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But the announcement also included that the theater chains will continue to enforce the COVID-19 safety measures already in place, such as reduced capacity and social distancing, and sanitization practices. “Consistent with the latest CDC guidance and following consultation with public health experts, AMC Theatres guests who are fully vaccinated are no longer required to wear face coverings at AMC locations, unless it is mandated by state or local ordinances,” an AMC representative said in a statement....

Season 2 feels like a course correction with a desire to embrace the “autonomy” Weisman found interesting about women and aerobics in the 1980s. Sheila is working to tailor herself into a lifestyle brand, but everyone else in her orbit is working on themselves, too. Rose Byrne was good before, but with stronger writing and a more confident character arc, she is utterly amazing in Season 2. Much of this is shunted to the latter half of the season, once Sheila enters a downward spiral that sees her seeking out fitness instructor Vinnie Green (Murray Bartlett) while contemplating recovery....

Clarkson will take the “Ellen” slot this fall (and on June 6 in the Chicago, Dallas, Hartford, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, and San Diego markets, IndieWire has learned). Her show, like “Ellen” and “Maury,” averages a 0.4 rating among women 25-54 this season, the key demo for ad sales on syndicated daytime talk shows. “Wendy Williams,” which was guest-hosted this season by a stable of fill-ins including Sherri Shepherd (who gets her own show this fall), also averaged a 0....

Despite a shaggy year that often made for uncertain times, the WGA has pulled together a strong set of nominees who are all looking to the awards to spark some buzz in the weeks and months to come. The WGA saw several freshman shows double-dipping, nominated for both Comedy Series and New Series — specifically, Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” and Hulu’s “The Great.” Rounding out the Comedy category are veteran series “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO) as well as two shows in just their second season with “Pen15” (Hulu) and “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX Networks)....

When we first enter the U, a virtual world with several billion users, it is a dazzling metropolis filled with skyscrapers that extends to the horizon. The story follows Suzu, a shy high schooler who assumes a new persona inside the U and becomes a global pop sensation named Belle, and then goes on a journey to save a mysterious beast from a mob of vigilantes. This is Hosoda fully realizing a vision that started all the way back with his directorial debut, the 2000 short “Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!...

Where to Watch ‘The Hour’: After originally premiering on the BBC in the UK, both seasons are available now via Acorn and Tubi. A decade ago, Ben Whishaw was in a different kind of spy tale, one set against the backdrop of an escalating Cold War. On the BBC series “The Hour,” he played Freddie Lyon, a reporter/presenter aspiring to revamp the nature of TV news. It’s late 1956 and Freddie’s best friend Bel Rowley (Romola Garai) has just launched a new weekly show (also called “The Hour”) dedicated to issues both domestic and international....

This year’s Berlinale competition jury was made up of six former winners of the festival’s top prize, the Golden Bear: “There is No Evil” director Mohammad Rasoulof, “Synonyms” filmmaker Nadav Lapid, “Touch Me Not” helmer Adina Pintilie, “On Body and Soul” director Ildiko Enyedi, “Fire at Sea” filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi, and “Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams” director Jasmila Zbanic. The Silver Bear for Best Director was awarded to Dénes Nagy for the Hungarian World War II drama “Natural Light....