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Xilam’s Buzzy ‘Lucy Lost’: ‘From Europe, We Can Explore a More Emotionally Driven Form of Family Storytelling’
GlobalMarkets & FestivalsCannes Film FestivalLucy LostMarc du PontaviceOlivier ClertXilam
Premiering in Cannes ahead of its competition slot in Annecy, “Lucy Lost” is something of a passion project for Xilam founder Marc du Pontavice. Years ago, the French producer acquired the rights to Michael Morpurgo’s children’s novel “Listen to the Moon,” which follows a young girl who washes ashore on the Isles of Scilly during […]
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Read Joan Didion’s Lost Interview With the Grateful Dead: ‘We’re on Our Own Trip’
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It would seem that even an archive as thoroughly curated as that of the late, legendary novelist-essayist-screenwriter Joan Didion still bears some surprises. In 1967, the Saturday Evening Post assigned Didion to interview the Grateful Dead in their Bay Area rehearsal space at the height of the Summer of Love (with which the group was […]
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Writer Joan Didion stands at the panhandle of Golden Gate Park with a group of hippies during the writing of her article Slouching Towards Bethlehem. April 1967. (Photo by © Ted Streshinsky/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MI - AUGUST 13:  The Grateful Dead (L-R Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan, Bill Kreutzmann, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir) perform at West Park on August 13, 1967  in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Leni Sinclair/Getty Images)
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‘Minotaur’ Review: Andrey Zvyagintsev Returns in Impeccable Form With a Despairing, Darkly Funny Reflection on Corruption and Betrayal in Putin’s Russia
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One of the first things you notice about “Minotaur” is how much space there is in it. Uncrammed domestic interiors give the camera enough room to scrutinize details in stalking, unimpeded pans; modern gray office suites appear half-furnished and half-empty, as if the company is either moving in or dying out; public streets and housing […]
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Marcia Gay Harden to Mothers Who Don’t Accept Their LGBTQ Children: ‘You’re Making a Great Big Mistake’
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Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden offered impassioned — and at times, hilarious — advice for parents who don’t accept their queer children while being honored at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s A Place We Call Home gala. “We want to change things so that basic human queer rights are protected, so that we’re safe, so […]
Center Gala 2026: The Place We Call Home
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 16: Bianca Del Rio attends Center Gala 2026: The Place We Call Home at Los Angeles LGBT Center on May 16, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Los Angeles LGBT Center)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 16: (L-R) Harry Ford and honoree Marcia Gay Harden attend Center Gala 2026: The Place We Call Home at Los Angeles LGBT Center on May 16, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Los Angeles LGBT Center)
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Spinoff Set in Texas Ordered at ABC
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ABC has greenlit a “Grey’s Anatomy” spinoff. Per the official logline, the currently untitled series is “an edgy drama about a team at a West Texas rural medical center — the last chance for care before miles of nowhere.” More to come…
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‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Brings ‘Star Wars’ Back to the Movies After 7 Years. Will the Force Resonate With Younger Audiences?
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In 2019, Baby Yoda was ubiquitous. The adorable green sidekick to Pedro Pascal’s masked bounty hunter made his debut on the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian,” becoming a pop culture sensation and fueling enough memes and merchandise to fill the galaxy. Seven years and one pandemic later, is the force strong enough to turn the creature […]
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Tony Nominees Answer One Question: What Would They Bring to Broadway With No Budget Limits? Here Are the Answers
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This year’s Tony nominees are answering a hypothetical Broadway call. Every nominee got the same closing question on the day of the Meet the Nominees event in New York City on May 14: With unlimited money, unlimited power, and no obligation to turn a profit — what would they bring to Broadway tomorrow? The answers […]
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‘The Housemaid’ Franchise Expands With Stage Show After Hit Sydney Sweeney Movie
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From page to screen to stage… Lionsgate is turning “The Housemaid,” the best-seller turned box-office hit, into a play. The sexy psychological thriller, based on the novel by Freida McFadden, is being developed for the stage by producers Melting Pot, a British company led by Simon Friend and Hanna Osmolska (Broadway’s “Life of Pi” and “Paranormal Activity”) […]
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Hayden Panettiere Details Milo Ventimiglia Relationship, Her Mother’s Controlling Nature, Depression and Domestic Abuse in ‘This Is Me’ Memoir
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Hayden Panettiere has been acting since before she could walk — or talk. Now 36, Panettiere is opening about her decades-long career in her memoir, “This Is Me,” out May 19. The book contains details of Panettiere’s life, some of it public knowledge due to her time in the spotlight. The “Heroes” actress comes out […]
Build Presents Charles Esten & Hayden Panettiere Discussing "Nashville"
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Paul Schrader Had an ‘AI Girlfriend’ Who ‘Terminated Our Conversation’: ‘What a Disappointment’
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Filmmaker and “Taxi Driver” screenwriter Paul Schrader revealed on Facebook that he “procured an online AI girlfriend,” but the chatbot ended the relationship after he attempted to explore the boundaries of its programming. “Out of a desire to understand male/female interaction in our matrix, I procured an online AI girlfriend. What a disappointment,” Schrader wrote. […]
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Jonas Brothers Are Launching Their Own Weekly Podcast, With a Hotline Number for Fans to Call In and Ask Them Anything
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Pop-rock trio Jonas Brothers are sharing the brotherly love on their new podcast series, “Hey Jonas!”, launching under an exclusive deal with iHeartMedia. The weekly podcast, executive produced by Kevin, Joe and Nick, will “pull fans deeper than ever into the brothers’ world with an intimate, wildly fun and refreshingly unfiltered look at their lives […]
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Multigenerational Love Story ‘Akashi’ Lands With Canoe Film at Cannes Film Market (EXCLUSIVE)
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Canoe Film has boarded multigenerational love story “Akashi” for international sales, excluding Canada and Japan, and is revving up buyer conversations at the Cannes Film Market. “Akashi” is the feature debut of Vancouver-based director, actor, and writer Mayumi Yoshida, who is attending the market as part of Film Network Access’ 2026 cohort. Her film won […]
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LGBTQ Body Horror ‘Four Itchy Boys’ Trailer Terrifies With Bloody Scratching: ‘It’s a Story That Will Get Under Your Skin’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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A new trailer for the LGBTQ body horror short “Four Itchy Boys” may leave you scratching for your life. The spot opens with four men walking through a dark hallway as a female narrator says, “It’s a story that will get under your skin.” A jump cut shows one man feverishly scratching the back of […]
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Jeff Foxworthy Readies Fox Nation Comedy Special
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Jeff Foxworthy is taking up residence in Fox Nation. The popular comedian will launch a new special, “The Joke’s On Me,” that debuts on the Fox Corp.-based streaming service on Monday, June 1. The stand-up session was filmed at at the Gas South Theatre in Duluth, Georgia. “Few performers have shaped American comedy quite like Jeff Foxworthy, says […]
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‘South Park’ Season 29 Sets Fall Premiere Date
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Come on down to “South Park” again this fall. Season 29 of the raunchy animated comedy will premiere on Comedy Central on Sept. 16 at 10 p.m. Episodes will be available to stream the next day on Paramount+ (in the U.S., Canada and Australia). New episodes will drop every other Wednesday: Sept. 30, Oct. 14, […]
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Shondaland’s Sandie Bailey, Director Paul Feig to Headline 2026 Women in Entertainment Summit (EXCLUSIVE)
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The ninth annual Women in Entertainment (WIE) summit has been set for June 9 with Shondaland’s co-president Sandie Bailey and creative partner Betsy Beers, filmmaker Paul Feig and “Spider Noir” and “Sinners” actor Li Jun Li among the headlining speakers. Co-founded by Relativity Ventures’ Renee Rossi and Gretchen McCourt, WIE aims to bring together experienced leaders […]
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Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar, Mariah the Scientist Lead 2026 BET Awards Nominations
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The 2026 BET Awards nominations have landed: Cardi B leads the nominations with six, Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist tie for second five nominations, and Doechii, Doja Cat, Clipse, Teyana Taylor, Olivia Dean and Latto earning four nominations each. A$AP Rocky, Bruno Mars, Bryson Tiller, Chris Brown, Jill Scott, Kehlani, Metro Boomin, SZA, Tasha […]
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John Lithgow Play ‘Giant’ Recoups $5.6 Million Broadway Investment
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“Giant,” a play starring John Lithgow as author Roald Dahl, has recouped its entire production cost after 10 weeks on Broadway. The show, which is running for a limited 16-week engagement, was capitalized at $5.6 million. “Giant” revolves around a 1983 scandal that forces Dahl to choose between risking his reputation or making a public […]
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Sarah Kinsley on How Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Queer’ Helped Inspire Her Latest EP, ‘Fleeting’
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As its title explicitly says, Sarah Kinsley’s latest EP, “Fleeting,” is about impermanence, the idea that nothing ever completely goes away. “Who knew dead things could come back to kill us?,” she says, recounting a poem from Lucille Clifton, one of the inspirations behind the EP.   The California-spawned artist-producer says she was struck by how […]
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First 10 Minutes of ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Now Available on Fortnite
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The force is strong as Epic Games Fortnite and its “Star Wars“ collaboration continues with the launch of “The Mandalorian and Grogu” Watch Party Island. Starting Tuesday, players will be able to watch 10 minutes from the upcoming film. On May 26, director Jon Favreau will appear on the island’s amphitheater for a Q&A. Last month, […]
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Rami Malek Says Being First Egyptian Oscar Winner for Best Actor Is ‘One of the Greatest Achievements’: ‘All Over the World People Relate to Feeling Like an Immigrant’
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Ahead of the world premiere of “The Man I Love” in competition at Cannes, Rami Malek joined his director and co-writer Ira Sachs for a Kering Women in Motion Talk in which the Oscar winner fought through shock and awe that he’s even showing a movie at the esteemed film festival. “I never get used […]
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U.K.-Asian Romance ‘My Indian Boyfriend’ Taps Sushant Shekhar, Reveals Cast at Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)
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London-based actor Sushant Shekhar has been cast as the male lead in “My Indian Boyfriend: The Golden Mile,” Vijay Chauhan’s U.K. remake of the Hong Kong romance, with the production unveiling its wider supporting cast at the Cannes Film Market. A graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama’s MA in Acting (Contemporary) […]
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‘Iron Boy’ Review: A Gorgeously Hand-Painted Childhood Drama
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Departing from the 3D animation he contributed to at Pixar (“WALL-E,” “Up”) and wielded for his French co-directorial ventures (a pair of “Astérix” films), Louis Clichy’s first solo feature is an alluring, hand-painted memory. Drawing from his upbringing in France’s agricultural Beauce region, and from his experience with a corrective corset, “Iron Boy” (or “Le […]
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Kling AI Partners With Evolutionary Films on Animated Feature ‘Minibots,’ Unveils Filmmaker Initiative at Cannes Market
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Kling AI has signed on as AI production partner on “Minibots,” the animated feature previously announced at AFM 2024 with “Mulan” director Tony Bancroft attached. The company disclosed the partnership at the Cannes Film Market, where it also confirmed that Bancroft will handle character design on the project and that “Terminator 3” writer Michael Ferris […]
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Malala Joins Mariska Hargitay to Executive Produce the Tribeca-Bound Doc ‘The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai joins the Tribeca-bound documentary “The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony” as an executive producer. The coming-of-age documentary, directed by Habiba Nosheen, focuses on three Pakistani girls navigating the margins of society and carving out space for themselves, one somersault at a time.”Through their intimate journeys, we witness how their passion […]
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‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Review: An Efficient Adventure That Only Pretends to Be a Real ‘Star Wars’ Movie. Maybe That’s a Good Thing
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I found "The Mandalorian and Grogu" to be fun in a slightly flat way. But because the movie has so little pretense, it’s basically an invitation to wallow in the lite "Star Wars" nostalgia that’s there in every frame.
