Month: September 2023

SAN SEBASTIAN — Blessed by blowsy sun, two Conferences and a Co-Pro Forum, which brought the highest caliber and number of U.S., European execs and Latin American producers ever seen in festival history, San Sebastian rounded its final bend Friday after a packed, busy and upbeat event, also suggesting a stability in contrast to other
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This particular Friday has been a long time coming for Becky G: Her third studio album, “Esquinas,” (“Corners”), finally sees its release via Kemosabe-RCA Records after living only as a concept in her mind for the last several years. It’s a truly intimate project. In it, the singer is overwhelmed with moments of gratitude, at
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Just how grisly is one “Saw X” scene? Apparently enough to get the cops called on the film’s editor, Steve Forn. In an interview with NME, director Kevin Greutert revealed that police showed up to Forn’s editing suite in North Hollywood after neighbors reported noises of someone being tortured to death. Forn was in the
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Despite heavy rains which have closed some New York City subway lines, schools and movie theaters — including Alamo Drafthouse locations — the New York Film Festival plans to move forward with its opening night screening of Netflix’s “May December” on Friday. The soapy drama is scheduled for a 6 p.m. showing at Lincoln Center’s
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Alamo Drafthouse is closing its New York City locations due to a rainstorm that’s left streets and subways flooded across the five boroughs. The theater chain said its venues in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island “will be closed until further notice.” On social media, the company said, “Please everyone stay dry & stay safe, and
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Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Anyone envying a designer appointed to a luxury post would do well to check their jealousy for a second. The challenge of taking on a legacy brand, with all its airtight codes and intricately spiraling “house DNA,” is not one for
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Aerosmith has pushed their 2023 tour to next year after Steven Tyler suffered an injury that led to “bleeding vocal cords,” and has now been revealed to be “more serious than initially thought.” In a statement shared on social media, the band said Tyler’s doctor “he fractured his larynx which requires ongoing care,” adding that
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Season 4 of Netflix‘s hit show “Emily in Paris” and Amazon Prime’s “Etoile” are two of the high profile U.S. productions tentatively scheduled to start shooting in January in the French capital ahead of the Olympic Games. With the WGA strike over and SAG-AFTRA preparing to resume negotiations with studios, time is of the essence
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Move over, Barbenheimer, it’s time for Saw Patrol. This weekend sees the releases of four major movies, including Paramount’s family friendly “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” Lionsgate’s gory, R-rated “Saw X,” 20th Century’s sci-fi epic “The Creator” and “Sony’s GameStop stock story “Dumb Money.” “PAW Patrol” is expected to come out on top with an
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In “Invisible Nation,” director Vanessa Hope investigates the election and tenure of Tsai Ing-wen, the first female president of Taiwan. The 85-minute documentary follows Tsai as she seeks full international recognition of Taiwan’s right to exist. The doc was produced by the director’s husband, veteran producer Ted Hope, who has been in the indie trenches
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Bengali-language focused streamer Hoichoi has unveiled a 24-strong slate on the occasion of its sixth anniversary of operations. The platform has seen a 40% surge in direct subscriptions and a 60% rise in individual watch time per subscriber compared to 2022, Hoichoi said. The streamer’s monthly active users have doubled, it said. Apart from India and Bangladesh,
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Among the treasure trove of damning government documents leaked by Edward Snowden in 2013 that exposed the NSA’s vast surveillance activities was one that detailed a secret U.K. program known as Phantom Parrot. It allows authorities to stop people entering the country in order to download their personal data from their phones and other electronic
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NEW ARRIVALS THE BAG Pushing the boundaries of the brand’s signature intrecciato technique, Bottega Veneta weaves a dream of a bag in a whimsical egg shape. Handbag, Bottega Veneta, bottegaveneta.com.Courtesy of Bottega Veneta Simone Rocha Black Nano Egg BagCredit: Courtesy Coperni Black U.F.O BagCredit: Courtesy Lindquist Eggi in BlackCredit: Courtesy THE BRACELET Chanel’s Tweed Étoilé
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Bunim/Murray Productions boss Julie Pizzi has been named president of 51 Minds Entertainment, its sister production company under Banjiay Americas, amid the exit of Christian Sarabia after 10 years at the post. Pizzi will add the studio to her purview while remaining atop Bunim/Murray, and continue to report directly to Banjiay Americas CEO Ben Samek.
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Chelsea centre-back Millie Bright, who captained the England Lionesses to a historic soccer FIFA World Cup Final this summer, stars in the first episode of series “Sky Sports Editions.” The show is a long-form YouTube series that is a blend of sport, fashion, lifestyle and culture, centered around the biggest stars of women’s sport.  
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