Paris-based international sales company Reel Suspects has boarded worldwide sales on Chinese filmmaker Ah Biao’s feature debut “Border” (“Bian Jing”), which will world premiere in the official selection of the San Sebastián Film Festival, where it competes for the Golden Shell.
The conversation didn't air on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live after threats from the FCC
New Zealand’s Black Mandala has acquired worldwide sales rights to three horror films from Anatomica Films: “Within Madness,” “Vessel” and “The Thirteenth Gate.” J. M. Stelly wrote and directed all three, producing alongside Johnny Stassi through the Anatomica Films label.
The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has unveiled the lineup for its Master Class, Cine Class and Special Talk programs. Master Class brings together four directors reflecting on their creative work. Na Hong-Jin, who drew global attention this year with “Hope,”
Jimmy Kimmel turned to YouTube on Thursday night to house his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico — in light of fears that the FCC would punish ABC stations for running the chat. “What are they so scared of you?” Kimmel asked the candidate. Said
CBS Studios has filed a motion in Los Angeles Superior Court under the anti-SLAPP statute to strike a lawsuit filed earlier this summer by former “Matlock” writer John Lowe. The CBS Studios filing included multiple declarations disputing his allegations against three of the
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow declared her city’s waterfront “will always be Lake Ontario” during a gala opening night for TIFF overshadowed by Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada.
Sony's 'Brand New Day' has held the top spot on the domestic chart for six straight weeks.
“Being Heumann” opens on a New York sidewalk that doesn’t allow Judy Heumann to climb it. There’s no curb cut or ramp. Just a woman and her wheelchair. Director Siân Heder holds on it — and then Judy gives the middle finger. And it immediately hooks the viewer in for the ride.
"Being Huemann" isn’t as transporting a movie as "CODA" was, yet it’s a stirring drama cut from the same cloth of cathartic empathy.
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“Everything that follows is true. Exactly as we dreamed it,” reads the opening title of “Burgundy,” from award-winning documentary duo Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw, with an almost legible wink. It’s a sweet start to a sweet movie, but in retrospect it sounds a little
It’s a somewhat telling coincidence that “Stuffed,” a very peculiar new vehicle for Jodie Comer, is premiering at the same edition of Toronto as “Prima Facie,” the film adaptation of the stage hit that won the Liverpudlian actor a Tony last year, but with Cynthia Erivo taking
The New Jersey event will also screen Brad Bird's 'Ray Gunn' as its animation centerpiece.
The producers of the documentary series “Quiet on Set” have prevailed in a lawsuit brought by former Nickelodeon showrunner Dan Schneider, who claimed that the show implied that he was a child sex abuser. Schneider sued for defamation in 2024, alleging that the series had
Peter Berg is directing the show opens for all four of Netflix’s NFL gameday livestreams this season — and for the first one, debuting Thursday, he drafted Kyle Chandler, star of the “Friday Night Lights” TV series, for an assist on the play. Berg directed the 2004 movie
Steve Carell and writer Greg Daniels got so close while making “The Office,” they became like family. So much so that Daniels once wanted Carell to play his dad Aaron in a biopic he wrote about him almost 20 years ago. “He’s a very colorful person and he actually was in the
See the show's star, Cole Escola, disappoint Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon in teaser
James Talarico, the Democratic candidate running for senator in Texas, has spoken out after ABC pulled his sit-down with Jimmy Kimmel over FCC concerns. The interview will instead be posted to the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” YouTube channel on Thursday night. “Government censorship
“The Legend of Zelda” turns 40 this year, but the titular princess at the center of the franchise doesn’t look a day over whatever ethereal age the Nintendo video game franchise needs her to be for any given game. The magic of the fantasy character is in large part thanks to
Continuing his run of superstar guest appearances, Jay-Z brought out Justin Timberlake in Paris on Thursday for a rare performance of “Holy Grail,” their collaboration on Jay’s 2013 album “Magna Carta Holy Grail,” as well as “Until the End of Time,” which was originally a
Having been shot well before the current U.S.-Iran conflict commenced lends “The Fix” a somewhat anachronistic air, albeit one that sits comfortably enough between its other fuzzy points of political messaging. This U.S. production from Israeli writer-director Guy Moshe sets a
In most cases, Taylor Swift leaves a little bit of suspense in the air as to whether she’ll attend one of the many awards shows where she is nominated. Not this time. Within hours of the announcement that she had been nominated for a CMA Award for single of the year for “I Knew
Tech giant Samsung recently unveiled three new phone models: Galaxy Z Fold8, Z Flip8 and Z Fold8 Ultra. Described as “a screen built for content,” these phones are at the forefront of the foldable phone category, offering the ideal combination of convenience and style. As
Janelle Rodriguez, who helped build and launch NBC News’ live-streaming outlet NBC News Now while overseeing a rare changing of the guard at “NBC Nightly News,” is leaving. “I’ve spent a long time thinking about what comes next, and I’ve decided to leave now to pursue it. It’s
Peacock has given a series order to “Before I Let Go,” based on the Kennedy Ryan novel of the same name. Ryan and Malcolm D. Lee (“The Best Man” franchise, “Girls Trip”) created the series and co-wrote the pilot. Attica Locke (“From Scratch,” “When They See Us”) and Tembi Locke
Polish director Damian Kocur is ready for “La Manche.” Presented at the Venice Production Bridge and produced by Kijora Film, the film will be co-produced by Germany’s Oma Inge Film and France’s Les Contes Modernes. Kocur is behind Venice premiere “Bread and Salt” and “Under
Mike McFarland, a voice actor from the English-dubbed versions of “One Piece” and “Dragon Ball Z,” died on Wednesday following a battle with brain cancer. He was 56. McFarland was a voice-acting veteran, first playing Master Roshi and Yajirobe in “Dragon Ball” and “Dragon Ball
After plenty of behind-the-scenes drama on Paramount+ hit “MobLand,” which saw Tom Hardy almost booted off the series, the cast and creatives reunited for the premiere of Season 2 in London, Thursday night. Leading trio Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren — who play crime couple
SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains plot details from Season 2 of “Adults” now streaming on Hulu. It’s Season 2, Paul Baker; we’re doing a classic sitcom. In only eight episodes, the second season of FX’s “Adults” has managed to capture the spirit of a classic sitcom
These narrative films helped to shape the country’s understanding of one of the hinge moments in American history.
