Juliette Binoche was honored with the Crystal Globe Award at the closing ceremony, while Jeffrey Wright received the President's Award as the star-studded Czech fest's double anniversary edition wrapped.
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains major spoilers for “The Five-Star Weekend,” now streaming on Peacock. For “The Five-Star Weekend” showrunner Bekah Brunstetter, women’s stories only get richer as they age. “There’s so much change that happens in your 40s and 50s — and I
After Justin Gaethje defeated Ilia Topuria in a TKO to win the UFC Lightweight Championship belt during UFC Freedom 250 in June, the promotion company travels from Washington, D.C. to Las Vegas for UFC 329 and the return of Conor McGregor in July. For the main event, Irish
Telemundo’s World Cup coverage over the past four weeks has set numerous viewership records for NBCUniversal’s Spanish-language network. But two days in particular stand out to Miguel Lorenzo, senior VP of sports content and production for NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises.
Barbara Ling, the Oscar-winning production designer of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” who also designed films including “The Doors” and “Michael,” died July 9. She was 73. Ling’s career spanned four decades, during which she worked on Oliver Stone’s “The Doors” and Joel
Disney's live-action reimagining of its 2016 animated feature faces a stormy path and comes less than two years after the massive launch for 'Moana 2.'
Peter Van Norden, a frequent character actor in films including “Police Academy 2,” and TV projects including “The Stand,” died Thursday in California, his son Robert confirmed on Instagram. He was 75. Born in New York, Van Norden graduated Colgate University and started out
Although “Moana” led the box office on Friday, the live-action remake didn’t make the domestic splash Disney was probably hoping for. “Moana” made just $18 million on Friday from 3,875 North American theaters. Rival estimates have it grossing $45 million through opening
Acts of kindness are few and far between in the punishing Myanmar textile factory where young San Kyi (Nandar Myat Aung) makes a meager living, hunched over a sewing machine. When new employee Theint (Nandar Myint Lwin) tells a white lie to cover for her after an unauthorized
The film from Serbian writer-director Miroslav Terzić, exploring peer violence, "urges us to truly hear young people, be there for them and not look away," the jury said.
The fashions and furnishings of Czechoslovakia in the 1980s — the height of the state’s racist program of suppressing the Roma population through coerced sterilization — are painstakingly evoked in Slovakian filmmaker Ivan Ostrochovský’s “Only Beautiful Things to Look At.” But
From the moment we meet luxury nursing-home patient Douglas (Bruce McKenzie), we feel something is up. The knowing sparkle in his baby-blue eyes; his slender gold chain and tufts of chest hair poking out of his medical jammies; his low, measured drawl — is it the voice of a
There is a more interesting story lurking within Jan-Eric Mack’s “A Happy Family” than the one actually being told. At times, the Swiss filmmaker teases the possibility that the conventional narrative shown thus far might break into a bold, daring twist. It’s a promise
Chilean auteur Valeria Sarmiento and actress and producer Chamila Rodríguez discuss their Karlovy Vary competition film and the silence surrounding abuse in an interview at the Czech festival.
Colombia’s Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM) has wrapped its 17th Edition July 10 with an uptick in attendance. The numbers say it all: 2,336 accredited participants and 271 industry activities and 882 one-on-one business meetings connecting selected projects with a host of
Jay-Z did appear to promise far in advance that his “Reasonable Doubt” 30th anniversary show would, in fact, be a celebration of the debut album that he dropped back in June 1996. That didn’t stop him from pulling out all the stops — well, most of them, at least — during the
Her credits also included ‘The Pee-Wee Herman Show,’ ‘Falling Down, ‘The Doors,’ ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ and ‘Michael.’
In 1997, he received the Gordon E. Sawyer Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors, then was named a Disney Legend in 2009.
The Oregon attorney general’s office has withdrawn its motion to delay the closing of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, according to a filing submitted Friday in the Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland, Ore. The deal could close as soon as July 22, though several
Van Norden had an extensive stage career, appearing in various Broadway, off-Broadway and regional productions
"I've never seen a more rapid wholesale dismissal of a supposedly foundational jump in technology in my lifetime," the Oscar winner said in a recent interview with The Telegraph.
