The film, from 'No Other Land' directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor and produced by the Oscar-winning team behind 'The Zone of Interest,' was shot from the rooftops of Tel Aviv and documents Israel's bombing of Gaza.
Paramount’s U.K. network 5 is being sued by one of its production partners over what the company claims was the “wrongful termination” of an agreement over a crime drama series. Blackbox Multimedia, the U.K. banner that has made series for 5 such as “The Ex-Wife” and “Benidorm
10 years after Issa Rae’s seminal comedy series “Insecure” premiered on HBO, the network has ordered a new comedy pilot written and executive produced by Rae. Currently being referred to as “Untitled Male Friendship Show,” the official logline says that the show follows
A sizable bunch of top OnlyFans creators have taken home seven-figure checks from the fan-monetization site. Since the 2016 launch of OnlyFans, which is known for its porn-friendly policies, 5,076 creators have made over $1 million on the platform, the company said Tuesday. In
“Angh” cinematographer Adam Pietkiewicz will receive the TIFF Variety Artisan Award at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Also being honored are Helen Mirren, who will receive the TIFF Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award, presented by Joanna Griffiths. Seth
New York Times pop culture writer and awards columnist Kyle Buchanan has left the newspaper after eight years. I can exclusively report that Buchanan is launching a new video podcast about Hollywood, “The Kyle Buchanan Show,” in mid-October. His last day at The New York Times
The generative AI boom brought us “vibe coding,” and then eventually “vibe directing.” Now, a new entry: vibe…game development? It’s the idea behind Series Entertainment’s “RUN,” a new platform that lets users create new games while shortening the typically months- or yearslong
Gersh and Other Angle Pictures have boarded Avi Nesher’s feature film “Our Loves” for sales. Gersh will rep U.S. sales with Los Angeles-based global sales agency Other Angle takes international. “Our Loves,” which is tipped to be Israel’s Oscar entry for international film, is
The 18th annual event will take place in Hollywood on April 8-11.
Stability AI, the AI startup backed by the likes of James Cameron and Sean Parker, has raised $76 million in a Series B funding round from a roster of investors including some of the entertainment industry’s top record labels and gaming companies. The company’s newest investors
Andy Cohen is having a nice end of the summer. I’m not only chatting with him over Zoom from his beach house in the tony Hamptons enclave of Amagansett (did you see the photos and write-up of the home in Architectural Digest?), but he’s just returned to the States from a
Sacha Baron Cohen's famous poser character returns in a new film set to arrive in October
The actor speaks out on playing the OpenAI CEO, says Altman must have "a certain ability to dissociate."
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor has signed with United Talent Agency for global representation across live touring, filmed entertainment, digital media, theatre, brand partnerships, and more. The signing follows Trainor’s on-screen acting debut in Ryan Murphy’s
“30 Rock” is back — for one night only. In celebration of the critically-acclaimed NBC comedy’s 20th anniversary, cast members and special guests will unite at Radio City Music Hall in New York on Oct 11. The show will benefit The Boys and Girls Club of Harlem and will feature
Jennifer Peedom’s Everest drama “Tenzing,” starring Tom Hiddleston and Willem Dafoe, will open the 22nd Zurich Film Festival on Sept. 24. Hiddleston, Dafoe and Peedom will be on the green carpet in Zurich for the European premiere of the Apple Original Films production, which
Jennifer Peedom's film tells the true story of Himalayan Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, who together with Edmund Hillary (Hiddleston), became the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Daniel Lubetzky, founder of Kind Snacks and a Shark on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” is launching a new podcast in which he engages in candid discussions with successful people not just about their accomplishments — but also about their “defining failures.” Lubetzky’s “Build or Break” is
Daniel Diemer and Shaheen Jafargholi have joined the cast of “Heated Rivalry” Season 2. They will play Ryan Price and Fabian Salah, respectively. Though Crave and HBO Max did not provide official character descriptions, Ryan and Fabian are the main couple followed in the third
Cinematographer Adam Pietkiewicz and filmmaker Bassam Tariq will also be among the final honorees to be unveiled for the Sept. 13 gala fundraiser.
The official trailer for Apple TV’s “Brothers” just might confirm that lifelong pals Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are actually related. The “True Detective” co-stars rejoin forces as fictionalized versions of themselves who uncover this decades-old secret. After
With Mexico’s “On the Road” (“En el camino”) by David Pablos snagging both the Venice Film Festival’s Queer Lion and Horizons awards last year, Latin American queer cinema has never shown more promise. The Berlinale’s Teddy Award has also gone to Latino LGBTQ+ films in the
The Cambodia Oscar Selection Committee (COSC) has selected “Becoming Human,” directed by Polen Ly, as the country’s official submission for the international feature film category at the 99th Academy Awards. The film follows Thida, the spirit guardian of an aging cinema slated
Amazon MGM has released the official trailer for “Ali G: Who Iz I?,” a new mockumentary following Sacha Baron Cohen’s swaggering London bad boy. “After 20 years spent chillin’, tokin’ and bonin’, Ali G is shocked to discover that his long-term girlfriend, Julie (Morgana
The first footage from the secretive Amazon-MGM Studios project brings back the fan-favorite character after 20 years.
Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Tommy Henriksen are set to appear at next month’s 42nd annual Boston Film Festival to discuss the event’s opening night premiere, the feature “Unleashed Spirits: The Rise of the Hollywood Vampires.” The movie shows how Cooper’s secret 1970s “drinking
It’s probably only fitting that the Television Academy’s first-ever “Legacy Award” will recognize the series that has probably had the most profound impact of any TV program on the medium: “I Love Lucy.” The series that set the blueprint for sitcoms and created the template for
Thai pop star Ten has unveiled his first solo U.S. Showcase Tour, a 14-city run kicking off Oct. 17 in Seattle and closing Nov. 10 in New York, ahead of his new single “Outwest,” due Sept. 4. The tour announcement follows Ten’s sold-out, three-night residency “Ten:Core0110” in
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), the trade group representing the country’s music industry, has banned wholly AI-generated songs from its weekly charts that showcase the most popular tracks in Australia. The changes, which take effect Friday, were outlined
Martin Scorsese is set to be appointed honorary president of the David di Donatello Academy of Italian cinema, the entity that runs Italy’s equivalent of the Oscars. Scorsese’s appointment to the government-run entity follows that of Gianluca Farinelli, head of Italy’s
Lukas Dhont’s “Coward,” which won the best actor prize at Cannes for Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne, will represent Belgium in the international feature film race at the 99th Academy Awards. The selection marks the third time Belgium has submitted a film by Dhont to the
The queer WWI drama won best acting honors in Cannes for leads Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne.
George Clooney, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Alexandre Desplat and more are set to take part in an inaugural forum themed around creativity in Venice next month, held alongside the film festival. Presented by Finch & Partners and CAA, the invitation-only forum is titled “The Future of…
“Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder has come to the defense of Mark Ruffalo after Paramount accused him of invoking “antisemitic tropes” when criticizing the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. It all kicked off on Friday, when Ruffalo shared a clip on Instagram of Paramount board member
FiveThirtyEight is coming back from the dead — sort of. Just ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Crooked Media inked a deal to acquire and revive the “FiveThirtyEight Politics” podcast hosted by Nate Silver, Clare Malone and Galen Druke. And under Crooked Media’s wing, the
Chilean filmmaker Patricio Valladares, behind the 2023 found-footage horror pic “Invoking Yell,” is set to direct a fantasy-horror reimagining of Dante’s “Inferno.” “The Divine Comedy,” slated to begin filming in Rome in September, is produced by Italian film company Anxur
Anthony Boyle, the “House of Guinness” star soon to be seen playing Sam Bankman-Fried in Netflix’s “The Altruists,” is set to lead upcoming Sky Original drama “Charmer.” The eight-part series, now in production, comes from Working Title Television and Story Films, with Siena
French sales company MK2 Films has boarded “NAZA,” the new hot-button documentary from “No Other Land” directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor that was added on Monday to the Venice Film Festival competition lineup. The doc, which was shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv,
The new doc from 'No Other Land' directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor was a late edition to the Venice competition line-up.
EST N8 and BrandThink have launched B-EST Pictures, a joint venture for feature films and live experiences. The venture’s first title, “Tame,” a horror-suspense feature rooted in Thai folklore, will launch international sales at the Toronto Film Festival’s market ahead of its
In an additional vote of confidence for the unreleased feature, Korea's Oscar committee said that Netflix also plans to campaign for it in the best picture category following its world premiere at Venice.
Venice Film Festival has revealed the lineup for this year’s masterclasses, featuring George Clooney, Ellen Burstyn, Luca Guadagnino and more. The masterclasses will once again take place at the Lido’s Match Point Arena, which can seat 250 accredited guests, and will also be
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has selected “Possible Love,” directed by Lee Chang-dong, as South Korea’s official entry for the international feature film category at the 2027 Academy Awards. “Possible Love” marks Lee’s first feature in eight years, following “Burning,”
“Pride,” the joy-filled British musical based on the true story of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM), will transfer to London’s Bridge Theatre from Nov. 12, following sold-out seasons at Cardiff’s Sherman Theatre and the National Theatre’s Dorfman space. The
Studio 100 Film has added CGI animated feature “Juul” to its international sales slate and will introduce the project to buyers at the Toronto Film Festival. The English-language voice cast features Lenny Henry, while five-time Grammy Award-winners Michael League and Bob
Filipino-American star Liza Soberano has joined the jury for the Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary, which will be presented by Artemis Rising Foundation during the upcoming Venice Film Festival. The prize, founded by the Golden Globes and Artemis Rising Foundation with
Warner Bros. Discovery has acquired international distribution rights to “Diabolical: The Epstein Files” for HBO Max, with the documentary rolling out across international territories from Sept. 3, marking its premiere in the U.K., Italy and the Netherlands. The documentary,
The post-apocalyptic sci-fi film starring Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Alison Janney, Benedict Wong and Guy Pearce hits theaters on Aug. 28.
John Gore Studios, the fast-growing U.K. film and TV business set up by theater impresario John Gore, has announced that it’s to join forces with its U.S.-based sister company The John Gore Organisation under the common control of single holding company. The move, it claims,
Palestinian actor Tawfeek Barhom, best known for Tarik Saleh’s Cannes winner “Cairo Conspiracy” in 2022 and Palme d’Or winner 2025 for his short film “I’m Glad You’re Dead Now,” is set to headline the French pic “Borderline” by first-timer Yves Piat. A very loose feature-length
