NewFilmmakers Los Angeles alongside Warner Bros. Discover announced their NewNarratives award winners for 2024. The program was started in 2021 with the goal of sporting independent filmmakers throughout a wide range of projects at any stage of production including short,
Natalie Erika James’ “Apartment 7A” is at once a prequel to “Rosemary’s Baby” — the book by Ira Levin and the film by Roman Polanski — and the latest entry in Hollywood’s new wave of pregnancy horror, born in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s 2022 repealing. Other examples from this
A dramatic, true-crime rendition of the 1989 Menendez brothers trial that perturbed the nation is arriving on Netflix from producer Ryan Murphy as part of his “Monster” anthology series. Last year, Season 1 of the show, which starred Evan Peters as serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer,
“The Chosen” creator Dallas Jenkins has launched 5&2 Studios and has unveiled a slate of projects in the works — including an animated series, an unscripted show with Bear Grylls and a multi-season take on the story of Moses. According to 5&2 Studios’ mission statement, the
Despite Max hiking prices for its ad-free plans in July, the streamer is now offering a 7-day free trial through Prime Video. In order to access the free trial, you’ll have to sign up for an Amazon Prime account (which also offers a 30-day free trial). If you already have a
The Max “Pretty Little Liars” series has been canceled after two seasons, Variety has confirmed. The series originally debuted on the streamer in 2022, with the first season subtitled “Original Sin.” The second season, subtitled “Summer School,” aired between May and June 2024.
The Transformers franchise has been, well, transformed many times over the years into various properties from a toy line into a comic book series, multiple animated series and a slew of live-action blockbusters. It’s now taken shape as the CG animated feature film Transformers
Spanish national treasure Javier Bardem became emotional Friday night as he gushed over his wife, Penélope Cruz, while accepting his Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 San Sebastian Film Festival. Bardem, who has had starring roles in Dune: Part Two, No Country for
Podcasting can be a “liberating” medium to work in for creatives with a sense of adventure and a willingness to lay themselves on the line in the service of good conversation. That was the message shared Thursday night by Dax Shepard and Monica Padman, hosts of the Wondery
Amazon is bringing back Prime Day for fall.. ish. Amazon Prime Big Deal Days returns October 8-9, with the awkwardly-named shopping event promising two days of deals and discounts ahead of the holidays. Better known as “Fall Prime Day” or “Prime Day Part Two,” the 48-hour event
The long-awaited Gladiator sequel isn't even out, but the octogenarian filmmaker says he's got idea for a new film based partly on The Godfather II
For at least one generation of “Transformers” fans, the death of Optimus Prime in the 1986 animated feature “The Transformers: The Movie” was a formative moviegoing experience, if not a fully traumatic one. The backlash to Hasbro’s decision to kill off the Autobot leader to
It’s been 16 years since Christine Jeffs’ last feature, the seriocomic Amerindie sleeper “Sunshine Cleaning,” with Amy Adams and Emily Blunt. Her new feature “A Mistake” hews back to her 2001 debut, “Rain,” in that it is set in her native New Zealand and adapts its script from
When it comes to the 236 episodes of “Friends,” many of the couples have dedicated fanbases. Some strongly believe that Ross (David Schwimmer) and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) were the best pair from the start, while others insist that best-friends-turned-soulmates Chandler
Beginning Sept. 20, I Saw the TV Glow, starring Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine, is available to stream on Max. The psychological horror drama is also available to rent and purchase from $5.99 on Apple TV and Prime Video. At a Glance: How to Watch I Saw the TV Glow
Like Woody at the end of Toy Story 4, filmmaker Josh Cooley was striking out on a new adventure. It was March 2020, and the filmmaker had won an Oscar for Toy Story a month earlier. Despite the accolades, he made the consequential decision to leave Pixar, the company where he
It took Ridley Scott 20 years to return to the Roman Colosseum with Gladiator II, but he is already plotting his third trip to ancient Rome. “I’d rather get on into Gladiator III,” Scott told The Hollywood Reporter Thursday when asked about a different potential next project
When longtime friends Will Ferrell and Harper Steele — a former head writer at Saturday Night Live who came out as a trans woman in 2021 — decided to film their cross-country road trip documentary Will & Harper, it came after several months of discussing whether to open up
David Korins, the scenic designer behind “Hamilton,” “Beetlejuice” and “Dear Evan Hansen,” is headed to Tucson, Ariz., with a new exhibition titled “Stages of Imagination: The Iconic Broadway Designs of David Korins.” The exhibition, which opens this weekend at the Mini Time
Starring Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor, the Lucas Guadagnino debuted at No. 1 at the domestic box office — here's how to watch it online.
