TEST First Take 8/19/26

TEST First Take 8/19/26

Plus: LA is set for a movie palace renaissance, Keke Palmer jumps into microseries and more

Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro and FCC Chairman Brendan Caree (Christopher Smith for TheWrap)

1. Disney Takes on Trump: Can ABC Win Its First Amendment Suit Against the FCC? | Analysis

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2. Cinerama Dome Is Just the Start: LA Is Living a Movie Palace Renaissance

3. Cinemark Endorses Paramount-Warner Merger, Cinema United Calls for Settlement as Theater Execs Change Course

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4. Reel to Real: Warner Bros.’ Box Office Cold Streak Continues

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5. Stephen Colbert's Director Breaks Down 'Nonstop Craziness' of 'Late Show' Series Finale

6. How Keke Palmer Is Using Microdramas to Realize Her Lady Miss Jacqueline Variety Show Dreams | Exclusive

California state Capitol, Sacramento

7. Hollywood Unions Race to Protect California's Film Incentive From New Tax Credit Cap

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A24 Cannes Favorite ‘Club Kid’ Gets Tender First Trailer

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David Krumholtz Says He’s Taking an ‘Indefinite Break’ From Acting

Sean Baker Oscars

Sean Baker, Rita Wilson, Pam Abdy to Head Academy Committees

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