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Spotify Officially Bans AI-Generated Podcasts That Impersonate Someone Else, Adds Verification Badges for Podcasts
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Spotify is aiming to boost the trust of podcast listeners — by extending its verification program to podcasts and affirming that using AI to “impersonate” another podcaster is not allowed. According to the company, Spotify’s policies have always prohibited unauthorized impersonation. Now it is reaffirming the policy in the context of AI to “help ensure […]
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Kristen Stewart Subverts Cannes’ Strict Dress Code in Nike and Converse Sneakers
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No sneakers on the carpet? No Cannes do. The Paris fest’s famously strict dress code — recently updated with a red carpet sneaker ban — didn’t stop Kristen Stewart from boasting a chic high-low ensemble on the Croisette. The actor arrived to a photocall for her new movie “Full Phil” on Friday afternoon in a […]
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Primetime and Breaking Through the Lens Partner to Widen Financing for Women and Non-Binary Filmmakers (EXCLUSIVE)
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Primetime and Breaking Through The Lens have unveiled a strategic partnership at the Cannes Film Festival designed to create new financing channels for women and non-binary filmmakers working across film and television. The two organizations are combining Primetime’s model of bundling in-kind production support, star talent and private finance with BTTL’s dual-jurisdiction nonprofit infrastructure – […]
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Adam Driver and James Gray on Sneaking Out of the ‘Paper Tiger’ Cannes Premiere and How Hollywood Abuses Artists: ‘The System Is Designed to Humiliate You’
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Adam Driver gamely walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of “Paper Tiger” on Saturday, posing for pictures alongside his co-star Miles Teller and the film’s writer and director James Gray. But as soon as the Lumière Theatre darkened and the film began to play, Driver slipped out of his seat. “I […]
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Telly Awards: Variety, ‘South Park,’ Jimmy Kimmel and Al Jazeera English Among Gold Winners
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Variety picked up six honors at the 47th annual Telly Awards — including a gold award for “Variety’s Behind the Show with Emily Longeretta,” which won in the Social Video: Media & Entertainment category. Overall, Al Jazeera English won the most gold Telly Awards, with 12, followed by a tie between Asharq Network and Hearst […]
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‘Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent’ Adds Luke Kirby to Season 4, Aden Young Exits Series
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“Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent” is bringing in a new star for Season 4 — and saying goodbye to an original cast member. Variety has learned that Luke Kirby is joining the Citytv series, while series star Aden Young is departing the show. Young has been a part of the series since it launched […]
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As Global Box Office Sluggishly Recovers, Asia Leads While Independent Cinemas Stand to Benefit From Changing Trends, CNC Study Finds
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In the three years since the end of the COVID pandemic, cinema exhibition around the world continues to feel the impact, with a slower than expected recovery exacerbated by unpredictability in the market, the industry downturn and shifting audience tastes, according to a new study published by France’s National Center of Cinema (CNC). While Asia […]
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‘Unarmed Soldier,’ Biopic on Armless Cricketer Amir Hussain Lone, Lines Up India-Canada Co-Production at Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)
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Indian and Canadian producers have signed a letter of intent for a treaty co-production on the life of Amir Hussain Lone, the armless cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir, it was unveiled at the Cannes Film Market. The film is titled “Unarmed Soldier.” The project will be directed by Nishil Sheth and structured as an official […]
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Yukiko Sode on Cannes Un Certain Regard Title ‘All the Lovers in the Night’: ‘Two People on the Margins of the World’
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For Yukiko Sode, the challenge wasn’t pressure – it was pleasure. Adapting Mieko Kawakami’s introspective novel “All the Lovers in the Night” for the screen meant externalizing a protagonist’s inner world, a task the director describes not as burden but as sustained creative exploration. “It was certainly a challenge to find a way to externalize […]
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Nicolas Winding Refn Breaks Down in Tears as He Recalls Dying for 25 Minutes Due to a ‘Leaking Heart’ and Coming Back to Life: ‘How Many People Get a Second Chance?’
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Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn broke down in tears during the Cannes press conference for his new film “Her Private Hell,” recalling how he died for 25 minutes three years ago and then came back to life. Refn, who is making his feature film return with “Her Private Hell” after 10 years, said he had […]
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AI-Created Vintage Adult Film Unveiled at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
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A collection of AI-generated short films drawn from erotic magazine photo spreads published 50 years ago has made its debut on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival, streaming on Cultpix with a physical release on BluRay and VHS from Klubb Super 8 to follow. The project was developed by Thomas Meier of Norwegian company […]
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Ryu Seungryong, Han Hyojoo, Zo Insung and Go Younjung Return as Disney+ Begins Production on ‘Moving’ Season 2
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Production on “Moving” Season 2 is now underway at Disney+, with leads Ryu Seungryong, Han Hyojoo, Zo Insung and Go Younjung all confirmed to return and Won Gyubin added to the ensemble. Set in the immediate aftermath of the Jeongwon High School Incident, the new season follows the returning characters as they attempt to resume […]
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Sebastian Stan Slams Donald Trump and Says What’s Going on in America Is ‘Not a Laughing Matter’: ‘We’re in a Really Bad Place’
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Two years after “The Apprentice” premiered at Cannes, Sebastian Stan reflected on the film during the press conference for his new movie “Fjord,” saying America is “in a really, really bad place.” The actor was asked his thoughts on “The Apprentice,” which premiered just before the 2024 election, now that Trump has been in office […]
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Jour2Fête Takes French Distribution Rights to Period Dramedy ‘La Portraitiste’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Jour2Fête has taken French distribution rights to period dramedy “La Portraitiste,” directed by Annie St-Pierre and written by Florence Longpré, who also stars in the film. The deal was signed in Cannes with H264, a Montreal-based international sales company. Longpré, an actress as well as a writer, first came to public attention with “Like-Moi!” in […]
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Movistar Plus Appoints New Management Under CEO Alfonso Gómez Palacio
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Movistar Plus is marking the start of Alfonso Gómez Palacio’s tenure as CEO with a restructuring of its operations, as the leading Spanish pay TV/SVOD platform launches a new content and sports framework. Gómez Palacio succeeded Daniel Domenjó, who left the post in April after just over a year as CEO of Movistar Plus. His […]
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Pop Up Film Residency Announces Eight Participants for 2026 Edition (EXCLUSIVE)
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The Pop Up Film Residency has selected eight participants who will be taking part in residencies across Europe this summer. The program’s latest cohort was announced during an event Tuesday at the Cannes Marché du Film’s Village Innovation. Since launching in 2018, the Pop Up Film Residency has offered more than 150 artistic residencies to […]
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‘Baywatch’ Set to Make a Splash Across the Pond as Sky Snaps Up U.K. and Ireland Rights
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“Baywatch” is set to make a splash in the U.K. and Ireland after Comcast-owned broadcaster Sky snapped up the rights to the show. The beach-set drama, which is due to launch in 2027, will be available on Sky and its companion streaming platform Now after the broadcaster struck a deal with distributor Fremantle. The show, […]
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Konstantina Kotzamani’s Debut Feature ‘Titanic Ocean’ Weaves Greek Myth Into Mermaid School at Cannes Un Certain Regard
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Konstantina Kotzamani arrives at Cannes Un Certain Regard with her debut feature “Titanic Ocean,” a Japanese-language coming-of-age drama set inside a boarding school where teenage girls train to become professional mermaids.  The film premieres May 20 and follows 17-year-old Akame, aka “Deep Sea,” as she learns to perform underwater shows, navigate love, and discover the […]
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Teodora Markova’s ‘The Inspector’s Debt’ Wins FFC Bulgaria, Film Forge Competition (EXCLUSIVE)
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“The Inspector’s Debt,” directed by Teodora Markova, has been named the winner of the €50,000 ($58,200) FFC Bulgaria and Film Forge competition. The winner was announced at an exclusive villa event in partnership with Variety on May 18 in Cannes, organized by International Film Festival Glasgow, Female Film Club and First Draft, founding members of […]
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Brazil’s ‘I’m Still Here’ Oscar Nominee Fernanda Torres Joins Willem Dafoe in Barbara Paz’s Dystopian Pic, ‘Cuddle’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Brazil’s Fernanda Torres, Oscar-nominated for her stirring performance in Walter Salles’ 2025 international feature Academy Award winner “I’m Still Here,” is joining four-time Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (“Poor Things,” “Platoon”) in Bárbara Paz’s upcoming feature, “Cuddle.”  Set in a near-future metropolis where intimacy is bought and sold, “Cuddle” follows Dante (Dafoe), a professional cuddler paid […]
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Brazilian Helmer Laís Santos Araújo Expands Berlinale-Winning Short ‘Infantaria’ Into Feature, Backed by Cannes Residency, CNC Grant
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Following the international festival run of her acclaimed short “Infantaria” which bowed at the Berlinale, Brazilian director Laís Santos Araújo is developing the project into a feature, with producer Pedro Krull of Aguda Cinema steering the project through the prestigious Cannes Cinéfondation Résidence and a slate of European development initiatives. Set against the landscapes of […]
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‘Low Expectations’ Review: Eivind Landsvik’s Tender, Joachim Trier-Adjacent Drama Wisely Suggests Embracing Stillness is Tougher Than It Looks
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If our addiction to our phones — thus, our incessant need for distractions and entertainment — is any indication, humankind increasingly refuses to surrender to boredom, even though a great deal of life is made up of ordinary, nothing moments that we ought to embrace rather than avoid. In his gentle and minor-key feature debut […]
