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Jess Gabor and Arthur Langlie to Star in Christina Kallas’ Thriller ‘He Talks to Me’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Jess Gabor and Arthur Langlie will star in “He Talks to Me,” a psychological thriller from director Christina Kallas and...
Walter Koenig, Chekov on ‘Star Trek,’ Remembered by George Takei: ‘Keep Navigating a Steady Course’
Walter Koenig’s “Star Trek” colleagues are remembering the actor who played Chekov in the original “Star Trek” series, c...
Lionsgate Forms Joint Venture With Steven Paul, Movie Producer Who Has Had Trump’s Ear
Lionsgate and Steven Paul, an entrepreneur and film producer who has personally lobbied President Donald Trump on a fede...
Ella Langley Retakes No. 1 on Hot 100 From Taylor Swift; Tate McRae’s ‘Housewife,’ Rodrigo/Roan ‘Expectations’ and Zach Bryan/Lana Del Rey ‘Lies’ All ...
Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” no longer has a stranglehold on the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100; after three weeks...
Tom DeSimone, Director of ‘Chatterbox,’ ‘Reform School Girls,’ Dies at 87
Tom DeSimone, who transitioned from directing adult films into helming a host of B-movies including cult pic “Reform Sch...
Actors on the Verge of Losing SAG-AFTRA Health Insurance Find Support via ‘One Job Away’ Instagram Campaign: ‘The System Is Not Working’
Cheyenne Jackson has acted in more than 40 television series, including “Imperfect Women,” “American Horror Story,” “Cal...
Georgia Juvelis to Step Down as Chief Communications Officer for AMC Global Media
Georgia Juvelis will step down as chief communications officer for AMC Global Media at the end of this year, wrapping a ...
SCAD Film Studios Expands Backlot With New Soundstages, More Than 50 Backlot Facades
Savannah College of Art and Design has completed its SCAD Film Studios expansion in Savannah, Georgia. The 16-acre compl...
‘Baywatch’ Reboot Sets January Premiere Date on Fox
“Baywatch” is bringing sunshine to the winter, as Fox’s reboot of the blockbuster beach series will premiere on Jan. 6 a...
Lisa Ling Signs With CAA
Lisa Ling, the journalist, producer and author who has logged stints at Channel One, ABC, CNN and CBS News, has tapped C...
Skydance Is Offering Employees Voluntary Buyouts Ahead of Layoffs, Adopts 5-Days-per-Week In-Office Policy
Skydance, as it embarks on the work to integrate the businesses of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, is offering cer...
Sharjah Film Festival Partners With UAE’s Media Authority in Push to Assist Emerging Filmmakers
The Sharjah Intl. Film Festival for Children and Youth is adding a federal partner to its push to build a more substanti...
Instagram Is Testing Ability to Share Videos up to 90 Minutes Long and Launches on Apple TV — but Unlike YouTube, It’s Still Not Going to Pay Creators...
Meta’s Instagram is trying to make itself a place for longer-form entertainment content from digital creators, including...
Walter Koenig, Chekov on Original ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 90
Walter Koenig, who memorably played Chekov in the original “Star Trek” series and seven “Star Trek” feature films, died ...
Harry Styles Waltzes His Way Through ‘Coming Up Roses’ Music Video
Harry Styles puts his waltzing skills to the test in the video for “Coming Up Roses,” the latest single to get the music...
Music Industry Moves: Mary J. Blige Sells Music Catalogs to Primary Wave; Stella Lefty Signs With Make Wake for Management; Boyz II Men Ink With Warne...
Mary J. Blige has sold undisclosed shares of her publishing and recorded-music assets to Primary Wave Music, the company...
The Production Studio, Reimagined
The film and television production industry has spent the past several years navigating real headwinds. Productions have...
‘Spirit Tastings,’ New Film From ‘WNUF Halloween Special’ Creator Chris LaMartina, Revealed as Screening Roadshow Set (EXCLUSIVE)
The creator of the cult classic “WNUF Halloween Special” is back with another experimental seasonal project. Writer-dire...
‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Gets Behind-the-Scenes Book Featuring Original Sketches, Concept Art and Cast Interviews
“Star Wars” fans are getting a closer look at how Din Djarin and Grogu made the jump from Disney+ to the big screen. “Th...
NewFilmmakers L.A. Announces New Board Members as Non-Profit Partners With Sharjah Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles has announced four new board members and forged a strategic partnership in the United Arab Emi...
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau to Star in ‘Black Tapes’ Series at MGM+ Based on Horror Podcast
MGM+ has greenlit the horror investigation series “The Black Tapes,” with “Game of Thrones” alum Nikolaj Coster-Waldau a...
