The 31st edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, a New York festival co-organized by promotion org Unifrance and Film at Lincoln Center, has unveiled its 22-title lineup which will kick off with François Ozon’s “The Stranger” on March 5. Featuring works by contemporary
Kevin Couch, a veteran live entertainment exec and musician, was announced as the head of artistic programming at the newly rechristened Trump Kennedy Center on Jan. 16. Less than two weeks later, Couch has stepped down from the post. Couch confirmed that he resigned from the
“Reach,” the upcoming climbing thriller starring Ryan Phillippe, has now wrapped production in Thailand, with a first-look shot revealed ahead of the European Film Market. From writer/director Mukunda Michael Dewil (“Vehicle 19,” “Prey,” “The Immaculate Room”), the film is
Golden Globe and Emmy winner Erin Doherty (“Adolescence,” “The Crown”) and BAFTA winner James McAvoy (“The Last King of Scotland,” “Atonement”) are uniting for upcoming feature “Faith.” The supernatural drama marks the seventh film from BAFTA and BIFA-winning British
Amazon Prime Video has set the premiere date for “Jury Duty” Season 2. Officially titled “Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat,” the new season of the series will premiere on March 20 with its first three episodes, followed by two episodes on March 27, and a three-episode finale
Beta Cinema has added thriller “The Method,” from the producers of Oscar winner “The Lives of Others,” Oscar nominee “Never Look Away” and Netflix series “Dark,” to its European Film Market lineup. Leonine is planning a wide theatrical release in Germany later this year. The
Pepsi has for decades taken pokes at rival Coke in an endless array of commercials, but this time, the youth-skewing cola company really means business. In a new ad slated to air during Super Bowl LX on February 8, Pepsi lures a Coca-Cola stalwart, a figure meant to be seen as
Kathryn Hahn may play Agatha Harkness in Disney’s Marvel Universe, but she’s taking on a real action-hero role when it comes to the Super Bowl. In a new ad for Danone North America’s Oikos, Hahn helps save the day by pushing a stalled San Francisco cable car up one of the
Back in the fall of 2019, on the night of the first performance of “& Juliet” in Manchester, England, director Luke Sheppard was sweating. “Nobody had bought a ticket,” he recalls. “We were in a theater that held thousands, and we sold less than 100 tickets. It was
Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky used AI to travel back in time 250 years ago to the American Revolution. But he tapped real-life human actors to provide voices in documenting key events of the country’s foundational conflict. Aronofsky’s Primordial Soup, the AI studio he formed last
Lady Gaga delivered a heartfelt speech and spoke out against ICE during one of her Mayhem Ball concerts in Tokyo, Japan. Gaga, who wraps up five nights at the Tokyo Dome on Jan. 30, said, “I want to take a second to talk about something that’s extremely important to me.
Rejoice, Disney fans: the beloved ’90s classic “The Disney Afternoon Collection” will soon be available to play, Atari and Digital Eclipse announced Thursday. The updated edition will launch exclusively on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on Feb. 26. In addition to
Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to Arnaud Desplechin’s stirring melodrama “Two Pianos,” starring François Civil (“Beating Hearts”), Nadia Tereszkiewicz (“The Crime is Mine”) and Charlotte Rampling. “Two Pianos” world premiered at Toronto and will make its U.S.
Advanced cancer detection, hormone therapies and microdoses of GLP-1 sound like medical treatments for the rich and chic. One company is taking them to the Super Bowl so that anyone can try them. Hims & Hers Health, which last year used the Big Game to spur consumers to use
Melania Trump’s much-discussed documentary will not be shown in South African cinemas. According to the New York Times, “Melania” — scheduled to open worldwide on Friday and already a highly contentious film — has been pulled from theaters in the country by the local
Polish filmmaker Łukasz Ronduda explains where the Tear Dealer project in the Rotterdam-premiering film came from and why he, yet again, features artists as characters in his new narrative movie.
“Gomorrah – The Origins,” the new prequel show to gritty Neapolitan mob series “Gomorrah” – which is Italy’s biggest TV export – has scored a slew of sales. Following its launch on Sky in Italy earlier this month, Beta Film has announced pick up deals for the six-hour origins
King’s “Candy Crush” video game franchise is expanding with the launch of “Candy Crush Crushable,” a new daily puzzle game that will be available exclusively on Yahoo Games in the U.S. The title debuts alongside a “Crush Your Day” marketing campaign starring actor Frankie
MK2 Films, the Paris based company behind best picture contenders, has boarded Kornél Mundruczó’s “At the Sea” starring Oscar-nominated Amy Adams (“Vice”), ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Berlinale. “At the Sea” marks the latest feature from Mundruczó, a
Longtime fest director Tiina Lokk will focus on overall strategic and developmental direction and remain CEO of PÖFF, while Dhanushka Gunathilake and Malaika Bova will take on new roles.
Dubai-based sales company Cercamon has acquired worldwide rights to “Light Pillar,” the feature debut from Chinese writer-director Xu Zao, ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival next month. The Chinese production will screen in competition for the best
“Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!” has sold to Sony Pictures Classics following its debut at Sundance. The crowd-pleasing story of a widow named Haru — whose love of ballroom dancing helps her overcome her grief after the shocking death of her husband — was one of the festival’s
There aren’t many world premieres where you get to meet actual, crown-wearing heads of state. Likewise, there aren’t many world premieres where meetings with those heads of state are interrupted by bona fide rock legends. But then, there are very few world premieres like the
Comcast said its fourth quarter was crimped by losses of broadband customers, a less robust slate of Universal movies and broader losses at its Peacock streaming service as the company navigates through a difficult operating climate for traditional media companies. The
Melania Trump's film is still getting what's likely to be the widest release of all time at the global box office for a doc, including a revised location count of 1,778 locations in North America and as many as 3,000 cinemas globally.
