Magenta Edge Films, the new specialty label from Bob Yari’s Magenta Lights Studios, has picked up Sabrina Greco’s dark comedy Lockjaw.
Greco’s first feature about life with your mouth wired shut and acquired out of Slamdance is set to hit theaters from Aug. 8, before a VOD and digital release on Sept. 8.
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Olivia Wilde’s “The Invite” has become one of today’s rare indie comedies to connect at the summer box office.
Sandwiched between big-budget blockbusters like “The Odyssey” and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” A24‘s “The Invite” has climbed to $20 million in North America and $15.7 million internationally from 36 markets after three weekends in wide release. Thanks to stellar reviews and even better word-of-mouth, ticket sales are about to surpass $40 million worldwide — and that’s before the movie has opened in all overseas territories. It has yet to debut in key countries like Italy, France and Spain.
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Mahershala Ali won’t be Marvel‘s Blade.
The two-time Oscar winner confirmed to GQ that he won’t star in a long-gestating reboot of the iconic vampire slayer — and he firmly suggested Marvel dropped the ball.
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Tony Romo may face a delay of game after being arrested in Milwaukee last week on suspicion of driving under the influence.
CBS Sports said Friday that Romo, its star NFL analyst and a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, was “on leave until further notice,” a move that may sideline its star analyst just as the next NFL season comes into closer focus.
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The modern workday unfolds largely indoors. Long hours spent commuting, sitting in meetings and staring at screens can make time outdoors feel like a luxury. Finding time for nature in an already packed workday can feel impossible, especially if you think nature only "counts" when it involves hiking boots and camping gear.
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A high-profile clinical trial of drugs that can delay puberty in children questioning their gender can go ahead after the High Court rejected a legal challenge by campaigners.
The Pathways trial, run by researchers at King's College London (KCL), will start recruiting more than 220 children aged between 11 and 16 years old from 1 August.
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The best AI visibility tracking tools for agencies are the ones that help you effortlessly monitor AI visibility across multiple clients. Even better if the tool goes beyond measuring visibility and offers features for improving it.
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Reddit is taking a cue from TikTok to bring viral stories to life through video. On Thursday’s second-quarter earnings call, the company said it’s been working on a new “video Reddit” experience that would not only allow users to watch videos from the platform, but also listen to posts in the background.
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Shon Barnes steps down amid questions over authorities’ handling of the shooting at a popular food festival.
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes has resigned less than a week after a deadly shooting at one of the US city’s largest summer festivals as questions have mounted over the authorities’ handling of its aftermath.
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During Meta’s Q2 2026 earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg said that other revenue in the family of apps segment crossed $1 billion, largely thanks to WhatsApp paid messaging and subscriptions.
As more businesses use WhatsApp to reach consumers, users’ inboxes often get cluttered, making it hard to find personal and group messages. Meta is now trying out a new feature where it will place messages from larger businesses like banks or airlines in a separate folder, TechCrunch has learned exclusively.
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