Ahead of Black Friday, Barnes & Noble has teamed up with the Criterion Collection for a month-long up to 50% off fall sale — with all DVDs, Blu-rays and 4K Ultra HD discs marked down, sitewide, and it ends today. We rounded up the best deals on Criterion Collection releases,
The Hollywood Bowl stage has been dedicated to composer John Williams. The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced the naming of the venue’s iconic stage in honor of Williams. It is the first time in the Bowl’s 103-year history that the stage has been dedicated to an artist. In a
Carrie Ann Inaba has been criticized on “Dancing With the Stars” for almost 20 years, since the show premiered in 2006. Now, she knows how to deal with it. “It used to really affect me. I have been targeted with this kind of negativity since the show began, back when we had
The ‘Zootopia’ co-writer will pen the script based on the classic 3D image toy for a feature also produced by Sony Pictures and Escape Artists.
The 11th edition of the Cairo Film Connection, integrated within the Cairo Industry Days, has selected 15 projects – five feature films in post-production, and 10 projects in development, for its competition, including an intensive program of pitching sessions, from Nov. 15-20.
The action thriller, directed by Uwe Boll, is one of Hammer's first indie projects since being dropped by his agency over alleged sexual misconduct.
Newcomer Lauren Morais and Diane Morgan, best known on TV screens for her comedy creation Philomena Cunk, have joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as part of the upcoming Disney+ series “VisionQuest.” Described as the third part of a trilogy that includes “WandaVision” and
After a quarter century leading the American Film Market, the IFTA chief reflects on the highs, the headaches and what comes next for indie film.
Amazon is the latest of the big ad-supported streamers to lay claim to what it portrays as a growing audience — even though the numbers aren’t vetted by standard measurement services. The digital giant said Tuesday that its Prime Video streaming service now reaches more than
Upcoming VR game “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City” plans to focus on one part of the turtles’ lives that often gets overshadowed by the butt-kicking action in other “TMNT”-inspired games: time spent bonding with your brothers in your cozy lair in the sewers. In a new
“Buzzheart,” the latest feature from Dennis Iliadis, director of the Blumhouse-backed “Delirium” and Wes Craven remake “The Last House on the Left,” has closed North America (Dark Star Pictures) and Germany Austria, and Switzerland (Busch Media) before this year’s American Film
Bangkok-based horror distribution and production studio FearFolks is launching operations in India, the company revealed at the American Film Market (AFM). The third installment of Thailand’s hit horror franchise “Death Whisperer” will serve as the company’s inaugural release
The Golden Globe winner was part of Andy Warhol’s factory and also appeared in films like The Sting , The Way We Were , and JFK
The trio gathered with a host of industry experts to narrow down the list of contenders before the final vote is put to the British public.
The highly anticipated film, directed by Josh Safdie, will arrive in theaters on Christmas Day
A24 has released a new trailer for “Marty Supreme,” Josh Safdie’s sports dramedy starring Timothée Chalamet as table-tennis prodigy Marty Mauser. Set in the 1950s, “Marty Supreme” follows Marty Mauser as he chases his dream of becoming a table-tennis champion. The film is a
The Film Awards will take place on Jan. 3, with the festival running Jan. 2 to Jan. 13.
Eisenberg is verbally locked and loaded, ramping up the one-upmanship, tossing the direct-gaze insults, keeping each encounter wired with tension.
Sales agency The Playmaker has closed several distribution deals for the live-action children’s film “The Secret Floor,” following its festival run. The film will screen on Wednesday at AFM. The time-travel adventure has been picked up for distribution in the Baltics (Unlimited
“Shoot the People,” the documentary about the life and work of renowned photographer and activist Misan Harriman, has been acquired by Watermelon Pictures for worldwide distribution rights. From BAFTA-winning director Andy Mundy-Castle (“White Nanny, Black Child”), the film —
Michael B. Jordan will receive this year’s Icon Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards, taking place on Jan. 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The festival will run from Jan. 2-12, and will be presented by Kering and sponsored by Entertainment Tonight.
Christopher Jenkins has come on board to direct 3D CGI animated feature film “Dreamers – The Hunt for Shadowclaw,” following the international success of his previous feature “10 Lives.” Epsilon has sealed early distribution deals on “Dreamers – The Hunt for Shadowclaw,” which
Sally Kirkland, the effervescent blonde actress who was Oscar-nominated for the independent film “Anna” in 1987, has died. She was 84. Her representative, Michael Greene, confirmed to Variety that Kirkland died early Tuesday morning in Palm Springs, Calif. She was put on
One of the first actresses to appear nude in a legitimate stage play, she worked for Terrence McNally, Andy Warhol, Oliver Stone and Ron Howard.
