“Love Story” showrunner Connor Hines is defending the decision not to consult the Kennedy family for the latest installment of Ryan Murphy’s anthology series, which explores the marriage of John F. Kennedy Jr. and fashion publicist Carolyn Bessette. “As a writer, it’s more
There are different ways to say “I love you” in Norwegian and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas is teaching us. It wasn’t in the script for her to say it to her co-star Renate Reinsve in one of the most pivotal scenes of the best picture nominee “Sentimental Value.” Some versions are
Now in its 29th edition, the European Shooting Stars platform, run by European Film Promotion and supported by Creative Europe’s Media Programme, brings another 10 promising European acting talents to the Berlin Film Festival, to help them build their careers internationally.
Shelly Desai, a character actor whose work spanned generations of television and film, died Feb. 10 in Los Angeles. He was 90. His family announced the death but did not disclose a cause. Desai built a decades-long career appearing in dozens of shows and movies, earning
It’s time to raise a glass to the Disney+ “Muppet Show” special. Per the Mouse House, the revival of the beloved variety series has delivered 7.58 million multiplatform viewers across Disney+ and ABC since it debuted on Feb. 4. That viewership comes on top of rave reviews for
Every episode of the HBO docuseries “Neighbors” begins with the camera zooming in from outer space. But before the action alights in the location of the latest dispute between adjacent property owners to catch the eye of directors Harrison Fishman and Dylan Redford (yes,
Zazie Beetz spoke out against the proliferation of AI at the Berlin Film Festival press conference for Gore Verbinski’s new film “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die,” which tackles the hot topic with humor. The sci-fi adventure, premiering on Friday night as a Berlinale Special
Also opening over the long Presidents Day/Valentine's Day weekend is Amazon MGM's star-packed heist pic 'Crime 101,' which has earned a combined $1 million in Thursday previews and previous sneaks.
Rupert Grint is fully aware that he’s hasn’t exactly been supplying his 5.5 million Instagram followers with gold. Having joined the platform in late 2020 with a photo of his newborn daughter, he broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to reach one million
Co-founded with his brother and producing partner, Juan de Dios Larraín, the new TVOD platform offers filmmakers pricing control, 80 percent revenue share and global territory flexibility.
There are few books as compelling to Hollywood as Emily Brontë’s Gothic classic, “Wuthering Heights.” The Victorian era novel has been adapted, yet again, for the big screen by “Saltburn” filmmaker and British actress Emerald Fennell. The latest in a long list of adaptations,
The jazz piano of Bill Evans was characterized by grace and poise, a lightness of touch yielding a plaintive depth of feeling, that belied a life beset with chaos and tragedy. It would be easy for an Evans biopic to lean into the latter, as music biopics tend to do — turbulent
Creative Artists Agency has made six key promotions, upping staff to agent or executive roles inside the company in divisions like motion picture talent and sports broadcasting. Casey Fraser, Kevin Goldfinger, Jonathan Granville, Joy Jiu, Katherine McConnell and Chris Meyer all
Morgan Neville's feature boasts unprecedented access to the 'SNL' creator.
Lorne Michaels, the legendary creator of “Saturday Night Live,” has allowed Morgan Neville behind-the-scenes of his television empire. The resulting film, “Lorne,” is getting released by Focus Features on April 17. Neville, an Oscar-winning filmmaker, is no stranger to TV
The first race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series is the Daytona 500. Going into race day, all eyes are on Connor Zilisch, who’s racing full-time for Trackhouse Racing, as he grows in the ranks of NASCAR. In fact, some have compared the 19-year-old to the next Jeff Gordon or Kyle
Spain is in the middle of a two-pronged talent revolution, with big-name name filmmakers leveraging festival prestige into bigger movie packages and global renown and new voices sporting first features that use genre and emotional uplift to travel faster, without surrendering
On the eve of Berlin’s European Film Market, Spanish sales agencies are priming slates that focus on genre, animation and breakout auteurs — and which are still in demand. Expectations remain high for Berlin. “Berlin has been the best market in the last two years,” says Iván
Spain produces some 150 fiction features a year. Here’s a selection of some of the titles to track at the European Film Market. 9 Moons Director: Patricia Ortega From Ortega, director of Sundance hit “Mamacruz,” “9 Moons” stars Jorge Sanz (“El hombre bueno”) in a comedy about
Jude Law stars as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Paul Dano as his behind-the-scenes advisor in the political thriller from French director Olivier Assayas.
Matt Johnson knows his way around the law protecting fair use and parody. Johnson’s “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie” opens in theaters Friday via Neon, and it’s a true labor of love. The lore of the film goes back to 2007, where Johnson and his real-life best friend Jay
Jane Schoenbrun is back with their third feature, the amazingly-titled “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.” Schoenbrun, who previously wrote and directed 2021’s “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” and 2024’s “I Saw the TV Glow,” wrote and directed “Camp Miasma” as well.
The Booker Prize-winning author said Wenders' comments, that filmmakers "have to stay out of politics," were "jaw-dropping" and "a way of shutting down a conversation about a crime against humanity even as it unfolds before us in real time."
