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Celebrity Crypto Shills Face More Than Just Mockery Over Ads • As FTX implodes, leaving investors searching for ways to recover their losses, star promoters are being dragged into litigation over their role in endorsing the currency

Academy Finances: Oscars Revenue Rises, Investment Losses Pile Up

Writers Strike: Whispers Grow Ahead of ’23 • Studio execs are preparing for a fight, even if scribes themselves aren’t so sure

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s James Gunn! • As the filmmaker puts his own stamp on the DC cinematic universe, he’s steering Superman on a new course amid a slate of moves

White Lotus Blossoms Again

The Playlist • Podcast and audio news worth following

Zaslav’s Next Big TV Licensing Pivot • As HBO Max pulls Westworld and plans $800 million to $1 billion in extra write-offs, its parent is leaning on third-party deals and a FAST channel to deliver cash

AMC Memestock-o-Meter • The lengths — and bizarre bets — the world’s largest theater chain made to help boost its stock this year

’Tis the Season for Major Announcements • AFI, National Board of Review and Los Angeles Film Critics Association revealed their winners in the same week the Golden Globe and Producers Guild documentary noms were unveiled

7 Days of DEALS • Who’s inking on the dotted line this week

Verizon Veers Into Roku’s Lane

Rights Available! • Hot new books with Hollywood appeal

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Jack Champion • The Avatar: The Way of Water actor spent almost his entire teenage years shooting the film

New Venice NeueHouse Brings the Beach to Work • A historic 1920s building owned by The Sting producer Tony Bill has been transformed into a private members’ club receiving an unprecedented number of applications

Yes, I Did Say That! • A look at who’s saying what in entertainment

Meet 2023’s Women in Entertainment Mentees and Mentors • THR’s WIE mentorship program kicks off its 14th year of pairing entertainment execs with high school juniors

THR’S 2022 WOMEN IN ENTERTAINMENT EVENT FETES CHARLIZE THERON, ISSA RAE • The Dec. 7 breakfast featured a keynote from journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey and gave away more than $1 million in scholarships

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Hitched, Hatched, Hired • Inside the industry’s celebrations and news

‘I Like Not Being the Most Expensive Guy on the Block’ • Paramount Global’s David Nevins, who departs this month, on why the coming industry pain will be bad but brief (‘We’re paying too much for the return on investment’), not initially seeing the value of Yellowjackets and the reemergence of the dreaded greenlight committee

When Abandonment Is Survival • Several of this year’s awards contenders challenge their viewers with a complex task: to relate to, and have compassion for, those who leave behind the people they love — and are supposed to protect

Creating ‘a Contemporary Fairy Tale’ • Dreamworks Animation’s Puss in Boots: The Last Wish takes a dark turn with some cues from Sergio Leone’s spaghetti Westerns

‘Knock Your Socks Off’ Wines to Give and Get Right Now • Wine-world pros reveal their top tips for holiday gifting, whether it be vintages that will enthrall even a dedicated collector or delectable selections for the budget-conscious

Walton Goggins’ Quartet of Sparkling Picks for Celebrating the Holidays

Why Promontory Tops Hollywood Wine Wish Lists •...