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Netflix CEOs say they’ve ‘never canceled a successful show’ amid wave of cancellations

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Recent cancellations that sparked mourning and frustration on social media include the acclaimed fantasy drama Warrior Nun, animated sitcom Inside Job, German period sci-fi 1899, and horror series Resident Evil, loosely adapted from the video game series, among others. Sarandos has maintained that Netflix has “never canceled a successful show.” …

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Steve Ayorinde, Kabore, others selected jurors at Egypt’s Luxor African Film Festival (Photos)

Nigeria’s Steve Ayorinde, former Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism Arts and Culture and Publisher of The Culture Newspaper (TCN), along with the father of contemporary Burkinabe film industry, Gaston Kabore; Moroccan director, Saad Chraibi; Egyptian actor, Mostafa Shaban and the Burkinabe actress who was the only African on the Jury …

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China Suspends Film Shoots, Tourism Sites Across the Country as Coronavirus Epidemic Worsens

The largest film studio on the planet, China’s Hengdian World Studios, has announced it will shut down indefinitely, as productions in other parts of the country also announce they are closing up shop in light of the worsening coronavirus epidemic. On Monday, the local government management committee in charge of …

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