EST N8 has acquired global sales rights to “Dear Stranger,” a suspense drama from Tokyo production house Roji Films. The agreement covers worldwide territories with the exception of certain Asian markets. The Japanese-Taiwanese production stars Nishijima Hidetoshi, known for
“We Bury the Dead,” the upcoming post-apocalyptic zombie thriller starring Daisy Ridley, has found a home in the U.K. and Ireland. The film — written and directed by Zak Hilditch (“1922”) — has been acquired by Signature Entertainment from Neon International. Earlier this year,
Newcomer Idan Weiss stars as the iconic Czech writer in the new biopic from the director of 'Green Border' and 'In Darkness' that premiered at Toronto.
Normal is the name of a Minnesota town where things are anything but. Just 1,890 people live in the tiny Midwestern burg, but there must be at least that many guns to go around. The guy who owns the local bar decorates the place with row upon row of shotguns (for some reason,
When executives at Axios wanted to launch a TV program in 2018 to spotlight its insider-y reporting and journalism chops, they turned to HBO. Now, the upstart news hub has new plans for video outreach — and is going solo. “The Axios Show,” a five-episode video series from the
The host also admitted that staying on Jimmy Kimmel Live is "something I think about a lot" while speaking to reporters at the Creative Arts Emmys
York Theatre Royal has unveiled a major revival of “The Secret Garden — The Musical,” with Tony Award-winning director John Doyle set to helm the production. The musical, featuring music by Lucy Simon and book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman, marks a
Japanese blockbuster “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle” remained on top of the Korean box office for a third weekend, grossing $3.8 million from 499,120 admissions between Sept. 5–7. The film has now reached a cumulative $30.7 million from 3.96
The musical revival will end its New York City run early due to the actor's sudden departure
“The Shadow’s Edge” (iQIYI Pictures) continued to dominate the Chinese box office for the third straight weekend, taking in RMB84.2 million ($11.7 million) for a running total of RMB 1.031 billion ($143.2 million), according to Artisan Gateway. The Jackie Chan thriller is
Jimmy Kimmel is keeping “Live In Front of a Studio Audience” on a permanent pause. The series of specials, which earned raves and multiple Emmy Awards via three installments in May 2019, December 2019 and December 2021, haven’t been back since the death of icon Norman Lear in
The “2:00 P.M.” episode of HBO Max’s “The Pitt” and the “It’s Not That Serious” seg of FX’s “Dying for Sex” were among the big winners on Sunday at the 2025 Humanitas Prizes. The event, held at the Avalon Hollywood and hosted by comedian Leah Rudick, honors writers of film and
"Nuremberg," competent and watchable as it is, isn’t big on psychological tension or insight. It’s supposed to be an irony that Göring and Kelley become "friends," or at least that they establish an intimate intellectual bond, sort of like Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter.
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” may have been canceled, but it won the respect of the Hollywood industry. The long-running late-night program picked up its first-ever Emmy statuette at Sunday’s Creative Arts Emmys, winning outstanding directing for a variety series for Jim
Alan Cumming took home the Emmy for outstanding host for a reality competition program for “The Traitors” on Sunday night at the Creative Arts Emmys. But backstage, Cumming, who is reprising his role as Nightcrawler from “X2″ for “Avengers: Doomsday,” was asked how he was
It was doctor’s orders, but sadly Ian McKellen couldn’t attend the Toronto Film Festival premiere of “The Christophers,” a new Steven Soderbergh film that gives the Oscar nominee his meatiest role in years. In a pre-taped introduction, McKellen said his “medical advisers” told
The Iranian auteur called for people to take heed of signs that point to rising political repression worldwide while accepting an award at the Toronto Film Festival’s Tribute Awards.
How do you follow a mega-all-star tribute like the one the inimitable Ozzy Osbourne received in England in July? The VMAs chose their spots by enlisting a pair of suitable, generation-spanning pair of singers — Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and British young gun Yungblud — and
James Vanderbilt’s courtroom drama “Nuremberg” may be rooted in history, but it’s also quite possibly one of the season’s most timely and awards-worthy films. Centered on the first international tribunal that put Nazi leaders on trial, the film is a riveting psychological
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for the series premiere finale of “Task,” now streaming in HBO Max. “Task,” Brad Ingelsby’s follow-up to “Mare of Easttown,” starts out like a slice-of-life drama before erupting in explosive violence in the last half of its first
Mariah Carey graced the MTV VMAs stage on Sunday to accept the Video Vanguard Award from Ariana Grande, delivering a speech and giving a career-spanning performance of songs including “Honey,” “We Belong Together” and “Fantasy (Remix).” Grande introduced Carey’s performance,
"We got what we wanted and that was great. But why didn't this happen in the first place?" Barry Avrich tells The Hollywood Reporter.
