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Steven Spielberg thinks filmmakers have been "thrown under the bus" by the coronavirus pandemic.

The 75-year-old director explained that while the COVID-19 pandemic has also allowed streaming platforms to thrive, filmmakers have had to "banish" some of their work to platforms like HBO Max.

Speaking to the New York Times newspaper, Spielberg revealed: "The coronavirus pandemic has presented streaming platforms with an opportunity to increase their subscriptions to record-breaking levels and has also thrown some of my best filmmaker friends under the bus because their films simply didn't come to the cinema anymore. They got paid and in that case the movies were suddenly relegated to HBO Max." The Jaws filmmaker added, "I think the older audience was relieved that they didn't have to step on sticky popcorn. But I really think that for that same older audience, once they've gone back to the movies, the magic of being in a social situation with a bunch of strangers is also a pick-me-up." In 2020, Warner Bros. had announced that all releases for 2021 would be made available on the streaming platform in order to be able to "guarantee" as much market attractiveness as possible.

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Dune

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Overview

A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.

Released: Jun 22, 2007

Runtime: 104 minutes

Genre: Horror, Mystery

Stars: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Jasmine Jessica Anthony, Tony Shalhoub, Alexandra Silber

Crew: Avy Kaufman (Casting), Bob Weinstein (Executive Producer), Harvey Weinstein (Executive Producer), Stephen King (Writer), Stephen King (Short Story), Gabriel Yared (Original Music Composer)

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British actor Leslie Phillips (1924-2022) is dead. After a long illness, Phillips died at the age of 98, as reported by the "BBC", among others. His agent said the longtime actor passed away peacefully on November 7th.

"I've lost a wonderful husband and the public has lost a truly great showman," Phillips' spouse Zara Carr was quoted as saying by The Sun tabloid. People would have loved him. Wherever he went, he was virtually surrounded. Carr and the actor have been married since 2013.

He was the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter films
In his long career Phillips had appeared in countless film and series productions. He was already in front of the cameras in the 1930s and later became best known for the "Carry On" film series. Over the years, the Briton has appeared alongside numerous international stars, including Meryl Streep (73), Robert Redford (86) and Klaus Maria Brandauer (79) in "Beyond Africa".

He also played in "The Jackal" alongside Bruce Willis (67) and Richard Gere (73) and in "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" alongside Angelina Jolie (47). However, Philipps is probably best known to many younger students for his voice. In the "Harry Potter" films he lent it to the Sorting Hat.

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Rian Johnson wants to direct a third 'Knives Out' movie.

The 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' director is set to return to work to turn the films starring Daniel Craig as Detective Benoit Blanc into a trilogy. The second part, starring Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, Janelle Monae and Kathryn Hahn, recently opened in cinemas and will be available on Netflix on December 23rd.

The 48-year-old filmmaker told 'Total Film': "I had thought for a while that maybe I should do something else first [...] But the honest truth is that I enjoyed making this film so much and the creative challenge of developing a third film that's completely different from this one and the first - that's the most interesting creative challenge for me right now. Maybe I'll just jump in and see what we can think of."

Rian, who also directed the 2019 original starring Christopher Plummer, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson and LaKeith Stanfield, wants to make sure the films are "new and surprising," whole in the style of crime master Agatha Christie. "The moment we feel like we're repeating ourselves or just cranking a machine, we stop. Because to me, the whole concept of this series is like Agatha Christie did with her books - us always do something new and surprising," says the filmmaker.

With the Netflix film "Falling for Christmas", Lindsay Lohan (36) not only returns as an actress. She is also making her comeback as a singer. She has now announced on Instagram that she is behind the comedy's Christmas song, which will be available on the streaming service from November 10th. And that's not the first time Lohan has sung it...

The song is a new version of the Christmas classic "Jingle Bell Rock", which also features the voice of rapper Ali Tomineek (25). The actress also performed the song in her film "Girls Club - Caution biting!" (2004) alongside Rachel McAdams (43), Amanda Seyfried (36) and Lacey Chabert (40) for Best.

For the new "Jingle Bell Rock" edition, a video has also been edited from numerous scenes from the Netflix film. "It's such a refreshing, heartwarming, romantic comedy and I miss making movies like this," Lohan gushed about her new film in an interview with Netflix.

What is Falling for Christmas about?
Lindsay Lohan portrays rich, spoiled and newly engaged hotel heiress Sierra. In a skiing accident, she loses her memory and ends up in the care of the attractive and down-to-earth pension owner Jake (Chord Overstreet, 33). He takes care of her together with his precocious daughter Avy (Olivia Perez).

In addition to acting, Lohan has already realized numerous music projects. In 2004 and 2005 she released the studio albums "Speak" and "A Little More Personal (Raw)" and also recorded several singles. In the movie "Freaky Friday" (2003) with Jamie Lee Curtis (63), Lohan also sang himself.