Michelle Obama, Regina King, Dwyane Wade and Ricky Martin Set for CAA Amplify...
CAA’s seventh annual Amplify summit, a day dedicated to convening artists, brands and leaders of color, has set its lineup of speakers and attendees, led by none other than the former First Lady of the...
View ArticleDDA Hires Two Executives, Launches New York Office
DDA has hired two new executives as it launches a new office in New York. The marketing and communications agency already operates out of dual London and Los Angeles headquarters. Dan Salerno has been...
View ArticleFrancis Ford Coppola Briefly Addresses Allegations of Improper Behavior on...
Francis Ford Coppola hit the Cannes Film Festival last month to triumphantly celebrate the completion of his epic film “Megalopolis,” which he has been working on for nearly 40 years. The celebrations...
View Article‘I Used to Be Funny’ Review: A Complex Canadian Seriocomedy in Which Laughter...
For many viewers, the scenes hardest to take in viral streaming cringefest “Baby Reindeer” weren’t the ones of overt stalking or abuse, but those depicting the DOA stand-up comedy of Richard Gadd’s...
View ArticleNew ‘Wallace & Gromit’ Netflix Film Reveals Christmas Premiere, Title and...
Feathers McGraw is back! The dastardly penguin supervillain is following in the stop-motion footsteps of fellow animation antagonist Mrs. Tweedy and making a grand return to screens, this time in the...
View ArticleVariety’s Indigenous Storytellers Breakfast Highlights Authentic Narratives,...
Variety hosted its inaugural Indigenous Storytelling in Entertainment Breakfast on June 5 in Los Angeles. The event included insightful conversations with Indigenous and Native creators, talent, and...
View Article‘Mars,’ A Dark Comedy From Cult Sketch Group Whitest Kids U’Know, Honors...
There are endless challenges to getting an indie feature-length animated film made: Lack of money, not enough time, fruitless rewrites, a vision that can’t get across the finish line. When asked what...
View ArticleHollywood Publicist Fuels Controversy by Telling Staffers to Refrain From...
A prominent Hollywood marketing and branding guru has raised eyebrows by telling staffers that they should refrain from working with anyone who is “posting against Israel.” Ashlee Margolis, founder of...
View ArticleCatalonia’s Adult Animation Scene Prospers as Artists Push to Tell Mature...
Global animation has seen a significant uptick in the production and dissemination of titles produced for mature audiences. Catalonia is no exception, and the Spanish community’s adult animation...
View ArticleCatalan Titles Set to Impress at Annecy 2024
Catalan animation is in a fantastic place and at this year’s Annecy Festival, the region will demonstrate its vitality to the whole world with an impressive lineup of films and projects selected in...
View ArticleSandbox Films to Theatrically Release Penny Lane’s ‘Confessions of a Good...
Sandbox Films is releasing Penny Lane’s “Confessions of a Good Samaritan” in select theaters beginning June 28. The docu, which premiered at the South By Southwest film festival in 2023, focuses on...
View ArticleHow Catalonia Became One of Europe’s Fastest Growing Animation Hubs
Catalonia’s animation scene is flourishing thanks to a motivated and well-trained base of artists, generous government backing and early involvement from public broadcasters. One need look no further...
View ArticleIndian Animation Set for Annecy Splash
Indian animation will be in the spotlight across the 2024 Annecy Animation Festival. For the first time, Indian animation will feature at Namaste MIFA, a pitch event at MIFA (Marché International du...
View Article‘Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie,’ Starring Hugh Jackman, Gets...
Amazon MGM Studios’ “Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie” has wrapped principal photography and landed a worldwide theatrical release date of Feb. 20, 2026. The live-action comedy stars Hugh...
View ArticleHow ‘Bad Actor’ Documentary Unpacked a Notorious Hollywood Ponzi Scheme While...
SPOILER WARNING: This story contains plot details from “Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme,” which premiered Thursday at Tribeca Festival. Just how easy is it to get duped? It’s the central question...
View ArticleGersh Signs Producers Alice Dawson and Russell Allen (EXCLUSIVE)
Gersh has signed producers Alice Dawson and Russell Allen for representation. Alice Dawson is currently preparing for production as executive producer on Luca Guadagnino’s thriller “After the Hunt.”...
View ArticleVertical Acquires Conor Soucy’s Horror Film ‘Dead Whisper’ and Sets Release...
Vertical has acquired Conor Soucy’s directorial debut “Dead Whisper” and will debut it in select theaters on July 5, and on AppleTV and Prime Video, beginning July 9. The horror/thriller film “Dead...
View ArticleAlex Gibney and Sebastian Junger Weigh in on Doc World Controversy About...
The ethics of documentary filmmaking is not a new topic of debate, but after last month’s Washington Post article about an Afghan man allegedly murdered by the Taliban as a consequence of his...
View ArticleAmitabh Bachchan Plays God Cameo in Sequel ‘Fakt Purusho Maate’: ‘His...
Indian cinema acting legend Amitabh Bachchan has shot a cameo in upcoming sequel “Fakt Purusho Maate.” The Gujarati-language film is a sequel to 2022 hit “Fakt Mahilao Maate,” where he had a leading...
View Article‘Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge’ Review: A Fashion Revolutionary...
“Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge” makes the case for artistic simplicity, for better or worse. The story of an iconic 20th-century fashionista, it takes the form of a traditional talking-head...
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