“Terrifier 3” has not yet arrived in theaters, but already its writer and director Damien Leone confirmed that he will make “Terrifier 4.” The third installment of the slasher franchise premiered Thursday at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. During a Q&A, Leone affirmed, “Yes
Ridley Scott is reviving his “Gladiator” franchise after 24 years with the upcoming “Gladiator II,” and it sounds like that may be the end of the road for his epic story. Speaking to France’s Premiere magazine, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker confirmed he’s already developing the
The stars are descending on Tuscany. Ethan Hawke, Paul Schrader, Matthew Modine and Swedish auteur Ruben Östlund will walk the red carpet at the Lucca Film Festival, the annual event held in the picturesque Tuscan town, home to old-fashioned merchants, tailors, jewelers and
UTA has signed Blackmagic Design, the digital film tech company behind video editing products, digital film cameras, color correctors and more for broad representation. Founded by top post production editors and engineers, Blackmagic Design has offices in the USA, UK, Japan,
Keke Palmer and SZA will soon be sharing the screen again. Sony Pictures announced Friday that the untitled R-rated comedy movie starring the pair will hit theaters Jan. 24, 2025. Lawrence Lamont is directing the TriStar Pictures film from a script by Syreeta Singleton. Plot
Kenny Leon, the creative force behind a new revival of “Our Town” on Broadway this fall, wasn’t always a fan of Thornton Wilder’s 1938 play. ”There was no diversity in the town,” the Tony-winning director recalls thinking after seeing a student production in high school. “I
At times, the three-part harmonic convergence of Brandi Carlile with longtime bandmates Phil and Tim Hanseroth has felt so much like blood harmony that you could fool yourself into thinking you’re hearing triplets. Of course, it’s been a case of identical twins +1, but now fans
Keke Palmer and SZA’s highly-anticipated team-up movie is coming to theaters next January. The TriStar Pictures movie — produced by Issa Rae’s Hoorae, written by Syreeta Singleton and directed by Lawrence Lamont — will get a theatrical release on Jan. 24, 2025. The title for
We may not be getting a Rihanna album any time soon, but the entrepreneur-singer is at least gifting us with a rare discount on her Fenty haircare products. Three months after its long-anticipated release in June, Rihanna’s Fenty haircare line is on sale for the first time
Austin Abrams wasn’t intimidated when he found out his role in “Wolfs” would require him to wear only underwear and crew socks for the first half of the film. After all, he had previously stripped down to gold spandex shorts for a memorable homoerotic dance number on the HBO
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow took visual effects to new heights 20 years ago. Starring Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie, writer-director Kerry Conran’s sci-fi feature is set in 1939 and focuses on a pilot (Law) and a reporter (Paltrow) teaming up to save
The challenge in talking about Jamie XX’s brilliant new album “In Waves” is trying to describe what “kind” of music it is. As the main songwriter and producer in the British trio the XX, he was the driving force behind one of the great hopes of alternative music in the late
James Cameron reflected on being “just a punk” when he directed The Terminator and how, looking back now, he knows it wasn’t perfect. The Oscar-winning director spoke to Empire magazine ahead of the classic sci-fi film’s 40th anniversary next month and noted he considers the
Howard Stern and Donald Trump were locked in a war of words this week after the SiriusXM radio host shared some blunt opinions about Trump supporters. Stern said that he has no respect for Americans who vote for Trump for president, which prompted Trump to claim Stern “went
Exhibitors touting AI-driven creative tools at the International Broadcasting Convention, which wrapped earlier this week in Amsterdam with a reported 45,000 attendees from 170 countries, struck a delicate balance in their messaging. Companies such as Adobe and Avid emphasized
Films Boutique has picked up international rights to Albert Serra’s documentary “Afternoons of Solitude” (Tardes de Soledad) ahead of its world premiere in the competition section of the San Sebastian Film Festival. The film marks the third collaboration between Serra and
It’s good to be the king. Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, sits atop an industry-leading paid subscriber count of nearly 280 million worldwide. This week, Sarandos spoke at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York and previewed Netflix’s latest gigantic data dump on
On the set of “Joker: Folie à Deux,” Joaquin Phoenix stayed in full makeup even when the cast was workshopping a scene. That left one unsuspecting parent in full panic mode. “Joaquin suggested, as a joke, that we FaceTime my mum and scare her,” recalls Harry Lawtey, whoplays
Online physical media retailer Waxwork Records is releasing the score to “The Substance” on vinyl and digital. Featuring original music from Benjamin Stefanski, better known by his recording alias Raffertie, the score from Coralie Fargeat’s body horror drama will be available
Eight years after Grace VanderWaal won “America’s Got Talent,” people still see her as the bashful 12-year-old girl from Kansas who floored everyone with her ukulele-playing and contemplative songs. “I had the weirdest experience recently,” VanderWaal, now 20, tells Variety
There’s more than meets the eye at the box office this weekend. Paramount and Hasbro Entertainment’s “Transformers One,” the franchise’s first fully animated film since 1986, has made $3.36 million in Thursday previews at the box office. The family-friendly film, directed by
Gaming consoles are dead. Long live gaming consoles! For more than two decades, it’s been a regular topic of conversation: When might gaming consoles, the dedicated hardware that has been the core of the gaming biz, become obsolete — and be replaced by general-purpose platforms
“Wall Street Week,” the venerable program that has been around in one form or another since 1970, is moving beyond its usual focus on the ups and downs of the stock market. The program, which was originally produced by Maryland Public Television and hosted by Louis Rukeyser,
The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) has revealed the results of its 2024 council election, electing 13 new members to the leadership team. The council consist of 20 members: 12 film/tv/streaming members, five online media members, three broadcast/cable/streaming news
St. Vincent translated her entire recent album “All Born Screaming” into “Todos Nacen Gritando,” her first full-length Spanish-language album. The set, slated for release on Nov. 15, was announced late Thursday night with the release of the set’s first single, “Hombre Roto,” or
The Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) convened once again at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton last night for its fourth annual awards gala, celebrating stars including Usher, LL Cool J, Gunna and more during an evening meant to uplift the Black community and honor some of its most
Everyone was laughing at LL Cool J. It was the fall of 1984, and the 16-year-old rapper also known as James Todd Smith was full of confidence as he jumped on the mic at a block party in his native Queens. Not only had he recently inked a record deal, but he’d just cut his […]
Kamala Harris participated in Wired’s autocomplete interview series and was asked about what it’s like getting endorsed by Taylor Swift, perhaps the most famous celebrity on the planet these days. The pop star endorsed the Harris-Walz ticket following Harris’ first presidential
As a setting for a TV show, fashion is a little like the restaurant industry: a rich, untapped source of detail and conflict, hindered by the logistical complexity of bringing its insular world to the screen. And just as “The Bear” was preceded by a legion of competitive