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France’s Lilith Films Boards Paulina García-Led Chilean Pic ‘A Woman Wants to Die’ at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
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In yet another alliance forged between European and Latin American producers at Cannes, France’s Lilith Films has boarded Chilean drama “A Woman Wants to Die” (“Una mujer quiere morir”), a co-production involving Chile (Niña Niño Films), Argentina (Gualicho Cine) and Brazil (Superfilmes). It stars one of Chile’s most bankable stars, Paulina Garcia (“Gloria”), who recently announced […]
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‘Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building’ Deepens Mexican Bruno Santamaría Razo’s Exploration of Secrets, Memory and Childhood
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World premiering at Cannes’ Critics’ Week on May 19, Bruno Santamaría Razo’s film “Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building” (“Seis Meses en el Edificio Rosa con Azul”) is set in early ’90s Mexico where 11-year-old Bruno navigates the ups and downs of childhood and begins to question his sexuality. He learns that his […]
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Kurosawa Kiyoshi on Cannes Title ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’: ‘Films Have the Potential to Transcend National Borders’
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Kurosawa Kiyoshi has spent a career trapping his characters in the present tense — in the buzzing infrastructure of contemporary Tokyo, in the ambient dread of the networked age, in the particular horror of ordinary life curdling into something much worse. “The Samurai and the Prisoner” takes him somewhere he has never been before: feudal […]
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Indonesia Virtual Production Horror Film ‘Whispers of Fatimah’ Launches First Images at Cannes Film Market (EXCLUSIVE)
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Mandela Pictures and Oceanus Media Global have launched first stills from “Bisikan Desa Gringsing: Whispers of Fatimah” at the Cannes Film Market, marking the international debut of what is billed as the one of the first Indonesian horror features to be shot using virtual production technology. Directed by Ivander Tedjasukmana, the mystery horror is a […]
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Pavan Moondi’s Canadian Indie Rom-Com ‘Middle Life’ Picked Up by Quiver, Set for Limited U.S. Release via Laemmle (EXCLUSIVE)
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Quiver Distribution has picked up North American digital rights for writer-director Pavan Moondi’s Canadian romantic comedy “Middle Life,” which will see a limited U.S. theatrical release this summer before hitting VOD in late fall. The indie film stars Leah Fay Goldstein and Peter Dreimanis, real-life partners and the lead singers of Canadian alternative rock band […]
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Venice Winner Anuparna Roy Sets Sophomore Feature ‘Lovers in the Blue Night’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Anuparna Roy, the Indian filmmaker who won the Horizons award for best director at Venice, has completed her second feature, “Lovers in the Blue Night,” targeting an international festival run in the second half of 2026. Set against the margins of Mumbai, the film follows four migrants – a gay husband, his wife working in […]
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Cannes 2026 Takeaways: Hollywood Stayed Home, AI Came Out of the Closet and ‘Club Kid’ Director Jordan Firstman Made a $17 Million Splash
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This year’s Cannes Film Festival had fewer stars, fewer breakout movies and a dearth of studio blockbusters, making it one of the most muted editions in recent history. But even though the red carpets suffered from a lack of Hollywood glamour, the festival provided a fascinating snapshot of the challenges facing the entertainment industry. As […]
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Locarno Winners Reunite for Jesse Ball Adaptation ‘Silence Once Begun’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Director Yeo Siew Hua will adapt Jesse Ball’s novel “Silence Once Begun” as his next feature, with Singapore’s Akanga Film Asia securing the rights and announcing the project at the Cannes Film Market. Producer and Akanga founder Fran Borgia is developing the film as a wide-ranging co-production spanning Singapore, Japan, and partners across Asia and […]
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Titles From the ‘1985’ Team and Oscar-Nominated Director of ‘Daens’ Feature on Screen Flanders’ New Slate, Its First 2026 Investment
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Just in time for the Belgian annual party at Cannes, Screen Flanders, the Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship economic fund for the audiovisual industry, has announced an investment of €1.92M ($2.23M) in 15 new audiovisual productions, with nine majority Flemish (or Belgian) and six minority Flemish projects.  According to Screen Flanders, the 15 supported projects will […]
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‘Rent’ West End Revival: ‘Stranger Things’ Star Gaten Matarazzo to Play Mark Cohen
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Gaten Matarazzo will star as Mark Cohen in the West End revival of “Rent.” The rock musical, which is returning to the stage in honor of its 30th anniversary, will begin performances at the Duke of York’s Theatre in September. Casting for the other main characters — Mark’s roommate Roger Davis, Mark’s ex-girlfriend Maureen Johnson, […]
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SkyShowtime Picks Up First Original Animated Series ‘Hidden Islands’ From Madeleine Bernadotte and Karini Gustafson-Teixeira (EXCLUSIVE)
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SkyShowtime has acquired its first original animation series, family adventure “Hidden Islands,” which encourages children to explore nature and connect with the outside world. The show will launch exclusively on the service later this year. The series is the second project, and first on-screen production, from Madeleine Bernadotte and Karini Gustafson-Teixeira, who previously co-wrote their […]
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RAI Cinema Scores Sales in Cannes on New Works by Mario Martone, Gianni Amelio, Irene Dionisio (EXCLUSIVE)
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RAI Cinema International Distribution has scored sales at the Cannes market with new works by veteran Italian auteurs Mario Martone and Gianni Amelio and promising newcomer Irene Dionisio that are tipped to bow in Venice. “Trick,” which stars Toni Servillo (“The Great Beauty”) (first look image above) is the latest feature by Martone who was […]
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Two-Time Oscar Nominee Andrey Zvyagintsev on Cannes Contender ‘Minotaur’ and Life After (Near) Death: ‘The Light Can Go Out at Any Second’
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Nearly a decade after his last film, “Loveless,” won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, two-time Academy Award nominee Andrey Zvyagintsev (“Leviathan”) returns to the Croisette with “Minotaur,” a modern-day parable about the emotional and moral collapse of a Russian businessman whose world unravels amid professional crises, global chaos and an extramarital affair. Zvyagintsev, […]
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‘South Park’ Creators Show Jimmy Kimmel How They Made Trump’s Tiny Penis
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“Why aren’t you guys in a gulag somewhere, shackled down in a basement?” That’s the question Jimmy Kimmel posed to the co-creators of “South Park,” Trey Parker and Matt Stone, on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday evening. The late-night host was, of course, alluding to the animated series’ relentless mockery of President Trump, including repeatedly depicting […]
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Stephen Colbert Reveals NSFW Graphics and Cut Sketches in ‘Worst of the Late Show’ Episode
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With only a few episodes left behind the desk of “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert dedicated Monday’s show to the segments, sketches and graphics that never made it to air. “We definitely have enough material for a ‘Best of’ clip show, but y’all got YouTube — you do it,” Colbert quipped in a laid-back monologue. […]
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Tiffany Haddish Gets Dramatic in Two Thrillers at the Cannes Market: ‘Audiences Are Desiring Real Storytelling’
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Tiffany Haddish has no interest in imposter syndrome. She speaks with the certainty of someone who has already envisioned and earned every room she walks into. At this year’s Cannes Film Festival, those rooms will be scattered across the Croisette, where she arrives with two character-driven thrillers on Highland Film Group’s sales slate — making […]
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‘Words of Love’ Review: French Filmmaker Rudi Rosenberg Sensitively Captures the Chaos and Compassion of Family
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For his sophomore feature “Words of Love,” director Rudi Rosenberg makes a sensitive family drama about the fraught relationship between a mother and a daughter. Abigaëlle has never met her father and trying to make that connection becomes an obsession of hers — and while her mother, Erika, is supportive, she is also wary of […]
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Jon Stewart Slams Donald Trump for Gaining ‘Nothing’ From Meeting With Xi Jinping: ‘All You Came Back With Was His Instagram?’
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On Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart went after President Donald Trump for getting “nothing” out of his recent meeting with Xi Jinping, the president of the People’s Republic of China. “But first, is everybody feeling good? Feeling safe? I know why. I know why you are feeling good. I know why […]
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‘Strawberries’ Review: Moroccan Women in Spain’s Agricultural Industry Are Exploited by a Callous System in a Potent but Flawed Drama
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Stories about exploited migrant workers have become something of a mainstay in international cinema, rightly so given the tenacious hold this form of indenture — or worse — continues to have on the Global North. They also make for good cinema: who doesn’t want to root for people oppressed by the henchmen of rampant capitalism? Laïla […]
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Funko’s ‘Toy Story 5’ Collectibles Include Updated Looks on Main Characters, New Blind Box-Style ‘Mystery’ Packs
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Pixar’s “Toy Story 5” hits theaters in less than a month and retailers are rolling out the merch for the latest installment of the hit animated film franchise. Collectibles brand Funko has unveiled its “Toy Story 5” Funko Pop figurines, which feature new versions of the main characters Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Jessie, as well […]
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Netflix Snaps Up Cannes Critics Week’s Animated Feature ‘In Waves’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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In Netflix’s first major deal out of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, the streamer has picked up global rights outside of France to breakout Critics Week opener “In Waves,” an adaptation of AJ Dungo’s 2019 graphic memoir. The animated romance directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen boasts a voice cast led by Oscar-nominated Stephanie Hsu and […]
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‘Full Phil’ Review: With Woody Harrelson and Kristen Stewart Locked in a Father-Daughter Hatefest, Will Quentin Dupieux’s Latest Bizarro-World Lark Be His Crossover Movie?
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"Full Phil," brash and throttling as it is, is an overly italicized screw-loose satire that some will want to see, because in its halfway funny, halfway off-putting extreme way it dares to color so far outside the lines.