Total ticket sales revenue jumped 32 percent to a record 274.45 billion yen ($1.79 billion) as local megahits drove the world’s third-largest film market past its prior pre-pandemic peak.
Xu Zao’s sci-fi feature is set in the distant future in a nearly deserted film studio.
The Berlin Film Festival has added Xu Zao’s animated film “Han ye deng zhu” (“Light Pillar”) to its Perspectives section for first-time features. The Chinese production is set in the future, where “space travel is no longer a dream,” according to its official synopsis. “A
Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending thriller “Inception,” Amy Heckerling’s coming-of-age comedy “Clueless” and Richard Linklater’s slice-of-life drama “Before Sunrise” are among the 25 films selected for preservation by the National Film Registry. Other titles deemed by the
Also picked for preservation: ‘The Thing,’ ‘Before Sunrise,’ ‘Frida,’ ‘Inception,’ ‘Philadelphia,’ ‘The Incredibles’ and ‘The Hours,’ while Ken Burns makes the list for the first time.
The list of 25 films selected for preservation also includes The Grand Budapest Hotel , The Karate Kid , Philadelphia , and The Thing
In his new film, premiering at IFFR, Dutch writer-director Tom Fassaert follows his father and uncle as they look for signs of their long-lost father and explores the cycle of intergenerational trauma.
International Film Festival Rotterdam is known for its highbrow programming, but that’s not all it offers viewers, argues festival director Vanja Kaludjercic. “The perception of IFFR as an event with edgy and unconventional cinema isn’t wrong. But it’s just one part of a much
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle – Part 1:” anchored a banner year for Japan’s theatrical market in 2025, helping push total box office receipts to a record JPY274.45 billion ($1.79 billion), up 32% from 2024’s approximately JPY206 billion ($1.34
Get ready to return to Regency-era London. “Bridgerton” is back for Season 4, and this time it’s Benedict Bridgerton’s (Luke Thompson) turn to find love. Despite his reputation as an eternal bachelor, Benedict is captivated by a woman he spots at the masquerade ball: the Lady
Later tonight, João Nicolau’s “Providence and the Guitar” will play concurrently in five screening rooms across Rotterdam as the opening film at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam, an occasion the Portuguese filmmaker calls a “great responsibility.” Adapted from
After nearly two years, Netflix’s beloved 19th-century-set series “Bridgerton” has returned, and this time, the focus is on the love life of the esteemed family’s bisexual second son, Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson). A talented artist with diverse sexual appetites, Benedict
Netflix has unveiled an expanded slate of Chinese-language originals for 2026, announcing seven new series that bring together top-tier talent from across Greater China, including Wallace Huo, Ethan Ruan and Gigi Leung. The newly announced projects span multiple genres from
Bendita Film Sales has boarded “A Fading Man” ahead of its world premiere in Rotterdam Film Festival’s Tiger Competition. The film, directed by Welf Reinhart in his feature debut, follows married couple Hanne (Dagmar Manzel) and Bernd (August Zirner). Their lives are suddenly
Adrian Goiginger's new feature, based on Barbara Pachl-Eberhart's bestselling book, stars Valerie Pachner and Robert Stadlober, and will debut in the Berlinale's Panorama section.
The ‘Marty Supreme’ and ‘I Love LA’ star has apologized to fans of the book and revealed that she voluntarily backed out of the film, which is supposed to start shooting in February.
“Marty Supreme” breakout Odessa A’zion took to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday night to announce she is dropping out of Sean Durkin’s A24 adaptation of “Deep Cuts” after the online outrage surrounding her casting, which was announced Monday. “Guys! I am with all of you and I
Stephanie Hsu, Juliette Lewis, Rachel Dratch and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez have joined the cast of “The Rocky Horror Show.” The upcoming Broadway revival, which will be directed by Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton of “Oh, Mary!” renown, stars the previously announced Luke Evans as
The actress and director currently lives in Los Angeles and New York with her wife, Dylan Meyer.
He worked on 'Paddington,' 'The Mummy,' 'King Kong,' 'Hacksaw Ridge' and 'Psycho,' among other projects.
Ice-T recently told “The Breakfast Club” (via Entertainment Weekly) why he swapped the lyrics from his 1992 track “Cop Killer” to “ICE Killer” during a live performance. The Grammy winner explained that when he first did it during a Los Angeles show in July, it wasn’t a
SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 14, Episode 4 of “The Masked Singer,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Night,” which aired Jan. 28 on Fox. Cowabunga, dude. “The Masked Singer” sent home its latest notable on Wednesday during “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Night.” Unmasked
Taking a breather from the imperiling of Gerard Butler — their latest collaboration “Greenland 2: Migration” opened just three weeks ago — director Ric Roman Waugh puts Jason Statham through a similar action wringer in “Shelter.” This mix of espionage intrigue, shoot-outs and
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to explore creating a $5 million subsidy for microdramas, the short-form vertical videos enjoying a surge in popularity. The council voted 14-0 to direct city staff to come up with public or private funding sources to support
Kid Rock gave an impassioned testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee earlier today, addressing the ongoing issues plaguing the ticketing industry and the unfair practices employed at the expense of both artists and fans. In his five-minute speech at the hearing, titled
