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Artificial Intelligence and Its Discontent

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Big Budgets, Big Headaches • Why this summer’s crop of blockbusters are struggling to claw their way out of the red

‘Oppenheimer’s’ Enduring Appeal • Cinephiles clamoring to see Christopher Nolan’s epic in Imax 70mm keep selling out screenings

The Hell of Self-Taping • Actors say they’re being asked to spend too much time and money filming their own auditions — and they want it to change

Clarence Avant • The ‘Godfather of Black Music’s’ reach extended into sports, film and politics

Robbie Robertson • Lone Justice vocalist reflects on collaborating with the Band leader — and his ‘Southern Gothic’ sensibility

Actor Turned Variety Adman Leaves Legacy of Kindness • Henry Deas III brought his Southern charm and deep passion for movies to the indie film and festival circuit

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FYC Circuit Turns Focus to Crafts Amid Dual Strikes • Artisans, directors move into spotlight as actors and writers are sidelined

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POWER OF YOUNG HOLLYWOOD • AUGUST 10 | LOS ANGELES

HIGH ANXIETY • HOLLYWOOD UNIONS SAY THEY’RE FIGHTING TO PROTECT JOBS FROM BEING WIPED OUT BY AI. BUT ISTHE THREAT REAL?

REINVENTING ANNA DELVEY • NEW YORK’S MOST NOTORIOUS CON ARTIST IS HOPING THAT SHE GETS ANOTHER CHANCE AT REDEMPTION, BUT CAN WE BELIEVE HER?

The Power of Silence • Director Paris Barclay uncovered a rarely seen world in his Emmy-nommed episode of ‘Dahmer’

Beyond ‘Pretty Baby’ • Brooke Shields put her trust in a female filmmaker to revisit her life story through a post-#MeToo lens

New to the Game • With its first Emmy nom, ‘That’s My Jam’ will compete against enduring franchises

CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS THE NOMINEES • BEVERLY HILLS AUGUST 8

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