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Stephen Colbert to Host Wrap Party Following Final ‘Late Show’ Taping With ‘Fired and Festive’ Dress Code (EXCLUSIVE)
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Stephen Colbert’s time with “The Late Show” won’t end when the final episode tapes at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City on Thursday. Sources tell me that he’s hosting an after-party following the taping at a nearby event space. The invitation is topped with the show’s red, white and blue logo tweaked to […]
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‘Game Changer’ Host Sam Reich on What Got Cut From Season 8 Premiere’s Censor-Heavy Episode, Including Jeremy Culhane’s ‘SNL’ Joke
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SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the Season 8 premiere of Dropout’s “Game Changer,” titled “Don’t Wake Standards & Practices.” The eighth season premiere of Dropout’s ever-evolving game show “Game Changer” wasn’t about whether you won or lost (mostly), but how you played the censorship game. Featuring Dropout regulars Ally Beardsley, Lou Wilson and Jeremy […]
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Shirtless Charles Melton, Brutal Murders and Daddy Issues: Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Her Private Hell’ Slays Cannes Crowd With 7-Minute Ovation
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Nicolas Winding Refn returned to Cannes with “Her Private Hell” and continued his festival hot streak of dividing audiences. The provocateur’s latest feature is headlined by “Yellowjackets” and “Companion” star Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton, the “Riverdale” actor who redefined his career at Cannes when Todd Haynes’ “May December” premiered in 2023. The late-night screening […]
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T-Mobile Enters Competitive Carrier Fray With ‘15-Minute Switch’ Offer on Heels of Price Hikes
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Whether for gas or groceries, it’s no secret that prices have been rising in recent months, and now, that has extended to mobile coverage as well. AT&T quietly unveiled a rate hike last month, while Verizon raised prices on select multi-device plans last year. Now, T-Mobile, which has also raised prices (though just once in […]
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Music Industry Moves: Red Light Founder Coran Capshaw to Be Honored at T.J. Martell Foundation Gala; Japanese Trio Number_i Signs With Atlantic
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Red Light Management founder Coran Capshaw will be honoroed by the T.J. Martell Foundation, the music industry foundation that provides funds for cancer research, at its 51st annual New York Honors Gala on September 15 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. The foundation’s board of trustees will present Capshaw — pictured above with […]
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‘I Punched a Hole in the Box and Got Out’: Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf and a Tony-Nominated ‘Death of a Salesman’ Revival for the Ages
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The best onstage production of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” in a generation is also, conveniently, the one that settles two long-running perceptions of its two Tony-nominated thespians. The first is about Nathan Lane — and, as it turns out, the 70-year-old veteran offers the clearest read on where he is in this career […]
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‘Run Amok’ and Stanley Tucci’s ‘Big Night’ Among Long Beach Island’s Lighthouse Film Festival’s Line-Up – Film News in Brief
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The Patrick Wilson and Molly Ringwald-led “Run Amok,” Matthew Giaquinto’s “Red Flag” and Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci’s “Big Night” are among the titles set to screen at the Lighthouse International Film Festival (LIFF). The festival will take place June 10 through 14 on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. LIFF’s 2026 lineup includes a range […]
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Paramount+’s ‘The Madison’ Goes Market to Table in a Wide Mix of Themed FYC Promotions (EXCLUSIVE)
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Greetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is May 18, 2026, which means it’s 24 days until nominations-round voting begins on June 11; 35 days until nominations-round voting ends on June 22 at 10 p.m.; and 53 days until Emmy nominations are announced on July 10. And looking far ahead, it’s 119 days until the 78th Emmy Awards on Sept. 14 on NBC. And we’re back to Los Angeles! The upfronts were quite […]
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‘Yokoso Scooby-Doo!’ Anime Series Lands at Tubi, Starring Matthew Lillard and Frank Welker in Main Voice Roles
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Zoinks! “Scooby-Doo” is going anime. Tubi has acquired the new animated series “Yokoso Scooby-Doo!” — which means “Welcome Scooby-Doo” — which focuses on Scooby-Doo and Shaggy, and stars “Scooby-Doo!” voice regulars Frank Welker (“Scoob!”) and Matthew Lillard (“Scream”) as the two main roles. “Yokoso Scooby-Doo!” is the first original anime “Scooby-Doo!” series, and is produced […]
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‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Author on That ‘Sexy’ Ending to ‘A Parade of Horribles,’ What’s Coming in Final Two Books
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SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers for “A Parade of Horribles,” the eighth book in Matt Dinniman’s “Dungeon Crawler Carl” series. The “Dungeon Crawler Carl” lit RPG novel series ended its eighth installment, “A Parade of Horribles,” with several bombshells that will shake up the journey for Carl, Princess Donut, Mongo, Ren and their now-expanded […]
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‘Greyhound’ DP Shelly Johnson Elected President of American Society of Cinematographers
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“Greyhound” and “Jurassic Park III” DP Shelly Johnson has been elected 50th President of the American Society of Cinematographers. The ASC board of governors has announced a new slate of officers. Johnson, who takes the reigns from incumbent President Mandy Walker, previously served as the org’s president from 2023-25. The Board also voted in Vice Presidents […]
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‘Very Young Frankenstein’ Ordered to Series at FX
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FX has given a series order to “Very Young Frankenstein.” The project was first announced with a pilot order in 2025. Exact plot details are still under wraps, aside from the fact it is inspired by the classic Mel Brooks-Gene Wilder comedy “Young Frankenstein.” As previously reported, the show stars Zach Galifianakis, Dolly Wells and […]
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Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve Shed Tears as Devastating Family Drama ‘Fjord’ Gets 10-Minute Cannes Premiere Standing Ovation
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The Cannes Film Festival flipped for “Fjord” on Monday night, as Cristian Mungiu’s heart-wrenching family legal saga starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve brought searing drama to the Grand Palais. A Romanian family with strict religious beliefs emigrates to a sleepy Norwegian village — watching as clashing social norms escalates into a living nightmare when […]
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Joshua and Rebecca Tickell Win Golden Globes Prize for Documentary at Cannes Film Festival
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Husband-and-wife filmmaking duo Joshua and Rebecca Tickell were jointly awarded the Golden Globes Prize for Documentary in Partnership With Artemis Rising Foundation during the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Their film “Groundswell” follows experts, Indigenous leaders and farmers across five continents, demonstrating how regenerative farming can restore soil health, draw carbon from the […]
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Tom Kane, ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Voice Actor, Dies at 64
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Tom Kane, a voice actor known for roles in “Star Wars” and “Powerpuff Girls,” died Monday. He was 64.  Kane’s death was confirmed in a statement posted to Facebook by his talent agency Galactic Productions.  “Today we say goodbye to Tom Kane — a legendary voice actor whose work shaped the childhoods and imaginations of […]
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‘Obsession’ Star Inde Navarrette Delivers a Scary and Tragic Performance That Demands Awards Attention
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SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Obsession,” now playing in theaters. The best movie villains inspire empathy or understanding in an audience: Maybe they profoundly believe what they’re doing is right, or have been so damaged by their past that retribution seems like the only way out. Judging by trailers and posters alone, “Obsession” […]
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Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell Find Advertisers Crave a ‘Modern Family’ Approach to Commercials
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Advertisers keep counting on Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell to reach out from “Modern Family” to yours. The duo, currently featured in a non-traditional marketing pitch from pharma giant GSK, have reunited to make consumers more aware of meningitis risks for teens and young adults. In a nearly eight-minute-long video that will evoke memories of […]
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Carla Simón, Nicolás Méndez, Turbo Shorts Capture Spain’s New Wave International Lift-Off
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First, on Saturday night, Spaniard Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beloved,” starring Javier Bardem and Victoria Luengo, scored some of the best reviews of any competition title to date this year at the Cannes Film Festival. One evening later, on May 17, a long line formed around the corner of Cannes’ Olympia theater for the sold out […]
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Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Green Thriller ‘Just Play Dead’ Scores Key Distribution Deals Out of Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
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Highland Film Group has locked distribution deals in key international territories in all media for the upcoming thriller “Just Play Dead.” It is headlined by Academy Award-nominee and “Pulp Fiction” star Samuel L. Jackson, as well as Eva Green of “Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children” and Maria Pedraza of Netflix’s “Money Heist.” The film […]
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Cannes’ Off-Screen Drama: Canal+, Bolloré and a Reckoning for French Cinema
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At this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the biggest controversy isn’t tied to a polarizing film or a political speech at a press conference. It’s about Canal+ and the increasingly fraught question of whether France’s most powerful movie financier can remain insulated from the conservative political stance of its billionaire shareholder, Vincent Bolloré. The debate erupted […]
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Jury Rejects Elon Musk’s $150 Billion Suit Against OpenAI and Sam Altman
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Elon Musk’s lawsuit accusing AI powerhouse OpenAI of violating its charter to function as a charitable organization was unanimously rejected by a federal jury. The nine-member jury on Monday decided that Musk’s allegation against OpenAI and execs Sam Altman and Greg Brockman claiming a “breach of charitable trust” was barred by the statute of limitations. […]
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‘Fjord’ Review: The Family That Prays Together is Torn Asunder in Cristian Mungiu’s Brilliantly Knotted Social Drama, Led by Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve
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An actual avalanche happens in the background of an early scene in “Fjord,” as snow gathers and masses and tumbles down a hill behind the school in a small, close-knit Norwegian village, eventually stalling before it becomes any kind of disaster. Later in the film, another happens in the same spot, this time breaking closer […]
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‘Hello Kitty’ Movie Finds Directors in ‘Moana 2’ and ‘Ultraman: Rising’ Filmmakers
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The upcoming “Hello Kitty” movie has found its directors. David Derrick Jr. (“Moana 2”) and John Aoshima (“Ultraman: Rising”) will helm the film. Former president of Paramount Animation Ramsey Naito (“The Boss Baby”) will produce the film alongside Beau Flynn.Shelby Thomas is overseeing for FlynnPictureCo. The film, which has spent several years in development, will […]
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‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series to Recast Ginny Weasley in Season 2 as Child Actor Exits Due to ‘Unforeseen Circumstances’
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HBO’s “Harry Potter” series is set to conjure up a new Ginny Weasley after child actor Gracie Cochrane exited the role. “Due to unforeseen circumstances Gracie has made the challenging decision to step away from her role as Ginny Weasley in the HBO ‘Harry Potter’ series after Season 1,” Cochrane and her family said in […]
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Harvey Keitel, James Franco, Elsa Zylberstein Set to Attend Filming Italy Sardegna Festival
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Harvey Keitel, James Franco, Elsa Zylberstein are among talents booked to attend the upcoming ninth edition of the Filming Italy Sardegna festival which will be held June 25-28 on the island of Sardinia. Zylberstein, who is one of the most famous – and bankable — faces of French cinema, known for her Cesar-winning performance in “I’ve […]
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Spotify, After Massive User Backlash Over Disco-Ball Icon, Says Regular Logo Will Return Next Week
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Haterade rained down on Spotify’s 20th birthday party celebratory disco-ball icon — and, after acknowledging the backlash, the streamer says the old 2D logo will return to users’ phones next week. Without warning, Spotify last week debuted the glowing green mirrorball icon for its mobile app. It was meant to be a fun celebration of […]
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‘Wheel of Fortune’ Sets Two Weeks of America250-Themed Episodes Sponsored by Coca-Cola (EXCLUSIVE)
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“Wheel of Fortune” is showing its patriotic side this summer with two weeks of USA-themed episodes in honor of America’s 250th birthday sponsored by Coca-Cola. Titled “Drink In America Presented by Coca-Cola,” the themed episodes of the syndicated “Wheel of Fortune” will air nationwide the week of June 1 and again, “with added elements,” the […]
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NBCU Unveils Unscripted Pitch Accelerator Initiative in Search for Company’s Next Hit Franchises (EXCLUSIVE)
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NBCUniversal Launch, the company’s umbrella brand that houses the comprehensive inclusion efforts across NBCUniversal’s entertainment television portfolio, is unveiling its annual Unscripted Pitch Accelerator program. The program is designed to discover the next generation of unscripted storytellers for NBC, Bravo and Peacock. The initiative offers independent creators and producers the opportunity to pitch original concepts directly to […]
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‘The Unknown’ Review: Niels Schneider Wakes Up as Léa Seydoux in Arthur Harari’s Gratuitously Serious Body-Swap Psychodrama
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If you’ve ever caught yourself having just too good a time with “Freaky Friday” or “Your Name” or really any entry in the oddly well-populated body-swap genre, here’s a chance to do a little penance. “The Unknown” is Arthur Harari’s third directorial feature, after “Dark Inclusion” and “Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle,” and his […]
