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Finally, ‘Challengers’ Gets to Serve

Wrangling the Regulators • Hollywood M&A activity is dampened as the Biden administration overhauls antitrust policies

A Grounded Pilot Season • The number of projects greenlit is the lowest ever, but Hollywood isn’t giving up on the tradition yet

Intimate Acts • Rom-com mainstays Anne Hathaway and Michael Showalter finally connect for Amazon’s ‘The Idea of You’

Triangles of Madness • The ménage à trois is a tried-and-true formula, but these 10 movies get the balance exquisitely right

Emotion in Motion • With ‘The Fall Guy,’ director David Leitch pulls off the hardest stunt of all — falling in love

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MATCH POINT • IN ‘CHALLENGERS,’ EVERYTHING IS ON THE LINE — AND LUCA GUADAGNINO’S ROMANTIC THRILLER STARRING ZENDAYA DELIVERS. BUT WILL THIS INDIE SCORE WITH GEN Z AT THE BOX OFFICE?

THE 15TH DOCTOR • THE ICONIC U.K. SERIES ‘DOCTOR WHO’ MOVES FORWARD WITH THE HISTORIC CASTING OF NCUTI GATWA AS ITS LEAD — AND A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH DISNEY+

LIFE IS A CABARET • BEBE NEUWIRTH, WHO ROSE TO FAME ON TELEVISION, RETURNS TO HER ROOTS AS AN AWARD WINNING BROADWAY STAR

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awards circuit • To Die For Nicole Kidman gets her due with the AFI Life Achievement Award

Sci-Fi Doppelgängers • It was easy for John Bradley to see himself in his ‘3 Body Problem’ character

focus • Teaching Movie Magic Leonard Maltin reflects on educating film enthusiasts

Hollywood’s Music Man • Jon Burlingame brings his music expertise to USC

Committed to Change • These film schools are giving a voice, and career path, to creatives of marginalized communities

Film Studies • Top entertainment programs promise inspiring and innovative guidance

The Film School Titans • Making cinema masters comes naturally for this group

Hard Rock • Sammy Hagar’s career shows his fighting spirit and knack for business

Stage Red Bows • Local theater pays tribute to rocker

Where ‘All’ Began • Sammy Hagar’s roots are firmly planted in the Inland Empire

Try Hard • Hagar gives back to communities with his foundation and concerts

Media Play • Execs probe trends and successful campaigns at summit

Triple Threat • Disney TV marketing chief Shannon Ryan helps drive a content slate of unprecedented scale

Broken in All the Right Places • The queen of bust-ups delivers a double album of musical drama

The Guns of Testosterone • WWII banger presents the mission that may have begot James Bond

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