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Kentucky Fried Chicken on Tuesday will begin testing an overhauled sandwich featuring a bigger chicken filet and other modifications that could reignite last year’s Great Chicken Sandwich Wars with rivals Popeyes and Chick-fil-A. KFC, a unit of Yum! Brands Inc, will sell the new version of its chicken sandwich for 26 days — or until …

The Venice Film Festival will go ahead as planned this fall, the region’s governor confirmed on Sunday. Luca Zaia, governor of Veneto, said the world’s longest-running film festival, which was due to take place Sept. 2-12, is still on. The official’s confirmation comes days after the Venice Biennale, which oversees the film festival among a …

Pixar Animation Studios’ short animated film “Out” — which features the first gay lead character for the company — is melting hearts on the Disney+ channel. The 9-minute mini movie mixes fantasy, drama and comedy to tell the story of Greg, who is moving in with his boyfriend, Manuel. But there’s a catch: Greg isn’t …

Chick-fil-A is now the second-highest-grossing restaurant chain in the US — despite not being open on Sundays. Thanks to sales growth in 2019 of 13 percent to $11.3 billion, the chicken slinger leapfrogged over Taco Bell and Burger King to second place behind McDonald’s, according to Restaurant Business Magazine’s annual list of top 500 restaurants. …

Beanie Feldstein, who stars in the new flick “How To Build A Girl,” mastered the difficult Wolverhampton, West Midlands English accent by actually working in a gift shop in the town. “It’s not just a London accent, your typical posh accent or cockney accent … We knew the only way for me to get it …

Organizers of the New York Film Festival, one of the signature cultural events in the city hardest-hit by COVID-19, say they are still exploring a range of scenarios for the 58th edition this fall, including live events. Delivering some combination of in-person and digital experiences is still the goal, Film at Lincoln Center said, confirming …

As American movie fans have been turning to drive-ins as a way to see films while social distancing, Tribeca Film Festival co-founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal are launching a drive-in movie series this summer. Called “Tribeca Drive-In,” the Tribeca Enterprises series will kick off June 25 as a partnership with IMAX and AT&T …

Dozens of Sundance Film Festival attendees fell ill on the heels of the star-studded event — in what one expert says may have been early, undiagnosed coronavirus cases, according to a report. The festival-goers — including actors, writers and industry honchos — were struck by fever, cough and shortness of breath after packed theater screenings …

Tom Cruise is suiting up to be a space cadet, NASA has confirmed. A NASA official announced on Twitter that the “Mission: Impossible” actor wants to film a movie above the clouds — specifically, onboard the International Space Station. “NASA is excited to work with @TomCruise on a film aboard the @Space_Station!” writes NASA Administrator …

EXCLUSIVE: The challenges of restarting production on high-end TV and film drama in the UK amid the coronavirus pandemic have been laid bare in two separate documents circulating among industry creatives. A discussion document, drawn up by the assistant directors’ branch at union Bectu, as well as a risk assessment briefing from health and safety …