Sabrina Carpenter brought a high-speed and ultra punchy energy to her performance at the MTV VMAs on Sunday night. Emerging from a manhole, Carpenter recreated the same shimmering look and feel of her latest single “Tears,” recreating the song’s Colman Domingo-featuring music
NBC hopes to score a marketing touchdown as it launches the first weekend of “Sunday Night Football.” Yet NBC’s goal isn’t necessarily to call attention to the NFL, which started its 2025-26 season in earnest in recent days. During Sunday night’s match-up between the Baltimore
Any questions about how ‘80s-influenced Doja Cat’s next chapter will be were laid to rest within the opening minutes of the 2025 MTV VMAs: After being introduced first by LL Cool J and then a Max Headroom-influenced video, and then a sax intro from ’80s icon Kenny G, she opened
Live from Los Angeles, It’s the Creative Arts Emmys — where NBC’s “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” dominated with seven awards — the most of any program on the second night of this year’s pre-Primetime awards. And when you count the entire “Saturday Night Live” universe, that
Lady Gaga, Tate McRae, Rosé, Bruno Mars and Sombr were among the first batch of winners during the 2025 MTV VMAS on Sept. 7. See the full list of winners and nominees below, and click here to see the best red carpet looks. Best Album Sabrina Carpenter – “Short n’ Sweet” Bad
Rick Davies, one of the two co-founders, frontmen and chief songwriters of the British band Supertramp, which evolved from a progressive-rock group into an unexpected chart-topping ensemble with the album “Breakfast in America,” has died after a long battle with cancer, the
Sabrina Carpenter is back at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with her latest, “Man’s Best Friend.” The 12-song set debuts as her second consecutive chart-topper in a little over a year following 2024’s “Short n’ Sweet,” which spent four weeks at No. 1 (currently at No. 7) and won a
“Severance’s” Jessica Lee Gagné made Emmy history on Saturday night at the Creative Arts Awards Ceremony when she became the first woman to win in the outstanding cinematography for a series (one hour) category. Gagné had already secured a place in the history books with her
For her feature directing debut, “Eleanor the Great,” Scarlett Johansson needed to tackle a character far removed from the roles she has played as an actress: an elderly woman who assumes the backstory of a Holocaust survivor. “I had such empathy for that character. I mean, I
Voice actor Greg Cipes is asking fans to help him reclaim the role of Beast Boy on “Teen Titans Go!” In a post to Instagram on Sunday, internet journalist and DC superfan Emmanuel Newsome tagged James Gunn and asked if he could help out Cipes. Newsome claimed the former “Teen
The 2025 MTV VMAs are taking place at the UBS Arena in New York City, and stars are already flooding the red carpet. LL Cool J is hosting this year’s show. Musical performances for the VMAs are set to come from Alex Warren, Busta Rhymes, Conan Gray, Doja Cat, J Balvin, DJ
The film tells the story of legendary Japanese female mountaineer Junko Tabei and stars Sayuri Yoshinaga.
Talk about a scary-good box office streak. “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” which scored a franchise-best launch of $83 million domestically and $187 million globally over the weekend, has extended an epic theatrical run for Warner Bros. as the seventh consecutive release to open
Former and current bandmates, Columbia Records alumni, ex-managers, and a whole retinue of photographers, producers, engineers, and roadies who worked with Bruce Springsteen during the time he wrote and recorded his third album, “Born to Run,” all gathered in front of a
Aziz Ansari is making his directorial debut with the existential comedy “Good Fortune.” But technically, it’s not his first time helming a feature. In 2022, he was halfway through directing the Bill Murray-led comedy “Being Mortal” when Searchlight pulled the plug over Murray’s
There’s a purity and natural-born dazzle to "EPiC." What you see is Elvis in the raw, driven by the awareness that it doesn’t get any better than that.
Netflix has unveiled a teaser and added new cast members to “Last Samurai Standing,” the Japanese samurai epic that is set to bow in November. The six-episode series is billed as “a tribute to the indomitable spirit of warriors who lived through turbulent eras” and has earned
The Scottish filmmaker and his star are ready to detonate their explosive new feature about a World War II bomb uncovered in central London: "It's a bank robbery film sung by the Ramones."
Led by Cillian Murphy starring “Steve,” which sparked rave reviews, nine of the 10 titles at Toronto’s Platform are non-U.S., a sign of Toronto’s ever more vigorous focus on international titles in the run-up to the launch of a market next year. Multiple Platform titles could
Which century is this? Midnight openings for stores to sell hot new album releases at the moment they’re allowed to go on sale are largely an artifact of the ’80s and ’90s, before streaming and downloading became the preferred way to get immediate musical gratification. But
Based on the true story of a 1977 crime, the film feels eerily timely as the Luigi Mangione case proceeds in court.
Brendan Fraser’s comeback story may have reached its peak with his Oscar-winning role in “The Whale” (2022), but Hikari’s moving drama “Rental Family” proves he still has new depths to explore. The Japanese-set dramedy premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on
“The Eyes of Ghana” makes a rather literal start to its story. The first frame of the film is of its protagonist’s eyes. He’s Chris Hesse, a Ghanaian filmmaker in his 90s. He’s seen getting his eyes checked and receives the news that he will lose his eyesight. However, the film
Based on the real life of Tourette Syndrome campaigner John Davidson, who takes an exec credit here, “I Swear” is a biopic about a man who came of age in 1980s Scotland at a time when Tourette Syndrome was misunderstood and barely acknowledged, leading him to experience
From on-set waste diversion to clean power solutions, Film Commissioner Justin Cutler discusses how the province is building a greener, smarter production hub — one initiative at a time.
The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival has tapped “Climbing for Life,” Sakamoto Junji’s biographical drama about legendary mountaineer Tabei Junko, as its opening night selection. The film chronicles the true story of Tabei, who made history in 1975 as the first woman to
President Donald Trump returned to Queens, the New York City borough where he grew up, for the U.S. Open men’s final Sunday — and he got a Bronx cheer from the crowd. When Trump was shown briefly on the jumbotrons at Arthur Ashe Stadium during the singing of the U.S. national
James Vanderbilt’s “Nuremberg” may be set nearly 80 years ago, but the filmmakers and cast believe its message resonates as much today as it did in the aftermath of World War II. The courtroom thriller dramatizes the first international tribunal against surviving Nazi leaders,
