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Meet the 26-Year-Old Saving L.A. Cinemas; Why George Clooney Should Not Buy Warner Bros; Zendaya and Tom Holland's Next Moves

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Special guest Ben Steinberg joins this week to explain how his startup "Save Your Cinema" grew from an online petition to the movement that reopened the Arclight (24:12). But first, Anne and Ryan discuss the news about town, from the wild suggestion that George Clooney should buy Warner Bros, to the drama behind Nikki Finke's posthumous Hollywood tell-all. They also break down the recently announced lineups of the Toronto and New York Film Festivals. Read more about the re-opening of the Arclight - https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/cinerama-dome-reopen-sony-pictures-alamo-drafthouse-1235206585/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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