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‘Better Call Saul’ Actor Russell Andrews Shares ALS Diagnosis in Moving CNN Interview
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Russell Andrews, a veteran actor who’s appeared in “Better Caul Saul,” “Insecure,” and “Straight Outta Compton,” has revealed that he’s been living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The 64-year-old shared the news Saturday evening on CNN’s “The Story Is with Elex Michaelson” alongside his fiancée, actress Erica Tazel (“Justified”). He said he was diagnosed with […]
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Amazon’s Alexa+ Now Produces AI-Generated ‘Podcasts’ Featuring Chats Between Two Robot ‘Co-Hosts’
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The podcast sector suddenly may have a big new player: Amazon’s Alexa+ AI-powered voice assistant. Alexa has been answering billions of users’ queries since it was first released in 2014. Now Amazon is positioning Alexa+’s extended answers on any number of different topics as “podcasts,” completely compiled using AI, the company announced Monday. Seemingly to […]
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‘Clarkson’s Farm’ Season 5 Trailer: Jeremy Clarkson Opens Up About Heart Scare, Helps Birth a Calf and Speaks at a Farmers’ Protest
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Jeremy Clarkson opens up about his heart scare in the trailer for Season 5 of “Clarkson’s Farm,” which streams on Prime Video. The trailer shows an ambulance racing away from Diddly Squat Farm, followed by cell-phone footage of a nurse attaching probes to Clarkson’s chest in a hospital bed as a machine beeps in the […]
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Ventana Sur Sets 2026 Montevideo Dates as Río de la Plata Format Expands
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Ventana Sur will return to Montevideo for its 2026 edition, confirming the Río de la Plata format as the new working structure for Latin America’s leading audiovisual market. The Marché du Film, Uruguay’s ACAU and Argentina’s INCAA unveiled Monday the dates for the market’s second Montevideo edition. Ventana Sur will run Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2026, […]
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Broadway’s ‘Death Becomes Her’ to Close in June, Sets North American Tour
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“Death Becomes Her,” a campy musical based on the 1992 cult favorite film, is closing after less than two years on Broadway. After 650 performances over a 20-month run, “Death Becomes Her” will conclude on June 28. The effects-heavy production is leaving Broadway without recouping its massive $31.5 million investment. It’s been a challenge for […]
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Léa Seydoux Transforms: The Cannes Icon on Her Bold Festival Return, Not Being Threatened by AI and Championing Denis Villeneuve’s Bond Movie
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“I’m pregnant. Will that be OK?”  Léa Seydoux wasn’t sure if the timing was right at all. She’d been approached years prior by writer-director Arthur Harari to star in “The Unknown,” a science fiction film he was working on; Seydoux had read an intriguing but confusing first draft, then “just forgot about it,” she recalls. Now, Harari was ready to shoot, but she’d be stepping […]
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‘Lanterns’: HBO DC Series Casts Laura Linney
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Laura Linney has officially joined the cast of the upcoming DC series “Lanterns” at HBO. Linney will appear alongside previously announced cast members Aaron Pierre, Kyle Chandler, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Jason Ritter, and Ulrich Thomsen. It was also previously confirmed that Nathan Fillion would reprise the role of fellow Green Lantern Guy […]
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Hipgnosis, the Company Behind Iconic Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath Album Covers, Acquired by Primary Wave
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With a legacy of arresting album cover images that includes Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon,” Led Zeppelin’s “House of the Holy,” Black Sabbath’s “Technical Ecstasy” and many more, the design firm called Hipgnosis created some of the most iconic artwork of the rock world in for several decades. Primary Wave has acquired the […]
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‘Stranger Things’ Creators Reveal David Harbour Was ‘Second Choice’ to Billy Crudup for Hopper Role: ‘Everything Happens for a Reason’
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“Stranger Things” could have been a whole different show if creators Matt and Ross Duffer had gotten their original casting choice for Chief Jim Hopper — and it’s not Josh Brolin. During an interview with “Happy Sad Confused” host Josh Horowitz posted Monday, the Duffers are asked to reveal who their “first choice” was for […]
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Shakira Acquitted of Tax Fraud in Spain, Will Be Reimbursed $64 Million: Singer Says She’s Spent Eight Years ‘Enduring Campaigns to Destroy My Reputation’
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After an eight-year court battle, a Spanish court has ordered the country’s treasury to refund nearly $65 million to singer Shakira after ruling that the money was improperly collected. The country’s high court has acquitted the Colombian singer of tax fraud and ordered the treasury to repay the money to her, with interest. In the […]
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Broadway’s Bobby Darin Musical ‘Just In Time’ Recoups $12.5 Million Investment
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“Just In Time,” a biographical jukebox musical about the performer Bobby Darin, has recouped its entire production cost after just over a year on Broadway. The show, which earned a Tony nomination and plenty of raves for its star Jonathan Groff, was capitalized at $12.5 million. “Just In Time” is the first musical of the […]
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‘Transformers’ Attraction to Launch in Brazil This Year as Hasbro Expands Global Experiences Biz (EXCLUSIVE)
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A “Transformers” attraction will open in Brazil later this year, marking the latest live experience from toy giant Hasbro and a huge push into the LATAM market. Made by partnership with Dream Cars Automóveis e Eventos, the “Transformers” experience (which will mark Brazil’s first fixed, immersive attraction based on the Hasbro IP) is set to […]
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Cate Blanchett Reveals Displacement Film Fund Grantees Including Mo Amer, Bao Nguyen, Annemarie Jacir, Akuol de Mabior and Rithy Panh
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Oscar-winning actor, producer and UNHCR Global Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett announced Mo Amer, Annemarie Jacir, Akuol de Mabior, Bao Nguyen and Rithy Panh as the second cohort of filmmakers for the Displacement Film Fund short film grant. The Displacement Film Fund was first initiated at UNHCR’s Global Refugee Forum, the world’s largest gathering dedicated to […]
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Brazil’s Nicho54 Institute to Launch Black Brazilian Cinematheque With Over a Thousand Films by Black Brazilian Filmmakers (EXCLUSIVE)
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Brazil’s Nicho54 Institute is launching Cinemateca Negra (Black Brazilian Cinematheque in literal translation), an original publication that consolidates data about Black films in Brazil. Launching globally from the Marché du Film in Cannes, the publication maps over a thousand films made by Black filmmakers between 1949 and 2022, featuring a wealth of criticism, interviews, and […]
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Rome MIA Market Launches New Animation Series Gap Financing Strand
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Rome’s MIA Market is launching a new strand dedicated to animated series called the Animation Series Gap Financing Market, and also an innovative hub to facilitate access for European productions to international financing, plus a new initiative focussed on experiential networking. MIA (the acronym stands for the Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo or International Audiovisual Market) is […]
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Bette Midler Will Voice Fairy Godmother in Netflix’s Animated Film ‘Steps’
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It’s divine! Bette Midler will voice the part of the fairy godmother in Netflix’s upcoming animated feature, “Steps.“ Midler joins Amanda Seyfried, who was cast as Cinderella. Ali Wong (Lilith) and Stephanie Hsu (Margot) will play Cinderella’s evil stepsisters. Midler said, “The beloved Fairy Godmother, the wholesome Fairy Godmother, the one with all the good […]
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Lady Gaga Submits to Emmys With ‘Wednesday’ Original Song ‘The Dead Dance’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Lady Gaga’s “The Dead Dance” from Netflix’s “Wednesday” will be submitted for Emmys consideration in the outstanding music and lyrics category. The song is written and produced by Gaga and her frequent collaborators Andrew Watt and Cirkut (Henry Russell Walter). “The Dead Dance” can be heard in the second season of the Tim Burton-helmed series […]
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Comedian Matt Mathews Announces First World Tour (EXCLUSIVE)
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Matt Mathews has announced the massive Not What I Ordered World Tour, with 74 live dates spanning September 2026 to May 2027. The comedian will hit Australia, New Zealand, the U.K. and the U.S. in his first-ever international run. A ticket presale begins May 19 at 10 a.m. local time, with a general on-sale on […]
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Newly Expanded Elton John Impact Awards Honoring LGBTQ Trailblazers and Allies Unveiled: Recipients Include Chappell Roan, Laverne Cox, Melissa Etheridge
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Music icon Elton John already had an award named after him. Now it has become a bigger awards program: The Elton John Impact Awards, which are being presented to influential members of the LGBTQ+ community and prominent allies. The Elton John Impact Awards, created by iHeartMedia and consumer packaged goods giant P&G, will launch June […]
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Chilean Pinochet-Era Drama ‘The Red Hangar’ Sells to U.S., Spain, Italy (EXCLUSIVE)
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“The Red Hangar” (“Hangar rojo”), Chilean Juan Pablo Sallato’s black & white fiction feature debut, which swept the Guadalajara Film Festival in April, has sold to U.S.-based company Pragda, marking its first all-rights acquisition for the U.S. and Canada. International sales agent Premium Films/MPM Premium also sold the drama to Spain (Festival Films), Italy (I […]
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Julianne Moore Pushes for More Stories Centering the Female POV at Kering Women in Motion Awards: ‘I F—ing Love Actresses’
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Julianne Moore has received plenty of accolades throughout her 40-year career — an Oscar, an Emmy, plus awards from Berlin, Venice and Cannes, to name a few — but the Kering Women in Motion award is unique. This prize, launched in 2015 by Kering in association with the Cannes Film Festival, celebrates how cinema can […]
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Jia Zhangke Sets Next Feature ‘Mamma Dunhuang’ Starring Zhao Tao and Liao Fan, Reteaming With MK2 Films (EXCLUSIVE)
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Celebrated Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke will next direct “Mamma Dunhuang,” reteaming with French production and sales banner MK2 Films. The latter, spearheaded by Nathanael and Elisha Karmitz, co-produces “Mamma Dunhuang,” in partnership with the director’s Chinese production company Xstream Pictures. It will begin shooting this winter. “Mamma Dunhuang” tells the story of a mother who has […]
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‘Hope’ Director Na Hong-jin Confirms Sequel Already Written as Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander Explain Why They’re Playing Aliens in Cannes’ Craziest Movie
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A sequel to “Hope,” Na Hong-jin’s alien action epic that rocked Cannes Film Festival on Sunday night, is already in the works. The Korean auteur revealed the news during a press conference on Monday, saying: “I think you can readily imagine this sequel. And there’s a script that’s already been done that I’d like to […]
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Brazil’s Embratur Spearheads 8-Pronged Strategy to Boost Film, TV, Online Gaming Tourism
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Brazil’s Tourism Board, Embratur, is spearheading an eight-pronged strategy to boost audiovisual-inspired tourism in the country. After all, studies reveal that some 90 million people worldwide choose their holiday destinations based on what they’ve seen on films, TV series and digital games. Case in point: Dubrovnik, Croatia is still overwhelmed by tourists keen to see […]
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Lola Quivoron’s Thriller ‘El Dorado’ Boarded by Films du Losange as Production Wraps in Southern France
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Paris-based Films du Losange has boarded international sales on “El Dorado,” a psychological thriller from rising French filmmaker Lola Quivoron, starring Matthias Schoenaerts, Mallory Wanecque, Antonia Buresi and Samuel Kircher. “El Dorado” marks the sophomore outing of Quivoron, whose breakout feature “Rodeo” world premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section in 2022 where it won […]
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Spcine Driving Efforts in Cannes to Hike International Reach of São Paulo’s Audiovisual Industry
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Bolstering the Brazilian presence in Cannes this year, São Paulo public audiovisual company Spcine is developing strategic partnerships and promoting the city as a competitive film and TV hub on the global stage while backing six domestic films in various sections and programs at the festival. Spcine’s participation in Cannes is part of the internationalization […]
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Projeto Paradiso and Embratur Announce ‘The Blue Trail’ Amongst First Round of Selected Films for Screen Brasil, Confirm Expanded Second Edition (EXCLUSIVE)
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Brazilian Tourism Board Embratur and leading philanthropic initiative Projeto Paradiso have announced the three films selected for their inaugural Screen Brasil initiative, aimed at promoting Brazilian cinema internationally. The selected films include Silver Bear-winning “The Blue Trail” by Gabriel Mascaro, Rafaela Camelo’s coming-of-age “The Nature of Invisible Things” and Priscilla Kellen’s animated feature “Papaya.” Embratur […]
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New BBC Boss Matt Brittin Warns Staff ‘Tough Choices Are Unavoidable As We Make Savings’ On First Day in the Job
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The BBC’s new director general Matt Brittin has warned that “tough choices are unavoidable” in his first memo to staff. Describing himself as a “lifelong fan of the BBC,” the former Google executive opened the missive by saying that over the last few weeks he has been meeting teams in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland […]
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‘Cantona’ Review: The Hard-Headed French Soccer Legend Takes Nothing Back in a Slick Documentary Portrait
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Lifted from his poem “Flowers of Evil,” the Charles Baudelaire quote that opens “Cantona” — “I am the wound and the knife/I am the blow and the cheek/I am the limbs and the wheel/Victim and executioner” — would seem like overkill in a documentary about pretty much any sporting figure besides Eric Cantona. At the […]
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Female Film Club Returns to Cannes With Expanded Short Film Fund (EXCLUSIVE)
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The Female Film Club has unveiled the second edition of its Global Short Film Fund at the Cannes Film Festival, with an expanded prize package worth €33,000 ($38,600) and three new industry partners: AI filmmaking platform IMGN.AI, post-production house Disauthority and virtual production company Mo-Sys. The fund – announced by Variety at Cannes 2025 – […]
