Turns out that it’s tough to shoot in a whale’s stomach. “Whalefall” director Brian Duffield is gleefully outlining some of the biggest hurdles while shooting his new movie. The premise for the film, in theaters now via 20th Century Studios, is simple: A young diver named Jay
The profile of what a Hollywood executive is — the role, the methods, the priorities — is now in the midst of a transformation. The old definition of a successful studio executive was someone who’s commercially victorious, with a track record of great movies. But what we once
Round one…fight! “Street Fighter” is back on the big screen for a new take on the popular fighting game video series that started back in arcades in the 1980s and is still popular today. Paramount and Legendary’s live-action movie takes place in the ’90s and follows a worldwide
Elizabeth Holmes’ partner Billy Evans appeared on the “All-In” podcast just as Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s documentary “You Can See Everything” started its theatrical release to explain why the couple allowed a camera crew inside their home in the days leading up to
Hail Reaper! The rights to the popular “Red Rising” book series have been picked up at Paramount with “Hunger Games” director Francis Lawrence attached to a movie based on the first novel. Justin Rhodes will write the script, based on the original 2014 novel by author Pierce
A New Mexico judge determined that Albuquerque prosecutors failed to allow the grand jury to hear from more witnesses
Other participants at the Sunday event in Los Angeles include 'Tangles' director Leah Nelson, 'Hexed' director Fawn Veerasunthorn, 'In Waves' director Phuong Mai Nguyen, 'Iron Boy' director Louis Clichy and 'Forgotten Island' director Joel Crawford.
A New Mexico judge on Friday threw out an indictment against actor Timothy Busfield, finding that prosecutors failed to act in an impartial manner during the grand jury proceedings. Busfield was indicted in February on charges of groping a 7-year-old boy on the set of “The
Justin Rhodes will pen the script based on Pierce Brown's best-selling sci-fi novel.
Filmmaker Peter Farrelly surprised attendees by joining LFF director Kristy Matheson on stage at Royal Festival Hall.
He starred in ‘Beast From Haunted Cave,’ ‘Ski Troop Attack’ and ‘Atlas’ for the B-movie maven but also did lots of Shakespeare on the stage and films overseas.
“There was no attempt to open the door of the aircraft,” actress’ rep says in statement, reiterating that Blair suffered a “medical emergency” aboard plane
London Film Festival’s surprise film on Friday night was “I Play Rocky,” Peter Farrelly’s biographical drama about the beginnings of Sylvester Stallone’s beloved boxing franchise. Farrelly was on hand to introduce the movie and shouted out his star, newcomer Anthony Ippolito,
2026 has already been a wild year for horror, from low-budget box office hits (“Backrooms,” “Obsession”) to sequels the world could have lived without (“Scream 7,” “The Strangers – Chapter 3”). In a year loaded with scary movies, many of them were good-to-great, a welcome
Hollywood is a business of people. Yesterday, the industry got a reminder of that when Warner Bros. and DC Studios announced that Steven Soderbergh will help director Matt Reeves finish production on “The Batman Part II” while Reeves deals with a family matter. “Just to be
Antonio Banderas has joined Nicolas Cage in “True Detective” Season 5. The duo will headline the next installment of the HBO anthology series, which is set to begin production in 2027. The new season hails from showrunner Issa López, who helmed the Alaska-set fourth season,
Selma Blair’s spokesperson has spoken out after the actress was charged with second-degree assault following a violent incident on a Delta flight on Sunday. “Since Sunday night, the public account of what happened to Selma aboard a flight to New York has been built almost
There’s a throughline in Kate Berlant’s new HBO special “Parmesan,” and it’s not cheese. “My addiction? My phone,” the comedian says at the beginning of the hour. With slapstick style and performative haughtiness, Berlant yearns for a time before cellphones in the special, out
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been transferred from his New Jersey prison to a new one in Pennsylvania, officials and his spokesperson confirmed on Friday, days after he was hospitalized for an alleged head injury. Combs, 56, was serving out his 50-month sentence at FCI Fort Dix in
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is out after just five days on the job. President Trump told reporters Friday that he would talk to Zacharia about a new role. “I said, ‘When I get back we’re going to talk,'” Trump said, “because I don’t think that Katie should be
The 45th Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) featured some high-profile titles, including Jesse Eisenberg’s “The Debut,” which has been generating awards buzz for star Julianne Moore, and Martin McDonagh’s closing-night black comedy “Wild Horse Nine,” starring John
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired rights to Niki Byrne’s “The Julia Set,” starring Chase Infiniti, following the film’s world premiere at TIFF. The film, written and directed by Byrne, was one of the festival’s breakouts, thanks in large part to Infiniti’s commanding
The 36th Annual Gotham Film Awards Ceremony will present the cast and creative team behind “Michael” with the Gotham Musical Tribute. Inaugurated last year by Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson of “Song Sung Blue,” director Antoine Fuqua, actors Colman Domingo, Jaafar Jackson and Nia
Niki Byrne’s debut about a young math genius and also starring Jason Isaacs and Gillian Anderson bowed at the Toronto Film Festival.