Jack Reynor and Ron Perlman also star in Drew Hancock's feature that started out as a viral short story.
Separately, Rachael J. Morrison's 'Joybubbles' will receive the Best Film Coming to a Cinema Near You award.
As the fest launches TIFF: The Market, here's what's generating buzz — from a Mara sisters reunion to Michelle Yeoh's action pre-seller and Cynthia Erivo's awards-season play.
Australian docuseries “2.6 Seconds: Death in the Outback,” which world premiere at Toronto Sept. 10 as part of TIFF’s Primetime strand, has just been the subject of a preemptive Netflix buy for the world. That speaks well for a four-part series examining the fatal shooting of
The 78th Emmys producers are planning a tribute to the late Dolly Parton, and have also signed up musician Noah Kahan to perform “Bridge Over Troubled Water” to accompany this year’s In Memoriam segment. Those are among the details that the producers at Jesse Collins
Eugene Kotlyarenko’s “Vintage Violence” is a movie that speaks directly to America’s phone-obsessed culture. The kinetic action adventure, which has its world premiere Sept. 12 at Toronto International Film Festival, is about livestreamer Carter Tipe (Cole Sprouse) who stumbles
Sherri Shepherd is stepping back into the spotlight this weekend with a new film that tells the true story of a 9/11 survivor. The actress stars in “Angel in the Rubble: The Genelle Guzman Story,” which premieres on Lifetime this Saturday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. Executive produced
Amazon MGM Studios’ adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks bestseller “Counting Miracles” has found its writer/director in “The Peanut Butter Falcon” co-filmmaker Tyler Nilson. Starring Alan Ritchson, “Counting Miracles” follows Army Ranger Tanner Hughes (Ritchson) as he crosses the
As we go into college and pro football seasons, T-Mobile Fiber has a limited-time deal aimed at making the switch to fiber easier for blazing-fast high-speed internet for streaming games. Right now, you can get fiber starting at the “Fast” plan, for $35/month with AutoPay
Marvel’s “X-Men” cast is expanding with the addition of “Gen V” star Asa Germann as the high-flying mutant Angel, Variety can confirm. He joins the new mutant team consisting of Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Inde Navarrette as
A filmed version of the hit Broadway and West End play “Oh, Mary!” will debut on HBO in 2027. HBO dropped the news in a teaser featuring playwright and star Cole Escola opposite “Sex and the City” stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon. As Mary Todd Lincoln, Escola rushes
The Oscar-nominated director got exclusive access to the actor as he faced trial in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
The actor had auditioned to play Cyclops, but will instead be given a chance to grow his wings.
France has unveiled a robust shortlist of five films in the pipeline to represent country in the best international feature film race at Oscars, with Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Cannes Grand Prize winner “Minotaur” and Antonin Baudry’s WW2-set “The Battle of De Gaulle: The Iron Age”
Paul Walker’s brother does not want to be involved in bringing back the late actor’s character, Brian O’Conner, for Universal’s next “Fast and Furious” movie. He knows AI could be used to do it, but he doesn’t think it should be done. “AI was not a thing back in 2014, so they
A movie version of the police procedural “Hawaii Five-O” is in the works at Paramount. Destin Daniel Cretton, whose summer blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has remained a box office sensation, has been hired to direct the film from a script by Chris Bremner (“Bad Boys
Chris Bremner and Noah Oppenheim are penning the script for the feature that would adapt the TV property that first launched in the 1960s.
The Spanish Oscar winner will discuss her life and career with Scott Feinberg at Toronto's 1 Hotel on Sept. 15.