Portuguese auteur Pedro Costa will host this year’s Creators Lab, organized and operated in Mexico by Playlab Films. The 2024 edition of the Lab will be held in Mexico, with a record 50 emerging filmmakers in attendance. Pedro Costa Lab: Mexico will run from Sept. 23 to Oct. 3
When Katori Hall’s Starz drama, “P-Valley,” debuted in 2020, it showcased a world that had never been spotlighted on television. “P-Valley” follows the erotic dancers of the gritty but beloved strip club The Pynk, run by Uncle Clifford (Nicco Annan), the club’s
Filmmaker and philanthropist Abigail Disney called on President Biden to exit the 2024 presidential race — and said she’s not going to not donate to Democrats unless he bows out. Disney, granddaughter of Roy O. Disney, who is the co-founder of the Walt Disney Co. and Walt’s
Nicole Holofcener makes films that are about the high drama and inherent comedy in everyday life. The writer-director has long turned what could be seen as a plot point in a larger story — a best friend moving in with a fiancé (Walking and Talking) or a husband lying about
A newly-restored version of Nicolas Winding Refn’s 1996 Danish cult classic Pusher will be featured at this year’s Venice Film Festival in the Venice Classics Competition Restored Films section. The Danish crime drama, which featured a break-out performance by a young Mads
Daniel Brühl went to “Eden” and survived to tell the tale. “I can’t compare it to any of my films. I’ve never done anything like it,” he says, teasing Ron Howard’s upcoming thriller. “Two days ago, I was doing the dubbing and saw Jude Law giving me a hard time on screen. We are
France’s Oscar committee, which selects the country’s submission for the best international film category, has introduced key changes affecting the size of the group and term length of its members. In an announcement on Friday, the CNC — France’s National Film Board — revealed
The U.K.’s entertainment industry has responded to Labour’s landslide victory in the country’s general election, which ends 14 years of Conservative rule with Keir Starmer set to become prime minister. With Labour’s win widely anticipated thanks to the plummeting public support
“After years away Kaloyan returns to his native Bulgaria in order to sell his late father’s flat. What at first seems like a routine task devoid of emotion gradually develops into a journey to the depths of his being, where he is confronted with distant traumas, yet he also
India’s Yash Raj Films (YRF) has unveiled the title for its first female-fronted installment in the studio’s successful spy universe franchise. Titled “Alpha,” the film stars Alia Bhatt and Sharvari as super agents. “This is a clear take by YRF to highlight a societal
Indian indie producer Shiladitya Bora is set to begin production on “Bayaan,” a new drama featuring Huma Qureshi (“Gangs of Wasseypur,” “Leila”) and Chandrachur Singh (“Maachis,” “Josh”). The film, by writer-director Bikas Mishra (“Chauranga”), is slated to start shooting this
The Labour Party has secured a decisive landslide victory in the U.K.’s general election, marking a shift in the country’s political dynamics after 14 years of Conservative rule. With only a few votes left to be counted on Friday morning, Labour, led by Keir Starmer, has won
Argentine rapper and singer Tiago PZK has dropped his star-studded sophomore album, “Gotti A.” The 14-song collection boasts features from fellow Argentine music stars like Nicki Nicole, Duki and Trueno, along with Manuel Turizo and Justin Quiles. Executively produced by Tiago
After filming in his native Compton and performing the song six back-to-back times at his “The Pop Out” concert last month, Kendrick Lamar has released the long-awaited video for “Not Like Us,” the biggest hit from the beef between him and Drake. The clip, directed by Dave Free
The last time Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa made a documentary about contemporary events in his homeland was back in 2014: “Maidan,” a rigorously observational chronicle of the Euromaidan uprising in Kyiv, was both immediate and calmly detached. Eschewing overt narrative
For years, the Golden Melody Awards (GMAs) have spotlighted Taiwanese Indigenous music. At this year’s event, Makav, a member of Taiwan’s indigenous Bunun tribe, clinched the coveted Best New Artist title. “I am truly grateful! I hope to encourage fellow 20-year-old creators to
Taiwanese-South Korean singer Shi Shi Sun achieved a career milestone by winning Best Female Mandarin Singer at the 35th Golden Melody Awards (GMAs) for her 2023 album “Boomerang.” This year’s win marks her third Golden Melody Award, following her previous victories: Best
