Month: November 2023

HBO Max has acquired Central and Eastern Europe rights to “I Know Your Soul,” the crime drama series by Oscar-nominated Bosnian filmmaker Jasmila Žbanić (“Quo Vadis, Aida?”). The show, which world premiered at the Venice Film Festival, is currently playing as part of the Agora Series TV strand of the Thessaloniki Film Festival. Also included
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Vijay-starring “Leo: Bloody Sweet” is the fifth highest grossing Indian film of the year with $72 million. Its director Lokesh Kanagaraj is now in high demand. The film got off to a winning start when it released in October, debuting in third position at the global box office with a $31.2 million weekend. The action-thriller follows a
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Chlöe Bailey is best known as a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, but she’s proven just as talented on the boards, earning the Powerhouse Producer Award at the inaugural Girls Make Beats gala on Saturday night in Los Angeles. In her acceptance speech, Bailey acknowledged the female music producers who paved the way for her, including fellow honoree
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Check out the official trailer for The Marvels starring Brie Larson! ► Buy Tickets for The Marvels: https://www.fandango.com/the-marvels-2023-230944/movie-overview?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to be notified of all the hottest trailers: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy US Release Date: November 10, 2023 Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Iman Vellani, Teyonah Parris Directed By: Nia
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“The Marvels” final trailer has confirmed a super-cameo from Tessa Thompson‘s Valkyrie. The new footage debuted during ABC and ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” broadcast, and certified fan speculation that Thompson’s “Thor”-franchise hero would appear in the film, partially because she starred in “The Marvels” director Nia DaCosta‘s critically acclaimed 2018 debut feature “Little Woods.” The
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The Vista Theatre in Los Feliz, which was bought by Quentin Tarantino in 2021, is finally ready to unveil its renovation with a special anniversary screening Saturday of “True Romance” with Tarantino hosting. The theater’s regular programming kicks off Nov. 17 with Eli Roth’s “Thanksgiving” in 35mm, followed by Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” in 70mm starting
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TAICCABOSSAs Taiwan seeks for creative, industrial and political reasons to make a bigger mark for itself on the international stage, its Taiwan Creative Content Fest is diversifying, expanding and making greater efforts at cross-border outreach. Homme Tsai, chair of industry support body TAICCA spoke outline the event’s strategy and novelties in a conversation with Variety.
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American-Taiwanese actor and director Peter Ho (“Wind and Cloud”) is at the 2023 Taiwan Creative Content Fest with in-development film project “Appetite for Desire.” The completed picture is intended to be a 120 minute film that tells the story of clout-chasing YouTubers Yong Cheng and Gao Wei who are introduced to a mysterious dish called
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Indian director Suman Sen (Oscar-nominated short film “The Silent Echo”) is at the 2023 Taiwan Creative Content Fest with his in-development debut feature film “Solo” (aka “Solo”). The film will center around a story about a mundane 62-year-old diabetic insurance worker, Biplab, who is tormented by everyday trivialities. Feeling frustrated and hopeless about the community
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What do Natalie Portman, Margot Robbie and Emma Stone have in common? Aside from being in contention for this year’s best actress nominations, the three multiple-time nominated A-listers could follow in the footsteps of Frances McDormand in this year’s Oscar race. All three women are producers on each of their films — Portman for “May
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Pat E. Johnson, known for choreographing fights and training actors for “The Karate Kid” films, has died of natural causes at his Los Angeles home. He was 84. Johnson’s niece Colleen Mary Johnson Summerville confirmed the news on Facebook, writing, “It is with a sad heart I’m sharing my Uncle Pat has passed this Sunday
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In the weeks leading up to the release of “The Marvels,” much of the buzz has been centered around the film’s runtime. At a reported 105 minutes, “The Marvels” is the shortest movie in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Given the increasingly bloated lengths of recent movies, the short “Marvels” runtime has become
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ICYMI, this past weekend marked the first-ever Latin American Fashion Awards, which honored Latin designers, models, and creatives revolutionizing the global fashion industry. But for Leslie Grace, the occasion was more than a celebration of artistic excellence—it was a homecoming. The Dominican-American actress and singer co-hosted the ceremony at the Altos de Chavón Amphitheater in
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YouTube is testing a new AI-powered chatbot that can converse with viewers to let them “dive deeper into the content they are watching.” The new conversational tool on YouTube will provide “answers to questions about the video you’re watching, recommendations for related content, and more, all without interrupting playback,” YouTube announced. The “YouChat” feature is
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As news about Spotify’s new payment model has torturously dribbled out — details have been leaked through sources, with little official comment from the company — it’s not surprising that controversy has accompanied it. Streaming royalty models are deeply complicated and Spotify, the world’s largest paid streaming service by a long measure, has borne the brunt of
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When dreams come to fruition, they often look much different than initially imagined. As the Issa Rae-created Max dramedy “Rap Sh!t” opens its second season, we find rap duo Shawna (Aida Osman) and Mia (KaMillion) at a crossroads. While they’ve gained some traction online, stardom and a substantial career still feel inaccessible. Their first tour
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All eight seasons of “House,” the popular medical dramedy starring Hugh Laurie as the sardonic and brilliant chief of diagnostic medicine at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, are landing on Hulu this week. All 177 episodes of “House” will premiere on Hulu on Tuesday, Nov. 7. The series also is available to stream on Amazon’s Prime Video.
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