‘The Brink of Dreams’ Directors Receive Variety MENA Talent of the Year Award
Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir, whose latest documentary “The Brink of Dreams” became the first Egyptian film to win the Golden Eye Award for best documentary at Cannes earlier this year, have received...
View ArticleHow the American French Film Festival Move to Fall Gives It Awards Season Energy
Los Angeles has long had a passionate love affair with French cinema, dating back more than 60 years ago when there were lines around the block to get into theaters showing the latest works from cinema...
View ArticleGavin Newsom to Seek to Bolster California Film Industry
Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to announce a proposal on Sunday to bolster the struggling TV and film industry in California, his office said in a statement. Newsom is due to appear at a studio lot in Los...
View ArticleSingapore Film Fest Reveals Full Lineup With 105-Title Slate, Spotlights...
The Singapore International Film Festival is marking its 35th edition with 105 films from 45 countries, with Asian titles comprising 80% of the program. Running Nov. 28-Dec. 8, the fest will host three...
View Article‘Juror No. 2’ Review: Clint Eastwood’s Modest Moral Drama Gets Us Thinking...
If you think jury duty’s a drag, consider how much worse sitting in judgment of others could be if, on the first day of the trial, you were to discover the defendant’s been accused of a terrible crime...
View ArticleLucca Comics and Games Set for Watershed Edition With Thousands of Fans...
Europe’s largest cosplay get together, Italy’s Lucca Comics and Games returns for its 58th edition over the Halloween weekend, with thousands of fans descending on the medival Tuscan town to celebrate...
View ArticleUma Thurman, Anthony Hopkins and Phoebe Dynevor to Star in Richard Eyre’s...
“Notes on a Scandal” and “Iris” director Richard Eyre has assembled a starry cast for his next feature, an evocative romance fictionalizing the inspiration behind Daphne Du Maurier’s “Rebecca.” “The...
View ArticleFrom ‘Chicago’ to ‘Wednesday,’ How Costume Designer Colleen Atwood Makes...
Oscar-winning actor Catherine Zeta-Jones recalls meeting “Chicago” costume designer Colleen Atwood in her workshop before the musical began filming. “It was this explosion of costume and dancing...
View ArticleAnna Kendrick Says ‘F— You’ to Director Who Dissed Her in Front of 100 Extras...
Anna Kendrick was asked during an interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast to name the worst note she ever got from a director while filming, and she answered by calling out one filmmaker for...
View Article‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Star James Howard Cast in Suspense...
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” star James Howard has been cast in upcoming suspense film “Albert.” Howard, who played Draco Malfoy in the West End production of the show, will star as The Rector...
View Article‘Fox Chase Boy’ Documentary Defies Child Sex Abuse Code of Silence: ‘Silence...
When Gerad Argeros took to the stage naked on his first tour of what would become the film “Fox Chase Boy,” it’s fair to say even tough Philly audiences weren’t quite prepared. “This is about my body,”...
View ArticleClive Owen to Lead Stefan Ruzowitzky’s Historical Thriller ‘Kristallnacht’...
Oscar nominee Clive Owen (“Children of Men,” “Closer”) is set to play a police office in Germany on the brink of WWII in historical thriller “Kristallnacht.” The feature — being launched at the...
View Article‘Skinamarink’ Director Kyle Edward Ball Teams With A24 for Next Horror Film...
Kyle Edward Ball, the writer and director behind 2023’s micro-budget horror hit “Skinamarink,” has teamed up with A24 for his next film, “The Land of Nod.” Plot details are being kept under wraps, but...
View ArticleFormer BFI Chair and Warner Bros. U.K. Boss Josh Berger Joins Advisory Board...
Josh Berger, the respected exec who was previously the head of Warner Bros. UK and served as BFI Chair, has been named on the inaugural advisory board for Project Brazen, the fast-rising “global...
View ArticleVivendi Board Approves Split as Former Paramount CEO Bob Bakish Named on New...
Vivendi’s plan to split into three separate businesses has moved a step closer to realisation, with the supervisory board now having given the move its approval. Led by chairman Yannick Bolloré and CEO...
View Article‘Ellie and the Christmas Creep’ Animated Feature Heads to Market With All...
Paris- Hong Kong- and Los Angeles-based film sales company All Rights Entertainment has picked up worldwide distribution duties on “Ellie and the Christmas Creep,” a 3D animated comedy adventure. The...
View ArticleMatt Dillon to Be Feted at Thessaloniki Film Festival as Star Presents ‘Being...
Matt Dillon will be feted at the 65th edition of Greece’s Thessaloniki Film Festival, where he will present his recent film “Being Maria,” in which he plays Marlon Brando. Dillon will receive the...
View Article‘Queer’ Trailer: Daniel Craig Seduces Drew Starkey in Luca Guadagnino’s Sexy...
The trailer for “Queer,” starring Daniel Craig and “Outer Banks” breakout Drew Starkey, has been released by A24. Helmed by “Challengers” and “Call Me By Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino from a...
View Article‘All We Imagine as Light’ Director Payal Kapadia Looks Beyond India’s Oscar...
Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia remains gracious about her film “All You Imagine as Light” not being selected as India’s Oscar submission, despite strong buzz around the title. “All We Imagine as Light”...
View ArticleTed Evans Sets All-Deaf Lead Cast for Thriller ‘Retreat,’ XYZ Launching at...
Production is now underway on writer/director Ted Evans’ debut thriller “Retreat,” starring Anne Zander, James Boyle and Sophie Stone, with Ace Mahbaz and Anna Seymore rounding out the cast. The film,...
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