MC HotDog, a dominant figure in Asia’s hip-hop scene, recently clinched accolades at the 35th Golden Melody Awards, where he was named as Best Mandarin Male Singer and Best Lyricist. His earlier GMA success came 17 years earlier at the 18th Golden Melody Awards with “Wake Up,”
Penn Badgley and Brittany Snow may not be returning for the John Tucker Must Die sequel, which is reportedly in the works. During an episode of the You star‘s podcast, Podcrushed, the former co-stars revealed they haven’t been approached about reprising their roles for the
In movies, small towns and big miracles go well together. Everybody knows each other there, news travels fast and city slickers — with their cynicism and logic and skepticism — rarely intrude. So it is with “Chronicles of a Wandering Saint,” a winsome comedy-drama about the
Despicable Me 4 introduces a new bundle of joy to the popular animated franchise, along with some long-planned Minions shenanigans that have finally come to fruition. The fourth installment in Universal’s movie series that hails from Illumination Entertainment opened in
The family matriarch became emotional while delivering the news of her upcoming surgery to her family
The Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Show is back with a bang this year, featuring a star-studded lineup of performances to take place as the sky lights up. The 47th annual event returns this year with a 25-minute showcase, kicking off at 9:25 p.m. on Thursday, July 4. According
This week, “MaXXXine” rounds out the “X” trilogy, introducing a new mystery killer to the horror film franchise. In the final film, aspiring movie star Maxine Minx (Mia Goth) runs around Hollywood after surviving a massacre six years prior in the first film, 2022’s “X.” She’s
Noaz Deshe, whose “Xoftex” had its world premiere this week in competition at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, is in post-production with his next project. Deshe tells Variety the new film is a documentary set in Ukraine, which is a collaboration with Russian dissident Pyotr
Our striking introduction to Kaloyan (Ognyan Pavlov) in Pavel G. Vesnakov’s potent and profound “Windless” is as an out-of-focus blur, smoking a cigarette in the foreground. Beyond him, trucks trundle down a highway, and bare trees throw their branches to the sky, while birds
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Episode 6 of “The Boys” Season 4, currently streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video. This week on “The Boys”: Homelander (Antony Starr), Sage (Susan Heyward) and VP-elect Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) rally some Federalist Society
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Episode 6 of “The Boys” Season 4, currently streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video. Welp! If you were among “The Boys” fans who guessed that CIA agent Joe Kessler (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) was a figment of Butcher’s (Karl Urban)
There’s no lack of fun elements to any Fourth of July celebration: a delicious family barbecue, fireworks, warm nights that mark what feels like the first true day of summer. But the unbeatable deals that come out of the summer holiday might be the most exciting aspect of all.
The actor guest starred on Season Three of the hit FX/Hulu show
Gru and his gang of minions are setting off box office fireworks this Independence Day. “Despicable Me 4,” the latest entry in Universal and Illumination’s wildly successful animated franchise, opened to $27 million on Wednesday. The sequel brings back Steve Carell as Gru, a
Actor James Krishna Floyd makes his directorial debut with “Unicorns,” a film that delves deep into the complexities of identity within the U.K.’s South Asian LGBTQ+ community. From a script written by Floyd, “Unicorns” follows Aysha/Ashiq, a queer South Asian club performer
In the title track of “The Great American Bar Scene,” the 19-track album Zach Bryan is putting out for the 4th of July, the singer-songwriter name-checks a Bruce Springsteen song, “State Trooper,” ordering that someone put it on the jukebox. He also puts in a request for “Hey
An Essex man has been found guilty of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder former “This Morning” presenter Holly Willoughby. According to the BBC, Chelmsford Crown Court ruled that 37-year-old security guard Gavin Plumb planned to carry out “highly sexualized violence” against
Leading Korean actor Son Ye-jin received a huge roar of applause as she greeted fans and rounded off the Thursday red-carpet ceremony at the opening of Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan). The star of “A Moment to Remember” and “April Snow,” Son is the subject
