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1. Amelia Dimoldenberg closes up 'Chicken Shop Date' after 12 years: 'Time to move on'

   'Chicken Shop Date' host Amelia Dimoldenberg is ending her beloved celebrity interview series after more than a decade, making way for a new chapter.

2. Telluride Film Festival returns with a wide-ranging slate — and a secret premiere

   The Colorado festival's 53rd edition will feature tributes to John Malkovich and Sandra Hüller, a strong documentary slate and a secret world premiere.

3. In 'Mayday,' Ryan Reynolds finds his ultimate odd-couple match in Kenneth Branagh

   Apple TV's 'Mayday' mashes the Cold War with 'Top Gun' and every buddy adventure-comedy you've ever loved and serves it up with stars who appear to be having as much fun as audiences will.

4. Convicted Trump Media-linked fraudster funded pro-Trump film in hopes of pardon, lawsuit says

   Michael Shvartsman provided funding for the documentary 'The Man You Don't Know' and attended its Mar-a-Lago premiere in hopes of winning a pardon, according to a lawsuit by an L.A. studio alleging threats and extortion.

5. 'Rocky Horror' icon Tim Curry's cause of death revealed

   The official cause of death for Tim Curry, the beloved actor known for roles in 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' and 'It,' has been revealed. He died last week at 80.

6. In 'The Sun Never Sets,' dating in Alaska is messy but the views are gorgeous

   Former mumblecore auteur Joe Swanberg makes a welcome return in a shaggy, realistic rom-com about jealousy and poor judgment starring Dakota Fanning.

7. 'Obsession' executive producer sues over her cut of the profits

   After Curry Barker's "Obsession" became one of the year's biggest box office stories, an executive producer on the indie horror movie is suing the production company behind it and its two co-founders, saying she was cut out of the profits.

8. Lawmakers patch a hole in California's film tax credit, for now

   Earlier this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom implemented a new tax credit cap on corporations. Under a new bill, the state's indie filmmakers received an exemption due to ongoing efforts to revitalize the industry.

9. 'Odyssey' scholar Emily Wilson is translating the epic, again. This time she's breaking the rules

   'Odyssey' translator Emily Wilson is taking another stab at the epic, this time as a translator who's thrown constraints to the wind.

10. The best movies, TV, books, arts and concerts to spice up fall

    A look at our most anticipated picks for fall entertainment, from movies like "Wild Horse Nine" to "Digger" to "Sense and Sensibility," to new versions of "Pride and Prejudice" and "A Different World" on TV and books about Whitney Houston and Corman McCarthy.

11. How a bootlegging schemer launched the tiki movement from his tiny Hollywood bar

    Alex Lamb and Max Well co-directed 'The Donn of Tiki,' which tracks the mythic history of one of the tiki movement's most pivotal figures, Donn the Beachcomber.

12. After years of the snarky grind, 'Club Kid' feels transformative for Jordan Firstman

    A real screenwriter and director emerges with his feature debut, a Cannes knockout coming from A24. But getting there required a pivot to the heart.

13. John Malkovich is still finding new ways to be John Malkovich

    At 72, John Malkovich is still working relentlessly, contemplating mortality and finding absurdity everywhere, from octopus attacks to the Oscars.

14. The 17 fall movies we can't wait to see

    From a new "Resident Evil" reboot from the director of "Weapons" to Oscar contenders starring Mikey Madison and Tom Cruise, here are the movies we'll be at this fall.

15. Naya Rivera's son, Josey Dorsey, will make acting debut in 'The Burning Valley'

    Josey Dorsey, the 10-year-old son of Ryan Dorsey and the late Naya Rivera is making his film acting debut in 'The Burning Valley' alongside his father.

16. Tom Cruise announces sequel to 'Days of Thunder' with Anne Hathaway

    Actor Tom Cruise announces a new "Days of Thunder" sequel 36 years after the original blockbuster

17. A group of queer friends hits the road in search of solidarity in 'Dreams in Nightmares'

    Shatara Michelle Ford, the indie filmmaker of 2019's rousingly received 'Test Pattern,' pushes into adventurous territory with a new drama about possibilities.

18. It's playtime, kids, but don't even think of escaping 'Buddy,' a twisted faux-'90s artifact

    Casper Kelly, the delightfully skewed sensibility behind Adult Swim's 'Too Many Cooks,' makes a first theatrical feature that feels like a broken time loop.

19. Things get rom-complicated in 'Finding Emily': Diverting, British and not quite 'Notting Hill'

    Though elevated by charming performances from co-leads Spike Fearn and Angourie Rice and a sterling pedigree in Working Title Films, this could use more pep.

20. Familiar to a fault, Ridley Scott's postapocalyptic 'The Dog Stars' finds the genre in need of new tricks

    A likable Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin and Guy Pearce star in Ridley Scott's lax adaptation of Peter Heller's poetic pandemic thriller.