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Trump Calls for 100% Tariff on Foreign Movies, With Hollywood Seeking Answers

It’s not just hard goods like cars and smartphones. Tariffs could become a factor in the costs of making and watching movies.

Movies are a new focal point for the Trump administration’s campaign to impose tariffs across a wide range of industries, from tech to textiles and beyond.

In a Sunday night social media post, President Donald Trump said the US movie industry «is DYING a very fast death.» He wrote that he’s authorizing a 100% tariff «on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands.»

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick quoted the president and responded, «We’re on it.»

Trump’s latest tariff call to action raised a host of questions without much direction on where the answers might lie. What criteria define how a movie is produced overseas? Would the tariffs affect only future releases or would they also apply to films already in the market, like the the wildly successful A Minecraft Movie, which was mostly shot in New Zealand? US film studios often shoot overseas with the help of incentives from countries. The tariffs almost certainly would affect foreign-made films such as the Oscar-winning animated film Flow from Latvia.

From the Los Angeles set of a Toyota commercial, director and Tulsa King actor James Quattrochi told CNET that his phone began to blow up last night on the Trump news. «Everyone’s calling me and I go, ‘I’m not the White House, why are you asking me?'»

As pointed out by The Hollywood Reporter and others, it’s unclear how streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu would be affected, such as the potential impact on subscriber fees and the kinds of content that those services offer. And what about TV shows? Among the top hits on Netflix alone are Squid Game, from South Korea, and The Crown, from the UK.

Trump contended in his social media post that foreign tax incentives for movie production amount to «a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat,» which allows him to levy tariffs under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act. That claim would be open to legal challenge.

It’s also unclear if film tariffs would be considered legal in light of Section 1702 of the US Code, which explicitly prohibits a president from regulating imports and exports of films, publications and other media.

Filmmakers weigh in

The entertainment industry is grappling with what the tariff initiative, if implemented, could mean. In one estimate from The Wrap, an expert suggested it could cost Netflix $3 billion a year and cut 20% from its earnings.

Meanwhile, some independent filmmakers and workers noted that their industries have struggled to keep film productions in the US and that tariffs might spur reconsideration of film towns such as Los Angeles, Austin and Atlanta.

Quattrochi, who is in three film-related unions, said it’s been difficult to push for incentives in California and to keep costs down.

«It’s just so expensive. And we’re fighting. … The UK, Ireland, Canada and other countries are really getting a lot of work,» he said. If tariffs against foreign film production do happen, he said, it could be enough to keep work in places like Hollywood. «People are complaining that there’s no work because everything’s leaving the country.»

Talk of a foreign movie tariff, he said, could raise awareness of the film industry’s struggle to keep it local. «Hopefully this open’s everybody’s eyes that the entertainment capital of the world, Los Angeles, is no longer. We need to do something.»

Filmmaker David Wortham Brooks owns a production company that Disney bought in 2019 and sold back to him in 2023. He said he’s still weighing the implications the potential tariffs will have on foreign films and licensing.

Brooks has worked on films in Morocco, Bangladesh and England, but has been based in Los Angeles primarily. As far as keeping shooting in the US, he says he favors Trump’s idea.

«Anything that could bring production back to LA, I’m all for it,» Brooks said. «The proposition of bringing it back to the states, particularly back to Hollywood, is very appealing to me. It has been slow; everything that can be done to mobilize the workforce, it is welcome in my book.»

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, May 11

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for May 11.

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

3-Down on today’s NYT Mini Crossword stuck out as odd to me. «Either way you look at it?» Ahhh, now I get it: The word is spelled the same forwards and backwards. It’s a palindrome. Not sure if that will help you solve it, but there you are. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times’ games collection. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Piece of bacon
Answer: STRIP

6A clue: Renter’s contract
Answer: LEASE

7A clue: Country whose national bird is the peacock
Answer: INDIA

8A clue: Layers of paint
Answer: COATS

9A clue: Make a mistake
Answer: ERR

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Piece of toast
Answer: SLICE

2D clue: Kind of saxophone played by Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane
Answer: TENOR

3D clue: Weather forecast tool, either way you look at it
Answer: RADAR

4D clue: «___ just me …?»
Answer: ISIT

5D clue: Pod group
Answer: PEAS

How to play more Mini Crosswords

The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day’s Mini Crossword for free, but you’ll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for May 11, #230

Hints and answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, No. 230, for May 11.

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

I recognized a distinctive three-word title in today’s Connections: Sports Edition, and was off to the races, so to speak. You might find that same phrase, which will help you solve the blue group. Read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Just part of your competition.

Green group hint: Go, team!

Blue group hint: Streaming movies.

Purple group hint: Smash it!

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Portion of a race.

Green group: Cheer.

Blue group: Netflix sports documentaries.

Purple group: ____ hitter.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is portion of a race. The four answers are lap, leg, segment and stage.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is cheer. The four answers are applaud, clap, root and salute.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is Netflix sports documentaries. The four answers are Cheer, Drive to Survive, Quarterback and Drive to Survive.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ hitter. The four answers are cleanup, designated, power and slap.

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Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for May 11, #1422

Here are hints and the answer for today’s Wordle No. 1,422 for May 11.

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

I have a feeling today’s Wordle puzzle could be tricky. The solution isn’t a word that would immediately come to mind, unless you’re a woodworker.

If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.