It’s just that Dugal wants to apply the thoughtfulness with which she approaches her work to the chatter around it. She wants to take apart and reassemble her characters, like she does on the screen.

Rvikin's new three-year deal will start on Jan. 1, 2021.

Edited excerpts from the acting legend’s memoir about his lengthy collaboration with the master director.

Baidu, China Internet search and AI giant, has agreed to pay $3.6 billion in cash for the Chinese live-streaming business of JOYY. The deal may help Baidu catch up in the fast-growing live and short video sectors, where it trails TikTok-owner Bytedance and social media leader Tencent.

Jayan, known for performing daredevil sequences without a stunt double, died while attempting a helicopter fight scene on this day in 1980.

Universal and Cinemark announced an agreement that guarantees three weekends of theatrical exclusivity for Universal and Focus Feature titles before a film can become available to rent on demand. Films that open to $50 million or more, however, will stay in theatres exclusively for at least five full weekends.

Net loss attributable to iQIYI was RMB1.2 billion ($173 million), compared to net losses of RMB3.7 billion in the same period in 2019. Losses per ADR share were RMB1.61 ($0.24), compared to diluted net loss of RMB5.04 in the same period of 2019.

Universal provides most of the biggest-grossing titles, but with a catch: early PVOD. It is not remotely enough to sustain theaters.

Kim Jin-sun, whose Megabox controls 20 percent of South Korean movie screens, explains how he courted Netflix to release David Fincher's 'Mank' and George Clooney's 'The Midnight Sky' at his multiplexes, and how his country's exhibition sector is charting a recovery through the pandemic.