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Maria Baklova also appears in this film about an American pilot trapped in Soviet Russia and the ex-KGB agent who helps him.
Hollywood Reporter
He quietly left longtime home Verve earlier this year.
Hollywood Reporter
Danny Boyle's opening-night drama and Alex Gibney's Elon profile set the tone for a festival lineup tackling Gaza, Ukraine, ICE and the rise of authoritarian power.
Variety
Kelly Clarkson ended her talk show on a high note. The singer wrapped up “The Kelly Clarkson Show” after seven seasons with the Aug. 31 episode, during which the “American Idol” alum covered the hit song “Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters.” The pop hit was the most requested song for the show’s Kellyoke segment, in […]
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Well, Brady Corbet has got his work cut out for him. That was one of the first thoughts that came to mind soon after David Byrne and company took the stage for the first of two shows at the Hollywood Bowl this weekend. It stemmed from an announcement having come out just one day earlier […]
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CANEX Creations Inc., the pan-African investment platform behind films such as the buzzy Cannes premiere “Clarissa,” has unveiled a slate of works in progress that it will be screening for prospective buyers at the inaugural TIFF: The Market. Among them are director Editi Effiong’s sequel to his breakout Netflix hit “Black Book” and the fiction debut of […]
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Nimesh Patel’s Netflix special has been given a title and release date. “Buy the Dip,” an hour of stand-up comedy, will debut on the streamer on Sept. 22. In what’s described as a “no-punches-pulled special,” Patel covers the “absurdity of parenting, the insanity of his Indian family and the rampant corruption in D.C.” In a […]
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It’s 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, and 19-year-old Delsina Desanctes is standing outside the Palazzo de Cinema — the iconic venue where the Venice Film Festival takes place — surrounded by umbrellas, suitcases, sleeping bags and even a tent. “I’m hoping to see Sydney Sweeney, Kendall Jenner and Jonathan Bailey,” says Desanctes, who traveled to Lido […]
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The action-packed new trailer shows the core cast in iconic moments at Hogwarts.
Variety
HBO’s “Harry Potter” series has released another trailer, giving a peek into the new take on the Wizarding World as it makes its way to TV. Newcomer Dominic McLaughlin stars as Harry Potter, the 11-year old wizard previously brought to life by Daniel Radcliffe. Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton play his best friends, Ron Weasley […]
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Julia Loktev’s follow-up to her 2024 documentary follows independent Russian journalists forced to flee Moscow after Putin's government declares them "foreign agents."
Variety
Will the Oscars love Inde Navarrette, like “a love only the branch of a willow tree could conjure?” Variety can exclusively confirm that Navarrette will campaign in the best actress category this coming awards season for her breakout turn in Curry Barker’s box office smash “Obsession,” headlining a wide-ranging effort from Focus Features that will […]
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A trio of Oscar winning actors have been added to the voice cast of upcoming animated family fantasy feature “The Turning Door.” Javier Bardem, Marion Cotillard and Venessa Redgrave have joined the film, written and directed by filmmaker and artist Nicholas Ashe Bateman (“The Wanting Mare”), alongside previously announced Alicia Vikander, Jamie Dornan, Jodie Turner-Smith, […]
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T.J. Lavin has hosted “The Challenge” across the globe, but Thailand left an impression that outlasted the shoot. “It was one of the most incredible and fun places that I’ve ever been. I absolutely loved it. Not to mention, foot massages on the daily were amazing. The people are the sweetest in the world for […]
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Alicia Vikander, Jamie Dornan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bill Nighy, and Gillian Anderson also voice characters in Nicholas Ashe Bateman's animated feature, which Mister Smith Entertainment are pitching to buyers at TIFF: The Market.
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Written and directed by Hungarian Lili Horvat, the Venice premiere taps into current anxieties about what is human and what is love.
Variety
Danny Boyle was celebrated with Variety’s Creative Impact in Directing Award on Monday during a Venice Film Festival pre-opening night party at the poolside terrace of the Hotel Excelsior. The Oscar-winning British filmmaker is set to open the festival on Wednesday night with “Ink,” a juicy exposé of how British tabloid The Sun propelled Rupert […]
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A relationship drama verging on sci-fi, Lili Horvát’s “My Notes On Mars” begins with an intriguing premise that eventually loses steam. It follows the disappearance of an American astrophysicist in the Hungarian mountains who mysteriously returns to her husband on the day of her own memorial. With no memory of who she is or where […]
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The Hollywood Reporter joins the illustrious tradition of being spoofed by The Harvard Lampoon.
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Speaking at the opening of the Venice film festival, the actor-director addressed why the jury of which she is chair will only be shown two films made by female film-makersMaggie Gyllenhaal said there is a “systemic problem” that explains why only two female directors are in the running for the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival this year.“It’s harder for women to get films financed,” said the actor-director, who is heading up the jury of the world’s oldest cinema showcase this year. Contin