Without overstating the case, when the Avalanches’ debut album “Since I Lost You” arrived out of a clear blue sky (to anyone outside of their native Australia, anyway) in 2000, its impact was like the arrival of the Beastie Boys’ “Paul’s Boutique” eleven years earlier: a
LYON, France — Joel and Ethan Coen have embraced the streaming boom, working with Netflix and Apple TV+, but they remain staunch defenders of movie theaters. Speaking at the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon on Friday, the Oscar-winning brothers were asked about their experience
“Fouth Wing” fans finally have their Xaden Riorson. Amazon Prime Video revealed Thursday that Emilio Sakraya will play the brooding male lead alongside Esther McGregor as Violet Sorrengail, the protagonist and narrator of the fantasy book series. They’re the main characters in
"We really took him into the tent and talked about where we see it going over the next number of years so he's got a really good sense of what we want to do," explained DC Studios' chief Peter Safran.
Oona Roche, Hattie Hoskins and Mark Lane III have also boarded director George Tillman Jr.'s feature.
Julie Plec and Andre Agassi are diving into the world of competitive tennis. “Rally” has been picked up to series at Prime Video. The drama is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Entertainment 360 and Amazon MGM Studios.
Beyond bringing back Captain John Price and Ghost, Infinity Ward narrative director Jeff Negus only had a rough idea of what he was looking for when he set out to cast Xbox’s upcoming “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.” “I think our process is fairly unique in this way. I know
Josh Brolin can now add a different kind of role to his resume. In addition to starring as Mitt Gardiner, the late father of Austin Abrams’ character Jay, aspects of the actor were also used to create the appearance of the sperm whale that traps Jay inside its body for the
'The Studio' star gives a glowing review to Barker's upcoming 'Anything But Ghosts.'
The 2026 film follows the group's rise from 'Dream Academy' and their debut to chart-topping success.
Anyone who waited by the stage door at London’s Trafalgar Theatre last year may well have unwittingly been offered a major clue about a development within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In a move unlikely to have been approved by Kevin Feige, Scottish actor Ruaridh Mollica,
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the first season of “Below,” now streaming on Netflix. Josh Hartnett is having an A-list fall, but he’s mostly focused on making sure he’s on time for school pickup. I’m catching the actor via Zoom in between errands at his
London-based Radiance Films has acquired eight Taiwanese classics from the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI), including works by acclaimed directors Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang, for theatrical and home entertainment releases in 2027. The deal, unveiled at
Anania, the host of viral social media series “Gaydar,” is heading to television. The actor, producer and social media creator is launching a late-night variety program on Tubi titled “The Anania Show,” which she will host and executive produce alongside Keisha Zollar, Morgan
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “You Can See Everything,” now playing in theaters. After building massive buzz from its surprise premiere at the Telluride Film Festival last month, A24’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” is finally
'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Whalefall' also enter the box office fray this weekend.
Here’s the thing about “Chad Powers”: It’s an acquired taste. “It’s a deep, and deeply stupid, show,” co-creator Michael Waldron says, laughing knowingly from his corner of the Zoom window. “And I’m very proud of it.” From the jump, Waldron and co-creator/star Glen Powell knew
France Télévisions film chief Manuel Alduy has warned that the far-right Rassemblement National’s plan to privatize public broadcasting would devastate French cinema, stripping it from one of its biggest financiers. “There will be no more investment by public television in
KATSEYE is giving fans another look behind the curtain. The six-member girl group, which has spent the past two years turning viral hits into a full-fledged pop phenomenon, is the subject of a new documentary, “Katseye: Wild Hearts,” arriving on Disney+ and Hulu on Friday, Oct.
Mohammed Hammad’s “Safe Exit” received an Atlas Prize for Post-production at the 2025 Atlas Workshops of the Marrakech Film Festival before making its debut in the Panorama section of the 2026 Berlinale. The film is now poised for its national debut at the El Gouna Film
Several new challengers are stepping into the box office ring this weekend to face off. Paramount and Legendary’s “Street Fighter” video game adaptation should lead the pack of newcomers. It made $4 million in Thursday previews at the box office, and it’s expected to make $25
Julia Stiles’ tribute to her “10 Things I Hate About You” co-star Heath Ledger on “Dancing With the Stars” next week is sure to be a teary-eyed performance. “I was crying in rehearsals today,” Stiles told me Thursday at the InStyle Imagemaker Awards in Los Angeles. “It’s so
Martin Scorsese recalls his last conversation with Federico Fellini in “The Last Fellini,” a new documentary about the final decade of the Italian auteur’s life premiering at Rome Film Festival on Saturday. “The Last Fellini,” which is produced by Italy’s Atomic and RAI Cinema,
Higher Ground, the media company founded by Barack and Michelle Obama, will receive the second annual Greg Berlanti Social Impact Award, the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA announced Thursday. Berlanti will present the award during the sixth annual Teens & Screens
“60 Minutes” will air a profile of Sacha Baron Cohen on Oct. 18. The episode comes ahead of the Oct. 23 premiere of “Ali G: Who Iz I?,” a film in which he reprises the role he first played on Channel 4’s “The 11 O’Clock Show” and Channel 4 and HBO’s “Da Ali G Show.” […]
When she began work on her sophomore album, “I Think I Spoke Too Soon,” Rachel Chinouriri reverse-engineered the entire process. The British singer-songwriter, who made global waves with her deeply confessional 2024 debut “What a Devastating Turn of Events,” got a big piece of