Pope Leo is set to host a Hollywood gathering at the Vatican. The Chicago-born pontiff — who is also the first pope from the U.S. — will be holding a special audience at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Saturday morning to be attended by dozens of stars including Cate
Cairo Industry Days – the industry sidebar of the Cairo Intl. Film Festival – is returning with an enhanced co-production market, an ambitious slate of projects in the Cairo Film Connection, a wide range of workshops, and a new mentoring program – Cairo Pro-Meet. The festival
Few films at this year’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival will play with so many ideas, or are steeped with so many strands of modern culture, than “Emergency Exit,” the third fiction feature as a director of Lluís Miñarro, a producer of Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Palme d’Or
The duo joins Kal Penn, Booboo Stewart and Nicole Elizabeth Berger in the directorial debut for the Emmy-nominated producer Artisha Mann-Cooper.
Outgoing BBC director general Tim Davie, who resigned on Sunday amid a scandal over documentary program “Panorama’s” editing of Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 speech, addressed his staff at the broadcaster’s headquarters on Tuesday. According to BBC News, Davie acknowledged during a
Antonio Banderas will be honored with a lifetime achievement award by the Torino Film Festival in Turin, Italy, where the Oscar-nominated actor will present a special screening of Pedro Almodóvar’s semi-autobiographical 2019 drama “Pain and Glory.” Banderas will receive
An appellate court in South Korea has overturned the sexual misconduct conviction of O Yeong-su, an 81-year-old actor who starred in Netflix’s global phenomenon “Squid Game,” according to the Yonhap News Agency. The Suwon District Court on Tuesday acquitted O, reversing a lower
Ignas Miskinis on his creative vision for the coming-of-age movie, starring Dziugas Grinys and adapted from a Rimantas Kmita novel, MTV, "Mr. Vain," rugby, and why he didn't feel nostalgia for the '90s.
“They’re all full pathological liars — don’t believe anything they say,” she shared on social media
“Not even a full week removed from the best election night results they’ve had in years,” the host noted
On Nov. 11, 1994, Buena Vista unveiled the Tim Allen holiday starrer in theaters.
The 48th Colorado festival, presented by Denver Film, wrapped Sunday after hosting boldfaced names like Lucy Liu, Delroy Lindo, Gus Van Sant, Imogen Poots, Ben Foster, Niecy Nash-Betts and Zoey Deutch.
Disney’s “Predator: Badlands” ruled the U.K. and Ireland box office, opening to £2.3 million ($3.1 million), according to Comscore. The high-octane franchise entry easily outpaced Sony’s “The Choral,” which debuted at No. 2 with $1.2 million. Paramount’s “Regretting You” was in
He also starred in filmmaker Masaki Kobayashi's 'The Human Condition' trilogy.
On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart came after Democrats for voting to end the government shutdown without extending subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, which is the primary issue the Left has fought for throughout the 41-day stoppage. “They fucking caved
Tatsuya Nakadai, one of Japan’s most celebrated stage and screen actors who was a frequent collaborator of director Masaki Kobayashi and led Akira Kurosawa titles such as “Ran,” “Kagemusha” and “High and Low,” has died. He was 92. Nakadai’s death was reported Tuesday in Japan
Sony Group Corporation lifted its annual earnings forecast after posting double-digit profit growth for the July–September quarter, fueled by strong performances in its music and image sensor businesses that offset softness in gaming and consumer electronics. The Tokyo-based
Jeff Goldblum says he’s gone vegetarian after playing the Wizard of Oz in Jon M. Chu’s blockbuster sequel “Wicked: For Good.” During a recent interview on “This Morning,” Goldblum discussed how lucky he feels to play such an impactful role as the Wizard at age 73. He also added
Florence Pugh appeared on the latest episode of “The Louis Theroux Podcast” and spoke openly about her experience with intimacy coordinators on film sets. Intimacy coordinators have become an industry standard, although the job has proven divisive in Hollywood. Pugh described
Fresh lettering has gone up on the marquee at Antone’s nightclub in Austin: “Forever.” That may err on the side of slightly wishful thinking, but the club at least has a better head start on eternal life than most. The nationally celebrated mecca for blues and other roots music
Paul Gallagher, head of program for Glasgow Film, which runs the fest, reflected on the legacy of Robert Redford: “With his classic ‘All the President’s Men’ serving as a starting point, ‘Truth to Power’ focuses on filmmakers who have taken on daunting targets.”
Select filmmakers and artists from the 2025 lineup discuss how the two-week event captured LGBTQ people both outside and inside the margins of Hollywood and larger society.
With the release of “Predator: Badlands” in theaters in early November, expectations were exceeded with the movie taking in more than $80 million at the worldwide box office. “Predator” is more popular than ever, so it’s a good time to pick up the other films in the franchise
SZA and Los Angeles-based Italian restaurant Jon and Vinny‘s have teamed up to provide 1,400 free meals for people struggling without SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits. SZA’s own NOT Charity is behind the partnership. “Yall know how much I love Jon and
In their last outing as Glinda, Elphaba and Fiyero, respectively, the trio lead Jon M. Chu's 'Wicked' follow-up, set for a Nov. 21 theatrical release.
How does “Wednesday” top its Season 2 guest appearance of Lady Gaga? With Danny DeVito, says Catherine Zeta-Jones, who stars as Morticia on the Netflix series. Zeta-Jones’ husband, Michael Douglas, and DeVito have been friends for decades. “I don’t know how Danny DeVito hasn’t