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Raindance Sets Full 34th Edition Lineup, Adds Best Horror Feature Prize as Festival Expands Competition Slate
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The 34th Raindance Film Festival has unveiled its complete program, with 85 narrative and documentary features, 112 short films and 27 immersive projects set for the June 17–26 run in London. Forty-eight of the features – 56% of the total – come from first-time directors, and a new best horror feature prize has been added […]
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Karlovy Vary Film Festival Celebrates 80th Birthday With Special Cannes Luncheon
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The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival toasted its 80th birthday in style during the Cannes Film Festival with a bustling luncheon — complete with a giant birthday cake — on the beach. Variety participated in the event, held at Plage Des Palmes, in partnership with the festival. On hand to lead the celebrations were the Karlovy Vary chair […]
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Jordan Firstman’s ‘Club Kid’ Sells to A24 After Heated Cannes Bidding War
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A24 is officially taking “Club Kid” home from the afters. Jordan Firstman’s dramedy, an official selection of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, has notched a major sale — north of $15 million, per three sources — after a weekend of heated bidding in the South of France. Topic Studios financed and produced the project, and […]
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Kylie Minogue on Opening Up for a Netflix Docuseries, Refusing to Be ‘Boxed In’ and Navigating ’90s Tabloids: ‘Thankfully, I Gave Myself a Chance’
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Kylie Minogue cannot be summed up easily. A three-decade career with era-defining tracks. An unmistakable aura that makes it feel like you know her. And a knack for constant reinvention that defies expectations, from “I Should Be So Lucky” to “Padam Padam.” So “Kylie,” out on Netflix Wednesday, does not try to do so. Instead, […]
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Berlinale Title ‘Light Pillar’ Acquired by Greenwich Entertainment for U.S. Theatrical Release (EXCLUSIVE)
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Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Light Pillar,” the debut feature from Chinese director and screenwriter Xu Zao. The Shanghai-based Fengduan Pictures production world-premiered in the Perspectives section of the Berlin Film Festival and will receive a theatrical release across the country early next year. The 2D animated film incorporates live-action sequences featuring […]
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From TikTok to Cannes: How ‘Elephants in the Fog’ Made Nepal’s Historic Un Certain Regard Breakthrough
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During Nepal’s pandemic lockdowns, Abinash Bikram Shah found himself deep in a TikTok rabbit hole, watching videos posted by Kinnars – members of Nepal’s ancient third-gender community – dancing, joking, performing with unselfconscious joy. The comment sections beneath those videos were frequently vile. The Kinnars kept posting. “That really struck me,” Shah tells Variety. “I […]
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‘Gloria’ Star Paulina García Preps Directorial Debut, ‘The Passion According to Carmen’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Chile’s Paulina García, winner of the Berlinale Silver Bear for her performance in Sebastian Lelio’s “Gloria,” is poised to direct her first feature, “The Passion According to Carmen” (“La Pasión según Carmen”). Described as “the coming-of-age story of an adult woman” it follows Carmen, a journalist, whose life appears – at least on the surface […]
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Palme d’Or Winner Juanjo Giménez Sets ‘Pínkala’ With Pol López, Frida Films (EXCLUSIVE)
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Spanish filmmaker Juanjo Giménez Peña, whose 2016 “Timecode” won a Palme d’Or at Cannes for best short and later earned an Academy Award nomination, is set to begin shooting his new feature “Pínkala” this July in Vigo, Spain. The supernatural love story stars Pol López and is produced by Frida Films alongside M-Films (Lithuania) and […]
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Circle, Onassis ONX Launch XR Program, Name Emmy Winner Katerina Cizek Head of Studies (EXCLUSIVE)
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Circle, the training platform for women and gender-expansive filmmakers, is moving into XR and immersive media with a new international program developed alongside Onassis ONX. Emmy and Peabody Award-winning documentarian Katerina Cizek has been appointed head of studies for the initiative. “Circle Expanded Orbit” will run Nov. 21–26, in Athens, bringing together creators working across […]
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ACM Awards Photo Gallery: See Ella Langley, Kacey Musgraves, Shania Twain, Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert and Other Stars on the Red Carpet and Backstage
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Country stars were choosin’ fashion as they took to the stage and the red carpet Sunday night at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. Ella Langley was the top winner, with seven trophies in five categories, and Cody Johnson scored two key ones, including entertainer of the year. Other winners included Riley […]
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Korea Box Office: Michael Jackson Biopic ‘Michael’ Dominates Weekend with Over 50% Market Share
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The Michael Jackson biographical drama “Michael” comfortably claimed the top position at the South Korean box office during the weekend of May 15–17. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Lionsgate and Universal Pictures international release earned $3.6 million from 470,375 admissions, securing a dominant 51.03% share […]
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China Box Office: ‘Dear You’ Holds Top Spot as ‘The Sheep Detectives’ Enters Top Five
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Jinant Film & TV’s family drama “Dear You” retained its position at the top of the China box office during the May 15–17 weekend, pulling in RMB282 million ($41.5 million), according to data from Artisan Gateway. Directed by Lan Hongchun and starring Li Sitong and Wang Yantong, the film has now reached a cumulative total […]
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Miike Takashi Makes Documentary Debut as Japan’s K2 Pictures Unveils Slate and $33 Million Fund at Cannes
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Tokyo-based production company K2 Pictures closed its K2P Film Fund I at $33 million and unveiled a 10-title slate at a press conference at Cannes, with the session anchored by the world premiere of a teaser trailer for “Shumei – The Living Legacy of Kabuki,” auteur Miike Takashi’s inaugural documentary feature. The fund closed in […]
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Animated Films Make Their Marks Across Cannes Lineups as the Croisette-to-Annecy Connection Strengthens
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Toons boom across the Croisette this year, with colorful features opening Critics’ Week, closing Directors’ Fortnight, and appearing across nearly every section — further cementing Cannes’ status as a premier launchpad for animated cinema. Cannes’ position now feels secure, though its rise has been unusually fast. Earlier breakouts like “My Life as a Zucchini” (2016) […]
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Anderson Cooper Signs Off ’60 Minutes’ After 20 Years, Hailing the Program’s ‘Independence’ and ‘Trust it Has With Viewers’
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Anderson Cooper signed off of “60 Minutes” on Sunday with a salute to the newsmagazine’s editorial independence and longevity. He told viewers “I hope ’60 Minutes’ remains ’60 Minutes’ ” in a segment that wrapped up his 20-year run as a correspondent for the venerable program. “There’s very few things that have been around for […]
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Ella Langley Sweeps ACM Awards With Seven Wins; Cody Johnson Wins His First Entertainer of the Year Prize
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The Academy of Country Music Awards were choosing Ella Langley every chance they got, as the “Choosin’ Texas” charttopper won all seven trophies she was nominated for before and during Sunday night’s ceremony at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The top prize of the night, however, went to Cody Johnson, who was […]
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‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Episode 6: Did Rue Survive Alamo’s Attack?
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SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Stand Still and See,” Season 3 Episode 6 of “Euphoria,” now streaming on HBO Max. The great cliffhanger of last week’s “Euphoria” was what was to become of Rue (Zendaya) as Alamo (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) charged her with a polo mallet. We learn near the start of the latest episode […]
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Sony Pictures TV and ‘Heated Rivalry’ Streamer Crave Pact for Freddie Highmore-David Shore Drama Series
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“The Good Doctor” team of Freddie Highmore and David Shore and Sony Pictures Television have reteamed for a new drama series, “I’m Not Here to Hurt You,” that has been ordered by Canada’s Crave streamer, home of the white-hot drama series “Heated Rivalry.” Crave and Sony Pictures have jointly commissioned the series, which Sony will […]
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‘Karma’ Review: Marion Cotillard and Denis Ménochet Class Up Guillaume Canet’s Lurid, Overlong Potboiler
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What goes around mostly just goes around, goes around, and goes around once more in “Karma,” a sometimes engrossing but indulgently drawn-out affair given the veneer of luxury trash by all-in performances from Marion Cotillard and Dénis Menochet. Directed by Guillaume Canet with the same compulsive genre gloss he brought to the international hit “Tell […]
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Inside the 2026 Tony Nominees Event: Carrie Coon Calls for Universal Childcare, Brandon Uranowitz and Stephanie Hsu Want a Better Broadway
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There is one day every Tony Awards season when the campaigning quiets down. No one has won anything yet, no speeches have been delivered, and for a few hours the nominees simply get to celebrate being in the room together. At the annual Tony Awards nominees luncheon, Broadway’s biggest stars, breakthrough performers and veteran craftspeople […]
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‘Hope’ Unleashes a Bats— Crazy Korean Monster Movie on Cannes and Earns 6-Minute Standing Ovation
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“Hope” — an extremely ambitious blockbuster hopeful about an alien invasion in a sleepy South Korean mountain town — jolted the Cannes Film Festival awake on Sunday night with a 6-minute ovation. Directed by Na Hong-jin, the big-budget epic combined a gritty survival story and an original sci-fi mythology — no one quite knew what […]
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‘Hope’ Review: Na Hong-jin’s Overlong Creature Feature is a Guns-Blazing Riot of Bawdy Humor, Bad CGI and Brilliant Action
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For a whole decade since 2016’s extraordinarily uncanny horror-hybrid “The Wailing,” fans of Korean director Na Hong-jin have been peering anxiously at the horizon awaiting his next uncategorizable genre mash-up. More recently, like a bumbling local police chief removing his mirrored aviators to squint at an unidentifiable what-the-hell-is-that wreaking havoc in the distance, we’ve tracked […]
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ACM Awards Producers on What to Expect Sunday Night: Shania’s First Country Hosting Gig, Show’s Return to Vegas, 17 Performances in 2½ Hours and Meeting the Ella Langley Moment
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Ella Langley has conquered not just the country world but the music world generally this year with her song “Choosin’ Texas.” But for the producers of the Academy of Country Music Awards, this year’s show is all about choosin’ Vegas. Certainly no fight is being picked with the Lone Star state, where the ACM Awards […]
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‘A Girl’s Story’ Review: Judith Godrèche’s Assured Feature Debut Tells a Bitter Tale of Sexual Initiation in 1950s France
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The resemblance between Judith Godrèche and her daughter Tess Barthélemy — also the luminous lead of her mother’s debut feature “A Girl’s Life” — will be particularly powerful for anyone familiar with Godrèche’s teenage breakthrough role in the 1990 Jacques Doillon drama “The Disenchanted.” Watching the doe-eyed Barthélémy in this assured adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s […]
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Annette Bening on Going Head-to-Head With Beth and Rip on ‘Dutton Ranch,’ Perfecting That Accent and Wardrobe, and Bringing ‘Vulnerability and Desperation’ to Beulah
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“Dutton Ranch” is a high-profile “Yellowstone” spinoff, but Annette Bening, a new addition to Taylor Sheridan’s universe, has been stealing every scene she’s been in. Bening plays Beulah Jackson, a larger-than-life Texas businesswoman who owns and operates 10 Petal Ranch along with her family. But this matriarch isn’t afraid to make some tough decisions, and […]
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‘Another Day’ Review: Adèle Exarchopoulos Gives an Understated and Deeply Lived-In Performance in Jeanne Herry’s Graceful Alcoholism Drama
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From Billy Wilder’s “The Lost Weekend” to the Sandra Bullock-starrer “28 Days” and beyond, cinema has a long tradition of substance abuse and recovery stories. There is something inherently cinematic and moving about a struggling person’s by-the-bootstraps journey to healing, with a lifetime’s worth of trials and tribulations. Just two years ago, Nora Fingscheidt’s tough […]
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ACMs 2026 Livestream: How to Watch the Country Music Awards Show Online for Free
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Shania Twain hosts and Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves and Little Big Town are among the performers for tonight’s Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony, taking place live from Las Vegas. As with previous years, the 2026 ACMs air live on Prime Video, Amazon’s subscriber-based streaming service. Viewers can sign into their Amazon Prime […]
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Barbra Streisand Unable to Attend Cannes Closing Ceremony to Accept Honorary Palme d’Or After Knee Injury
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Barbra Streisand is unable to attend the Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony to accept her honorary Palme d’Or after suffering a knee injury. “On the advice of my doctors, as I continue recovering from a knee injury, I am sadly unable to attend the Festival de Cannes this year,” Streisand said in a statement on […]
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Ryan Gosling Was Fired From ‘Lovely Bones’ After Gaining 60 Pounds. Peter Jackson Now Speaks Out: ‘Anytime We Recast an Actor, It’s Actually Our Fault’
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Peter Jackson is finally weighing in on Ryan Gosling’s infamous recasting in “The Lonely Bones,” the director’s 2009 adaptation of Alice Sebold’s novel. Gosling was originally cast as the father of Saoirse Ronan’s lead character, but revealed to THR in 2010 that he was fired from the movie after he gained 60 pounds for the role without […]
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The Oscars’ New Inclusion Rules Wouldn’t Disqualify Any Best Picture Nominee in History. So Why Is Elon Musk Melting Down Over ‘The Odyssey’?
