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NFL Player Claims Adoptive Parents Made Millions Off His Back From Blockbuster 'The Blind Side' Former American Football player Michael Oher claims that the feel-good story behind the film 'The Blind Side' is a lie. He filed a lawsuit against his adoptive parents, who he said were only his administrators.

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Veerle Baetens, her daughter Billie and Gorik van Oudheusden (aka Zwangere Guy) play the leading roles in debut film 'Come Back' by Jan and Raf Roosens. The shooting of the debut film 'Come Back' by Jan and Raf Roosens has started. Veerle Baetens, her daughter Billie and Gorik van Oudheusden (aka Zwangere Guy) play the leading roles. The film will be released in Belgian cinemas in 2024.

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QUITTER LA NUIT by Delphine Girard with Veerle Baetens opens the 38th edition of the FIFF Namur The long-awaited feature debut by director Delphine Girard, QUITTER LA NUIT, opens the 38th International Festival of French-language Film of Namur. The film is inspired by her award-winning short film Une sœur and again stars Veerle Baetens.

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The composers of 'Baldur's Gate III', 'The Last of Us', 'Star Wars Jedi' and 'Assassin's Creed Valhalla' are coming to Film Fest Gent The composers of popular video games such as 'Baldur's Gate III', 'The Last of Us', 'Star Wars Jedi' and 'Assassin's Creed Valhalla' will be present at the game music concert PRESS PLAY: Music in Games.

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Hollywood studios make striking scriptwriters new offers Hollywood studios have made striking scriptwriters a new offer with agreements about salary and artificial intelligence. The studios now agree that humans should be in the credits and the credits shouldn't go to AI. The writers asked for a 6 percent pay rise.

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'Here' by Bas Devos selected for Official Competition Film Fest Ghent The film 'Here' by director Bas Devos has been selected for the Official Competition of Film Fest Gent. Bas Devos is a Belgian director known for his films such as 'Violet' and 'Ghost Tropic'.

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Gert Verhulst and Danny Verbiest in 'Bassie & Adriaan' documentary The iconic Dutch duo Bassie & Adriaan will have their own documentary called 'A Treasure of Memories'. The documentary will include Gert Verhulst and Danny Verbiest, as well as other celebrities.

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'Harry Potter' and 'Star Wars' actor Warwick Davis is coming to Brussels soon Warwick Davis, known from the 'Harry Potter' films, among others, will be one of the main guests at Heroes Comic Con Brussels.

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"Finally I can shout it out", Andy Peelman plays pirate in new Sinterklaas film Andy Peelman (39) has announced that he will appear in the new Sinterklaas film 'Sint Ahoy'. He will play the role of the villain Captain Kibbeling. The film has a mainly Dutch cast and is set in Curaçao. This is not the first time Andy has teamed up with Sinterklaas.

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Creative Partnership Lab: call to young filmmakers The Creative Partnership Lab calls on young filmmakers to participate in the WSA Film Music Days of Film Fest Gent. Selected candidates will have access to masterclasses, panels and concerts to get acquainted with the domain of film and film music.

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Filming of feature debut JONGE HARTEN by Anthony Schatteman has started. The shooting of the feature film JONGE HARTEN, the debut by director Anthony Schatteman, has started. The film tells the story of Elias, who falls in love with his new boy next door for the first time. The leading roles are played by Lou Goossens and Marius De Saeger.

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New film by Fien Troch selected for Venice Film Festival: 'I could only dream of this' Fien Troch's film "Holly" will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The film tells the story of fifteen-year-old Holly, who seems to have predicted a school fire and is therefore being watched. The Belgian release is scheduled for November 22.

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