Salman Rushdie on Sundance Doc ‘Knife’ and the Savage Attack That Almost Killed Him: ‘People Should See What Terrorism Looks Like’

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Salman Rushdie on Sundance Doc ‘Knife’ and the Savage Attack That Almost Killed Him: ‘People Should See What Terrorism Looks Like’
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Salman Rushdie on Sundance Doc 'Knife' and Free Speech Under Trump

Salman Rushdie and Alex Gibney discuss their Sundance doc 'Knife' and showing his recovery from the 2022 murder attempt.

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Rian Johnson Hopes ‘Star Wars’ Brings in ‘Fresh Voices and Filmmakers’ to Tell ‘New Stories in That World’ as Kathleen Kennedy Exits Lucasfilm
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Rian Johnson Wants 'Star Wars' to Tell New Stories

Rian Johnson and his 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' actor Kelly Marie Tran discuss the future of 'Star Wars' without Kathleen Kennedy.

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Zoey Deutch: ‘I Feel So Ashamed to Be an American Seeing How Our Government Is Handling’ ICE Brutality
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Zoey Deutch Slams ICE at Sundance: I Am Ashamed to Be an American

Zoey Deutch wore an 'Ice Out' pin to the Variety Studio presented by Audible and said she's ashamed by how the government is handling ICE killings.

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‘Rock Springs’ Director on Processing Historical Tragedy Through Horror and the Urgency of Immigrant Stories: ‘We Have to Do Everything We Can to Protect Victims’
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'Rock Springs' Director on Historical Horror, Immigrant Stories

Vera Miao reveals how her film 'Rock Springs' examines the immigrant experience through the lens of horror.

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Ethan Hawke on Doing His Own Stunts in Sundance Drama ‘The Weight’ and Advice to Maya Hawke After ‘Stranger Things’ Ends: ‘Time to Move on. Don’t Look Back’
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Ethan Hawke on Advice to Maya Hawke After 'Stranger Things' Ends

Ethan Hawke on doing his own stunts and his advice for his daughter, Maya, after "Stranger Things" has ended.

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Taika Waititi Says His ‘Star Wars’ Movie Needs to Be ‘More of Its Own Thing’ and He ‘Can’t Wait’ to See Chris Hemsworth’s Thor in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

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Natalie Portman Slams ICE Brutality and Calls Out Awards for Shutting Out ‘Sorry Baby,’ ‘Ann Lee’ and More Women-Directed Movies: ‘Not Getting Accolades They Deserve’

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Rob Lowe Says It’s ‘Criminal’ That L.A. Has Lost So Much Filming — and Reveals the Pettiest Thing Done to Him in Hollywood by Another Actor

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Rob Lowe Says It’s ‘Criminal’ That L.A. Has Lost So Much Filming — and Reveals the Pettiest Thing Done to Him in Hollywood by Another Actor
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Rob Lowe Wants Film, TV Production to Return to Los Angeles

Rob Lowe says production in Los Angeles is "getting better," but he feels it's "still criminal that we've ceded this entire industry to other states."

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