The cold open of the season finale of “Saturday Night Live U.K.” on May 16 saw the residence of Britain’s Prime Minister invaded by rivals from his own party, as well as a former resident. It started with Wes Streeting (played by Jack Shep), the former health secretary, being
Tom Francis, best known for appearing opposite Nicole Scherzinger in Jamie Lloyd’s unconventional revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Sunset Boulevard,” may be ordering his martinis shaken, not stirred. The 26-year-old British actor, whose reputation rests primarily on his stage
Amsterdam, one of the more low-key of Europe’s great cities, is an unlikely place to launch a tour as hotly anticipated as Harry Styles’ long-awaited “Together Together” global trek — especially when he’s only performing shows in one city per continent for this entire year.
British-Australian indie powerhouse See-Saw Films has signed a multi-year strategic slate production financing partnership with Paris-based investment firm Entourage Ventures. Under the deal, Entourage will invest up to $50 million in equity over the next three years across a
Adele was in the audience for the closing night of Raye’s U.S. tour this week at the Greek Theatre, which naturally led to all kinds of murmurings about torches being passed. One imagines Adele being the type to give up a torch only when it’s pried out of her cold, dead hands,
Adele was in the audience for the closing night of Raye’s U.S. tour this week at the Greek Theatre, which naturally led to all kinds of murmurings about torches being passed. One imagines Adele being the type to give up a torch only when it’s pried out of her cold, dead hands,
You can feel James Gray wanting to will something like a Lumet version of Greek tragedy into the tale of these brothers, and of Irwin’s blind loyalty to Gary’s huckster-psycho moves. But even the scene-to-scene skill of Gray’s direction can’t stop the movie from turning into a
Movie stars Miles Teller and Adam Driver were on hand for the Palais premiere.
Director James Gray tried to call Scarlett Johansson on his cellphone so she could bask in the 7-minute standing ovation for “Paper Tiger” at the film’s Cannes premiere on Saturday night. But the star, who couldn’t be on hand in the South of France because she is busy filming
“Doctor Who” star Ncuti Gatwa took aim at the sci-fi show during his monologue as the host for the season finale of “Saturday Night Live U.K.” on May 16. In his monologue, Gatwa mocked the perceived lack of enthusiasm for the latest seasons of “Doctor Who,” and the curious
The director who focused on those who "society puts an X through," was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, his wife, 'Wild' author Cheryl Strayed, revealed.
Seth Rogen told Brut at the Cannes Film Festival that if you use AI to write your stories or scripts, then you “shouldn’t be a writer.” “I don’t understand what it’s supposed to do,” Rogen said when asked about AI in filmmaking. “Every time I see a video on Instagram that’s
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Obsession,” now playing in theaters. Twenty-six year-old director Curry Barker started his filmmaking career by posting short-form videos on TikTok, YouTube and other social media platforms. That led him to shooting an
Surely one of the hottest projects hitting the Cannes market this year is “Tomorrow Is a Drag,” the anticipated comeback of Oscar-winning filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan with a starry ensemble led by Aubrey Plaza (“Parks and Recreation,” “Ingrid Goes West,” “The White Lotus”)
Cannes regular Javier Bardem was the toast of the Palais on Saturday as “The Beloved” had its world premiere in competition and received a 7-minute ovation. A beaming Bardem went up and down the line of the film’s cast, hugging each one. He also waved enthusiastically to the
Harry Styles launched his “Together Together” tour at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruijff Arena on Saturday, launching into the set with “Are You Listening Yet.” He previewed the tour with a special one-off concert in Manchester that was streamed on Netflix and focused on his fourth solo
"This year feels very different from my first time at Cannes for 'Kung Fu Panda,'" the actress tells The Hollywood Reporter.
Joel Kinnaman co-stars in the film, about U .S. president trying to fight against a coup using the secret capabilities of the presidential limousine, nicknamed 'The Beast.'
Serena Williams delivered a bold statement during a Q&A session about her work in venture capital at the Milken Institute conference. “This part of my career is going to be much bigger than anything I’ve ever done before,” the tennis great said confidently from the stage at the
"The Beloved," unlike "Sentimental Value," really is one of those movies about the making of a movie, like "Day for Night" or "The Stunt Man." It’s a meaty and enjoyable entry in the genre, one that updates it to the present day, when it’s not as easy as it once was for a
Kristen Stewart was ready to sign on to Quentin Dupieux’s “Full Phil” before she even read the script. The Oscar-nominated actor and director had long been a fan of the French filmmaker — known for his absurd and surreal style — and was curious about his DIY approach, often
Mark Ruffalo said during a recent appearance on the “I’ve Had It” podcast that he thinks he’s “already on a list” of Paramount-Skydance’s banned stars because he’s been so vocally opposed to the studio’s acquisition of Warner Bros. “I’m doing this because I know we have to,”
Rich in political and cultural resonance as well as contemporary relevance, the documentary essay “Rehearsals for a Revolution” marks a promising feature debut for Iranian actress-turned-helmer Pegah Ahangarani. Her compelling personal perspective on 40-plus years of
At 87, the German director returns to Cannes with a new film and six decades of history behind him — the scandals, the Palme and the politics.