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Andy Samberg answered this one for us back in 2020. Here’s the short version (because we’ve gone over this). Every best picture winner in the Academy’s 98-year history — from the silent-era film “Wings” in 1929 through the most recent political action epic “One Battle After Another” this past March — clears the Academy’s Representation […]
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‘Laalo’ Producers Soul Sutra Unveil 12-Film Gujarati Slate at Cannes Film Market, Eye Global Co-Productions (EXCLUSIVE)
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Indian production company Soul Sutra is presenting a 12-film Gujarati-language development and production slate at the Cannes Film Market this week. The banner is led by Indian National Film Award-winning actor-producer Manasi Parekh and singer-producer Parthiv Gohil, who co-produced “Laalo – Krishna Sada Sahaayate” – the Ankit Sakhiya-directed devotional drama that became the highest-grossing Gujarati-language […]
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Happy 60th Birthday, ‘Pet Sounds’: Beach Boys Mike Love, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston Recall the Making and Aftermath of One of Rock’s Greatest Albums
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Once upon a time, “Pet Sounds” seemed like the runt of the Beach Boys’ litter, at least on the record company ledger, if hardly by artistic reputation. But as the album turns 60 years old this weekend, it’s thought of less of a cult record, as it was considered for years or even decades after […]
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French Tech Entrepreneur Adrien Nussenbaum Launches Palatio Films With Daniel Auteuil’s Cannes Movie ‘When Night Falls’
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Adrien Nussenbaum, the French tech entrepreneur who co-founded e-commerce powerhouse Mirakl, is stepping into the movie business with the launch of Palatio Films, a new production company making its Cannes debut with Daniel Auteuil’s WWII drama “When Night Falls.” Bowing at Cannes Premiere, the film marks a major career pivot for Nussenbaum, who recently stepped […]
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‘Michael’ Surpasses $700 Million Globally, ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Nears $550 Million Milestone
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Can’t stop the King of Pop. “Michael,” a biopic about the musical icon, has cleared a major box office milestone with more than $700 million globally. Over the weekend, the film returned to No. 1 at the international box office with $57.7 million from 83 foreign markets. The crowd-pleaser — distributed by Universal internationally and […]
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Daniel Hong Thriller ‘Dead End’ Lands at EST N8 for Cannes Film Market Launch (EXCLUSIVE)
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International sales and financing outfit EST N8 has secured worldwide rights to “Dead End,” a Taiwanese action crime thriller from director Chan Chun-hao, and has launched the title to global buyers at the Cannes Film Market. The film centers on Lin Sheng-yi, a former baseball star whose career collapsed under a game-fixing scandal. Returning to […]
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Blood, Blasphemy and Boning: Ken Russell’s ‘The Devils’ Turns 55, and It’s Still the Freshest, Wildest Film at Cannes
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Typically, the Cannes Classics section is not one of the festival’s major noise-makers. Mostly comprising restorations of classic titles and new documentaries about film history, it is, for most attendees who don’t specifically work in repertory cinema, a place to take a breather, to dip into the pleasures of the old amid the whirling rush […]
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Five Wild Cannes Market Projects: From Boy-Love Horror-Romance ‘Paint You on My Bed Sheet’ to ‘Deathgasm II Goremageddon’
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There are some 4,000 films being sold at this year’s Cannes Marché du Film, the world’s leading film bazaar held in the depths of the Palais des Festivals where sellers from 140 countries are hawking their goods with colorful, often outrageous fliers and posters adorning the market’s roughly 300 stands. A stroll through its halls […]
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Cate Blanchett and Selena Gomez Set to Star in Brady Corbet’s New ‘X-Rated’ Epic
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Cate Blanchett and Selena Gomez are set to star in “The Brutalist” director Brady Corbet’s next film alongside Michael Fassbender. During a masterclass at Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, Blanchett let slip that she’s “about to work with Brady Corbet on a film.” Variety has confirmed that she has indeed been cast in the Oscar-nominated […]
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Inside Netflix’s ‘Call My Agent The Movie’: George Clooney Cameo, Cannes Shoot and Andrea’s Big Comeback (EXCLUSIVE)
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Five years after the fourth and final season of the hit French series “Call My Agent!” won an International Emmy Award, the gang is back for a feature film that sends its beloved agent-turned-filmmaker Andréa Martel (Camille Cottin) into the south of France and straight into the chaos of a movie shoot gone off the […]
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‘Moulin’ Review: László Nemes Directs a Narratively Flat, Visually Arresting Spy Drama
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Perhaps it takes an outsider to approach a figure of national pride with cinematic honesty. In that vein, Hungarian maestro László Nemes is a perfect fit on paper for “Moulin,” a biographical film about Jean Moulin, a French Resistance fighter of considerable acclaim. However, in practice, the drama of this World War II spy saga […]
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Box Office: ‘Michael’ Returns to No. 1 in Fourth Weekend, ‘Obsession’ Starts Strong With $16 Million
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“Michael” has moonwalked back to No. 1 at the domestic box office, earning a strong $26 million in its fourth weekend of release. In a sign of its remarkable staying power, “Michael” towered over several more recent releases, such as “The Devil Wears Prada 2” and “Mortal Kombat II” as well as newcomers like the […]
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Cate Blanchett Says #MeToo ‘Got Killed Very Quickly’ and She’s Still on Movie Sets Where There’s ’10 Women and 75 Men’: ‘It Just Gets Boring’
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Cate Blanchett joined Cannes moderator Didier Allouch for a talk at the 2026 edition of the film festival and lamented how the #MeToo movement “got killed very quickly.” The two-time Oscar winner notably served as Cannes jury president in 2018 at the height of #MeToo and led a women’s march where she held hands with […]
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Edinburgh Film Festival Director on 2026 Edition, Continuing ‘Expansion’ in Third Year Since Relaunch and Building a ‘Home for Independent Cinema’
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The Edinburgh International Film Festival this year celebrates both its 79th edition overall and its third edition since it went through a major relaunch in 2023. In just two years since it was resurrected, there’s been solid growth at the Scottish event, with the EIFF25 lineup including 43 new feature films — 18 of them world […]
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Mel Brooks to Donate His Expansive Career Archive to National Comedy Center in New York
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Mel Brooks has donated his career archive of more than 150,000 documents and 5,000 photographs to the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y., the same nonprofit institution that holds the papers of Brooks’ longtime collaborator Carl Reiner. The archive includes Brooks’ earliest notes on comedy during his service in World War II through his years […]
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Director Laila Marrakchi on Female-Driven Migrant Drama Strawberries in Cannes:’These Women Are So Strong, So Capable, So Courageous’
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Paris-based, Casablanca-born director Laila Marrakchi – whose first feature “Marock” screened in Cannes in 2005 – is back in Un Certain Regard with female-driven migrant drama “Strawberries” about a group of Moroccan seasonal laborers hired to pick strawberries in Spain who decide to stand up to their abusive employers. After portraying Morocco’s upper classes in […]
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‘The Station’ Review: A Long-Gestating, Female-Centered Project Set in Yemen That’s Well Worth the Wait
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Sara Ishaq’s highly anticipated fiction debut “The Station” is the multi-layered feature we’ve been hoping would follow her impressive 2013 documentary “The Mulberry House.” Much has changed in Yemen — for the worse — over the past decade, and the country’s absence on screen apart from one-dimensional news reports puts extra pressure on any filmmaker […]
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Adam Driver Brushes Off Lena Dunham Memoir Question in Cannes: ‘I’m Saving It All for My Book’
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Adam Driver may be known for leading critically acclaimed films like “BlacKkKlansman” and blockbusters like “Star Wars,” but his career started out on TV in Lena Dunham’s HBO series “Girls.” The show has been in the news again recently as Dunham’s memoir, “Famesick,” revealed behind-the-scenes drama including claims about Driver’s on-set behavior. In the book, […]
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Donald Trump as James Bond? White House Posts Image of President as Gun-Wielding 007
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Donald Trump has shared AI images on social media of himself dressed as the Pope and as a Christ-like figure healing a sick man. Now Trump’s White House has extended his self-mythologizing tendencies to one of moviedom’s most hallowed figures: British super-spy James Bond. On Saturday evening, the White House posted an image on social […]
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Frankie Muniz, Christopher Lloyd Board Paris-Set Family Adventure ‘Christopher Hope and the Secret of Napoleon’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Paris, Hong Kong and Los Angeles-based All Rights Entertainment has launched international sales on “Christopher Hope and the Secret of Napoleon” at the Cannes Film Market, with Frankie Muniz and Christopher Lloyd leading the cast of the family adventure feature, the opening chapter in a planned trilogy. The film follows a history student drawn into […]
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Brillante Mendoza Casts Judy Ann Santos, Jeanne Balibar and Stacy Martin in ‘Aid’; Fire & Ice, Ghost City, Human Films Producing (EXCLUSIVE)
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Judy Ann Santos, Jeanne Balibar and Stacy Martin are set to star in “Aid,” Philippines auteur Brillante Ma Mendoza’s new political drama, which is being introduced to international partners at the Cannes Film Market with Fire & Ice Media attached as delegate producer alongside France’s Ghost City Films and the Netherlands’ Human Films. The project […]
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Raya Martin’s Horror Thriller ‘Obosen’ Lands at Philippines’ Rein Entertainment as Studio Taps Quark Henares as Partner (EXCLUSIVE)
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Director Raya Martin is set to make his feature filmmaking comeback with “Obosen,” a folkloric horror thriller being developed at Philippines-based independent studio Rein Entertainment and headed to Cannes Film Festival’s Producer’s Network. “Obosen” follows a policewoman investigating disappearances in a remote Philippine town who enters a forest where local mythology, political dynasties, and a […]
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Grace Caroline Currey to Lead Crime Thriller ‘Dead Miles,’ VMI Launching Sales in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
