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Cut, Combine or Grow? • Showtime-Paramount+ tie-up reflects TV’s trials in the streaming transition

Laugh Until It Hurts • Marc Maron returns with a new HBO special that tackles personal tragedy and grief

A Mother of a Title • TLC’s new series ‘MILF Manor’ gave marketers a titillating challenge

Is ‘Banshees’ Headed to a Best Picture Win? • The Searchlight stunner could take the prize every studio wants most

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Elizabeth Banks Bears All • How the director found the perfect leading man — on four legs — for her violent R-rated adventure

Bracing For a Possible Writers Strike • The WGA believes the streaming economy is hurting its members, putting them on a collision course with debt-laden studios

Multiple Noms Gives ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Historical Push • Best picture nomination gives German film an edge in the international Oscar race

Euro Funding Backs Edgy Muslim Stories • Filmmakers from conservative countries find support abroad

A Handful of Truths About So-Called Foreign Films • Oscars are finally reaching beyond U.S. borders for awards recognition

Documentary Nominees Make Formidable Showing • Nonfiction films that bowed at Sundance and Venice send powerful messages

Indie Spirits Uphold Their Name With Small Gems • ‘Everything Everywhere’ will battle with ‘Bones,’ ‘Women Talking,’ ‘Our Father, the Devil’ and ‘Tár’

Make-up and Hairstylists Guild Awards Pave Way to History • Camille Friend’s ‘Wakanda Forever’ looks lead to significant nom

In Early Days, Acad Was in an Oscar Mire • Everything you think you know of Oscar’s start is wrong

The Man Behind ‘Mandalorian’ Lights Up Star on Walk of Fame • Jon Favreau swings from Marvel to ‘Star Wars’ and beyond

Bear Market for Berlin • Festival preps for first in-person event since 2020 with auteurs, rookies and even anime

Cross-Border Collabs Boost Indie Biz • As industry adapts to new market realities, producers find strength in numbers

Artists Ready to Make Waves • Variety’s 10 Brits to Watch honors talent across the pond

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