Hollywood Pounces On War Profiteers

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C. Thomas Howell stars in Jake Allyn's new rodeo drama, Ride, about the struggles of three generations of bull riders and their attempts to raise money for a young girl's cancer treatment. While Howell's character doesn't compete in any rodeos during Ride, just one look at his cowboy hat-wearing persona and withered look and you can tell he's been around the block in this biz as he watches his son (Allyn) try to make a name for himself in the same sport.

Fanning, 30, dedicated her IndieWire Honors speech to her mother, Joy, who "put her own dreams to the side so I could achieve mine."

FX's popular anthology series has always pulled audiences, but the showrunner scored big with Season 5. And he's happy to do more.

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Spoilers: Benedict's book storyline — fleshed out in Julia Quinn's "An Offer from a Gentleman" — will need some adjustments before the plot is a good fit for the Netflix drama.