Huace Pictures’ “Resurrection,” directed by Bi Gan, opened on top of the China box office with RMB116.8 million ($16.5 million) over the weekend of Nov. 21–23, according to Artisan Gateway. In “Resurrection,” starring Jackson Yee, Shu Qi, Mark Chao, Li Gengxi, Huang Jue and
The singer teased the 3D collaboration during one of her shows over the summer.
Billie Eilish’s 3D concert documentary will be released by Paramount Pictures, she revealed Sunday night on Instagram on the last night of her “Hit Me Hard and Soft” tour in San Francisco. The film, co-directed by Eilish and James Cameron, will hit theaters on March 20, 2026,
Starring Shu Qi and Jackson Yee, Bi Gan's meditative cinematic odyssey beat out anime blockbuster 'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' to win the weekend at China's box office.
Kiran Rao’s production banner Kindling Pictures is backing commercial director Bosco Bhandarkar’s feature directorial debut “Shadow Hill: Of Spirits and Men,” which has been selected for the WAVES Film Bazaar’s Co-Production Market. The Bazaar is the market component of the
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Season 1, Episode 5 of “It: Welcome to Derry,” now streaming on HBO Max. Pennywise the Clown feeds on fear, and children are his entree of choice. When the first episode of HBO’s “It: Welcome to Derry” introduced an ensemble of
Two new awards, UNESCO Creative Cities Network City of Film Award for the Best Co-Production Market Project and the Matchbox Gap Award for the Best Film Bazaar Recommends Project, have been unveiled at WAVES Film Bazaar, the market component of the International Film Festival
Immigrant drama “Feather Men” (Khoriya), the debut feature from Delhi-based filmmaker Vishwendra Singh, has been selected for the Work-in-Progress (WIP) section at WAVES Film Bazaar, the market component of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The project comes from
Set within the charged social landscape of Ahmedabad, writer-director Aarti Neharsh’s debut feature “Kanda” or “No Onions” uses psychological horror to probe questions of purity, caste and domestic control. The film has Shakun Batra (“Gehraiyaan”) of Jouska Films and Dimpy
With box office recovery still years away, Wanda Film is betting on co-branded IP events, immersive lobbies and social-first experiences to pull young audiences off their phones and back into cinemas.
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains mild spoilers from Season 2, Episode 2 of “Landman,” “Sins of the Father,” which premiered Sunday, Nov. 23, on Paramount+. Sam Elliott is the ultimate cowboy actor, so it’s no surprise he linked up with Taylor Sheridan and became a fixture in
Shaboozey and Stephen Wilson Jr. chose the CMA Awards telecast for the live television premiere performance of their theme for the Stephen King adaptation “The Long Walk.” Titled “Took a Walk,” the duet aims to let viewers down easy from the brutal dystopia they’ve just been
Udo Kier, a German actor and cult icon who collaborated with everyone from Andy Warhol to Lars von Trier to Madonna, died on Sunday morning, according to his partner, artist Delbert McBride. He was 81. Among the more than 200 films in his expansive body of work, Kier’s breakout
The Australian was initially charged with “being a public nuisance” and sentenced to nine days in prison after the incident.
“Your chosen Ozian family loves you exactly as you are,” the actress/singer writes
Jacqueline Bisset had “mixed feelings” when presented a Torino Film Festival lifetime achievement honor for a simple reason: “I have not finished my career!” Even so, she gladly embraced Torino’s invitation to champion the films closest to her heart — many small, independent
Work stunk on the Anthony Bourdain biopic — and Antonio Banderas relished the experience. “We spent a month and a half filming in Cape Cod and Newport, constantly surrounded by the smell of fish,” he laughed. “Every time I came back to the hotel, I had to shower because I
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from Season 2, Episode 2 of “Landman,” “Sins of the Father,” which premiered Sunday, Nov. 23, on Paramount+. Last week’s season premiere of “Landman” was a loaded episode: Tommy (Billy Bob Thornton) found out that his mother died; his
“Wicked,” the stage musical, took its first bow 22 years ago. The novel it’s based on, “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West,” was published in 1995. All of that happened well before the #MeToo revolution. Yet in the years since that revolution kicked off
“Wicked: For Good” is flying high at the box office. The movie musical has collected $150 million in North America and $76 million overseas for a dazzling $226 million global tally. It’s a boon for theaters since attendance has been seriously lagging since the summer. It’s also
“It came out of left field these issues and yeah it was horrible to deal with and I had to try to navigate it professionally,” the actress-director said of the ongoing disputes surrounding her directorial debut.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo penned their last goodbyes to the Land of Oz on Friday, following the release of “Wicked: For Good” in theaters over the weekend. Both actresses posted emotional tributes and behind-the-scenes moments on social media, bidding farewell to their
Donald Glover, on Saturday, opened up to fans as to why he canceled his 2024 New World Tour. Glover, who performs under the stage name Childish Gambino, told fans during a performance at Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw that it was a stroke that forced him to end his
This weekend, the languishing box office has been changed for the better with “Wicked: For Good,” which powered to $226 million globally. Those ticket sales rank as the fourth-biggest worldwide debut of 2025, behind Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” remake ($341 million), “Jurassic
The second movie adaptation offers a subtle but meaningful nod to 'The Wizard of Oz' — and a closing scene with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo that longtime fans of the musical will appreciate.
“Wicked: For Good” costume designer Paul Tazewell knew Glinda’s wedding dress visually needed to reflect a woman completely embedded in the culture of Emerald City — someone who wants to impress. “She’s also very much in love with Fiyero,” Tazewell says. In the “Wicked”
"There’s a generation of little girls who don’t have a heroine to look up to and go, ‘She looks like me,’” actor says of the nixed film starring Leslie Grace
Glinda and Elphaba remain “very very popular” at the box office. “Wicked: For Good,” Universal’s rendition of Act Two of the musical sensation, was No. 1 with $150 million from 4,115 North American theaters in its opening weekend. The film set a record for Broadway adaptations,
BAFTA Breakthrough Fellow Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy is set to direct “Teacher’s Pet,” a coming-of-age comedy set in an all-girls Catholic boarding school in India. The project is being presented at the WAVES Film Bazaar, the market component of the International Film Festival of
At the International Film Festival of India, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Abhijat Joshi turned their on-stage conversation into a lively mix of performance, memory and craft, as Chopra sang, enacted scenes from his early struggles and unpacked how each phase of his life shaped films
Kaizad Gustad has returned to filmmaking after more than a decade with “Lala & Poppy,” a pioneering love story centered on two transgender characters, making its world premiere at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. The film marks a significant departure in
The New Zealand Film Commission is mounting a push into the Indian market, unveiling enhanced incentive packages while seeking to revitalize a largely dormant co-production treaty that has been utilized just once in 15 years. Speaking to Variety ahead of the WAVES Film Bazaar
Again and again, teenage Afghan refugee Soraya Akhalaghi refers to herself and her fellow displaced migrants as “playing a game.” Only some way into “A Fox Under a Pink Moon” — a candid and urgent documentary about her years-long struggle to enter Europe — do we learn what she
Barbara Broccoli’s Eon Productions, the former producer of the James Bond franchise, and Qatar’s newly launched Film Committee are jointly producing a film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Othello,” directed and starring David Oyelowo, and also featuring Rachel Brosnahan