Comedian Learnmore Jonasi was sued for his comedic translation of the chant in “Circle of Life”
Donald Iwerks, son of Mickey Mouse co-creator Ub Iwerks, whose groundbreaking innovations transformed cinematic storytelling and immersive entertainment, died July 9. He was 96. Iwerks spent over six deacdes on projects for The Walt Disney Company, along with his own studio,
“Not today, Satan”… or “Hell yeah, Beelzebub”? A split is taking place in the polarizing realm of devil-rock, as practiced by self-styled “Satanic” duo Twin Temple. On Friday, country singer Charley Crockett took to social media to defend his decision to drop the act from his
Cineverse and its horror division Bloody Disgusting have acquired U.S. VOD and streaming rights to “Portal to Hell,” the Slamdance and Frightfest debut feature from Woody Bess. A limited theatrical rollout is expected ahead of Cineverse’s digital release this summer. Trey
Moana and Maui are setting sail once again — this time, in live-action. Releasing in theaters July 10, Disney’s animated musical “Moana” comes back to life with a brand new live-action remake led by Catherine Laga’aia, who stars as the titular character. Similar to the
Randolph Mantooth, known for playing paramedic Johnny Gage on the “Emergency!” TV series in the 1970s, died July 9 in Ventura. He was 80. Mantooth broke out in 1972 when he was cast in “Emergency!,” which introduced the profession of paramedics to the public. He co-starred with
There was no need for six degrees of you know what for the crowd catching a late screening of their 'Family Movie' at the Czech film festival, with a special intro from the clan sans Sosie.
Ten years ago, “Pokémon Go” vice president of product Michael Steranka was crying in the shower because the first large-scale event for the hit mobile game was, in his own opinion, a disaster. The Niantic-developed game kept crashing, too many people were trying to play at once
Yes, Caleb McDaniel knows he’s the internet’s boyfriend. Caleb quickly rose to fame on Season 8 of “Love Island USA,” entering the villa with about 10,000 Instagram followers, and now sitting with more than 1 million just one week after leaving the show. “I’m waiting to wake up
Meta said on Friday it would discontinue an AI feature that allowed users to generate images using public Instagram accounts following days of criticism over the feature’s opt-out policy, including by talent agencies. “Earlier this week, we announced that one way for people to
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the “Little House on the Prairie” reboot through Episode 2, now streaming on Netflix. Few things are as scary to OG “Little House on the Prairie” viewers as Laura Ingalls’ childhood bully, Nellie Oleson, on a bad day. But
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “The Wolves,” the Season 1 finale of “Star City,” now streaming on Apple TV. The Soviet Union took an unexpected leap into the history books, again, in the Season 1 finale of Apple TV’s “Star City,” which saw the cosmonaut program
The three-time Oscar winner, a frequent collaborator of Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, sat down with The Hollywood Reporter in the Czech Republic shortly after collecting a major honor.
Morgan Spector is in negotiations for the lead role of Robert Langdon in Netflix’s upcoming series based on the Dan Brown book “The Secret of Secrets,” Variety has learned from sources. Furthermore, Rebecca Hall is in talks for the female lead in the series, which was ordered
WWII drama “The Nightingale,” starring Dakota and Elle Fanning in their first starring movie role together, is moving a month later and will now face off against “Sonic the Hedgehog 4” on March 19. The later date puts it in prime territory for college students on spring break
The sisters, coming off of Emmy nominations this week, star in TriStar's World War II drama.
It’s been a long time since the broadcast networks ruled at the Emmys, but this year’s nominations are a reminder of how little they now factor into the race. Among the major drama, comedy and limited/anthology series categories, just one broadcast show earned a nod: ABC’s
Singer was expected to have a "very tiny" role in what would have been her reunion with Scream Queens producer Ryan Murphy
The news of Tilly Norwood’s feature-length movie debut again brought out the digital pitchforks surrounding her existence, with commenters weighing in on everything from the concept of an AI actress leading a film to why entertainment outlets such as Variety covered the news.
A little over 10 years ago, Lin-Manuel Miranda was still performing on Broadway in “Hamilton” while writing the music for Disney’s “Moana.” Since then, Moana has grossed more than $643 million at the global box office, and its 2024 sequel earned more than $1 billion worldwide.
Christopher Nolan is not fazed by the prerelease backlash that’s been erupting on social media in the months leading up to his latest directorial effort, “The Odyssey.” The movie, a star-studded adaptation of Homer’s Greek epic, has irked Elon Musk and Trump’s MAGA base over
Mathieu Kassovitz’s landmark 1995 film “La Haine” is heading to television in a new form, with French broadcaster France Télévisions set to air the stage adaptation “La Haine, sur scène – Jusqu’ici rien n’a changé” as part of its 2026-2027 slate. The adaptation was among the
In a chat with reporters at the Karlovy Vary film fest in the Czech Republic, the U.S. star also discussed how "politics has gotten increasingly like show business" and the influence of Dustin Hoffman.
Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick and their children Sosie Bacon and Travis Bacon may have made a “Family Movie,” but “it’s not a reality show.” “What was cool from the very first read was that it wasn’t us. We didn’t want to play ourselves. There’s enough of us and of our family
Department M has closed a transaction to acquire a significant stake in Neon, the Oscar-winning indie studio behind “Parasite” and “Anora.” Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Tom Quinn, the founder of Neon and an indie vet who has had stints at Radius and Magnolia,