Owen Thiele on His New Tinder Campaign, ‘Adults’ Season 3 and the ’13 Going on 30′ Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)
Owen Thiele hasn’t been on dating apps recently. For good reason. He and his boyfriend, celebrity stylist Jared Ellner, ...
Elvis Presley’s Music Owners Sue Anthropic for Copyright Infringement, Demand Nearly $50 Million in Damages
A collection of stakeholders and music companies that control the rights to Elvis Presley’s music sued Anthropic for cop...
Robert Pattinson Praises Steven Soderbergh for Stepping in to Finish ‘Batman 2′ Filming After Matt Reeves’ Exit: ‘Completely Selfless’
Robert Pattinson recently told GamesRadar+ that he is looking forward to finishing production on “The Batman Part II” wi...
Stefan Djordjevic’s ‘Wind, Talk to Me’ Wins Best Film, Best Director and Best Debut at Adriatic Film & TV Awards
Serbian filmmaker Stefan Djordjevic’s documentary-drama “Wind, Talk to Me” won best film at the Adriatic Film & TV A...
As His Doc ‘Rather’ Starts Streaming for Free on YouTube, Dan Rather Is More Concerned Than Ever About the Future of Journalism, Especially at CBS New...
As Dan Rather turns 95 this Saturday — just days before the 2026 midterm elections — the recent documentary “Rather,” ab...
Japanese Director Naomi Kawase to Lead Doha Film Festival Jury
Japanese auteur and Cannes regular Naomi Kawase will preside over the main competition jury of the upcoming Doha Film Fe...
Chris Brown Sentenced to Eight Months in Prison, Suspended for 12 Months, for ‘Vicious and Unprovoked’ Attack at U.K. Nightclub
Grammy award winning singer Chris Brown has been sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for 12 months – therefor...
‘You Can See Everything’ to Play at Italy’s Torino Film Festival With Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim in Tow as Buzzy Doc Starts International Laun...
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s buzzy Elizabeth Holmes doc “You Can See Everything” is set to launch into Italy fro...
Greg Berlanti to Receive the Paley Center for Media’s Honors Award at Its Fall Gala
Superproducer Greg Berlanti has been tapped to receive the Paley Center for Media’s Paley Honors Award, the org’s highes...
Tokyo Film Festival Opens With ‘Sukiyaki’ and a Plea for Peace as Japan’s Government Restates Global Content Ambitions
The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival opened Monday with a rain-soaked red carpet and a ceremony at Hulic Hall, whe...
Lula’s Election Win: How Taylor’s Swift’s Advice to Fandom Helped Him to a Historic Victory and Defeat for Trump
Don’t expect Brazilian filmmakers to return emails on Monday. Many will be sleeping off joyously celebrating. In a histo...
Trump Calls Bill Maher a ‘Complete and Total Loser,’ Tells Him ‘Don’t Call Anymore’ in Lengthy Truth Social Post
President Donald Trump lashed out at Bill Maher in a 1,300-word Truth Social post on Sunday after tuning into Maher’s la...
‘VelociPastor 2’ Leaves FilmQuest Audience Roaring, Celebrating Human-Made Films in an AI Era
Who knew that one of this year’s giddiest celebrations of filmmaking would be a movie where the stunt dummies are obviou...
Animated Movie ‘Apple Cadabra – I Shrunk Myself’ Boarded by Epsilon Film (EXCLUSIVE)
Epsilon Film has acquired worldwide rights to “Apple Cadabra – I Shrunk Myself,” an animated family adventure movie base...
Tokyo Film Festival to Reassess Its Global Standing Ahead of 40th Edition, Says Director Hisamatsu Takeo
The Tokyo International Film Festival will review its 39th edition once it wraps and reassess where it stands on the int...
Star Flops and Slowing Investment Help Explain China’s Thin Festival Presence, Says Tokyo Programming Director
Star-driven flops at the Chinese box office, slowing investment and a reportedly more complicated censorship process hav...
Anime’s Pay Divide Runs Between Studios That Take Risks and Those That Don’t, Says Tokyo Festival Advisor
Japan’s anime industry is in better shape overall, but gaps in pay and conditions are opening up largely between studios...
Family Dramas Dominate Tokyo Festival’s Asian Lineup Amid ‘Geopolitical Volatility’
Family relationships run through the Asian films that Tokyo International Film Festival programmer Ishizaka Kenji has pi...
Tokyo Festival’s Women’s Empowerment Lineup Follows Those Who ‘Fall Through the Cracks’
People pushed to move, or left without anywhere to belong, through no fault of their own form the through-line of this y...
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