Month: December 2024

The Berlin Film Festival has unveiled the first titles which will have their world premieres in the Berlinale Special section, including “Islands,” a neo-noir thriller starring Sam Riley and Stacy Martin, directed by German director Jan-Ole Gerster, and “Honey Bunch,” a Canadian film directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli. Both films will be presented as “Latenight

Madrid-based Álvaro Brechner, “one of the leading South American screen talents to emerge in the last decade,” Variety wrote in a review of his Venice-selected “A Twelve-Year Night,” is attached to direct “Mägo de Oz, La Película” a big-scale bio of the Spanish folk metal band.   Behind Cannes Critics’ Week player “Bad Day to Go Fishing,” sales

David Fincher’s 2010 Facebook drama “The Social Network,” 1974’s indie horror classic “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey’s Catskills-set love affair “Dirty Dancing” have been selected for preservation by the National Film Registry. The Librarian of Congress annually recognizes 25 motion pictures that are at least 10 years old and register as “culturally, historically

Annapurna Studios’ upcoming Indian action drama “Dacoit” has cast Mrunal Thakur (“Sita Ramam”) as the female lead opposite Adivi Sesh (“Major”). The film, which marks the directorial debut of Shaneil Deo, follows an angry convict plotting revenge against his former girlfriend who betrayed him. The project, produced by Supriya Yarlagadda and co-produced by Suniel Narang,

One of the darkest chapters in South Korean history is chronicled in “12.12: The Day,” a riveting account of the coup d’état of the 1979 coup d’état that followed the Oct. 26 assassination of authoritarian president Park Chung-hee. Meticulously written and very well-performed by a top-notch cast including Hwang Jung-min (“Deliver Us From Evil”), the

It’s a December to remember for Prime Video. Per the streamer, the Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans Christmas flick “Red One” attracted a record-breaking 50 million worldwide viewers in its opening weekend on Prime Video (measured over four days), becoming Amazon MGM Studios’ most-watched film debut ever on the streaming platform. It’s a true Christmas

Ted Sarandos will join the stream of business leaders making the pilgrimage to Donald Trump‘s home at Mar-a-Lago, a source confirmed to Variety. Sarandos, the co-CEO of Netflix, will visit with the president-elect on Tuesday. No further details of the meeting were immediately available. The meeting was first reported by CNN’s Alayna Treene. Mark Zuckerberg,

Mason Gooding will be back for more “Scream.” Sources tell me that the actor will reprise his role Chad Meeks-Martin for the seventh installment of the horror franchise. Jasmin Savoy Brown, who plays Chad’s sister Mindy, has not officially signed on yet. News of Gooding’s return comes after the film weathered production delays, creative overhauls

Magnify has acquired the international and U.S. sales rights to “Obex” ahead of its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by and starring “Sylvio” and “Strawberry Mansion” filmmaker Albert Birney, “Obex” is a black and white fantasy film that marks Birney’s first live-action directorial effort. Written by Birney and Pete Ohs, the

Jamie Lee Curtis better bust out the doilies and contempo casual trench coats — it seems she’s headed to “Murder, She Wrote.” Variety has confirmed that Oscar winner Curtis is in early talks to play the iconic Jessica Fletcher, a crime writer turned crack detective, who was at the center of the long-running original TV

‘Tis the season for viewings of “Home Alone,” and Macaulay Culkin knows it. The actor is currently touring around the country for what is billed as “A Nostalgic Night With Macaulay Culkin,” in which he hosts a screening of “Home Alone” followed by a Q&A. At a recent stop in Rosemont, Illinois (via The New

Screen Australia‘s latest Drama Report reveals a sharp 29% drop in total industry expenditure for 2023-24, with spending falling to AUD1.7 billion ($1.08 billion), notes Screen Producers Australia (SPA). The downturn spans multiple sectors, including a significant reduction in free-to-air drama and theatrical features. Investment in Australian titles decreased by 18%, dropping from AUD1.128 billion

Who can say if the title of “Wicked: Part Two” has been changed for the better? But it has been changed for good. Literally. Universal Pictures has renamed the sequel to this year’s musical hit to “Wicked: For Good.” The movie, which chronicles the second act of the beloved Broadway show, will open in theaters