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“Fall” and “Shazam!” star Grace Caroline Currey is set to lead the cast of upcoming elevated crime thriller “Dead Miles,” being launched in the Cannes market by VMI Worldwide. The film — from Minds Eye Entertainment — is being directed and written by Tom Levesque (“Shut Eye”) and is slated to begin production in British Columbia. Currey […]
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Chad Michael Murray to Star in Family Drama ‘Disconnecting Peter’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Chad Michael Murray will star in the upcoming drama feature “Disconnecting Peter.” The film centers on a fractured family grappling with unresolved trauma stemming from a past tragedy. Peter Ruck (Murray), a troubled husband and father, finds himself trapped by his own destructive habits, threatening to unravel the family unit. His wife, Elizabeth, fights to […]
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Javier Bardem Says Tide Is Turning on Hollywood Speaking Up for Palestine: Those Making Blacklists ‘Will Be the Ones Suffering the Consequences’
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Javier Bardem thinks the tide is turning in terms of speaking up for Palestine in Hollywood, telling a Cannes Film Festival press conference on Sunday that “everyone is beginning to realize … this is unacceptable.” The Oscar-winning Spanish actor, who is at Cannes with his latest film “The Beloved,” was asked immediately if he has […]
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After ‘Son of Saul,’ László Nemes Returns to WWII With ‘Moulin’ and a Warning About Tyranny: ‘You Have to Choose Your Side’
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Eleven years after stunning Cannes with the searing Holocaust drama “Son of Saul,” which won the Grand Prix and went on to earn the Oscar for best international feature, Hungarian filmmaker Laszlo Nemes returns to the Croisette with another harrowing journey into WWII in Europe. But while “Son of Saul” immersed audiences in the machinery […]
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Keanu Reeves to Voice Lead in Stop-Motion Samurai Movie ‘Hidari’
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Keanu Reeves is getting into samurai mode. The actor is set to voice the lead in “Hidari,” the stop-motion feature from Masashi Kawamura that he’s expanded from his viral proof-of-concept short film. The action-packed feature takes inspiration from accounts of the life of legendary Edo era craftsman Jingoro Hidari, who will be voiced by Reeves. […]
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French Producer Sylvie Pialat Hits Cannes With New Projects by Pablo Fendrik, Felipe Gálvez and Hu Wei (EXCLUSIVE)
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Cesar-winning French producer Sylvie Pialat is in Cannes with one of the most eclectic slates on the Croisette, ranging from an alpine revenge thriller from Argentine auteur Pablo Fendrik, a geopolitical drama about Augusto Pinochet starring Sebastian Stan and Ana de Armas, and the first animated feature from Céline Devaux.   Led by Pialat and […]
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Kino Lorber Acquires North American Rights to Mark Cousins’ ‘The Story of Documentary Film’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Mark Cousins’ “The Story of Documentary Film,” a 16-volume history of the medium that examines over a century of global nonfiction cinema. In addition to the North American deal, the film has sold internationally to I Wonder (Italy), Filmin (Spain and Portugal), and Madman (Australia/New Zealand). […]
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Twickenham Film Studios, Miller Team on New Insurance Referral Service for Producers (EXCLUSIVE)
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Twickenham Film Studios has launched Twickenham Investment Services, a new FCA-regulated introducer business that connects film and television producers with specialist insurance brokers, beginning with a partnership with Miller Insurance Services. The initiative was unveiled at the Variety International Movie lunch during the Cannes Film Festival. TIS operates on a referral-only basis, offering producers streamlined […]
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Rome Kanda, Kuroki Hitomi, Banno Mari, Ahn Mika Lead Joshua Woodcock’s Japanese Drama ‘Ohenro’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Rome Kanda (“Maniac,” “The Informant!”) and Kuroki Hitomi (“Tokyo Tower,” “Dark Water”) star in “Ohenro,” a Japanese-language drama written and directed by Joshua Woodcock (“One Night in Tokyo”). Produced by Sean Patrick Burke of 222 Pictures and Andrew Cantella of Kitsune Pictures – with Tokyo Colours serving as the production service partner in Japan – […]
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‘The Big Short’ Writer Charles Randolph Adapting ‘Muppets in Moscow,’ for Emotion Pictures and Felix Culpa (EXCLUSIVE)
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Emotion Pictures, the newly launched English-language commercial film banner from Vendôme Group, Pathé and Merit France, will produce the feature film “Muppets in Moscow” in partnership with Riley Keough and Gina Gammell’s Felix Culpa. Charles Randolph, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “The Big Short,” will write the script. The film is based on Natasha Lance Rogoff’s […]
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New Tokyo Horror Festival Yami Sets November Debut (EXCLUSIVE)
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A horror and dark genre film festival, the Yami International Film Festival, will hold its inaugural edition Nov. 20–26 at Human Trust Cinema Shibuya in Tokyo, organizers revealed at Cannes. The festival, organized by Japan-based horror entertainment company Yami Inc., will run two competitive sections – feature film competition and short film competition – with […]
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Bombay Berlin Film Productions Launches Four-Doc Slate, Expands as Cross-Border Boutique Studio (EXCLUSIVE)
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A curated slate of four feature-length documentaries exploring themes ranging from rural Indian healthcare to intergenerational family conflict has been unveiled by Bombay Berlin Film Productions (BBFP), the Indo-German banner simultaneously repositioning itself as a cross-border boutique studio. The Mumbai- and Berlin-based company is coming on board the new films as a creative and strategic […]
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Unifrance’s 10 to Watch Initiative Spotlights Rising French Talent
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Unifrance’s 10 to Watch initiative, launched in 2014, recognizes rising French film talent — and the org works to boost their visibility beyond France. The 10 artists selected were chosen by a committee of international journalists. The class of 2026 will be spotlighted at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20 at a lunch with […]
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Indian Folk Horror ‘Bokshi’ Lands Spain Deal With Wild Duck (EXCLUSIVE)
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Spanish genre distributor Wild Duck Productions has acquired rights to Indian filmmaker Bhargav Saikia’s folk horror “Bokshi” for a Halloween theatrical release, following the film’s successful festival run since its Rotterdam world premiere. The deal was negotiated between Luis Rosales on behalf of Wild Duck and Brett Walker with Miguel Angel Govea of Alief, representing […]
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Toronto-Winning ‘Charcoal’ Director Carolina Markowicz to Shoot ‘The Funeral’ Starring Maeve Jinkings (EXCLUSIVE)
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Lauded Brazilian director Carolina Markowicz, who won the TIFF Award for Best Directing in 2023 with “Charcoal,” will start shooting “The Funeral” in Brazil from next week. Production starts in São Paulo, moving to the mythical Fordlândia — the city envisioned by American mogul Henry Ford on the banks of the Tapajós River in the […]
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Golden Globes, Artemis Rising Foundation and Think-Film Impact Production Return to Cannes for Documentary Filmmaker Award
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The Artemis Rising Foundation and Think-Film Impact Production are back in Cannes with the Golden Globes to present the Golden Globes Prize for Documentary. The juried prize honors a documentary filmmaker with a feature in the 2026 official Cannes Film Festival selection, and whose body of work as a whole tackles urgent social issues while […]
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Dominga Sotomayor Talks ‘Meta’ Element of Casting Selton Mello in Tender Drama ‘La Perra,’ Not Translating the Title to Avoid ‘Violent’ Judgment of Women
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Five years since directing a segment of the anthology film “The Year of the Everlasting Storm,” renowned Chilean director Dominga Sotomayor is back in Cannes with “La Perra.” Premiering at Directors’ Fortnight, the film is based on Pilar Quintana’s eponymous book and produced by Chile’s Planta in co-production with Brazil’s RT Features.  “La Perra” stars […]
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Docuseries on Yassmin Pucci Pahlavi, Granddaughter of the Last Shah of Persia, Shooting in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
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Italian director and producer Michela Scolari has acquired global rights to the story of Yassmin Pucci Pahlavi, granddaughter of the last shah of Iran — and cousin to Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi, who is trying to position himself as a player in Iran’s future — for a new documentary series. The docuseries, which […]
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Claire Denis Moving Forward With Female Cannibal Crime Drama ‘The Soap Maker’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Claire Denis is moving forward with cannibal crime drama “The Soap Maker,” which the French auteur is now set to write and direct. The project, which was first shopped around in 2025 at Berlin’s EFM, has now gained traction with producers Sacha Ben Harroche (“Butterfly Jam”) and Ivy Freeman-Attwood (“The Dispute”) boarding the film in […]
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Jia Zhang-ke on His Cannes Short ‘Torino Shadow,’ AI, and Why Cinema Still Needs You in the Room
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The idea for “Torino Shadow” came to Jia Zhang-ke not while he was making a film, but while he was avoiding one. Exhausted from wandering the Museo Nazionale del Cinema in Turin, he would sink into a chair in the vast central lobby and simply listen to the voices drifting from the surrounding galleries, absorbing […]
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Sundance Winner Neeraj Churi, Daniel Talbott Team on Mumbai Queer Feature ‘Starvation’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Sundance-winning producer Neeraj Churi and U.S. filmmaker Daniel Talbott have joined forces to produce “Starvation,” a Mumbai-set feature written and directed by Film and Television Institute of India graduates Saurav Mahind and Tejas Shende. The project marks the first collaboration between Churi’s Lotus Visual Prods. and Talbott’s Orphan Andy Films. The film centers on a […]
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Yash on How ‘Toxic’ Is Putting Indian Cinema on the Global Stage (EXCLUSIVE)
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Four years after “K.G.F: Chapter 2” redefined box office benchmarks across India, Yash is preparing to unveil his next project on a scale that extends far beyond familiar territory. The Indian actor-producer-writer reflects on a creative journey that prioritizes artistic challenge over commercial formula, positioning “Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups” as a deliberate step toward […]
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Paz Vega to Direct ‘Ana No,’ Sold by Film Factory (EXCLUSIVE)
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Best known in Hollywood for playing opposite Adam Sandler in “Spanglish,” Spanish actor Paz Vega is set to direct “Ana No,” a feature film starring Angela Molina (“That Obscure Object of Desire”) and sold at this year’s Cannes Festival by Film Factory Entertainment.  “Ana No” marks Vega’s second movie as a director after the well-received […]
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