wake of 9/11 to shine a spotlight on a part of the city that had