Hulu has ordered a series version of the Jack Jordan novel “Conviction” with Elisabeth Moss attached to play the lead role, Variety has learned. David Shore is adapting the book for the small screen and will also serve as showrunner and executive producer. Moss is also
Singer Evan Dando, founder of the alternative-rock band the Lemonheads, was hospitailzed Thursday after sending a fan unwanted pornography, the latest in a long series of setbacks for the musician, who has struggled with mental illness and substance abuse for decades. “Evan
The upcoming Bitcoin biopic from director Doug Liman and producer Ryan Kavanaugh has disclosed in a U.K. casting notice that the indie film may use AI to “adjust” some performances. Actors will also perform on a “markerless performative capture stage and not in any locations,
Little Spark Films is making an expansion into becoming a full genre studio based in Arlington, Texas, with plans to release original content, acquire new material for production and join outside productions as co-producers. “There are a lot of projects we’ve wanted to tackle
As a young executive at New Line Cinema and recent Los Angeles arrival from the U.K., Donna Langley recalls becoming a BAFTA member for the first time and attending numerous special screenings put on by the British Academy. One of these was for Ang Lee’s 2000 hit “Crouching
Chile continues to hold its own against major players from Latin America, far exceeding what its size (pop. 19.7 million) would suggest, with a presence on a par with Mexico and Brazil. This year, Chile weighs in with three films and three series – led by Prime Video’s
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are heating up the Valentine’s Day weekend box office with their new take on “Wuthering Heights,” an R-rated romantic drama directed by Emerald Fennell (“Saltburn,” “Promising Young Woman”). “Wuthering Heights” has made $3 million at the box
If you work in entertainment, you’ve definitely seen a Funko Pop figure. The modern, more sophisticated versions of bobble-head toys are among the first consumer products that an IP secures a deal for if it wants to engage a proper fandom. From Star Wars to “KPop Demon Hunters”
The Foo Fighters have released a whole batch of new music on their website — in miniature. The landing page for the band’s site contains 10 new riffs… which, for those hoping for actual new songs from the group, definitely counts as a start. No context is offered for the music
Pamela Anderson got a bit Method while filming “Rosebush Pruning.” The family satire ensemble, from director Karim Aïnouz and premiering in competition at the Berlin Film Festival this weekend, follows an American family that has relocated to Spain. Following the mysterious
When a film is designed to 'fit a box,' ambition is often the first casualty," says CEO Silvia Carvalho. And distribution should be viewed as "a strategic engine designed to maximize results,"
In many ways, R&B music is like reggae or other highly specialized genres of music that are ultimately more about feeling than technique, which is why novices and dilletantes fall so hard when they try and fail. That’s also a reason why an album by an artist like Brent Faiyaz,
ARP Selection, a leading French arthouse distribution company that recently produced and released Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague,” has acquired Anthony Chen’s “We Are All Strangers,” the first Singaporean film to compete at the Berlinale. The film, represented
The Netflix anime series “Terminator Zero” has been canceled after one season. “The critical and audience reception to it was tremendous, but at the end of the day not nearly enough people watched it,” series creator Mattson Tomlin wrote on his official X (formerly Twitter)
Dearest gentle reader, the love story of Benedict Bridgerton is far from finished. Netflix has released the official trailer for “Bridgerton” Season 4 Part 2, teasing the final chapter in Benedict (Luke Thompson) and Sophie’s (Yerin Ha) romance as the fairy-tale-inspired season
Italy’s Nexo Digital, which produces and distributes theatrical event content for the global market, is launching sales at Berlin’s European Film Market on high-profile doc “Carlo Acutis – The Millennial Saint” about the 15-year-old who in 2025 become the Roman Catholic
Modern country great Sturgill Simpson was not kidding around when he redubbed himself Johnny Blue Skies for his last album, 2024’s “Passage du Desir.” He’s coming back next month with a second album under that moniker, or, actually, the expanded band name Johnny Blue Skies &
OWN has greenlit two new television specials starring Iyanla Vanzant, an Emmy-winning spiritual life coach. While details of the specials are still under wraps, both will continue Vanzant’s goal of helping people “fix” their lives, with production beginning in March. The news
Veteran pop auteur Lykke Li has signed a new deal with Neon Gold Records via Futures Music Group and will release her sixth album — her first in four years — titled “The Afterparty” on May 8. It is preceded by a new single, “Lucky Again.” The full tracklist and tour dates —
If there’s one universal truth about Jill Scott, it’s that she contains multitudes. It’s been a recurring revelation across her discography, dating back to her 2000 debut, “Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1,” which radiated warmth and introduced her as a raconteur who
Nicole Curtis, the longtime host of HGTV’s home renovation show “Rehab Addict,” has apologized for saying a racial slur while filming that was caught in a resurfaced clip from 2022. HGTV canceled “Rehab Addict” this week after the clip of Curtis spread online, and the host has
In her third film, “In a Whisper,” Tunisian writer-director Leyla Bouzid charts an emotional mystery for her characters. Ostensibly the film is about a family gathering for the funeral of a prodigal son, while the protagonist, his niece, tries to uncover how he died. However,
The pushback from Berlinale jury head Wim Wenders when it came to answering questions about politics sparked no shortage of headlines and outrage on the opening day of this year’s festival. It’s now led to one major withdrawal from Berlin, a typically highly political festival,
Sarmad Sultan Khoosat's new film premieres in the Berlinale's Panorama lineup.
Emily Mortimer’s upcoming directorial debut “Dennis” has expanded its cast with a trio of fellow Brits. Jim Broadbent (“Jay Kelly,” “Bridget Jones”), Kelly Macdonald (“Dept. Q,” “No Country for Old Men”) and Jamie Demetriou (“Stath Lets Flats,” “The Moment”) have joined the
Ring, the Amazon home-security division, ran one of the most-liked ads during Super Bowl LX: a spot promoting Search Party, a feature that helps people find lost dogs using AI to scan opt-in footage from Ring cameras in a neighborhood. Many viewers found Ring’s Search Party
Netflix has acquired the U.S. rights to the forthcoming “Lord of the Flies” series from “Adolescence” co-creator Jack Thorne. Sony Pictures Television announced the deal on Friday as “Lord of the Flies” prepares for its premiere at Berlin Film Festival. In addition to the U.S.
