Hollywood Reporter

Why and How ‘Manhunt’ Depicts Hell as a “Colorful Candy World”: A Chat With DOP Jonathan Glendon

The Toronto-based feature debutant discusses inspirations from the legendary Robbie Müller and 'The Wrestler' for Wayne Wapeemukwa's Locarno-premiering film and the creative use of infrared light.

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The Guardian Culture

East Is East review – the classic cross-cultural comedy is as sharp as ever

Bolton Octagon Thirty years on, Ayub Khan Din’s play about dual-heritage life in the 70s is revived for a tour with an exceptional cast Thirty years ago a play opened at Birmingham Rep that might have been expected to have limited appeal. East Is East, the story of a mixed-race family from the north of England surviving 1970s Britain as the father tries to marry off two of his sons, was then turned into a film. It crossed cultures and became a Bafta-winning box-office hit, following the success

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Variety

Amazon’s Prime Video Is Using AI to Lip-Sync Actors’ Mouths in Dubbed Titles, Starting With German Series ‘Maxton Hall’

Amazon’s Prime Video is promising to make English-language dubs look more natural by using AI to sync up the way the actors’ mouths move on screen. The feature will be available first on “Maxton Hall,” the German-language romance that is Prime Video’s most-watched international original series to date. Lip-sync dubs are available starting Wednesday on […]

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Variety

‘The Uprising’ Review: Andrew Garfield and Paul Greengrass Go Medieval on the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, With Uneven Results

Among medieval hand-held farming tools, the sickle is your best bet for reaping. It’s also just the thing for deadly weaponry in times of a peasant revolt, especially one momentous enough to earn capital letters and its own year marker — the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, for instance. In “The Uprising,” which doesn’t quite come […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Mahershala Ali and 76ers Star Jaylen Brown on Rejection, Rebirth and Refusing to Be Boxed In

In THR‘s new series, the Oscar winner and NBA All Star also get deep on faith, frustrations and fearlessness: “When you played, you wasn't trying to be cool, make friends, none of that. You was like, 'I'ma put my shoulder through somebody‘s chest if I got to.’”

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Hollywood Reporter

‘The Uprising’ Review: Andrew Garfield in Paul Greengrass’ Intense but Monotonous Medieval Actioner

The violent historical drama about the 14th-century Peasants' Revolt also features Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Katherine Waterston, Cosmo Jarvis and Thomasin McKenzie.

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Hollywood Reporter

Carter Gregory Signs With CAA (Exclusive)

The digital content creator and former Capitol Records A&R exec now finds himself at the intersection of popular culture, music and fashion.

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Hollywood Reporter

John Oliver to Host Comic Relief Live’s 40th Anniversary Show

Roy Wood Jr., Zarna Garg and Mary Beth Barone are set to perform at the Oct. 19 Carnegie Hall benefit.

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Hollywood Reporter

Prime Video‘s ‘Carrie’ Trailer: Mike Flanagan Reimagines Stephen King’s Horror Classic

The official trailer for the series adaptation, releasing Oct. 7, gives a glimpse of how the series will expand King's story and bring "new depth and complexity to its beloved characters."

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Hollywood Reporter

A Hollywood Creators Group Is Trying to Assess What AI Is Doing to the Industry (Exclusive)

Daniel Kwan and Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s CCAI Are launching a new dynamic web site to define AI and its impact

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Variety

The ‘Sterling Point’ Muskoka Cottage Is Officially Available to Rent on Airbnb (EXCLUSIVE)

Gordon Bay Cottage is officially taking reservations. Airbnb is opening up the historic Muskoka property featured as the exterior of Gordon’s lakeside home in “Sterling Point” for three limited stays this October. Beginning Sept. 15 at 9 a.m. ET, guests can request to book the cottage for Oct. 2-5, Oct. 9-12 or Oct. 16-19 for […]

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Variety

‘Naruto’ Sets New York Comic Con Panel With Japanese Voice Cast, Studio Pierrot Producer (EXCLUSIVE)

A “Naruto” panel featuring Japanese voice cast members and a Studio Pierrot producer will take place at New York Comic Con this year, with Viz Media promising new franchise announcements and first-look footage. The panel will run Oct. 10 inside the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. It will cover updates across the […]

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Hollywood Reporter

‘Doctor Who’ Star Noel Clarke Charged With Sexual Assault, Voyeurism and Exposure

The charges comes five years after a Guardian exposé where 20 women accused the actor of groping, sexual misconduct or bullying.

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Variety

Noel Clarke Charged With Sexual Assault, Voyeurism and Exposure

British actor, filmmaker and “Doctor Who” star Noel Clarke has been charged with multiple sexual offenses including sexual assault, voyeurism and exposure. As reported by the BBC, on Wednesday the U.K.’s Crown Prosecution Service authorised London’s Metropolitan Police to charge him after a file of evidence was submitted by detectives. The charges come almost a […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood CEOs Are Spending Millions On Bodyguards As Threats Soar

With attacks on corporate leaders at record levels, entertainment, media and tech chiefs now command security details that rival heads of state. And the tab is climbing fast.

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The Guardian Culture

The Gate theatre’s creative daring gave a tiny stage international scope | Michael Billington

For five decades, this enterprising venue – which is now shutting up shop – broadened the horizons of British theatreLondon’s Gate theatre, not to be confused with its Dublin namesake, is no more. A combination of factors, including rising costs, declining funding and its move in 2022 from its original home in Notting Hill Gate, means that it will cease trading next month. But it is worth celebrating its achievement over five decades. It has been an astonishing nursery of talent and has always s

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Hollywood Reporter

‘Joie de Vivre’ Review: Luca Guadagnino’s Marathon Doc on Bernardo Bertolucci Is Both a Feast and a Self-Indulgent Over-Abundance

Martin Scorsese, James Gray, Alfonso Cuarón and David Cronenberg are among directors chiming in on this freewheeling two-part conversation, along with actors Debra Winger and Margot Robbie.

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The Guardian Culture

Evanescence review – devastating power and range from one of rock’s great vocal talents

First Direct Arena, LeedsThe titanic choruses and stormy metal riffs of latest album Sanctuary are the perfect foundation for Amy Lee’s astonishing, skyscraping vocal range To watch Evanescence in concert is to be spellbound by founder Amy Lee’s astonishing voice. The Arkansas band’s gifted mezzo-soprano lends their music vocals that range from skyscraping and spectacular to haunting and devastating. She soon moves through the registers on the opener Sanctuary, setting the stage for a show duri

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Variety

Ellen Burstyn Was ‘Sure’ Her Career Would Be ‘Finished by 40’: ‘The Fact That I’m 93 and Working Is a Miracle’

Ellen Burstyn, an Oscar, Tony and Emmy winner for projects like ““Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” “Same Time, Next Year” and “Political Animals,” marvels that she’s still able to act as a nonagenarian. “When I was in my 30s and I thought about how long my career would last, I was sure I’d be finished […]

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Variety

Toby Kebbell Joins Prime Video’s U.K. Crime Thriller Series ‘Dirty’ Alongside Samantha Morton and Phoebe Dynevor (EXCLUSIVE)

Toby Kebbell has joined the cast of Prime Video’s upcoming U.K. crime thriller series “Dirty” from “Bridge of Spies” writer Matt Charman. The British actor — who’ll next be seen playing Robert Chartoff in Amazon MGM Studio’s “I Play Rocky,” debuting this week at TIFF — joins the already announced Phoebe Dynevor and Samantha Morton in […]

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