The high from Jordan Firstman’s Cannes player “Club Kid” has carried over to the sales market, as the filmmaker’s directorial debut has sparked a bidding war. After glowing reviews from Firstman’s Friday premiere in the festival’s Un Certain Regard section, multiple
James Cameron recently told “The Empire Film Podcast” that he wants to make his next two “Avatar” sequels in a much shorter time span and for a lot less money. “You know, I’ll be doing some writing. I’ve got a number of projects that I’m cooking,” Cameron explained. “And
Chilean filmmaker Patricio Valladares is making his debut in the video game space with an untitled FMV horror title that merges analog filmmaking with interactive storytelling. Currently in development through Vallastudio Films, the English-language game is being developed for
In 2001, Thierry Frémaux arrived in Cannes with a mandate: Build a bridge to Hollywood. The newly installed festival director made a pilgrimage to Los Angeles to sell the major studios on the virtues of having their movies premiere on the Riviera. And he found two important
Lionsgate's record-smashing Michael Jackson biopic and 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' — which crossed the $500 million mark globally on Friday — continue to dominate the top of the chart as Curry Barker's 'Obsession' is opening in third-place with a strong $15 million.
Without any major new releases on Friday, “Michael” moonwalked right to the top of the box office charts. Lionsgate’s “Michael” earned $7 million domestic on Friday and is expected to add an impressive $25 million to $28 million by Sunday. That represents about a 27% drop from
Oscar-nominated Yemeni-Scottish director Sara Ishaq wants to "change the narrative" with her fiction feature debut, set at a women-only gas station, which is premiering in the Cannes Critics’ Week lineup.
The Lumière brothers pointed a camera at a train in 1895, and the audience ran from their seats. Not because the train was real, but because the story was. Because something in the human animal recognized, in that flickering light, the possibility of shared experience at a
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s near-future drama “Sheep in the Box,” in which a grieving couple welcomes a state-of-the-art humanoid as their son, premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday to a 3.5-minute standing ovation. Kore-eda earned warm but not sustained
The filmmaker's 17th feature imagines the world in the near future, at a time when artificial intelligence has come to dominate virtually every aspect of our lives.
“Lioness” and “The Walking Dead” actor Jay Huguley has joined the cast of “Ally Clark,” Phillip Noyce’s upcoming Amazon MGM Studios thriller. The film, starring and produced by EGOT winner Viola Davis, follows investigator Ally Clark as she uncovers a conspiracy involving an
Lixi Frank and David Bohun discuss their past successes at Berlin, Venice and Locarno, their two Cannes films from Sandra Wollner and Valeska Grisebach, how they pick their collaborators, and what is next.
“Double Freedom,” the latest by the Argentine auteur Lisandro Alonso, marks a return to the simplicity of his earliest works following the more complex likes of “Eureka,” his 2023 tripartite epic starring Viggo Mortensen. A direct sequel to his 2001 debut “Freedom,” an
K5 Intl. has closed a raft of sales on action-thriller “The Butler,” starring Jean Reno and Tom Hollander, which receives its final market screening in Cannes on Saturday evening. Buyers are Arna (CIS), SPI/Canal+ (Eastern Europe, Benelux), CineSky (Airlines), Eagle Pictures
Gaza-born twin brothers Tarzan and Arab Nasser’s “Once Upon a Time in Gaza,” their riff on the Western genre that premiered last year in Un Certain Regard, won best film at the 10th Critics Awards for Arab Films during an event held on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival.
Julianne Moore reflected on her decades-long career in a conversation with Variety‘s Angelique Jackson during a Kering Women in Motion Talk at Cannes on Saturday, discussing everything from female representation in film to how she selects her roles. The Oscar-winning actor, who
The screen legends discuss fashion, fame and female survival while unveiling My Duchess, a decades-in-the-making drama about the tragic final years of Wallis Simpson.
Jaime King and Natasha Lyonne are to star in and produce “Darlene,” a dark-comedy thriller from director Mary Lambert, best known for helming the 1989 adaptation of Stephen King’s “Pet Sematary.” King is attached to play the title role of Darlene, a trailer-park influencer
The Dogma 25 movement is spreading. Tom Tykwer, Kurdwin Ayub, İlker Çatak, Nora Fingscheidt and Helene Hegemann have joined forces as a group to create five independent films under its umbrella, in order to create “free and unpredictable cinema.” This was announcement comes
Steven Spielberg and other "special guests" also on tap for the late-night series' last four episodes
Tom Tykwer, Ilker Çatak, Nora Fingscheidt, Helene Hegemann, and Kurdwin Ayub pledge to make films without artistic interference, using found materials, and without the use of the internet.
Nicolas Athane and Marco Nguyen's feature directorial debut, premiering in style in Midnight Screenings, takes us inside Paris' queer scene, and face-to-face with the "Gaystapo," in a race against time to save the LGBTQIA+ community from extinction.
Two original sci-fi features built around generative AI across their entire production pipeline have been unveiled at the Cannes Film Market, as filmmaker Chuck Russell and his company Neumorphic AI set a production partnership with generative video platform Higgsfield. The
Jordan Firstman’s first Cannes premiere began with him gleefully twerking on the red-carpeted steps of the festival’s Debussy theater, before expressing in his onstage intro how thrilled he was to be “in de bussy.” So far, so expected from the most recognizable gay comedian of
Nicolas Bary (“Trouble at Timpetill”) is gearing up for his next feature, “Increase,” an English-language futuristic thriller starring an international cast led by Matilda Lutz (“Revenge”), Suzanne Clément (“Mommy”), Holt McCallany (“Mindhunter”) and Fernanda Urrejola (“Cry
Fresh off the success of “Mother Mary,” starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Cole, German production company Augenschein is stepping up a level with more Hollywood projects and higher budgets. The company, heading by Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo, started the year by
