international
Venice Film Festival Adds Zhang Ziyi, James Gray, Agnieszka Holland, Giuseppe Tornatore to Jury
The International Jury for this year’s Venice International Film Festival has been finalized after the previous confirmation of French actress Isabelle Huppert as its chair. Now, American director and screenwriter James Gray, British director and screenwriter Andrew Haigh, Polish director, screenwriter, and producer Agnieszka Holland, and Brazilian director-screenwriter Kleber Mendonça Filho are the latest additions […]
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Sharon Stone to Receive Taormina Film Fest Lifetime Achievement Honor
Sharon Stone will receive a lifetime achievement honor on the closing night of the 70th edition of the Taormina Film Festival next month. The fest will present her with the Cariddi d’oro alla carriera (Golden Cariddi for Lifetime Achievement), which has previously been awarded to the likes of Jessica Lange, Robert De Niro, Tom Cruise, […]
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Controversial U.K. Politician Jacob Rees-Mogg Gets Discovery+ Docu-Series
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Discovery+ U.K. and Ireland has commissioned a new series focused on the professional and personal life of controversial British politician Jacob Rees-Mogg, titled Meet The Rees-Moggs. The five-part series, produced by Optomen, promises to “lift the lid on the man behind the public image” by offering exclusive access and fly-on-the-wall insight into […]
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Locarno Fest Lineup Includes Hong Sang-soo, Paz Vega Films, Honors for Mélanie Laurent, Guillaume Canet
The Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland has unveiled an eclectic lineup for its 77th edition, taking place Aug. 7-17. The fest will screen 225 total films, including 104 world premieres, five international premieres and some debut features, including new films from such directors as Hong Sang-soo, Spanish actress Paz Vega and Radu Jude. Gianluca Jodice’s Le […]
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Amazon Music Partners With K-Pop Group Ateez for Online Merch Collaboration Ahead of Tour
Amazon Music and K-pop powerhouse Ateez are partnering up for an exclusive online merch collaboration tied to their upcoming tour, the music streaming service announced Tuesday morning. The eight-piece boy group (consisting of members Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung and Jongho) is set to begin the North American leg of their Towards the […]
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Kate Beckinsale Details Health Struggles That Led to Six-Week Hospital Stay
Kate Beckinsale didn’t hold back when someone on social media commented about what her body has looked like recently. The actress posted a video on Instagram putting on a hair net in a minimal pink ensemble and captioned it: “Let’s have a toast for the douche bags. Let’s have a toast for the assholes. Let’s […]
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Paramount in Final Talks for Robert Pattinson-Parker Finn’s Remake of ’80s Horror Movie ‘Possession’ (Exclusive)
Paramount Pictures is closing deals with Robert Pattinson and Smile filmmaker Parker Finn to tackle a remake of Possession, the cult 1981 psychological supernatural horror movie written and directed by Polish filmmaker Andrzej Zulawski. The deal is being made in the shadow of the landmark transaction that saw parent company Paramount Global agree to be […]
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Remake of Sergio Leone’s Clint Eastwood Starrer ‘Fistful of Dollars’ in the Works
Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars, starring Clint Eastwood, is set for a remake now in development from Euro Gang Entertainment. The classic film, directed by Leone in 1964, created the “spaghetti Western” and was itself a remake of Akira Korosawa’s 1961 film Yojimbo. The latest version will come from Gianni Nunnari and Simon Horseman’s Euro Gang […]
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Sam Worthington, Gugu Mbatha-Raw Join Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James in Thriller ‘Fuze’
Sam Worthington (Avatar) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Loki) will star alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Theo James in thriller Fuze. The pair joins along with more additions to the cast, including Elham Ehsas (Homeland, Shantaram) and Honor Swinton-Byrne (The Souvenir, Drift). Directed by Oscar nominee David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water, Outlaw King) the project commenced filming […]
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‘The Office’ Producer’s Roughcut TV, Fremantle Sign First-Look Drama Development Deal
Fremantle, part of media giant Bertelsmann’s RTL Group, has struck a first-look drama development deal with Roughcut Television, the production firm co-founded by CEO Ash Atalla, the producer of the original British version of The Office and The IT Crowd. The agreement follows the companies’ recent team-up on Paramount+ U.K. & Ireland psychological thriller series […]
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Ron Howard’s ‘Eden’ Joins Toronto Film Fest Lineup
Ron Howard’s survival thriller Eden is set for a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September, organizers said on Tuesday. Eden, from Imagine Entertainment, stars Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas and Daniel Brühl and is based on real-life events and hails from Tetris scribe Noah Pink. The movie will play as […]
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Richard E. Grant, Tom Ellis Among Latest Stars to Join Cast of Netflix’s ‘The Thursday Murder Club’
Richard E. Grant and Tom Ellis are the latest additions to Netflix‘s The Thursday Murder Club film, based on the beloved novel series by Richard Osman. The newly released castmembers, alongside Geoff Bell (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Top Boy), Paul Freeman (Tokyo Trial, Raiders of the Lost Ark), Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso, F1) and Ingrid […]
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